words from lexi alexander, who had been suspended from this platform for being palestinian

2025 in Review (A free post.) www.patreon.com/posts/146714...

@pillarofgarbage.bsky.social is always brilliant, but this was a standout for sure this year because of the way it connects so many things to make a point about fascist obsessions with aesthetics and why AI appeals to them so much youtu.be/ZPdLV8WvFrw?...

A Video Essay About Efficiency by @pillarofgarbage.bsky.social youtu.be/3qt9H2rkwxo?... Back when Elon Musk was gutting the government, Pillar of Garbage put out this meta video about the importance of inefficiency in art as he strips those inefficiencies away one by one.

One final update on my Patreon drive & where we're at with the stretch goals before the end of the year. Last time I'll ask for a while, I promise. Still a chance for livestreaming, too! More updates soon 👊

Feliz Navidad rocks because you can really tell he *does* want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of his heart

Reviewers and commenters call Terra Nil “peaceful” and “hopeful.“ Nothing could be farther from how I feel. Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse. youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk

Great video! It’s always a treat when Pillar analyzes a Benoit Blanc whodunnit, especially one as thematically rich as Wake Up Dead Man.

Ok, here’s the video you all knew I was going to make: The Most Important Scene in Wake Up Dead Man youtu.be/6Tyk92b7Utg

next video essay, out of context:

the 2025 sight & sound video essay poll is out! was thrilled to submit some picks for this a few weeks back & even more gassed to see one of my own videos made the cut!

if any of my newer viewers are in a Fallouty mood rn, then hey! I made a video on the first season a while back you can watch: youtu.be/Y0H5a-RTEl8?...

This is the compromise? This is the bipartisanship? This is the civility? This is the return to normalcy? This is the price of winning? WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WON

YOUTUBE: you like history ME: I do! YOUTUBE: and you're white ME: well, I mean YOUTUBE: here are some white people who also like histor-- ME: no no no No NO NO NO

Our second stream is over! We raised over $3000, thank you all so much 💙 We'll be back in January, so stay tuned for updates!

new bonus video for supporters! we’re getting into why the Disney-OpenAI deal maybe isn’t the big deal it looks like & what the real story here is. also, I made The Best Thumbnail Ever

my favorite youtube discovery scenario is when I like someone's video for being a thoughtful essay and then end up following them for being openly anti-ai, anti-maga and anti-genocide ✨ (I do not even care about ST anymore but this was such a great video to watch, 10/10)

new episode of the PoGcast out now! Me and @tsdtalks.bsky.social are talking about BeastLand Riyadh, the possible details of Lighting McQueen’s birth, and mouth kissing the homies at DisneyLand 021 - Mr Beast is an Actual Supervillain youtu.be/IsWuHE7Wxw0

it’s Black Friday! (I think?) So why not take a break from queuing round the block, ransacking consumer electronics shops, and eating Turkey leftovers, and get a discount on becoming a supporter of my channel!

This was obvious from the moment it was announced, but still worth mentioning. The genocide never ended.

the people who said "the bombing would stop if Gaza released the hostages" are very quiet lately

Live now! Come hang out

New video, freshly rendered! Stranger Things Isn't Strange Anymore youtu.be/oYlg5wZUfMU

Will be live with @pillarofgarbage.bsky.social at 2:30 pm Eastern today! Really looking forward to this one. youtube.com/live/lQES1iC...

next video, out of context:

Harassment isn't harassment if your target is trans. Inciting violence isn't inciting violence if your target is trans. Trans people are not protected by law in this country.

this is fucking insane

Less than 20 signups away from the first stretch goal here! I’ve also started a Black Friday Patreon discount until the end of the month - go to my page www.patreon.com/pillarofgarb... and use code 4DB7F to get 50% off your first month 👊

A quick video about tellin' on myself. youtu.be/cfbUay9CQjI

DAY 4 STARTS TODAY!!! We're fundraising all week for 7th gen, a communal org that brings meals/supplies/shelter to those that need it most!!! Our relatives and fellow citizens are out there freezing right now!!! Let's change that : chuffed.org/project/1409...

jumping on this in about half an hour ish! Come along & hang out!

Using "I wrote this one myself :)" should have a big gun emerge from your monitor and shoot you

last one, I promise

steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

this may be a little too on-the-nose

New video! Let’s talk about YouTube’s dumbass AI push & why nobody you watch is excited about it :) The Failure of YouTube AI youtu.be/PLSOZJS3bkE

next video, out of context:

Oh wow they did the meme for real

this is a really great video (not just saying so cos I do a line read!) that I think you guys will dig if you’ve been into my recent stuff!

"Our team of artists worked frame by frame, often pixel by pixel" not only would no artist ever describe their process like this, no writer would ever think to describe an artist's work like this

A happy November update on this - first goal is hit! Thanks so much to everyone who’s signed up (and let’s see if we can go any higher!) (also more vids coming soon I’m just sick atm)

grokipedia scrapped wikipedia and used that information and turned it essentially pro hitler and pro nazi

I should’ve learned this by now but DO NOT use FedEx. The diseased monkeys I ordered haven’t arrived and I can’t get a straight answer on what happened to them

Ninja Gaiden 4 was one of my most anticipated games of the year and I'm not playing it in accordance with the BDS Microsoft boycott, and it turns out that actually nothing bad happens to you if you don't play a video game.

If anyone is in contact with this man, or has any information about his work, please for god's sake do not tell me about it because I fear one more research excursion on the question of "which canine actor performed in the world series scene" will actually kill me www.imdb.com/name/nm13871...

Sharing a happy update on this faster than I thought I would be! It's only been one day and we're already a stone's throw away from the 200 member goal - thanks so much to all new members new and old!!

PoG is a great dude who makes good videos. If you got the spare cash help him out.

PoG is an S-tier video essayist, consistently punching way, 𝘸𝘢𝘺 above his weight class. Consider giving my guy a Patreon sub if you can.

Pillar of Garbage makes some of the finest video essays out there on the internet, and it'd be great for the world that he could continue to do so. If you can, please help support in whatever way works best for you, even just to force him to make something really, really long.