Stop Calling Me Frank
@stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
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Working up a fever in a one-horse town. Somerville garage-punk-pub-rock band on Rum Bar Records. The music stuff is the band’s; the politics, academic crotchets, crap-takes and low-effort posts are mine.
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stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
This works if “civics” refers to the education of citizens and it also works if it refers to Honda Civics. That’s because they’re both totally gay.
stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
Definitely not going to be constructive criticism.
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schooley.bsky.social
And Trump always speaks so well of him too.
thedailybeast.bsky.social
President Barack Obama is facing criticism from right-wing influencers and White House officials after a post celebrating the Israel-Hamas peace deal failed to mention Donald Trump.
MAGA Fumes at Obama for Ignoring Trump in His Peace Post
Furious Republicans found another reason to be annoyed at the former president.
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stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
Portland is an excellent illustration of Hunter Thompson’s adage, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
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dlthings.bsky.social
I'm really proud of how my city is handling the situation so far. It's endearing weird against oh-my-god-what-is-THIS weird.
stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
Check out Charles Ponzi: “Mom, why did you always dress me like the con-man in the Simpsons’ monorail episode?”
Charles Ponzo in dapper suit and hat, holding a cane horizontally
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jeremykaplowitz.com
do you think Lou Gehrig felt like his parents cursed him to get sick once they gave him that name?
stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
The GOP has been post-policy at least since George W. Bush’s first term.
stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
I had the Mats EP Boink! with “Nowhere Is My Home.” I remember a friend and I being so impressed with Paul’s use of the word “disconcerted” in the lyrics. Like: “Wow, man. He’s this drunken juvenile delinquent with a huge vocabulary! Cool!”
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lee-coursey.bsky.social
#NowPlaying #music #musicsky 🎶
Here are the last 15 songs I listened to today.

The #playlist below always contains the last 200 unique songs I've played, so you can follow along at home.

➡️ Last 200 Plays: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sXIp9iifvkmDl7wOaoLjM?si=7b944e04cad24e6a
A list of songs I listened to recently:
Kid Gulliver - 24 Hours
The Replacements - Nowhere Is My Home - Alternate Mix
Tamar Berk - skipping the cracks
Bob Mould - I Don't Know You Anymore
The Nines - Mexico
Tommy Keene - Astronomy
Bird Streets - Mistaker
Danny Ayala - I Was Wrong
Dropkick - Primary Colours
Chime School - Wait Your Turn
Guided by Voices - I Am A Scientist
Daniel Romano - Where's Paradise
Tamar Berk - Good Impression
Flipturn - Rodeo Clown
Joy Buzzer - Peggy's House
stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
Plan B: “Whoa, can you believe it? Our rental car is out of gas. But it is a beautiful night.”
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He’s currently an adjunct Pope.
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audacityofdespair.bsky.social
Ukeleles being strummed en masse. Chickens openly addressing government officials. Line dancing in a public thoroughfare. Frogs, unicorns and dinosaurs getting their interspecies groove on.

Portland is lost. May God and Donald Trump save what's left of the United States of America.
thedailyshow.com
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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mattortega.com
For a political movement that despises "foreigners" MAGA sure loves their non-American propagandists.
rollingstone.com
The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.

They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.

Story: bit.ly/47grj1P
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pulmyears.bsky.social
Marc Maron and his producer Brendan McDonald personally showed me how to make a podcast. My podcast isn’t their podcast at all, but I happily acknowledge their influence.
I have thanked them directly, but I wanna make a public declaration of that.
stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social
Separate from the practical & ethical problems: The more AI I see, the less I think it’s an *aesthetic* threat to anyone who sincerely cares about human expression (i.e., the humanities). It’s not about being “fooled”: of course, machines can do superhuman things. I just can’t imagine caring.
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audacityofdespair.bsky.social
False. He was loud against continuing to admit digital unless WGAE fixed governance to avoid exodus of dues-heavy freelancers to West, which would have collapsed our union. He then served on the committee to solve this so digital organizing might continue. Digital reps serving on panel will confirm.