~Swinton
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John WM Thompson. CO->OR->Bronx. Shirley Jackson Award nom’d editor of “Mooncalves” @ NO Press.
No subversion, only vandalism.
https://www.no-press.org for books!
No subversion, only vandalism.
https://www.no-press.org for books!
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Finally! The limited edition hardcover of STONE GODS by Adam Golaski is up for sale on the NO Press site. After a long, grueling process, they came out beautifully. We've got it all: 7 full-page illustrations (plus 15 emblem drawings), custom jacket art and endsheets, stained edges... no-press.org
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why do our fans keep yelling at us to try to score on our opponents? do they not see the scoreboard? that is a VERY unpopular option
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
why do our fans keep yelling at us to try to score on our opponents? do they not see the scoreboard? that is a VERY unpopular option
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man we have the worst fans, they have really let us down
October 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
man we have the worst fans, they have really let us down
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*after scoring on ourselves repeatedly* Well we obviously can't count on our fair-weather so-called fans to cheer for anything. The only way out of this hole is to find some new ways to score on ourselves; we need those opposing fans even more than before.
oh I suppose YOU have a better idea
oh I suppose YOU have a better idea
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
*after scoring on ourselves repeatedly* Well we obviously can't count on our fair-weather so-called fans to cheer for anything. The only way out of this hole is to find some new ways to score on ourselves; we need those opposing fans even more than before.
oh I suppose YOU have a better idea
oh I suppose YOU have a better idea
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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"john milius was there and he was firing off a gun" ladies and gentlemen, the most unsurprising anecdote of all fucking time
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"john milius was there and he was firing off a gun" ladies and gentlemen, the most unsurprising anecdote of all fucking time
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God, I'll miss Getting Enough Sleep
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
God, I'll miss Getting Enough Sleep
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Heartwarming: ICE agent getting paid in time for Christmas.
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Heartwarming: ICE agent getting paid in time for Christmas.
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No pasta no weed gummies no ACA extension this government is a direct attack on bear culture
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
No pasta no weed gummies no ACA extension this government is a direct attack on bear culture
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I'm not sure I'd go so far as to assume the eight Democratic senators were opposed to a provision which apparently makes it functionally illegal to sue or investigate them
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I'm not sure I'd go so far as to assume the eight Democratic senators were opposed to a provision which apparently makes it functionally illegal to sue or investigate them
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The Senate can get the beak wet as a treat act of 2025, another landmark win for American governance and the rule of law
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The Senate can get the beak wet as a treat act of 2025, another landmark win for American governance and the rule of law
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It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
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Whoops! We’ll fight for things for real in December, pinky promise!
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Whoops! We’ll fight for things for real in December, pinky promise!
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im legit cracking up at the “we gave functional criminal immunity to the part of the US government that basically ensures the legislature will never function again under a blue government while simultaneously giving free range to the fascist right wing party” revelation of the vichy dem cave bill
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
im legit cracking up at the “we gave functional criminal immunity to the part of the US government that basically ensures the legislature will never function again under a blue government while simultaneously giving free range to the fascist right wing party” revelation of the vichy dem cave bill
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TFW u open BlueSky and a bunch of ppl are vaguely posting about the same shit
August 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TFW u open BlueSky and a bunch of ppl are vaguely posting about the same shit
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Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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i collect both vinyl and cds, and while i am obviously partial to vinyl, i see where the youth are coming from. cds are cheaper, easier to store, sound pretty great. i feel like every generation will dabble in the listening customs of the generation before it
Interesting convo with a friend who owns a hip NYC record shop about a sudden renewed interest in CDs, which were a negligible part of his business till recently.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
i collect both vinyl and cds, and while i am obviously partial to vinyl, i see where the youth are coming from. cds are cheaper, easier to store, sound pretty great. i feel like every generation will dabble in the listening customs of the generation before it
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absolutely no question in my mind he's married to a chatbot
July 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
absolutely no question in my mind he's married to a chatbot
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When you have no language for, or reject the concept of, what SHOULD be, it turns out that everything that happens feels inevitable and any outcome you can claim you had a hand in feels like success!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When you have no language for, or reject the concept of, what SHOULD be, it turns out that everything that happens feels inevitable and any outcome you can claim you had a hand in feels like success!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
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apropos of nothing I wrote a book a long time ago about how the DLC and Bill Clinton redefined winning for an entire generation of Democrats as "getting something done" through bipartisanship and compromise rather than achieving (or even having!) a specific outcome in mind, and, what do I know.
Chaotic Neutral: How the Democrats Lost Their Soul in the Center
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November 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
apropos of nothing I wrote a book a long time ago about how the DLC and Bill Clinton redefined winning for an entire generation of Democrats as "getting something done" through bipartisanship and compromise rather than achieving (or even having!) a specific outcome in mind, and, what do I know.
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i can handle this one: it is because he is an illiterate boer ape
I know there a thousand other points to make here, but: why did Musk put a picture of the Odyssey in a thread about the Iliad?
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i can handle this one: it is because he is an illiterate boer ape
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Give me Coffee and TV 🎵
Those are special things to me 🎵
My name's Blur, I'm pleased to be 🎵
Singing here for you 🎵
Those are special things to me 🎵
My name's Blur, I'm pleased to be 🎵
Singing here for you 🎵
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Give me Coffee and TV 🎵
Those are special things to me 🎵
My name's Blur, I'm pleased to be 🎵
Singing here for you 🎵
Those are special things to me 🎵
My name's Blur, I'm pleased to be 🎵
Singing here for you 🎵
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Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
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🎶 look high as my last hope Joyce Carol Oates coming off the top rope 🎶
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
🎶 look high as my last hope Joyce Carol Oates coming off the top rope 🎶
We will respond in a time, place, and manner of our choosing... it will be continuous and it will meet the moment.
CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
We will respond in a time, place, and manner of our choosing... it will be continuous and it will meet the moment.