It only took me a few years to realize about seven bands I like are all under the same label - smaller label too, not the Universal//Warner mergers and acquisitions kind like what happens to a lot of smaller ones

This has happened twice now, the world is an amazing place

How to guess where someone in the world is from online (as an American)
If you are called:
Yankee - [usually] US South
Yanqui - Latin America
Yank - Commonwealth nations, but overwhelmingly the UK; who also use the slur "Seppo"
Ami - German; not the same meaning as in French
Outside random slurs /

Little rant for the few of you who know I exist (sorry in advance, just been on my mind nonstop these last 2 days):

A recent proposal from an Iowa senator wants the state to use its current surplus to buy nine counties from Minnesota. Nine whole counties. So, does IA need 108 instead of 99? /

Doing the thing where I post the same thing on two platforms:

New reality show idea:
A Robinsonade, but it's set in some small town/county in the American Redoubt or Bible Belt and the contestants are (near-)100% unfamiliar with (mountain/southern US) culture and geography

You know you've made it on YT when your video gets age restricted. I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner, also surprised the content warnings at the front of a lot of the channel's vids didn't warrant anything.

Weed number...
This channel has reached its zenith. More as the situation develops

Made this for a twitter profile bg back in 2021, so much changed and yet it shall remain because I think it's cool (might make a bluesky one eventually)

Don't remember where I saw this, but I have been reminded of this cursed knowledge:

"Due to a singular typo in a sticker factory, thousands of American voters are into some weird shit now"

I believe it's some cursed line from somewhere on the web, but could be mistaken

Happy Gustavus Adolphus Day

Took way longer than I thought it would to edit, but here's the last video for the series for 2024!
Survivalists and doomsday preppers, the only way to end a season with a bang we could think of.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyDe...

Completely forgot I scheduled this one, but new video out now!

If you like weird art, then you'll probably like the Futurists. From Italy to Russia, these makes of the avant-garde pushed so many boundaries. Just, don't ask them about their politics...

youtu.be/f_Y6YfuvmXE?...

Saw this on German Bluesky (forgot the username of the orig poster :'[ ) thought about putting my B1/2 Deutsch to the test:

It's scary accurate considering I studied in Niedersachsen *and* can also only speak 40% of the German language with accuracy as well

Unrelated video update this weekend

Finally had a video pass 20k views after a year! No idea if I have peaked as a channel or the algorithm is finally blessing me with little sprinkles of clicks (since a video from July went up about 500 fron when I last checked).

New stuff out closer to November btw! Hope you like the avant-garde

Final self-promo playlist is just current collection of videos the crew & I like in one form or another;
The Merveilleuses are only on here thanks to Jay's voicework in a loosely related bit
UFO culture has good bits
Personal fav is Unilalianism, for a variety of reasons
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Link 2/3 is for Season 2 (2024)
Still releasing episodes (weird schedule rn), and it has some highs and lows depending on the video and audience reception; Next playlist will have said highs and a few personal favs

Visuals are (10x) better for these vids too!

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

For the one micronation following (and anyone else), here's some playlist(s) from YT while on break

Season 1 (2023) - poor/quiet audio quality, but it has some gems in humor and academic writing; outside angering some UK 50-somethings//milit brats//one dude w/ Peckerwood
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

On this platform now (RIP Twitter bots), so here's the lineup of programs for anyone new and/or interested!

Active:
Subculture Shock - 10-30mins/ep; glossary/intro view of subcultural groups

In the works:
Unnamed project on current culture war
Unnamed project on YT skeptics
Some long-format vids