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timothy-johnson.bsky.social
captcha verified human, pianist composer, misanthrope with an ineffable sense of humor.
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Will probably get canceled for this but cannot remain silent

Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor. He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down. The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him. This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

Glenn Gould, Valeriya Lakrisenko

Again, I have done the thing. New toon: the presser and the coverage. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Happy Pride Month! We're celebrating with our newly updated playlist of Nonesuch recordings by LGBTQ+ composers, performers, and allies, including k.d. lang, Magnetic Fields, Caroline Shaw, Ringdown, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Mountain Man, Jeremy Denk, Nico Muhly, and more: nonesuch.lnk.to/Pride

a cabinet filled with mist my surrealist take on our current situation: vimeo.com/719451246

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working behind the scenes to mess with your Social Security. They’re changing the rules so they can fire workers on the frontlines who help Americans get their checks—and replace them with Trump loyalists. We’re not letting them get away with it.

I'm just so tired of saying WTF: www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

Are we going to have to take vaccine vacations to countries that still do science?

Weekend reading: I wrote about the MAGA government siding with the German Neo-Nazi party. They share the same enemy: liberal democracy. What a moment in U.S. history. This week’s piece:

Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with @bradmehldaumusic.com, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Yasmin Williams, Richard Goode news and more. You can read it and subscribe for free at nonesuch.substack.com/p/brad-mehld...

Despite repeatedly raising concerns about labor rights, Nike has grown its presence in Cambodia from about 16,000 factory workers in May 2013 to more than 57,000 as of March. Read more: propub.li/4kIhjCC

It is amazing the crap we've been through with this guy. vimeo.com/719451246

In remarks to a private audience in 2023, Russell Vought, who is Trump’s budget chief and the intellectual force behind Trump’s unprecedented power grab, said he championed the term “invasion” because it “unlocked” extraordinary presidential powers. By @mtredden.bsky.social‬

a big shout out to the FT columnist that came up with TACO! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...

Ezra Klein on personality transplants by republicans under Trump.

Beautiful

This is insane: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

After being up on YouTube for 8 years, AI removed my video for inappropriate content. Their appeal review took 5 seconds to "carefully" review and still banned it. You can still watch on Vimeo. vimeo.com/216007446

youtu.be/BkmfOIvHzD4?...