John Brady
@jsbinthe503.bsky.social
Author of not-your-usual LA noir Golden Palms. Get it here: http://amzn.to/2IJ4jgG Speechwriter. Once upon a time DJ. Sometime surfer. http://Johnbradywriter.com
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John Brady
@jsbinthe503.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Golden Palms isn't your usual noir. It's funny in places.
It's about politics. #goldenpalmsnoir #crimefiction #noir #venice #Kindle #kindlebook #indieauthors #indie
Available now on amazon.com
It's about politics. #goldenpalmsnoir #crimefiction #noir #venice #Kindle #kindlebook #indieauthors #indie
Available now on amazon.com
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Italy, 1972: Adriano Celentano's hit song Prisencolinensinainciusol dazzles listeners worldwide with its gibberish mock English.
American Gen Alpha, today: Cocofanto Elefanto Tracotucotulu Delapeladustuz Statutino Libertino Centralucci Nuclearucci Svinino Bombondino Svinino Bombondino!!!
American Gen Alpha, today: Cocofanto Elefanto Tracotucotulu Delapeladustuz Statutino Libertino Centralucci Nuclearucci Svinino Bombondino Svinino Bombondino!!!
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Italy, 1972: Adriano Celentano's hit song Prisencolinensinainciusol dazzles listeners worldwide with its gibberish mock English.
American Gen Alpha, today: Cocofanto Elefanto Tracotucotulu Delapeladustuz Statutino Libertino Centralucci Nuclearucci Svinino Bombondino Svinino Bombondino!!!
American Gen Alpha, today: Cocofanto Elefanto Tracotucotulu Delapeladustuz Statutino Libertino Centralucci Nuclearucci Svinino Bombondino Svinino Bombondino!!!
Bring back the tulip glass!
as a fan of drinking beer in small glasses i appreciate it when a restaurant or bar serves 8 or 10 ounce drafts in addition to the usual pint
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bring back the tulip glass!
For my middle school forensics competition, I recited an Andy Rooney column that was reprinted in Readers Digest. Those were the days. He turned out to be kind of a crank in the end, though.
When he says "Pan Am building" 😭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-zc...
Andy Rooney on pennies
YouTube video by Bosey McWhy
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For my middle school forensics competition, I recited an Andy Rooney column that was reprinted in Readers Digest. Those were the days. He turned out to be kind of a crank in the end, though.
This whole thread: 💯
99% of all biopics are terrible in a deadly dull, by-the-numbers way and that 1% that are wonderful are just enough to give people hope. Cursed genre.
November 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This whole thread: 💯
This will be a good thread. Already good suggestions.
help i very quickly need an example of a popular form of terrible internet discourse (it's a long story but i'm drawing blanks...like the sydney sweeney jeans stuff)
October 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This will be a good thread. Already good suggestions.
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tbt 3 years ago and my best tweet
November 1, 2023 at 12:38 AM
tbt 3 years ago and my best tweet
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Hate it too.
I really don't like cuteass crosswords where the full right answer doesn't fit in the space. "We took the same two letters out of six of the answers! Oh what a fun ruse!"
October 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hate it too.
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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No Kings, Boise, Idaho
October 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
No Kings, Boise, Idaho
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Instead of No Kings I gave a bunch of my money to drag queens at brunch. Seems like a fair expression of disapproval.
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Instead of No Kings I gave a bunch of my money to drag queens at brunch. Seems like a fair expression of disapproval.
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Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“. . . Engineering presence.”
And I thought it couldn’t get worse than learnings.
And I thought it couldn’t get worse than learnings.
nothing from George Orwell or Terry Gilliam rivals the horror that is today's LinkedIn copy
October 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“. . . Engineering presence.”
And I thought it couldn’t get worse than learnings.
And I thought it couldn’t get worse than learnings.
Dealer’s attorney/Dealer/Dealer’s cousin
Associate Professor / Full Professor / Assistant Professor
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Dealer’s attorney/Dealer/Dealer’s cousin
“. . . you have been workslopped.”
September 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“. . . you have been workslopped.”
Love this one.
my latest with @newrepublic.com
liberalism isn't the 'referee of politics'. it's a player, & it must win
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
liberalism isn't the 'referee of politics'. it's a player, & it must win
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus
The greatest liberal philosopher of the twentieth century guided his creed toward neutrality. In the age of Trump, we can no longer afford that.
newrepublic.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Love this one.
Maybe
Slightly diminish a band: The Mildly Appreciative Dying
Slightly diminish a band: Mumford and Nephews
August 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Maybe
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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Artist John Harris sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/harris... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork (1986-1988). 2nd for "Footfall" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle; 3rd for "Hegira" by Greg Bear; 4th for "The Best of Trek 13" by Walter Irwin and GB Love.
July 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Artist John Harris sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/harris... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork (1986-1988). 2nd for "Footfall" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle; 3rd for "Hegira" by Greg Bear; 4th for "The Best of Trek 13" by Walter Irwin and GB Love.
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I herald his beginning. I herald your end. 💫
July 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I herald his beginning. I herald your end. 💫
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Evidence for what appears to be the first-ever seen direct-collapse black hole (a super-massive black hole, at that) has been observed at the juncture of two colliding galaxies.
July 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Evidence for what appears to be the first-ever seen direct-collapse black hole (a super-massive black hole, at that) has been observed at the juncture of two colliding galaxies.