Emperor Norton
@ashleynaftule.bsky.social
Playwright. Associate Artistic Director at Space55 in downtown Phoenix. Freelance journalist. Next play "Selena and Judy Go Dancing" runs June 6-15 at Metro Arts.
Check out my radio play "Radio Free Europa":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbQ23qB5-6c
Check out my radio play "Radio Free Europa":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbQ23qB5-6c
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Once again.
No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?
Contrary to what he would have you believe, President Bush’s plans to invade Iraq have nothing to do with such high-minded goals as liberating the Iraqi people or saving the world from terrorism. His ...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Once again.
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I recommend people watch WALKER by Alex Cox. Forgive the trailer, they had to market it somehow, but it’s a minor miracle that Universal Pictures even theatrically released such a strong indictment of US foreign policy in Latin America at all. It’s on Internet Archive
youtu.be/XImi7fT7-J0
youtu.be/XImi7fT7-J0
Official Trailer - WALKER (1987, Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Marlee Matlin, Alex Cox)
YouTube video by Trailer World
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January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I recommend people watch WALKER by Alex Cox. Forgive the trailer, they had to market it somehow, but it’s a minor miracle that Universal Pictures even theatrically released such a strong indictment of US foreign policy in Latin America at all. It’s on Internet Archive
youtu.be/XImi7fT7-J0
youtu.be/XImi7fT7-J0
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it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
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One of the most annoying things about growing up has been the realization that the high school burnout who responded to every US military action with "can't you see, it's all about the oil maaaaan" was more often right than not.
Trump says U.S. oil companies will go into Venezuela and 'start making money for the country'
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
One of the most annoying things about growing up has been the realization that the high school burnout who responded to every US military action with "can't you see, it's all about the oil maaaaan" was more often right than not.
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For some reason this tweet comes to mind today.
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
For some reason this tweet comes to mind today.
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This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
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You should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
You should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
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The United States is so drunk on its belief in its own exceptionalism, we cannot see how clearly the totality of human history demonstrates that when the wealthy are afforded too much power, it craters nations, empires and civilizations, because they believe they are better and always deserve more.
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The United States is so drunk on its belief in its own exceptionalism, we cannot see how clearly the totality of human history demonstrates that when the wealthy are afforded too much power, it craters nations, empires and civilizations, because they believe they are better and always deserve more.
*leading date into bedroom* and this is where the magic happens.. I call it The Bone Temple
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
*leading date into bedroom* and this is where the magic happens.. I call it The Bone Temple
what’s a tony dokoupil, is it a rare Pokémon type
January 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
what’s a tony dokoupil, is it a rare Pokémon type
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It's so fucking refreshing, and so fucking cool, to see a politician that loves the city he lives in and represents. Cities are the Real America. Both in practice and in the ideal.
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It's so fucking refreshing, and so fucking cool, to see a politician that loves the city he lives in and represents. Cities are the Real America. Both in practice and in the ideal.
"You just like weird stuff to be weird" I have on several occasions said with absolute sincerity "Costco pizza is GOATed," so I can assure you that the basic bitch is strong in me
January 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
"You just like weird stuff to be weird" I have on several occasions said with absolute sincerity "Costco pizza is GOATed," so I can assure you that the basic bitch is strong in me
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: Another Round
2021: Bad Luck Banging
2022: Magic Spot
2023: The Beast
2024: I Saw The TV Glow
2025: One Battle After Another
2020: Another Round
2021: Bad Luck Banging
2022: Magic Spot
2023: The Beast
2024: I Saw The TV Glow
2025: One Battle After Another
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: First Cow
2021: The Power of the Dog
2022: The Fabelmans
2023: All of Us Strangers
2024: Nickel Boys
2025: One Battle After Another
2020: First Cow
2021: The Power of the Dog
2022: The Fabelmans
2023: All of Us Strangers
2024: Nickel Boys
2025: One Battle After Another
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: Lovers Rock
2021: West Side Story
2022: Nope
2023: Perfect Days
2024: I Saw the TV Glow
2025: One Battle After Another
2020: Lovers Rock
2021: West Side Story
2022: Nope
2023: Perfect Days
2024: I Saw the TV Glow
2025: One Battle After Another
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: Another Round
2021: Bad Luck Banging
2022: Magic Spot
2023: The Beast
2024: I Saw The TV Glow
2025: One Battle After Another
2020: Another Round
2021: Bad Luck Banging
2022: Magic Spot
2023: The Beast
2024: I Saw The TV Glow
2025: One Battle After Another
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not using AI makes you a better person than the people who do
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
not using AI makes you a better person than the people who do
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January 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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they’re going to want to kill him for this but he’s so right, individualism as an ideology needs to end
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
they’re going to want to kill him for this but he’s so right, individualism as an ideology needs to end
Saw an “indie sleaze” playlist with “My Girls” and “Since I Left You” on it and I don’t think the algorithm (may all robots be melted into scrap, inshallah) understands what sleaze is
January 2, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Saw an “indie sleaze” playlist with “My Girls” and “Since I Left You” on it and I don’t think the algorithm (may all robots be melted into scrap, inshallah) understands what sleaze is
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Holy shit it's real
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Holy shit it's real
Listened to my first Dr. John song and it immediately recontextualized Tom Waits’ entire career for me as one man’s quest to do the Dr. John thing but in a way that won’t make black people want to beat the shit out of him
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Listened to my first Dr. John song and it immediately recontextualized Tom Waits’ entire career for me as one man’s quest to do the Dr. John thing but in a way that won’t make black people want to beat the shit out of him
“Showdown in Little Tokyo” is a fascinating experiment in ‘what if they made a Steven Seagal film with someone who’s both a better actor & a physically more credible action star.’ The only Seagal bingo square left unchecked is Dolph not having a CIA backstory—basically everything else is there
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“Showdown in Little Tokyo” is a fascinating experiment in ‘what if they made a Steven Seagal film with someone who’s both a better actor & a physically more credible action star.’ The only Seagal bingo square left unchecked is Dolph not having a CIA backstory—basically everything else is there
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Gil Scott-Heron after woke 2.0 drops: YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO A MILDLY OFFENSIVE CHINESE ACCENT BROTHER
December 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Gil Scott-Heron after woke 2.0 drops: YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO A MILDLY OFFENSIVE CHINESE ACCENT BROTHER
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"Financially devastating but morally exhilarating" is a state of grace our enemies will never know
December 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"Financially devastating but morally exhilarating" is a state of grace our enemies will never know
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i’m so thrilled at the prospect of digital rejection becoming a mass movement
My twelve-year-old daughter's Christmas haul included a cassette Walkman and a Discman, and music to play on both.
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets.
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
i’m so thrilled at the prospect of digital rejection becoming a mass movement
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We have to reject the MBA idea of life. Entrepreneurial thinking, an unending search for "more", the obsession with "productivity", the idea that "efficiency" is next to godliness, the endless onslaught of "tech inevitability" propaganda are ruining the world.
Non-pay walled link: archive.is/PHqyF
Non-pay walled link: archive.is/PHqyF
archive.is
December 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We have to reject the MBA idea of life. Entrepreneurial thinking, an unending search for "more", the obsession with "productivity", the idea that "efficiency" is next to godliness, the endless onslaught of "tech inevitability" propaganda are ruining the world.
Non-pay walled link: archive.is/PHqyF
Non-pay walled link: archive.is/PHqyF