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Joey McAllister

@joeymcallister.com

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Mostly organic material and a series of vibrations registering as sound. Abides in the liminal space between the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, where nothing is quite real and anything is possible. Drums, mandolin. Rarely at the same time.

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · Oct 11

The universe winds down. That's how it's made.
But memory is everything to lose;
Although some of the colors have to fade,
Do not believe you'll get the chance to choose.
Regret, by definition, comes too late;
Say what you mean. Bear witness. Iterate.

~ John M. Ford

Electrolite: De vermis.

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 8h

I am saying once again that the Conservative attack on the Arts is because they are incredibly envious of artists who they perceive as a group that has “too much” cultural power, a type of influence Conservatives crave but will never have because they’re anti-intellectuals with no imagination.

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 48m

That’s … very good.

Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 48m

Also, anyone have any human boy names they’re especially fond of?

Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 50m

But seriously what should we call our band this is impossible

Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 50m

Just when I thought enough time had passed and we could call our new band Rush … foiled again!

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 2h

At least once a week I feel like I have some sort of head injury

Lede from article:

Law360, Miami (October 7, 2025, 12:29 PM EDT) -- A Miami jury returned a defense verdict late Monday in favor of NASCAR in a $76 million suit by the LetsGoBrandon.com Foundation accusing the league of destroying the value of its cryptocurrency LGBCoin after it revoked approval of sponsorship of a racing team.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 2h

I support public/alt modes of transportation, but I didn’t hate car culture before I moved to the Twin Cities. TC drivers radicalized me.

I’ve been in places with too-big vehicles (Texas) and places with too many lanes (DC, Atlanta), but this is the first where a left red arrow is a suggestion.

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 3h

Reminds me of this excellent sign that I saw at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.

Piano, which once belonged to Little Richard, with a sign on it saying "Do not attempt to play Little Richard's piano. He will know."

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 3h

📌 Halloween costume

Mount St. Helens in 1980 @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 3h

I see you and love you and love this, Portland. Hope to get back there sooner than later.

Maybe I'll return as Captain Volcano, Longview's mascot of tourism after the eruption. I will be alone and nobody will know who I am. I'll exhaust myself explaining who I am and burn myself out.

Person in a superhero costume with a "Captain Volcano" helmet stands in front of signage that reads "Longview Chamber of Commerce." September 1980. Fardell/Daily News.

Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 3h

Me screaming “These books are medicinal!” every time I leave the library from now on.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 10h

doomscroll break

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 4h

“In Minnesota, it costs $22,569 a year on average to send an infant to daycare — more than in-state tuition for a four-year public college, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute…. It’s no longer a child care crisis: It’s a child care collapse”

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 4h

Not at all excited about robotaxis.

That said, I bet they’d stop at the 4-way stop in front of 4yo’s preschool. It’s about 50-50 for humans.

Zak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social · 5h

Well, here it comes: @toreyvanoot.bsky.social reports that Waymo has hired lobbyists in Minnesota and been talking to state lawmakers, looking for legislative approval to operate in MN

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 4h

I honestly can’t see how it wouldn’t be. You might have to explain what a kewpie doll is.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 5h

“We can’t afford a king”

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 6h

Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.

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Michael Love @elkmovie.bsky.social · 20h

Ancient Roman trying a banh mi: "ah yes, this is tasty and recognizable"

Ancient Roman trying eggplant parmesan: "what the fuck"

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 11h

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 11h

Too sensible.

Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 11h

The problem is that you never really know which city is going to be major in 100-200 years.

They should put them on wheels.

Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 11h

Time to move the capitol.

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Anna SPOOKsure 🎃 @annafisure.bsky.social · 12h

A lot of gen ai videos right now are from the perspective of security cameras it’s like the new fingers

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Matt McDaniel @themattmcd.bsky.social · 12h

[With a Transylvanian accent]: “Is Pepsi okay?”

Dinosaur Dracula 🦖🧛 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social · 18h

The greatest thing I own or will ever own is this old retail standee where Dracula casually reveals a coffin full of Doritos and Pepsi.

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 12h

Ok, I love this band. They sound like a bunch of bands I had on constant rotation in the late 90s/early 2000s and I do not know why I’ve never heard them.

NEWFOUND INTEREST IN CONNECTICUT - New Friends Fest '24

YouTube video by New Friends TV

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 12h

This song is so damn good. It’s raw like all their early stuff, but I wish I could get my head out of the expected-song-format loop long enough to write something that goes weird places like this.

Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 12h

Something else to listen to while you’re exploring anon’s recommendation.

A New Found Interest in Massachusetts

YouTube video by The Get Up Kids - Topic

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