Stop Calling Me Frank
@stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
Working up a fever in a one-horse town.
Somerville garage-punk-pub-rock band on Rum Bar Records. The music stuff is the band’s; the politics, academic crotchets, crap-takes and low-effort posts are mine.
Somerville garage-punk-pub-rock band on Rum Bar Records. The music stuff is the band’s; the politics, academic crotchets, crap-takes and low-effort posts are mine.
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MB Anthem (The Market Basket Song), by Stop Calling Me Frank
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New single: “M.B. Anthem (The Market Basket Song)”: a pious hymn to our favorite grocery store.
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
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This was the same shareholder meeting where he said this, by the way
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This was the same shareholder meeting where he said this, by the way
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Ope! putting Pi on my syllabus for next year
My latest AI feature dives into a nebulous movement of people sharing esoteric codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with chatbots, all of it based around theories of AI sentience and mysterious metaphors about spirals.
This Spiral-Obsessed AI 'Cult' Spreads Mystical Delusions Through Chatbots
A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.
www.rollingstone.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ope! putting Pi on my syllabus for next year
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There is a zero percent chance that Elon Musk knew who Joyce Carol Oates was before last weekend
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
There is a zero percent chance that Elon Musk knew who Joyce Carol Oates was before last weekend
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🧵20 TERRIBLE TAKES OF THE TRUMP ERA: A THREAD🧵
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Trump: "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured" (C-SPAN)
YouTube video by C-SPAN
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🧵20 TERRIBLE TAKES OF THE TRUMP ERA: A THREAD🧵
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
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Elon: "Grok, give me the name and a summary of some famous books"
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Elon: "Grok, give me the name and a summary of some famous books"
Edmund Fitzgerald—the ship’s namesake—lived for a decade after Gordon Lightfoot’s song came out. If I were Fitzgerald, I would have released my own cover version. www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
Edmund Fitzgerald of Milwaukee Dies : Key Figure in Business and Civic Affairs for More Than 50 Years
Business and civic leader Edmund Fitzgerald, whose name on a Great Lakes freighter was immortalized in song after it sank, has died.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Edmund Fitzgerald—the ship’s namesake—lived for a decade after Gordon Lightfoot’s song came out. If I were Fitzgerald, I would have released my own cover version. www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
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Yup, pretty much sums it up
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yup, pretty much sums it up
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This is exactly why I hate the Republican party, So much of their ethos is based on the idea that anyone who needs help is lazy or a crook. The "Welfare Queen" lie is the classic example. It will never change. They will never change. They are loathsome in their superiority and faux piety.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is exactly why I hate the Republican party, So much of their ethos is based on the idea that anyone who needs help is lazy or a crook. The "Welfare Queen" lie is the classic example. It will never change. They will never change. They are loathsome in their superiority and faux piety.
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when i heard yoda's voice while building this is at disneyland i may have a cried just a little
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
when i heard yoda's voice while building this is at disneyland i may have a cried just a little
Evergreen
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Evergreen
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Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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🤞
Don’t forget how incompetent MAGA actually is. These dingdongs have made countless idiotic errors & lawless choices that are stupendously unpopular. Their attempt to redistrict themselves into permanent power seems destined to backfire too.
Stay strong friends. We’re going to win
Stay strong friends. We’re going to win
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🤞
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For the midnight crew on this #EdmundFitzgwtald50 anniversary, I have added more markups to the Newsweek article that gave Gordon Lightfoot his template for His "Wreck of" song lyrics.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
For the midnight crew on this #EdmundFitzgwtald50 anniversary, I have added more markups to the Newsweek article that gave Gordon Lightfoot his template for His "Wreck of" song lyrics.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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The Republican Speaker of the House is literally keeping the Republican House Caucus out of session for a record length of time to avoid any hint of external pressure because it will shatter with a light breeze but sure, more stories about Democratic Party fault lines.
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Republican Speaker of the House is literally keeping the Republican House Caucus out of session for a record length of time to avoid any hint of external pressure because it will shatter with a light breeze but sure, more stories about Democratic Party fault lines.
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Frankenalia from 1987
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Frankenalia from 1987
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Before woke happened, the military was famously an institution that operated without rules.
Hegseth decries "broken incentives that reward compliance with rules and regulations"
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Before woke happened, the military was famously an institution that operated without rules.
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"Donald Trump makes up fantasy thing, news media org reports it as fact bc they are just glorified stenographers"
President Trump said Sunday that each American will receive at least $2,000 from tariff revenue collected by the administration. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/trump-says-americans-will-receive-2k-each-from-tariff-push/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"Donald Trump makes up fantasy thing, news media org reports it as fact bc they are just glorified stenographers"
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"Do you know how fast you were going."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Do you know how fast you were going."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."