Bad banter is a major argument for the return of silent films

For those like me who didn’t know about this, here’s some further info in an article from November: (chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...).

In a German mood

So sorry to hear of the death of comic book artist Sal Buscema. He lived in Port Jefferson (as did I), and once, as a teen, I saw him on the LIRR with a big portfolio, and I imagined it was full of amazing Spider-Man art. I was too shy to introduce myself! Ah well. He shall be missed.

chess players know this feeling too well 🫠

This is a good note for the "Trump only knows how to escalate" crowd. That's clearly not the case. The demand for voter rolls was an attempt at a bargain, and when that went nowhere the feds folded.

No notes. I agree with Mr. Cruz on the economic argument here. And I agree with Mr. Trump for telling Mr. Cruz, at any point and for any reason, to go fuck himself.

No one should be surprised by the silence coming from “Libertarians”. The only place Libertarianism works are the pages of a Robert Heinlein novel. And even then it’s horseshit.

Say their names and spit

You have a second amendment right in this country. Protect yourselves. Because no one else is going to.

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Red Sandcastle Theatre’s Night of Fear was an interesting spread of horror-themed stuff, well played and staged (especially the part with my mom, natch;)).

Primary ALL of them. Supporting violent, masked state police is inexcusable, especially after all the videos have shown them to be domestic terrorists who constantly ride roughshod over both people and the Constitution.

This is on Jeffries and Democratic house leadership. People are being murdered. Small children are being snatched. Am aware that with only Massie breaking GOP ranks it passes regardless. But on grounds of history and morality alone, you whip these seven weasels for a unanimous caucus.

I’d sure rather America be a promise than a gun

A newly developed passive-pumping system enables a device that requires ultrahigh vacuum to be moved after active pumping is terminated. The size of an ice hockey-puck, the system could one day be incorporated into portable cold-atom gravimeters, quantum accelerometers, and magnetometers.

Okay, let's go over the movies DW Griffith made that his supporters have tried to frame as "apologies" for BIRTH OF A NATION. INTOLERANCE (1916) is usually the first one named, which is absurd because of the film itself and the accompanying tract Griffith wrote making clear *he* was the victim.

TL/DR: A #NobelPrize can therefore not, even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed. www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-...

My issue is that people who have seen a very limited number of old/silent films will find one that vaguely bats at feminism (or maybe doesn't bat at all) and will declare it EMPOWERING in a Baby's First Suffrage way and it's annoying.

Dear Great Britain, We gave it a try, and fucked it up. Oh, and sorry about that whole revolution thing. You can come back now. It’s yours. Thanks, The American People

I would like to publish a book with sufficient long-term backlist sales (word-of-mouth weirdo-to-weirdo) that it would stay on shelves for years and then I could stop writing books.

We need more poets in the world.

Fascism is here. The Department of Justice isn't. This is all just brown-shirting now.

This is the book, it doesn’t teach basic drawing, it teaches how to practice drawing, including enhancing hand-eye coordination. I am liking it so far

Look, it doesn’t matter she gave him her Nobel prize. Stockholm said there is no such thing, or giving the prize to somebody else and becoming theirs. It doesn’t matter, because it doesn’t change the fact he never earned it, he never will, and he really doesn’t have it now. He’s that fucking stupid.

It’s exhausting how stupid people are getting.

full disclosure: I collect unusual Hot Wheels. like this bumper car car

when it rolls, the receiver jiggles 🤣

It would be funny if she gave him a copy of her Nobel Prize. It’s not like that dumb sack of shit would know the difference.

I’m totally digging all these dude stand up comedians encouraging other dudes to read novels. Anthony Jeselnik seems to be leading the charge, but I see John Mulaney is talking about what he’s reading a lot too lately!

new chess variant: - if i blunder we restart the game

I do actually have a library and access to other libraries

just a sizing update ... the frozen vegetables that were 14.5oz 15 years ago and went down to 13oz 10 years ago are now 10oz. the macaroni and cheese that was 8oz 2 years ago and went down to 7.5oz 1 year ago is now 7.25oz. check your measurements and sizes before cooking!

We're going to have to watch this again aren't we. youtu.be/J67wKhddWu4?...

In case you missed it

We will never use AI—which isn’t AI anyway—in our books. That is a line we will never cross, and we make that commitment to all our readers.

Sent queries out yesterday. #writing

I’d rather be writing.

Fun little interview with me over at Melody Writes. Go give it a read. www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2026/01/mich...

Men's rights don't vary by state but women's do. Read that again.

As scams go, AI is on more solid ground. The idea there is to get people (most importantly industries) hooked on it before the bills come due. This is why they are so upset by "slop," they want everyone to be awed by their product and not ask questions.

I love it when a writing friend gets excited over a project they’re thinking about.

This is particularly funny because I am literally doing this right now with my porny Romantasy idea. And have done it before, and will do it again.

Some simple silly distraction tonight. #ReeferMadness #Musicals tubitv.com/movies/55197...

I woke up way too early today. 3am. I’ll do some reading and writing, I suppose. First, coffee.

Have now officially reached the “fuck, I guess I’m gonna have to write this because I really want to read it” part of the hyperfixation

I’m watching Landman with my wife. It’s kind of a dumb show and it really lays bare how shitty a writer Taylor Sheridan actually is.

lesson learned from this thread: never interact with any rando on bluesky when they are so culturally and politically illiterate and flat-brained that a satirical and precise visual reference to one of the most famous anti-authoritarian images in modern history confounds or infuriates them.

Look, do I think the Bregman signing is a perfect fix for the Chicago Cubs? No, I don’t. But at least it’s a step, albeit a half-ass one, in the right direction. The real news out of this is Jed Hoyer and Tom Ricketts actually did something. That, and that alone, is cause enough for celebration.