Just your reminder that the US military budget is bonkers. 812 billion dollars, most on earth. We could cut our military budget in half and still be the top spenders. You wanna fight climate change? You want UBI or the government to do things that help people? Cut the military budget.
My review of the Decibel Magazine tour's stop in Boston. tl/dr: Catch Devil Master live if you possibly can. https://write.as/brendanhalpin/review-decibel-magazine-tour-at-the-middle-east-march-10-2024
Some things are complicated. Others are simple. In a time of climate crisis and a statewide transportation crisis, it's unconscionable for Massachusetts to be operating an airstrip for private jets at taxpayer expense. #MaPoli #CloseHanscom
Just unfollowed a Big Account™️trying to involve us all in some beef they've got with a small account. I'm off Twitter. No time for that bullshit manufactured drama anymore.
A lot of movies from the 80's, 90's, and early 2000s haven't aged well. Because the attitudes they have toward women, toward people of color, toward queer people, are no longer acceptable in mainstream society. They were then. It wasn't even edgelords trying to be daring--there was just a much higher ambient level of bigotry, homophobia, and misogyny in the culture.
nostr:npub14ep69ps7cvpl9fyt4hqmfm8s5k08kzg0fta0d7mq9uxn822j2saschcpuj Right? Go to the beach! Spend time with your grandkid!
Yeah, I'm sorry, but politics is really a "what have you done for me lately" game. Great, Feinstein did some good things 30 years ago. She also held on too long and harmed the country in the process.
Apparently an Irish athlete with my name scored a hat trick in a football match yesterday and I'm just glad there is a Brendan Halpin who is good at sports out there.
nostr:npub1us2ef9pu8rhjwwdjeuncftpn6zvgkramyllrk7wmnkxhjvcmwvpsq0u74s I would take anybody's garden fresh tomatoes, but probably not in that setting. Nothing about gym locker room says "wholesome foodstuffs" to me.
#BosPoli Looked up William King's donors on OCPF. Anti-public-education rich guy Chris Gabrieli is there. So is the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, terrible former D6 councilor John Tobin,and Mary Tamer herself! So, yeah, he's the candidate for Trump/Diehl voters.
nostr:npub165tmrzqpdhgp30zqr699v0m72s5jfazlfldfuajw645m69z04s6sq4g3qt Or possibly Velma...
Wrote a piece about why #Boston #CharterSchools are in trouble, this time amplifying the voice of a charter alum. Check it out: https://write.as/brendanhalpin/bostons-charter-schools-in-crisis-still
#MaEdu #BosPoli #MAPoli
nostr:npub18ljjwuh8vt0lrh3fe3vsefddt40u297gtsk3d4v4ywhjnvms9zfqy480hq horrifying/intriguing!
nostr:npub1mdky0njswyvy6esxh964apx9e6mmwt8am4wuqk3ds5p4xyaav2dqvlaptk pretty sure there used to be one on Twitter. Haven't seen one here
While, like most Americans, I could definitely use more money than I’m making, I’m not in danger of being unhoused or hungry, so if your budget is limited, I’d prefer you grab one of my books for free and spend your art budget on the work of a creator struggling to buy necessities.
Having said that, I certainly welcome any money you want to spend. I welcome positive feedback even more.
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nostr:npub14ep69ps7cvpl9fyt4hqmfm8s5k08kzg0fta0d7mq9uxn822j2saschcpuj that's about right!
I'd like to follow you on Bandcamp so I can see what cool music you're buying! Find me at: https://bandcamp.com/bhalpin
Additional fun fact: the covers of both "Rough Edges" and "Karl and Nicole Sing" are by the great Brian Walsby who drew the cover for 7 Seconds' Walk Together,Rock Together
Are you, like me, a #GenX #punk who longs for music that speaks to your experience now with the energy of the music you loved as a youth? Check out Karl Meyer's music for #BandcampFriday! https://karlmeyer.bandcamp.com/
I wrote lyrics for two songs on "Karl and Nicole Sing..." and two songs on "Career Ending Move" oh yeah, and "Furlough." Neither of us is gonna make any money, but getting more listeners would sure make us happy.