John Bruni
@johnpbruni.bsky.social
Country-rock songwriter/Lecturer in Communication Theory and Digital Studies/Revising a book-length project on the unreleased and released versions of John Cassavetes's Husbands.
Take it easy. But take it.
He/Him/His
Take it easy. But take it.
He/Him/His
My turntable was on the fritz, so I took it to an audio/record store. Fortunately, all it needed was a new drive belt - no big deal at alll. And I picked up a nice vinyl copy of a late-70s Jerry Jeff Walker album, Too Old to Change.
September 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM
My turntable was on the fritz, so I took it to an audio/record store. Fortunately, all it needed was a new drive belt - no big deal at alll. And I picked up a nice vinyl copy of a late-70s Jerry Jeff Walker album, Too Old to Change.
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Patricio Guzmán, a titan of cinema, especially Latin American nonfiction, has passed. THE BATTLE OF CHILE is one of the most important documentary works ever made. Even in more recent films like NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHGT he continued to preserve his country’s historical memory. RIP
September 15, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Patricio Guzmán, a titan of cinema, especially Latin American nonfiction, has passed. THE BATTLE OF CHILE is one of the most important documentary works ever made. Even in more recent films like NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHGT he continued to preserve his country’s historical memory. RIP
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Very rare pharmaceutical promotional album
September 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Very rare pharmaceutical promotional album
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In retrospect, our marriage actually lasted a long time compared to other couples who also chose the Piña Colada song for their first dance.
September 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
In retrospect, our marriage actually lasted a long time compared to other couples who also chose the Piña Colada song for their first dance.
Your response to Laurie Anderson's "You and Your Dog," on the new album by Shearwater, depends on how you're feeling. If you're content, you'll be reminded of how a relationship-ending moment can create beautiful art. If you're discontent, you'll recall how not paying attention affected your life.
September 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Your response to Laurie Anderson's "You and Your Dog," on the new album by Shearwater, depends on how you're feeling. If you're content, you'll be reminded of how a relationship-ending moment can create beautiful art. If you're discontent, you'll recall how not paying attention affected your life.
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the point of freeing yourself from the prison of ego is not getting there you’re not gonna do that. never gonna happen. the point is cultivating a practice of routinely asking “wait, I am too into my own shit here?” in every aspect of your dealings at least once or twice a day. anyhow good morning
September 14, 2026 at 10:14 AM
the point of freeing yourself from the prison of ego is not getting there you’re not gonna do that. never gonna happen. the point is cultivating a practice of routinely asking “wait, I am too into my own shit here?” in every aspect of your dealings at least once or twice a day. anyhow good morning
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Now I want the experimental theater company that Dafoe founded, the Wooster Group in NYC, to do a deconstructed post-apocalyptic version of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN with him back in the title role.
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In other news, please look at this photo of a 16-year-old Willem Dafoe playing Charlie Brown in a production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
September 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Now I want the experimental theater company that Dafoe founded, the Wooster Group in NYC, to do a deconstructed post-apocalyptic version of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN with him back in the title role.
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This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own
September 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own
Playing an out-of-town show on Saturday puts a different spin on Sunday. Decompressing with Bill Evans Trio, Sunday at the Village Vanguard.
September 14, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Playing an out-of-town show on Saturday puts a different spin on Sunday. Decompressing with Bill Evans Trio, Sunday at the Village Vanguard.
Tomorrow, last summer show, my band is playing "Big Bad John":
They never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John
(from mines to data centers: same shit happens)
They never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John
(from mines to data centers: same shit happens)
September 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Tomorrow, last summer show, my band is playing "Big Bad John":
They never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John
(from mines to data centers: same shit happens)
They never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John
(from mines to data centers: same shit happens)
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This is the "Charlie Brown had hoes" of the center now.
You didn't experience this. It didn't happen. This wasn't real.
You didn't experience this. It didn't happen. This wasn't real.
But that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.
September 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This is the "Charlie Brown had hoes" of the center now.
You didn't experience this. It didn't happen. This wasn't real.
You didn't experience this. It didn't happen. This wasn't real.
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bad news everyone. i wrote a program in qbasic that was just
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
September 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
bad news everyone. i wrote a program in qbasic that was just
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
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It’s the New Age of Soft Wave
September 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It’s the New Age of Soft Wave
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(centrist adviser): "Sir, what our voters want most is someone who'll fight! Who'll fight for them and not back down! Who'll fight to defend freedom! And, sir, that's why I'm urging you to make sure you tell everyone that you're willing to sacrifice a trans kid playing soccer."
Dear Democrats,
You will never be able to triangulate your way through racism/sexism/transphobia, because pushing a lighter, politer form of bigotry is always a lose-lose proposition.
The bigots want the uncut stuff, while normal people aren't drawn to cowards who sell out.
Stand your ground.
You will never be able to triangulate your way through racism/sexism/transphobia, because pushing a lighter, politer form of bigotry is always a lose-lose proposition.
The bigots want the uncut stuff, while normal people aren't drawn to cowards who sell out.
Stand your ground.
September 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
(centrist adviser): "Sir, what our voters want most is someone who'll fight! Who'll fight for them and not back down! Who'll fight to defend freedom! And, sir, that's why I'm urging you to make sure you tell everyone that you're willing to sacrifice a trans kid playing soccer."
"AI will end humanity" reminds me of: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War...
The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 11, 2026 at 2:31 AM
"AI will end humanity" reminds me of: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War...
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Middle school children in my little liberal oasis were apparently wishing each other “Happy Kirkaversary” today so that’s how it’s going, if you wanted to know.
September 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Middle school children in my little liberal oasis were apparently wishing each other “Happy Kirkaversary” today so that’s how it’s going, if you wanted to know.
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sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here.
September 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here.
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Every time I hear a centrist dem talk lately this is what I hear
![Closeup of a sweaty tanned man with the sun glinting off his dusty wraparound glasses. Teeth crooked, long hair pulled back tight into a low pony. Text reads: “I like the misery.” [scene from Cyborg]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5actjj2cxwehhly4t62worej/bafkreidj6a3eg7fzqhme2z33yqa534tr66cfmf4k7coo27c3lzbvydargi)
September 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Every time I hear a centrist dem talk lately this is what I hear
Waylon Jennings would later do a dusted cover of "Do It Again"; his characters have much in common with Steely Dan's parade of male losers: for instance, Jennings sings from the perspective of a guy who insists, "If this time should be anything like the other times/This time will be the last time"
September 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Waylon Jennings would later do a dusted cover of "Do It Again"; his characters have much in common with Steely Dan's parade of male losers: for instance, Jennings sings from the perspective of a guy who insists, "If this time should be anything like the other times/This time will be the last time"
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One of the most perfect movies ever made but also I can never pass up the chance to post one of the funniest things I've ever seen
September 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
One of the most perfect movies ever made but also I can never pass up the chance to post one of the funniest things I've ever seen
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those who trade their liberty for cheap gas shall have neither liberty nor cheap gas
BREAKING: diesel history is about to be made. $6/gal nationally — never seen before, days away, it's now in the pipeline, unavoidable.
September 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
those who trade their liberty for cheap gas shall have neither liberty nor cheap gas
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Rogue AI waiting for me to leave my house so it can murder me
September 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Rogue AI waiting for me to leave my house so it can murder me
Hey, alt-country band trying to sneak in an STP guitar lick: I see you
September 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Hey, alt-country band trying to sneak in an STP guitar lick: I see you
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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hello im the CEO and i can’t do anything without the support of the simpering vizier that lives in the computer. in order to keep collecting an offensively meager paycheck you too must consult the vizier regularly. don’t worry he has lots of uses other than just hopefully putting you out of a job
September 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
hello im the CEO and i can’t do anything without the support of the simpering vizier that lives in the computer. in order to keep collecting an offensively meager paycheck you too must consult the vizier regularly. don’t worry he has lots of uses other than just hopefully putting you out of a job