Rob Peoni
@robpeoni.bsky.social
Everybody knows this is nowhere. | Writer. Music evangelist. Nonprofit believer. #Indy | Longer thoughts: https://linktr.ee/rpeoni
If you’re anywhere near Indy tomorrow, go see Natural Information Society on my behalf: open.substack.com/pub/robpeoni...
Close out concert season for me.
Don’t miss Natural Information Society at Big Car’s Levitt VIBE Indianapolis concert series at the Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis on Sunday, September 13.
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September 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
If you’re anywhere near Indy tomorrow, go see Natural Information Society on my behalf: open.substack.com/pub/robpeoni...
The world continues to suck in spite of antidepressants. I find this frustrating.
September 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The world continues to suck in spite of antidepressants. I find this frustrating.
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Upon being presented with extensive evidence supporting a link between Meta’s social-media brands and the mental health of its teen-age users, Mark Zuckerberg said, more than a dozen times, “You’re mischaracterizing this.”
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Reckoning
The Meta settlement will force meaningful changes on Facebook and Instagram. It also reflects the degree to which public outrage is outmatched by the speed and size of Big Tech.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
September 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Upon being presented with extensive evidence supporting a link between Meta’s social-media brands and the mental health of its teen-age users, Mark Zuckerberg said, more than a dozen times, “You’re mischaracterizing this.”
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/JgsEsV
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/JgsEsV
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Happy bday!
Fifty! Fifty Years Old! 🦵 🍍
Nate Five-0
Happy birthday to me... 🥳 🍍
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September 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Happy bday!
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“I could die in peace, I think, if the world was beautiful. To know it's being ruined is hard.”
Wendell Berry, RIP
Wendell Berry, RIP
September 1, 2026 at 2:11 AM
“I could die in peace, I think, if the world was beautiful. To know it's being ruined is hard.”
Wendell Berry, RIP
Wendell Berry, RIP
This is less satisfying than the middle school boy in me hoped.
September 1, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is less satisfying than the middle school boy in me hoped.
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They were spot on. This was The New York Times Sunday Opinion section on October 27, 2024.
August 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
They were spot on. This was The New York Times Sunday Opinion section on October 27, 2024.
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Back again for its 11th year, the Chreece Hip-Hop Festival is gearing up to bring the beats to Fountain Square on Saturday, and this year's festival will have a kick of international flair. 🎤
Learn more from the organizers here:🔗https://tinyurl.com/5n7ws2ka
Learn more from the organizers here:🔗https://tinyurl.com/5n7ws2ka
Chreece Hip-Hop Festival ready to bring the beats to Fountain Square
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Back again for its 11th year, the Chreece Hip-Hop Festival is gearing up to bring the beats to Fountain Square. New this year at the festival is the People’s Village, a free-for-all-ages family-friendly spot with more than 40 vendors to peruse. Festival Founder Oreo Jones says the village is for everyone – […]
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August 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Back again for its 11th year, the Chreece Hip-Hop Festival is gearing up to bring the beats to Fountain Square on Saturday, and this year's festival will have a kick of international flair. 🎤
Learn more from the organizers here:🔗https://tinyurl.com/5n7ws2ka
Learn more from the organizers here:🔗https://tinyurl.com/5n7ws2ka
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If Elon musk stopped doing a bunch of evil political dipshittery and tried to build a bunch of good affordable housing in my backyard, I’d at first wish someone else did it, but if that were happening I wouldn’t be posting this way
August 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM
If Elon musk stopped doing a bunch of evil political dipshittery and tried to build a bunch of good affordable housing in my backyard, I’d at first wish someone else did it, but if that were happening I wouldn’t be posting this way
This was a massive data center in 95.
August 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This was a massive data center in 95.
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Thoughtful post about a surprising lack of pre-flood response in Indy as we knew what was coming downriver from record rains and flooding upstream.
My latest article
A closer look at the lack of preparation of the Hogsett administration last week
as flooding ravaged city after city upstream of Indianapolis
mrwildstyle.substack.com/p/highwater-...
A closer look at the lack of preparation of the Hogsett administration last week
as flooding ravaged city after city upstream of Indianapolis
mrwildstyle.substack.com/p/highwater-...
August 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Thoughtful post about a surprising lack of pre-flood response in Indy as we knew what was coming downriver from record rains and flooding upstream.
I deserve a cigarette.
August 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I deserve a cigarette.
Put your eyes and ears on these Hoosiers:
Wishy are releasing a new album, "Nature’s Pill," on October 2 via Winspear. Now they have shared its third single, “Sensational,” via a music video that features the band performing in the pages of a composition notebook.
www.undertheradarmag.com/news/wishy_s...
www.undertheradarmag.com/news/wishy_s...
August 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Put your eyes and ears on these Hoosiers:
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Instagram stories and reels are the lowest form of human communication.
August 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Instagram stories and reels are the lowest form of human communication.
Getting coffee with someone who joined my team at a former employer this morning, and I’m struggling to decide how candid I should be.
August 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Getting coffee with someone who joined my team at a former employer this morning, and I’m struggling to decide how candid I should be.
My son is watching Angels in the Outfield for the 1200th time
August 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
My son is watching Angels in the Outfield for the 1200th time
At least USPS delivers records to my house.
Why are people always worried about the profitability of the postal service? What did the military bring in last year?
August 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
At least USPS delivers records to my house.
Why are people always worried about the profitability of the postal service? What did the military bring in last year?
August 8, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Why are people always worried about the profitability of the postal service? What did the military bring in last year?
I think about this quote every day.
August 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I think about this quote every day.
Tell everyone you know to subscribe to @aquariumdrunkard.com It’s time to draw a line in the sand. pitchfork.com/story/brookl...
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
pitchfork.com
August 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Tell everyone you know to subscribe to @aquariumdrunkard.com It’s time to draw a line in the sand. pitchfork.com/story/brookl...
Dipping my toes into the world of antidepressants, because *gestures vaguely*
August 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Dipping my toes into the world of antidepressants, because *gestures vaguely*
Telling my kid Aaron MF Olson is Kurt Vonnegut.
Aaron MF Olson and Chris Cohen catch up about their 20-year friendship, Aaron's new record (out now on Country Thyme/Drag City Records), and more.
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talkhouse.com/chris-cohen-...
Chris Cohen and Aaron MF Olson Have Known Each Other for 20 Years - Talkhouse
The longtime friends and collaborators catch up about Songs Album II and much more.
talkhouse.com
August 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Telling my kid Aaron MF Olson is Kurt Vonnegut.