Such a weird and good film

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

I sat in yet another high school educator, counselor, and administration meeting today in which I was literally the only voice talking about the ethical & environmental problems with AI and the fact no one should use it. Everyone else was talking about thought partners and life labs and shit...

Sure would be great if it happened today

I thought it might be nice to give away my last 2 signed hardbacks of my novel 1983, with two lovely linocut hares by my mum. All you have to do to enter is repost this (& leave a reply). The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”. Extract in the replies.

CNN reporting on Tehran closing schools because of protests, but *not* school closures and parents evacing kids in Minnesota due to ice actions, is very telling....

Super gross that literally every major television news network is describing illegally kidnapping a foreign leader, threatening military invasion of multiple countries including NATO allies, bombing civilian, as "foreign adventures"

This is a different list than the lgbtq+ scout list I normally buy from, but if, like me, you're going to buy at least some cookies no matter what use a list like this (or buy from local kids who need it).

Afraid to ask...what"s happening with the Hugo award and AI controversy? I think I missed something in the last day of teo

I see a lot of talk about this being a way to undermine mail in voting. Which it absolutely is. But I think it's also part of a larger effort to further remove any alternatives to doing *everything* by computer. Mail not reliable? Talk exclusively online. Mailing gifts yourself not reliable? Buy

Tale of of 3 gym televisions side by side...1)CNN food banks struggle to keep up with ever increasing demand 2)CNBC there was never a recession, we've achieved a soft landing, unemployment is at natural state, the a.i. tech bubble is fake stop talking about it 3)foxnews a.i. needs more data centers

Brittany is an old friend and an excellent advocate. If you really want to keep an eye on what assistance the unjustly fired OU TA may need, follow her account.

this is a great article

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.

Sometimes I wonder things that feel too simple...like, why doesn't someone at CBS just leak the CECOT piece to the Internet and let it run wild? They already know they can't get sued, legal and s&p cleared it. Let people project that shit onto screens in front of the white house.

@makeitsnow.bsky.social Thoughts on regular malort versus the barrel aged stuff? I can get barrel aged here but have been holding off as I'm unsure how much difference we're really looking at

Watching old holiday episodes of Bob's burgers where the rich guys are having a gingerbread house building competition. One of them says, 'i like my houses like I like my women, ginger and sturdy.' I feel both attacked and seen.

@scottrjones.bsky.social 's amazing and weird cyberpunk bigfoot lovecraftian novel put out by @wordhorde.bsky.social in the wild at probably the best bookstore (especially for horror and sf/f) in michigan, @toadvinebooks.bsky.social !

Last arc of the year! Not last book though. Exceeding expectations. Interesting sci-fi takes on ai, Buddhism, and galaxy spanning societies/culture wrapped around a (sort of) murder mystery.

Not what I was expecting out of this arc...don't know that horror is the right tag for this post apocalyptic story, but there are definitely worms beneath the surface of this garden (trauma worms, they're trauma worms).

"You gave an excellent interview, we were very impressed with your experience and qualifications, and your references were glowing, but we've decided to go with another candidate."

It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.

Steve does a great job in general, but the Starfleet jobs series has to be my favorite thing he does.

Watching 1980's 'Deathship'. There are several sex/changing scenes, but we don't actually see boobs/butt/bush until they're covered in blood an hour in and that's...something... Also, house wants you dead, but house is a boat and a Nazi?

I would also add that Pandora has some really touching and interesting things to say about gender, in a very gentle way. @margaret.bsky.social it might be something you'd enjoy, I even though it's a lot quieter than your work.

Maybe you aren't necessarily a fan of hollow earth stories (though these aren't what you'd expect), or weird dreamlike fiction. But the final story, Pandora, in @orringrey.com 's new collection from @wordhorde.bsky.social is worth the price of admission alone. Deeply sad, deeply moving...

Reading about using wifi jammers to mess with modern home security cams and it just feels like more evidence for my 'most people don't need ring/security cams and even if they do they should have 80s/90s drug dealer cctv hooked up to a shitty vcr' rant...

The behind the scenes and dvd commentary stuff on 2001's Adrian Paul vehicle The Breed makes it sound like the eastern European version of highlander 2. Adrian paul getting wasted and going to all night bathhouse raves... youtu.be/86SSTkMZR_M?...

@moviehooligan.bsky.social davi am years out of date on this, but I just listened to the @gamefullyun.bsky.social Princes of the Universe episodes. As someone who enjoys basically everything Highlander, I want you to know, you are entirely right, the Highlander movies are in fact bad!

Sad horror day...udo died. :(

Rental Family was absolutely beautiful...

@steveshives.bsky.social i'm watching 1940s superman cartoon (forgot @torenatkinson.bsky.social clipped audio from these for @darkestthickets.bsky.social songs even though I had those episodes on VHS as a kid)...they do some really creepy stuff with supe's eyes for his xray vision.

Read my first nathan partridge today (dark harvest) and was blown away. Sorry to see much of his work is only available in oop and overpriced cemetary dance volumes. Really amazing stuff.

I have watched stargate sg-1 *at least* a dozen times all the way through. Yet only today on watching the second episode, the enemy within, did I realize that kuwalski's first name is the same as o'neill's kid, and the only time in the whole series jack calls by him by his first name is to call him

Literally a whole show that (among other things) is about recognizing and fighting fascism.

Black phone 2 felt like nightmare on elm street 9, or I guess dream warriors meets stranger things...and I don't mean that in a good way. A let down from both the first one and the VHS short.

Only 1/3rd of Americans fly at least once a year. Only 20% of Americans fly 3 or more times a year. Basically ally business travel could be conducted via remote meetings over the internet & digital document handling. I have a hard time understanding why, other than shipping and emergency travel

It's not really surprising sasquatch is in the new dhs/white house ai slop video. Per @moviehooligan.bsky.social squat watch facts, bigfoot is always kidnapping ladies to be broodmares/tradwives, so they should fit right into the current admin.

The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”

With snap the way it is (or even if it gets restored)...its worth knowing that Costco will give you a full refund on open packages of food that are still at least half full, no questions qsked...

Watching the MST3K Halloween marathon and they mentioned flintstones chewable valium, which wounds exactly like something @iwriteok.bsky.social would want.

UM Regents Paul Brown and Jordan Acker are trying to get on ballot for re-election. They refused to hear reports from Faculty. Dismantled DEI at UM. Stopped gender-affirming care at UM Medicine. Expelled students who criticized Israeli actions in Gaza And yet, aft.org is considering endorsing them

Remember, its Halloween, so if you're good kitty cat thackery blinks will sneak into your house and leave you gifts of candy and dead mice.

My camera is on the fritz (finally time to replace my 11 year old phone? Naw...), but my Ghost Box IV finally showed up, keeping my collection intact. Now I just gotta get the excellent @pattonoswalt.bsky.social to sign it like my first 3!

Also watched the 1911 silent Frankenstein film for the first time last night with a couple of live actors doing narration and a little stage acting. Pretty great.

I have no idea who the guy is or how to find out, but I watched an old man act out a dramatic version of Tell Tale Heart last night in greenfield village as the crazy guy from poe's story. He was *amazing*. eyes rolling in different directions, prowling and creeping everywhere. Truly iconic.

Sometimes the world is dark and terrible, so you just gotta read about jizz.

Same meeting last week, u of m admissions said they would really hate to turn over information regarding applicants (or applicants family's) immigration status disclosed as part of their app if the trump DOJ requested it. Not that they wouldn't turn it over, just that they would feel bad about it.

I was in a meeting last week where u of m ann arbor was saying it's actually a good thing that they had to update their application essay prompts like the trump DOJ told them to...