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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another in a consistently brilliant comic from @tomtomorrow.bsky.social this guy has been killing it for DECADES!

brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just finished this amazing book by @gilduran.com it's incredible. Terrifying and scary. These tech bros are morons. Thiel, Musk et al. Idiots every one of them. But ppl are taking them seriously. It's horrible. Duran does an amazing job of telling us how evil they are and how we can fix things!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

WOW! Just finished this book by Shida Bazyar about successive generations of one family in Iran 979-2009, apparently based on author’s parents experience pre and post Revolution. @thebookerprizes.com long-list. Topical of course though it doesn’t touch on current events. Powerful, wonderful read!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Just finished @eoinhiggins.bsky.social book last night. Tremendous, in an incredibly depressing way! Hadn’t realized that Taibbi was such a piece of shit even before he became worth reading for a little while. I did like Greenwald back in the day. Sad that they both lost the plot! Highly recommended

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Stumbled on this book at a library sale, liked the cover, blurbs from Ann Patchett, Adam Johnson and T.C. Boyle so I bought it. Absolutely phenomenal novel about the Chechen wars. Writing is incredibly powerful, story is so compelling, characters tremendously well drawn. Debut novel! Two thumbs up!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I never really post about my personal life but we had to say goodbye to our sweet Scarlett today. She came into our life as a foster, pretty quickly became a foster fail and we've given her a wonderful home for the last 2 1/2 years. I've never loved an animal like this. My heart is broken.

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I'm live on Subvert! Honestly I thought I already was but whatevs. Excellent new platform!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This book could not be more important or essential to read. Heartbreaking, devastating, impassioned. Francesca Albanese is a freaking warrior!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Just finished this incredibly powerful and important book. It's a very tough read and can leave one feeling hopeless about the state of our world, but regardless it's essentially important. Thank you to @ibramxk.bsky.social for brilliant work!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

@subvert.fm is live! New co-op owned platform. Bandcamp is great but putting all our trust in a corporate owned entity is not smart these days. If you're a producer/artist or fan, check it out!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

My new album on CD thanks to the kind folks at #ElasticStage (who don't seem to be on BlueSky or I'd have tagged them) and it's so cool! Upload process was easy, customer service was great. They ship from UK so if you're outside of UK it's obv pricier but I'm so excited to have this it was worth it!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Just finished this amazing book, phenomenal. I'd never heard of Ben Lerner until I read a review of his new book and was intrigued. So when I was in a bookstore with a gift card very recently I saw this and remembered! Book reviews matter!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

This what I was watching last night! The contrast between this and the senile old man bleating on the major news channels is so vast and so stark!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

What a phenomenal book. Mishra is one of those writers who leave you in absolute awe of their power over the written word and their ability to stake out a moral position that shouldn't be ignored. Another one that everyone who cares about the future of our world should read!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Just finished reading this great book by @jathansadowski.com published by @ucpress.bsky.social and it's a great one. Makes lots of interesting connections between technology & capitalism that maybe you hadn't thought about. Only 200 pages, not too dense for scholarly book well worth picking up!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Ian's best in quite some time. Absolutely brilliant should be a must read!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Just finished reading 'Fake Work' by @lclaberge.bsky.social and it was really interesting. She takes a BS job at an adv firm working with disgraced acct firm Arthur Anderson and illustrates how all of the YK2000 prep was pretty much just BS. Memoir meets corporate criticism. And a super cool cover!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The top law enforcement official of the United States of America.

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Just finished this. More brilliant fiction from the one and only!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Not sure why I thought this was a good time to read this. It's amazing, and after reading his most recent book I knew it would be, but SO scarily spot on and relevant it's insane!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I hate him and hate posting anything with his picture in it. I also hate AI. But it's Sunday and this has been another terrible week so a little humor can't hurt. If you know you know!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

First book of 2026. Been reading his Substack for a few months now so enthused to dig into this!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

This might be the most powerful book I've ever read (and I've read a lot of books). I can't even summon the words to share how much it's moved me. This should be mandatory reading to be a decent human being and participate in society in 2025!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Just finished the new Wally Lamb. Pretty damn brutal. I will say I didn't love it as much as some of his others I found the main character to be kind of annoying, but the writing is of course tremendous, and the scenes/writing at the beginning and at the end of the book are incredibly powerful!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Dems do it again! Pulling defeat from the jaws of victory. They all need to be primaried ASAP and Schumer needs to go as leader TODAY!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Just finished this last night. Should absolutely be essential reading for everyone in the world, probably starting at maybe 15 or so? Because if every one of us isn't wise to what they're doing to all of us we can't stop it!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Bought this great shirt (and one for one of the kids) from the great folks at @moveon.org it's all for charity if they still have them you should too. You're goddamn right #ImmigrantsBelong

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Our signs for #NoKings and the scene on the #RockvillePike in #Rockville #Maryland it was HUGE, and peaceful. Montgomery County showed up!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

#HandsOff protest in #DC today at the #WashingtonMonument. Kudos to all the people at #Indivisible and all the other organizations that worked to put these protests together. It felt SO good to be around all these people who feel the same way I do! Let's keep it moving!

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I keep reading dystopian books that are way too timely and disturbing but that seems to be my niche. This one is also amazing so far! #Hum #HelenPhillips #literature #books

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brianjohnroach.bsky.social @brianjohnroach.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The news is terrible, so here's a video of dogs going crazy for no apparent reason! #dogs #labradors #mutts #barkinatnothin

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