My first reading for the Midnight Raven, the newest feature for my substack, goes live tonight at 11:59 EST! First up The Raven! Don't forget to subscribe and like while you're there! Going forward all posts on substack will audio, for the hearing impaired. #art #lit substack.com/@williamdawe...

There isn't enough whimy in the modern world, a real dirth of magic and mystery. We're like teenagers, we've outgrown the esoteric mysteries of our societal youth, but haven't found what wondrous things replace it, not yet. Maybe that's what's making us so susceptible to melancholy and materialism.

Why are American military operations named by ten years old edgelords? Epic Fury, Desert Storm, Urgent Fury, Rolling Thunder, Noble Eagle, Iraqi Freedom, its just so fucking lame. #Iran #Trump

The Israeli court system has dropped the charges against the nine Israeli reservists that raped a Palestinian on camera. These are unaccountable concentration camps that Israel is running, this is grotesque. Imagine if Jordan or Turkey did this to a Jewish person they'd illegally imprisoned?

Second Thought is a great channel. Not high level stuff, but its a very digestible view of the socialist project. youtu.be/rT2f_Kj0JmU?...

The first part of my Sci Fi series When the Abyss Stared Back: An Oral History of the First Contact War will go live tonight over on substack! In the meantime, give my short stories a look and subscribe! #WritingCommunity #BookSky #art substack.com/@williamdawe...

I don't understand why people are shocked that Russia is supplying intelligence to Iran. We've been supplying far more to Ukraine, the real question is why wouldn't they deepen our mistake in the Middle East? Sidenote To anyone that supports Ukranian sovereignty but not Iranian sovereignty fuck off

Just to be clear, supporting an illegal war isn't patriotism, its imperialism. Twenty years from now everyone will have been against the Iran War. Just like Iraq, Afghanistan, and on and on.

Madrid recalled its ambassador to Israel. As a Spanish American I couldn't be more proud of the motherland. This is an illegal war waged on behalf of th3 Zionist project, and everyone failing to condemn it should be judged.

I'm really tired of all these liberal talking heads trying to claim that the UK, France and Germany aren't complicit in this war, right alongside the US and Israel. NATO's hands are filthy here. #notabugafeature

Europe is not only allowing the USA and Israel to continue their illegal war, they are facilitating it. Years from now Europeans will pretend there was nothing they could do, that they tried to stop it, just like they've tried to wash themselves clean of their complicity, don't fucking let them.

Nice Iraq 2.0 down to fabricated justification. We have a collective memory worse than a goldfish..

Don't you love it went a politician rides a wave of populist enthusiasm and then uses his new position to lobby to keep corrupt shitheels in office. What a great mayor and a great country.

I don't understand how my fellow humans can believe that millions of children "deserve" to starve so a few thousand people can have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes.

Anyone find it weird that the Sisu film series ignores the fact that Finland was a cobelligerant with the NAZIS in WWII, and the titular character would have served with the SS before the last year of thr war? Do film studios really want people cheering on a retired nazi killing soviet soldiers?

Wow shocker, the dems fold, again.

Remember just because someone dies doesn't mean they're a good person, everyone dies, Hitler died. Dick was a monster, fuck him, and now that he's dead? Still, fuck hun.

Patriotism is not flying a plastic flag that was made in SEA or yelling at immigrants to go home when your last name is ORiley... Patriotism is loving your country enough to want it to be the best it can be, and having the courage to push for that.

I struggle to understand how conservatives are so enamored with LotRs. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of odd takes in Tolkein (I'm not particularly fond of the way people like me are depicted *cough* Harad *cough*), but the books are anti-industrial, about the weak overcoming the strong, etc.

I'm so tired of YouTube feeding me AI chat bot ads. I swear if I hear "I'm an AI chat bot girl" One more time...

I'm tired of people coding things to the right wing. No, these people aren't patriots, they don't love America. No, they aren't Christian, they've no charity nor love in their hearts. They aren't free speech absolutists, they want to muzzle anyone that doesn't agree with them. No, just no.

Why do Democrats always have to dunk on themselves? No Gavin Newsome you weren't hustling playing b-ball out by the school. Its okay that you grew up with a silver spoon up your ass, but don't cosplay as a poor person.

Anti-Zionism is not Anti-Semetism.

I think the fact that a lot of people especilly so "centrists" are more upset about the White House being destroyed than kids losing SNAP and Trump illegally declaring war on the entire continent of South America says a lot about the American public's opinion on Hispanics and the poor. #trump

Belated #falloutday post. This year my wish is that #Bethesda goes back to Fallout's roots as an insightful look into human psychology, instead of making shoot em up arcade games.

Picture of my baby boy to brighten your day.

We live in a country where a Super PAC that represents LANDLORDS calls itself "Housing for All", I cant express how dystopian that is.

I really like the way this video addresses "fantastic" racism in fictional spaces. Life imitates art, and art imitates life. We are all of us connected. youtu.be/A5gM4pYj9Fs?...

Cuomo (defending his record): The governor doesn't build housing in New York City. Mamdani: Not if it's you!

Let's say Ukraine and Russia had a ceasfire. Let's say some Ukrainians, possibly tied to the gov, shot at russians on occupied Ukranian land. Would that justify Russia resuming bombardment, cutting aid? Would you call that a ceasefire? All nations have a right to selfdetermination and selfdefense.

This is Larry. Larry needs more sun. Larry is definitely not corrupted by chaos. #warhammer #ageofsigmar #warhammertheoldworld #minis

Zohran has one important quality that Andrew Cuomo can never attain: not being Andrew Cuomo

As Trump "remodels" the White House, remember it doesn't belong to him. That's Our house, the People's House, and I don't remember being asked about this.

Israel dropping bombs and voting to annex the West Bank? Truly we have achieved the illusive "peace" in the middle east. #trump #nowarinbasingse

As a teacher I can't stress enough how frustrating it is when people blame the education system for the state of modern America. Yes, they did teach this stuff, people just don't care to listen anymore. #education

If you're ever wondering if people care about the country, care about the average American, look at what makes them cheer. Fox News is out here celebrating a increase in sales for hamburger helper, a strong indicator of economic trouble. They even suggest people use tuna cans with it instead of beef

Anyone else think Vivec was kinda an asshole for keeping Baar Dau hanging over Vivec City? Like, why not move it to the side? Instead he had a K-2 extinction event as a kill switch. #elderscrolls #morrowind

What's your favorite comfort show? The kind you curl up to watch when you feel blue. Mine is Psych, the greatest sitcom premise of all time. #Psych #cozy

Mamdani will usher in a much needed leftward correction in the DNC? Wall Street Journal out here threatening us with a good time. #Mamdani

Remember when everyone was upset that Trump threatened to take over Greenland? Where's that energy now that Trump is very obviously planning to topple the Venezuelan government? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

People don't talk about Pokémon enough in grimdark spaces. We all accept it's weird to send twelve year olds out with this world's equivalent of (fill in any weapon), but the real dystopia is in the adults. Police, parents, academia, nuses, they aren't just okay with the situation they encourage it.

I often think about Wolfenstein: The New Order. Not because its a great game, though it is, but its reception and its sequel's says everything. In 2014 there was no issue releasing a game where a red blooded GI killed nazis, but when sequel dropped three years on it was "political" to kill nazis.

I find the place we're in fascinating, from a social and political point of view. To be clear, the place we're in is the President of the United States posting an AI video of him dropping tons of diarrhea on the American people, with the response being a collective shrug.

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history. The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular! So were the signs...

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