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Tonight's concert was at a theater in a casino and it was by far the weirdest venue I have ever been to. We were running late so we took a shortcut across the casino floor to get to the theater and that place was 100% cursed.

A photograph of all five members of Lorna Shore playing on stage against a background of flames. The band's logo is above them. In the foreground is a large moshpit.

Back on my bullshit (dragging my husband to see Lorna Shore on a school night).

If you were once a fan of true crime media but no longer read/watch/listen to it, I would like to interview you!

Send me a DM here or email me at publictruecrime@gmail.com and I'll send you details about the research I am working on.

YouTube video by A Gift From Todd Hostile Government Takeover Part 2 (8 months later)

I hate that the hostile government takeover song required a part 2 youtu.be/ElI8y_0-75Y?...

YouTube video by Geo Rutherford It’s TIIMMMEEEE!⏰👹 #spookylakemonth

Happy first day of Spooky Lake Month youtube.com/shorts/C1fFw...

they didn't realize it was the juggalo rapture

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

YouTube video by Lorna Shore Lorna Shore - Glenwood (Official Video)

Well... at least we got the new Lorna Shore album before the world finished shaking itself apart. youtu.be/2pScWD7ay1I?...

I'm so in the weeds with this knife ghost guy.

I was served a non-skippable ad for the Jonas Brothers tour before the new Lorna Shore music video. I have thoughts about how this isn't just lol silly ad algorithm and there IS some audience overlap... maybe I'll add it to my sabbatical writing queue.

Real discussion:
CNN: Hey Dave it's CNN. Could you come on to talk about the death of Hulk Hogan

Me: Hulk Hogan was a racist scab and a liar. He hated unions, Black people, and the truth and that's why he loved Donald Trump. What time do you want me?

CNN: Great! Well.... so we'll keep looking

Because of Jack & many, when I got my job, when I set up con dinners in advance, I invited X people & made reservations for X+1 (or more), with the collective understanding that invitees were agreeing to help find a newbie/junior to invite at the conference & pay their bill (& tell them upfront).

The West's collective inaction on decisively ending Israel's barbaric genocide of Palestinians – a slow, brutal slaughter our governments are perpetuating through arms sales to what must now be termed a terrorist state – is a bloody stain we will never be rid of. 💀

I understand Bob's hesitation here about writing the negative book review, but if academics can't say that practices or work is bad in any way then what are we even doing here. Really appreciate the careful analytic work about why this stuff matters in this piece.

i sure do love those 30 seconds after waking up when i haven’t yet remembered about The Things

A collage of four Victorian circus performers standing in front of a circus tent, with flames rising up in the foreground.

The Toronto Circus Riot broke out on this day 170 years ago — sparked by a brawl between angry clowns and firefighters at a Victorian brothel.

Here's my annual thread about one of the strangest stories in Canadian history...

a man in a black shirt is clapping his hands and smiling . Alt: a man in a black shirt waves goodbye to someone off screen and then turns away to walk into the mist.

Happy first day of sabbatical to me. I'm off to the shadows (aka fieldwork) for the next year.

Difficult to overstate how much blood RFK and Trump will have on their hands in the coming years.

Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.

It's far past the time where we need regulation for AI. This will get people hurt, and volunteer SAR teams will take the brunt.

For anyone who thinks I'm joking here (and it's funny, but no) rumor is that the National Guard deployed in LA was sent under a 29 day order to avoid housing allowances, which means they have to fully pay for their own shelter. In LA. Zero notice. Durable fascisms don't shortchange the muscle.

if Thunberg is brave enough to repeatedly put herself directly in harm’s way, then journalists can be brave enough to say that a civilian vessel was illegally seized in international waters, and its crew abducted

The photo is taken in a crowded concert venue. The lighting is green and blue. The photo is taken from the raised seating area but the view of the band is blocked by a single hand raised high in the air.

I'm not sure how I feel about going to see Lorna Shore at a casino, but I do appreciate that I was able to get front row balcony seats so this won't happen again.

Below: my view from the seats at History during sun//eater was blocked by this dude's obnoxious praise and worship dancing.

YouTube video by Lorna Shore Lorna Shore - Oblivion (Official Video)

new lorna shore single confirming my hypothesis that this band is incapable of releasing anything besides masterpieces

What it feels like these days

My plan for "detained in a city I don't know" is always "check if there's a National Lawyers Guild hotline for that city; if not, call the first defense lawyer I find for the immediate need and ask them to refer if they say they can't handle it".

YouTube video by Lorna Shore WHWD

Something new from Lorna Shore will be exactly what I need to get me through this last sprint before sabbatical...
youtube.com/shorts/P1KSM...

Tweet by Nick Hutchins (that had 48.4K likes): The limewire generation learned quickly how to spot bad files and it’s honestly a big reason why Millennials have better internet literacy than the generations on either side

I think about this post a lot - whether you agree with its premise or not - because I really do think it's important for people to develop a radar growing up about what is and isn't real on the internet, especially given that old gens never did that and have almost no internet literacy whatsoever.

YouTube video by forcedcoitus Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (live)

Song of the day: Life During War Time
"This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around."
My nomination for the soundtrack song of 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...

Everyday it becomes clearer to me that a comparative higher ed scholar needs to explain why Europe/Canada/Australia/Aotearoa will not just take on thousands of US scholars. I have to share multiple articles to help others understand this because we don't have a comprehensive essay to point to.

YouTube video by Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us

Happy anniversary to hating on a scope and scale that will never be equaled

m.youtube.com/watch?v=T6eK...