Swagger / Tail Light Rebellion
@jonnyswagger.bsky.social
Swagger: Musician, ringleader of pub/punk/cabaret/folk band Tail Light Rebellion,Producer & Enginner, madman poet, writer, lover, fighter. Gender is a lie (they/he), pan poly 🌈 BK, NY / Salisbury, NC, USA
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I'm a queer folk singer with punk roots, and I ardently believe that a better world is possible than this
Sitting in a parking lot plaza before a gig in one of the many, many suburbs of Atlanta. If I hear one more GOFF GOFF laugh with garbage pop rock playing on loop, I may lose my goddamned mind. Thankful the venue is not like half the other bars here, that's for damn sure
December 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Sitting in a parking lot plaza before a gig in one of the many, many suburbs of Atlanta. If I hear one more GOFF GOFF laugh with garbage pop rock playing on loop, I may lose my goddamned mind. Thankful the venue is not like half the other bars here, that's for damn sure
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This is really good work.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is really good work.
posted a practice video on the other socials. Looking forward to doing more video content, as well as finishing this damn album. It's been so long overdue.
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
posted a practice video on the other socials. Looking forward to doing more video content, as well as finishing this damn album. It's been so long overdue.
I (finally) have 12 songs written for the new album, and I'm fairly happy with both these songs, and the context that they all fit together. Next step is to track them on my end (Acoustic, and Vocals), and then send them to Mauz for their glorious composition.
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I (finally) have 12 songs written for the new album, and I'm fairly happy with both these songs, and the context that they all fit together. Next step is to track them on my end (Acoustic, and Vocals), and then send them to Mauz for their glorious composition.
Coffee is a gift, and the writing feels like it's actually gaining traction today. I will finish this album if it fucking kills me
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Coffee is a gift, and the writing feels like it's actually gaining traction today. I will finish this album if it fucking kills me
you know a video you posted was a little too honest when people start reach out being like "don't die"
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
you know a video you posted was a little too honest when people start reach out being like "don't die"
Been a good, long while since I've seen the sunrise with a bottle, and to be honest, it feels pretty damn good.
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Been a good, long while since I've seen the sunrise with a bottle, and to be honest, it feels pretty damn good.
Meta does this too. Unless it's absolute fluff or rage bate, you don't get seen.
Twitter (X) tries to "reprogram" its users.
The average user gets limited engagement for what they WANT to talk about, and more engagement for drama bait.
If you don't chase the algorithm, you get de-boosted—Your actual interests getting almost no attention at all.
I prefer quality over quantity.
The average user gets limited engagement for what they WANT to talk about, and more engagement for drama bait.
If you don't chase the algorithm, you get de-boosted—Your actual interests getting almost no attention at all.
I prefer quality over quantity.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Meta does this too. Unless it's absolute fluff or rage bate, you don't get seen.
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Twitter (X) tries to "reprogram" its users.
The average user gets limited engagement for what they WANT to talk about, and more engagement for drama bait.
If you don't chase the algorithm, you get de-boosted—Your actual interests getting almost no attention at all.
I prefer quality over quantity.
The average user gets limited engagement for what they WANT to talk about, and more engagement for drama bait.
If you don't chase the algorithm, you get de-boosted—Your actual interests getting almost no attention at all.
I prefer quality over quantity.
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Twitter (X) tries to "reprogram" its users.
The average user gets limited engagement for what they WANT to talk about, and more engagement for drama bait.
If you don't chase the algorithm, you get de-boosted—Your actual interests getting almost no attention at all.
I prefer quality over quantity.
The average user gets limited engagement for what they WANT to talk about, and more engagement for drama bait.
If you don't chase the algorithm, you get de-boosted—Your actual interests getting almost no attention at all.
I prefer quality over quantity.
today's the first day with day fucking with the drum pad, and playing as more of a traditional 3 piece, as well as maybe flirting with playing electric (more on that later). A lot of very big changes in the works, in addition to the new album.
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
today's the first day with day fucking with the drum pad, and playing as more of a traditional 3 piece, as well as maybe flirting with playing electric (more on that later). A lot of very big changes in the works, in addition to the new album.
Some nights are hard
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Some nights are hard
It's absolutely a @timholehouse.bsky.social Sunday. Today's album choice is NO.
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's absolutely a @timholehouse.bsky.social Sunday. Today's album choice is NO.
It's called "we haven't bought things all year because we are broke, so we just bought something needed because of a sale" if they hung out with real people for five minutes.
Shoppers spent $1 billion more online shopping on Black Friday this year compared to 2024.
Black Friday Online Sales Up Nearly 10% From Last Year, Study Shows
Shoppers spent $1 billion more online shopping on Black Friday this year compared to 2024.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's called "we haven't bought things all year because we are broke, so we just bought something needed because of a sale" if they hung out with real people for five minutes.
Kind of feel this way about a lot of government, too, tbh.
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Kind of feel this way about a lot of government, too, tbh.
The slowness might fucking kill me
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The slowness might fucking kill me
Thanksgiving is such a strange holiday - All notions of genocide aside, the country more or less shuts down. It's a rough time for anyone traveling or homeless, especially as so many third spaces are being shut down at alarming rates. Make sure folks have places to go, and that they belong.
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Thanksgiving is such a strange holiday - All notions of genocide aside, the country more or less shuts down. It's a rough time for anyone traveling or homeless, especially as so many third spaces are being shut down at alarming rates. Make sure folks have places to go, and that they belong.
Happy drunkest day of the year, for all of the Americans who observe. Enjoy being that antagonizing woke ass relative at Thanksgiving tomorrow!
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy drunkest day of the year, for all of the Americans who observe. Enjoy being that antagonizing woke ass relative at Thanksgiving tomorrow!
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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.
In other holy shit I'm bored while off tour and recording this album news: My supine press just hit 300 lbs. (3 reps)
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In other holy shit I'm bored while off tour and recording this album news: My supine press just hit 300 lbs. (3 reps)
It's strange finally getting traction on recording this album. I literally started working on it in 2020, and life has been a complete fucking shit show in that time - hell of a time to be an artist, that's for damn sure. Still, it feels good. Time to track song 3 on my end.
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's strange finally getting traction on recording this album. I literally started working on it in 2020, and life has been a complete fucking shit show in that time - hell of a time to be an artist, that's for damn sure. Still, it feels good. Time to track song 3 on my end.
Watching American leftists call Democratic Socialism the Left Wing of Fascism is one of the dumbest things I think I've ever read.
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Watching American leftists call Democratic Socialism the Left Wing of Fascism is one of the dumbest things I think I've ever read.
Tightening mixes, then grinding on tracking. I will get this album done if it kills me.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tightening mixes, then grinding on tracking. I will get this album done if it kills me.
If they control our democracy - it ain't one.
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
If they control our democracy - it ain't one.
nothing quite like drinking brandy and listening to a Kelly Clarkson album from 2004 and discovering it's actually, you know - good.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
nothing quite like drinking brandy and listening to a Kelly Clarkson album from 2004 and discovering it's actually, you know - good.
I'm no constitutionalist, but by that document, for Jan 6, he's got an appointment with the gallows.
Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I'm no constitutionalist, but by that document, for Jan 6, he's got an appointment with the gallows.