Chris Grayson
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this would be a great live performance by Annabelle Chairlegs of their new single Concrete Trees even if she wasn’t wearing the not-yet-released top-secret new Austin FC 2026 away jersey
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Annabell Chairlegs | "Concrete Trees" | KUTX
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February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
this would be a great live performance by Annabelle Chairlegs of their new single Concrete Trees even if she wasn’t wearing the not-yet-released top-secret new Austin FC 2026 away jersey
youtu.be/WCpOkAOZ-…
youtu.be/WCpOkAOZ-…
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
stunning podcast from The Guardian, Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE. our own government is (still! after two murders!) terrorizing its own people
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
stunning podcast from The Guardian, Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE. our own government is (still! after two murders!) terrorizing its own people
enough is enough. I’m not going to work tomorrow nationalshutdown.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:20 AM
enough is enough. I’m not going to work tomorrow nationalshutdown.org
The Cranberries, Zombie, live in 1999 🎵
youtu.be/8MuhFxaT7…
"Another mother’s breakin'
Heart is takin' over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken"
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"Another mother’s breakin'
Heart is takin' over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken"
January 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The Cranberries, Zombie, live in 1999 🎵
youtu.be/8MuhFxaT7…
"Another mother’s breakin'
Heart is takin' over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken"
youtu.be/8MuhFxaT7…
"Another mother’s breakin'
Heart is takin' over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken"
Florence + the Machine, Free 🎵
youtu.be/ui8kUKuLB…
"Is this how it is?
Is this how it’s always been?
To exist in the face of suffering and death
And somehow still keep singing?"
youtu.be/ui8kUKuLB…
"Is this how it is?
Is this how it’s always been?
To exist in the face of suffering and death
And somehow still keep singing?"
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Florence + the Machine, Free 🎵
youtu.be/ui8kUKuLB…
"Is this how it is?
Is this how it’s always been?
To exist in the face of suffering and death
And somehow still keep singing?"
youtu.be/ui8kUKuLB…
"Is this how it is?
Is this how it’s always been?
To exist in the face of suffering and death
And somehow still keep singing?"
hi, there! after reading Bill McKibben’s Here Comes the Sun last year, I’ve become a clean-energy zealot. I’ve been learning a lot about it; it’s an area with fantastic potential & massive innovation… there’s so much good news (& bad; thanks Tr*mp) that I’ve started a new blog: Solar Noon
January 2, 2026 at 7:19 PM
hi, there! after reading Bill McKibben’s Here Comes the Sun last year, I’ve become a clean-energy zealot. I’ve been learning a lot about it; it’s an area with fantastic potential & massive innovation… there’s so much good news (& bad; thanks Tr*mp) that I’ve started a new blog: Solar Noon
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 AM
birthday cheers, big brother 🍻
December 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
birthday cheers, big brother 🍻
really love that the platform selling tickets (sorry, allowing applications to maybe, if I’m lucky, possibly buy tickets) to the most expensive event I’ll ever attend in my life is a janky piece of web garbage that doesn’t even work #WorldCup26 ⚽️
December 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
really love that the platform selling tickets (sorry, allowing applications to maybe, if I’m lucky, possibly buy tickets) to the most expensive event I’ll ever attend in my life is a janky piece of web garbage that doesn’t even work #WorldCup26 ⚽️
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
possibly the best Tiny Desk concert that NPR has ever had: Diet Cig in 2017. three songs, less than ten minutes, a masterpiece of pure, joyful, & fabulous indie pop-punk 🎵
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Diet Cig: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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December 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
possibly the best Tiny Desk concert that NPR has ever had: Diet Cig in 2017. three songs, less than ten minutes, a masterpiece of pure, joyful, & fabulous indie pop-punk 🎵
youtu.be/B-oxSercn…
youtu.be/B-oxSercn…
Russel Taine Jr., Blind (take 1 live):
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solid jam from a friend’s band’s new EP, out today & available on Bandcamp 🎵
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solid jam from a friend’s band’s new EP, out today & available on Bandcamp 🎵
Russel Taine Jr - Blind Take 1 (Live)
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December 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Russel Taine Jr., Blind (take 1 live):
youtu.be/bgGye6DPt…
solid jam from a friend’s band’s new EP, out today & available on Bandcamp 🎵
youtu.be/bgGye6DPt…
solid jam from a friend’s band’s new EP, out today & available on Bandcamp 🎵
Reposted by Chris Grayson
if you still use twitter you support white supremacy
December 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
if you still use twitter you support white supremacy
Alexandra Petri:
"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"
"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"
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas?
The transportation secretary seems to think that fashion will solve flying’s problems.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Alexandra Petri:
"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"
"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
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catalogchoice.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
we still get some catalog junk mail, but it’s a lot less since I’ve gotten consistent about canceling them with CatalogChoice
The Onion: Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
"Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence"
"Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence"
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do things where you’re from, ’round here we have our own way of dealin’ with criminals, and that’s […]
theonion.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Onion: Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
"Big Earl here’s got a masters in sociology from Vanderbilt, and nothin’ makes Big Earl madder’n generational cycles of systemic violence"
"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."
"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."
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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."
"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 (Later... with Jools Holland)
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November 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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.”"
"“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.”"
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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.”"
"“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) 🎵
youtu.be/j42HHzUW1…
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
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looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
The Beths – Straight Line Was A Lie
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November 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie, live on Kimmel (again, you’re welcome) 🎵
youtu.be/j42HHzUW1…
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
youtu.be/j42HHzUW1…
looking forward to seeing them live Tuesday night!
Reposted by Chris Grayson
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.