Brian G. Nelson
@bgnelson.bsky.social
Songwriter, Wanderer, Wonderer, Veteran, Plant Eater, cancer Survivor, Human
Nonprofit - http://Wildskytrails.org
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Nonprofit - http://Wildskytrails.org
https://linktr.ee/bg_nelson
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Taxing the billionaires is…a start.
January 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Taxing the billionaires is…a start.
Someone in the audience cries every time I play a song about my dogs who passed in '21, '22.
I just wrote a sadder song. Every month-ish, I have hyper-realistic dreams about them. In the new song, the dreams are a glimpse of "dog heaven."
Do other artists have to dissociate to play certain songs?
I just wrote a sadder song. Every month-ish, I have hyper-realistic dreams about them. In the new song, the dreams are a glimpse of "dog heaven."
Do other artists have to dissociate to play certain songs?
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Someone in the audience cries every time I play a song about my dogs who passed in '21, '22.
I just wrote a sadder song. Every month-ish, I have hyper-realistic dreams about them. In the new song, the dreams are a glimpse of "dog heaven."
Do other artists have to dissociate to play certain songs?
I just wrote a sadder song. Every month-ish, I have hyper-realistic dreams about them. In the new song, the dreams are a glimpse of "dog heaven."
Do other artists have to dissociate to play certain songs?
I setup my own music streaming server on an spare phone. Reripped my old CDs to lossless, replaced lossy mp3s from years ago. Buying CDs again, too, mostly used. 25k+ songs is about 200gb. Still some lossy files, though. I also put it all on a microsd in my current phone, and a backup.
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I setup my own music streaming server on an spare phone. Reripped my old CDs to lossless, replaced lossy mp3s from years ago. Buying CDs again, too, mostly used. 25k+ songs is about 200gb. Still some lossy files, though. I also put it all on a microsd in my current phone, and a backup.
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
If we can just pool together enough disappointment, that'll surely change the administration's minds.
Dem leaders certainly know all about disappointment.
Dem leaders certainly know all about disappointment.
REPORTER: Given what's happened in Venezuela, do you regret your vote for confirm Marco Rubio for Secretary of State?
CHUCK SCHUMER: I'm deeply disappointed in Marco Rubio...
CHUCK SCHUMER: I'm deeply disappointed in Marco Rubio...
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
If we can just pool together enough disappointment, that'll surely change the administration's minds.
Dem leaders certainly know all about disappointment.
Dem leaders certainly know all about disappointment.
My 3rd year in a row with a goal to write 100 songs. I was only at 31 to start Oct. I wrote 16 in Oct, 27 in Nov, 26 in Dec. I thought I hit 100 early this afternoon, but I had one on my list twice. So I wrote another.
Trying to take a writing break to finish some recording and release some soon.
Trying to take a writing break to finish some recording and release some soon.
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 AM
My 3rd year in a row with a goal to write 100 songs. I was only at 31 to start Oct. I wrote 16 in Oct, 27 in Nov, 26 in Dec. I thought I hit 100 early this afternoon, but I had one on my list twice. So I wrote another.
Trying to take a writing break to finish some recording and release some soon.
Trying to take a writing break to finish some recording and release some soon.
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Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
In immigration news, hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have disappeared.
www.democracynow.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
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I was talking about this with my uncle the other day. I thought Einstein was reclusive for the last few decades of his career and life.
He wasn't.
He was denouncing racism by teaching & speaking at Black collages and organisations.
White people need to know that for his work to be understood
He wasn't.
He was denouncing racism by teaching & speaking at Black collages and organisations.
White people need to know that for his work to be understood
The Black community around Princeton gave Einstein an entrance into the civil rights movement. He joined the NAACP and the American Crusade Against Lynching (ACAL), an organization founded by Paul Robeson.
Einstein had a 20-year friendship with Robeson; he also wrote for W.E.B. Du Bois's mag.
Einstein had a 20-year friendship with Robeson; he also wrote for W.E.B. Du Bois's mag.
How Albert Einstein Used His Fame to Denounce American Racism
The world-renowned physicist was never one to just stick to the science
www.smithsonianmag.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I was talking about this with my uncle the other day. I thought Einstein was reclusive for the last few decades of his career and life.
He wasn't.
He was denouncing racism by teaching & speaking at Black collages and organisations.
White people need to know that for his work to be understood
He wasn't.
He was denouncing racism by teaching & speaking at Black collages and organisations.
White people need to know that for his work to be understood
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🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time.
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
August 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time.
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
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i'm not going to co-sign everything in here but i will say that i hope david shor is exiled to st. helena
Democratic Elites Blame Everyone But Themselves for Historic Collapse
On the blame list: transgender people, “economic headwinds,” ontologically racist voters—anyone but the powerful people tasked with defeating Trump.
inthesetimes.com
November 9, 2024 at 12:33 AM
i'm not going to co-sign everything in here but i will say that i hope david shor is exiled to st. helena
Recording my 1st album. I chose a short deadline, hoping it'd push me. I still find ways to avoid it. Yesterday, I actually tried to record bass, but it was quiet with a lot of fret buzz. I got it recently and hadn't done a setup. Full setup took 3 hours, but now it plays great. I'll try again today
June 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Recording my 1st album. I chose a short deadline, hoping it'd push me. I still find ways to avoid it. Yesterday, I actually tried to record bass, but it was quiet with a lot of fret buzz. I got it recently and hadn't done a setup. Full setup took 3 hours, but now it plays great. I'll try again today
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This is an important reminder for anyone who thinks it won’t happen to them. It has happened to at least 70 people LEGALLY in the US. They do not just target people here illegally. And these are old numbers. The current number is likely much higher.
June 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is an important reminder for anyone who thinks it won’t happen to them. It has happened to at least 70 people LEGALLY in the US. They do not just target people here illegally. And these are old numbers. The current number is likely much higher.
Once again, Rep Jeffries shrinks from the moment and leadership his position requires. It's almost like he thinks House Minority Leader means he's only allowed to use minor leadership. Major leadership is only for Majority Leaders.
Asked if he supports the war powers resolution (would require Trump to seek authorization from Congress for war with Iran), Hakeem Jeffries says: "I haven't taken a look at it."
June 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Once again, Rep Jeffries shrinks from the moment and leadership his position requires. It's almost like he thinks House Minority Leader means he's only allowed to use minor leadership. Major leadership is only for Majority Leaders.
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US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
June 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
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Borders are an illusion made by those in power claiming us as property and apart of their devouring machine of consumption. The enemy is not the people crossing those borders but the ones who made them to maintain power.
June 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Borders are an illusion made by those in power claiming us as property and apart of their devouring machine of consumption. The enemy is not the people crossing those borders but the ones who made them to maintain power.
I've been really overdoing it lately. I gave myself far too much to do, and I'm about to be forced to cut way back. I tweaked a muscle in my lower back 2 days ago, and I re-aggravated my herniated disc today, L5/S1. I just need to get through tomorrow's tree planting with school kids.
May 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I've been really overdoing it lately. I gave myself far too much to do, and I'm about to be forced to cut way back. I tweaked a muscle in my lower back 2 days ago, and I re-aggravated my herniated disc today, L5/S1. I just need to get through tomorrow's tree planting with school kids.
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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If I was a Congressional Democrat I'd be publicly asking whether or not it's possible the SecDef blasting out tactical details on non-secure devices is responsible for this.
So the Houthis spooked a US carrier into dropping a fighter jet in the drink.
UPDATE: A US official said that initial reports from the scene indicated that the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard. www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/p...
April 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If I was a Congressional Democrat I'd be publicly asking whether or not it's possible the SecDef blasting out tactical details on non-secure devices is responsible for this.
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So much of cybersecurity is "We must secure the Orphan Crushing Machine so that unauthorized people do not crush the orphans," and not "Why the fuck are you building an Orphan Crushing Machine in the first place?"
April 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So much of cybersecurity is "We must secure the Orphan Crushing Machine so that unauthorized people do not crush the orphans," and not "Why the fuck are you building an Orphan Crushing Machine in the first place?"
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This picture may haunt me to the end of my days.
It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man.
An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/
#MomSky
It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man.
An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/
#MomSky
April 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This picture may haunt me to the end of my days.
It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man.
An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/
#MomSky
It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man.
An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/
#MomSky
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April 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Please share and give if you can
Went off my adhd meds for a month, supplements too, due to a health issue. I wasn't sure the cause, so I wanted to be safe. Today's my 1st day back. I took a lower dose. When I 1st started them, it took me a while to realize they were working, but going off and back on is very noticeable.
April 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Went off my adhd meds for a month, supplements too, due to a health issue. I wasn't sure the cause, so I wanted to be safe. Today's my 1st day back. I took a lower dose. When I 1st started them, it took me a while to realize they were working, but going off and back on is very noticeable.
My mom sent me a poem my grandma wrote that was published in a Washington state high school poetry anthology in 1939. I turned it into a song. The first verse is my grandma's poem, then I wrote the rest. I was kind of expecting to sit with it a while, but it came pretty easily.
April 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
My mom sent me a poem my grandma wrote that was published in a Washington state high school poetry anthology in 1939. I turned it into a song. The first verse is my grandma's poem, then I wrote the rest. I was kind of expecting to sit with it a while, but it came pretty easily.
Senate Dems should set up a filibuster rotation. They don't all need to be 24 hours, but an hour or a few adds up. @cantwell.senate.gov @pattymurray.bsky.social
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Senate Dems should set up a filibuster rotation. They don't all need to be 24 hours, but an hour or a few adds up. @cantwell.senate.gov @pattymurray.bsky.social
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It's not illegal for the press to publish classified info. Jeffrey Goldberg's decision to wait for Trump to deem the Signal chat not classified before publishing it shows how deferent the media is to gov't on national security stories. It shouldn't be! www.kenklippenstein.com/p/signalgate...
Signalgate’s “Classified” Texts Stump Media
Is Donald Trump now editor-in-chief of national security news?
www.kenklippenstein.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's not illegal for the press to publish classified info. Jeffrey Goldberg's decision to wait for Trump to deem the Signal chat not classified before publishing it shows how deferent the media is to gov't on national security stories. It shouldn't be! www.kenklippenstein.com/p/signalgate...