Stephen Persing
@stephenpersing.bsky.social
writer, painter, guitarist, part of this good nutritious breakfast.
Oh, joy - snow
December 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Oh, joy - snow
Instead of the King's Christmas Message (which I'll probably post later) let's hear from a commoner:
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Jimmy Kimmel's Alternative Christmas Message (Channel 4 UK)
YouTube video by LateNighter
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December 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Instead of the King's Christmas Message (which I'll probably post later) let's hear from a commoner:
youtu.be/PqTPV6Fr7xg?...
youtu.be/PqTPV6Fr7xg?...
Christmas report: presents unwrapped, a Greek omelette for brunch, and homemade lasagna for supper. I spent the whole day in my pajamas.
December 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Christmas report: presents unwrapped, a Greek omelette for brunch, and homemade lasagna for supper. I spent the whole day in my pajamas.
A very grey sunrise, plus the state of the country, brought this to mind. Merry Christmas, everyone
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ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY: In the Bleak Midwinter – words Christina Rossetti, music Gustav Holst
YouTube video by RoyalChoralSoc
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December 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A very grey sunrise, plus the state of the country, brought this to mind. Merry Christmas, everyone
youtu.be/OHHl0NiIAy4?...
youtu.be/OHHl0NiIAy4?...
May the blessings of tiny, plastic Jesus be upon you this holiday season
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
May the blessings of tiny, plastic Jesus be upon you this holiday season
Who’s been putting my picture on cupcakes?
December 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Who’s been putting my picture on cupcakes?
More or less how I look decorating my tree.
Art by Saul Steinberg
Art by Saul Steinberg
December 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
More or less how I look decorating my tree.
Art by Saul Steinberg
Art by Saul Steinberg
Glad to see several of these around Northampton MA today
December 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Glad to see several of these around Northampton MA today
Opens Bluesky. Sees dozens of posts about JD Vance. Closes Bluesky
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Opens Bluesky. Sees dozens of posts about JD Vance. Closes Bluesky
Share a magazine cover you love
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Share a magazine cover you love
I share this every Christmas, unless I forget:
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youtu.be/zKfBlrYWc2M?...
Merry Christmas From Space Ghost And Zorak
YouTube video by BrNicholasGomezVEVO
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December 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I share this every Christmas, unless I forget:
youtu.be/zKfBlrYWc2M?...
youtu.be/zKfBlrYWc2M?...
Let’s remember that not only is Trump the worst President ever, he’s also worse than all the Vice Presidents, too.
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Let’s remember that not only is Trump the worst President ever, he’s also worse than all the Vice Presidents, too.
Reposted by Stephen Persing
From: Frosty the Snowman (c. 1950), dir. Robert Cannon, UPA
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
From: Frosty the Snowman (c. 1950), dir. Robert Cannon, UPA
A nice video, and stop-motion animated (!). I wonder how Finn Wolfhard got to direct it, and is that a Pottsylvania Creeper from Rocky & Bullwinkle?
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George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) [Official Video]
YouTube video by George Harrison
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December 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A nice video, and stop-motion animated (!). I wonder how Finn Wolfhard got to direct it, and is that a Pottsylvania Creeper from Rocky & Bullwinkle?
youtu.be/P0d_P11B6Tg?...
youtu.be/P0d_P11B6Tg?...
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Whose rent went down? Not mine.
Vance: "Why have rents gone down for 4 consecutive months? Because we're starting to get those illegal aliens out of the USA. Those criminals, those gang members, those people that are taking homes that ought by right go the people in this room. It's simple economics."
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Whose rent went down? Not mine.
I’ve belatedly come up with a motto for this year: 2025 - no, you will not be okay.
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I’ve belatedly come up with a motto for this year: 2025 - no, you will not be okay.
New blog post:
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stephenpersing.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/c...
Charles Chaplin’s The Freak reviewed
The front cover, showing Victoria Chaplin wearing a set of wings made for the film Do we all dream of flying? Is this some sort of shared vision since the first protohumans saw their first bird? Ce…
stephenpersing.wordpress.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New blog post:
stephenpersing.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/c...
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ICE is state-funded terrorism
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
December 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ICE is state-funded terrorism
I almost forgot the Christmas peacock, hanging on the window behind the tree
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I almost forgot the Christmas peacock, hanging on the window behind the tree
The tree is up! It’s cast iron, and my ornaments are starting to fill every branch. All my favorites are there: Space Ghost, Cthulhu, Buddha - you know, traditional Christmas stuff.
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The tree is up! It’s cast iron, and my ornaments are starting to fill every branch. All my favorites are there: Space Ghost, Cthulhu, Buddha - you know, traditional Christmas stuff.
Reposted by Stephen Persing
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
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December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
I heard about this album this morning. It's lovely:
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Ólafur Arnalds, Talos - A Dawning (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by OlafurArnaldsVEVO
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December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I heard about this album this morning. It's lovely:
youtu.be/nEBbhgMp8Ok?...
youtu.be/nEBbhgMp8Ok?...
It's been suggested to me that a certain orange person fits this pathology:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
Dark triad - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's been suggested to me that a certain orange person fits this pathology:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
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I am beyond horrified. 1
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I am beyond horrified. 1