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John Linnell

@linnell.bsky.social

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Your honor, I submit that we’re not dealing with a credible witness. He has already testified that he is the eggman. Now he’s reversed himself and claims to be the walrus.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · 1d

Horn guys

A formal tableau featuring Stan Harrison (saxophone) Mark Pender (trumpet) and Dan Levine (trombone).

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings, St. Louis.

Protesters with American flags, "Resist" banner in front of old city hall and St. Louis arch.

TMBG guitarist Dan Miller cavorts with umbrella and two inflatable costumed protesters in front of old city hall and St. Louis arch. Penguin holds sign that says "I like my ICE crushed".

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · 14d

Brian Dewan built this desk for me more than thirty years ago. Since then I’ve taken it apart and moved it five times. It’s now in it’s sixth studio and being readied for it’s fourth decade of service.

Very capacious work table with keyboard and speakers. Affixed to it is a metal plaque that says "Manufactured by Dewan Luxury Products, Brooklyn NY"

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20d

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.

Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.

We have been sent here to fight for people.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20d

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance

However, they are weaker than they look…

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29d

We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes.

That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Sep 10

My favorite misheard lyric courtesy Kristin Asbury

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Aug 1

Curing cancer would be unfair to people who have already died of cancer

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Jun 14

No Kings rally, U of Wash, Seattle

A man in a large crowd waves an American Flag at a No Kings rally in Seattle

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Jun 13

Randy Newman already turned in the definitive number.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Jun 12

I can spot a fake smile without smart glasses

John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · May 31

Lean Back / Lean Forward

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · May 23

Are they repointing or is it something more drastic?

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · May 14

Strolling around San Diego today I visited this monument depicting a sailor sexually assaulting a dental hygienist on V-J day. The name of the 25 foot high computer generated kitsch, if you weren’t already creeped out by what it depicts, is “Unconditional Surrender.”

Gigantic sculpture of a sailor grabbing and kissing a dental hygienist based on a photo taken on V-J day. The woman depicted in the photo has said that the sailor was a stranger to her and that the kiss was not consensual.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · May 5

oh yes the same people who acted like they were being murdered when they had to put a piece of cloth over their faces definitely understand the concept of shared sacrifice

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 5

Rep. David Joyce on Trump saying girls should have fewer dolls: "The idea that the Christmas trade is already starting to slow down and there might be less around, I get it. I think the American people will understand that because the American people understand shared sacrifice."

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Apr 24

Time to deliver a pizzaball!

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Apr 22

HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth

In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

www.motherjones.com

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Apr 19

Minuteman Statue, Lexington MA

Given the ongoing debate about how we commemorate our history I just want to add a shoutout to D. Boon and the Minutemen, punk rock soldiers who deserve their own monument.

camera: Argus Matchmatic

Statue of a soldier with rifle, Lexington, MA

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Apr 18

Two-thirds of NYers support city-owned grocery stores. Three-fourths support free buses. Nearly 80% support a rent-freeze.

I'm running for mayor to deliver these exact policies.

Our campaign is surging because unlike Andrew Cuomo, we know what working people need and deserve.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Mar 18

Our birthday tribute to Mickey Dolenz, who just turned 80.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Feb 21

The great Kate Beaton

panel shows aide entering oval office
text box: "and so in America"
aide to President: Mr. President! We took it too far
the Canadians heard us making fun of them, and got all fucked up on hockey

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Feb 15

Les Chauds Lapins last night at Barbès, Brooklyn.

Kurt Hoffman (vocals, tenor saxophone) and Meg Reichart (vocals, guitar) onstage at Barbès.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Feb 13

I think about this comic too. It feels so relevant now, and as grim as it is, it ends on a kind of optimistic note (for Crumb).

John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Feb 5

Harding and Grant had scandal-plagued terms, W. Harrison and Garfield didn’t survive long enough to make a mark. Hayes, who lost the popular vote, was installed in a backroom deal to end Reconstruction. McKinley, lionized by the current president, didn’t rate having his name spelled correctly here.

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John Linnell @linnell.bsky.social · Feb 5

Not to dump on Ohio, which has some fine qualities, but this gallery of Ohio born presidents doesn’t exactly make the case for great leadership.

A gallery of eight U.S. presidents from Ohio.

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