R.U. Sirius
@rusirius.bsky.social
Writer, Editor, Musician/Lyricist, Big DADA You remember MONDO 2000 so do I
https://rusirius.bandcamp.com/ better still
https://rusirius.bandcamp.com/ better still
I had a mutual friend connected to the Mondo 2000 scene, which was... very cyberpunk. & they were also friends with Blue Öyster Cult. And so they heard that they were looking for a lyricist. And one of the Mondo 2000 people said…well…how about John Shirley? bravewords.com/news/blue-oy...
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Lyricist JOHN SHIRLEY Reloads With The Silver Revolver; Paperback Warrior Video Interview Streaming
Bram Stoker Award-winning author John Shirley, widely known to music fans for his work crafting lyrics for the legendary band Blue Öyster Cult, is back in the spotlight promoting his newest novel. Shi...
bravewords.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I had a mutual friend connected to the Mondo 2000 scene, which was... very cyberpunk. & they were also friends with Blue Öyster Cult. And so they heard that they were looking for a lyricist. And one of the Mondo 2000 people said…well…how about John Shirley? bravewords.com/news/blue-oy...
seen on fbook this morning
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
seen on fbook this morning
The original President Mussolini Makes The Planes Run On Time was written when Ronald Reagan ended an air controller strike by firing everyone & replacing them. It was the shot that fully opened what came to be known as neoliberalism in the US (following on the high heels of Margaret Thatcher
President Mussolini Makes The Planes Run On Time, by R.U. Sirius & Party Dogs
from the album It's A Groove!
rusirius.bandcamp.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The original President Mussolini Makes The Planes Run On Time was written when Ronald Reagan ended an air controller strike by firing everyone & replacing them. It was the shot that fully opened what came to be known as neoliberalism in the US (following on the high heels of Margaret Thatcher
Clearly some democratic senators have a concept of a plan
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Clearly some democratic senators have a concept of a plan
Reposted by R.U. Sirius
Replicability would lead to a collapse of the barriers around what people want and need
And we would have a post scarcity society that would liberate people and allow them to be playful and creative and friendly
That was the hippieish or post-hippieish aspect of Mondo—
“the machines of loving grace”
And we would have a post scarcity society that would liberate people and allow them to be playful and creative and friendly
That was the hippieish or post-hippieish aspect of Mondo—
“the machines of loving grace”
...though I was from a generation that had a lot of hippies and deadheads and so on, we were also the people who created the cultures of punk and new wave. I was in my mid-twenties when all that came along and it was a refreshing blast to my pot-soaked mind
OPERATION MINDFUCK WAS TOO SUCCESSFUL — R.U. Sirius Interviewed by Douglas Rushkoff (Part 1)
“Sartre said hell is other people. Now, hell is other people’s tweets or posts. They just irritate the crap out of all of us. The feeling…
medium.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Replicability would lead to a collapse of the barriers around what people want and need
And we would have a post scarcity society that would liberate people and allow them to be playful and creative and friendly
That was the hippieish or post-hippieish aspect of Mondo—
“the machines of loving grace”
And we would have a post scarcity society that would liberate people and allow them to be playful and creative and friendly
That was the hippieish or post-hippieish aspect of Mondo—
“the machines of loving grace”
...though I was from a generation that had a lot of hippies and deadheads and so on, we were also the people who created the cultures of punk and new wave. I was in my mid-twenties when all that came along and it was a refreshing blast to my pot-soaked mind
OPERATION MINDFUCK WAS TOO SUCCESSFUL — R.U. Sirius Interviewed by Douglas Rushkoff (Part 1)
“Sartre said hell is other people. Now, hell is other people’s tweets or posts. They just irritate the crap out of all of us. The feeling…
medium.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
...though I was from a generation that had a lot of hippies and deadheads and so on, we were also the people who created the cultures of punk and new wave. I was in my mid-twenties when all that came along and it was a refreshing blast to my pot-soaked mind
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations