Gregory Paul Silber (but you can call me Greg)
@gregsilber.bsky.social
Writer/editor/concert-goer. Bylines at The Beat, The Daily Dot, PanelXPanel, and a bunch of other places. He/him
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Also crucially we get paid when libraries buy our books! There is nothing to be sorry about ever in borrowing a fave author’s books from a library! It is one of the few “everybody wins” situations in life!
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Also crucially we get paid when libraries buy our books! There is nothing to be sorry about ever in borrowing a fave author’s books from a library! It is one of the few “everybody wins” situations in life!
Introduce yourself w 5 concerts you’ve been to:
-RATM final show w/ Run the Jewels
-Foo Fighters 20th Anniversary w/Joan Jett, Gary Clark Jr., Heart, Buddy Guy, LL Cool J…
-Thick and Adult Mom open for Diet Cig
-The Linda Lindas, Rancid, and The Smashing Pumpkins open for Green Day
-John Carpenter
-RATM final show w/ Run the Jewels
-Foo Fighters 20th Anniversary w/Joan Jett, Gary Clark Jr., Heart, Buddy Guy, LL Cool J…
-Thick and Adult Mom open for Diet Cig
-The Linda Lindas, Rancid, and The Smashing Pumpkins open for Green Day
-John Carpenter
Introduce yourself w 5 concerts you’ve been to:
- White Stripes @ Mercury lounge in 2000
- Ghost opening for Opeth
- The Creatures (Siouxsie) w John Cale (they played Venus in Furs together)
- Bowie/ NIN
- Nik Turner in the basement of a Bushwick clamshack
- White Stripes @ Mercury lounge in 2000
- Ghost opening for Opeth
- The Creatures (Siouxsie) w John Cale (they played Venus in Furs together)
- Bowie/ NIN
- Nik Turner in the basement of a Bushwick clamshack
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to: (QP from @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social)
Bayside
Chvrches
St. Vincent
MCR
Tame Impala
Bayside
Chvrches
St. Vincent
MCR
Tame Impala
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Introduce yourself w 5 concerts you’ve been to:
-RATM final show w/ Run the Jewels
-Foo Fighters 20th Anniversary w/Joan Jett, Gary Clark Jr., Heart, Buddy Guy, LL Cool J…
-Thick and Adult Mom open for Diet Cig
-The Linda Lindas, Rancid, and The Smashing Pumpkins open for Green Day
-John Carpenter
-RATM final show w/ Run the Jewels
-Foo Fighters 20th Anniversary w/Joan Jett, Gary Clark Jr., Heart, Buddy Guy, LL Cool J…
-Thick and Adult Mom open for Diet Cig
-The Linda Lindas, Rancid, and The Smashing Pumpkins open for Green Day
-John Carpenter
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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Finally, tea you can casually drink with no strings attached and no expectation of commitment
January 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Finally, tea you can casually drink with no strings attached and no expectation of commitment
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Gandalf's "a wizard is never late, nor is he early" and Kesha's "Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in" are essentially the same sentiment
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Gandalf's "a wizard is never late, nor is he early" and Kesha's "Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in" are essentially the same sentiment
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You have passed the halfway mark for January, congratulations! It's the longest and darkest of the dark months and you've got this. Sunset ticked forward to 5.17pm today.
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM
You have passed the halfway mark for January, congratulations! It's the longest and darkest of the dark months and you've got this. Sunset ticked forward to 5.17pm today.
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There’s a journalist staying at my neighbor’s Airbnb who came out while I was shoveling the walk in a full flak jacket with the big PRESS patches.
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
There’s a journalist staying at my neighbor’s Airbnb who came out while I was shoveling the walk in a full flak jacket with the big PRESS patches.
I’m seeing one of my fav musicians tonight (Silversun Pickups singer/guitarist Brian Aubert solo/acoustic) and I’m almost as excited to have an excuse to visit my fav ramen spot before the show
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I’m seeing one of my fav musicians tonight (Silversun Pickups singer/guitarist Brian Aubert solo/acoustic) and I’m almost as excited to have an excuse to visit my fav ramen spot before the show
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Now, more than ever, check out a novel from your public library, get yourself some snacks, and READ for pure joy. You deserve it.
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Now, more than ever, check out a novel from your public library, get yourself some snacks, and READ for pure joy. You deserve it.
I lived in Silver Spring from 2014-2015 for my Americorps service and never saw any silver springs. Didn’t even realize until this thread that such a thing existed.
Nice town though!
Nice town though!
I'mma tell you right now, you're going to be disappointed if you come to Silver Spring, Maryland to see the titular Silver Spring
January 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I lived in Silver Spring from 2014-2015 for my Americorps service and never saw any silver springs. Didn’t even realize until this thread that such a thing existed.
Nice town though!
Nice town though!
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One of the few great works of the internet age that had remained good is sadly no longer good.
This sucks.
This sucks.
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others | TechCrunch
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
techcrunch.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
One of the few great works of the internet age that had remained good is sadly no longer good.
This sucks.
This sucks.
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thanks caller i.d. for “useful” information as opposed to maybe: cow
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
thanks caller i.d. for “useful” information as opposed to maybe: cow
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Don Quixote-ass headline
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Don Quixote-ass headline
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We need to bring back “we live in a society” but not fucking ironic joker shit because fuck man I have encountered so many people who do not understand how to be part of a fucking society
January 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
We need to bring back “we live in a society” but not fucking ironic joker shit because fuck man I have encountered so many people who do not understand how to be part of a fucking society
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MCU X-Men shouldn’t be movies, it should be a Chris Claremont-style soap opera.
Revolving door cast of characters, dramatic twists every episode, weirdly horny, etc
Revolving door cast of characters, dramatic twists every episode, weirdly horny, etc
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
MCU X-Men shouldn’t be movies, it should be a Chris Claremont-style soap opera.
Revolving door cast of characters, dramatic twists every episode, weirdly horny, etc
Revolving door cast of characters, dramatic twists every episode, weirdly horny, etc
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May her memory be a blessing. She never got the attention she deserved, because she was a pregnant teenager.
Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
May her memory be a blessing. She never got the attention she deserved, because she was a pregnant teenager.
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Elected officials have to stop posting like bystanders who have no power.
January 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Elected officials have to stop posting like bystanders who have no power.
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blockity block block
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
blockity block block
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I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.
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This act of arson was devastating - two torahs were destroyed and the entire library.
Beth Israel is the ONLY synagogue in Jackson.
The synagogue was bombed by the KKK in the 1960s because of its work with the civil rights movement and its fight against racism and segregation.
Beth Israel is the ONLY synagogue in Jackson.
The synagogue was bombed by the KKK in the 1960s because of its work with the civil rights movement and its fight against racism and segregation.
January 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This act of arson was devastating - two torahs were destroyed and the entire library.
Beth Israel is the ONLY synagogue in Jackson.
The synagogue was bombed by the KKK in the 1960s because of its work with the civil rights movement and its fight against racism and segregation.
Beth Israel is the ONLY synagogue in Jackson.
The synagogue was bombed by the KKK in the 1960s because of its work with the civil rights movement and its fight against racism and segregation.
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George Costanza claiming to be an architect vibes
“Minneapolis ICE shooter told longtime neighbor he was a botanist,” @people.com reports.
"He said he worked with plants, as a botanist, so he lied about what he did," she said.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
"He said he worked with plants, as a botanist, so he lied about what he did," she said.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
Minneapolis ICE Shooter Told Longtime Neighbor He Was a Botanist: 'I Had No Idea He Was an ICE Agent' (Exclusive)
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, once told neighbors he was a botanist, a woman who lives nearby tells PEOPLE. 'I had no idea he was an ICE agent,' she...
people.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
George Costanza claiming to be an architect vibes
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.