Taylor Olmstead
@tcolmstead.bsky.social
I have two degrees in internet. And I host a music podcast. He/Him/His
It turns out, Arlo Guthrie has a website (Arlo.net) that he still updates himself. It still has a functioning daily view counter.
This week is the 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant.”
I think we can drive that view counter up a bit.
Can’t believe I’m saying this, but please post/reshare.
This week is the 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant.”
I think we can drive that view counter up a bit.
Can’t believe I’m saying this, but please post/reshare.
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It turns out, Arlo Guthrie has a website (Arlo.net) that he still updates himself. It still has a functioning daily view counter.
This week is the 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant.”
I think we can drive that view counter up a bit.
Can’t believe I’m saying this, but please post/reshare.
This week is the 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant.”
I think we can drive that view counter up a bit.
Can’t believe I’m saying this, but please post/reshare.
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People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf - Henry Rollins
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf - Henry Rollins
Just thinking about how Twin Peaks is a perceptive look at the Satanic Panic that aired as it was happening.
The supernatural hiding the mundane identity of the true perpetrator, the dubious therapy from Dr. Jacoby, the Pacific Northwest.
It’s “Michelle Remembers!”
@yourewrongabout.bsky.social
The supernatural hiding the mundane identity of the true perpetrator, the dubious therapy from Dr. Jacoby, the Pacific Northwest.
It’s “Michelle Remembers!”
@yourewrongabout.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Just thinking about how Twin Peaks is a perceptive look at the Satanic Panic that aired as it was happening.
The supernatural hiding the mundane identity of the true perpetrator, the dubious therapy from Dr. Jacoby, the Pacific Northwest.
It’s “Michelle Remembers!”
@yourewrongabout.bsky.social
The supernatural hiding the mundane identity of the true perpetrator, the dubious therapy from Dr. Jacoby, the Pacific Northwest.
It’s “Michelle Remembers!”
@yourewrongabout.bsky.social
How did Minx (2023-24) slip by without more praise?
It’s such a fun campy period comedy. Hopefully it does enough numbers to catch Serrandos’ eye
It’s such a fun campy period comedy. Hopefully it does enough numbers to catch Serrandos’ eye
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
How did Minx (2023-24) slip by without more praise?
It’s such a fun campy period comedy. Hopefully it does enough numbers to catch Serrandos’ eye
It’s such a fun campy period comedy. Hopefully it does enough numbers to catch Serrandos’ eye
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Just once, it would be nice if a footballer pointed down after scoring a goal, to dedicate it to a departed loved one they know is in hell.
April 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just once, it would be nice if a footballer pointed down after scoring a goal, to dedicate it to a departed loved one they know is in hell.
Me (an old soul millennial): what’s the best concert you’ve been to?
Gen-X guy who just bought me a glass of amazing top shelf bourbon: Devo on the Freedom of Choice tour.
Me (an old soul millennial): amazing! For me it’s U2 at The Sphere
Gen-X guy who just bought me a glass of amazing top shelf bourbon: Devo on the Freedom of Choice tour.
Me (an old soul millennial): amazing! For me it’s U2 at The Sphere
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Me (an old soul millennial): what’s the best concert you’ve been to?
Gen-X guy who just bought me a glass of amazing top shelf bourbon: Devo on the Freedom of Choice tour.
Me (an old soul millennial): amazing! For me it’s U2 at The Sphere
Gen-X guy who just bought me a glass of amazing top shelf bourbon: Devo on the Freedom of Choice tour.
Me (an old soul millennial): amazing! For me it’s U2 at The Sphere
. @thebeths.bsky.social playing their Halloween show in Atlanta as a gender bent Jurassic Park cast is the most @hotdogsladies.bsky.social #DoByFriday shit the world has ever seen
November 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
. @thebeths.bsky.social playing their Halloween show in Atlanta as a gender bent Jurassic Park cast is the most @hotdogsladies.bsky.social #DoByFriday shit the world has ever seen
My husband has strep throat, so I’m masking in the office today, and man I forgot how annoying it is to constantly smell your own breath.
Even after brushing your teeth! Then it’s just intense mint smell for hours!
😷
Even after brushing your teeth! Then it’s just intense mint smell for hours!
😷
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My husband has strep throat, so I’m masking in the office today, and man I forgot how annoying it is to constantly smell your own breath.
Even after brushing your teeth! Then it’s just intense mint smell for hours!
😷
Even after brushing your teeth! Then it’s just intense mint smell for hours!
😷
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You’d never catch one of these coddled kids nowadays “working in the lab late one night.” And the only thing their eyes are beholding is their damn phone
October 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
You’d never catch one of these coddled kids nowadays “working in the lab late one night.” And the only thing their eyes are beholding is their damn phone
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Today is Bisexual Visibility Day. And to be honest, this is the least visible I think our community has been in a while.
But we are still here. We exist. We persist. And we survive.
#bisexualvisibilityday #bivisibilityday #bisexualpride
But we are still here. We exist. We persist. And we survive.
#bisexualvisibilityday #bivisibilityday #bisexualpride
September 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today is Bisexual Visibility Day. And to be honest, this is the least visible I think our community has been in a while.
But we are still here. We exist. We persist. And we survive.
#bisexualvisibilityday #bivisibilityday #bisexualpride
But we are still here. We exist. We persist. And we survive.
#bisexualvisibilityday #bivisibilityday #bisexualpride
@samreich.bsky.social @jordanmyr1ck.bsky.social my team at Giving Kitchen (fsw.day) is excited to celebrate National Food Service Worker Day on the 25th and would love to include Gastronauts and Dropout in the festivities.
Would y'all be interested in showing gratitude to folks in the industry?
Would y'all be interested in showing gratitude to folks in the industry?
National Food Service Worker Day - Giving Kitchen
fsw.day
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@samreich.bsky.social @jordanmyr1ck.bsky.social my team at Giving Kitchen (fsw.day) is excited to celebrate National Food Service Worker Day on the 25th and would love to include Gastronauts and Dropout in the festivities.
Would y'all be interested in showing gratitude to folks in the industry?
Would y'all be interested in showing gratitude to folks in the industry?
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maybe the biggest lesson here is that some level of fluency in internet culture is essential to a full understanding of where we are today and anyone waving it away with “online is not real life” has lost the plot. we all spend our lives with our phones in our hands and you ignore that at your peril
September 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
maybe the biggest lesson here is that some level of fluency in internet culture is essential to a full understanding of where we are today and anyone waving it away with “online is not real life” has lost the plot. we all spend our lives with our phones in our hands and you ignore that at your peril
Listening to “The Woman In Me” and now all I want from this world is for #BritneySpears to do a cover of #Sparks’ “When do I get to sing ‘My Way’” with the same energy that #StevieNix brought to that live performance of “Silver Springs.”
youtu.be/WAuHCUmUK8U?...
youtu.be/WAuHCUmUK8U?...
Sparks - When do I get to sing My Way (Berlin Live Oct 2017)
YouTube video by Joel Spiggott
youtu.be
September 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Listening to “The Woman In Me” and now all I want from this world is for #BritneySpears to do a cover of #Sparks’ “When do I get to sing ‘My Way’” with the same energy that #StevieNix brought to that live performance of “Silver Springs.”
youtu.be/WAuHCUmUK8U?...
youtu.be/WAuHCUmUK8U?...
My brand is nothing if not consistent
September 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My brand is nothing if not consistent
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Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
September 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
This September, in honor of National Food Service Worker Day, I’m celebrating the lifelong friendships I made washing dishes and taking orders in my concessions jobs as a teenager.
Nearly 2/3 of people in the US have worked in the food service industry. We should celebrate all of them. #FSWday
Nearly 2/3 of people in the US have worked in the food service industry. We should celebrate all of them. #FSWday
September 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This September, in honor of National Food Service Worker Day, I’m celebrating the lifelong friendships I made washing dishes and taking orders in my concessions jobs as a teenager.
Nearly 2/3 of people in the US have worked in the food service industry. We should celebrate all of them. #FSWday
Nearly 2/3 of people in the US have worked in the food service industry. We should celebrate all of them. #FSWday
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Rudy Giuliani just set a world record in the field of Statement That Invites More Questions Than It Answers.
Rudy Giuliani suffered severe injuries in a car accident last night, according to his spokesperson
August 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Rudy Giuliani just set a world record in the field of Statement That Invites More Questions Than It Answers.
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very happy about all of this, what a great revival
BTW, the Nielsens for KING OF THE HILL really are dang impressive: 1.3B minutes for week one, with 928M just for S10. That's double/triple what BIG MOUTH and DISENCHANTED did for their final seasons on Netflix, and very strong for a half-hour show. www.vulture.com/article/king...
King of the Hill Is a Texas-size Hit — and Another Season Is Coming
Hulu already has 10 more episodes in the can.
www.vulture.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
very happy about all of this, what a great revival
Two of my favorite bands since adolescence (Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse) are playing a show across town.
I’m on my couch with a cold beer, a snoring husband and a snoring beagle watching the #lollapalooza livestream.
I think I’m still coming out on top.
I’m on my couch with a cold beer, a snoring husband and a snoring beagle watching the #lollapalooza livestream.
I think I’m still coming out on top.
August 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Two of my favorite bands since adolescence (Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse) are playing a show across town.
I’m on my couch with a cold beer, a snoring husband and a snoring beagle watching the #lollapalooza livestream.
I think I’m still coming out on top.
I’m on my couch with a cold beer, a snoring husband and a snoring beagle watching the #lollapalooza livestream.
I think I’m still coming out on top.
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Burning food, burning birth control—not just denying global aid but mocking the very idea of it
U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the U.N. and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
July 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Burning food, burning birth control—not just denying global aid but mocking the very idea of it
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“the $31 billion cost of the car interest deduction is more than the federal government spends annually on public transportation”
Instead of mitigating transportation costs, auto interest deductions are a $30B giveaway to the affluent and those who sell cars for a living.
The new GOP tax break will further push people to drive, worsening pollution, road safety, and inequality.
It’s a near-platonic ideal of terrible policy.
The new GOP tax break will further push people to drive, worsening pollution, road safety, and inequality.
It’s a near-platonic ideal of terrible policy.
The High Costs of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ New Car Loan Deduction
By letting some buyers deduct interest on auto loans, the GOP megabill promises to lower transportation bills. But this tax break could do the opposite.
www.bloomberg.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“the $31 billion cost of the car interest deduction is more than the federal government spends annually on public transportation”