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Mediocre amateur bass player. Dog dad, cat subject. Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA.

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · Jul 13

Songs about the experience of flying:

- Eight Miles High - The Byrds (and notable cover versions)
- Straight Into Darkness - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Flying Over Water - Jason Isbell
- The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters
- ???

Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 1d

You can check in any time you want…

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 2d

A federal holiday honoring an immigrant who came to this country on a boat and actually did commit crimes

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 3d

Sharing my clearest photo from tonight’s Bob Mould show at the Turf Club.

An Apple Watch displays a loud environment warning

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 6d

I've been out of war gaming for decades, but seeing those old flat box SPI games sure brings back some memories!

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 6d

Fundraiser for Dan and Camille Lawonn.

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Donate to Help Dan and Camille Rebuild After Cancer, organized by Camille Lawonn

We Made It Through Cancer! This past year and a half has been absolutely w… Camille Lawonn needs your support for Help Dan and Camille Rebuild After Cancer

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 6d

Friendly FYI: Dessa is performing in DC in January.

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Friday Music Series: Dessa

Enjoy this week's Friday Music Series artist, Dessa!

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 10d

a man in a blue shirt and white hat says hey everybody we 're all gonna get laid .

Alt: a man in a blue shirt and white hat says hey everybody we 're all gonna get laid .

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 11d

Back in middle school, my best friend had a 45 of The Carpenters’ cover of “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft“. When played at 33 rpm it was kind of terrifying.

Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 12d

ALT VERSION:

Tweet from Lindsay King-Miller @AskAQueer

If you made a horror movie, what extremely upbeat pop song would you want slowed down and creepified to play in the trailer?

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 12d

Review: An improvisation-infused mash-up of electronic and classical music www.twincities.com/2025/10/03/r...

Review: An improvisation-infused mash-up of electronic and classical music

Music producer Jlin collaborated with violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and tapper Leonardo Sandoval — mesmerizing the audience with their agile ingenuity.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 11d

I've thought a lot about the scene in A Clockwork Orange where Alex finds out that the droogs he used to rampage with are now policemen

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 12d

I wouldn’t keep the ball, but otherwise any of the options you listed sounds acceptable. It would depend on how receptive to an interaction the other person seemed.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 12d

That was such an amazing show. Completely entrancing from start to end.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 14d

“I’m going shopping. What do you want for dinner?”

“Steak?”

“Money’s too tight for steak.”

<pause>

“Steak?”

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 14d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 17d

100%

Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 17d

One Battle After Another and Sinners both lay out a formula for cinema success: diverse movies where white nationalists get duffed in the most graphic way possible shot and presented in increasingly baroque high resolution formats.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18d

Guys, US per capita carbon emissions are down 30% from peak! 30%! We’re doing it! All the little steps (and big) are paying off!
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18d

Per capita CO₂ emissions have declined in every state in America. Between 2005 and 2023, energy-related CO₂ emissions per person declined in all 50 US states. The nationwide average drop was 29%, a major structural change in the world’s second-largest emitter. buff.ly/GOf44Ie
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Per Capita Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Decreased in Every US State between 2005 & 2023 - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Per capita CO2 emissions from primary energy consumption decreased in every state from 2005 to 2023, according to recently…

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 19d

What a delightful photo! How on earth did you get those critters to pose so nicely?

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 19d

This is cool, but if I lived here I would spend all my time trying to remember where I put that thing.

Photo of a modern looking bedroom. The headline under the photo reads “This Compact House in Paris Has Nearly 70 Concealed Closets”

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 20d

Thematically, The Clash: “Remote Control” / “Complete Control”

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 20d

P-51 with a drop tank

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Musicophilia @musicophilia.bsky.social · 20d

Rest in peace, Danny Thompson.

A mix I made in 2020, selecting from his innumerable amazing contributions to so many favorites:

musicophilia.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/t...

Featuring Nick Drake, Talk Talk, Kate Bush, Sandy Denny, David Sylvian, Toumani Diabate, Shellyan Orphan...

[Tribute] – ‘The Bassist: A Tribute to Danny Thompson’ (1968-1994)

A tribute to Danny Thompson’s unmistakably rich, soulful bass-playing, from Nick Drake to Talk Talk.

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 21d

i ain’t reading all that
i’m happy for u tho
or sorry that happened

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 21d

A really good movie that I never, ever want to watch again.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 21d

Take Lyndale out to the orchard

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 22d

Worst. Rapture. Ever.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 23d

But if god is smart (admittedly, there’s not much evidence of that), they’ll take all the dogs along in the rapture.