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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Sep 10

Amplifying @garbageday.email here

I used to call this genre sole music as it had everything to do with the sole of your shoe and nothing to do with soul music. But I guess people prefer “stomp clap hey ho” because they're too homophonophobic.

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Edward Sharpe is not "stomp clap hey ho" music

Edward Sharpe’s “Home” isn’t the worst song ever. It's overplayed—and it’s not even stomp clap hey ho to begin with.

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Sep 7

▶︎ After Ours is an end-of-summer mixtape featuring the soft sounds of hard times. Easy listening is not always an easy listen.

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#mixtape #nowplaying #musicdiscovery

Mixtape: After Ours

Bittersweet sunsetters for the end of the summer.

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Sep 5

If Trump wanted easy wins on crime, the data shows he should send the National Guard to red states.

7 of the Top 10 murderiest cities are conveniently located in Trump-friendly states with Republican governors.

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The data shows that if Trump wanted easy wins on crime, he’d start in red states

If Trump truly wanted to fight crime, the data shows the easier path runs through red states with sympathetic governors — but politics and payback lead him to blue ones.

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Aug 28

Join me in the impossible task of imagining if “Lonely Night in the Park” was included on Born to Run.

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Born to Run at 50 and the album Springsteen nearly released instead

For Born To Run’s 50th, Springsteen released “Lonely Night in the Park” — a 1975 outtake that almost changed the album’s tracklist and sequencing.

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Erotic Harry Potter fan fiction is taking over the world

Erotic Harry Potter fan fiction and romantasy novels are booming, with fans and publishers fueling the hottest trend in books.

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Aug 22

Apparently, erotic Harry Potter fan fiction is taking over the world. I haven't read any yet, but I’m sure they’re having a great time with word “Hogwarts.”

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Erotic Harry Potter fan fiction is taking over the world

Erotic Harry Potter fan fiction and romantasy novels are booming, with fans and publishers fueling the hottest trend in books.

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Aug 22

Maybe I just took a wrong turn. But it feels like there’s this creeping expectation that everyday internet users need to learn dev tools and terminology just to function online. But don’t take my word for it—just ask @[email protected].

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Is the internet becoming too gitty?

There are few places in this world that are more infuriating to visit than GitHub. I’d rather do anything than spend time on GitHub. I’d rather get my te...

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · Aug 15

I wrote this for @mcsweeneys.net. It’s fun for the whole family, but especially for parents. Toddlers will like it, too, if they understand irony.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Sep 30

"I’m obsessed with these hardwood floors, but they can be slippery when I’m not wearing my socks with the grippy bottoms, so I slathered them with an adhesive coating of organic apple juice and upcycled pee. You can already smell it working."

I’m Your Three-Year-Old Interior Designer and This Is Your New Home Makeover

So, what do you think? Never in your wildest dreams, right? It’s hard to know where to begin, because the house is almost unrecognizable, but let m...

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joe @atjoepetro.bsky.social · May 6

New Blue Rondo à la Turk

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