Ad guy. Dad guy. Writer of things and observer of culture. https://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lmfk56jgnk2gIf the American political media was really doing its job, they'd be asking if Trump's wild policy swings on tariffs were a sign of his age and cognitive decline. But actually examining the job that the president is doing and its impacts only happens when Democrats are in charge.09 Apr 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfk56jgnk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3ljm67fjak22iAs an Ad Guy, here's my 2 cents on American politics right now. The Democrats have a communications problem that rooted in a fundamental fracturing of their brand. The party has a solid brand promise, but they have an awful brand position. Hear me out...05 Mar 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljm67fjak22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lhkm2fw4ks2sWhen I tell someone, "I hope you get everything you voted for," please know that that is not a friendly salutation.07 Feb 2025 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkm2fw4ks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lgypunrejk2qI dunno, man. Maybe the whole plan to shock and awe federal employees as a means of demoralizing them into taking fugazi buyouts didn't take into account people who work for the government like, say, air traffic controllers and was a terrible idea.31 Jan 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgypunrejk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lgefjxrkxk2qAmericans are not prepared for the level of overt corruption, breaking of laws, and straight up misbehavior on the part of the elites in this country, but it's coming. Ask your friends from certain parts of South America, Africa, and Asia how it all turns out for us.22 Jan 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgefjxrkxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3ldrhtiirwc2aParty City shoulda taken a page from video stores back in the day and, in legal marijuana states, had a whole other "Party City" in the back behind a bead curtain.20 Dec 2024 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrhtiirwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lcjgdspw5c2aI'm bringing Hennessy to all the holiday parties this year to see if bougie Black folks over 40 can still fight.05 Dec 2024 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjgdspw5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbkpihkdls2uKendrick Lamar destroyed your daughter's favorite rapper earlier this year and then dropped an album today where the first track his him explaining why he did it. God tier rapping.22 Nov 2024 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkpihkdls2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbhzi2zuz22rWelp. Looks like Matt Gaetz’s girlfriend won’t have a letter of recommendation from the Attorney General on her college application.21 Nov 2024 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhzi2zuz22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbgsfm5kt226This Pete Hegseth thing has John Tower rolling over in his grave.21 Nov 2024 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgsfm5kt226https://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbfoh6oiok2lShout out to the good folks at Reckon Media for giving me a chance to share my (belated) thoughts on the recent election. Take a read and share with your friends... https://www.reckon.news/equity/2024/11/how-cheap-groceries-killed-60-years-of-social-progress.html20 Nov 2024 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfoh6oiok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbdpbtkpyc2yI miss the era in America where we all shared basic media which meant we all understood and agreed on a set of facts.20 Nov 2024 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdpbtkpyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbd2kk23ek24People voted to end the Civil Rights Era because they thought eggs were too expensive. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd2kk23ek24https://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbd2iprje224What the fuck kind of reality am I living in when a convicted felon's sentencing gets postponed because he was elected president? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?19 Nov 2024 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd2iprje224https://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lbcx6ayigk2dI don't know when or how it happened, but one morning, it seems like all of humanity woke up and stopped using electric can openers. Like, everyone collectively said, "Fuck it. We're going analog with these cans" and that was that.19 Nov 2024 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcx6ayigk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lav4wrnnms2hThey’re really just trying to wear out the outrage with these initial picks so that when they start bringing the real right wing hardliners in with names you don’t know, they seem tame by comparison. Gaetz won’t be AG, but who are the trying to pass off as reasonable who is?14 Nov 2024 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lav4wrnnms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lau73yn2mc2uI've said it before and I will say it again; if LL Cool J died in 1995, he would be in everyone's top 5 guaranteed. You don't have a run like he did from Radio to Mama Said Knock You Out and not get mentioned as a GOAT. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2024 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lau73yn2mc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lau62qop7k2tAnyone else rediscovering Rage Against The Machine this week or is that just me?13 Nov 2024 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lau62qop7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3latxpydqpk2zJust turned off my notifications on Xitter. Kinda feels like going to the Post Office and filling out that card when you move.13 Nov 2024 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3latxpydqpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3latvwmujek2fI really appreciate the fact that I can open this app and not feel my shoulders tense up in anger.13 Nov 2024 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3latvwmujek2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3las5thnkzk2lThe one consolation in all of this news about Trump’s prospective appointees and plans is knowing that, in 18 months when it all goes to shit and everyone is mad at Trump, he’s going to publicly disavow all of these people and the ideas he’s implemented.13 Nov 2024 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3las5thnkzk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3lar7f2bbps2cY’all do realize that once they put the National Guard into major cities for mass deportations, they’re going to stay as an occupying force because of “crime,” right?12 Nov 2024 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lar7f2bbps2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3l6zz4k46au2mWe here now?21 Oct 2024 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6zz4k46au2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3l6xlg2w4m62jXitter has become nothing but pro-Trump propaganda. So I’m gonna try this out.20 Oct 2024 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6xlg2w4m62jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3jzioitf6dh2fHappy Bobby Bonilla Day to those that celebrate.01 Jul 2023 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzioitf6dh2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3jzinlxqfwe2rCan anyone see this, or do the rate limits apply here too?01 Jul 2023 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzinlxqfwe2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3jzclg273w32yThis place isn’t as intellectually frustrating as the old place. I can feel my blood pressure dropping.29 Jun 2023 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzclg273w32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecoreyrichardson.bsky.social/post/3jzazzpdyz62tWelp. @conorsen.bsky.social done messed up and invited me to the party. Hello.28 Jun 2023 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:xdrb3zufwhekozyb5uld7bv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzazzpdyz62t