Alexander Basek
@alexanderbasek.bsky.social
Shoe cat. I’ve been to Prague.
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32 years ago today, we first witnessed the wonder of the My Dinner with Andre video game. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
32 years ago today, we first witnessed the wonder of the My Dinner with Andre video game. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
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In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
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I am pretty confident that @wyden.senate.gov and @merkley.senate.gov won't vote for this deal, but they need to work to convince their colleagues.
And if Dems cave, they won't see a dime from me until Schumer is gone as leader
And if Dems cave, they won't see a dime from me until Schumer is gone as leader
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I am pretty confident that @wyden.senate.gov and @merkley.senate.gov won't vote for this deal, but they need to work to convince their colleagues.
And if Dems cave, they won't see a dime from me until Schumer is gone as leader
And if Dems cave, they won't see a dime from me until Schumer is gone as leader
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“There’s no going back. We *broke* something here today, something good, something that can never be put right again” — me, when I open the dishwasher before the cycle is finished.
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“There’s no going back. We *broke* something here today, something good, something that can never be put right again” — me, when I open the dishwasher before the cycle is finished.
A steady rain falls at the Farmers’ Market here in Portland as I pick up the last CSA of the season. The weather chased most of the buskers, but I can hear a lone French horn, playing a familiar tune: the theme to the NFL on Fox.
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A steady rain falls at the Farmers’ Market here in Portland as I pick up the last CSA of the season. The weather chased most of the buskers, but I can hear a lone French horn, playing a familiar tune: the theme to the NFL on Fox.
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All these people avoiding m-dashes because “AI uses them” simply means that there’s more for me!
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
All these people avoiding m-dashes because “AI uses them” simply means that there’s more for me!
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Not gonna lie toddlers absolutely nailed it with naps, buttered noodles, and rejecting authority
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Not gonna lie toddlers absolutely nailed it with naps, buttered noodles, and rejecting authority
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Put together some thoughts here.
In an earlier time he would have been the kind of writer being paid $5 a word by magazines to go write about whatever he pleased. And no one would be pissed off or jealous about it either.
www.welcometohellworld.com/life-is-a-pr...
In an earlier time he would have been the kind of writer being paid $5 a word by magazines to go write about whatever he pleased. And no one would be pissed off or jealous about it either.
www.welcometohellworld.com/life-is-a-pr...
September 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Put together some thoughts here.
In an earlier time he would have been the kind of writer being paid $5 a word by magazines to go write about whatever he pleased. And no one would be pissed off or jealous about it either.
www.welcometohellworld.com/life-is-a-pr...
In an earlier time he would have been the kind of writer being paid $5 a word by magazines to go write about whatever he pleased. And no one would be pissed off or jealous about it either.
www.welcometohellworld.com/life-is-a-pr...
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I encourage all the media outlets who are about to send people to ”war ravaged” Portland to think twice. Some of the strongest extremism reporters in the country live in this region; journalists who understand the culture of the Northwest and the history of activism here. Do it right this time okay?
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I encourage all the media outlets who are about to send people to ”war ravaged” Portland to think twice. Some of the strongest extremism reporters in the country live in this region; journalists who understand the culture of the Northwest and the history of activism here. Do it right this time okay?
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This is my substack page. It contains a link to my new Rollingstone piece about the first amendment. But its a two-fer because it ALSO has a video of a piece we did in 1985 on the NBC version of the Letterman show, entitled 'Test the Censors.' merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/colbert-an...
Colbert and Kimmel
And Paddy Chayevsky
merrillmarkoe.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is my substack page. It contains a link to my new Rollingstone piece about the first amendment. But its a two-fer because it ALSO has a video of a piece we did in 1985 on the NBC version of the Letterman show, entitled 'Test the Censors.' merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/colbert-an...
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Unbothered. Moisturizerized. Happy. In my lane. Focused. Flourishing.
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Unbothered. Moisturizerized. Happy. In my lane. Focused. Flourishing.
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My old boss @amyphillips.bsky.social wrote a beautiful piece .
Living Through This, Again | Defector
The moment I had long dreaded finally arrived: the day I’d have to dismantle my childhood. I suppose I should consider myself lucky. It took 43 years to get here, to this spring day in 2025, standing ...
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August 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My old boss @amyphillips.bsky.social wrote a beautiful piece .
Congratulations Derek, you’re our Kevin Roose of the Week, brought to you by Alpo.
August 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Congratulations Derek, you’re our Kevin Roose of the Week, brought to you by Alpo.
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does Veselka have a picture of Alan Dershowitz up behind the register yet
August 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
does Veselka have a picture of Alan Dershowitz up behind the register yet
I am thankful to live in a place where politics are still being practiced using Robert’s Rules of Order tbqh. The alternative is a lot worse!
A great behind-the-scenes look at how a group of organized councilors made those strategic budget moves earlier this year. Also, RIP Yamhill Pub.
A Message Thread Among Progressive City Councilors Reveals They’re Tightly Coordinated
The messages among a bloc called “Peacock” provide an unusually clear window into the thinking of a group of councilors who are driving the agenda at City Hall.
www.wweek.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I am thankful to live in a place where politics are still being practiced using Robert’s Rules of Order tbqh. The alternative is a lot worse!
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MANIAC MANSION
LUCASFILM/REALTIME ASSOC 1990
NES
LUCASFILM/REALTIME ASSOC 1990
NES
March 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM
MANIAC MANSION
LUCASFILM/REALTIME ASSOC 1990
NES
LUCASFILM/REALTIME ASSOC 1990
NES
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There are two ways to get your pierogi at Veselka
July 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There are two ways to get your pierogi at Veselka
"Good evening, Sheffield! We are Marsan Syndrome, and this song is called You're Strange, Mr. Norrell."
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Good evening, Sheffield! We are Marsan Syndrome, and this song is called You're Strange, Mr. Norrell."
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The Tour de France’s new, hardcore Paris finale was one for the ages: defector.com/the-tour-de-...
The Tour de France's New, Hardcore Paris Finale Was One For The Ages | Defector
PARIS — Four hours before the final stage of the Tour de France begins, I walk the length of the last, newest climb on the race parcours. This is only possible on the course itself, as thousands of…
defector.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Tour de France’s new, hardcore Paris finale was one for the ages: defector.com/the-tour-de-...
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Happy 40th birthday, Amiga!
July 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Happy 40th birthday, Amiga!
The big city? You mean the peepee-soaked heck hole?
Here’s the RNC asking its donors if they’ve ever been to the big city, which it calls “rat and feces infested gang headquarters for illegal immigrants.” (Many of its donors live in big cities.)
July 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The big city? You mean the peepee-soaked heck hole?
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Oh wow, someone who promises to represent every state and falls well short of that goal, who would have thought
JD Vance likes Sufjan, I think we're there.
July 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Oh wow, someone who promises to represent every state and falls well short of that goal, who would have thought
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Is that the hieroglyph for Divorce
July 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Is that the hieroglyph for Divorce
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Having just spent a few months reading accounts of CBS’ grotesque cowardice during the 1950s McCarthy-era blacklist, it’s nice to see that The Tiffany Network respects its traditions
July 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Having just spent a few months reading accounts of CBS’ grotesque cowardice during the 1950s McCarthy-era blacklist, it’s nice to see that The Tiffany Network respects its traditions