David Brehmer - Concerned but also alive
@davidbrehmer.bsky.social
Writer, drummer, father, observer, desperate clinger-to of small shreds of hope, newly diagnosed ASD, but probably AudHD. Check out my book of poems: t.ly/F2g_p
“We have yet to understand that if I am starving, you are in danger. If people think that my danger makes them safe, we are in trouble.” - James Baldwin
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
“We have yet to understand that if I am starving, you are in danger. If people think that my danger makes them safe, we are in trouble.” - James Baldwin
When my co-parent got into baseball I compiled a list of baseball movies to watch. This is was of course included. She was not at all prepared for the sudden shift to softcore erotica 2/3 through before it goes back to being about baseball. It's a fun "watch people watch it" movie.
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
When my co-parent got into baseball I compiled a list of baseball movies to watch. This is was of course included. She was not at all prepared for the sudden shift to softcore erotica 2/3 through before it goes back to being about baseball. It's a fun "watch people watch it" movie.
lamentations abound.
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
lamentations abound.
I figure the reason is cause Nazis are bad.
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I figure the reason is cause Nazis are bad.
I subscribed to Dropout specifically to watch Very Important People. Everything about the show is wonderful. Thank you.
January 27, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I subscribed to Dropout specifically to watch Very Important People. Everything about the show is wonderful. Thank you.
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ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
Maybe an Illinois thing. In my experience, that's not true of Minnesota or Wisconsin doctors...also might depend how large the town in which the doctor operates is and how many patients are behind you.
January 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Maybe an Illinois thing. In my experience, that's not true of Minnesota or Wisconsin doctors...also might depend how large the town in which the doctor operates is and how many patients are behind you.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Sigur Ros
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
Sigur Ros
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Sigur Ros
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
Sigur Ros
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
Sigur Ros
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Sigur Ros
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
Melvins
Wanda Jackson
TV on the Radio
Subhumans
Mail call! Thank you @malarkeybooks.bsky.social and @johnchrostek.com ! I’ve already read and enjoyed Guess What’s Different by @susantriemert.bsky.social so I will pay it forward. BOOKS!
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Mail call! Thank you @malarkeybooks.bsky.social and @johnchrostek.com ! I’ve already read and enjoyed Guess What’s Different by @susantriemert.bsky.social so I will pay it forward. BOOKS!
also Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri. It's written from the POV of a child, but that in-the-moment naivete reflects more of the absurdities of the adult world than many adult narratives.
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
also Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri. It's written from the POV of a child, but that in-the-moment naivete reflects more of the absurdities of the adult world than many adult narratives.
All of Marilynne Robinson's books. She has an uncanny ability to write the casual melancholy of growing up in a family in the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
All of Marilynne Robinson's books. She has an uncanny ability to write the casual melancholy of growing up in a family in the world.
no one?! Who are these friends of yours?!
January 17, 2026 at 11:39 PM
no one?! Who are these friends of yours?!
Damn. That is some top notch recognize-a-hole-in-you-while-feverishly-trying-fill-it stuff.
January 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Damn. That is some top notch recognize-a-hole-in-you-while-feverishly-trying-fill-it stuff.
The money will be controlled by him!
January 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The money will be controlled by him!
Whoa. Was that just a steadicam on a crane? So fluid and controlled even when it looks like it's about to be trampled.
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Whoa. Was that just a steadicam on a crane? So fluid and controlled even when it looks like it's about to be trampled.
It might have been me!
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
It might have been me!
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
I sent a copy to my friend!
December 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I sent a copy to my friend!
Parenthood is attempting to console your child about the horrible, inevitable mortality of pets minutes before heading out the door for school, then having to stifle a laugh as, still crying, he slips on wet pavement and crumbles slowly to the ground like a cartoon.
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Parenthood is attempting to console your child about the horrible, inevitable mortality of pets minutes before heading out the door for school, then having to stifle a laugh as, still crying, he slips on wet pavement and crumbles slowly to the ground like a cartoon.
Speaking as former Minnesotan and Wisconsinite, this is widely known to be true.
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Speaking as former Minnesotan and Wisconsinite, this is widely known to be true.
Metaphorically, my brain is stuck between “If I arrive a few minutes after showtime I won’t have to sit through 35 minutes of aggravating nonsense” and “but what if I get stuck in the concessions line and miss the beginning of the movie?” at all times.
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Metaphorically, my brain is stuck between “If I arrive a few minutes after showtime I won’t have to sit through 35 minutes of aggravating nonsense” and “but what if I get stuck in the concessions line and miss the beginning of the movie?” at all times.
It prevents you from flowing into the mouth of the leviathan?
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It prevents you from flowing into the mouth of the leviathan?
Was Plemons wearing those baggy short pants? That detail is what makes this hard to visualize for me.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Was Plemons wearing those baggy short pants? That detail is what makes this hard to visualize for me.
I sincerely hope that angelic lighting is meant to be ironic...
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I sincerely hope that angelic lighting is meant to be ironic...