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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know, man—I’ve been using em-dashes like this for something like 35 years. Spaces on either side looks awful to me.

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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 27d

In the 2010s, this country's elites were thrown onto social platforms with everyone else and could finally read what we all think about them and it caused them so much psychic damage that they decided to destroy both the internet and democracy to make sure nothing like it ever happened again.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 27d

If this is what it took for you to be pushed into fascism you were probably already there

This predates the social media wars of the late 2010s: One Trump appointee told me that a radicalizing experience was being booted out of the Gawker comments section, way back in the day. But as progressive movements swept through social media, others were tossed off Twitter and Facebook for stepping over a variety of lines, from allegations of harassment to claims of election misinformation. Pandemic era public health rules and fevered enforcement cost others their accounts.

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 3d

What the fuck is an 'everyday american'? Are you telling me it's possible to go part time?

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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 3d

The late, great Diane Keaton in The Godfather Part II

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Kimmer @kvonyborg.bsky.social · 4d

If you were thinking to yourself "Self... I'm really wondering about @christianfinnegan.bsky.social's thoughts on Anne Gedes" than *THIS* is the newsletter for you. #NMFO
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NEW MUSIC FOR OLDS #89

A shoutout to my Geddheads

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 4d

Without revealing too much about the subject matter, NMFO #89 is one of my best, I think!

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NEW MUSIC FOR OLDS #89

A shoutout to my Geddheads

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Tyler @electriceden92.bsky.social · 5d

@davidgerard.co.uk already had the best piece on this pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/10/a...

‘AI is here to stay’ — is it, though? What do you mean, ‘stay’?

When some huge and stupid public chatbot disaster hits the news, the AI pumpers will Kramer into the mentions to say stuff like “you have to admit, AI is here to stay.” Well, no, I don’t. Not unles…

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 6d

Dude, Kambri and I just moved into a new place and my YT feed is just lousy with this stuff now.

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 6d

How did Millennial process Zooey Deschanel marrying one of The Property Brothers? Feels like a "day the music died" type deal.

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 6d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 6d

Because it’s not labor, it’s content! And content appears in nature from places our brains can’t understand! Therefore, it’s free.

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Okay Myfriend @debianxfce.bsky.social · 6d

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 6d

PC Richard expecting me to pay for all of these dishwashers is going to ‘kill’ my black market appliance business.

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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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 6d

I find myself making this noise/face a lot recently. It started as a joke, but it’s now how I express genuine anger when no one else is around.

a man in a white shirt stands in front of a crowd of men

ALT: a man in a white shirt stands in front of a crowd of men

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

That would be newmusicforolds.substack.com, for the record.

New Music for Olds | Christian Finnegan | Substack

How long has it been since you had a new favorite song? I can help with that! Click to read New Music for Olds, by Christian Finnegan, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

Hey check it out, Spin Magazine interviewed me about my newsletter!

www.spin.com/2025/10/chri...

Christian Finnegan Is on a Mission to Introduce New Music to Old(er) People

“There's really only two things you can count on in this world: songs and dogs. Those are the two things that never will let you down.” This is the centr

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 8d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

Jim Henson ass ball

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 8d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

If an argument broke out in the studio, definitely "They are figh-ting".

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

Wonderful.

Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 8d

How would I know Connie? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFzt...

Emory King Goof

YouTube video by Superedit

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

Definitely "I got it, fuck outta here."

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Carmelo Anthony "I Got It, F*ck Outta Here" Compilation ᴴᴰ

YouTube video by Hoopz

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks! I'll be in the smaller side room (you know, where they put their truly important acts). See you there.

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 8d

I'm in post-flu shoot/booster delirium, pondering which hilarious "audio drops" I would use if I produced morning radio for a living.

Definitely this one.

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