Drew Miller
@dmillermpls.bsky.social
Musician, vinyl record dealer, technology consultant based in Minnesota.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Friday night music in Madison facebook.com/events/s/van...
Van Orman & Helwin Quartet at the Harmony Bar
Music event in Madison, WI by Van Orman and Helwin and Harmony Bar & Grill on Friday, November 14 2025
facebook.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Friday night music in Madison facebook.com/events/s/van...
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Here is a quietly unhinged weekend travel guide I wrote for @racketmn.com about visiting The Driftless Bluffs to watch the leaves change…but really you’re there to search for Pepie the Lake Monster :) racketmn.com/driftless-bl...
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This Weekend, Go See the Majesty of the Leaves Changing on The Driftless Bluffs (While Secretly Hunting for Pepie the Lake Pepin Monster) - Racket
A Twin Cities weekender/amateur cryptozoologist's guide to exploring autumn on The Great River Road, because sure, you’re here for the leaves—but really you’re here to find Pepie.
racketmn.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Here is a quietly unhinged weekend travel guide I wrote for @racketmn.com about visiting The Driftless Bluffs to watch the leaves change…but really you’re there to search for Pepie the Lake Monster :) racketmn.com/driftless-bl...
Ian
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Only the best people.
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Only the best people.
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The #USPS is holding a vote to choose a stamp to reissue, and one of them is the “Emancipation Proclamation” stamp. Wouldn’t it be great if that one won by a landslide?
#Vote online at www.stampsforever.com/vote
The deadline is Sept 30th, please act now!
#Vote online at www.stampsforever.com/vote
The deadline is Sept 30th, please act now!
September 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The #USPS is holding a vote to choose a stamp to reissue, and one of them is the “Emancipation Proclamation” stamp. Wouldn’t it be great if that one won by a landslide?
#Vote online at www.stampsforever.com/vote
The deadline is Sept 30th, please act now!
#Vote online at www.stampsforever.com/vote
The deadline is Sept 30th, please act now!
One of my favorite ingredients.
‘It’s actually a superfood!’ Why tempeh is suddenly on every menu – and coming to a supermarket near you
‘It’s actually a superfood!’ Why tempeh is suddenly on every menu – and coming to a supermarket near you
Tofu’s close relative can be sliced, smoked, marinated, deep fried, turned into mince, burgers, or ‘bacon’ … and it’s high in protein and other vital nutrients. Here’s how to make the most of it
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
One of my favorite ingredients.
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It's still summer, technically, but today begins our FALL MEMBER DRIVE and perhaps you may be aware that under our current regime, your voices are more crucial than ever! Learn more and pledge your support at KFAI.org/donate! And continue to tell your friends about Fresh Air!
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It's still summer, technically, but today begins our FALL MEMBER DRIVE and perhaps you may be aware that under our current regime, your voices are more crucial than ever! Learn more and pledge your support at KFAI.org/donate! And continue to tell your friends about Fresh Air!
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The most meaningful new word in this timeline. Applicable almost everywhere.
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The most meaningful new word in this timeline. Applicable almost everywhere.
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This is a very weird situation in that it's the first time since FDR the press has a visibly ill, probably dying President -- so the first time in the modern media model -- and they seem completely unequipped to report on it. (also "they like him and want him to rule us like a king" factor, yes)
August 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is a very weird situation in that it's the first time since FDR the press has a visibly ill, probably dying President -- so the first time in the modern media model -- and they seem completely unequipped to report on it. (also "they like him and want him to rule us like a king" factor, yes)
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Walz says Harris "would have been a fantastic president... we wouldn't wake up every day to a bunch of shit on TV. We would wake up to an adult w/ compassion & dignity doing the work, not a manchild crying about whatever is wrong with him. May his fat ankles find something today. Petty as hell."
August 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Walz says Harris "would have been a fantastic president... we wouldn't wake up every day to a bunch of shit on TV. We would wake up to an adult w/ compassion & dignity doing the work, not a manchild crying about whatever is wrong with him. May his fat ankles find something today. Petty as hell."
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What's going to happen when iCE kidnaps soccer players from African and South American nations competing at the World Cup simply because ICE has a habit of profiling. Simply put, if the teams decide to go for a walk in between games, will they be picked up? Mark my words, this will be a reality.
August 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What's going to happen when iCE kidnaps soccer players from African and South American nations competing at the World Cup simply because ICE has a habit of profiling. Simply put, if the teams decide to go for a walk in between games, will they be picked up? Mark my words, this will be a reality.
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No one would be confused about what's happening if you saw it in another country. No one.
Let's keep focused on the broader pattern here. I've outlined it in six bullet points below. Viewed all in one place, it's quite ominous:
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
August 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
No one would be confused about what's happening if you saw it in another country. No one.
Climate change is the main driver of this dystopian timeline.
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”: Climate Change is Already Forcing People From Their Homes
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Climate change is the main driver of this dystopian timeline.
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And as I've pointed out a lot over the years: far right also means hypercapitalist
Elites and institutions have not “collapsed.” They have not “changed their tunes.” They have not “failed.” They are not “cowards.”
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
July 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And as I've pointed out a lot over the years: far right also means hypercapitalist
Tom Lehrer RIP. Read the entire thread on how he pranked the NSA (and invented Jell-O shots)
In November of 2016, nearly 60 years after the paper was published internally, I had discovered the joke.
A few years later, I filed to have the paper declassified, and the NSA eventually agreed, and even put it up on their webpage:
media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/14/...
A few years later, I filed to have the paper declassified, and the NSA eventually agreed, and even put it up on their webpage:
media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/14/...
media.defense.gov
July 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Tom Lehrer RIP. Read the entire thread on how he pranked the NSA (and invented Jell-O shots)
July 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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I can’t stop thinking about how the Access Hollywood tape came out before the election even happened, yet suddenly we have people concerned that the President might have lied about being a sexual predator who were totally fine with it when he told the truth about being a sexual predator
very grim
very grim
July 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I can’t stop thinking about how the Access Hollywood tape came out before the election even happened, yet suddenly we have people concerned that the President might have lied about being a sexual predator who were totally fine with it when he told the truth about being a sexual predator
very grim
very grim
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Posted today by artist Brian Walsby. Hüsker Dü & Peanuts mashup prints available for you to buy. If you’re a fan of both, these are hard to pass up.
First: Metal Circus and New Day Rising.
First: Metal Circus and New Day Rising.
July 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Posted today by artist Brian Walsby. Hüsker Dü & Peanuts mashup prints available for you to buy. If you’re a fan of both, these are hard to pass up.
First: Metal Circus and New Day Rising.
First: Metal Circus and New Day Rising.
One of my least favorite aspects of this dystopian timeline.
Uff da. (Minnesotans may want to limit their times outdoors and wear a decent mask when out and about. Run air cleaners. All that jazz.)
www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-la...
www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-la...
July 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
One of my least favorite aspects of this dystopian timeline.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
www.publicnotice.co
July 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
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I know you’re new to Congress, Mr. Fine, but we don’t call our colleagues terrorists here. It just makes you look idiotic. At a time when MN Democrats have been targeted for assassination by a right-wing extremist, your rhetoric is seriously dangerous. Apologize now.
July 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I know you’re new to Congress, Mr. Fine, but we don’t call our colleagues terrorists here. It just makes you look idiotic. At a time when MN Democrats have been targeted for assassination by a right-wing extremist, your rhetoric is seriously dangerous. Apologize now.