Ken Applebaum
@defendedbe.bsky.social
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Ken Applebaum
@defendedbe.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Well! This was a pleasant surprise: @hyperallergic.com featured my piece "Shwag [sic] Armor, N.Y." in their write-up of the Employee Art Show, which closes after this weekend, if you care to see it in person. hyperallergic.com/969864/over-...
Maybe after MAGA Congress critters get done investigating Bad Bunny for subversive lyrics they can get back to the true cypher they've ignored for decades:
LOUIE LOUIE
#iykyk
vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-...
LOUIE LOUIE
#iykyk
vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-...
Louie Louie (The Song)
In 1963, a rock group named the Kingsmen recorded the song “Louie, Louie.” The popularity of the song and difficulty in discerning the lyrics led some people to suspect the song was obscene. The FBI w...
vault.fbi.gov
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Maybe after MAGA Congress critters get done investigating Bad Bunny for subversive lyrics they can get back to the true cypher they've ignored for decades:
LOUIE LOUIE
#iykyk
vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-...
LOUIE LOUIE
#iykyk
vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-...
Before bed I'd considered resetting my alarm 30 mins earlier to shave my head before showering: it's been weeks & I look my age. I passed out before I could, but I needn't have bothered: the cat knocked my phone & glasses off of a dresser almost exactly when I would've set it. Thx, elderly asshole!
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Before bed I'd considered resetting my alarm 30 mins earlier to shave my head before showering: it's been weeks & I look my age. I passed out before I could, but I needn't have bothered: the cat knocked my phone & glasses off of a dresser almost exactly when I would've set it. Thx, elderly asshole!
Ken-coded characters
February 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Ken-coded characters
B/c one of the dryers at the laundromat glitched while I took home my groceries I had to wait almost 20 mins for it to finish. This gave the older Chinese gentleman who runs it time to tell me about how he almost died from fluid in his lungs this week. I'm glad I engender trust for such disclosure.
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
B/c one of the dryers at the laundromat glitched while I took home my groceries I had to wait almost 20 mins for it to finish. This gave the older Chinese gentleman who runs it time to tell me about how he almost died from fluid in his lungs this week. I'm glad I engender trust for such disclosure.
Henry Rollins, who at the time went by Henry Garfield. He technically didn't graduate from there, having transferred for his senior year. An administrator who was still there when I attended in the early '90s told me, "He was the only boy I can recall who kept snakes in his locker."
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Henry Rollins, who at the time went by Henry Garfield. He technically didn't graduate from there, having transferred for his senior year. An administrator who was still there when I attended in the early '90s told me, "He was the only boy I can recall who kept snakes in his locker."
She is, of course, a reprehensible AG & human, but one must pity Pam Bondi: she's been exploited her entire life, yet unlike Epstein & Trump's other victims, she couldn't deal w/her shame by either moving on or exposing them, but internalized that "strength" meant victimizing others on their behalf.
February 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM
She is, of course, a reprehensible AG & human, but one must pity Pam Bondi: she's been exploited her entire life, yet unlike Epstein & Trump's other victims, she couldn't deal w/her shame by either moving on or exposing them, but internalized that "strength" meant victimizing others on their behalf.
I had considered going to an estate sale in the area this morning, but a cough that was on the margins for a couple days finally broke thru last night: my Wed has been sacrificed on the altar of recovery. I don't want to have to call out Fri: I have days coming up for which I plan to spend the PTO.
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I had considered going to an estate sale in the area this morning, but a cough that was on the margins for a couple days finally broke thru last night: my Wed has been sacrificed on the altar of recovery. I don't want to have to call out Fri: I have days coming up for which I plan to spend the PTO.
I never watched DAWSON'S CREEK: it was a bit after when I would've had any interest in teen soap operas, my dalliance with SMALLVILLE notwithstanding. But James Van Der Beek passing of cancer at just 48 w/i a week of my college comrade ALSO succumbing at 48 really is doing a number (#50) on my head.
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I never watched DAWSON'S CREEK: it was a bit after when I would've had any interest in teen soap operas, my dalliance with SMALLVILLE notwithstanding. But James Van Der Beek passing of cancer at just 48 w/i a week of my college comrade ALSO succumbing at 48 really is doing a number (#50) on my head.
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He'll never resign. He'll have to be dragged out of the WH kicking and screaming. Which I would pay for front row seats to watch.
America, we need to get in the streets. Protest, strike, whatever. We need resignations and investigations.
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
He'll never resign. He'll have to be dragged out of the WH kicking and screaming. Which I would pay for front row seats to watch.
Mos ago I decided that as soon as I turn 50 I'll stop perusing anyone below the age of 35 on dating apps: if they weren't born before I became a legal adult I have no business pursuing them. I've yet to make the adjustment, but I already feel like those in their early 30s are practically children.
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Mos ago I decided that as soon as I turn 50 I'll stop perusing anyone below the age of 35 on dating apps: if they weren't born before I became a legal adult I have no business pursuing them. I've yet to make the adjustment, but I already feel like those in their early 30s are practically children.
I'd not mind having a #dream that I solicited a, um, "pro" for a gangbang at an old workplace in a conference room it didn't have w/"regulars" I didn't recognize if it ever became, yk, a gangbang. Instead the whole scene morphed into something like a David Byrne concert as directed by Jim Jarmusch.
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I'd not mind having a #dream that I solicited a, um, "pro" for a gangbang at an old workplace in a conference room it didn't have w/"regulars" I didn't recognize if it ever became, yk, a gangbang. Instead the whole scene morphed into something like a David Byrne concert as directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Funny how someone who is all about their fears, er, that is, their BOUNDARIES takes deep personal offense at being asked, in as diplomatic terms as possible, to respect someone else's boundaries.
"Funny".
"Funny".
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Funny how someone who is all about their fears, er, that is, their BOUNDARIES takes deep personal offense at being asked, in as diplomatic terms as possible, to respect someone else's boundaries.
"Funny".
"Funny".
February 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I still use 2 Meta products (Fb & WhatsApp) and Google out the wazoogle, so I can't get TOO smug; regardless, I'm glad to be GenX enough to have never taken to Instagram, Discord, TikTok, Amazon or most of the svcs/platforms now openly invasive &/or bankrolling fascism &/or selling "A.I." snakeoil.
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I still use 2 Meta products (Fb & WhatsApp) and Google out the wazoogle, so I can't get TOO smug; regardless, I'm glad to be GenX enough to have never taken to Instagram, Discord, TikTok, Amazon or most of the svcs/platforms now openly invasive &/or bankrolling fascism &/or selling "A.I." snakeoil.
Is that @jjjacksfilms.bsky.social?
February 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Is that @jjjacksfilms.bsky.social?
For reasons beyond my ken (heh), #ravedj is fighting me w/1 #mashup but not others. This is hardly the 1st I've done using #Adele, but the inaugural try for #ChappellRoan.
rave.dj/587ufQkoH2YTbA
Adele x Chappell Roan = "Pink Skyfall Club"
rave.dj/587ufQkoH2YTbA
Adele x Chappell Roan = "Pink Skyfall Club"
Skyfall Pony Club - RaveDJ
Mashup featuring Adele & Chappell Roan made at rave.dj
rave.dj
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
For reasons beyond my ken (heh), #ravedj is fighting me w/1 #mashup but not others. This is hardly the 1st I've done using #Adele, but the inaugural try for #ChappellRoan.
rave.dj/587ufQkoH2YTbA
Adele x Chappell Roan = "Pink Skyfall Club"
rave.dj/587ufQkoH2YTbA
Adele x Chappell Roan = "Pink Skyfall Club"
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After 35 years, Disney gay days has been canceled due to lack of support and loss of funding. Incredibly bleak stuff.
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
Gay Days Orlando canceled, citing sponsor losses and mounting pressures on LGBTQ+ gatherings
It was supposed to be the event's 35th anniversary in June.
www.advocate.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM
After 35 years, Disney gay days has been canceled due to lack of support and loss of funding. Incredibly bleak stuff.
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
www.advocate.com/news/gay-day...
This was a gift I left for myself to discover in the back of a notebook I carry everywhere after FUCK if I know how long, of my #OC Strawberry Fields. Though she never rated any actual comics, she evolved from wank fodder to a more dimensional character, and could yet serve a story.
February 10, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This was a gift I left for myself to discover in the back of a notebook I carry everywhere after FUCK if I know how long, of my #OC Strawberry Fields. Though she never rated any actual comics, she evolved from wank fodder to a more dimensional character, and could yet serve a story.
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
I don't watch the Superbowl or football or sports (unless you count Let's Plays or robot combat), and I don't hatewatch anything for ads. I may watch Bad Bunny's performance, but I still haven't seen Kendrick in total. It's not personal or bigotry: I didn't watch Kid Rock's bullshit, either.
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I don't watch the Superbowl or football or sports (unless you count Let's Plays or robot combat), and I don't hatewatch anything for ads. I may watch Bad Bunny's performance, but I still haven't seen Kendrick in total. It's not personal or bigotry: I didn't watch Kid Rock's bullshit, either.
I'd really appreciate if YouTube stopped showing me this bald Scottish arsehole hawking his "A.I." snake oil catering to the only creatures more damned than himself, i.e., finance bros, always starting with some statement re: the inevitability of bullshit machines as if he hasn't mortgaged his kids.
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I'd really appreciate if YouTube stopped showing me this bald Scottish arsehole hawking his "A.I." snake oil catering to the only creatures more damned than himself, i.e., finance bros, always starting with some statement re: the inevitability of bullshit machines as if he hasn't mortgaged his kids.
When I stepped out of my apt this morning the 1st fl hall radiator was cranked so high that the 2nd fl hall window steamed up. While that's better than it being too low, the walls & floor were all slimy, and the window wouldn't open, possibly having frozen shut. This is why my house is infested.
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
When I stepped out of my apt this morning the 1st fl hall radiator was cranked so high that the 2nd fl hall window steamed up. While that's better than it being too low, the walls & floor were all slimy, and the window wouldn't open, possibly having frozen shut. This is why my house is infested.
I was gonna be arch and say Mads Mikkelsen, but I think @mariabamford.bsky.social would absolutely EAT as a guest. I imagine Sam The Eagle just fixing her with a look and saying, "You are an incredibly WEIRD person."
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I was gonna be arch and say Mads Mikkelsen, but I think @mariabamford.bsky.social would absolutely EAT as a guest. I imagine Sam The Eagle just fixing her with a look and saying, "You are an incredibly WEIRD person."
Late-stage capitalist rot.
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Late-stage capitalist rot.
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The United States government is retaliating against 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family for having the temerity to challenge their unlawful detention with a habeas petition.
That’s retaliation. This is Kilmar Ábrego García all over again. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
That’s retaliation. This is Kilmar Ábrego García all over again. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The United States government is retaliating against 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family for having the temerity to challenge their unlawful detention with a habeas petition.
That’s retaliation. This is Kilmar Ábrego García all over again. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
That’s retaliation. This is Kilmar Ábrego García all over again. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...