boldly confronting the chaos of the human condition with an optimistic realism. pietdalmolen.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mzmbq76tw22nWalking to a movie date in my little hippie town. My religion is doing my best and appreciating the good things.06 Nov 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzmbq76tw22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mzhgtlyet22gPretty cool way for Elon to spend half a billion dollars04 Nov 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhgtlyet22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mzeqngbqk22gIt’s midterm eve and I am in my feels. For lack of knowing what else to do about it, here’s my mom in Bob Dole’s face when I was about as old as my youngest is now. Around the same time we took a greyhound to DC to protest the first Iraq war.03 Nov 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeqngbqk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mywxw4oxnc2uWhat, and I say this with all due disrespect, the fuck?28 Oct 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywxw4oxnc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3myvmjmkwl22fIn other news…28 Oct 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvmjmkwl22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3myaoa2fd7k2tMy “I’m not a contrarian” shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt19 Oct 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaoa2fd7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3myaen52jfs2rIt was a pleasure to vote for [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaen52jfs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3my6elhe3vc2jLove this [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6elhe3vc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mxz2rh2aws2fGot a new single out today. I’m proud of it. Links to all the places: ffm.bio/yxqbw3416 Oct 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxz2rh2aws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mxga2k6sp22p [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2026 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxga2k6sp22phttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mxet34vqs22mIronically, he’s giving a pretty good demonstration of what fascism is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxet34vqs22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mx7oiubdy22c“As an artist, as a writer, you’re trying to respond to the times, and you’re trying to allow your instinct to do the work.” ~ Michael Stipe06 Oct 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7oiubdy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mwlcuhlwfs24 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlcuhlwfs24https://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mvgpslmzzc2aThis weekend’s highlight - kicking off a festival called Cannifest in my town’s ballpark. (Arcata, CA)13 Sep 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgpslmzzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mvfuapsscs2bClicked on this article because fk that guy, and was extremely proud to find it written by an old college friend/roommate from back in the day. He’s been muckraking in Detroit ever since [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfuapsscs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3muqpxzveik2zSlow up.05 Sep 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqpxzveik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3muoalsctzk26How it feels being an artist in 2026 knowing you need to feed the oligarch content machine04 Sep 2026 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoalsctzk26https://bsky.app/profile/pietdalmolen.bsky.social/post/3mulpmtpvqc2vMaybe I’ll start sharing my thoughts here more. I know more people over in Zuckistan but… well …03 Sep 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:zqbbfmd5cdwxtkfvadegkvmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulpmtpvqc2v