John Carpenter’s Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!

First haunt of the season tonight at #JacksHollow.

Pyramid schemes are back baby

I’ve lived in Hermosa in Chicago nearly my entire life. It’s an 80+% Latino community. There are no words for what we’re experiencing right now. I can’t stress this enough— My home, my people are being psychologically terrorized People are going missing People are terrified Don’t forget about us.

Y’all… 😳 I can’t wait to see what they are cooking up this season. The first two seasons are exquisitely made and well written. It’s like food you almost feel ashamed of eating. Decadently rich, with depth, layers, surprising in how smooth it goes down… great television. youtu.be/dr0q5FHUO1E?...

Just had my first-ever experience of a delivery guy needing to collect a tariff from me in order to give me my package. Only a bank or cashier’s check is accepted, so no way for me to pay, I have to go to the bank tomorrow and the postman will try again. Very cool new system, America is great again

When we defeat these fascists, ALL OF THEM need to be held accountable. No more of this shit we did with the Confederacy, Nixon, and bankers after the 08 crash, “It’s in the past” bullshit. Accountability.

Please keep making podcasts about how democrats need to stop being so condescending about red states

AI video propagation relies on the fact that most of us are watching on our phones, not that we are stupid It’s small screens, ones that actually do damage to our eyesight So while its important to look for signs Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t see the signs right away on a low res video

Horror Movie Fans: An amazing podcast called Certified Forgotten just interviewed me about BUTTERFLY KISSES, a flick folks have slept on for too long. It's a killer found footage film that deserves a huge audience! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMgG...

The terrible thoughts I have for all the gen AI CEOs, their boosters and the credulous ass dipshits caping for all of the above.

Beast of Eden

Hey super strong recommend to go in blind on this one. Don’t look up what a Vourdalak looks like. Just roll with it and it’s worth it.

Anti-Catholicism is pretty much the animating energy for the entire Gothic genre. If you like screeds against papists, it's the genre for you!

For other white folks who may not grasp this, an example that you surely understand is Indian people and curry. You have heard this before. The idea that the scent of curry represents lack of hygiene and being “dirty.” I have sensory issues around smell, so trust me when I say “good” is cultural.

When you let a paperweight with good hair be the Secretary of Defense, you get an announcement saying there’s going to be a Qatari airbase on US soil, when what you’re actually getting is Qatari military being trained to fly and maintain F-15s as part of the ceasefire deal.

A man dressed as a frog is doing more to resist fascism in America than the entire Democratic Party.

For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "

In the last few years, I’ve been thinking a lot about sanitation. Prolly 90% of the nation has no real clue what kind of hell the US would be without trash disposal alone, much less water treatment. Disease detectives are another one of those things.

“Largely ceremonial” does feel like the most honest way to talk about the U.S. Congress in 2025

This is some Anne Frank shit right here. In 2025. In America.

Heads up for fans of women-directed low-budget indie horror: Derryn Warren's 1988 film BLOODSPELL (aka The Boy From Hell) fucken slaps, and this release includes my video essay on the film. All hail Brad! All hail Terror Vision!

FYI: You've got 240 choices among the Best Horror Movies Streaming this month. Pause and take it in. Breathe in all that terror.  It's beautiful and quite useful since it is the scariest time of the year. Arrow has All You Need Is Death, an independently produced Irish horror film, and…

I think this guy is actually president imo Trump is a doddering old man, barely aware of his own surroundings, getting worked over by underlings.

This is a really good thread, and as a person who loves cooking and the kitchen, it never occurred to me.

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

That Vivek Ramaswamy video going around just demonstrates that while folks were fucking around yelling that punching Nazis is bad, a large portion of another generation was lost to Christian white nationalism. It’s funny in a leopards eating faces way, but it’s also real sad and a bad sign.

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released. DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

Evictions in DC hit record levels last year, with 1,869 households removed from their homes. We don't have final numbers for this year yet but avg. monthly evictions are the highest they’ve been in six years. New investigation from @51st.news @streetsensedc.bsky.social 51st.news/record-evict...

There should be an extra strong block you can use when someone watermarks their ai slop. It also calls their mother and reads off their search history or something.

CNN: "Thousands of Palestinians are returning home to northern Gaza, finding destruction and heartbreak." The situation on the ground for civilians is horrific. They rely on donations to survive. Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏 tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

This is why respectability politics in protest are a losing strategy. No matter what you do, they’re going to say you were violent when they beat and arrest you. You might as well do something that actually causes the machine disruption. Disruptive doesn’t mean it’s violent.

Dementia Donnie is not running the executive branch, and we all KNOW it

George was just trying to get to work. ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process. This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

Jealousy professor

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The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

Who could ever have expected this shocking development?

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CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away. More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

New AI School should totally be fun and safe for academics. Totally.

Okay. Turning this over now. boxd.it/mO8M

I have reached 25 hours and may not be awake much longer, hopefully.

This is disastrous.

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves. The Handbasket reports:

Ex-Ohio GOP Chair Matt Borges was convicted for offering a $15,000 bribe to a GOP operative. At the time, Borges worked as a lobbyist for a FirstEnergy subsidiary that, under HB6, received a $1 billion+ ratepayer bailout for two nuclear power plants. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

I wrote about the Elizabeth Holmes of the media lyz.substack.com/p/let-the-al...

Immigration raids in Nashville have made crime victims afraid to cooperate with police and seek counseling. tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/08/i...