Brad Johnson
@ahablives.bsky.social
A part of the Twitter Diaspora.
Also run East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, CA - @ebbooksellers.bsky.social
Also run East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, CA - @ebbooksellers.bsky.social
One of my absolute favorite books.
abominable luster
Donald Barthelme, from ‘The Dead Father’
Donald Barthelme, from ‘The Dead Father’
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
One of my absolute favorite books.
Researching resources about tax strikes.
January 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Researching resources about tax strikes.
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Another angle clearly showing the victim’s firearm being removed from his person by an agent before he was shot www.reddit.com/r/law/s/TerM...
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Another angle clearly showing the victim’s firearm being removed from his person by an agent before he was shot www.reddit.com/r/law/s/TerM...
The seven Democrats who voted to fund ICE should at the very least explain their support of a government-funded domestic murder squad.
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The seven Democrats who voted to fund ICE should at the very least explain their support of a government-funded domestic murder squad.
The man murdered by the federal government today appears to have known where “all this” is heading. You can hear it in his shouts. We all know it.
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The man murdered by the federal government today appears to have known where “all this” is heading. You can hear it in his shouts. We all know it.
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I can't believe "asking Donald Trump to stop" is still the strategy
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I can't believe "asking Donald Trump to stop" is still the strategy
We’re so far gone from an election or two here & there getting us out of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
We’re so far gone from an election or two here & there getting us out of this.
If the man in Minneapolis killed today was indeed armed, I would simply suggest the manner of his death might explain why.
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
If the man in Minneapolis killed today was indeed armed, I would simply suggest the manner of his death might explain why.
The most realistic, & deep truth-telling telling part of cartoons is when a character unknowingly runs off a height — a cliff, a window, etc. — & for a brief bit is suspended in the air.
January 24, 2026 at 9:52 AM
The most realistic, & deep truth-telling telling part of cartoons is when a character unknowingly runs off a height — a cliff, a window, etc. — & for a brief bit is suspended in the air.
A little detour from the 80s tonight. My film tonight is Elaine May’s 1971 directorial debut, “A New Leaf.”
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 AM
A little detour from the 80s tonight. My film tonight is Elaine May’s 1971 directorial debut, “A New Leaf.”
Dig the amount of packaged care a $15 John Ruskin book received. (Being covered in plastic like this is grimly funny, considering the book is about the industrial degradation of the environment.)
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Dig the amount of packaged care a $15 John Ruskin book received. (Being covered in plastic like this is grimly funny, considering the book is about the industrial degradation of the environment.)
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
Overbuying from the Spring DAP catalog will not in any way improve the greater situation, but I also don’t think it’ll hurt. So, I’m hitting Send.
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Overbuying from the Spring DAP catalog will not in any way improve the greater situation, but I also don’t think it’ll hurt. So, I’m hitting Send.
Awesome, another round of “chickening out” stupidity.
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Awesome, another round of “chickening out” stupidity.
I’d prefer to imagine an Adobe Acrobat that actually works.
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I’d prefer to imagine an Adobe Acrobat that actually works.
There’s no Hell horrible enough for these monsters.
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 AM
There’s no Hell horrible enough for these monsters.
Found my calling.
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Found my calling.
If you're taking European scoffs and anger about the US personally, and you're reading this, you very possibly need to get over yourself a little.
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If you're taking European scoffs and anger about the US personally, and you're reading this, you very possibly need to get over yourself a little.
Every time there's a new collective hope that maybe this time he's finally shed this mortal coil, I consider it a bit like me eating a big bowl of ice cream at 11pm. I know it will lead to some significant trouble for me later, but probably not so much that I'd have avoided it.
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Every time there's a new collective hope that maybe this time he's finally shed this mortal coil, I consider it a bit like me eating a big bowl of ice cream at 11pm. I know it will lead to some significant trouble for me later, but probably not so much that I'd have avoided it.
Tonight I tried to lighten the mood during dinner: “it’s kind of gratifying that should I die unexpectedly it’d be pretty inconvenient for at least a few people.”
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Tonight I tried to lighten the mood during dinner: “it’s kind of gratifying that should I die unexpectedly it’d be pretty inconvenient for at least a few people.”
A rule of history: the most spectacularly stupid people will (continually) wield the most power (stupidly).
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 AM
A rule of history: the most spectacularly stupid people will (continually) wield the most power (stupidly).
Tonight’s 80’s film: Cutter’s Way.
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Tonight’s 80’s film: Cutter’s Way.