Wade Means
@wademeans.bsky.social
Singer/songwriter from the Twin Cities area. Neil Finn fanboy, Beatlemaniac, power pop aficionado. Shy, bookish introvert. USAF veteran, opponent of fascism. Pug dad.
Trying to be a good person, often struggling mightily with that.
Trying to be a good person, often struggling mightily with that.
It’s December 24th and I am devoid of Christmas spirit.
In this land I am surrounded by supposed Christians who take endless joy in visiting cruelty upon the most vulnerable. It’s not exactly inspiring.
Let’s get through the remainder of this shitty year and then fuck up some fascist dreams in 2026.
In this land I am surrounded by supposed Christians who take endless joy in visiting cruelty upon the most vulnerable. It’s not exactly inspiring.
Let’s get through the remainder of this shitty year and then fuck up some fascist dreams in 2026.
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It’s December 24th and I am devoid of Christmas spirit.
In this land I am surrounded by supposed Christians who take endless joy in visiting cruelty upon the most vulnerable. It’s not exactly inspiring.
Let’s get through the remainder of this shitty year and then fuck up some fascist dreams in 2026.
In this land I am surrounded by supposed Christians who take endless joy in visiting cruelty upon the most vulnerable. It’s not exactly inspiring.
Let’s get through the remainder of this shitty year and then fuck up some fascist dreams in 2026.
Weird how the death of American society has coincided with the widespread idolization of the antihero.
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Weird how the death of American society has coincided with the widespread idolization of the antihero.
I just saw that Public Enemy is now playing the casino circuit and, holy shit, do I feel old.
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I just saw that Public Enemy is now playing the casino circuit and, holy shit, do I feel old.
Living in a country full of “Christians” who have fully embraced a gospel of hatred, bigotry and cruelty doesn’t really foster much Christmas spirit.
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Living in a country full of “Christians” who have fully embraced a gospel of hatred, bigotry and cruelty doesn’t really foster much Christmas spirit.
This is our “I don’t want to get out of bed yet” face.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is our “I don’t want to get out of bed yet” face.
I mean, who among us hasn’t done this at eleven in the evening?
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I mean, who among us hasn’t done this at eleven in the evening?
The unusual autumn weather has made our front-yard maple tree stunningly gorgeous this year.
Even when the world is shit - ESPECIALLY when the world is shit - we need to appreciate the beauty around us.
Even when the world is shit - ESPECIALLY when the world is shit - we need to appreciate the beauty around us.
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The unusual autumn weather has made our front-yard maple tree stunningly gorgeous this year.
Even when the world is shit - ESPECIALLY when the world is shit - we need to appreciate the beauty around us.
Even when the world is shit - ESPECIALLY when the world is shit - we need to appreciate the beauty around us.
Just went on Facebook for the first time in a while, and it, if nothing else, is definitely a useful tool for determining which of one’s old schoolmates are unrepentant racists.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Just went on Facebook for the first time in a while, and it, if nothing else, is definitely a useful tool for determining which of one’s old schoolmates are unrepentant racists.
It’s always interesting to see content from the Bulwark people. They’re all essentially saying, “We helped to create the current crisis; now listen to us tell you how bad the thing we did is, but don’t blame us for doing it.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It’s always interesting to see content from the Bulwark people. They’re all essentially saying, “We helped to create the current crisis; now listen to us tell you how bad the thing we did is, but don’t blame us for doing it.”
One interesting facet of the shitbombing video is that, in the rich fantasy world of MAGA, a man who can’t even drive a car somehow is now able to operate a jet aircraft with pinpoint precision.
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
One interesting facet of the shitbombing video is that, in the rich fantasy world of MAGA, a man who can’t even drive a car somehow is now able to operate a jet aircraft with pinpoint precision.
Terminally adorable.
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Terminally adorable.
The White House in ruins. Northern cities occupied. The Federal Government no longer operating. People of color living in fear.
This is like an alternate history where the Confederacy won.
(Or it’s just our sad reality in which the nation somehow elected a neo-Confederate to be President.)
This is like an alternate history where the Confederacy won.
(Or it’s just our sad reality in which the nation somehow elected a neo-Confederate to be President.)
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The White House in ruins. Northern cities occupied. The Federal Government no longer operating. People of color living in fear.
This is like an alternate history where the Confederacy won.
(Or it’s just our sad reality in which the nation somehow elected a neo-Confederate to be President.)
This is like an alternate history where the Confederacy won.
(Or it’s just our sad reality in which the nation somehow elected a neo-Confederate to be President.)
If we had an actual, functioning FBI, I might actually believe there’s some validity to the charges.
FBI Director Kash Patel accuses Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups, and Damon Jones of involvement in "an illegal gambling operation and sports-rigging operation that spanned the course of years."
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If we had an actual, functioning FBI, I might actually believe there’s some validity to the charges.
A person told me recently that they don’t like the Beatles, and I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with that. How can I take anything else they might say seriously?
It’s like saying, “I don’t like the sun. Photosynthesis is totally overrated.”
It’s like saying, “I don’t like the sun. Photosynthesis is totally overrated.”
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A person told me recently that they don’t like the Beatles, and I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with that. How can I take anything else they might say seriously?
It’s like saying, “I don’t like the sun. Photosynthesis is totally overrated.”
It’s like saying, “I don’t like the sun. Photosynthesis is totally overrated.”
So Trump wants to shit all over the American people. Tell me something I don’t know.
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
So Trump wants to shit all over the American people. Tell me something I don’t know.
No one should be above the law or the Constitution.
Mister Trump has repeatedly violated both and continues to do so.
That’s why we protest today.
Simple, really.
Mister Trump has repeatedly violated both and continues to do so.
That’s why we protest today.
Simple, really.
October 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
No one should be above the law or the Constitution.
Mister Trump has repeatedly violated both and continues to do so.
That’s why we protest today.
Simple, really.
Mister Trump has repeatedly violated both and continues to do so.
That’s why we protest today.
Simple, really.
This still shocks the conscience, even though it’s just a continuation of the trajectory that the GOP has followed since the party/ideological realignment of the 1960s.
When I was a kid, the unreconstructed racists were still considered fringe. But over these sixty years, they’ve been mainstreamed
When I was a kid, the unreconstructed racists were still considered fringe. But over these sixty years, they’ve been mainstreamed
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This still shocks the conscience, even though it’s just a continuation of the trajectory that the GOP has followed since the party/ideological realignment of the 1960s.
When I was a kid, the unreconstructed racists were still considered fringe. But over these sixty years, they’ve been mainstreamed
When I was a kid, the unreconstructed racists were still considered fringe. But over these sixty years, they’ve been mainstreamed
It cannot be overstated, the extent to which the GOP has become not merely anti-democracy but anti-American.
Red states seemingly desire to punish their countrymen for the crime of existing.
Red states seemingly desire to punish their countrymen for the crime of existing.
Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities
An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.
theintercept.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
It cannot be overstated, the extent to which the GOP has become not merely anti-democracy but anti-American.
Red states seemingly desire to punish their countrymen for the crime of existing.
Red states seemingly desire to punish their countrymen for the crime of existing.
Like we need to be reminded. 🙄
Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."
September 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Like we need to be reminded. 🙄
The sheer stupidity of fascism. It makes my head hurt.
"And for all the concern about the First Amendment ... what about all the amendments that Charlie Kirk lost? Because Charlie Kirk has no amendments right now."
- Kayleigh McEnany
- Kayleigh McEnany
September 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The sheer stupidity of fascism. It makes my head hurt.
At age sixty, the idea of legacy is something that I increasingly consider as the reaper draws nearer.
And what has happened to the country in the last sixty years has been utterly disastrous.
My generation’s legacy will be of the death of the Constitution and the end of the American experiment.
And what has happened to the country in the last sixty years has been utterly disastrous.
My generation’s legacy will be of the death of the Constitution and the end of the American experiment.
September 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
At age sixty, the idea of legacy is something that I increasingly consider as the reaper draws nearer.
And what has happened to the country in the last sixty years has been utterly disastrous.
My generation’s legacy will be of the death of the Constitution and the end of the American experiment.
And what has happened to the country in the last sixty years has been utterly disastrous.
My generation’s legacy will be of the death of the Constitution and the end of the American experiment.
There are two kinds of old guys:
1. The old guy whose life story needs to be heard by absolutely no one, but he’s determined to tell you (and everyone else) anyway.
2. The old guy who has an utterly fascinating life story, but who keeps entirely mum about it.
And never the twain shall meet.
1. The old guy whose life story needs to be heard by absolutely no one, but he’s determined to tell you (and everyone else) anyway.
2. The old guy who has an utterly fascinating life story, but who keeps entirely mum about it.
And never the twain shall meet.
September 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There are two kinds of old guys:
1. The old guy whose life story needs to be heard by absolutely no one, but he’s determined to tell you (and everyone else) anyway.
2. The old guy who has an utterly fascinating life story, but who keeps entirely mum about it.
And never the twain shall meet.
1. The old guy whose life story needs to be heard by absolutely no one, but he’s determined to tell you (and everyone else) anyway.
2. The old guy who has an utterly fascinating life story, but who keeps entirely mum about it.
And never the twain shall meet.
Americans really need to stop shooting each other.
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Americans really need to stop shooting each other.
There’s a line in the film “The Jerk”:
“Don’t never, ever trust whitey.”
I think that line pretty much sums up the entirety of American history.
“Don’t never, ever trust whitey.”
I think that line pretty much sums up the entirety of American history.
August 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
There’s a line in the film “The Jerk”:
“Don’t never, ever trust whitey.”
I think that line pretty much sums up the entirety of American history.
“Don’t never, ever trust whitey.”
I think that line pretty much sums up the entirety of American history.
They tell us to be afraid of people of color and immigrants.
Clearly, though, it’s native-born white guys we need to fear.
Clearly, though, it’s native-born white guys we need to fear.
August 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
They tell us to be afraid of people of color and immigrants.
Clearly, though, it’s native-born white guys we need to fear.
Clearly, though, it’s native-born white guys we need to fear.