Quarantine Premieres & Penis Memes This Week on BTRtoday

For your convenience and delight, we collected all the stories we published this week. For more, check out BTRtoday on Facebook, Twitter,  and Instagram.

Monday

Photo via @moistbuddah

Born Ruffians Look Back While Moving Forward

Twitter Asks, #WhereisJoeBiden?

Learning to Love Your Stationary Bike

Tuesday

Photo via @moistbuddah

Have You Been Pranked by the Huge Penis Guy Yet?

Donald Trump Doesn’t Care If People Die

Wednesday

Live at the BTRhouse in Austin, TX

Premiering Picture One’s Post-Punk “Winter’s Kiss”

Revisiting SXSW at the BTRhouse

Thursday

Still from Warner Home Video's 'Contagion'

Premiering Thurlowood’s Appropriately Apocalyptic Music Video for “Shells”

Finding Comfort In Contagion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Friday

Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Bernie Stands Up For Working People … Again

How Medicare for All Would Help Fight COVID-19

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