David Sheridan
@davidsheridan.bsky.social
You’re offered so much, but you’re frightened to take it.
Music (punk, garage, new wave, jazz, indie, post-punk, glam, classical, whatever), Mets/Jets/Rangers, cats, beer, higher ed, travel, art, etc. Pro democracy, pro justice. Jersey since birth.
Music (punk, garage, new wave, jazz, indie, post-punk, glam, classical, whatever), Mets/Jets/Rangers, cats, beer, higher ed, travel, art, etc. Pro democracy, pro justice. Jersey since birth.
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David Sheridan
@davidsheridan.bsky.social
· Aug 18
We’re more than a year away from midterms and 3+ from the next presidential election (presuming we have them) and I see it’s already “this Democrat doesn’t 100% meet my purity test, therefore they’re no different than Trump” season 🤦🏻♂️
This *only* helps Republicans.
This *only* helps Republicans.
Interesting article about the composer David Amram, still going at 95; he has played/collaborated with everyone from Kerouac to Monk to Arthur Miller to Dylan to Willie Nelson to Mingus to Patti Smith (and that’s a partial list).
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
At 95, David Amram Still Makes Music. And Nobody Can Put Him in a Box.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Interesting article about the composer David Amram, still going at 95; he has played/collaborated with everyone from Kerouac to Monk to Arthur Miller to Dylan to Willie Nelson to Mingus to Patti Smith (and that’s a partial list).
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26. One of New Wave’s most important legacies was the reintroduction of simple, catchy, concise (power)pop songs into rock. This is one of the prime examples.
youtu.be/prGQqbhBaM0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26. One of New Wave’s most important legacies was the reintroduction of simple, catchy, concise (power)pop songs into rock. This is one of the prime examples.
youtu.be/prGQqbhBaM0?...
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
YouTube video by The Rubinoos
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26. One of New Wave’s most important legacies was the reintroduction of simple, catchy, concise (power)pop songs into rock. This is one of the prime examples.
youtu.be/prGQqbhBaM0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26. One of New Wave’s most important legacies was the reintroduction of simple, catchy, concise (power)pop songs into rock. This is one of the prime examples.
youtu.be/prGQqbhBaM0?...
All of the bands/artists I wish John Cale had produced, even in some cases if just one song…Joy Division, Talking Heads, Wire, Suicide, Magazine, The Birthday Party, Cabaret Voltaire…and he does a track with Charlie XCX. But…it’s quite good.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
All of the bands/artists I wish John Cale had produced, even in some cases if just one song…Joy Division, Talking Heads, Wire, Suicide, Magazine, The Birthday Party, Cabaret Voltaire…and he does a track with Charlie XCX. But…it’s quite good.
Reposted by David Sheridan
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
Reposted by David Sheridan
Retired 4-star Army General Barry McCaffrey said the Pentagon's threats to Sen. Mark Kelly are making the U.S. start to look like the government of North Korea.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Retired 4-star Army General Barry McCaffrey said the Pentagon's threats to Sen. Mark Kelly are making the U.S. start to look like the government of North Korea.
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - The Undertones were absolutely everything a band should be; their songs were energetic, fun, catchy, well played but never overplayed, and not a bad or even mediocre song in their entire catalog. Derry’s finest.
youtu.be/kUg7OO1gZk0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - The Undertones were absolutely everything a band should be; their songs were energetic, fun, catchy, well played but never overplayed, and not a bad or even mediocre song in their entire catalog. Derry’s finest.
youtu.be/kUg7OO1gZk0?...
THE UNDERTONES - Here comes the summer
YouTube video by Marcial Arriagada
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - The Undertones were absolutely everything a band should be; their songs were energetic, fun, catchy, well played but never overplayed, and not a bad or even mediocre song in their entire catalog. Derry’s finest.
youtu.be/kUg7OO1gZk0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - The Undertones were absolutely everything a band should be; their songs were energetic, fun, catchy, well played but never overplayed, and not a bad or even mediocre song in their entire catalog. Derry’s finest.
youtu.be/kUg7OO1gZk0?...
Reposted by David Sheridan
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Reposted by David Sheridan
When the Trump regime aims to punish members of Congress for reminding the military to refuse illegal orders, it’s a strong indicator that the Trump regime is ISSUING ILLEGAL ORDERS.
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When the Trump regime aims to punish members of Congress for reminding the military to refuse illegal orders, it’s a strong indicator that the Trump regime is ISSUING ILLEGAL ORDERS.
Reposted by David Sheridan
Let me sum it up for non-military folks:
Senator Mark Kelly didn’t violate any military laws. None.
Hegseth’s little bitch ass has been ordered by Trump to retaliate against Sen. Kelly for speaking out, and Hegseth does what Daddy tells him to do.
That’s all this is.
Senator Mark Kelly didn’t violate any military laws. None.
Hegseth’s little bitch ass has been ordered by Trump to retaliate against Sen. Kelly for speaking out, and Hegseth does what Daddy tells him to do.
That’s all this is.
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Let me sum it up for non-military folks:
Senator Mark Kelly didn’t violate any military laws. None.
Hegseth’s little bitch ass has been ordered by Trump to retaliate against Sen. Kelly for speaking out, and Hegseth does what Daddy tells him to do.
That’s all this is.
Senator Mark Kelly didn’t violate any military laws. None.
Hegseth’s little bitch ass has been ordered by Trump to retaliate against Sen. Kelly for speaking out, and Hegseth does what Daddy tells him to do.
That’s all this is.
Reposted by David Sheridan
The rights of men don’t change when you cross state lines. The rights of women do. That’s a real problem.
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The rights of men don’t change when you cross state lines. The rights of women do. That’s a real problem.
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - How on earth was this song not a massive hit? Just my posting this probably means it’ll be going through your head all day…you’re welcome.
youtu.be/ilDD5SeHxXE?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - How on earth was this song not a massive hit? Just my posting this probably means it’ll be going through your head all day…you’re welcome.
youtu.be/ilDD5SeHxXE?...
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (Video)
YouTube video by TheOnlyOnesVEVO
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - How on earth was this song not a massive hit? Just my posting this probably means it’ll be going through your head all day…you’re welcome.
youtu.be/ilDD5SeHxXE?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - How on earth was this song not a massive hit? Just my posting this probably means it’ll be going through your head all day…you’re welcome.
youtu.be/ilDD5SeHxXE?...
Reposted by David Sheridan
Reposted by David Sheridan
Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City
Reposted by David Sheridan
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 23. The Jam were perhaps more New Wave-adjacent than an actual New Wave band, but this is one of their songs that would fit. And yeah, the bass line borrows liberally from Taxman.
youtu.be/vI8AOkbfgNE?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 23. The Jam were perhaps more New Wave-adjacent than an actual New Wave band, but this is one of their songs that would fit. And yeah, the bass line borrows liberally from Taxman.
youtu.be/vI8AOkbfgNE?...
The Jam - Start
YouTube video by TheJamVEVO
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 23. The Jam were perhaps more New Wave-adjacent than an actual New Wave band, but this is one of their songs that would fit. And yeah, the bass line borrows liberally from Taxman.
youtu.be/vI8AOkbfgNE?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 23. The Jam were perhaps more New Wave-adjacent than an actual New Wave band, but this is one of their songs that would fit. And yeah, the bass line borrows liberally from Taxman.
youtu.be/vI8AOkbfgNE?...
Reposted by David Sheridan
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
Last Thursday we flew from Newark and returned today, and I think those two days were the most empty I’ve ever seen the place. And this is the weekend before Thanksgiving. I suspect that lots of people changed travel plans not knowing how long the shutdown would last.
November 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Last Thursday we flew from Newark and returned today, and I think those two days were the most empty I’ve ever seen the place. And this is the weekend before Thanksgiving. I suspect that lots of people changed travel plans not knowing how long the shutdown would last.
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22. Yesterday I posted a song by The Nerves and said I’d follow up with a spinoff band. Here are The Plimsouls, led by The Nerves’ Peter Case. This is from 1982, a bit late for New Wave, but kind of fits. And it’s a great song.
youtu.be/aIxgBMNhsKU?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22. Yesterday I posted a song by The Nerves and said I’d follow up with a spinoff band. Here are The Plimsouls, led by The Nerves’ Peter Case. This is from 1982, a bit late for New Wave, but kind of fits. And it’s a great song.
youtu.be/aIxgBMNhsKU?...
The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away
YouTube video by ThePlimsoulsVEVO
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22. Yesterday I posted a song by The Nerves and said I’d follow up with a spinoff band. Here are The Plimsouls, led by The Nerves’ Peter Case. This is from 1982, a bit late for New Wave, but kind of fits. And it’s a great song.
youtu.be/aIxgBMNhsKU?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22. Yesterday I posted a song by The Nerves and said I’d follow up with a spinoff band. Here are The Plimsouls, led by The Nerves’ Peter Case. This is from 1982, a bit late for New Wave, but kind of fits. And it’s a great song.
youtu.be/aIxgBMNhsKU?...
#MusicChallenge
#20SongsByYear (1967)
1967 was a great year for music, and while it wasn’t evident at the time (we all know Eno’s quote about it), The Velvet Underground made the most important record of the year. No peace, love and hippies here.
youtu.be/qFLw26BjDZs?...
#20SongsByYear (1967)
1967 was a great year for music, and while it wasn’t evident at the time (we all know Eno’s quote about it), The Velvet Underground made the most important record of the year. No peace, love and hippies here.
youtu.be/qFLw26BjDZs?...
The Velvet Underground-Heroin
YouTube video by CIAOsydni
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#MusicChallenge
#20SongsByYear (1967)
1967 was a great year for music, and while it wasn’t evident at the time (we all know Eno’s quote about it), The Velvet Underground made the most important record of the year. No peace, love and hippies here.
youtu.be/qFLw26BjDZs?...
#20SongsByYear (1967)
1967 was a great year for music, and while it wasn’t evident at the time (we all know Eno’s quote about it), The Velvet Underground made the most important record of the year. No peace, love and hippies here.
youtu.be/qFLw26BjDZs?...
Reposted by David Sheridan
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.