Denny Brenner
@dennybrenner.bsky.social
Downwardly-mobile geeky queer disabled hippie/punk leftist Jewish senior citizen. Out since 1979. They/them pronouns. Here to help keep myself connected and sane.
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Denny Brenner
@dennybrenner.bsky.social
· Nov 26
An introductory assortment of hashtags about me and my interests:
#retired #queer #genderfluid #genderqueer #trans
#gaymer #ElderScrollsOnline
#disabled #spoonie
#neurodivergent
#SteelyDan #FrankZappa #TheWho #DavidBowie #punk #disco #jazz #opera
#foodie #homecook #omnivore
#cats #CatParent
#retired #queer #genderfluid #genderqueer #trans
#gaymer #ElderScrollsOnline
#disabled #spoonie
#neurodivergent
#SteelyDan #FrankZappa #TheWho #DavidBowie #punk #disco #jazz #opera
#foodie #homecook #omnivore
#cats #CatParent
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Whoops! Almost forgot to observe this beloved little tradition today...
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
www.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Whoops! Almost forgot to observe this beloved little tradition today...
On my mental soundtrack this Labor Day is an old favorite of mine, one of the wittier takedowns of modern industrial culture that I've heard in recent years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTb0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTb0...
Dire Straits - Industrial Disease (1982) HD
YouTube video by ClassicVideos80s
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
On my mental soundtrack this Labor Day is an old favorite of mine, one of the wittier takedowns of modern industrial culture that I've heard in recent years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTb0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTb0...
Well this gives me a sad. Instant Brands makes a good product, but it looks like their private equity cannibalizer is now doing clumsy MAGA-kiss-up stunts with their wares. Fortunately there are now other makers of electric pressure cookers I can turn to when my Instant Pot wears out
July 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Well this gives me a sad. Instant Brands makes a good product, but it looks like their private equity cannibalizer is now doing clumsy MAGA-kiss-up stunts with their wares. Fortunately there are now other makers of electric pressure cookers I can turn to when my Instant Pot wears out
Meanwhile on the home front: I persist in having nothing useful to add (beyond heartfelt expletives of furious agreement) to what other more articulate voices have said about all the shit going on in the nation and the world, so here instead is Mr Swayze consoling me with his adorableness.
July 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Meanwhile on the home front: I persist in having nothing useful to add (beyond heartfelt expletives of furious agreement) to what other more articulate voices have said about all the shit going on in the nation and the world, so here instead is Mr Swayze consoling me with his adorableness.
On my mental soundtrack today: one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite musical smartasses. Rest in peace, sir - thanks for all the laughs.
#TomLehrer #MentalSoundtrack
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHa...
#TomLehrer #MentalSoundtrack
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHa...
Tom Lehrer - Lobachevsky
YouTube video by FreddeTl
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
On my mental soundtrack today: one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite musical smartasses. Rest in peace, sir - thanks for all the laughs.
#TomLehrer #MentalSoundtrack
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHa...
#TomLehrer #MentalSoundtrack
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHa...
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Wait for it: One standout is “Backdoor Bum & the Big Landlord,” about two characters trekking toward heaven. The landlord expect[s] to buy his way in.That doesn’t happen. Guthrie’s landlord was Fred Trump, Donald's father. Guthrie wrote a song, “Old Man Trump,” denouncing him for segregation.
More Woody Guthrie Songs? Yes, From a Trove of Homemade Recordings.
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wait for it: One standout is “Backdoor Bum & the Big Landlord,” about two characters trekking toward heaven. The landlord expect[s] to buy his way in.That doesn’t happen. Guthrie’s landlord was Fred Trump, Donald's father. Guthrie wrote a song, “Old Man Trump,” denouncing him for segregation.
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back in the bush years i used to call this "bullshit conservative legal theory." it was basically "the law is whatever it needs to be at the minute so the republican wins." whether thats saying torture is ok, or surveillance, or killing the DOE or Roe.
its. all. bullshit.
its. all. bullshit.
July 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
back in the bush years i used to call this "bullshit conservative legal theory." it was basically "the law is whatever it needs to be at the minute so the republican wins." whether thats saying torture is ok, or surveillance, or killing the DOE or Roe.
its. all. bullshit.
its. all. bullshit.
An old favorite of mine is back on my mental soundtrack due to current US fascist fuckery: Randy Newman's brilliant skewering of his era's edition of that mindset - love how he calls the fascists out in this 1974 performance.
#RandyNewman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOk...
#RandyNewman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOk...
Political Science - Randy Newman | The Midnight Special
YouTube video by The Midnight Special
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
An old favorite of mine is back on my mental soundtrack due to current US fascist fuckery: Randy Newman's brilliant skewering of his era's edition of that mindset - love how he calls the fascists out in this 1974 performance.
#RandyNewman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOk...
#RandyNewman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOk...
Once again, I have nothing cogent to say about the current fascist fuckery here and abroad that does not devolve into inarticulate strings of expletives, so instead please join me in seeking some solace from Mr Swayze here and his latest creative sleeping pose.
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
June 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Once again, I have nothing cogent to say about the current fascist fuckery here and abroad that does not devolve into inarticulate strings of expletives, so instead please join me in seeking some solace from Mr Swayze here and his latest creative sleeping pose.
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
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RIP Jonathan Joss (December 22nd 1965 - June 1st 2025).
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
RIP Jonathan Joss (December 22nd 1965 - June 1st 2025).
On my mental soundtrack on this US Memorial Day: a meditation on the price of waging war, recorded in 1968 during the height of the Vietnam War.
#MentalSoundtrack #EricBurdon #1960sMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSJ...
#MentalSoundtrack #EricBurdon #1960sMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSJ...
Sky Pilot
YouTube video by Eric Burdon - Topic
www.youtube.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
On my mental soundtrack on this US Memorial Day: a meditation on the price of waging war, recorded in 1968 during the height of the Vietnam War.
#MentalSoundtrack #EricBurdon #1960sMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSJ...
#MentalSoundtrack #EricBurdon #1960sMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSJ...
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“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
May 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
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The philosophy of WAY too many people:
Artificial everything.
Because it's cheaper.
Because all that matters is how much money you can make off of it.
Artificial everything.
Because it's cheaper.
Because all that matters is how much money you can make off of it.
May 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The philosophy of WAY too many people:
Artificial everything.
Because it's cheaper.
Because all that matters is how much money you can make off of it.
Artificial everything.
Because it's cheaper.
Because all that matters is how much money you can make off of it.
Includes content on Miró's experiences under Franco's fascist regime that I found highly relevant to these times.
HOW TO SEE | Joan Miró
YouTube video by The Museum of Modern Art
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Includes content on Miró's experiences under Franco's fascist regime that I found highly relevant to these times.
These are the Mothers on my mental playlist today.
#FrankZappa
#FrankZappa
Call Any Vegetable
YouTube video by Frank Zappa - Topic
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
These are the Mothers on my mental playlist today.
#FrankZappa
#FrankZappa
Meanwhile on the home front: Mr Swayze loves to snuggle with his human, though he has to occasionally remind them to put down the camera and keep petting him. #CatsOfBlueSky
May 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Meanwhile on the home front: Mr Swayze loves to snuggle with his human, though he has to occasionally remind them to put down the camera and keep petting him. #CatsOfBlueSky
This article was posted in 2015, and is IMO even more applicable now. Wishing all a woke Mother's Day.
peacealliance.org/history-of-m...
peacealliance.org/history-of-m...
History of Mother's Day as a Day of Peace: Julia Ward Howe - The Peace Alliance
In the 1800's, Julia Ward Howe, original advocate for “Mother’s Day” and writer of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” nursed and tended the wounded during the civil war. She worked with the widows and...
peacealliance.org
May 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This article was posted in 2015, and is IMO even more applicable now. Wishing all a woke Mother's Day.
peacealliance.org/history-of-m...
peacealliance.org/history-of-m...
On this day in 1970: the Kent State shootings, an event with lessons for these times.
www.ohiohistory.org/four-dead-in...
www.ohiohistory.org/four-dead-in...
Four Dead in Ohio - Ohio History Connection
Inspired by the events that unfolded on the campus of Kent State University on May 4, 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young released their soon-to-be hit single, "Ohio."
www.ohiohistory.org
May 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On this day in 1970: the Kent State shootings, an event with lessons for these times.
www.ohiohistory.org/four-dead-in...
www.ohiohistory.org/four-dead-in...
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (20s?) is sneakily reading The Two Towers behind the counter of a furniture shop. It might look like a quiet day but there are epic battles to fight. Feisty wizards, horsey warriors, intrepid hobbitses and Helm's Deep await! (1)
A woman (20s?) is sneakily reading The Two Towers behind the counter of a furniture shop. It might look like a quiet day but there are epic battles to fight. Feisty wizards, horsey warriors, intrepid hobbitses and Helm's Deep await! (1)
May 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (20s?) is sneakily reading The Two Towers behind the counter of a furniture shop. It might look like a quiet day but there are epic battles to fight. Feisty wizards, horsey warriors, intrepid hobbitses and Helm's Deep await! (1)
A woman (20s?) is sneakily reading The Two Towers behind the counter of a furniture shop. It might look like a quiet day but there are epic battles to fight. Feisty wizards, horsey warriors, intrepid hobbitses and Helm's Deep await! (1)
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Age is just a number until you strain your knee by sitting in the wrong position for too long.
May 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Age is just a number until you strain your knee by sitting in the wrong position for too long.
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Must be about getting rid of that “anti-Christian bias” they keep talking about. religionnews.com/2025/04/28/w...
Rev. William Barber arrested in Capitol Rotunda after praying against Republican-led budget
(RNS) — While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber’s prayer was unusually dramatic: After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Ro...
religionnews.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Must be about getting rid of that “anti-Christian bias” they keep talking about. religionnews.com/2025/04/28/w...
LOL this one made me blink. Mr Swayze did loose interest in the sauced ones after sucking all the sauce off those funky-looking shreds, but fortunately he consistently hoovers up the pate, no problem. It's the premium brand food he completely rejected.
Fancy Feast Recalls 1 Million Cans Of Food That Cats Just Kind Of Stared At Before Wandering Away
Fancy Feast Recalls 1 Million Cans Of Food That Cats Just Kind Of Stared At Before Wandering Away
ST. LOUIS—Apologizing to all customers who had received a defective product, pet food giant Fancy Feast issued a massive recall Friday for 1 million cans of food that cats just kind of stared at befor...
theonion.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
LOL this one made me blink. Mr Swayze did loose interest in the sauced ones after sucking all the sauce off those funky-looking shreds, but fortunately he consistently hoovers up the pate, no problem. It's the premium brand food he completely rejected.
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On April 21, 1865, the train carrying Pres. Lincoln’s body for public mourning left Washington, D.C., becoming a historic event as crowds gathered to pay respects. His leadership helped end slavery, forever changing the nation. 121 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
April 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
On April 21, 1865, the train carrying Pres. Lincoln’s body for public mourning left Washington, D.C., becoming a historic event as crowds gathered to pay respects. His leadership helped end slavery, forever changing the nation. 121 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
Actually, the rumor I want to spread is that Pope Francis is now haunting JD Vance, warning him to renounce his oppressive ways not unlike the way Marley's ghost did to Scrooge.
April 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Actually, the rumor I want to spread is that Pope Francis is now haunting JD Vance, warning him to renounce his oppressive ways not unlike the way Marley's ghost did to Scrooge.