Colin Dickey
@colindickey.com
Writer of books, most recently Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy. Also Ghostland, The Unidentified, Afterlives of the Saints, Cranioklepty. Opinions mine, not my employer’s. He/him.
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Colin Dickey
@colindickey.com
· Oct 20
Hello new followers it’s Spooky Season and also Election Time so perhaps I can interest you in some books on ghosts, UFOs & monsters, or our long history of conspiratorial politics?
Reddit mods are alright
February 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Reddit mods are alright
I'm late to this but the Redditors are correct, that Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation is an amazing album
February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I'm late to this but the Redditors are correct, that Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation is an amazing album
Not you, though. Your opinions are great.
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Not you, though. Your opinions are great.
A lot of people seemed to have picked today to have dogshit opinions on AI? Not sure why
February 11, 2026 at 10:16 PM
A lot of people seemed to have picked today to have dogshit opinions on AI? Not sure why
Reposted by Colin Dickey
We are facing a humanitarian crisis here. Each passing day we learn of new neighbors who haven’t left their homes and have fallen through the cracks. Lots of people aren’t connected to mutual aid networks. Just terrible suffering caused by the federal government.
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We are facing a humanitarian crisis here. Each passing day we learn of new neighbors who haven’t left their homes and have fallen through the cracks. Lots of people aren’t connected to mutual aid networks. Just terrible suffering caused by the federal government.
[Nena’s “99 Luftballons” intensifies]
February 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
[Nena’s “99 Luftballons” intensifies]
Reposted by Colin Dickey
You just don’t usually hear them articulate in public, out loud, the idea that as long as a few folks get rich it’s OK to rape children.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
You just don’t usually hear them articulate in public, out loud, the idea that as long as a few folks get rich it’s OK to rape children.
Reposted by Colin Dickey
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
But I wish Uggi many, many open Hlölla bátars, because he is an incredibly good dog
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
But I wish Uggi many, many open Hlölla bátars, because he is an incredibly good dog
my father would often refer to his dog's demeanor as "the triumph of hope over experience"
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
my father would often refer to his dog's demeanor as "the triumph of hope over experience"
Reposted by Colin Dickey
damn that’s crazy that we don’t know what an LLM is maybe I should read the literal first sentence of the same article
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
damn that’s crazy that we don’t know what an LLM is maybe I should read the literal first sentence of the same article
I am just learning of this series and yes please, I would love this book
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I am just learning of this series and yes please, I would love this book
Idiots. The answer you’re looking for is: idiots.
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Idiots. The answer you’re looking for is: idiots.
MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
How it started, how it’s going, would love to be an airline exec right about now (to say nothing of 1,000s of people whose travel plans were completely fucked for no reason)
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 PM
How it started, how it’s going, would love to be an airline exec right about now (to say nothing of 1,000s of people whose travel plans were completely fucked for no reason)
U.S. FAA : THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF AIRSPACE OVER EL PASO HAS BEEN LIFTED.
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I have no insight into this EP thing and maybe it’s bad! But my non-conspiratorial take is: when you fire all the competent people in government for ideological reasons, you’re left with amateurs, and amateurs make abrupt, disruptive and inefficient decisions.
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I have no insight into this EP thing and maybe it’s bad! But my non-conspiratorial take is: when you fire all the competent people in government for ideological reasons, you’re left with amateurs, and amateurs make abrupt, disruptive and inefficient decisions.
February 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I have no insight into this EP thing and maybe it’s bad! But my non-conspiratorial take is: when you fire all the competent people in government for ideological reasons, you’re left with amateurs, and amateurs make abrupt, disruptive and inefficient decisions.
Longest/biggest airspace closure since 9/11 seems like a big deal
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Longest/biggest airspace closure since 9/11 seems like a big deal
No, seriously--shake your couch cushions, see what you can give.
If you're not in Minneapolis or another place currently under siege, this is an easy thing you can do to help. You got this. Let's do this.
If you're not in Minneapolis or another place currently under siege, this is an easy thing you can do to help. You got this. Let's do this.
A parent at my kids’ school was abducted a few hours ago.
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
Donate to Support Byron Cabrera's Legal Defense and Son's Care, organized by Luz Riofrio
Hello everyone, I'm asking for your support for Byron Cabrera, who h… Luz Riofrio needs your support for Support Byron Cabrera's Legal Defense and Son's Care
gofund.me
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
No, seriously--shake your couch cushions, see what you can give.
If you're not in Minneapolis or another place currently under siege, this is an easy thing you can do to help. You got this. Let's do this.
If you're not in Minneapolis or another place currently under siege, this is an easy thing you can do to help. You got this. Let's do this.
hey all, just over $1000 left on this, let's help out a family in need.
Fuck ICE, today and every day.
Fuck ICE, today and every day.
A parent at my kids’ school was abducted a few hours ago.
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
Donate to Support Byron Cabrera's Legal Defense and Son's Care, organized by Luz Riofrio
Hello everyone, I'm asking for your support for Byron Cabrera, who h… Luz Riofrio needs your support for Support Byron Cabrera's Legal Defense and Son's Care
gofund.me
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
hey all, just over $1000 left on this, let's help out a family in need.
Fuck ICE, today and every day.
Fuck ICE, today and every day.