Chris Grayson
@cgrayson.bsky.social
crossposts from https://chrisgrayson.net
The Onion: Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
"Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence"
"Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence"
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do things where you’re from, ’round here we have our own way of dealin’ with criminals, and that’s […]
theonion.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Onion: Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
"Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence"
"Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence"
Indivisible: cancel Spotify
"Spotify is exploiting the work of artists to line their pockets while recruiting for ICE – a secret police force that is terrorizing American communities. Spotify is actively amplifying the Trump regime’s drive to authoritarianism."
"Spotify is exploiting the work of artists to line their pockets while recruiting for ICE – a secret police force that is terrorizing American communities. Spotify is actively amplifying the Trump regime’s drive to authoritarianism."
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Indivisible: cancel Spotify
"Spotify is exploiting the work of artists to line their pockets while recruiting for ICE – a secret police force that is terrorizing American communities. Spotify is actively amplifying the Trump regime’s drive to authoritarianism."
"Spotify is exploiting the work of artists to line their pockets while recruiting for ICE – a secret police force that is terrorizing American communities. Spotify is actively amplifying the Trump regime’s drive to authoritarianism."
Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream (Later... with Jools Holland)
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The Guardian: Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
"“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter. “[In Norway], taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”"
"“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter. “[In Norway], taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”"
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Guardian: Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
"“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter. “[In Norway], taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”"
"“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter. “[In Norway], taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”"
The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie, live on Kimmel (again, you’re welcome) 🎵
youtu.be/j42HHzUW1…
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
youtu.be/j42HHzUW1…
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
The Beths – Straight Line Was A Lie
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie, live on Kimmel (again, you’re welcome) 🎵
youtu.be/j42HHzUW1…
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
youtu.be/j42HHzUW1…
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
Reposted by Chris Grayson
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
at Genuine Joe’s (/Russell’s Bakery) ☕️
it’s not Joever till it’s Joever
it’s not Joever till it’s Joever
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
at Genuine Joe’s (/Russell’s Bakery) ☕️
it’s not Joever till it’s Joever
it’s not Joever till it’s Joever
Reposted by Chris Grayson
No Kings Day is almost here.
The Trump regime believes that if it can overwhelm us with atrocities and threats, we'll surrender our rights without fighting for them.
But the people won’t bow down. We will rise. Join us at a peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
The Trump regime believes that if it can overwhelm us with atrocities and threats, we'll surrender our rights without fighting for them.
But the people won’t bow down. We will rise. Join us at a peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
No Kings Day is almost here.
The Trump regime believes that if it can overwhelm us with atrocities and threats, we'll surrender our rights without fighting for them.
But the people won’t bow down. We will rise. Join us at a peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
The Trump regime believes that if it can overwhelm us with atrocities and threats, we'll surrender our rights without fighting for them.
But the people won’t bow down. We will rise. Join us at a peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: War on America, Chicago Theater of Operations
"I have studied Fascist and other authoritarian takeovers for decades and have remained in the United States to be a witness and real-time analyst of our own experience. Consider this as the first of a series of Lucid war bulletins."
"I have studied Fascist and other authoritarian takeovers for decades and have remained in the United States to be a witness and real-time analyst of our own experience. Consider this as the first of a series of Lucid war bulletins."
War on America, Chicago Theater of Operations
In counter-insurgency warfare, any civilian can be a suspect
lucid.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: War on America, Chicago Theater of Operations
"I have studied Fascist and other authoritarian takeovers for decades and have remained in the United States to be a witness and real-time analyst of our own experience. Consider this as the first of a series of Lucid war bulletins."
"I have studied Fascist and other authoritarian takeovers for decades and have remained in the United States to be a witness and real-time analyst of our own experience. Consider this as the first of a series of Lucid war bulletins."
Reposted by Chris Grayson
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
we just traveled there,, and it wasn’t “War ravaged” in the slightest. anyway, pretty funny letter home from the Portland front by Rebecca Solnit:
"We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee ... https://chrisgrayson.net/2025/09/28/we-just-traveled-there-and/
"We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee ... https://chrisgrayson.net/2025/09/28/we-just-traveled-there-and/
Letter from the Portland War Front (humor about something deadly serious)
My dearest wife,
It is week two of the Siege of Portland, and still these barbarians will not yield to our troops. We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee in their camps, where loud ukulele songs of resistance even now drift in
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
we just traveled there,, and it wasn’t “War ravaged” in the slightest. anyway, pretty funny letter home from the Portland front by Rebecca Solnit:
"We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee ... https://chrisgrayson.net/2025/09/28/we-just-traveled-there-and/
"We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee ... https://chrisgrayson.net/2025/09/28/we-just-traveled-there-and/
Tricky, Black Steel 🎵
youtu.be/9RVObkXuZ…
"I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never"
youtu.be/9RVObkXuZ…
"I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never"
Tricky - Black Steel (West 54th 1997)
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Tricky, Black Steel 🎵
youtu.be/9RVObkXuZ…
"I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never"
youtu.be/9RVObkXuZ…
"I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never"
Lorde, Solar Power 🎵
youtu.be/wvsP_lzh2…
"It’s a new state of mind
Are you comin’ my baby"
happy Sun Day 🌞
youtu.be/wvsP_lzh2…
"It’s a new state of mind
Are you comin’ my baby"
happy Sun Day 🌞
Lorde - Solar Power
youtu.be
September 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Lorde, Solar Power 🎵
youtu.be/wvsP_lzh2…
"It’s a new state of mind
Are you comin’ my baby"
happy Sun Day 🌞
youtu.be/wvsP_lzh2…
"It’s a new state of mind
Are you comin’ my baby"
happy Sun Day 🌞
is there anything more cool, dorky, human, & beautiful than a handful of people who can sing & play instruments performing cool, dorky, human, & beautiful songs they made up? yay for streaming & ubiquity, but no thank you to algorithms & autoplay & non-human “intelligence”
September 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
is there anything more cool, dorky, human, & beautiful than a handful of people who can sing & play instruments performing cool, dorky, human, & beautiful songs they made up? yay for streaming & ubiquity, but no thank you to algorithms & autoplay & non-human “intelligence”
canceled our Disney+ & Hulu subscriptions
(this won’t be the first big company I’ve brought to their knees. remember when Starbucks used to charge for in-store wifi? I never paid, not once. you’re welcome)
(this won’t be the first big company I’ve brought to their knees. remember when Starbucks used to charge for in-store wifi? I never paid, not once. you’re welcome)
September 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
canceled our Disney+ & Hulu subscriptions
(this won’t be the first big company I’ve brought to their knees. remember when Starbucks used to charge for in-store wifi? I never paid, not once. you’re welcome)
(this won’t be the first big company I’ve brought to their knees. remember when Starbucks used to charge for in-store wifi? I never paid, not once. you’re welcome)
The Clash, Know Your Rights, live in 1983 (!) 🎵
youtu.be/qxl3PRmaX…
"#3 - you have the right
to free speech
so long as you’re not dumb enough
to actually try it"
youtu.be/qxl3PRmaX…
"#3 - you have the right
to free speech
so long as you’re not dumb enough
to actually try it"
The Clash - Know Your Rights (Live) 1983
youtu.be
September 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Clash, Know Your Rights, live in 1983 (!) 🎵
youtu.be/qxl3PRmaX…
"#3 - you have the right
to free speech
so long as you’re not dumb enough
to actually try it"
youtu.be/qxl3PRmaX…
"#3 - you have the right
to free speech
so long as you’re not dumb enough
to actually try it"
sunset, Newport OR
September 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
sunset, Newport OR
sunset, Newport OR
September 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
sunset, Newport OR
sunset, Newport OR
September 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
sunset, Newport OR
the current administration & Congress are cutting a bunch of energy-efficiency & solar rebates, but they’re still available through the end of the year. spend this money!
Save on Better Appliances campaign helps households act fast to save big | Rewiring America
www.rewiringamerica.org
September 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
the current administration & Congress are cutting a bunch of energy-efficiency & solar rebates, but they’re still available through the end of the year. spend this money!
September 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
all set for October! or September. whichever comes first 🍺
September 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
all set for October! or September. whichever comes first 🍺
August 31, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Reposted by Chris Grayson
We are the 5th community to raise this banner, created by Austin supporters after Uvalde. We're united with all those communities in mourning for all tof those we've lost - and in the outrage that this banner will surely be needed again.
August 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We are the 5th community to raise this banner, created by Austin supporters after Uvalde. We're united with all those communities in mourning for all tof those we've lost - and in the outrage that this banner will surely be needed again.