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Konrad vs. the Shrines
Pinned
change of plans. feeling like I'm just gonna come to terms with my rusty cage
yup. base cowardice
Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
yup. base cowardice
me listening to this song: “all music should sound exactly like this”
February 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
me listening to this song: “all music should sound exactly like this”
I'm sure Bluesky won't have anything to say about this and won't find it at all worthy of comment
Zohran’s Isildur at Mt. Doom moment
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I'm sure Bluesky won't have anything to say about this and won't find it at all worthy of comment
am I the only person who didn't know this hilarious tune www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLN...
Audra McDonald: "Baltimore," Live On Soundcheck
YouTube video by WNYC
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
am I the only person who didn't know this hilarious tune www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLN...
BABARINO: Ooh ooh! Mr. Kotter!
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
BABARINO: Ooh ooh! Mr. Kotter!
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
don’t mind me I’m just “living in the moment” (never having any idea who anybody is and shedding near-term memory like a lizard losing its tail)
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 AM
don’t mind me I’m just “living in the moment” (never having any idea who anybody is and shedding near-term memory like a lizard losing its tail)
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You couldn't make The Fugitive today. Harrison Ford is too old
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
You couldn't make The Fugitive today. Harrison Ford is too old
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My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
btw that youtube channel with the terry riley live set is legit one of the richest musical sources I've ever found on the internet. when the riley performance ended it served this masterpiece up next www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5a...
World Saxophone Quartet at the Public Theater, New York City 1981
YouTube video by Stephen Buckingham
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
btw that youtube channel with the terry riley live set is legit one of the richest musical sources I've ever found on the internet. when the riley performance ended it served this masterpiece up next www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5a...
you ever have a youtube open in a browser tab for several weeks and then you hit play and about twenty minutes in you say to yourself "this was exactly what I needed, today"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
Terry Riley at Town Hall, New York City - September 25, 1982
YouTube video by Stephen Buckingham
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
you ever have a youtube open in a browser tab for several weeks and then you hit play and about twenty minutes in you say to yourself "this was exactly what I needed, today"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
checking back in on Inter Arma...yep...still one of the most original & crucial bands of the last thirty years
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
checking back in on Inter Arma...yep...still one of the most original & crucial bands of the last thirty years
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🎶TWO MINUTES LAAAATER🎶
Rat coin purse!
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
🎶TWO MINUTES LAAAATER🎶
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As dawn breaks, a magazine appears in the wizard's mailbox.
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
As dawn breaks, a magazine appears in the wizard's mailbox.
Once I got some bad acid and the next 12 hours felt exactly like the vibration of “Klobuchar vs. Lindell ‘28”
Here's all the Klobuchar v. Republican matchups from that SurveyUSA poll
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Once I got some bad acid and the next 12 hours felt exactly like the vibration of “Klobuchar vs. Lindell ‘28”
the first place I ever saw in NY was Long Island. me & Rachel stayed in Port Washington, then drove up to Newpaltz the next day. I will always, always have love for Long Island and this fuckin rules
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
the first place I ever saw in NY was Long Island. me & Rachel stayed in Port Washington, then drove up to Newpaltz the next day. I will always, always have love for Long Island and this fuckin rules
RIP ma, I have l'd it o
February 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
RIP ma, I have l'd it o
Something interesting I found – I’ve said before how I started writing “no children” on the envelope that holds an airplane ticket — this must’ve been from the same trip, probably the way back — where it says BOTTOM FEEDERS, another notebook shows that as the original working title for “Tallahassee”
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Something interesting I found – I’ve said before how I started writing “no children” on the envelope that holds an airplane ticket — this must’ve been from the same trip, probably the way back — where it says BOTTOM FEEDERS, another notebook shows that as the original working title for “Tallahassee”
my God, it’s beautiful
they say the world will die in fire and ice, print ad, zx spectrum (1984) archive.org/details/zxco...
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
my God, it’s beautiful
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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The Ancient War continues
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The Ancient War continues
yup -- he's gonna tear it down.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
yup -- he's gonna tear it down.
lol if Isaac Chotiner says "I see" to you, your reputation as a person of any merit is done. Kaputt. Over. Chotiner's "I see" is Vinnie saying "He's gone and we couldn't do nothin' about it" in Goodfellas
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
lol if Isaac Chotiner says "I see" to you, your reputation as a person of any merit is done. Kaputt. Over. Chotiner's "I see" is Vinnie saying "He's gone and we couldn't do nothin' about it" in Goodfellas
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
this has gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit. come to think of it the last 12 years have gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit
February 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
this has gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit. come to think of it the last 12 years have gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit
you may not know it until it's slinking through your immediate environment but you need this new tune by Tomeka Reid so so much outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long
Oo long!, by Tomeka Reid
from the album dance! skip! hop!
outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
you may not know it until it's slinking through your immediate environment but you need this new tune by Tomeka Reid so so much outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long