Ryan Orvis
@ryanorvis.bsky.social
Music stuff for Ghost Tower Records, Damaged Disco and others.
MLIS student - Archives & Preservation at SJSU
MLIS student - Archives & Preservation at SJSU
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Harvey & Joyce's adopted daughter Danielle is trying to raise funds to deal with Pekar's raw archive; basically four storage lockers full of notes, outlines, ideas, etc.
Note this is not Pekar's comics per se. Those rights have been tied up in court for years. Long, ugly story.
Worth backing.
Note this is not Pekar's comics per se. Those rights have been tied up in court for years. Long, ugly story.
Worth backing.
His Name was Harvey Pekar
Saving the legacy of Harvey Pekar:Urgent mission to rescue four full storage units of American Splendor history before its lost forever
www.kickstarter.com
August 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Harvey & Joyce's adopted daughter Danielle is trying to raise funds to deal with Pekar's raw archive; basically four storage lockers full of notes, outlines, ideas, etc.
Note this is not Pekar's comics per se. Those rights have been tied up in court for years. Long, ugly story.
Worth backing.
Note this is not Pekar's comics per se. Those rights have been tied up in court for years. Long, ugly story.
Worth backing.
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I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so.
Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
July 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so.
Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
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Pappy & Harriet's // Desert Daze Present: Dead Meadow with Liberate Elemental Forces & Alex E.T.
Sunday May 10, 2026
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Sunday May 10, 2026
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May 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Pappy & Harriet's // Desert Daze Present: Dead Meadow with Liberate Elemental Forces & Alex E.T.
Sunday May 10, 2026
wl.eventim.us/event/dead-m...
Sunday May 10, 2026
wl.eventim.us/event/dead-m...
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One of the most brazenly corrupt events in history will take place tomorrow when Jared Kushner represents the U.S. in critical negotiations with Iran to end the war while he accepts millions in fees (and billions in investments) from the Saudi gov’t which has been lobbying Trump to continue the war
April 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
One of the most brazenly corrupt events in history will take place tomorrow when Jared Kushner represents the U.S. in critical negotiations with Iran to end the war while he accepts millions in fees (and billions in investments) from the Saudi gov’t which has been lobbying Trump to continue the war
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Cory Shane's long-lost solo debut The Inverted Jenny Flies Again; recorded in Santa Fe on a 4-track in 2002-03; finally gets its first release on April 10th 2026 via Tekeli-li Records. Features Edan, Jason Simon and Eli Elkin. Limited vinyl; also on digital via Ghost Tower Records. #newmusic #psyche
Cory Shane’s Long-Lost Solo Debut The Inverted Jenny Flies Again Out April 10th on Tekeli-li Records
Recorded on a Tascam cassette 4-track in Santa Fe between 2002 and 2003; released for the first time on April 10th 2026 The Inverted Jenny Flies Again is the first release of a long-lost solo recording by Washington DC guitarist Cory Shane, out April 10th, 2026 on limited edition vinyl via Tekeli-li Records, with digital distribution through Ghost Tower Records. The album was recorded in Santa Fe, New Mexico on a Tascam cassette 4-track in 2002-03 and has remained unreleased until now. Shane came up through the DC heavy-psych and stoner-rock scene; in 1998 he co-founded…
retrofuturista.com
March 26, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Cory Shane's long-lost solo debut The Inverted Jenny Flies Again; recorded in Santa Fe on a 4-track in 2002-03; finally gets its first release on April 10th 2026 via Tekeli-li Records. Features Edan, Jason Simon and Eli Elkin. Limited vinyl; also on digital via Ghost Tower Records. #newmusic #psyche
Opening an Irish-themed seafood place called Alternative Oyster
March 14, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Opening an Irish-themed seafood place called Alternative Oyster
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EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
jonathanlarsen.substack.com
March 3, 2026 at 1:54 AM
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
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Los Angeles! ICE is staging in a parking structure in the Fashion District and has been seen around Santee Alley / 12th and Maple area @ 11:30am. 🧊
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Los Angeles! ICE is staging in a parking structure in the Fashion District and has been seen around Santee Alley / 12th and Maple area @ 11:30am. 🧊
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Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
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"You need an expansive political imagination, one that can anticipate the tyrant’s next move and understand its logic without obeying it."
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Inventing Antifa
In 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"You need an expansive political imagination, one that can anticipate the tyrant’s next move and understand its logic without obeying it."
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
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the US govt has mounted a repeal of the right to culture. There is simply no other way to understand dismantling Dept of Ed, PBS, NPR, NEH, NEA + IMLS, defunding universities, censorship of artists, attack on equal access to institutions,+ erosion of free speech.
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
How to Protect Your Right to Culture
The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.
hyperallergic.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
the US govt has mounted a repeal of the right to culture. There is simply no other way to understand dismantling Dept of Ed, PBS, NPR, NEH, NEA + IMLS, defunding universities, censorship of artists, attack on equal access to institutions,+ erosion of free speech.
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
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RIP Danny Thompson. Here's a playlist featuring just some of the hundreds of songs that were graced by his bass playing. Includes Nick Drake, Pentangle, Donovan, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Marc Bolan, David Sylvian, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Lilac Time, Julian Cope etc
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...
RIP Danny Thompson
open.spotify.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
RIP Danny Thompson. Here's a playlist featuring just some of the hundreds of songs that were graced by his bass playing. Includes Nick Drake, Pentangle, Donovan, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Marc Bolan, David Sylvian, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Lilac Time, Julian Cope etc
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...
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They cannot make it more obvious what they're doing and where they're taking us.
For the love of god. See it. Hear it. Fight against this shit before there's no fighting to be done. Please. Give up these delusions that this isn't happening.
For the love of god. See it. Hear it. Fight against this shit before there's no fighting to be done. Please. Give up these delusions that this isn't happening.
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
They cannot make it more obvious what they're doing and where they're taking us.
For the love of god. See it. Hear it. Fight against this shit before there's no fighting to be done. Please. Give up these delusions that this isn't happening.
For the love of god. See it. Hear it. Fight against this shit before there's no fighting to be done. Please. Give up these delusions that this isn't happening.
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The Noir Dalis and Alex E.T. at Harvard & Stone April 14 - Free show!
April 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The Noir Dalis and Alex E.T. at Harvard & Stone April 14 - Free show!
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ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries