Sometimes I wish I did not know the difference between correlation and causation. I think I would be happier. I would certainly have a lot more suggestions for solving problems. I could tell people, with a straight face, to wear suits to the airport to usher back in a golden age
we still get some catalog junk mail, but it’s a lot less since I’ve gotten consistent about canceling them with CatalogChoice
Dessa, Fire Drills, live 🎵
tell patient zero, he can have his rib back
Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence
Indivisible: cancel Spotify
Spotify is exploiting the work of artists to line their pockets while recruiting for ICE – a secret police force that is terrorizing American communities. Spotify is actively amplifying the Trump regime’s drive to authoritarianism.
Florence + the Machine, Everybody Scream, live on Later… with Jools Holland 🎵
The Guardian: Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter. “[In Norway], taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie, live on Kimmel (again, you’re welcome) 🎵
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
at Genuine Joe’s (/Russell’s Bakery) ☕️ it’s not Joever till it’s Joever
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: War on America, Chicago Theater of Operations
I have studied Fascist and other authoritarian takeovers for decades and have remained in the United States to be a witness and real-time analyst of our own experience. Consider this as the first of a series of Lucid war bulletins.
we just traveled there, and it wasn’t “War ravaged” in the slightest. anyway, pretty funny letter home from the Portland front by Rebecca Solnit:
We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee in their camps, where loud ukulele songs of resistance even now drift in on the breeze. Our platoon has foraged for bush food, and is now forced to live on cacao nibs and gluten-free bagels
Tricky, Black Steel 🎵
I got a letter from the government the other day Opened and read it, it said they were suckers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Lorde, Solar Power 🎵
It’s a new state of mind Are you comin’ my baby
happy Sun Day 🌞
is there anything more cool, dorky, human, & beautiful than a handful of people who can sing & play instruments performing cool, dorky, human, & beautiful songs they made up? yay for streaming & ubiquity, but no thank you to algorithms & autoplay & non-human “intelligence”
The Paranoyds, Bear, live 🎵
canceled our Disney+ & Hulu subscriptions
(this won’t be the first big company I’ve brought to their knees. remember when Starbucks used to charge for in-store wifi? I never paid, not once. you’re welcome)
The Clash, Know Your Rights, live in 1983 (!) 🎵
#3 - you have the right to free speech so long as you’re not dumb enough to actually try it
sunset, Newport OR
sunset, Newport OR
sunset, Newport OR
the current administration & Congress are cutting a bunch of energy-efficiency & solar rebates, but they’re still available through the end of the year. spend this money!
Los Campesinos, Romance is Boring, live on KEXP 🎵
all set for October! or September. whichever comes first 🍺
Los Abandoned, Van Nuys (Es Very Nice) 🎵
I finished the book Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. it was great - sharp, hilarious, & warm 📚