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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

FINDING $5 IN A THRIFT STORE COAT POCKET

Tom Waits song:

in it,
that $5
could have
paid the
electric bill
that would have
saved the unhappy
marriage

but after the break-up
they both find their
true calling -

driving a Greyhound bus

OnlineVCR @onlinevcr.bsky.social · 2d

Finding a $5 in a thrift store cost pocket.

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

MODERN DAY HERO

a modern day hero
loves
their neighbor
like they love themselves

no caveats

no conditions

no excuses

widespreadbutter.bsky.social @widespreadbutter.bsky.social · 2d

Modern day Hero

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

SKELETON JELLY

my drunk
mother-in-law
said stuff like this
right before
she pulled
the fire alarm at
the mall

SorryHat @sorryhat.bsky.social · 2d

Skeleton jelly

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

JANE GOODALL

playing
cards with chimps
is a job?!?!

BRB

CIA Brain Bugs @ciabrainbugs.bsky.social · 2d

Jane Goodall

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

FORBIDDEN YOUTUBE

forbidden YouTube?!?!!!

now we’re talking

show me the
REAL
abandoned amusement parks

I can take it!

Waylon Smithers' Pricetaggery @danlomax.bsky.social · 2d

Forbidden YouTube ARG

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

THE LADY BLUE

oh man the
bones of
every tyrant

end up under
the waves

pounded into shale

hurry up, water

hurry up

Spikes @witchyspikes.bsky.social · 2d

The Lady Blue

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

THE VICIOUS MOMENT AND THE GAMESOME FROGS

frogs
don’t hate
other
different-colored
frogs

there are no frog
civil wars

frogs don’t
use the story
of Jesus to make money

be like a frog

Mary Ann Dimand @maryanndimand.bsky.social · 2d

The vicious moment and the gamesome frogs

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

THE VICIOUS MOMENT AND THE GAMESOME FROGS

two indie rock
bands
that I would hate

Mary Ann Dimand @maryanndimand.bsky.social · 2d

The vicious moment and the gamesome frogs

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

INVISIBLE INK

turns out
the whole US
Constitution
was some kind of
gag

you get rich
enough and none
of it applies

America
wasted so much breath

why didn’t we just
say that we
didn’t love anyone

right from the beginning

teriac 🎃 @teriac.bsky.social · 2d

Invisible ink

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

INVISIBLE INK

the name of
every 1980s
character actor’s
autobiography

teriac 🎃 @teriac.bsky.social · 2d

Invisible ink

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

HIGH ROAD

Route 66

grocery stores
full of
TV dinners

typists
dreaming

Andrew @andrewbub.bsky.social · 2d

High road

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

HIGH ROAD

you
don’t
shoot pepper balls
at people

you don’t even
know what a pepper
ball is

you
live your life

and raise your kids

like the earth -
silently growing moss
while
the lost souls
fire their guns

the high road
is where the moss grows

Andrew @andrewbub.bsky.social · 2d

High road

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

@sorryhat.bsky.social @maryanndimand.bsky.social @chuckennui.bsky.social @keekomckween.bsky.social @o-ouroborus-o.bsky.social

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 2d

Poetry Window is open for 50 min

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 3d

it’s finally here!! I have some Writer’s Choice blurbs about great music and @belcourttheatre.bsky.social programming in this year’s Best of Nashville issue. everyone at the Scene has been working our asses off for this. go get your copy

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 3d

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Best of Nashville 2025

www.nashvillescene.com

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 3d

The first review for my book includes some beautiful writing about Justin:

"Few needed a support system more than Earle, and few were quicker to burn bridges."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE LONESOME | Kirkus Reviews

A biography of a troubadour’s triumph over major challenges and against considerable odds before succumbing to the time bomb within.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Sean Parker @seanforfive.bsky.social · 4d

Boring Co refused two requests from myself and then Budget Chair Porterfield to meet with Budget and T&I committees.

Just using the words “community engagement” doesn’t mean you’re doing it.

Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 4d

Despite claims that community engagement is a priority for the project, residents of one South Nashville neighborhood were taken aback when they learned that The Boring Company had purchased property within a stone’s throw of their homes. “I don’t want the tunnel nowhere near us,” said one.

Boring Company tunnel project sparks neighborhood concern - Nashville Banner

Residents in South Nashville are concerned about how The Boring Company's planned tunnel connecting the airport to downtown will impact their lives and neighborhood.

nashvillebanner.com

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 5d

Looks more and more like the raid in Chicago was more than just a fascist terror raid but the use of federal violence to help a bank empty a building they held in receivership.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 5d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 5d

Hard to compete with this.

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Stocky Balboa @stockybalboa.bsky.social · 6d

Given their history of lying, next time you won’t print an ICE spokesperson’s statement until you have confirmed the truth first?

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 6d

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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David Dark @daviddark.bsky.social · 7d

Citizen power, y’all. This is the way.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 7d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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