Jonathan Freeman
@reverendpear.bsky.social
"People think you're all interesting, but you really just play guitar and eat cereal." - my college roommate (he/they)
"Do you get sad and distracted when reading? You are not alone. Reading is like feeling things at 0.25×. It makes you want to scream, 'Stimulate me faster and better—now!' Which is what some people known as “critics” used to do." buff.ly/oZe8zx4
How to Read Good or Maybe Great
“First, accept how fun reading isn’t. Words do not blast stim at the rate we enjoy today. Words are old, older than TikTok. Back then, a human would read, ‘F...
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"The central lesson of this cycle is not that Charlie Brown should stop trusting Lucy. It is that Charlie Brown must do a better job explaining why trusting Lucy remains the responsible choice." buff.ly/X2RjqP5
“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party
“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...
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I haven't seen a lot of support these last two weeks. I'm struggling, trying to focus on what's right in front of me but it's hard not to feel overwhelmed and helpless. Please support or share if you see this, I need your help.
thiiird person@thiiirdperson.com · 2w agoI need $440 to get out of overdraft and pay for my kid's therapy this week. My bills are piling up. My new job is commission-only and doesn't pay nearly enough. I am looking for something else but I need help in the meantime. Cashapp/Venmo/Paypal/Kofi: thiiirdperson Please chip in if you can! 🙏🏽❤️
I never know what to put in these posts sharing work I’m really grateful to see published, but here we are! Thanks HAD, and Lexi (of @sillygoosepress.bsky.social)! 💀💀💀
HAD@havehashad.com · 2w agoa little word and stanza and poem magic today from @reverendpear.bsky.social ! "when I am dead, I hope to be hopeful and when I am reincarnated, I hope to be well-rested I hope to be well when I am reincarnated rested, hopeful, and dead" www.havehashad.com/hadposts/whe...
"Could the Shit Machine END WORLD HUNGER? It’s NOT IMPOSSIBLE in the most LITERAL SENSE, which is all the justification we need to invest an AMOUNT OF MONEY that would OTHERWISE BY ITSELF END ACTUAL WORLD HUNGER." buff.ly/K5t1rGh
We Must Create the Shit Machine
“For as long as humans have created SHIT with our BODIES AND BUTTS, we have been asking this FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION: What if there was a COMPUTER that could AL...
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Me, reading an ethical code based entirely on the rock solid assumption that the world would end in, like, 75CE.
liberal: [hurling kindling onto a pyre] trans woman tied to the stake: hey could you not liberal: if I don't then I might wind up there with you trans woman: you could cut me loose and we could fight together liberal: [lighting a torch] it's like you want the bad guys to win or something
If you're ever thinking about speaking up on trans people's behalf but are worried about getting the terms right, I think most of us would prefer a true ally who speaks clumsily to someone who sees our community's vernacular as jargon to learn in order to put us in our place.
I can think of some laws of nature that indicate the exact opposite, in fact!!
Dean Dettloff@deandettloff.bsky.social · last mo.The data center push keeps insisting data centers are part of people's daily lives so they have to be somewhere and it's like...what if they weren't though? What law of nature says there *must* be a proliferation of data centers because the services they enable are essential for human life?
I'm overdrafted with no groceries and I just got an email that the internet bill is due. I need urgent help with expenses today, please chip in if you're able! I'm "thiiirdperson" with three i's at cashapp, venmo, and paypal. I'd really appreciate support, i'm in the hole with an empty pantry.
Liz Lemon Begging Please
Alt: Liz Lemon Begging Please
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Many people seem to think the word "exploitation" in exploitation of labor just means when the workers are treated actively poorly in a workplace, as opposed to having the value of their labor siphoned by owners. They offer what they think are counter arguments of companies that treat employees well
"In Woke 3, the offender’s HR team handles cancellations. That’s much more reasonable. Plus, HR needs something to do, since we scrapped DEI policies (they ruined everything and also did nothing). Innocent until proven guilty, or at the very least, a risk to shareholder value." buff.ly/IeAyQ88
Future Iterations of Woke
“In Woke 7, we come to understand that waiting for someone to do something bad before forgiving them is the mistake of Wokes 1 through 6, frankly. In Woke 7,...
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The thing about Revelation that basically every Christian gets wrong is that its a book about an oppressed community living on the margins of the Roman empire. JD Vance is participating in the end times for many communities and countries, but he's on the other team.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last mo.It's a death cult. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Dang. I really thought I might pull out a C- this year.
Make it a story in a book one day, that way it doesn't count against you in real life
I recently wrote a very simple, kinda boring song. I also made a pretty flagrant mistake while recording it a few minutes ago, which I reckon I’ll just keep as part of the song forever now. Check it out! youtu.be/P0vzspP0GDE
No Mind
YouTube video by Jonathan Freeman
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(unfortunately, Nickelback voice) Look at this bunch of photographs Every time I do it makes me wanna read their poems
Silly Goose Press@sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 2mo agoAs August winds down, let's give 3 big honks to our Silly Summer Web Series Contributors! You can find their work on our Flight b(Log) here: sillygoosepress.com/silly-summer NEXT UP: Issue Seven Highlights 🤩🤩🤩
As August winds down, let's give 3 big honks to our Silly Summer Web Series Contributors! You can find their work on our Flight b(Log) here: sillygoosepress.com/silly-summer NEXT UP: Issue Seven Highlights 🤩🤩🤩
How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right
LITERALLY FROM EXODUS BASED ON HAMURABI'S CODE WHICH SPELLS THIS OUT EXPLICITLY AND THEN THE MISHNAH ALSO MAKES THIS CLEAR THE FETUS AND THE BORN PERSON DON'T HAVE THE SAME STATUS NEVER HAVE IN JUDAISM AND NEVER WILL have a nice day everybody
The Torah of Reproductive Freedom
The Jewish Case for Abortion Justice
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Wintersong@wintersong.bsky.social · 2mo agoPlenty of non-Christian faiths, & even some Christian sects, don't hold with that belief. I'd have liked to see John Oliver address that. @theradr.bsky.social for instance has written and spoken quite often about the fact that "life beginning at conception" is in simply NOT what Judaic law teaches.
if you need inspiration, boy have you come to the place!! qwantz.com/index.php?co... please note: i did not say "right place"
"Kind of crazy that this is the last time we’ll all see each other, since she was the glue that held us all together, and none of us can even fathom hanging out without her.” buff.ly/0agzNfc
Things I Hope People Would Say at My Funeral
“You’re not better than her just because you’re alive, you know. Death comes for us all.”
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It's one banana, Michael, how green could it be?
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 2mo agoSpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
Always a joy to get to be part of the cool stuff SGP is doin! 💜
Silly Goose Press@sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 2mo ago🪿Silly Summer Web Series🪿 "maybe / someday we’ll find..." A teeny tiny poem for you today by return goose @reverendpear.bsky.social ! Take a gander: sillygoosepress.com/silly-summer...
Famously, it was impossible to play D&D before 2025.
Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉@scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2mo ago"I'm entitled to whatever I want whenever I want it for any reason and I don't care what satisfying these urges does to me or the world" well okay dude, seems like there's something deeper going on here, but that's just my take
"I’ve lived in the same house in the Elm Heights neighborhood for the past twenty years, and I just love everything about this town except for the problems that my politics have directly created."
Every NIMBY’s Speech at a Public Hearing
“Friends, neighbors, it’s good to see all of you. I know you, you know me, and just seeing all of your faces at this city council meeting reminds me why I l...
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