Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Like most of my fellow Gen X parents, I once had a mind full of skeptical angst and a working knowledge of books, culture, and current events. Now I know what Lava Chicken is. I did not choose this life. The kids chose it for me. 020
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This timeline continues to keep us all on our toes #schmidttingthebed 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Tuberville has cracked the code and I'm glad to see the entire MAGA party following along. It's time to get focused on the real issues that matter to voters. It's a bold political strategy with zero problems. 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill and you have to hear something boring about the Straights of Hormuz. You take the red pill and I show you how deep the gravy hole goes. Choose wisely, America. 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I spent days at the Nelson-Atkins learning to waltz with my daughter so she could walk the same path my mother walked in 1959 while her own mother sat in a wheelchair. Then I found the two curtsey photos side by side. #nelsonadkinsmuseum #KCSymphony joeathon.substack.com/p/the-curtse...joeathon.substack.comThe Curtsey Across Time by Joe AthonTwo Curtsies Over 60 Years Apart 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The Republic wasn’t built by a few elite signers—it was made real by ordinary citizens staking everything on a radical idea. This #4thOfJuly, let’s remember our collective strength. Read my 2026 Covenant, copy it, and make it your own: medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe True Architects of America 250: Why the Republic Belongs to the PeopleToday is the 4th of July, 2026. We mark the America 250 semi-quincentennial anniversary, and we find ourselves faced with a uniquely… 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Huge if true! #reflectingpool #washingtonmonument #trumpwasright 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Companies should do what they do well, not other bullshit. ClearOne just got wiped out. Biamp swallowed their IP whole & left the liabilities behind. FACTS: can’t sue your way to relevance when your competitor building better gear. medium.com/@joeathon/th... #Tech #Business #AI #GenX #ProAVmedium.comThey Tried to Sue Their Way to the Top: Why Biamp’s Savage Acquisition Proves Lawyers Can’t Run…A notification popped up on my screen today through one of those unified enterprise collaboration channels — or whatever the tech-bros are… 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026This is why the MAGA party is getting yoked in the coming midterms, not imaginary Mexican voters. #FACTS 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Here is the true story of how I survived the Eastman summer jazz gauntlet in 1988, and made a loudmouth Canadian trumpet player fold like a cheap suit. medium.com/@joeathon/ea...medium.comEarning the Blues in a Sanctuary of Elites: Eastman, 1988I arrived at the airport in Rochester by myself, hauling four things: my father’s 1960s green duffel army bag, a trunk, a saxophone, and an… 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Why is the song from my home of Missouri so bad? Kansas has "Home on the Range", while "The MO Waltz", just codified in 1949, is a racist relic of the minstrelsy. I was born and raised in MO. I wrote this for those who could never come back. Please like/share THX! soundcloud.com/joe-athon/my...soundcloud.comMy Old Missouri HomeAn evocative journey through the heart of Missouri, 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I'm just dipping into Bluesky for a minute to let you know that I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but I've been sent to tell you that this new Game of Thrones show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is fucking awesome. #AKOTSK #DunkAndEgg #AKnightOfTheSevenKingdoms #GameOfThrones #TheHedgeKnight 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Nobody reads anymore, but they should. medium.com/@joeathon/ma...medium.comMasked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of IgnoranceThere is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you… 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Y'all don't know, but Smith is a G. I dropped this track about it today! I promise you, you are not prepared for how much this slaps. The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus suno.com/s/bIjHt0vYpU...suno.comThe Night of the Living TrumpsteinmusListen and make your own on Suno. 030
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Happy Trumpsteinmus to those who celebrate But I heard him exclaim, as the billionaires cried— “THEY'RE ALL ON THE LIST AND IT’S PUBLIC EXCITEMENT! MERRY TRUMPSTEINMUS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD INDICTMENT! medium.com/@joeathon/th... #December19th #trumpsteinmusmedium.comThe Night Before TrumpsteinmusIt's fucking magical! 120
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Trump posted over 100 times last night. If your Dad did this, you would know it was time to put him in a facility, for his own safety. medium.com/@joeathon/ge...medium.comGEN X INTERVENTION: THE ONLY ADULTS WHO WILL PULL THE PLUG?Let’s cut the bullshit. You see your 80-year-old loved one posting 160 psychotic conspiracies between midnight and dawn. That is the… 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Opinions may vary, but this Hegseth cracker needs to go. medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe Eagle Scout and the Bureaucrat: A Fight for the Soul of ServiceThere is a sad and pathetic narrative currently in play across America, and for the sake of the nation, it must be stopped in its tracks. 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 25/11/2025The "Melania is an ancient Vampire" conspiracy. Huge if True!!! 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 14/11/2025So strange to know that none of this timeline would even be happening if Steve Bannon would have just learned to have the common courtesy to knock before entering. Sad. 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025The [E.W.] dig is the final marker. They are extracting the [HST] "inheritance." They think it's their prize. No. It was left for US. The [WW2] occult device doesn't respond to [Dark]. It responds to [Light]. The signal is out. This link the activation key. Are you ready? medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe Unseen Structure:A report on the demolition of the East Wing and the project it conceals. 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Taking a stab at investigative journalism. You are not going to believe what I found out about what is really going on with the White House construction controversy. medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe Unseen Structure:A report on the demolition of the East Wing and the project it conceals. 011
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I wrote this a month ago. This is what "No Kings" means to me and its PERSONAL. Please like and share if any of this resonates with you In these troubling times . medium.com/@joeathon/an...medium.comAn Irish Rebel’s Ghost, My American Soul, and the Cowards Who Have Our Undivided AttentionThere is a riddle in my name. Athon. 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 22/10/2025This is what "No Kings" means to me. It's personal. medium.com/@joeathon/an... Please like and share if any this resonates.medium.comAn Irish Rebel’s Ghost, My American Soul, and the Cowards Who Have Our Undivided AttentionThere is a riddle in my name. Athon. 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 14/10/2025www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cia...facebook.comRedirecting... 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 25/09/2025"I renounce, refuse, and abjure all fidelity to any would-be tyrant, oligarch, or political leader who subverts the will of the people through force, conspiracy, or lies." I encourage you to make your own declaration. They can't stop us, the time is now: medium.com/@joeathon/an...medium.comAn Irish Rebel’s Ghost, My American Soul, and the Cowards Who Have Our Undivided AttentionThere is a riddle in my name. Athon. 020
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 24/09/2025"I renounce, refuse, and abjure all fidelity to any would-be tyrant, oligarch, or political leader who subverts the will of the people through force, conspiracy, or lies." I challenge you to make your own declaration. They can't stop us, the time is now: medium.com/@joeathon/an...medium.comAn Irish Rebel’s Ghost, My American Soul, and the Cowards Who Have Our Undivided AttentionThere is a riddle in my name. Athon. 020
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 24/09/2025This is the story of treason against a king that defined what it means to be an American. It's the story of an Irish rebel’s ghost, and it's my manifesto against MAGA. https://medium.com/@joeathon/an-irish-rebels-ghost-my-american-soul-and-the-cowards-who-have-our-undivided-attention-b274d25d5344medium.comAn Irish Rebel’s Ghost, My American Soul, and the Cowards Who Have Our Undivided AttentionThere is a riddle in my name. Athon. 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 24/09/2025My last name was always a ghost in my family's story. I used to imagine my ancestor was a cattle thief or tangled up with Jesse James. The truth? High treason against a king in 1777 that redefined being an American. The story of an Irish rebel’s ghost and my American soul medium.com/@joeathon/an...medium.comAn Irish Rebel’s Ghost, My American Soul, and the Cowards Who Have Our Undivided AttentionThere is a riddle in my name. Athon. 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 19/09/2025To every latchkey kid who survived two economic collapses they didn't cause: your entire life was training for the next 5 years. We are the quiet variable they never accounted for. The death-claw spiral has begun. I wrote about why our time is now. #GenX #nopaywall medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe Janitors of HistoryThere is a silence known only to those who grew up within it. It is the profound quiet of an empty house at three in the afternoon… 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 18/09/2025To every latchkey kid who survived two economic collapses they didn't cause: your entire life was training for the next 5 years. We are the quiet variable they never accounted for. The death-claw spiral has begun. I wrote about why our time is now. #GenX medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe Janitors of HistoryThere is a silence known only to those who grew up within it. It is the profound quiet of an empty house at three in the afternoon… 011
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025A wave of accountability is coming to wipe out all pretense, and make it clear who supports pedophiles, and who supports the USA. We can't allow some men to stamp their feet, plug their ears, and order fly-overs to drown out the voices of the victims. That time has ended. medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe End of Pretending: The Fathers of Mar-a-LagoIf the political winds feel different today, it is because they are. Something new is coming, a powerful and clarifying anger … 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 30/08/2025I'm trying out a new thing this year. It's where I "f" off for the entirety of the year and get all of the year's actual important tasks and work done over Labor Day weekend. It's working out great so far. 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Well I guess nobody else is going to say it. So here it is: the opening to the new season of Peacemaker is weird as hell. Thank you for your attention to this Cena. #PEACEMAKER #peacemakerseries #johncena 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 27/08/2025The tides are turning. I wrote a thing about this. Please share somehow if anyone gives a damn: medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe End of Pretending: The Fathers of Mar-a-LagoIf the political winds feel different today, it is because they are. Something new is coming, a powerful and clarifying anger … 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 27/08/2025The tides are turning. I wrote a thing about this. Please share somehow if anyone gives a damn: medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe End of Pretending: The Fathers of Mar-a-LagoIf the political winds feel different today, it is because they are. Something new is coming, a powerful and clarifying anger … 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Another in my series of writing attempts. While I've been delving into political satire lately, this is not that. I'm observing our current calamities though a Father's eyes in this piece, and I hope you can take some time to read, and consider the perspective. medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe End of Pretending: The Fathers of Mar-a-LagoIf the political winds feel different today, it is because they are. Something new is coming, a powerful and clarifying anger … 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 17/08/2025It was going to say : BELATED BEAUTIFUL POST!! I'LL BE RELEASING THE FILES, THE LIST, ALL THINGS EPSTEIN. IT'S TIME TO HEAL A NATION. I WON'T SPOIL IT FOR MY LOYAL MAGA FOLLOWERS, BUT IT'S ME. I DID ALL THE PEDOPHILIA & THE TAPING OF OTHERS WHILE THEY DID. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 13/08/2025All are reminded of the iconic Frost poem JFK evoked @ Amherst: Epsteined Epstein's since Pedo began, And Epsteins' must've Epsteined a Epstein in favor of man, Pedoed a Epsteins' of Epstein's Epstein at the Epstein'd least, Epsteins' pedo on this Epstine so increased. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump names Strait, Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he'll host the awards showPresident Donald Trump announced George Strait, Sylvester Stallone and KISS among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees in his new role as chairman. 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Taking a break from the angst of pure uncut political stupidity. I'm sharing a personal story about a song that’s been my anchor—a tribute to The Nace Brothers and the community that made me. medium.com/@joeathon/li...medium.comLife Goes On: A Conversation with an Old FriendColleagues, Friends and Fellow Travelers, 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025For the Epsteinth time y'all, this Ghislaine Maxwell stuff is perfectly fine, and is all going according to plan, there is no need to PANIC!!! #GhislaineMaxwell medium.com/@joeathon/it...medium.comIt’s Not Kleptocratic Institutional Malfeasance if the execs see franchise potential, Emmy nodAn inspiring story of an inmate’s reduced security level and the producer credit to go along with it. 000
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-ma...rawstory.comGhislaine Maxwell cleared to leave prison on work release: reportConvicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly been cleared to leave prison on work release.Podcast host Allison Gill obtained information about Maxwell's security score, sex offender... 100
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Convicted child sex trafficker (whom POTUS says he "wishes her well, frankly") G. Maxwell was moved from a prison in Florida to the Prison Camp in Texas, on August 1, 2025, about a week after she was questioned by a US Deputy Attorney General. Totally normal stuff, right? medium.com/@joeathon/it...medium.comIt’s Not Kleptocratic Institutional Malfeasance if the execs see franchise potential, Emmy nodAn inspiring story of an inmate’s reduced security level and the producer credit to go along with it. 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Does MAGA like my takedown of Elon now? Seriously, I am asking. medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe DOGE Anomaly: When Hubris Eventually Meets JusticeThe Inverted Efficacy of DOGE 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I've written another essay. This time, it's analyzing the potential policy impacts contributing to recent market instability. It's a complex situation, but this is my take on the main underlying issues. medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe DOGE Anomaly: When Hubris Eventually Meets JusticeThe Inverted Efficacy of DOGE 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 06/02/2025ATTN: CHIEFS KINGDOM—This One’s for You! This comes straight from the heart. I explain to all these bandwagon haters why they are so, on the wrong side of history when it comes to our KC Chiefs. Read it. Share it. drop a comment at the end ** Chiefs Kingdom, sound off! medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comMedium 010
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 31/01/2025#ChiefsKingdom, anybody knows Cris Broussard or Skip Bayless, or any other hater- please forward this instruction manual on how to cry directly into my ornate crystalline jewel encrusted I-Dream-of-Jenie style decanter so that we can collect and consume thier plagent tears medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe NFL’s New Villains: Cry Harder About the Chiefs — Your Tears Fuel Our DynastyFor most of us, it starts with a vague memory passed down from the old-timers — some version of a story about the Super Bowl Champion… 030
Joe Athon @joeathon.bsky.social · 27/01/2025"To all the new Chiefs haters crying about refs and conspiracies—this one's for you. A deep dive into why your tears are the sweetest part of our dynasty. Read it and weep. Literally. 🏆 #CryHarder #ChiefsKingdom" medium.com/@joeathon/th...medium.comThe NFL’s New Villains: Cry Harder About the Chiefs — Your Tears Fuel Our DynastyFor most of us, it starts with a vague memory passed down from the old-timers — some version of a story about the Super Bowl Champion… 182
