John Merchant
@johnmerchantmix.bsky.social
Recovering music producer. Former professor who loved students more than schools. I have listened to “Stayin’ Alive” more than any other human on earth.
You can trust me to engage respectfully. I ask the same in return
You can trust me to engage respectfully. I ask the same in return
“HOW can you have any kibble if you won’t eat your TREAT?!”
-Dog Side of the Moon
-Dog Side of the Moon
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“HOW can you have any kibble if you won’t eat your TREAT?!”
-Dog Side of the Moon
-Dog Side of the Moon
So if you have to wait until the bullying is personally insulting, that’s not integrity.
Michael Bohacek, a top Republican in Indiana, whose daughter has Down Syndrome, just announced he will be voting to block Trump's gerrymandering after Trump used the R-word to insult people yesterday - it seems like there are still some Republicans with enough integrity to stand up to the bully.
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So if you have to wait until the bullying is personally insulting, that’s not integrity.
Post your warning label.
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Post your warning label.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I made it to Good. I’m good with that.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I made it to Good. I’m good with that.
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Halloween from
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Halloween from
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
🕺🏻👻
With Halloween approaching, I thought I’d share a few spine-chilling poems.
Today’s is called ‘The Heebie Bee Gees’.
Today’s is called ‘The Heebie Bee Gees’.
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🕺🏻👻
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Adam Savage is an American treasure.
youtube.com/shorts/XNGOB...
youtube.com/shorts/XNGOB...
The Weaponization of #Empathy #adamsavage
YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested
youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Adam Savage is an American treasure.
youtube.com/shorts/XNGOB...
youtube.com/shorts/XNGOB...
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
“Missing audio file folder”
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
New library catalogue website.
New library catalogue website.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Missing audio file folder”
We don’t deserve dogs.
This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)
October 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We don’t deserve dogs.
While it can be tough to scroll through the news and comments here, I’m so happy that @bsky.app exists.
Thank you to the development team for making this space possible.
Thank you to the development team for making this space possible.
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
While it can be tough to scroll through the news and comments here, I’m so happy that @bsky.app exists.
Thank you to the development team for making this space possible.
Thank you to the development team for making this space possible.
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It's bad when your German friends say this all seems so familiar
October 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's bad when your German friends say this all seems so familiar
“With an epidemic of half-cocked logic and illusions being sold as sound conclusions, it’s more than hard to know what to believe in; it’s hard to believe. But I don’t want to quit believing, and I don’t want to stop believing in humanity, you, our potential.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
‘I don’t want to stop believing in humanity’: Matthew McConaughey on faith, fame and the shocking incident that defined him
He was once so stoned he missed his own birthday party, but the Oscar-winning actor has swapped pot for poetry. He reveals the trauma and triumph that taught him why it’s more important to be a good m...
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“With an epidemic of half-cocked logic and illusions being sold as sound conclusions, it’s more than hard to know what to believe in; it’s hard to believe. But I don’t want to quit believing, and I don’t want to stop believing in humanity, you, our potential.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
The 10-year-old inside me is struggling to take today’s Spelling Bee puzzle seriously.
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The 10-year-old inside me is struggling to take today’s Spelling Bee puzzle seriously.
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The truth of the matter is that if anyone but Charlie Kirk had been killed at today’s shooting, then Charlie Kirk would be out there right now using the shooting as pretext to deliver arguments designed to make sure that the next shooting would happen, and the next one, and the next, and the next.
September 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The truth of the matter is that if anyone but Charlie Kirk had been killed at today’s shooting, then Charlie Kirk would be out there right now using the shooting as pretext to deliver arguments designed to make sure that the next shooting would happen, and the next one, and the next, and the next.
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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I really, REALLY wish people would internalize the absolute stranglehold voter suppression and gerrymandering have over many red states with high BIPOC populations (who reliably vote blue) before consistently writing off these entire states and saying shit like “they deserved it”.
September 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I really, REALLY wish people would internalize the absolute stranglehold voter suppression and gerrymandering have over many red states with high BIPOC populations (who reliably vote blue) before consistently writing off these entire states and saying shit like “they deserved it”.
Oh man do I miss him.
This is how a real President acts. We need someone like him back in the WH.
September 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Oh man do I miss him.
I'm always surprised when a media outlet lists an album as the highlight of the week and then gives it three stars. That's like getting an assignment back with "Great job!" written at the top and a score of 60.
David Byrne: Who Is the Sky? review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
David Byrne: Who Is the Sky? review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
His last album was criticised for being too upbeat during Trump 1.0 but became a phenomenal live show, and the Talking Heads frontman remains sunny – almost to a fault
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm always surprised when a media outlet lists an album as the highlight of the week and then gives it three stars. That's like getting an assignment back with "Great job!" written at the top and a score of 60.