Mick O’Brien

@mickobrien

New Yorker by habit and practice, Minneapolitan by the grace of G-d. used to do weird theatre, now mainly ornitherapy in the North Woods. ex-ev, post-media, ad operator operating correctly. he/him/his. Trans folx are folx.

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Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· 7d

Me watching the GOP try to make the midterms a referendum on a popular Twitch streamer.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· 13d

Feel duty-bound to include the Emo Philips original.

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"

He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"

He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"

Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· 18d

WFMU.org exclusively

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· 22d

This actually checks out.

MOST COMPATIBLE COUNTRY
Rojava (North and East
Syria)
88% MATCH
Democratic-egalitarian confederalism
An autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· 25d

I love this creature and am unilaterally decreeing his distant relation To L.D. (Li’l Dude).

L.D., gainfully assaying Grimes Glen in western NY.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Jul 15

Here’s the next oppositional-defiant disorder as state government marker to watch.

Screenshot from the linked article, starts mid-sentence:

“…changing clocks that has been observed across most of the United States since the 1960s.
The 308-117 vote sends the bill to the Senate. If enacted, clocks would no longer return to standard time in November, though states could opt out of year-round daylight saving time.”
The phrase “though states could opt out of year-round daylight saving time” is highlighted, by me.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Jul 4

I don’t know if the Kuti estate is behind this, or Knitting Factory Records, or who owns these rights these days, but: gross.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Jun 21

Missing this dude bad today. Not the chimp - I barely knew him. xoxo dad.

My own personal father, near the beach in Monrovia, Liberia many years ago. He has a towel around his neck, and a big smile, and is holding a baby chimp.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Jun 9

Also, not the point but what is going on in this area

There’s some weird guy behind the sleepy emperor and he looks like he’s injection molded.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Jun 5

Met the man himself after a show at St Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn in 2023. A perfect delight of a human being.

Me and the missus with Pearce Quigley on a chilly day in Brooklyn.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Jun 5

I stand with you.

A framed set of 8 little prints depicting “Detectorists” by Mackenzie Crook as vintage Peacock paperback book covers, by artist Sean Coleman. It hangs in my bedroom and brings me quiet joy, much like its namesake.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Jun 1

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 20

Truly a feable document.

screenshot from the filing where they spell the word "feeble" f-e-a-b-l-e

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 19

This bit is positively glowing with Putin particles.

10. The psychologization of modern politics is leading us astray. Those who look to the political arena to nourish their soul and sense of self, who rely too heavily on their internal life finding expression in people they may never meet, will be left disappointed

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 16

A paragraph from Mamdani et al’s Guardian op-ed:
“FOR TOO LONG, reform has been dismissed as too complex or politically infeasible, even as voters across the political spectrum enthusiastically support the rich paying what they owe.”

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 12

Righteous and informative hang with @jenray.bsky.social & @jasonforrest.bsky.social at the @datavandals.bsky.social new data art gallery on the downtown Lexington Ave. platform at 51st St. Check it out Sundays from 2-6pm!

The exterior of the Data Vandals Newsstand, a data art gallery on the downtown 6 platform at 51st Street.

The interior of the Data Vandals Newstand. The walls are covered with colorful, quirky factoids of NYC data.

A large installation on the wall outside the Data Vandals Newsstand entitled “Who’s Your Neighbor?”
Lady Liberty is seated and wearing a kicky fit, with a word bubble saying “Off my pedestal and down in the subway.”

A detail from the “Who’s Your neighbor?” Poster, reading
“THERE ARE 8,804,190 PEOPLE IN NYC. HERE'S WHERE THEY ARE FROM:
DOMINICAN
702,330
CHINESE, EXCEPT TAIWANESE
678,792
PUERTO RICAN
595.627
ITALIAN
509.081
IRISH
439,367
SOUTH AMERICAN
394.232
MEXICAN
338,530.
GERMAN
$309,585
ENGLISH
279,287
ASIAN INDIAN
255,863
OTHER HISPANIC, LATINO, OR SPANISH
242,802
JAMAICAN
194,481.
ECUADORIAN
RUSSIAN
POLISH
190,926
185.445
169.409
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN
158.476
HAITIAN
116,756
COLOMBIAN
107.126
KOREAN
105,204
BANGLADESHI
103,399
FILIPINO
98.764
GUYANESE
94,947
FRENCH
89.913
SCOTTISH
71.534
GREEK
69.618
OTHER ASIAN
67.027
PAKISTANI
63.843
TRINIDADIAN AND TOBAGONIAN
58,382
UKRAINIAN
55.577
HONDURAN
47.396
AMERICAN INDIAN
45,490
SALVADORAN
44.747
GUATEMALAN
42.499”

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 7

Hell yeah, Montréal.

A flyer on a pole reading
“SI T'ES PAS
ANTIFASCISTE
T'ES QUOI?
REJOINS-NOUS!
FRONT
ANTIFASCISTE
POPULAIRE”

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 4

Good morning from Turtle Alley

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 4

Hell yeah, brother @zachschonfeld.bsky.social

Zach Schonfeld’s book “How Coppola Became Cage”

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Apr 4

LD, a silly poodle-bichon mix puppy, in Central Park at night.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Mar 31

damn.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social • now
Iraqi Group Says It Carried Out 19 Attacks on American Bases Overnight
• • •
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There's the thunder.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Mar 27

gm @titmou.se .

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Mar 18

This area remains undefeated.

Brett’s map of light pollution, zoomed in on the Minnesota/Ontario border, with my rough approximation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area circled.

Mick O’Brien@mickobrien· Mar 16

When my kid was in 3rd grade a classmate wrote to the school district to say they should offer more non-dairy milk options and as a reward the whole class got a field trip to the NYC DOE Office of Food & Nutrition Services where they were fed previews from the next year’s menu until they felt sick.