Barry Crain
@barrycrain.bsky.social
expert in a dying field
cartoon boy, kung fu dork
cartoon boy, kung fu dork
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I snuck in a Totie Fields reference and my wife did a spit-take, mission accomplished
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I snuck in a Totie Fields reference and my wife did a spit-take, mission accomplished
not to be *that guy* but there should be an "H" in "UGH"
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
not to be *that guy* but there should be an "H" in "UGH"
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(throwing open my window) you there, boy, what day is this?
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
(throwing open my window) you there, boy, what day is this?
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i want the real oreos filled with fake oreos. in many ways it would be like a barbarian warlord accenting his outfit with the skulls of his slain enemies
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
i want the real oreos filled with fake oreos. in many ways it would be like a barbarian warlord accenting his outfit with the skulls of his slain enemies
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I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
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dreamed I was a danzig impersonator and I called myself “Tall Danzig”
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
dreamed I was a danzig impersonator and I called myself “Tall Danzig”
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“My science is different”
No, sir, yours is not science if you refuse to look at the actual evidence. (And if you don’t believe dyslexia exists) 🧪
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
No, sir, yours is not science if you refuse to look at the actual evidence. (And if you don’t believe dyslexia exists) 🧪
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“My science is different”
No, sir, yours is not science if you refuse to look at the actual evidence. (And if you don’t believe dyslexia exists) 🧪
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
No, sir, yours is not science if you refuse to look at the actual evidence. (And if you don’t believe dyslexia exists) 🧪
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
I thought the first non-human country music singer was Johnny Paycheck
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I thought the first non-human country music singer was Johnny Paycheck
in 1973 I was told, "Avoid robot cowboys or Yul be sorry"
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
in 1973 I was told, "Avoid robot cowboys or Yul be sorry"
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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If the news has you needing to disassociate for a little bit, please enjoy the @mobute.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social It's Christmastown podcast I guested on, along with @andylevy.net and @ugarles.bsky.social -- where we dissect a Hallmark movie's attempt at latkes and Hanukah
A magical matchmaker who looks like Lady Moff Tarkin brings together coastal deli dynasties with the help of Lisa Loeb and a doorman so two cloned Bubbes can fight over potatoes in an almost anthropologically Jewish Hallmark movie.
Amazon: bit.ly/480oiTH
Apple: bit.ly/43kg7ix
Spotify: bit.ly/498NkkM
Amazon: bit.ly/480oiTH
Apple: bit.ly/43kg7ix
Spotify: bit.ly/498NkkM
141 - The Great Yiddish Bake Off
YouTube video by It's Christmastown
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If the news has you needing to disassociate for a little bit, please enjoy the @mobute.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social It's Christmastown podcast I guested on, along with @andylevy.net and @ugarles.bsky.social -- where we dissect a Hallmark movie's attempt at latkes and Hanukah
I'm not emotionally or physically prepared for any of this today
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm not emotionally or physically prepared for any of this today
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*John Carpenter sighs, breaks out the synth*
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
*John Carpenter sighs, breaks out the synth*
accidentally listened to 3 seconds of Rick Steves talking about Caravaggio and it ruined the rest of my week
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
accidentally listened to 3 seconds of Rick Steves talking about Caravaggio and it ruined the rest of my week
it's too soon for any of this shit
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
it's too soon for any of this shit
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Just remembering that Dick Cheney secretly intervened in a dispute over the Klamath River in 2001--and caused the biggest fish die-off in US history, with ~77,000 fully grown adult salmon piled on the banks of the river.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just remembering that Dick Cheney secretly intervened in a dispute over the Klamath River in 2001--and caused the biggest fish die-off in US history, with ~77,000 fully grown adult salmon piled on the banks of the river.
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LEAST WEASEL
Check it and see
It’s a weasel
But it’s so so tiny
Check it and see
It’s a weasel
But it’s so so tiny
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
LEAST WEASEL
Check it and see
It’s a weasel
But it’s so so tiny
Check it and see
It’s a weasel
But it’s so so tiny
loving the new fall colours
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
loving the new fall colours
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Right about now, the honk shoo brother
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Right about now, the honk shoo brother
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This week saw an expansion of the conflict between the lanyard fascist and youtube fascist factions of the Republican Party, as the one guy they've outsourced thinking to looks more and more like he's going to, uh, "get back on that gold escalator soon."
You Can’t Spell Groyper Without G-O-P - Truthdig
From Nick Fuentes to Zohran Mamdani, recent events suggest the future of a headless, increasingly neo-Nazi Republican Party is screwed.
www.truthdig.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This week saw an expansion of the conflict between the lanyard fascist and youtube fascist factions of the Republican Party, as the one guy they've outsourced thinking to looks more and more like he's going to, uh, "get back on that gold escalator soon."
I've seen so very many Frankensteins in my life, but I'm always willing to see one more
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I've seen so very many Frankensteins in my life, but I'm always willing to see one more
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I keep waiting for a credible report to come out on how the environmental costs of generative AI have been overstated but every article is like "lol no it's much worse than you imagine."
Tech Giants Are Trying to Cover Up the Environmental Impacts of Their Data Centers
Silicon Valley is using legal loopholes and NDAs to keep the public in the dark about the water and energy being consumed by generative AI.
progressive.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I keep waiting for a credible report to come out on how the environmental costs of generative AI have been overstated but every article is like "lol no it's much worse than you imagine."
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Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
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Scalded by negative reviews for their first "Hanukkah" movie ("Who Is the Secret Jew Among Us at Christmas?"), Hallmark responded by making a movie that is the MOST Jewish. Naturally, @davidjroth.bsky.social and I made @mauraquint.bsky.social, @ugarles.bsky.social and @andylevy.net watch it with us.
A magical matchmaker who looks like Lady Moff Tarkin brings together coastal deli dynasties with the help of Lisa Loeb and a doorman so two cloned Bubbes can fight over potatoes in an almost anthropologically Jewish Hallmark movie.
Amazon: bit.ly/480oiTH
Apple: bit.ly/43kg7ix
Spotify: bit.ly/498NkkM
Amazon: bit.ly/480oiTH
Apple: bit.ly/43kg7ix
Spotify: bit.ly/498NkkM
141 - The Great Yiddish Bake Off
YouTube video by It's Christmastown
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Scalded by negative reviews for their first "Hanukkah" movie ("Who Is the Secret Jew Among Us at Christmas?"), Hallmark responded by making a movie that is the MOST Jewish. Naturally, @davidjroth.bsky.social and I made @mauraquint.bsky.social, @ugarles.bsky.social and @andylevy.net watch it with us.