it seems like the obvious lies are to engender our hate, like they feed off it, enjoy it, it is so bizarre and so repulsive

In white Christian nationalism, power becomes sanctified. Using military force is reframed as a moral duty. Domination is recast as a divine right. In that framework, bombing Caracas and capturing Venezuela’s president and First Lady is not seen as imperial overreach but as righteous intervention

the actor playing Kierkegaard in this documentary slays me

wow— been thinking all this time Max Ophüls was René Clément— embarassing

you often hear the shorthand of “half the country” believes such-and-such in regards to the president’s actions and even some friends still speak this way— I remind them a plurality of voting age citizens simply didn’t participate in 2024— of approx 340 million over 262 million did not vote for him

"I wish none of this had happened." "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

focusing on the midterms feels like controlled opposition— we’re already five years behind accountability and Congress is in a fugue state

some refuge w/ Alanis tonight Thank you, terror Thank you, disillusionment Thank you, frailty Thank you, consequence Thank you, thank you, silence

unsolicited agent querying tip: if their online form asks an essay question w/ the number (1000) above the field, go ahead and paste some junk text in there to discover if they mean Character or Word Count instead of spending all day fine-tuning a response twice the allowed length #WritingCommunity

props to Professors Anderson and Peña-Guzmán for releasing an episode today of their philosophy show Overthink on the topic of Treason youtu.be/rdADnNL8-AU?...

The Walk For Peace “120-day, 2,300-mile journey by Buddhist monks — with loyal dog, Aloka — walking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness of peace, loving kindness, and compassion across America and the world.” dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...

five years, huh

and money is nothing but a lie agreed upon so it’s all extra dumb

many years ago I wrote a science fiction television series about the US of A invading France with giant mecha to plunder a newly discovered energy source

called my representative again to encourage impeachment and mentioned the president’s additional threats this weekend to sovereign nations, this time instead of leaving a message I spoke to an assistant and this person said to me “he wants to rule the world”

on a different note, I’m on episode nine of THUNDARR and this must have implanted vestigial eggs of some sort in my brain as a youth b/c the juxtaposition of the contemporary as ancient and the arcane as futuristic is precisely my line of country— like PLANET OF THE APES (1968) to the Nth degree

in all seriousness, he is so unhealthy for our hearts, the last decade, absolute shit

is there a comprehensive list of representatives across the nation calling for impeachment? I’ve seen a thread focusing on Illinois

so long as he enriches the wealthy they will protect him— there is no legal or moral consideration for them to make

as we approach the five year anniversary of the current president’s treasonous assault on the capitol, NPR has put together an archive including audio and video: apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

funny the isolated moments you remember— wore this pin on my jean jacket in high school, one day a teacher stopped me in the hall to say how glad he was the youth of America still appreciated Bob Dylan— didn’t tell him I had no idea who Bob Dylan was

confident in concluding that Schumer works for the president— I don’t mean metaphorically, I don’t mean as a useful idiot, I mean Schumer works for the president

from International Court of Justice The Hague faq: “The Court has no jurisdiction to deal with applications from individuals, non-governmental organizations, corporations or any other private entity. It cannot provide them with legal advice or help them in their dealings with national authorities.”

appreciate this context from historian Heather Cox Richardson youtu.be/wu9QSeAI22I

they tell us again and again their plans and folks say “they can’t do that” and then they do that

tbh, surprised official gov site admits he’s been impeached twice— time for three 1) House of Representatives brings articles of impeachment 2) simple majority vote, official has been impeached 3) Senate holds impeachment trial 4) if found guilty official removed from office www.usa.gov/impeachment

Its 1 am, and I just called all my representatives to impeach now. Working hours be damned. Truly tho, these calls matter. I’ve seen them work first hand. So please take some time, and call them as often as you can. It takes just 5 minutes!

took seven whole episodes but Thundarr the Barbarian finally got turned into a werewolf and holding his friends at bay with the fury of the Sunsword tried to escape on his trusty steed across the toppled Washington Monument only to crumble the whole thing into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

may this be the year I become a radical left elite amen

immediately want to dramatize the story of ‘Nachtsender 1212’ after the briefest of mention in this article (a WWII Ally propaganda radio station in Luxembourg masquerading as a N*zi station in Germany) … already found a historical recording, though I don’t understand German

my first job out of high school was a country + western radio dj which I bluffed my way into guessing how the equipment worked during my post-interview ad copy tryout (thankfully no one watched me accidentally pop open the reel-to-reel and put it back together)— anyway ready to bluff for money again

the hare never catches the tortoise #WritingCommunity youtu.be/F2qk7W8_KLE?...

well the new play is fifty pages longer than my target, a full 50% over my intended page count, which makes me so so mad but I’m going to enter it into the competition anyway, yes unrealistic but I worked too hard and gave it too much of my psychological attention to abandon it in the eleventh hour

#TheatreSky what’s the most violent play you’ve seen? for me it might be a production of MACBETH set in a mental institution which felt like a constant assault— but still pale in comparison to other visual media, film/tv/video games

here’s to 2026 and all the wonder it may bring

started THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN (free on Tubi)— despite it being my favorite genre, science-sorcery planetary-romance, haven’t seen it since I was little— luv how he SHOUTS EVERYTHING— and these prints look amazing, can see brushstrokes in the environments, shadows on the cel layers, really cool

the play I’m finishing soon is the angriest thing I’ve ever written but it’s not cathartic, it’s not like the anger gets trapped on the page or anything

that Thor Will Return trailer simply can’t compete with the original www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVFp...

“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating” said Doug Varone about cancelling his dance group’s 40th anniversary performances scheduled for the Kennedy Center— luv it!! Conviction over Convenience!!

despite being something of an anglophile in high school thanks to television (Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, All Creatures Great and Small) only now am I learning the UK uses different labelling after you reach a billion in the US— eg a trillion in the US has 12 zeroes, but in the UK has 18– what the heck

I know it’s simplistic but I really do think it’s a good strategy to give your villains (if your story has a villain) a point-of-view that you actually believe in, mixed in somewhere among the hoopla and the shenanigans #WritingCommunity

Hey, artist! Quote with your red art!

a croissant golden brown (a croissant golden brown)

Calvino’s INVISIBLE CITIES isn’t connecting w/ me like I thought it would (to the point where I am beginning to wonder if I have, in fact, already read this back in the 90s and simply forgot) —but I do like how high up the page numbers are #BookSky

finished THE LONER, the Rod Serling series right after TTZ. Some strong eps, some spun their wheels in the mud, but solid overall, though perhaps due to production structure / demands, recurring lead in an anthology reads as a cipher for the plot of the week. A lot of whip-zooms, which I appreciate.

act iv of this play is sixty pages I feel so dumb

started adding my bAtari BASIC devlog videos for my #Atari2600 game TELEMACHUS to Itch, if that’s a place you frequent #GameDev #SoloDev #Atari bywilliamjmeyer.itch.io/telemachus

just learned the atheist Sartre wrote his first play— about the birth of Jesus— while living inside a N*zis prison camp #playwright www.commonwealmagazine.org/sartre-nativ...

for me, an appreciated counter-measure to both holiday malaise and what was an ugly, ugly week: folks discussing plays— #TheatreSky www.theplaypodcast.com