Mark Armstrong
@markarmstrong4.bsky.social
Artistic Director @24HourPlays.bsky.social / theater director and teacher / ACT-UAW joint council / 🌹/ high-key striver with zero chill
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I haven't seen a single commenter or article point out that Tennessee Representative Aftyn Behn's name is very similar to the 17th century British woman playwright Aphra Behn. Do I have to do everything around here?
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I haven't seen a single commenter or article point out that Tennessee Representative Aftyn Behn's name is very similar to the 17th century British woman playwright Aphra Behn. Do I have to do everything around here?
R.E.M. Green tour
Mike Doughty/Regina Spektor Maxwell’s 2003
Last full Jane’s Addiction show (right before the final one with the fight)
Low at First Ave Xmas 1997
Cheap Trick at Riverfest
Mike Doughty/Regina Spektor Maxwell’s 2003
Last full Jane’s Addiction show (right before the final one with the fight)
Low at First Ave Xmas 1997
Cheap Trick at Riverfest
Phish, morphine, yo la tengo, Steve Reich / Philip glass / Pauline Oliveris, Laurie Anderson all on one bill, Darcy james Argue’s secret society
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Feist
Rough Trade
kd lang (1987)
Laurie Anderson
Doobie Brothers, Massey Hall
Feist
Rough Trade
kd lang (1987)
Laurie Anderson
Doobie Brothers, Massey Hall
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
R.E.M. Green tour
Mike Doughty/Regina Spektor Maxwell’s 2003
Last full Jane’s Addiction show (right before the final one with the fight)
Low at First Ave Xmas 1997
Cheap Trick at Riverfest
Mike Doughty/Regina Spektor Maxwell’s 2003
Last full Jane’s Addiction show (right before the final one with the fight)
Low at First Ave Xmas 1997
Cheap Trick at Riverfest
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like watching a concert pianist play the flight of the bumblebee. Nobody says they're not gonna do shit quite like chuck schumer. watch the master at work:
JAKE TAPPER: You called on Hegseth to release the full tapes of the attack. What sort of action are Democrats prepared to take to make this happen?
CHUCK SCHUMER: We hope that they will release the tapes.
CHUCK SCHUMER: We hope that they will release the tapes.
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
like watching a concert pianist play the flight of the bumblebee. Nobody says they're not gonna do shit quite like chuck schumer. watch the master at work:
I can’t believe I’d never seen this before. Staggeringly good. Check out Flansburgh’s shit-eating grin right before he goes in for his vocal part. They know how good they are and how special this moment is.
This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I can’t believe I’d never seen this before. Staggeringly good. Check out Flansburgh’s shit-eating grin right before he goes in for his vocal part. They know how good they are and how special this moment is.
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And this is so obnoxious because actual-politics is kind of a fucking layup right now.
Your opponents are running a historically corrupt government.
Be anti-corruption. Run on fixing the shit they broke, holding assholes accountable, and improving people’s lives.
Duh.
Your opponents are running a historically corrupt government.
Be anti-corruption. Run on fixing the shit they broke, holding assholes accountable, and improving people’s lives.
Duh.
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
And this is so obnoxious because actual-politics is kind of a fucking layup right now.
Your opponents are running a historically corrupt government.
Be anti-corruption. Run on fixing the shit they broke, holding assholes accountable, and improving people’s lives.
Duh.
Your opponents are running a historically corrupt government.
Be anti-corruption. Run on fixing the shit they broke, holding assholes accountable, and improving people’s lives.
Duh.
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It’s a slogan for political operatives who think campaigns are won and lost based on placards and stump speeches.
It tells no story. It has no anchor in the actual world we actually live in. It is a type of politics that eschews being actually political at all.
It tells no story. It has no anchor in the actual world we actually live in. It is a type of politics that eschews being actually political at all.
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s a slogan for political operatives who think campaigns are won and lost based on placards and stump speeches.
It tells no story. It has no anchor in the actual world we actually live in. It is a type of politics that eschews being actually political at all.
It tells no story. It has no anchor in the actual world we actually live in. It is a type of politics that eschews being actually political at all.
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“Strong floor, no ceiling” is absolutely the type of slogan that a focus group of swing voters will tell you they find appealing after it has been a whole hour and they just want to go home.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Strong floor, no ceiling” is absolutely the type of slogan that a focus group of swing voters will tell you they find appealing after it has been a whole hour and they just want to go home.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
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I named my fists Thorstein and Veblen because you're about to conspicuously consume them
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I named my fists Thorstein and Veblen because you're about to conspicuously consume them
This movie owns. The whole trilogy is great. Kids tell me it’s not MCU canon and that makes sense because it’s so good.
putting on my favorite thanksgiving holiday film — sam raimi's spider-man
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This movie owns. The whole trilogy is great. Kids tell me it’s not MCU canon and that makes sense because it’s so good.
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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*chuckling*
why don't you play socialist cards, where everyone gets a hand from a central authority according to rules
why don't you play socialist cards, where everyone gets a hand from a central authority according to rules
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
*chuckling*
why don't you play socialist cards, where everyone gets a hand from a central authority according to rules
why don't you play socialist cards, where everyone gets a hand from a central authority according to rules
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Andrew Royo not taking home any hardware is a travesty
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Andrew Royo not taking home any hardware is a travesty
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
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In my Grifters and Ideologues theory, Hegseth is your classic grifter. Hegseth doesn't know his job well and doesn't care to know if well. He is obsessed with how people look, which reveals a profound lack of understanding of the military and an obsession with tv.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In my Grifters and Ideologues theory, Hegseth is your classic grifter. Hegseth doesn't know his job well and doesn't care to know if well. He is obsessed with how people look, which reveals a profound lack of understanding of the military and an obsession with tv.
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
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Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
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Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
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there aren’t enough words to articulate how funny this is
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
there aren’t enough words to articulate how funny this is
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November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Hey Folks! Come hear a sneak peak of my new history of the culture wars tomorrow as part of Fall of Freedom!
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hey Folks! Come hear a sneak peak of my new history of the culture wars tomorrow as part of Fall of Freedom!
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There is a species of democrat that would rather spend the rest of their lives praying at the alter of any rebublican that says a negative thing about trump than devote one cent or second of their time to a progressive candidate in their own state who has been on the right side of history from jump.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There is a species of democrat that would rather spend the rest of their lives praying at the alter of any rebublican that says a negative thing about trump than devote one cent or second of their time to a progressive candidate in their own state who has been on the right side of history from jump.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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I would not have known that my books are in the database if I hadn't seen this post. If you're a writer check yours!
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I would not have known that my books are in the database if I hadn't seen this post. If you're a writer check yours!