Some people get so hung up on gender presentation that they don't realize that a man who thinks like a woman can be manipulated by a woman who thinks like a man in a shockingly similar way to the stereotypical dynamic of heteronormative abuse and go entirely unnoticed both during and after

"Aren't you supposed to be all about uplifting and supporting everyone?" Ah! You're referring to the night's first showing. Unfortunately, those who booed the initial performance will not be invited back for the part 2. Plenty of room for everyone else though!

Each new day gives us another opportunity to try again. That's really all of it.

Very much relating to my own song right now @underneathtl.bsky.social 💭https://underneaththelookout.bandcamp.com/track/daydream When the album is released I'm looking forward to everyone being able to hear how this track goes into the next. It's like a part two and it's really cool tbh.

We must ensure the Ska overlords once again reign supreme, join me in ensuring heir supremacy on the airwaves with some funky brass jams.

Winning at all costs does not always win, but it does always cost

All these douchebags out here bringing sci-fi ideas to real life without the lessons of the sci-fi they came from are making it really hard to promote this sci-fi-inspired ska EP. I'm not like those guys, we both enjoy the same genre allegedly, but I'm better at enjoying it 😮‍💨

Starting to think that people who treat legitimate reasons for mistakes as excuses might be making that assumption because when they want to get out of bad behavior they pretend it was a mistake

Love is the difference between "I'll do whatever it takes to get you to stop crying in front of me" and "I'll do what I can to comfort you while you heal"

Pompeii by Bastille is the closest we've ever gotten to having a Streetlight Manifesto song on pop radio. Most people aren't ready for that conversation though

I bring a "smoke them all with an intellect and a savoir faire" vibe to the function that ppl who stand in the line of love don't really fw

"REAL ska is..." "But it's not REAL punk, because..." "REAL Emo only consists of..." If you can't stfu and surrender to the ceaseless passage of time then I am gonna REALly piss you off this year

"Stop pretending to be someone that you're not!!" That's what I've been doing more and more, thanks for noticing :') "But you're so... performative!" Guess that's just who I really was the whole time "Well you should cut it out, you make me cringe" What was the first thing you said again?

There is nothing which can be unraveled by the truth that doesn't deserve to be. Nothing.

*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*

Men hate it when a guy they don't like is happy. "What did you do that's so special you deserve contentment" Like chill bro I'm just appreciating the oneness of all things, it's available to you as well

If you post carelessly and encourage others to do the same, I'm either gonna assume that you're not actually doing much good, or that you won't be for long. If I'm wrong about the second, I'll know I'm right about the first.

"You're so full of yourself, you really think those people are still thinking about you?" Bröther I wish I did not know for a fact that they definitely do

If I'm being inauthentic, what does the real version of me look like? I only ask bc you seem to think you know me better than I know myself 🤔

"Why aren't more people-" Anyone who is not paying attention yet is looking for ANYTHING else to pay attention to. On some level they know that to recognize reality NOW means accepting the inevitable death of their very identity. They have doubled down on the archaic game of interpersonal drama.

This clip got lost in what has been a truly gruesome week. But it deserves a home. How Tears for Fears developed “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. 🎸

I know animals are people too but sometimes when I eat meat I feel long-forgotten energy and vitality returning to my body. So it's complicated

Big day for #Ska bands from the 90's releasing albums including Goldfinger, & CP Daddies, but the new Kalles Kaviar blows them both out of the water. Great new singles from @megainfinity.band, @astralocale.bsky.social, The Chains, Suicide Machines, Keith & Tex too. www.reddit.com/r/Ska/s/zQ4a...

Ok so. You don't like what someone is doing- it has nothing to do with you, but they're using their own strategy. In your head, this makes you look bad. So what do you do? Cut them off, spread rumors, then tell your friends to do so as well. Ppl deny this dynamic exists, but it's US foreign policy

Has Woke Culture Gone Too Far? He-Man Comes Out as He/They-Man

There’s no reforming this

At midnight, ska changes forever again Sorry I forgot to warn ya this time share.amuse.io/track/atlas-...

I made this playlist last year for just such an occasion, but it's been a while since I updated it- what songs should I add? links.astralocale.com/protest

Dancing while no one's watching is HOW YOU LEARN to dance Like no one's watching 😭😭 How am I just realizing this. Dancing however your body moves you, even if it's embarrassing (warning: it can be extremely embarrassing) is literally how your body learns to move you better. Classes won't free YOU-

I’ve done plenty of songs with Mega Ran, but I’m branching out in the “Mega” lane. New track with @megainfinity.band, thanks @punknews.bsky.social for the shout-out. www.punknews.org/article/8736...

Why most people want to live in cities: The people! The culture! The views and sights! Always something to do! Why I like living in cities: just feel like I should be able to leave my home on foot and buy food at any time between 10pm and 4:30am

For a culture that supposedly hated incels, my generation sure uplifted a shocking number of incel anthems during college. The Less I Know the Better, Hotline Bling, and Breezeblocks had a CHOKEHOLD on the most judgmental and codependent kids you've ever met. All optics and posturing in this vein

Start from scratch, most people's SSNs were already on the dark web anyhow

Hey what’s up afternoon crowd! 😮❤️

I no longer trust people who can't watch cringe comedy. They are going to be the first to abandon you (or try to convince you to abandon yourself) at the very first sign of social pushback. Tbh even before any social pushback, I have watched ppl constrict themselves via their own imagination alone

them: you can do whatever weirdo shit you want, I'm going to do what everyone else is doing because that way I know it's cool me (with context of decades of people chasing trends, the constantly shifting definition of "cool" and even "acceptable", and the inevitable weirdo shit that breaks out): ok

"You're not going to make many friends with that attitude" This attitude is actually to protect me from friends who think like that

People love showing me their worst side and then acting surprised when it changes how I see them

If megachurch pastors believed that God was with them, they would recognize that they already have more than they need and stop extracting more. Instead, they demonstrate clear as day that they see misdirection and financial extraction as life's highest purpose. Use of force reveals distrust in God.

QUICK LITMUS TEST, who do you trust more: 1. Guy who picks vegetables at sub-minimum wage to uplift his family and sustain your way of life 2. Guy with one thousand million dollars who wants more Choose carefully, God is watching!!

Someone forgot to turn off the new #Ska release faucet this week, and honestly, I'm not complaining. New albums from @thebandulus.bsky.social, @thescrubups.bsky.social. Singles from @astralocale.bsky.social, @sorrysweetheart.bsky.social, @runawayricochet.bsky.social, @hoorayforourside.bsky.social

Bathtub fixing soundtrack and music league

Predators are not known to stand out. They are known to keep their appearance as average as possible. Their double life depends on this. Public attention melts their plausible deniability. This is why they tend to target those they see as voiceless. Women, LGBT, the financially insecure, immigrants.

It occurs to me that we may also have to reassess the definition of "virtue signalling"

If you believe in an omnipresent God, denying the cultural significance of polytheistic religions is denying your own beliefs. If they have gods to represent all aspects of life, you can easily translate that to all aspects of one omnipotent entity. The difference is dogma. Is God everywhere or not?

Shit sucks but at least our enemies are miserable while our communities get stronger

Take nothing for granted. Not stability, not your reputation, and certainly not the reputation of others. Everything can change in an instant, and you'll only see the signs in retrospect as those intuitive nudges that you were convinced to ignore.

Your honor, forcing a cartoon character to live a normal person life is nothing short of cruel and unusual punishment

An easy way to think abt the "It was just a joke" crowd is that men use 'subtle' jokes to enforce gender hierarchy. & if you point it out they respond with the true hostility they were masking, then call you sensitive. Just watch what happens when you make a joke at their expense😳

"Why are you doing that, it's not like you can do it forever" Then I'll change when it stops working "It's not even working now" Yeah maybe bc people like you keep trying to stop me "Well what are you going to do next?" Ah, the truth comes out 🤭