Fred.
@freeloosedirt.bsky.social
LA area Liberal. Lakers and Chiefs fan. Sobriety. I spin vinyl records. He/Him.
If I don’t already know you, I’m more likely to block you from your DM than reply to it.
If I don’t already know you, I’m more likely to block you from your DM than reply to it.
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Beloved L.A. taco stand spotted in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime show
Beloved L.A. taco shop spotted in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show
Among the many Easter eggs and celebrity sightings in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, an iconic taco shop in one of Los Angeles’ favori…
ktla.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Beloved L.A. taco stand spotted in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime show
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I have appreciated Amanda’s efforts here so I’m disappointed she’s wrapping things up by spreading misinformation. I can assure you as someone whose neighborhood has been crawling with ICE in recent days that we are not in the “aftermath” of anything.
Actually, one more thing. The story isn’t over. But it’s mostly aftermath stories now. It’s not going to be people who are there to cover as it happens. It’s going to be quieter work that you’ll see in print in 9 months.
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I have appreciated Amanda’s efforts here so I’m disappointed she’s wrapping things up by spreading misinformation. I can assure you as someone whose neighborhood has been crawling with ICE in recent days that we are not in the “aftermath” of anything.
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Unidos somos América.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Unidos somos América.
Celtics lost to the Knicks in The Garden and the Patriots are gonna lose the Super Bowl. Bad day to be a Boston sports fan.
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Celtics lost to the Knicks in The Garden and the Patriots are gonna lose the Super Bowl. Bad day to be a Boston sports fan.
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The boy from the halftime show on the left. Liam on the right. He's not Liam. He's a stand-in for all the Liams & all the young Latina girls dreaming about their futures right now even in this authoritarian Trump-Vance era. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
The boy from the halftime show on the left. Liam on the right. He's not Liam. He's a stand-in for all the Liams & all the young Latina girls dreaming about their futures right now even in this authoritarian Trump-Vance era. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Trump more and more resembles this Simpsons meme in tone and appearance
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Trump more and more resembles this Simpsons meme in tone and appearance
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people
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gonna lib out in solidarity with my Marxist friends and participate in America’s favorite leftist pastime: watching the National Football League
I will be caring about football today and today only because I want my beloved home team to crush the evil cretins that loan out their private jet to ICE
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
gonna lib out in solidarity with my Marxist friends and participate in America’s favorite leftist pastime: watching the National Football League
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Maybe not a sin, but it's pretty embarrassing sometimes.
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Maybe not a sin, but it's pretty embarrassing sometimes.
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You can't be a racist and be an intellectual
You can't be a racist and be a professional
You can't be a racist and be a good parent
You can't be a racist and be a responsible adult human being
You can't be a racist and be a professional
You can't be a racist and be a good parent
You can't be a racist and be a responsible adult human being
February 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
You can't be a racist and be an intellectual
You can't be a racist and be a professional
You can't be a racist and be a good parent
You can't be a racist and be a responsible adult human being
You can't be a racist and be a professional
You can't be a racist and be a good parent
You can't be a racist and be a responsible adult human being
As uncomfortable as it is, I’m of the same mind as Tom Brady: I don’t have a dog in this fight. The ads will probably be about Ai or will have been made with Ai so miss me with those. Bad Bunny should put on a good show though.
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
As uncomfortable as it is, I’m of the same mind as Tom Brady: I don’t have a dog in this fight. The ads will probably be about Ai or will have been made with Ai so miss me with those. Bad Bunny should put on a good show though.
LA is one of a few mega cities with big cats living within its boundaries, and now we have wolves
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
LA is one of a few mega cities with big cats living within its boundaries, and now we have wolves
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hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
Luke Kennard, Los Angeles Laker, hits the three
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Luke Kennard, Los Angeles Laker, hits the three
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"Reposted by Mark Frost"
Last year, I wrote about Jeffrey Epstein and Twin Peaks. I wrote about Laura Palmer. A generation of girls, now women, who grew up in Laura Palmer’s world.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/laura-palm...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/laura-palm...
Laura Palmer’s House
Jeffrey Epstein, Twin Peaks, and dreams of justice.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"Reposted by Mark Frost"
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“Look for the punks. You will always find punks who are helping.”
In the greater story of Minneapolis’ resistance to ICE, one chapter absolutely belongs to the punks organizing at every level. They’re observing, fundraising, running supplies, opening their spaces, coordinating, etc.
A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.
A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.
Meet the Minneapolis Punks Fighting ICE
People in the DIY music scene are using the community organizing tactics they learned by putting on shows to battle ICE.
www.rollingstone.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“Look for the punks. You will always find punks who are helping.”
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Rest in peace, Fred Smith, bassist of Television.
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Rest in peace, Fred Smith, bassist of Television.
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
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The answer to "it's hard to make art when you're poor" is "stop letting people hoard resources while other people starve" not "use plagiarism machines created and owned by the wealthy to churn out dogshit."
no great artists have ever struggled, a famous thing about artists that we all know. everyone prior to three years ago lived lives of luxury.
![the stupid 'talent is a gatekeeping mechanism' thread that's going around, three posts reading:
tired of having these arguments so i'm gonna lay out the STARK reality of AI for some of you privileged fucks:
1. "talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism that has created a culture of professionalism that is no less of an ivory tower than academia, a moralized proxy for access to time, training, money.
2. being poor means having to make hard choices like:
[a] drawing something yourself in a way society would call "bad" (i.e. unprofessional)
[b] sacrificing resources you don't have to pay a real artist what they're worth (or learn yourself)
[c] not doing it at all, or
[d] using AI.
“just don’t use AI” is a luxury position. when people moralize choices made under scarcity, they’re pretending the menu is the same for everyone. it fucking isn’t.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dei7f7zh74xr3hoghei6ke3d/bafkreig5uei5qn5bkwhgniorhoyesfs73ovo76xwfk2yxprmtnbde4cvp4@jpeg)
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The answer to "it's hard to make art when you're poor" is "stop letting people hoard resources while other people starve" not "use plagiarism machines created and owned by the wealthy to churn out dogshit."
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welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
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When you see a media landscape that treats American concentration camps as no big deal, that’s not a bottom-up “Americans don’t care about this” that’s a top-down “Elites under Trump don’t want to talk about this.”
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
When you see a media landscape that treats American concentration camps as no big deal, that’s not a bottom-up “Americans don’t care about this” that’s a top-down “Elites under Trump don’t want to talk about this.”
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Posting this again.
I want people to understand this.
For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence.
This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.
For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence.
This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.
What we all seemingly failed to understand is just how many of our "countrymen" were perfectly willing to resort to treason to end democracy. And all in service of a convicted felon and lifelong conman who wasn't even very good at it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Posting this again.
Depicting black people as apes is racism that goes all the way back to slavery. It’s not “racially charged” or “controversial.” It’s pure racist id.
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Depicting black people as apes is racism that goes all the way back to slavery. It’s not “racially charged” or “controversial.” It’s pure racist id.
I understand that Trump posted something last night that Mike Johnson will say he hasn’t seen yet.
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I understand that Trump posted something last night that Mike Johnson will say he hasn’t seen yet.