John Litzenberg IRL
@radicaldruid.com
Poet. Musician. Pagan. Salt doll measuring the ocean's depth. Transcendental Situationist traveling @ the Speed of Now. Onstage since 1975. There's a lot of Nothing to it. A groove requires a bass player. Or a tree. WYSIWYG💙#Resist www.radicaldruid.com
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John Litzenberg IRL
@radicaldruid.com
· Nov 20
The goal is making life more musical. Sometimes that requires instruments. Other times years of practice. Or you just need to open your mouth, clap your hands, & let the energy of community (commune w whoever u like) match your heartbeat. Sing your ass off - all the time. Don't ever drop the mic.
I have to say it: not since #AnthonyHopkins in #SilenceOfTheLambs have I seen so believable a serial killer portrayal as #MichaelSheen in #prodigalSon. He’s absolutely on point. Only #CharlizeTheron as #AileenWuornos is as convincing. #TVSky.
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I have to say it: not since #AnthonyHopkins in #SilenceOfTheLambs have I seen so believable a serial killer portrayal as #MichaelSheen in #prodigalSon. He’s absolutely on point. Only #CharlizeTheron as #AileenWuornos is as convincing. #TVSky.
Of all the monster scenarios to fear, why do zombies fascinate us the most? It’s two fold. First, the world IS being taken over by actual brainless folks. They’re multiplying. And second, once a thing is no longer human, it’s easy to pull the trigger. So it’s a passive-aggressive fantasy, ain’t it?
February 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Of all the monster scenarios to fear, why do zombies fascinate us the most? It’s two fold. First, the world IS being taken over by actual brainless folks. They’re multiplying. And second, once a thing is no longer human, it’s easy to pull the trigger. So it’s a passive-aggressive fantasy, ain’t it?
They r not feeble-minded, senile, spineless, grotesque idiots. OK, they are. But mostly they are LIARS. The relationship of our govt's mouthpieces (I'd call them "official organs" but u might misconstrue what I mean) & Truth is purely sociopathic. They KNOW what it is but can't even touch it.
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
They r not feeble-minded, senile, spineless, grotesque idiots. OK, they are. But mostly they are LIARS. The relationship of our govt's mouthpieces (I'd call them "official organs" but u might misconstrue what I mean) & Truth is purely sociopathic. They KNOW what it is but can't even touch it.
Thanks to #RonanChrisMurphy and #RecordingBootCamp for my latest on-point cool gig t-shirt :)
February 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Thanks to #RonanChrisMurphy and #RecordingBootCamp for my latest on-point cool gig t-shirt :)
Tolerance & acceptance are tricky. U can accept w/o liking or feeding. To tolerate. u learn to live with it & may sullenly allow it to live. As if YOU are the arbiter. But to tolerate or accept just b/c u HAVE to is silly. Like being tolerant of the intolerant. That's got us SO FAR already, right?
February 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Tolerance & acceptance are tricky. U can accept w/o liking or feeding. To tolerate. u learn to live with it & may sullenly allow it to live. As if YOU are the arbiter. But to tolerate or accept just b/c u HAVE to is silly. Like being tolerant of the intolerant. That's got us SO FAR already, right?
Intelligence knows when it needs to use artificial intelligence. AI can’t make that distinction, because it has to use AI to do so. That’s why machines may become self-aware but would never separate themselves from the divine like humans do. Right?
February 12, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Intelligence knows when it needs to use artificial intelligence. AI can’t make that distinction, because it has to use AI to do so. That’s why machines may become self-aware but would never separate themselves from the divine like humans do. Right?
The Nazi High Command is so neurotic they will surely destroy themselves. Remember, that took from 1929 to 1945. And America had to get involved. We don’t have that kind of time, or that kind of friends.
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
The Nazi High Command is so neurotic they will surely destroy themselves. Remember, that took from 1929 to 1945. And America had to get involved. We don’t have that kind of time, or that kind of friends.
You know the real problem with the world? Nobody looks at people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, or Warren Buffett and says, "There but for the grace of God, go I."
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
You know the real problem with the world? Nobody looks at people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, or Warren Buffett and says, "There but for the grace of God, go I."
You cannot hate war-makers & expect peace. You cannot hate evil & expect good from it. You cannot hate bigotry & remain untainted by your own prejudices. There is no world where hating your enemies makes it a better world. Not even the next world. Let that shit go and plant something not poisonous.
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
You cannot hate war-makers & expect peace. You cannot hate evil & expect good from it. You cannot hate bigotry & remain untainted by your own prejudices. There is no world where hating your enemies makes it a better world. Not even the next world. Let that shit go and plant something not poisonous.
I'm not for racial justice & compassionate action BECAUSE I'm a non-dualist, woke, educated, musical, did too much acid, read too much Ram Dass, despise professional sports (including politics), or any other separating reason. It's because I want to be truly alive. And anything else is more death.
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I'm not for racial justice & compassionate action BECAUSE I'm a non-dualist, woke, educated, musical, did too much acid, read too much Ram Dass, despise professional sports (including politics), or any other separating reason. It's because I want to be truly alive. And anything else is more death.
If we are interdependent then every flaw, immorality & evil/depraved behavior is us. We feed, so it grows. The world starves at A because we burn food at B. We can't defeat our enemy by pointing fingers & gasping in disbelief. We must fix ourselves b4 we can fix the system that includes our cog.
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
If we are interdependent then every flaw, immorality & evil/depraved behavior is us. We feed, so it grows. The world starves at A because we burn food at B. We can't defeat our enemy by pointing fingers & gasping in disbelief. We must fix ourselves b4 we can fix the system that includes our cog.
It's not like the actual football game was important in any way. The half-time show, even less so. The whole thing is a conspicuous way to spend a LOT of money watching people practice a war game. And convince you the people with that money are "your team". Does your end zone feel penetrated yet?
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
It's not like the actual football game was important in any way. The half-time show, even less so. The whole thing is a conspicuous way to spend a LOT of money watching people practice a war game. And convince you the people with that money are "your team". Does your end zone feel penetrated yet?
#NoKings. We never needed royalty to guide us. Any kind. That includes #NoKingofKings, too. Western religions in particular are obsessed with the nobility of God. But there’s far too much kneeling, bowing and scraping in all of it. How about a spirituality where we’re all equal? Like democracy?
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
#NoKings. We never needed royalty to guide us. Any kind. That includes #NoKingofKings, too. Western religions in particular are obsessed with the nobility of God. But there’s far too much kneeling, bowing and scraping in all of it. How about a spirituality where we’re all equal? Like democracy?
It’s not like Epstein & Maxwell were the only pimps & slave traders serving this world’s wealthy, powerful, & morally corrupt old men. The Epstein files are important, for a minute. But until God is at least a hermaphrodite, or female, the guilty will find excuses & not listen to the victims.
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
It’s not like Epstein & Maxwell were the only pimps & slave traders serving this world’s wealthy, powerful, & morally corrupt old men. The Epstein files are important, for a minute. But until God is at least a hermaphrodite, or female, the guilty will find excuses & not listen to the victims.
Watching Dracula’s Widow, I ask: if a woman has been alive 600+ years, who gave her that horrible haircut and lived? That seems unlikely, to me. And I LOVE ridiculous vampire premise movies :)
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Watching Dracula’s Widow, I ask: if a woman has been alive 600+ years, who gave her that horrible haircut and lived? That seems unlikely, to me. And I LOVE ridiculous vampire premise movies :)
At 61 the alluring scent of retirement is like the smell on the breeze of a perfectly grilled steak out of sight, just down the street from a grill you will never visit. You know when they’re cooking out. It’s just a sniff. And yet, sometimes that sustains you. Until the next time you need to eat.
February 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
At 61 the alluring scent of retirement is like the smell on the breeze of a perfectly grilled steak out of sight, just down the street from a grill you will never visit. You know when they’re cooking out. It’s just a sniff. And yet, sometimes that sustains you. Until the next time you need to eat.
The greatest Brit-Pop band ever. #pinkfloyd youtu.be/aGPjfj69cXE?...
Pink Floyd - Wot’s… Uh The Deal (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd
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February 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The greatest Brit-Pop band ever. #pinkfloyd youtu.be/aGPjfj69cXE?...
Welcome to Louisiana. Home to great food, verdant landscapes, and all kinds of strange critters. If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes. It will change. Probably get worse, no matter how you define that.
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Welcome to Louisiana. Home to great food, verdant landscapes, and all kinds of strange critters. If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes. It will change. Probably get worse, no matter how you define that.
While it's true that morality actually has no need of and is not derived FROM religion, it's obvious that religion (at least American Christian Nationalism) is dependent on morality. And sadly lacking it.
February 6, 2026 at 10:58 PM
While it's true that morality actually has no need of and is not derived FROM religion, it's obvious that religion (at least American Christian Nationalism) is dependent on morality. And sadly lacking it.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Mark II. Adding Glover & Gillan was a metal masterstroke. But their LPs 2 & 3 are my faves. This song & the drums on the next track, Blind, made this a permanent sound in my car back in the day (a Tuesday, y'all remember). #DeepPurple #IanPaice youtu.be/RfRJqBQ5eTM?...
Deep Purple - Chasing Shadows
YouTube video by Timaeus1
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February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Mark II. Adding Glover & Gillan was a metal masterstroke. But their LPs 2 & 3 are my faves. This song & the drums on the next track, Blind, made this a permanent sound in my car back in the day (a Tuesday, y'all remember). #DeepPurple #IanPaice youtu.be/RfRJqBQ5eTM?...
The real message of #TradingPlaces: the rich & powerful lose power if you take their $. A turd (or someone painted like a turd) without $ soon has no friends among their former "high-class" wealthy crowd. The cure isn't just voting & witnessing. Stop paying them & trying to be them. Be nice instead.
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The real message of #TradingPlaces: the rich & powerful lose power if you take their $. A turd (or someone painted like a turd) without $ soon has no friends among their former "high-class" wealthy crowd. The cure isn't just voting & witnessing. Stop paying them & trying to be them. Be nice instead.
Yet another beautiful day and all we can talk about is El Douche and the Turd Reich. What is wrong with us? We are. Obviously.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Yet another beautiful day and all we can talk about is El Douche and the Turd Reich. What is wrong with us? We are. Obviously.
#jiddukrishnamurti said it was no great achievement to appear sane in an insane world. In fact, that may be the clearest way to tell someone’s elevator doesn’t go to the top floor. Saying you’re sane and well adjusted isn’t quite the same as finding balance and peace, is it?
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
#jiddukrishnamurti said it was no great achievement to appear sane in an insane world. In fact, that may be the clearest way to tell someone’s elevator doesn’t go to the top floor. Saying you’re sane and well adjusted isn’t quite the same as finding balance and peace, is it?
The most dangerous threat to the Trump administration and their legislative and judicial toadies and wealthy patrons is the country they claim to represent. At least, the country they think they’ve already poisoned and is dying to make them $. That’s right, these yet to be United States.
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The most dangerous threat to the Trump administration and their legislative and judicial toadies and wealthy patrons is the country they claim to represent. At least, the country they think they’ve already poisoned and is dying to make them $. That’s right, these yet to be United States.
Name a black and white film...
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Name a black and white film...