Marlonius Monk
@maestroramirez1010.bsky.social
Orchestral conductor in exile, lover of films and hikes. Loyal Democrat and proud Californian.
Way to go, folks. Some of us were saying this since 2024.
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Way to go, folks. Some of us were saying this since 2024.
Thermostatic voters:
February 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Thermostatic voters:
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Study of Orchestration
2. Marine Life and Oceanography
3. Prose Poetry and Flash Fiction
4. The Art of Writing for Film and Stage
5. Advanced American Politics
1. Study of Orchestration
2. Marine Life and Oceanography
3. Prose Poetry and Flash Fiction
4. The Art of Writing for Film and Stage
5. Advanced American Politics
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Introduction to Islamic Studies
2. Introduction to Rock Music
3. African Music
4. Arabic 101
5. Southern Politics
1. Introduction to Islamic Studies
2. Introduction to Rock Music
3. African Music
4. Arabic 101
5. Southern Politics
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1) Epistemology
2) Euripides
3) History of Rock Music
4) Dead Sea Scrolls & Apocrypha
5) Twentieth Century US Political History with @rauchway.bsky.social
1) Epistemology
2) Euripides
3) History of Rock Music
4) Dead Sea Scrolls & Apocrypha
5) Twentieth Century US Political History with @rauchway.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Study of Orchestration
2. Marine Life and Oceanography
3. Prose Poetry and Flash Fiction
4. The Art of Writing for Film and Stage
5. Advanced American Politics
1. Study of Orchestration
2. Marine Life and Oceanography
3. Prose Poetry and Flash Fiction
4. The Art of Writing for Film and Stage
5. Advanced American Politics
Someone said they were gonna "Leroy Jenkins" it, and they sure did!
lol lmao
January 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Someone said they were gonna "Leroy Jenkins" it, and they sure did!
Guillermo Del Toro's Hobbit
Peter Jackson's Pinocchio
Peter Jackson's Pinocchio
Wes Anderson's ZODIAC
David Fincher's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
David Fincher's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Paul Verhoeven's SUCKER PUNCH
Zack Snyder's STARSHIP TROOPERS
Zack Snyder's STARSHIP TROOPERS
January 29, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Guillermo Del Toro's Hobbit
Peter Jackson's Pinocchio
Peter Jackson's Pinocchio
As seen one someone else's post.
The economy is still humming along, though bumpier. Wait until it gets worse and it's not just vibes!
The economy is still humming along, though bumpier. Wait until it gets worse and it's not just vibes!
January 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM
As seen one someone else's post.
The economy is still humming along, though bumpier. Wait until it gets worse and it's not just vibes!
The economy is still humming along, though bumpier. Wait until it gets worse and it's not just vibes!
Those people clamoring for Dems to impeach Noem and abolish ICE, please explain how 47 is greater than 53. And how we can get to 67 seats in November of this year?
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Those people clamoring for Dems to impeach Noem and abolish ICE, please explain how 47 is greater than 53. And how we can get to 67 seats in November of this year?
It's such a cliche but they wouldn't pass new restrictions and gerrymander if it didn't matter!
An insane amount of hit dogs hollering on this site today when being confronted with "yes voting does in fact matter" again, I see
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
It's such a cliche but they wouldn't pass new restrictions and gerrymander if it didn't matter!
All the anti-Dem posters are in full force this morning I see. Here is my response:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXvK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXvK...
I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a..
YouTube video by michaelSprung
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
All the anti-Dem posters are in full force this morning I see. Here is my response:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXvK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXvK...
I said in 2020 I would crawl across broken glass without a face mask to vote out that melted candle looking ass.
Do you think 'because they might mess with elections' would stop me this year?
Do you think 'because they might mess with elections' would stop me this year?
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I said in 2020 I would crawl across broken glass without a face mask to vote out that melted candle looking ass.
Do you think 'because they might mess with elections' would stop me this year?
Do you think 'because they might mess with elections' would stop me this year?
Make good trouble!
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January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Make good trouble!
Reposted by Marlonius Monk
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT:
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
January 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT:
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
I think some of this is good but to say this is the Dem's fault is stupid. We're not in the majority! And some of the comments, woo boy, I tell you what. Not good, very bad. People love to post but not to think critically. And this is me agreeing that this was not a good deal!
"It may not be much comfort for those bitter about what they see as a needless surrender. But there’s at least a chance that we’ll look back at this moment as a key turning point, one that produced a Democratic Party less willing to live on its knees." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I think some of this is good but to say this is the Dem's fault is stupid. We're not in the majority! And some of the comments, woo boy, I tell you what. Not good, very bad. People love to post but not to think critically. And this is me agreeing that this was not a good deal!
Fallout from tariffs, correcting for overhiring/overspending during the pandemic, over-embracing AI capabilities, general contraction of consumer spending, and a highly speculative bubble in the stock market all at the same time. Sounds great!
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fallout from tariffs, correcting for overhiring/overspending during the pandemic, over-embracing AI capabilities, general contraction of consumer spending, and a highly speculative bubble in the stock market all at the same time. Sounds great!
Reposted by Marlonius Monk
The most interesting trend talking to Democrats: how much Trump 2.0. radicalized moderates against Republicans. Progressives start from the point that they can't trust Republicans on anything. But moderates always thought they could do business because they had to. That's gone.
October 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The most interesting trend talking to Democrats: how much Trump 2.0. radicalized moderates against Republicans. Progressives start from the point that they can't trust Republicans on anything. But moderates always thought they could do business because they had to. That's gone.
Reposted by Marlonius Monk
Anti-Trump protests are often written off as “cringe,” Quinta Jurecic writes. “But these dismissals both ignore the very real victories of the Resistance and miss why cringe was essential to the movement’s effectiveness.” https://theatln.tc/ybWf3bk0
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Anti-Trump protests are often written off as “cringe,” Quinta Jurecic writes. “But these dismissals both ignore the very real victories of the Resistance and miss why cringe was essential to the movement’s effectiveness.” https://theatln.tc/ybWf3bk0
Democracy isn't a spectator sport and fair elections doesn't mean unilateral disarmament.
#yesonprop50
#yesonprop50
October 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Democracy isn't a spectator sport and fair elections doesn't mean unilateral disarmament.
#yesonprop50
#yesonprop50
So with profit margins shrinking and wholesale prices rising, would consumers expect to see more discounts or fewer for the year?
#econsky
#econsky
August 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So with profit margins shrinking and wholesale prices rising, would consumers expect to see more discounts or fewer for the year?
#econsky
#econsky
Me when asked how I'll vote on the CA redistricting proposition this fall:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKd...
Lincoln (2012) Mr George Yeaman casting his vote
YouTube video by Pennyworth
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Me when asked how I'll vote on the CA redistricting proposition this fall:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKd...
The highest tariffs in a century and the market shrugs. Casino season, plan accordingly.
August 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The highest tariffs in a century and the market shrugs. Casino season, plan accordingly.
I hope the best case scenario for the economy will be positive but weak growth (1-1.5%), moderate unemployment (4.8-6%) and inflation (3-4%) But I genuinely think the cracks we're seeing only get bigger from here.
Glad I jumped from the private sector last year!
Glad I jumped from the private sector last year!
August 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I hope the best case scenario for the economy will be positive but weak growth (1-1.5%), moderate unemployment (4.8-6%) and inflation (3-4%) But I genuinely think the cracks we're seeing only get bigger from here.
Glad I jumped from the private sector last year!
Glad I jumped from the private sector last year!
Superman rules. Grateful for good casting that has chemistry!
July 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Superman rules. Grateful for good casting that has chemistry!
The pervasive sense of bewilderment and dread of the last six months reminds of the quote from 'The Birdcage': "How can so much go so wrong so quickly? It's like riding a psychotic horse towards a burning stable."
July 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The pervasive sense of bewilderment and dread of the last six months reminds of the quote from 'The Birdcage': "How can so much go so wrong so quickly? It's like riding a psychotic horse towards a burning stable."
What movie did you see way too young?
July 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
What movie did you see way too young?
Reposted by Marlonius Monk
I mean this with my whole heart and with every ounce of sincerity I can muster:
If you're out here shitting on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris, and in ANY way trying to blame them for what's going on now, please, go fuck yourself. You're a piece of shit, and you're not helping anyone.
If you're out here shitting on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris, and in ANY way trying to blame them for what's going on now, please, go fuck yourself. You're a piece of shit, and you're not helping anyone.
June 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I mean this with my whole heart and with every ounce of sincerity I can muster:
If you're out here shitting on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris, and in ANY way trying to blame them for what's going on now, please, go fuck yourself. You're a piece of shit, and you're not helping anyone.
If you're out here shitting on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris, and in ANY way trying to blame them for what's going on now, please, go fuck yourself. You're a piece of shit, and you're not helping anyone.