Joe Wall

Sturgill Simpson, aka Johnny Blue Skies, did his thing for 3 hours last at a steamy Knoxville hockey barn last night. My clips don’t do him just justice but here’s a bit of ‘Living the Dream’.

"Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement, and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Osmond overload. #AT40

Somehow, 53 years later, Joe Walsh remains underrated. #AT40

Here's how private equity killed your local mall.

Every day, a new horror. That the educated saw coming. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Canadians, eh?

In case anyone can benefit from the gentle crackle and gurgle of a walk beside the French Broad River.

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As if Marsha Blackburn's hateful platform as a US senator wasn't enough, here's another reason to vote for her Tennessee gubernatorial opponent, Jerri Green (@jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social): Pete Hegseth may be looking to step into her senate seat.

this should stick to and define this shitweasel for the rest of his days

holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.

A sickening attack on a country Victoria politician shines a light on the deranged conspiracy theorists -- known as 'cookers' in Australia -- currently plaguing the planet. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Slava Ukraini. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/o...

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Two terrifying paragraphs:

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Corrected headline: Local News Welcomes War Criminal to Trumpland www.wate.com/news/local-n...

Nobody hates free speech more than the fascist tech oligarchs who claimed to care about it more than anyone. What an absolute joke. P.S. they also hate democracy. As we hand them control of the country. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

'Ain't No Sunshine' is a Top 5 All-Time Pop Song. Fight me. #AT40

"It would be so fine to see your face at my door." (sigh) #AT40

The scariest part is how they just make things up. $350B in free aid to Ukraine. Ukraine depleted US Tomahawks stocks. Ukraine killed a million russian children. russia wants peace. And so on. And millions of Americans believe this. I have to finish all my posts with 'welcome to 1984'.

“She was not a deft communicator.” That’s as far as the NY Times went in the article announcing the firing of yet another historically incompetent Trump minion. Which is why I’m not sharing the article.

If people really want to see live executions they should just follow ICE agents around.

Grifter, stooge, scumbag, traitor

Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, tells @dannyfunt.bsky.social why she quit in protest. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

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This chucklefuck looks like every mediocre white dude in East Tennessee whose idea of a challenging environment is a bar serving Bud Light. He needs to get his fat ass kicked by a woman in workout clothes.

Good god 'Low Rider' is a fun song. #AT40

And it got worse ... Springsteen was briefly touted as the next Dylan, but NEVER the next Elvis. #AT40

What a bizarre intro for 'Born to Run'. #AT40

An #AT40 with Wille Nelson feels like a visit from royalty. And not the effete, inbred kind.

Fresh Air put together a wonderful collection of interview clips and songs to celebrate what would have been John Prine's 80th birthday. He died of Covid complications in 2020 at age 73. He should still be with us. www.npr.org/programs/fre...

This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.

The Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland is famous for being an entrance to the Jungfrau and for having 72 magnificent waterfalls, which inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's Elven valley of Rivendell [📹 Tom Durrer] Original post

How much you want to bet the NY Daily News has replaced an actual human copy editor with AI?

My MAGA focus group felt betrayed by tariffs, high gas prices, and inflation. I asked if there was any way Republicans could win back their support, and they replied only if they could prove that the pain had fallen harder on Black people.

First-ever back-to-back 2s. Wordle 1,938 2/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My mind immediately imagined fireworks via @ollie209.bsky.social …

Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.

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That Tennessee is run by bible-thumping cretins who only see cruelty in the cross makes this state-sponsored debauchery completely on-brand. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/o...

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The second Boston album didn't have the magic of the first, but 'Don't Look Back' still requires a cranking of the volume. #AT40

I've always loved upbeat tunes subverted by unflinching lyrics. "American Midnight" on the new Jayhawks album (Sanctuary Park) is a sterling example: "Circle the wagons, shut the doors I'm like a butterfly flying in the storm Feeling helpless and alone American midnight" youtu.be/UrBYFtBzyZ0?...

Equal parts joyful & drained. Rush at Radio City Music Hall in 1983 was my first NYC concert. Neil Peart is the reason I became a drummer. His books sit on a shelf of honor. Neil's death at 67 in 2020 was a staggering loss. Geddy, Alex & Co. have crafted a perfect memorial. youtu.be/-LXbnS0RmM4?...

The start of this week’s #AT40 coincided with a military flyover of nearby Neyland Stadium, an occasional facet of UT football games. Tennessee scores at the bottom of national rankings for healthcare, schools and quality of life, but here’s what our tax dollars sound like in Knoxville today:

"The benefit of the doubt is more than an expression. It is a life philosophy that asks us to be curious before we are certain, to leave room for an explanation, and to remember that the person on our screen has a life beyond the moment we are watching." Read the entirety of Erika's response.

Just a random photo of MAGA matriarch Roseanne Barr.

Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...