Mick O’Brien
@mickobrien.nyc
fka @theobrien on the bird app. used to do weird nyc theatre, now mainly ornitherapy in the North Woods. keeper of RadioMOB. variously: ex-ev, ex-MN, post-media. ad operator operating correctly. he/him/his. Trans folx are folx.
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Mick O’Brien
@mickobrien.nyc
· Jan 20
god i love music
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Not technically allowed to say what I think should happen to everyone involved in the boat strikes but I think we all know what it is and that it should definitely happen
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Not technically allowed to say what I think should happen to everyone involved in the boat strikes but I think we all know what it is and that it should definitely happen
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FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
2nd Chapter of Acts
Brainiac
Laurie Anderson
Fugazi
Jandek
2nd Chapter of Acts
Brainiac
Laurie Anderson
Fugazi
Jandek
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Robyn Hitchcock
Twin Temple
The Kills
David Bowie
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Robyn Hitchcock
Twin Temple
The Kills
David Bowie
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen-
Beartooth
Slipknot
Avenged Sevenfold
Rob Zombie
Mudvayne
Beartooth
Slipknot
Avenged Sevenfold
Rob Zombie
Mudvayne
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
2nd Chapter of Acts
Brainiac
Laurie Anderson
Fugazi
Jandek
2nd Chapter of Acts
Brainiac
Laurie Anderson
Fugazi
Jandek
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writing CROATOAN everywhere i go just in case i gotta drop off the grid and go on the run real sudden like
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
writing CROATOAN everywhere i go just in case i gotta drop off the grid and go on the run real sudden like
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name a film you’ve seen six times
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
name a film you’ve seen six times
The Chipotle in the Flatiron District is playing Bela Lugosi’s Dead at 1:08 pm on a Monday and I don’t know what that means.
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Chipotle in the Flatiron District is playing Bela Lugosi’s Dead at 1:08 pm on a Monday and I don’t know what that means.
The god damn regret, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The god damn regret, Charlie Brown.
I’ve been in a deep, deep re-immersion in Bloodgood the last few months after learning of Michael Bloodgood’s recent death. @drleahpayne.bsky.social Rock That Doesn’t Roll episode when?!
youtu.be/WVsylYyL1eU?...
youtu.be/WVsylYyL1eU?...
Bloodgood - Detonation (Full Album)
YouTube video by Cult Metal
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I’ve been in a deep, deep re-immersion in Bloodgood the last few months after learning of Michael Bloodgood’s recent death. @drleahpayne.bsky.social Rock That Doesn’t Roll episode when?!
youtu.be/WVsylYyL1eU?...
youtu.be/WVsylYyL1eU?...
When I’m-a walkin’
I strut my stuff
Man I’m so strung out.
I strut my stuff
Man I’m so strung out.
Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain,
I hope that you've enjoyed your stay so far,
I see you've met my assistant, Scarface...
I hope that you've enjoyed your stay so far,
I see you've met my assistant, Scarface...
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
When I’m-a walkin’
I strut my stuff
Man I’m so strung out.
I strut my stuff
Man I’m so strung out.
I’m not gonna say which one of your skeets made me mute both their names for the next month, but that was it.
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I’m not gonna say which one of your skeets made me mute both their names for the next month, but that was it.
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dsausa.org/join because YOU could be the next person to make a fascist admit to be a fascist on live TV, yet still desperately seek a democratic socialist's approval!
Join DSA. Become a member today.
Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...
dsausa.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
dsausa.org/join because YOU could be the next person to make a fascist admit to be a fascist on live TV, yet still desperately seek a democratic socialist's approval!
The 15yo is way too into UFC on the PS5 for my taste. Trolling him asking if there’s a finishing move where you diffuse the whole situation with wit and affability.
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The 15yo is way too into UFC on the PS5 for my taste. Trolling him asking if there’s a finishing move where you diffuse the whole situation with wit and affability.
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“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
When my kid was 5 he wrote his own lyrics to Waiting Room and I posted them to FB, but then a friend who’d never heard of Fugazi set those lyrics to music and recorded a full band arrangement.
youtu.be/Usdki410upQ
youtu.be/Usdki410upQ
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
When my kid was 5 he wrote his own lyrics to Waiting Room and I posted them to FB, but then a friend who’d never heard of Fugazi set those lyrics to music and recorded a full band arrangement.
youtu.be/Usdki410upQ
youtu.be/Usdki410upQ
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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Again, I know Vance is a convert and who knows what the customs of the savage Scots-Irish are but someone needs to explain to him that it’s unusual for the Bishop of Rome to criticize your personal behavior this frequently
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Again, I know Vance is a convert and who knows what the customs of the savage Scots-Irish are but someone needs to explain to him that it’s unusual for the Bishop of Rome to criticize your personal behavior this frequently
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What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks.
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks.
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
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Christianity Today is an influential magazine in Evangelical circles, and it's a noteworthy signpost that they're doing stories like this because it's the kind of story that pops bubbles.
They Led at Saddleback Church. ICE Said They Were Safe. - Christianity Today
A Colombian couple prayed with neighbors and raised their children in one of America’s most influential churches. What did we gain from their deportation?
www.christianitytoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Christianity Today is an influential magazine in Evangelical circles, and it's a noteworthy signpost that they're doing stories like this because it's the kind of story that pops bubbles.
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Part of me thinks “yeah, primary every last one of these fuckers!!!”
And the other part of me thinks “eh, fuck it. We’re gonna need wholesale constitutional reform anyway. Just abolish the damn Senate.”
And the other part of me thinks “eh, fuck it. We’re gonna need wholesale constitutional reform anyway. Just abolish the damn Senate.”
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Part of me thinks “yeah, primary every last one of these fuckers!!!”
And the other part of me thinks “eh, fuck it. We’re gonna need wholesale constitutional reform anyway. Just abolish the damn Senate.”
And the other part of me thinks “eh, fuck it. We’re gonna need wholesale constitutional reform anyway. Just abolish the damn Senate.”
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Schumer just made me run my credit card for DSA NYC.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Schumer just made me run my credit card for DSA NYC.
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The day the mainstream media starts reporting for some reason that the president is a li'l sleepy, gosh who knows why, and the day he gets booed by a full football stadium, is the day Schumer and his braintrust cave. It's quite something!
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The day the mainstream media starts reporting for some reason that the president is a li'l sleepy, gosh who knows why, and the day he gets booed by a full football stadium, is the day Schumer and his braintrust cave. It's quite something!
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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Elon and Marco are genocidaires and I hope they are one day tried in chains at the Hague.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Elon and Marco are genocidaires and I hope they are one day tried in chains at the Hague.