Michael O'C
@m1chael0c.bsky.social
Flâneur, lapsed overachiever, shoshin devotee. YNWA
I'll usually say you had to be there when people ask me about The Replacements but Elizabeth wasn't there (by her own admission) and she totally nails this album and the specific moment in time when it meant so much. "Meet me anywhere" forever
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I'll usually say you had to be there when people ask me about The Replacements but Elizabeth wasn't there (by her own admission) and she totally nails this album and the specific moment in time when it meant so much. "Meet me anywhere" forever
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Incredible video from Reddit (too large to upload the screencap). CBP agents attempt to detain a flower vendor and end up getting chased into a vacant lot by a crowd of teenagers. What a bunch of impotent sad sacks.
www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/...
www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Incredible video from Reddit (too large to upload the screencap). CBP agents attempt to detain a flower vendor and end up getting chased into a vacant lot by a crowd of teenagers. What a bunch of impotent sad sacks.
www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/...
www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Always tapping the sign on this topic
November 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Always tapping the sign on this topic
I'm not a huge Threads fan but this post from there put me over the edge
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I'm not a huge Threads fan but this post from there put me over the edge
Tremendous thread showing the real state of certain voting "blocs" in 2025
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Tremendous thread showing the real state of certain voting "blocs" in 2025
Wow. This cover fits so well with Aimee's body of work - and it's fucking awesome 🎶 No need to talk it out. We know what it's all about 🎶
youtu.be/5yifNAV_RHk
youtu.be/5yifNAV_RHk
The Chair Company Soundtrack | Rainy Days and Mondays - Aimee Mann | WaterTower Music
YouTube video by WaterTower Music
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November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Wow. This cover fits so well with Aimee's body of work - and it's fucking awesome 🎶 No need to talk it out. We know what it's all about 🎶
youtu.be/5yifNAV_RHk
youtu.be/5yifNAV_RHk
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
It's been a while since I shared any music here ..... What's better than The War on Drugs doing "Under The Pressure" at Glastonbury in 2023? Nothing that I can think of right now 🔥🎸🍄👽
youtu.be/HmHzSxaifbU?...
youtu.be/HmHzSxaifbU?...
The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure (Glastonbury 2023)
YouTube video by BBC Music
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
It's been a while since I shared any music here ..... What's better than The War on Drugs doing "Under The Pressure" at Glastonbury in 2023? Nothing that I can think of right now 🔥🎸🍄👽
youtu.be/HmHzSxaifbU?...
youtu.be/HmHzSxaifbU?...
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This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
www.prb.org/resources/se...
www.prb.org/resources/se...
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
www.prb.org/resources/se...
www.prb.org/resources/se...
Hell yes @grahamformaine.bsky.social
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hell yes @grahamformaine.bsky.social
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history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
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ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
Heavy @sarahkendzior.bsky.social vibes in this thread #theyknew
Earlier this year, I wouldn't have called myself optimistic but I was hopeful there was a chance the Congress would snap into action given the jarring suddenness of the takeover and the rapid outcry.
But I believe that window has closed.
But I believe that window has closed.
September 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Heavy @sarahkendzior.bsky.social vibes in this thread #theyknew
Not a "Christian" but Rev. Black's example in standing up to these fuckers is inspiring for me too
September 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not a "Christian" but Rev. Black's example in standing up to these fuckers is inspiring for me too
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There are violent extremists on the left but they are not in charge of the party. You can find them on social media, not in the halls of power.
The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.
The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.
September 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There are violent extremists on the left but they are not in charge of the party. You can find them on social media, not in the halls of power.
The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.
The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.
The only way I could love this more is if Zohran wasn't an Arsenal fan. Oh well. As someone else on here put it, a generational talent
The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live.
Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed
Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed
September 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The only way I could love this more is if Zohran wasn't an Arsenal fan. Oh well. As someone else on here put it, a generational talent
This is what a winning message for Dems looks like 🎯🎯🎯
You deserve a break on Sundays that doesn’t break the bank.
September 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is what a winning message for Dems looks like 🎯🎯🎯
One more added to the long list of reasons to completely avoid visiting or doing business in Florida
BREAKING Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so. @davidovalle.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
One more added to the long list of reasons to completely avoid visiting or doing business in Florida
Get Behind Me Satan 🔥🔥🔥
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
August 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Get Behind Me Satan 🔥🔥🔥
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Neither saint or martyr, Joe Strummer still remains my ultimate hero for the way his endless curiosity about others stimulated a profound compassion he could never fully control. Here's a piece I wrote about 'London Calling' for the Ringer. Happy birthday, rude boy. www.theringer.com/2019/12/17/m...
The Siren Sound of the Clash’s ‘London Calling,’ 40 Years Later
Released in 1979, the Clash’s third album changed everything—punk rock, the band that made it, and the fans who worshiped it. Decades later, its rich, eclectic, propulsive sound hasn’t aged a minute, ...
www.theringer.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Neither saint or martyr, Joe Strummer still remains my ultimate hero for the way his endless curiosity about others stimulated a profound compassion he could never fully control. Here's a piece I wrote about 'London Calling' for the Ringer. Happy birthday, rude boy. www.theringer.com/2019/12/17/m...
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The White House is mobilizing red state military forces to occupy a Democratic stronghold and let me tell you: No one has ever pretended something isn't happening harder than Democratic leaders are pretending this isn't happening right now.
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.
August 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The White House is mobilizing red state military forces to occupy a Democratic stronghold and let me tell you: No one has ever pretended something isn't happening harder than Democratic leaders are pretending this isn't happening right now.
There was a time ....
"Stepping back, we spot evidence of a time when the city felt more quirky, individualistic and unpredictable-in-a-good-way, more like a misfit circus than the gleaming result of a corporate focus group that Manhattan has become"
"Stepping back, we spot evidence of a time when the city felt more quirky, individualistic and unpredictable-in-a-good-way, more like a misfit circus than the gleaming result of a corporate focus group that Manhattan has become"
Fantastic images here!
Soul train: An eight-year ride on the New York subway.
Photographer Willy Spiller was spellbound when he first saw the ‘great human menagerie’ in 1977.
His dazzling images are now a time capsule for a lost, thrilling and dangerous world
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Soul train: An eight-year ride on the New York subway.
Photographer Willy Spiller was spellbound when he first saw the ‘great human menagerie’ in 1977.
His dazzling images are now a time capsule for a lost, thrilling and dangerous world
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
August 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There was a time ....
"Stepping back, we spot evidence of a time when the city felt more quirky, individualistic and unpredictable-in-a-good-way, more like a misfit circus than the gleaming result of a corporate focus group that Manhattan has become"
"Stepping back, we spot evidence of a time when the city felt more quirky, individualistic and unpredictable-in-a-good-way, more like a misfit circus than the gleaming result of a corporate focus group that Manhattan has become"