Anthony Dean-Harris
@anthonydeanharris.com
Writer; artist; radio host of A Smooth Ride (weekdays 2-4pm PST) & content coordinator at Portland's Jazz Radio @kmhd.org; archivist emeritus & co-conspirator at San Antonio's FL!GHT Gallery; he/him; hopefully witty, certainly verbose
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
This episode had so much going on, but somehow I was most shocked by so much smoking cigarettes indoors
Tonight's episode of INDUSTRY had at least three gasp-out-loud moments. This show is disgusting, and the best thing on TV.
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 AM
This episode had so much going on, but somehow I was most shocked by so much smoking cigarettes indoors
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Bc a lot of those (mainly white) folks don't hate the machine. They hate it being pointed at them. They want the police. They want ICE. But not this version of it. It's not abolish they fear. It's the idea behind it. Losing their way to control and punish the "others".
Question for the crowd:
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Bc a lot of those (mainly white) folks don't hate the machine. They hate it being pointed at them. They want the police. They want ICE. But not this version of it. It's not abolish they fear. It's the idea behind it. Losing their way to control and punish the "others".
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Apropos of ICE "reform" being the "floor."
Malcolm X- On Progress
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January 24, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Apropos of ICE "reform" being the "floor."
Got to hear the back end of Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento's 'Native Dancer' and the first half of Joni Mitchell's 'Shadows and Light' in possibly the best space to hear these things, so I'm pretty happy about my Saturday afternoon.
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Got to hear the back end of Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento's 'Native Dancer' and the first half of Joni Mitchell's 'Shadows and Light' in possibly the best space to hear these things, so I'm pretty happy about my Saturday afternoon.
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a great new thing happening on gmail is that they can no longer tell what’s spam and what isn’t and keep marking regular emails I get for work as spam. good job AI! changing the world!
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
a great new thing happening on gmail is that they can no longer tell what’s spam and what isn’t and keep marking regular emails I get for work as spam. good job AI! changing the world!
I am saving this and will definitely use this for later
Young replies: ""Well, I don't know, Martin. It's not the entire system. It's only part of it, and I think we can fix that."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
January 20, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I am saving this and will definitely use this for later
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The two most powerful forces in America have always been money and racism.
They literally built this country via slavery, and it’s the reason why white people keep voting against their own interest against the corporations (because white folks are terrified of black folks getting a “free ride”)
They literally built this country via slavery, and it’s the reason why white people keep voting against their own interest against the corporations (because white folks are terrified of black folks getting a “free ride”)
To add to this, almost all of the U.S.’s problems are linked to its hatred of Black people and that it hates Black people more than it loves anyone else. Our laws and policies are largely based on making sure Black people (and sometimes other groups) don’t benefit even at the expense of others.
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The two most powerful forces in America have always been money and racism.
They literally built this country via slavery, and it’s the reason why white people keep voting against their own interest against the corporations (because white folks are terrified of black folks getting a “free ride”)
They literally built this country via slavery, and it’s the reason why white people keep voting against their own interest against the corporations (because white folks are terrified of black folks getting a “free ride”)
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I choo choo choose continuity of self awareness
"what if the ship of theseus was sentient" is not a question I was prepared to grapple with on a monday
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mas.to/@leshiaaimee...
January 18, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I choo choo choose continuity of self awareness
Was having a kind of a bummer day but then I heard a Freddie Hubbard song on the radio that lifted my spirits a bit. Though I also played said song on the radio, so I'm not sure if the effect entirely counts.
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Was having a kind of a bummer day but then I heard a Freddie Hubbard song on the radio that lifted my spirits a bit. Though I also played said song on the radio, so I'm not sure if the effect entirely counts.
Bought a bunch of albums for an upcoming listening session and my terrible with money-ass is just considering it all coming out in the wash like I usually do.
January 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Bought a bunch of albums for an upcoming listening session and my terrible with money-ass is just considering it all coming out in the wash like I usually do.
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“The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs” 🗣️
@aprilehrlich.bsky.social shares for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
“The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs” 🗣️
Legit started my show with this last Friday
Early candidate for 2026's Song of the Year
Chuck Mangione - Hide & Seek (Ready or Not Here I Come)
January 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Legit started my show with this last Friday
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Mr. Donald "they make slavery sound like it was so bad," "The Civil Rights Movement made life worse for whites" Trump would love to rewind us to the plantation.
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Mr. Donald "they make slavery sound like it was so bad," "The Civil Rights Movement made life worse for whites" Trump would love to rewind us to the plantation.
One of the rules I set for my radio show
some of yall could use more Grover Washington Jr. in your life
January 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
One of the rules I set for my radio show
Why are some of us still having to explain "separate but equal" to folks while getting too many "well, give them the benefit of the doubt"s in return?
Don't worry. I know why.
Don't worry. I know why.
January 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Why are some of us still having to explain "separate but equal" to folks while getting too many "well, give them the benefit of the doubt"s in return?
Don't worry. I know why.
Don't worry. I know why.
I like to sometimes think of a flop as a palate cleanser.
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I like to sometimes think of a flop as a palate cleanser.
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@jennchavez.bsky.social shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"By forming a union, we have learned through unprecedented wage transparency that there are unacceptable disparities in pay for the people who bring you the news, storytelling and music" -Jenn Chávez
OPB Host
"By forming a union, we have learned through unprecedented wage transparency that there are unacceptable disparities in pay for the people who bring you the news, storytelling and music" -Jenn Chávez
OPB Host
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
@jennchavez.bsky.social shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"By forming a union, we have learned through unprecedented wage transparency that there are unacceptable disparities in pay for the people who bring you the news, storytelling and music" -Jenn Chávez
OPB Host
"By forming a union, we have learned through unprecedented wage transparency that there are unacceptable disparities in pay for the people who bring you the news, storytelling and music" -Jenn Chávez
OPB Host
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The Talmud agrees with this, and not just in terms of criticizing ancestors but also for calling out *our* racism to our faces. From Bereshit Rabbah 54:3…
![Bereshit Rabbah 54:3
“Abraham reprimanded Avimelekh…” — Rabbi Yosei bar Hanina said: Reprimand leads to love, as it is stated: “Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you” (Proverbs 9:8). This is consistent with [another] opinion of Rabbi Yosei bar Hanina, as he said: Any love that is not accompanied by reprimand is not [true] love.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qxk7ylxws7krejbn3umztmvp/bafkreiarkbmaszl2g6ntzktacrutwypaw4wmkrppuincgm55qnqqsqwwqe@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The Talmud agrees with this, and not just in terms of criticizing ancestors but also for calling out *our* racism to our faces. From Bereshit Rabbah 54:3…
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The Death Star analogy isn't perfect and was not meant to imply everyone has the choice to just leave whenever they want. The point with the Death Star analogy is that if you are on Alderaan, what you see is a Death Star
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The Death Star analogy isn't perfect and was not meant to imply everyone has the choice to just leave whenever they want. The point with the Death Star analogy is that if you are on Alderaan, what you see is a Death Star
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If you're on the Death Star, nobody cares that you only did it for the college money
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 AM
If you're on the Death Star, nobody cares that you only did it for the college money
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it’s also not surprising that massive amounts of people showing up to rally isn’t leading to any sort of change because there’s no theory of change behind those rallies other than “if a lot of people show up it’ll show that a lot of people care about this” and that’s… kind of nothing?
January 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
it’s also not surprising that massive amounts of people showing up to rally isn’t leading to any sort of change because there’s no theory of change behind those rallies other than “if a lot of people show up it’ll show that a lot of people care about this” and that’s… kind of nothing?
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I further put forward that we be allowed to be a little bit rude about it. look what the obsession with civility has gotten us. if a person is being hateful or saying something untrue, you should be allowed to get a little bitchy if you need to!
my plan to get this country back on track consists of one bullet point: i propose we stop pretending stupid people arent stupid just because theyre loud and theres a lot of them
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I further put forward that we be allowed to be a little bit rude about it. look what the obsession with civility has gotten us. if a person is being hateful or saying something untrue, you should be allowed to get a little bitchy if you need to!