Joe Wall
@joewall.bsky.social
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Joe Wall
@joewall.bsky.social
· May 17
Sturgill Simpson, aka Johnny Blue Skies, did his thing for 3 hours last at a steamy Knoxville hockey barn last night. My clips don’t do him just justice but here’s a bit of ‘Living the Dream’.
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It is truly insane to me that our system has the means to end this insanity but the people who can effect it refuse to…even though we are now at a point where in cannot possibly be in their own interest to keep supporting this shitshow
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It is truly insane to me that our system has the means to end this insanity but the people who can effect it refuse to…even though we are now at a point where in cannot possibly be in their own interest to keep supporting this shitshow
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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In Melbourne, I worked with a woman who'd fled Venezuela with her husband when the nation's economy tanked. The plight of ordinary Venezuelans is the last thing on the orange fuckwit's mind, but this article details why many Venezuelans are happy Madero's gone.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
Opinion | This Is What Venezuelans Really Want
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In Melbourne, I worked with a woman who'd fled Venezuela with her husband when the nation's economy tanked. The plight of ordinary Venezuelans is the last thing on the orange fuckwit's mind, but this article details why many Venezuelans are happy Madero's gone.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
Midnight Oil - US Forces (Live)
YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Hilarious to hear whoever's sitting in for Scott Simon on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday criticise Maduro as a "bad guy doing bad to his people." HOW IN THE FUCK DOES HE THINK THE WORLD LOOKS AT TRUMP?
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Hilarious to hear whoever's sitting in for Scott Simon on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday criticise Maduro as a "bad guy doing bad to his people." HOW IN THE FUCK DOES HE THINK THE WORLD LOOKS AT TRUMP?
"But the one truth in Trump’s unhinged messages, as in so many of his statements, is that the United States is now led by someone who cannot contain his thoughts or emotions, and who still thinks of the men and women of the U.S. military as little more than his own toy soldiers."
Happy New Year. The president just threatened Operation Iranian Freedom.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s ‘Operation Iranian Freedom’
How many foreign wars does the “America First” president intend to start?
www.theatlantic.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
"But the one truth in Trump’s unhinged messages, as in so many of his statements, is that the United States is now led by someone who cannot contain his thoughts or emotions, and who still thinks of the men and women of the U.S. military as little more than his own toy soldiers."
A highly unusual route.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
A highly unusual route.
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Nine months ago, the perpetual dumpster fire known as MTG called NPR a "radical left-wing echo chamber" and "Communist propaganda machine." Today, NPR's Morning Edition referred to her "take-no-prisoners approach" like she's a courageous firebrand. This is how 'normal' dies in a democracy.
December 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Nine months ago, the perpetual dumpster fire known as MTG called NPR a "radical left-wing echo chamber" and "Communist propaganda machine." Today, NPR's Morning Edition referred to her "take-no-prisoners approach" like she's a courageous firebrand. This is how 'normal' dies in a democracy.
Slick, one of the two ‘community cats’ I’ve been feeding since June of last year. He struck this pose on a 25F/-4C morning a couple hours ago. He and his sister are TNR (trap/neuter/release) cats. Tougher than any humans I know.
December 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Slick, one of the two ‘community cats’ I’ve been feeding since June of last year. He struck this pose on a 25F/-4C morning a couple hours ago. He and his sister are TNR (trap/neuter/release) cats. Tougher than any humans I know.
"The turn against highly skilled legal immigrants, especially those who worship differently and have darker skin, was perhaps an inevitable escalation of Trump’s anti-immigration movement."
'PERHAPS' ???????
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
'PERHAPS' ???????
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"The turn against highly skilled legal immigrants, especially those who worship differently and have darker skin, was perhaps an inevitable escalation of Trump’s anti-immigration movement."
'PERHAPS' ???????
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
'PERHAPS' ???????
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Monday mirth.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Monday mirth.
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There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
December 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
For a straight kid from North Jersey, seeing Springsteen and Clarence Clemons kiss at center stage during ‘Fire’ at the Brendan Byrne Arena in 1981 was one of the hottest f*cking things I’ve ever seen. #AT40
December 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For a straight kid from North Jersey, seeing Springsteen and Clarence Clemons kiss at center stage during ‘Fire’ at the Brendan Byrne Arena in 1981 was one of the hottest f*cking things I’ve ever seen. #AT40
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Backyards, Greenwich Village | John Sloan
December 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Backyards, Greenwich Village | John Sloan
Wave after wave
will flow with the tide
and bury the world as it does.
Tide after tide
will flow and recede
leaving life to go on as it was.
Natural Science - Rush
youtu.be/EndaI-okEIc?...
will flow with the tide
and bury the world as it does.
Tide after tide
will flow and recede
leaving life to go on as it was.
Natural Science - Rush
youtu.be/EndaI-okEIc?...
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Wave after wave
will flow with the tide
and bury the world as it does.
Tide after tide
will flow and recede
leaving life to go on as it was.
Natural Science - Rush
youtu.be/EndaI-okEIc?...
will flow with the tide
and bury the world as it does.
Tide after tide
will flow and recede
leaving life to go on as it was.
Natural Science - Rush
youtu.be/EndaI-okEIc?...
Surprised myself.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Surprised myself.
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"At Mar-a-Lago today, Trump reiterated his demand that Greenland must become part of the United States. His plan for a fleet of Trump-branded battleships is only slightly more likely to happen than a victory parade in Nuuk—and neither is in the national interest of the United States."
I may have disagreed with @radiofreetom.bsky.social occasionally during the last Trump admin, but I find I can't disagree with anything he's said during this one:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump’s Vanity Fleet
The Trump-class ships are about branding, not strategy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"At Mar-a-Lago today, Trump reiterated his demand that Greenland must become part of the United States. His plan for a fleet of Trump-branded battleships is only slightly more likely to happen than a victory parade in Nuuk—and neither is in the national interest of the United States."