Trump: We have to invade New York, the liberals have weapons and they're stealing all the pizzas! Sir, you're watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Today's self care: I took a shower and bought a Dracula action figure but not at the same time

I don't think you need complex political triangulation when the president is shrieking "I am sending in the WAR DEPARTMENT because Portland is AT WAR!" You should just keep saying that he should be removed from office because he is plainly insane

Doing some last minute shots for our horror movie DEAD MEDIA and making sure my old typewriter gets a cameo If you’re in the Minneapolis area on October 20th you can see the typewriter in action at our premiere. Tix & info here: deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com

"Well, at least with fascists the trains run on time--" Train derails and explodes, giving the entire nation measles

Exercise Update: I sent 23 emails today

A great thread from my friend @windelina.bsky.social about the power of sharing stories

I accidentally had my phone set to airplane mode for an hour and when I turned it back on a flood of fundraising texts rushed in with the intensity of a thousand people all screaming “I’m Spartacus (and I have a crucial message for you)”

Very cute toy of that classic monster, The Ghost Witch Vampire Anti-Vaxxer

There are too many tabs open in my soul

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Here’s a nice picture I took yesterday of the sky. I’ve been at my computer working for the last 13 hours so I’m just going to assume this is still what the sky looks like

Looking into buying a new suit for the premiere of our horror film and giving this some thought. Feel free to wear your best skeleton suit to DEAD MEDIA. Tickets here: deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss has notes on your staring, just some thoughts you can take or leave about the quality of your piercing

Grim Reaper at the grocery store with real “I don’t know, what the hell am I supposed to do about it” hands

Can’t wait!!!

Exercise Update: I had pizza for lunch and dinner but NOT breakfast

Yes, the president is very powerful. The current president is also a deeply unpopular elderly man with health issues who subsists on a steady diet of hate and dry steaks

My book launch last night at the fantastic Magers & Quinn went great last night. Full house and they even laughed at (some) of the jokes. My new book covers a broad range of physics - from the very big (as in the universe) to the very small (the Higgs boson) and the human scale where we all live.

Got to preview the sound mix for our horror movie DEAD MEDIA. It’s sounding great and so did the notification alert that went off on my phone about tickets being purchased to the premiere. Full info and tickets here: deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com

Want to support an independent filmmaker, an independent film, and have a great night out? Are you in Minneapolis in October? Can you be? GO TO THIS (and spread the word): Tickets & Info here: bit.ly/deadmediamovie

At 9 pm, I found my coffee mug full of the coffee I didn’t finish drinking this morning. Drank it down bitter and cold while staring at the neon glow of Los Angeles like a forgetful private detective

Many of us are numb to it, but almost every day he publicly confesses that he is at war with our laws and Constitution.

Glad to see stores are putting out their most relatable ghosts for Halloween

BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.

Jimmy Fallon will be allowed to stay on the air if he playfully tousles the hair of at least one fascist every episode

what I picture when I read think tank

MSP PALS: My longtime (my first interaction was correcting him on the pronunciation of "Coruscant" 27 years ago) pal Joseph has written & directed a horror movie starring even more friends and acquaintances on whom I have not rudely pushed Star Wars facts. It premieres October 20 at the Parkway!

This was the site of our first #TeslaTakedown, on Feb.13. Later, one of our folks brought a Spirit Halloween banner. May this be the end of the story for every one of them, & he a tiny footnote in the history of the fading madness we experienced on our way to a more just & sustainable world.

I bought a case for a bass guitar as a prop. Now my algorithm is full of ads for bass guitar cases. Yes, I would like more bass cases. I'm a collector now. Screw the guitars. Only the cases. Can I get a subscription? A new bass case every Tuesday, you fool, you tragedy, you sad little greed bot?

Hey, midwest friends! This incredible film is debuting in MSP next month and you should go see it! I’m not in it but I am a PRODUCER, which I think means I get to take all the credit for it while doing nothing.

Our horror film DEAD MEDIA premieres in Minneapolis October 20th. The story of a troubled young woman, her aging hipster uncle, and a haunted DVD. The event will feature pre-film entertainment, a Q&A, photo op, and more. Tix & info: deadmediamoviempls102025.eventbrite.com

After a long day of work, I like to enjoy a cocktail that looks like the cover of an anthology of cosmic horror stories

I feel more fast food joints should be named like they’re a sidekick superhero who was only on one season of Super Friends

I recommend everyone watches this

My wife @scrimstreet.bsky.social leading a tour of Eraserhead filming locations before a screening last night at Greystone Mansion. (Sara is the venue supervisor and a talented tour guide!) We should all be so lucky to have photos of our partners helping to lead us through darkness

Hot takes grow cold very, very fast these days

This is tomorrow! Take a tour in the golden sunshine of Beverly Hills then sit in a dark theater awash in gorgeous ominous whooshing

If I were editing a column about Charlie Kirk’s political genius, I would tell the writer he needed to quote Kirk’s actual political beliefs. If the writer responded that doing so would weaken or distract from his argument, it’d be a pretty good sign that the column was not ready for prime time.

Hoping this is a How-To book

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

Waiting for billionaire tech bros to let us know how AI can easily solve gun violence

Last night I fell asleep as I so often do: Cradling my phone like an evil teddy bear

Tried to take a nice photo on my daily walk but this looks like I’m waking up on a sidewalk with amnesia

hi, cis folks! if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now. the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. we need you to call senators: reps.fyi more info & script downthread.🧵

Exactly right. The book was released because Democrats on the House Oversight Committee kept up the pressure on Jim Comer and forced a subpoena. Even in the minority, congressional Democrats can still make an impact.

My wife took a picture of me carrying a loved one across the threshold (a very large playset of the cantina from Star Wars)

It’s important to find the good moments: No one heard me in the grocery store when I said “oh, good, you’re back, buddy” to the brand of clam chowder I like

Trump gets booed at the US Open today.

LA friends! My wife works at Greystone Mansion & Gardens where Eraserhead was mostly filmed. They're hosting a screening on Fri, Sep 12th. See the film and tour select filming locations! (I don't work for the mansion, just excited to promote the event) Tix & info: secure.rec1.com/CA/city-of-b...