Andrew Womack
@andrewwomack.net
writes a newsletter about new music: https://andrew.ghost.io
does @themorningnews.org + @tournamentofbooks.com
that is a mask of my face
does @themorningnews.org + @tournamentofbooks.com
that is a mask of my face
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I consider myself pretty well informed on the nazi precedents for today, but I didn’t know this one. They truly are just running the playbook.
There is a precedent for a person getting someone else's Nobel Prize. In 1943, the Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun, gave his Nobel Prize in literature to Joseph Goebbels uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
Knut Hamsun
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, Knut Hamsun (1859–1952) was a towering figure of Norwegian letters. He was also a Nazi sympathizer and supp...
uwapress.uw.edu
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I consider myself pretty well informed on the nazi precedents for today, but I didn’t know this one. They truly are just running the playbook.
Vile shit
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Vile shit
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very valuable 🧵 on some relevant history ->
I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM
very valuable 🧵 on some relevant history ->
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
Seeing how strong and close-knit Minneapolis communities are together in the face of all this, it seems clear a great deal of our problems in this nation are because MAGA won’t assimilate into American society
January 11, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Seeing how strong and close-knit Minneapolis communities are together in the face of all this, it seems clear a great deal of our problems in this nation are because MAGA won’t assimilate into American society
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starting a thread where i post messages in the runouts of old techno records:
January 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
starting a thread where i post messages in the runouts of old techno records:
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Spotted earlier today while walking to work. It’s not the exact Aladdin Sane bolt, of course, but I’ll call it a sign ten years on. Love on ya.
January 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Verlaine’s archive is going to NYPL, would be great to visit
Patti Smith: “I cannot imagine a more fitting place for Tom’s precious papers than the [NYPL]. There he will be in the company of so many beloved writers from Virginia Woolf to William Burroughs to Lou Reed.” www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
Patti Smith: “I cannot imagine a more fitting place for Tom’s precious papers than the [NYPL]. There he will be in the company of so many beloved writers from Virginia Woolf to William Burroughs to Lou Reed.” www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
www.nypl.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Verlaine’s archive is going to NYPL, would be great to visit
Patti Smith: “I cannot imagine a more fitting place for Tom’s precious papers than the [NYPL]. There he will be in the company of so many beloved writers from Virginia Woolf to William Burroughs to Lou Reed.” www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
Patti Smith: “I cannot imagine a more fitting place for Tom’s precious papers than the [NYPL]. There he will be in the company of so many beloved writers from Virginia Woolf to William Burroughs to Lou Reed.” www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
All-time favorite right here. Check the 🧵 for some delicious morsels
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
All-time favorite right here. Check the 🧵 for some delicious morsels
Today’s listening → burnt offerings in hopes of blissful moments in 2026
January 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Today’s listening → burnt offerings in hopes of blissful moments in 2026
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Look what they took from us
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Look what they took from us
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Likewise, we’re proud to have published this judgment—it’s also one of our favorite pieces of writing from this year.
Thank you, @emilyhughes.bsky.social!
Thank you, @emilyhughes.bsky.social!
the piece of writing I’m proudest of this year is my judgment for the 2025 @tournamentofbooks.com (I don’t think you need to have read either book to get something out of it, fwiw - it’s more about how we approach the world) www.tournamentofbooks.com/2025/liars-v...
Liars v. Margo’s Got Money Troubles — The Tournament of Books
The quarterfinals conclude at the 2025 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, as Emily Hughes decides between “Liars” and “Margo’s Got Money Troubles.”
www.tournamentofbooks.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Likewise, we’re proud to have published this judgment—it’s also one of our favorite pieces of writing from this year.
Thank you, @emilyhughes.bsky.social!
Thank you, @emilyhughes.bsky.social!
Finally upgraded my mp3s
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Finally upgraded my mp3s
Merry Xmas from the Haçienda youtu.be/dK0Hbhpihqc
New Order - Rocking Carol
YouTube video by chummytummy
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Merry Xmas from the Haçienda youtu.be/dK0Hbhpihqc
Worth the price of admission alone
okay…”Blackbird” may better without the bird noises.
After listening to Beatles Anthology and box set extras, my ice cold take is this: All the alternate/early versions are interesting and enjoyable. But I haven’t heard one that makes me think, This should’ve been the final released version! Somehow the band and Martin made all the right choices.
December 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Worth the price of admission alone
My top albums of the year feat. (chronologically) Voice Actor/Squu, Whatever the Weather, HxH, Minor Hexachords, Purelink, Chiu/Honer, Jencik/Midwife, Sa Pa, Giant Claw, Vvarp, Marv, Blood Orange, Suede, The Necks, Oneohtrix Point Never, English/Vitiello, Loula Yorke andrew.ghost.io/the-top-albu...
The Top Albums of 2025
A year in listening.
andrew.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My top albums of the year feat. (chronologically) Voice Actor/Squu, Whatever the Weather, HxH, Minor Hexachords, Purelink, Chiu/Honer, Jencik/Midwife, Sa Pa, Giant Claw, Vvarp, Marv, Blood Orange, Suede, The Necks, Oneohtrix Point Never, English/Vitiello, Loula Yorke andrew.ghost.io/the-top-albu...
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VINCE GUARALDI SAYS FUCK YOUR ROOT NOTES
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
VINCE GUARALDI SAYS FUCK YOUR ROOT NOTES
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Bob Dylan meets the drum machine circa 1985 (via Mike Campbell’s recent memoir)
December 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Bob Dylan meets the drum machine circa 1985 (via Mike Campbell’s recent memoir)
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My favorite of the three for “Little Birdie” alone
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My favorite of the three for “Little Birdie” alone
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All I'm gonna say about the WH meeting that just happened is the Glamor Bard with max charisma stat rolled a natural 20.
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
All I'm gonna say about the WH meeting that just happened is the Glamor Bard with max charisma stat rolled a natural 20.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity