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John Neilson
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Occasional musician, writer, programmer, traveler.
"I'm worth a million in (consolation) prizes."
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
"If Norman Rockwell were alive today, he would be devastated to see that not only does the problem Ruby Bridges confronted 65 years ago still plague us as a society, but that his own work has been marshalled for the cause of persecution toward immigrant communities and people of color."
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
And when they do cover one:

- Downplay the scope in the headline
- Allude to the real magnitude in the article without mentioning numbers
- Add a sidebar link explaining (to one man in particular) that it's not a Size Thing
- Move it off the home page ASAP
October 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson reading from his works in Brooklyn this week. It‘s a shame that - rather than sounding dated - his 40+ yr old anti-racist/anti-fascist verses sound more prescient than ever In 2025.
September 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Trump should be aware of the Pottery Barn Rule:
September 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Trump 2025: "I am thrilled to report that the US Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever to be known *from this point forward*, as 'Rocket City'."

Huntsville 1957: "Hold my beer..."
September 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
September 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A look at a century of radio broadcasting, and how the last few decades have seen a slow but steady takeover by right wing voices that no doubt laid the groundwork for our current state of affairs.

www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
August 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A sandwich is just a sandwich, unless it's a Club.
August 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The Future (2024): we were promised jet packs!

The Future (2025): we were promised handbaskets!
August 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What's that saying about how “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”?

"Trickle down" has been a fraud for a century already. Ask Will Rogers...
August 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
July 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
July 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
TROLLING DEMOCRACY

It’s safe to say that President Trump and the Republican Party are deploying a new form of political propaganda, updating a dark art for the platform era ... one that is ruthless, inflammatory and designed for maximum viral reach.
July 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
More evidence that Project 2025 has just been cribbing from Project 1939 all along.
June 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
May 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I just got this in email my favorite Vietnamese coffee supplier.

Are we Winning yet?
April 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
An old-fashioned song with new-fashioned music.
Woody Guthrie's sentiment has never been more timely.

www.uncommonfolkmusic.com/download
April 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hey, remember that time Ike peppered his D-Day plans with emojis and then hit "reply-all" by mistake?? 🪖🤫🪖🤫🪖🤫🪖

Yeah, me neither...
March 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
In Mt. Fucking Clemens (high school alma mater)
March 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I liked their early stuff better.
March 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Next they’ll be coming for the Bi-planes…

www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum...
March 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
RIP David Johansen, the last of the New York Dolls, whose cultural impact far outstripped their commercial success. They rocked my high school world, that's for sure.

#musicsky
March 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Some days I wake up and can't remember which Twilight Zone episode I'm in.

This week I've decided it's this one.
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I think if there's a lesson to be learned here, it's that we really should have demanded that Trump put down a security deposit before taking office.
February 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM