Alex Koppel
@arsduo.bsky.social
book reader, software engineer ex-Slack ex-eSpark, @awesomefoundgta.bsky.social organizer and @awesomefound.org board, 🏳️🌈, he/him.
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Oscaround is live with the 2026 #Oscars! Track and share your watch progress with us 😀
Delighted to see the Academy love for Sinners 🎉
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Delighted to see the Academy love for Sinners 🎉
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Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
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Very grateful to my past self for writing up such a good summary of an old work in progress. That branch is going to save me hours 🎉
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January 27, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Very grateful to my past self for writing up such a good summary of an old work in progress. That branch is going to save me hours 🎉
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
This book has been catching my eye for a while, and it makes so much sense that it first appeared on @scpwiki.com. Time to finally pick up a copy and read!
There Is No Antimemetics Division
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This book has been catching my eye for a while, and it makes so much sense that it first appeared on @scpwiki.com. Time to finally pick up a copy and read!
This looks amazing! To the point that I had to stop reading a review because it sounds like the kind of book that rewards you jumping in with as little knowledge as possible. Ordering from my local store now 😀
The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe. Dark —in a very literal sense—SciFi with a very well crafted backstory set in Ceaușescu‘s Romania where it is getting more & more difficult to discern people from monsters & where normal people carry their own monsters of betrayal within. Strong female lead character
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This looks amazing! To the point that I had to stop reading a review because it sounds like the kind of book that rewards you jumping in with as little knowledge as possible. Ordering from my local store now 😀
Pizza, beer, movies, and Utena are a good way to spend a snow day when it's piled so high it's up the windows 🌨️☃️
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Pizza, beer, movies, and Utena are a good way to spend a snow day when it's piled so high it's up the windows 🌨️☃️
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January 25, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Oscaround is live with the 2026 #Oscars! Track and share your watch progress with us 😀
Delighted to see the Academy love for Sinners 🎉
Best Pic ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Actress ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
Best Actor ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛
Sup. Actress 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
Sup. Actor 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
Best Anim ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Int'l ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Directing ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
oscaround.com
Delighted to see the Academy love for Sinners 🎉
Best Pic ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Actress ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
Best Actor ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛
Sup. Actress 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
Sup. Actor 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
Best Anim ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Int'l ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Directing ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
oscaround.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Oscaround is live with the 2026 #Oscars! Track and share your watch progress with us 😀
Delighted to see the Academy love for Sinners 🎉
Best Pic ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Actress ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
Best Actor ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛
Sup. Actress 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
Sup. Actor 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
Best Anim ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Int'l ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Directing ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
oscaround.com
Delighted to see the Academy love for Sinners 🎉
Best Pic ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Actress ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
Best Actor ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛
Sup. Actress 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
Sup. Actor 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
Best Anim ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
Best Int'l ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Directing ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
oscaround.com
Reposted by Alex Koppel
ANNOUNCEMENT: A SPECIAL BONUS SUNDAY SCREENING HAS BEEN ADDED!!!
If you don't have tix for Saturday (just a few left!) or you're busy that night (boo!), you can join us for an early evening Sunday screening on March 1st!
If you don't have tix for Saturday (just a few left!) or you're busy that night (boo!), you can join us for an early evening Sunday screening on March 1st!
January 22, 2026 at 8:35 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: A SPECIAL BONUS SUNDAY SCREENING HAS BEEN ADDED!!!
If you don't have tix for Saturday (just a few left!) or you're busy that night (boo!), you can join us for an early evening Sunday screening on March 1st!
If you don't have tix for Saturday (just a few left!) or you're busy that night (boo!), you can join us for an early evening Sunday screening on March 1st!
2026 live show #5? Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto and Prokofiev's 5th symphony, among others. From our seats we could watch the pianist play, it was incredible. The symphony was also quite cool.
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 AM
2026 live show #5? Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto and Prokofiev's 5th symphony, among others. From our seats we could watch the pianist play, it was incredible. The symphony was also quite cool.
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With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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I did not expect to be persuadable so thoroughly but this is unfortunately convincing
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
January 21, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I did not expect to be persuadable so thoroughly but this is unfortunately convincing
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As a reminder, if you rent, your landlord is required to keep the heat between 66-68°. If this is not happening, please report them to 311 immediately
January 21, 2026 at 3:14 AM
As a reminder, if you rent, your landlord is required to keep the heat between 66-68°. If this is not happening, please report them to 311 immediately
A very cool thread, I enjoyed this a lot.
(Also cool to discover some great-looking books for my to read list!)
(Also cool to discover some great-looking books for my to read list!)
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
A very cool thread, I enjoyed this a lot.
(Also cool to discover some great-looking books for my to read list!)
(Also cool to discover some great-looking books for my to read list!)
You know, I was skeptical of a new Silent Hill movie but practical effects and Akira Yamaoka, now I'm listening
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_...
![Principal photography took place from April 2023[11] to February 2024.[12] Filming was done in Belgrade[13] and the German cities of Munich, Penzing, Nuremberg and Lake Ammer.[4][14] According to Gans, every monster in the film was portrayed by a professional dancer in prosthetic makeup as opposed to using computer generated imagery.[15]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dj2zpew3hkeqf42i5l5k43uy/bafkreigmcnzv2tskwb4njtqf4ytgf5xp4d73bxnoddejzg2dgr74vyk2su@jpeg)
![Akira Yamaoka, the composer of the Silent Hill game series, composed the music for the film, and music from the game Silent Hill 2 (2001) was used as temp music during editing.[18]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dj2zpew3hkeqf42i5l5k43uy/bafkreicepgi4jqfsk766jb7si6r5yczeifxuyukdh64iht52dvlbhqhsem@jpeg)
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
You know, I was skeptical of a new Silent Hill movie but practical effects and Akira Yamaoka, now I'm listening
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_...
HUGE congratulations to Leeland Mitchell, winner of Project Runway Canada 🎉🎉🎉
My jaw dropped at the first outfit in his final collection and stayed there—stunning work. So proud of Leeland and the creativity, growth, and hard work he put into this season of truly incredible designers.
My jaw dropped at the first outfit in his final collection and stayed there—stunning work. So proud of Leeland and the creativity, growth, and hard work he put into this season of truly incredible designers.
January 18, 2026 at 2:37 AM
HUGE congratulations to Leeland Mitchell, winner of Project Runway Canada 🎉🎉🎉
My jaw dropped at the first outfit in his final collection and stayed there—stunning work. So proud of Leeland and the creativity, growth, and hard work he put into this season of truly incredible designers.
My jaw dropped at the first outfit in his final collection and stayed there—stunning work. So proud of Leeland and the creativity, growth, and hard work he put into this season of truly incredible designers.
Project Runway Canada finale ✨
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Project Runway Canada finale ✨
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They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
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We called to defund police and y’all called *us* extremists.
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 AM
We called to defund police and y’all called *us* extremists.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
Reposted by Alex Koppel
someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
Reposted by Alex Koppel
Got to see a reimagining/reconstruction of Erich von Strohheim and Gloria Swanson's film Queen Kelly tonight. Amazing film, sadly never completed. In the dark, genuinely painful Africa scenes there is some incredible directing that prefigures David Lynch (oh for more than a YouTube screenshot!).
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Got to see a reimagining/reconstruction of Erich von Strohheim and Gloria Swanson's film Queen Kelly tonight. Amazing film, sadly never completed. In the dark, genuinely painful Africa scenes there is some incredible directing that prefigures David Lynch (oh for more than a YouTube screenshot!).
2026 movie #1: The Velvet Vampire. Gorgeous colour and the bones of something interesting, but it never quite gets there. boxd.it/cuWR8p
A ★★★½ diary entry for The Velvet Vampire (1971)
boxd.it
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
2026 movie #1: The Velvet Vampire. Gorgeous colour and the bones of something interesting, but it never quite gets there. boxd.it/cuWR8p