Red Durkin
@daedsider.bsky.social
bookseller, book buyer, book scout, bookstore owner, horror & rare book collector. I don't read; it's my terrible secret, please don't tell anybody
Psalms 109:8
Psalms 109:8
Pinned
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Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
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if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
It's wild how much older and how much more tired my body has gotten since 2001.
January 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
It's wild how much older and how much more tired my body has gotten since 2001.
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it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
Everyone with a "I'm kinda gonna miss this guy" take like he wasn't going to be with us for the rest of time, how's your Tuesday going?
December 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Everyone with a "I'm kinda gonna miss this guy" take like he wasn't going to be with us for the rest of time, how's your Tuesday going?
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Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
I met the Cowboy from the Village People at the Lambda Literary Awards, like, 12 years ago and he was delightful
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I met the Cowboy from the Village People at the Lambda Literary Awards, like, 12 years ago and he was delightful
I just heard a zoomer read the author of Pet Sematary's name as "Stefen" (with an 'F') King and now I am dead.
December 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I just heard a zoomer read the author of Pet Sematary's name as "Stefen" (with an 'F') King and now I am dead.
There's a local wingnut who prints out right-wing memes at the library and posts them on a flyer board near my door. Today's was some anti-abortion nonsense and I just wrote "if you're so pro-life, why don't you get one?" over it in sharpie.
December 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
There's a local wingnut who prints out right-wing memes at the library and posts them on a flyer board near my door. Today's was some anti-abortion nonsense and I just wrote "if you're so pro-life, why don't you get one?" over it in sharpie.
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I also promise you, and if you don't sell them for a living you'll have no idea why I'm saying this, that not getting the specific planner, with cover you like and the pictures you always get, and instead using an aesthetically different one from the same company will not ruin your life.
I promise you- there is not a planner that will change your life
December 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I also promise you, and if you don't sell them for a living you'll have no idea why I'm saying this, that not getting the specific planner, with cover you like and the pictures you always get, and instead using an aesthetically different one from the same company will not ruin your life.
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TH...THIS IS MY MUG!
IT WAS MADE FOR ME!
IT WAS MADE FOR ME!
December 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
TH...THIS IS MY MUG!
IT WAS MADE FOR ME!
IT WAS MADE FOR ME!
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I brought you a ray of hope in case you need one
January 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I brought you a ray of hope in case you need one
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They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
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as a (virtually) lifelong NYer here's the deal: all pizza is good. deep dish rules. detroit pizza is goated. lunch lady cafeteria pizza was a joy. the only dubious pizza culture is california because it tries too hard but even (most) california pizza is fantastic. grow up
again chicagoans need to grow a set and stand up for themselves. deep dish is the superior pizza, you don’t have to do this cowardly whimpering “oh actually we like thin crust that’s cut into squares for no damned reason” thing. this is why the rancid packers have been clowning you for 30 years
Pope Leo canonically prefers Aurelio’s. www.tastingtable.com/1857955/pope...
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
as a (virtually) lifelong NYer here's the deal: all pizza is good. deep dish rules. detroit pizza is goated. lunch lady cafeteria pizza was a joy. the only dubious pizza culture is california because it tries too hard but even (most) california pizza is fantastic. grow up
*Me on the cusp of every new year since 2012*
Thank goodness that's over, time for things to get better
Thank goodness that's over, time for things to get better
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
*Me on the cusp of every new year since 2012*
Thank goodness that's over, time for things to get better
Thank goodness that's over, time for things to get better
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i regret to report this is literally a dell ad campaign
December 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i regret to report this is literally a dell ad campaign
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90% of bluesky posts, to me
this fellow has broken loose from somewhere; he’s talking about something and somebody we don’t know
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
90% of bluesky posts, to me
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It's almost like a bus or a subway system is orders of magnitude cheaper, a significantly simpler engineering problem, safer, more consistent, less prone to failure, available regardless of class, and don't fuck up the rest of the city.
Wow. Who knew
Wow. Who knew
For a preview of what's to come from AVs, look to San Francisco.
As ex-SFMTA CEO @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social explained here, affluent people love Waymos. But they muck up transport networks by blocking streets and obstructing transit.
What’s good for individual riders may not be good for the city.
As ex-SFMTA CEO @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social explained here, affluent people love Waymos. But they muck up transport networks by blocking streets and obstructing transit.
What’s good for individual riders may not be good for the city.
What Robotaxis Brought San Francisco
Outgoing transit agency head Jeffrey Tumlin reflects on how self-driving cars from Waymo, Cruise and Zoox affected the city’s other transportation modes.
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's almost like a bus or a subway system is orders of magnitude cheaper, a significantly simpler engineering problem, safer, more consistent, less prone to failure, available regardless of class, and don't fuck up the rest of the city.
Wow. Who knew
Wow. Who knew
Finally, a valid use case for this tech
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Finally, a valid use case for this tech
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Why are right wing men always lamenting male role models and healthy masculinity when he exists?
December 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Why are right wing men always lamenting male role models and healthy masculinity when he exists?
I am so underappreciated as an artist
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I am so underappreciated as an artist
I am once again here to bring your attention to Young Tim Curry
December 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I am once again here to bring your attention to Young Tim Curry
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Again, ICYM! youtu.be/GvCmeuJyT9g?...
December 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Again, ICYM! youtu.be/GvCmeuJyT9g?...