~cgrayson

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:31:55 -0500

Republicans don’t mind data center expansion (& the horrifically polluting fossil-fuel power generation required), but they know how unpopular that expansion is. so they’re faking concern & slowing the headlong rush a little, but just until after the election. don’t fall for it

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:51:48 -0500

The Police, Synchronicity II, live in Buenos Aires, 2007 🎵

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Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:28:26 -0500

happy Oktoberfest! (yes, I know what month it is. close enough! also I decided I’d stok’d up about enough) 🍺

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:24:01 -0500

The Kills, Future Starts Slow, live at Rock en Seine, 2011 🎵 youtu.be/H2NGdSyeC…

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:17:57 -0500

I’ve stopped donating to individual campaigns, even for candidates we love. win or lose, those orgs are gone the day after the election. check out these alternatives:

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:38:40 -0500

Happy Birthday (not that one), live on KEXP by the unique band Black Country, New Road 🎵

youtu.be/o5VF-H-J4…

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:22:57 -0500

Joan Osborne, covering Stevie Wonder’s Love’s in Need of Love Today, live on Conan 🎵

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Good morn' or evening, friends Here’s your friendly announcer I have serious news to pass on to everybody

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:18:19 -0500

stoktoberfest - the period of time in August when you buy up all the märzen/fest/Oktoberfest beers that are already out, so you’ll have them in October (ok ok, September), when they’ll all be gone (replaced by winter ales) 🍺

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:33:48 -0500

Automatic, Is It Now?, live at KEXP 🎵

youtu.be/98DKW_NLy…

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:09:24 -0500

The Grateful Dead, New Speedway Boogie, live in 1970 🎵

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one way or another this darkness got to give

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:25:39 -0500

Sinead O’Connor, Troy, live in 1988 🎵

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the beauty & raw power from this 22-year-old woman with an acoustic guitar is honestly staggering

I’d kill a dragon for you

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:06:37 -0500

Tacocat, Psychedelic Quinceañera, live on KEXP 🎵

youtu.be/TxA_6yYKB…

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:32:08 -0500

for any country, let alone a host country, let alone this vile kleptocracy, to interfere like this is fucking sickening. for the supposedly apolitical FIFA to give this even a moment’s consideration is worse. way to taint whatever accomplishment the USMNT reaches. way to defile the entire sport ⚽️

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:29:13 -0500

The World Cup is undressing the myth of Trump’s American homogeneity ⚽️

If [FIFA] wasn’t so busy kowtowing to authoritarian regimes and fleecing workaday fans, it could be the greatest force for global good since, well, the advent of international flight

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:08:28 -0500

what a day 🇳🇱 🇸🇪 ⚽️ 🏆 🥹

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:33:42 -0500

I’d given in and was going to subscribe to the Fox One service for the World Cup, but between ads during the two-per-game hydration breaks & having to see Fox News idiots’ big dumb faces every time we launched the app, decided to cancel. we’ll just watch on Telemundo, no problema ⚽️

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:34:06 -0500

when you just want to be friends

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:11:03 -0500

a nice intro for the curious: A (total) beginner’s guide to the World Cup (funny, too: “the expanded field means there is a chance for plucky underdogs with little chance of winning – such as Jordan, Curaçao & England – to compete with the big boys”)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:12:53 -0500

agree with this rave review of Widow’s Bay. we never watch horror, so we weren’t sure about it, but being open to the comedy & silliness has been enough. can’t wait for the last 2 episodes

Sat, 30 May 2026 21:56:12 -0500

Metric, Black Sheep 🎵

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Fri, 22 May 2026 22:03:26 -0500

Joan Osborne, St. Teresa 🎵

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Thu, 21 May 2026 20:34:53 -0500

I didn’t know how much I needed this rainbow

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:18:01 -0500

Lorde, Homemade Dynamite 🎵

youtu.be/iG0vGmHs3…

Thu, 07 May 2026 19:12:57 -0500

a long but fun Atlantic article on The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America (gift link)

Sat, 02 May 2026 22:03:29 -0500

Florence + the Machine, One of the Greats, live for World Cafe 🎵

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arms outstretched back from the dead streetlights bursting overhead