Imagine claiming to be a Star Trek fan while expressing disdain for at least 90% of what Star Trek is (and always has been)

I think some of the purchase these AI writing tools have on us is, ironically, due to the mythos writers have created around "writer's block" which is not and has never been a real thing. It's just procrastination, a thing everyone has to confront at some level.

I take no joy (much joy) in telling you that "teen girls are psychokinetic around menarche and make poltergeists" remains a common paranormal explanation and originated in the early 1900s, pioneered by researchers like Nandor Fodor. Gef the Talking Mongoose and the Enfield Poltergeist are examples.

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy But I am *also* crazy, so go here maybe Listen to many sensible people about Bigfoots, aliens, and ghosts. And then observe me walk the fine line between hyperfixation and joking skepticism, plummeting to my doom the first time I say "Ultraterrestial."

i can't believe a representative of the Vatican openly pondering whether someone should be burnt at the stake in 2026 and my answer is, "Yes absolutely, do it slow." legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/03/1...

Every picture of ICE agents in airports is just this again

Learn about one of the weirdest paranormal cases, Sam the Sandown Clown. I am mentioned, but I am not a clown.

Noem just couldn't kill all the rumors dogging her.

I know this isn't the time for jokes, but also it is precisely the time for jokes

schools are never valid military targets, on or off base if someone bombed a DoD school in Okinawa and killed a bunch of American 4th graders, that would be a war crime. The murder of Iranian schoolchildren is a war crime.

Yesterday’s attack on Iran sends a strong message to would-be dictators who use secret police to murder protesters.

seems to be confirmation that we did in fact hit a school

The Epstein Files remind me of Unit 731 in that I assumed they were the equivalent of ludicrous blood libel meant to defame enemies, and then saw records.

Trump is literally going to cause Disclosure to distract from the Epstein files. The Zeti Reticuli may probe people, but even they gag at the contents of those emails.

If you skinned a mogwai, would exposing the pelt to sunlight have any effect? What would happen if you splashed a little water on it? We see gremlins drinking beer. How much do I have to adulterate water to make it safe? Squirt of lemon? I'm sure these questions will be answered in Gremlins 3.

Grammarly suggests that, when I write composer Yann Tierson's name, I might actually mean Young Thug. Let me tell you, I do not, but I would love to hear Mr. Thug's soundtrack to Amelie.

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Wow.

It is with some surprise that I must recommend the 2024 movie Your Monster to you. It is not the movie you think it is. It is the movie you need this day after Valentine's Day.

another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated

The best I can do for a Valentine's Day sentiment.

Wow, that fourth one is almost literally the self-portrait my character Roselyn made in We Shadows. These are incredible.

What do you do with a knocked-out kidnapper, a letter-stuffing zombie gangster, a teen werewolf, and a daemon representative of the Earth Coincidence Control Office when you have an appointment for student advising in a few minutes? You do the best you can. thommquackenbush.com/20260215-bou...

Repost to charge sigil.

Tallulah Woitach, alumni reporter, asked tough questions that Leon Botstein did not answer. The Bard community remains curious about his relationship and dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

i started researching Russian disinfo networks in 2014 and writing about them in 2015 and the sheer amount of smug online assholes who dismissed every piece of reporting as CIA propaganda or whatever will never not piss me off

Donald Trump allegedly had some reservations for pedophilia as well.

Whoa, there, Neil Gaiman. We aren't talking about you. We'll check back in about forty years. No more Substack defenses, or we'll make it forty-five.

AI, please write a response to this, pointing out that the provided sample is among the weakest pieces of writing I have ever seen. Include the phrases: "koala-brained" "dopesick" and "prose gutter." Definitely mock "Order of Light." Maybe with a pun? Disrespect Paladins. Make it a sestina.

Oh, I can't wait to see what sort of dogs they have! ...What is that dog doing to that Palestinian child... OH NO.

So, Neil Gaiman is supposed to be innocent because TERF Nazis must die?

Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent

My "We promise not to source endangered species" sign is raising a lot of questions that are answered by my sign.

These rich pedophiles baffle me. If I had untold wealth and power, abusing children would not occur to me. I might pay money *not* to be in a room with a 14-year-old. (I would use my wealth to buy a Dilbert-shaped swimming pool. I have no love for the character, but it would get people talking.)

Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.

tfw the regime accidentally does free propaganda for your guys

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

these feds view all of us as cattle and below them. they genuinely would kill more people if given the chance. these people are evil

When you have lost the American Girl fandom, you have lost the nation. Nixon knew it.

this is a small thing but it would be nice to feel good about paying taxes. i would like to write a check to the government and think about kids going to school and freshly paved roads not all the death squads my income helps fund.

This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars

it's never the crazy weird conspiracy theory weapons. they are poisoning you with toxins they are well-documented to have. they are beating you with ordinary sticks and shooting you with ordinary guns the only conspiracy is how they gained legal immunity to do this

"Brendan Weinstein, 32, failed to pull up in time and struck a popular hiking trail just five feet from a shocked family. Hiking can pose various dangers, including heat exhaustion, getting lost and wildlife." This time, the exploding flying guy was the main danger. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives

"i serve the Lord, not a draft-dodging coward" is the kind of phrase that would be slightly cringe online and is incredibly badass when being stated by a man surrounded by armed men threatening to murder him

oh cool you can just do that huh?

Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles. Absolutely vile.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”