Eric L-M Shuman
@barzai.com
Historian and ecologist; experiential learning. Director, Barzai Observatory. Former star trucker and bartender. Masters (Ancient Mediterranean). 🎲🌌🏺♻️🪔🌱🖖🦬
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Eric L-M Shuman
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· Nov 1
VFP Actually I Don’t Actually Give A Fuck What People Buy With Their Food Stamps (Demilitarized)
(“Money implies poverty.” Iain M Banks)
(“Money implies poverty.” Iain M Banks)
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As I explained earlier this month, we're too literal abt what amounts to military occupation. The ICE/CPB operations in Blue cities are the kinds of garrisoning of civilian towns that the founding documents opposed. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
Don’t Be So Literal About What Counts as a Military Occupation
I want to return to a topic I’ve alluded to in several...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 AM
As I explained earlier this month, we're too literal abt what amounts to military occupation. The ICE/CPB operations in Blue cities are the kinds of garrisoning of civilian towns that the founding documents opposed. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
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They are trophy hunting. That’s what this is.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 AM
They are trophy hunting. That’s what this is.
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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He was doing what many have been saying white men should be doing. He went outside to observe, he documented, he put his body on the line to protect another person and for this he was murdered by the gatekeepers of the fascist regime.
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM
He was doing what many have been saying white men should be doing. He went outside to observe, he documented, he put his body on the line to protect another person and for this he was murdered by the gatekeepers of the fascist regime.
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If only you were in a position of power to exercise some kind of leverage against the administration to make this happen.
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If only you were in a position of power to exercise some kind of leverage against the administration to make this happen.
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This is nice work by Elliott. Note too that the only demographic group in which Trump has majority support is white non-college-educated respondents, and there he is just barely holding on. There is no electoral downside to opposing authoritarianism.
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This is nice work by Elliott. Note too that the only demographic group in which Trump has majority support is white non-college-educated respondents, and there he is just barely holding on. There is no electoral downside to opposing authoritarianism.
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There's a reason it is primarily white men pearl clutching in my mentions about American ideals.
January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
There's a reason it is primarily white men pearl clutching in my mentions about American ideals.
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Childhood in Ukraine now is: being evacuated to a hospital because Russian drone just bombed your home.
Kryvyi rih today
Kryvyi rih today
January 22, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Childhood in Ukraine now is: being evacuated to a hospital because Russian drone just bombed your home.
Kryvyi rih today
Kryvyi rih today
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“What you see happen to children happens to us, too, who are but slightly greater children.”
quod vides accidere pueris, hoc nobis quoque maiusculis pueris evenit.
#Seneca
quod vides accidere pueris, hoc nobis quoque maiusculis pueris evenit.
#Seneca
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“What you see happen to children happens to us, too, who are but slightly greater children.”
quod vides accidere pueris, hoc nobis quoque maiusculis pueris evenit.
#Seneca
quod vides accidere pueris, hoc nobis quoque maiusculis pueris evenit.
#Seneca
I’mma back! BlueSky borked their own app somehow and I sat it out.
We now resume our regularly scheduled nonsense.
We now resume our regularly scheduled nonsense.
January 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I’mma back! BlueSky borked their own app somehow and I sat it out.
We now resume our regularly scheduled nonsense.
We now resume our regularly scheduled nonsense.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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It’s done, and it’s out there, and it’s meant to be seen. Diane Duane is quoted on page 1.
Today we’re finishing up the very last changes on STARS ETERNAL 1.1 (First Edition’s first release!), with just a couple edits to copy and layout. It’s going live today!! To celebrate, we’re doing an all-day Trek movie binge.
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Stars Eternal by Barzai Observatory Workshop
2d6 Space opera adventure for everyone in the jumpsuit future
habros.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It’s done, and it’s out there, and it’s meant to be seen. Diane Duane is quoted on page 1.
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Happy Holidays from the Chicago Police Department
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Happy Holidays from the Chicago Police Department
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Rest in power, Chairman Fred!
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Rest in power, Chairman Fred!
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The Wow! Signal wasn’t the only mystery in the Big Ear data. Thousands of pages of unpublished observations still exist on paper. Help us save, digitize, and release it before it’s lost forever. #RadioAstronomy #Astrophysics #WowSignal #SETI #GivingTuesday phl.upr.edu/support
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Wow! Signal wasn’t the only mystery in the Big Ear data. Thousands of pages of unpublished observations still exist on paper. Help us save, digitize, and release it before it’s lost forever. #RadioAstronomy #Astrophysics #WowSignal #SETI #GivingTuesday phl.upr.edu/support
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Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
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My awesome friend Eric has made a TTRPG! It’s got alien relics under a green-gold sky, wayfinding by instruments in the desert, and stolen rebel plans! It’s for sale now and ever so affordable. Take a look! habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Stars Eternal by Barzai Observatory Workshop
2d6 Space opera adventure for everyone in the jumpsuit future
habros.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
My awesome friend Eric has made a TTRPG! It’s got alien relics under a green-gold sky, wayfinding by instruments in the desert, and stolen rebel plans! It’s for sale now and ever so affordable. Take a look! habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
It’s done, and it’s out there, and it’s meant to be seen. Diane Duane is quoted on page 1.
Today we’re finishing up the very last changes on STARS ETERNAL 1.1 (First Edition’s first release!), with just a couple edits to copy and layout. It’s going live today!! To celebrate, we’re doing an all-day Trek movie binge.
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Stars Eternal by Barzai Observatory Workshop
2d6 Space opera adventure for everyone in the jumpsuit future
habros.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It’s done, and it’s out there, and it’s meant to be seen. Diane Duane is quoted on page 1.
Today we’re finishing up the very last changes on STARS ETERNAL 1.1 (First Edition’s first release!), with just a couple edits to copy and layout. It’s going live today!! To celebrate, we’re doing an all-day Trek movie binge.
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Stars Eternal by Barzai Observatory Workshop
2d6 Space opera adventure for everyone in the jumpsuit future
habros.itch.io
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Today we’re finishing up the very last changes on STARS ETERNAL 1.1 (First Edition’s first release!), with just a couple edits to copy and layout. It’s going live today!! To celebrate, we’re doing an all-day Trek movie binge.
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
Get Stars Eternal at habros.itch.io/stars-eternal
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~1 yr ago we sent a Giving Tuesday email to our tiny mailing list shortly after starting our own publication.
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
Support Unraveled
unraveledpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
~1 yr ago we sent a Giving Tuesday email to our tiny mailing list shortly after starting our own publication.
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
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An Illinois congresswoman says a tour of the Broadview ICE facility reinforced her concerns. blockclubchi.co/4rfLYep
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
An Illinois congresswoman says a tour of the Broadview ICE facility reinforced her concerns. blockclubchi.co/4rfLYep
Name another holiday that lands on Thursday. It cannot be done
Explaining to my Canadian wife that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursdays because Thanksgiving is the Thursday of holidays
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Name another holiday that lands on Thursday. It cannot be done
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Every paragraph is a banger. I’m so happy right now. Sometimes you find a piece of writing just when you need it.
October 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Every paragraph is a banger. I’m so happy right now. Sometimes you find a piece of writing just when you need it.
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You can read the full essay—that Baldwin wrote after Angela had been arrested and put on trail—here
An Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis | James Baldwin
One might have hoped that, by this hour, the very sight of chains on black flesh, or the very sight of chains, would be so intolerable a sight for the American people, and so unbearable a memory, that...
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October 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
You can read the full essay—that Baldwin wrote after Angela had been arrested and put on trail—here