Bill Crandall
@billcrandall.com
Documentary photographer, arts educator, singer-songwriter, humanist.
Book: The Waiting Room - Photographs from Belarus
Book: The Waiting Room - Photographs from Belarus
Omg. So powerful and poignant.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Omg. So powerful and poignant.
#takomafreelibrary
Trescott and Garland
Trescott and Garland
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
#takomafreelibrary
Trescott and Garland
Trescott and Garland
Here in the US, our government is coming for us, and our neighbors.
In Europe, Russia looms and creates insecurity.
In a world where the big powers are clearly trying to create spheres of influence, how those of us with a better vision of the future unify - across borders and geography - is key.
In Europe, Russia looms and creates insecurity.
In a world where the big powers are clearly trying to create spheres of influence, how those of us with a better vision of the future unify - across borders and geography - is key.
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Here in the US, our government is coming for us, and our neighbors.
In Europe, Russia looms and creates insecurity.
In a world where the big powers are clearly trying to create spheres of influence, how those of us with a better vision of the future unify - across borders and geography - is key.
In Europe, Russia looms and creates insecurity.
In a world where the big powers are clearly trying to create spheres of influence, how those of us with a better vision of the future unify - across borders and geography - is key.
I admit I am anti-AI. As far as I care, you can shove it - all of it - you know where.
I have never used ChatGPT or any of them, though I'm sure I will at some point. I am a photographer and musician, I have never used AI for that and never will.
I have never used ChatGPT or any of them, though I'm sure I will at some point. I am a photographer and musician, I have never used AI for that and never will.
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
I admit I am anti-AI. As far as I care, you can shove it - all of it - you know where.
I have never used ChatGPT or any of them, though I'm sure I will at some point. I am a photographer and musician, I have never used AI for that and never will.
I have never used ChatGPT or any of them, though I'm sure I will at some point. I am a photographer and musician, I have never used AI for that and never will.
The race for European digital sovereignty is on. Will budding @monnett.social become your algorithm-free IG? Will Europeans ditch their gmail for encrypted @proton.me? Can the excellent @threema.ch dislodge WhatsApp, so entrenched in people's habits? Will the Matrix protocol finally break out?
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The race for European digital sovereignty is on. Will budding @monnett.social become your algorithm-free IG? Will Europeans ditch their gmail for encrypted @proton.me? Can the excellent @threema.ch dislodge WhatsApp, so entrenched in people's habits? Will the Matrix protocol finally break out?
Oh, almost forgot. F--k you Chomsky, hope you rot. Your life of grand intellectual accomplishments means little. That's what you get.
This is a tough thing to face. But on the left we *must* uphold the standards we preach. It concerns me that this is the only article by a leftist I've yet read that handles the issue honestly. Otherwise I've seen only tortured apologetics & gross hypocrisy. www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?art...
Noam Chomsky's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein says a lot about progressive politics - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
The Left icon overlooked sexual violence, much like India's literary and cultural progressives have embraced a man whose rape conviction was (…)
www.europe-solidaire.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Oh, almost forgot. F--k you Chomsky, hope you rot. Your life of grand intellectual accomplishments means little. That's what you get.
While I am grateful Jesse Welles exists, and I agree with most of this article, I will quote the part from a critic:
"I think we need art that imagines a way through and out, an art that does more than point fingers in songs that are barely written, an art that dares to dream about the escape."
"I think we need art that imagines a way through and out, an art that does more than point fingers in songs that are barely written, an art that dares to dream about the escape."
Jesse Welles Is the Antidote To Everything That Sucks About Our Time
Rough, warm, and human: in the age of AI slop and billionaire rule, we need a 21st century Woody Guthrie. Fortunately, we’ve got one.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
While I am grateful Jesse Welles exists, and I agree with most of this article, I will quote the part from a critic:
"I think we need art that imagines a way through and out, an art that does more than point fingers in songs that are barely written, an art that dares to dream about the escape."
"I think we need art that imagines a way through and out, an art that does more than point fingers in songs that are barely written, an art that dares to dream about the escape."
What can you do? Want to feel some immediate agency? Reject the surveillance/data-harvesting models in all apps.
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
What can you do? Want to feel some immediate agency? Reject the surveillance/data-harvesting models in all apps.
I'm rebooting here, hoping to tap BS as a well of culture/arts exchange. Unfollowing a lot of fine folks who just rage (re-)post about Trvmp etc. I know what's happening, having an extra 500 people twang my string about it isn't helping. Looking more for enrichment that will power me up.
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I'm rebooting here, hoping to tap BS as a well of culture/arts exchange. Unfollowing a lot of fine folks who just rage (re-)post about Trvmp etc. I know what's happening, having an extra 500 people twang my string about it isn't helping. Looking more for enrichment that will power me up.
Proud to be part of this from my indomitable art-warrior friend Ted Riederer.
Art is our secret weapon in their War Against Empathy.
mailchi.mp
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Proud to be part of this from my indomitable art-warrior friend Ted Riederer.
DC is going to have to re-up its counterculture game to meet the moment. Shopping and brunching are fine and all, but it's no Fugazi in Lafayette Park, punks/mods/goths running Georgetown, Meese is a Pig posters, or go-go marathons. Bring something, Gen Alpha/Z/Millennials. Find your way to do it.
August 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
DC is going to have to re-up its counterculture game to meet the moment. Shopping and brunching are fine and all, but it's no Fugazi in Lafayette Park, punks/mods/goths running Georgetown, Meese is a Pig posters, or go-go marathons. Bring something, Gen Alpha/Z/Millennials. Find your way to do it.
Let's just say I'm going the other way. I played last night in a tiny Paris club, just me and a guitar, no mic. I told quick little stories, sang my own songs, probably made a couple of very minor flubs, showed human expression, said bless you mid-song when an audience member sneezed. Went great.
Virtual anime streamers are selling out live venues, singing at pro sports games, and launching record labels, with fans showering them with presents and suspending disbelief in service of the bit.
Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real?’ Depends on Who You Ask
Virtual anime streamers are selling out live venues, singing at pro sports games, and launching record labels, with fans showering them with presents and suspending disbelief in service of the bit.
wrd.cm
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Let's just say I'm going the other way. I played last night in a tiny Paris club, just me and a guitar, no mic. I told quick little stories, sang my own songs, probably made a couple of very minor flubs, showed human expression, said bless you mid-song when an audience member sneezed. Went great.
Threema is as good as Signal security-wise, is Swiss-based, and you can sign up anonymously. You do have to buy it, a one-time six bucks. To me that’s actually a solid revenue model.
Ever heard of Threema? Any of my peeps on it? Want to be on it with me?
Ever heard of Threema? Any of my peeps on it? Want to be on it with me?
July 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Threema is as good as Signal security-wise, is Swiss-based, and you can sign up anonymously. You do have to buy it, a one-time six bucks. To me that’s actually a solid revenue model.
Ever heard of Threema? Any of my peeps on it? Want to be on it with me?
Ever heard of Threema? Any of my peeps on it? Want to be on it with me?
I wanted to like Superman but what a mess. Mainly methinks the director took the 'let's up the stakes by making him vulnerable' thing too far. He spends the whole movie getting his ass kicked or crawling out from under the big thing that landed on him.
July 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I wanted to like Superman but what a mess. Mainly methinks the director took the 'let's up the stakes by making him vulnerable' thing too far. He spends the whole movie getting his ass kicked or crawling out from under the big thing that landed on him.
Wet Leg. Hell of a band (and band name). New album Moisturizer is the finest rock record I’ve heard in a while.
July 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Wet Leg. Hell of a band (and band name). New album Moisturizer is the finest rock record I’ve heard in a while.
Reposted by Bill Crandall
And these are the same snowflakes who couldn’t handle wearing a mask during the pandemic.
June 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
And these are the same snowflakes who couldn’t handle wearing a mask during the pandemic.
This is incredible news
Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya's husband, Siarhei has been released from a Belarusian prison
She entered politics after his arrest
She had no contact with him for several years
x.com/Tsihanouskay...
She entered politics after his arrest
She had no contact with him for several years
x.com/Tsihanouskay...
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on X: "My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 @POTUS, @SPE_Kellogg, @JohnPCoale, DAS Christopher W. Smith, @StateDept & our 🇪🇺 allies, for all your efforts. We’re not done. 1150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released. https://t.co/MhngqBHFq3" / X
My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 @POTUS, @SPE_Kellogg, @JohnPCoale, DAS Christopher W. Smith, @StateDept & our 🇪🇺 allies, for all your efforts. We’re not done. 1150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released. https://t.co/MhngqBHFq3
x.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is incredible news
There's something about iconic 70s movies. Lately I've been revisiting Kubrick (Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon), Deliverance, Days of Heaven, and Quadrophenia. The slower pacing, the atmosphere, the realism really pull you in differently.
June 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There's something about iconic 70s movies. Lately I've been revisiting Kubrick (Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon), Deliverance, Days of Heaven, and Quadrophenia. The slower pacing, the atmosphere, the realism really pull you in differently.
#28YearsLater. Pretty great. Hard to beat Days. A few narrative points that strain credulity, a fair amount of swinging zombie-schlong, and a bizarro turn near the end comes out of nowhere. The world-building is solid, as is the sheer terror. Great visuals and they upped the moral/emotion ante. A-.
June 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#28YearsLater. Pretty great. Hard to beat Days. A few narrative points that strain credulity, a fair amount of swinging zombie-schlong, and a bizarro turn near the end comes out of nowhere. The world-building is solid, as is the sheer terror. Great visuals and they upped the moral/emotion ante. A-.
Something's wrong here on @bsky.app. First I noticed how little engagement I get, for anything, except for my comments on others' posts. Many accounts in my feed are getting single-digit engagement, if any. Then I saw plenty have 2-3k+ followers, but still only a handful of likes on a typical post.
June 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Something's wrong here on @bsky.app. First I noticed how little engagement I get, for anything, except for my comments on others' posts. Many accounts in my feed are getting single-digit engagement, if any. Then I saw plenty have 2-3k+ followers, but still only a handful of likes on a typical post.
LAPD just let loose on protestors.
Photographer struck in the eye by LAPD's rubber bullet during LA protest
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/p...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/p...
Photographer struck in the eye by LAPD's rubber bullet during LA protest
A photographer who was documenting the “No Kings” protest in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend worries he may never regain his vision after he suffered a rubber bullet to the face.
www.nbclosangeles.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
LAPD just let loose on protestors.
Practice spot today. Nice shady bench on a hot day, and just far enough from the houses to not bother anyone. #paris #thissuburbanlife #troubadoursoftheworldunite
June 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Practice spot today. Nice shady bench on a hot day, and just far enough from the houses to not bother anyone. #paris #thissuburbanlife #troubadoursoftheworldunite