Brian Walter
@bdwlecteur.bsky.social
Reedie '88. I don't take naps; they take me. https://www.filminquiry.com/author/brian-walter/
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Brian Walter
@bdwlecteur.bsky.social
· Oct 3
My latest for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas: an entry on Donald Harington’s 1975 novel, THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE ARKANSAS OZARKS. encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/the-...
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This is Bluesky taking a Johnny Cash quote out of context to make it look like the author was issuing a threat.
By that argument, the sitcom Just Shoot Me is more violent than SAW
By that argument, the sitcom Just Shoot Me is more violent than SAW
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is Bluesky taking a Johnny Cash quote out of context to make it look like the author was issuing a threat.
By that argument, the sitcom Just Shoot Me is more violent than SAW
By that argument, the sitcom Just Shoot Me is more violent than SAW
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Trump ended deportation protections for South Sudanese immigrants, prioritized asylum for white South Africans, and threatened to invade Nigeria. It’s all part of the Christian nationalist playbook.
How Christian Nationalism Is Shaping Trump’s Foreign Policy Toward Africa
Whether ending deportation protections, prioritizing asylum, or all-out threatening invasion, Trump is following the Christian nationalist playbook.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump ended deportation protections for South Sudanese immigrants, prioritized asylum for white South Africans, and threatened to invade Nigeria. It’s all part of the Christian nationalist playbook.
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Actually, economists are agreed that pretty much the opposite of everything JD Vance says here is true. Immigrants are essential to fueling residential construction. Removing them in number will, and has, caused a slump in new construction.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
Ahem, @coupnba.bsky.social.
Lethal Panther 2. Some of the most insane action ever shot, sandwiched with the most inane scenes ever. Still, a lot of this is pretty rad. Would go for a good release of this.
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ahem, @coupnba.bsky.social.
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Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
Two Former Editors at The Nib Have Made the Only Primer On Ethical Comics Reporting
Suzette Smith
www.portlandmercury.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
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We need to refer to it as raping underage girls, rather than pedophilia. The latter suggests a sexual attraction to ONLY little girls, and we know that Trump also rapes full-grown women.
Jasmine Crockett: "If people decide that they want to continue to support person who may be a pedophile themselves or a person who obviously is covering on pedophiles, that's on them. But they should at least know the devil they decided to pick."
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We need to refer to it as raping underage girls, rather than pedophilia. The latter suggests a sexual attraction to ONLY little girls, and we know that Trump also rapes full-grown women.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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"There are people who have been living in those units for five years, eight years. No one can wrap their head around the idea that HUD is about to kick 170,000 vulnerable people out of their homes. People don't know what's about to hit them." — Ann Oliva, National Alliance to End Homelessness
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"There are people who have been living in those units for five years, eight years. No one can wrap their head around the idea that HUD is about to kick 170,000 vulnerable people out of their homes. People don't know what's about to hit them." — Ann Oliva, National Alliance to End Homelessness
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Free Sarah Kendzior.
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Free Sarah Kendzior.
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Reinstate Sarah Kendzior
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior
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Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans? n.pr/3WNy2KL
Wait, what? A RAT caught and ate a BAT? And there's video! What does it portend?
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans?
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November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans? n.pr/3WNy2KL
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Frankenstein — Bernie Wrightson
September 24, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Frankenstein — Bernie Wrightson
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The romanticization of the Louvre heist baffles me. A bunch of thieves stole jewelry that belonged to the collective people so some billionaire could give it to his mistress.
It's a symbol of how billionaires are parasites, not some cheeky populist move.
It's a symbol of how billionaires are parasites, not some cheeky populist move.
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The romanticization of the Louvre heist baffles me. A bunch of thieves stole jewelry that belonged to the collective people so some billionaire could give it to his mistress.
It's a symbol of how billionaires are parasites, not some cheeky populist move.
It's a symbol of how billionaires are parasites, not some cheeky populist move.
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October 21, 1950
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
October 21, 1950
Just finished re-reading @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP, a valediction embracing and deepening mourning. My students and I will finish discussing t this week, but they too will carry it with them the rest of their lives, no doubt. Highest and most grateful recommendation!
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Just finished re-reading @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP, a valediction embracing and deepening mourning. My students and I will finish discussing t this week, but they too will carry it with them the rest of their lives, no doubt. Highest and most grateful recommendation!
Shared by an old friend from high school.
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Shared by an old friend from high school.
Once again, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social sets the most chilling but urgent truths free. Highest and most grateful recommendation!
October 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Once again, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social sets the most chilling but urgent truths free. Highest and most grateful recommendation!
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I bet we hit 100K today. #NoKings
HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE crowd of protesters flood the streets of San Diego for a “No Kings Day” rally showing their love for America and standing up against the corrupt fascist Trump administration. look how huge it is
October 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I bet we hit 100K today. #NoKings
