Dirk Lester 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 ✌🏾
@dirk2112.bsky.social
The World’s 3RD deadliest Comic Book Geek, Cinephile, Political Wonk, Music Nerd, Digital Strategist, Human Rights Activist – He/Him, because it's all connected.
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Siouxsie Sioux
Kyoto, 1982
© Anton Corbijn
Kyoto, 1982
© Anton Corbijn
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Siouxsie Sioux
Kyoto, 1982
© Anton Corbijn
Kyoto, 1982
© Anton Corbijn
HAHA! I'd cancel Paramount+ again if I could but alas.
January 27, 2026 at 7:07 PM
HAHA! I'd cancel Paramount+ again if I could but alas.
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R.I.P. Sal Buscema.
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
R.I.P. Sal Buscema.
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#TombTuesday 12 seconds of bright winter sun & a cold east wind across the ancient burial mound of Bryn Cader Faner in the Eryri/Snowdonia uplands
Quite a place to have been buried or scattered 4500 years ago 😮
🎥 My own, Sunday
Quite a place to have been buried or scattered 4500 years ago 😮
🎥 My own, Sunday
January 27, 2026 at 6:43 AM
#TombTuesday 12 seconds of bright winter sun & a cold east wind across the ancient burial mound of Bryn Cader Faner in the Eryri/Snowdonia uplands
Quite a place to have been buried or scattered 4500 years ago 😮
🎥 My own, Sunday
Quite a place to have been buried or scattered 4500 years ago 😮
🎥 My own, Sunday
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‘The rebels shared Assad’s view that Kurdish demands for federal autonomy were really illegitimate separatism. Now that they control the government, they are in a position to act on that view.’
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on Syria, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on Syria, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
Tom Stevenson | The End of Rojava
The Syrian government’s effort to take full control of the north-east clearly has the approval of the United States....
www.lrb.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM
‘The rebels shared Assad’s view that Kurdish demands for federal autonomy were really illegitimate separatism. Now that they control the government, they are in a position to act on that view.’
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on Syria, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on Syria, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
It’s so typical but also so weird when someone winds up hating us instead of hating them because their attempt to pass failed.
Jesus, Dean Cain is even a worse human being than I thought.
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
It’s so typical but also so weird when someone winds up hating us instead of hating them because their attempt to pass failed.
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Making maximalist demands while the party on your side - while it can use political leverage now to try and get *some* concessions - controls none of the levers of power is just an insane theory of politics.
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Making maximalist demands while the party on your side - while it can use political leverage now to try and get *some* concessions - controls none of the levers of power is just an insane theory of politics.
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I know that the popular reference is "Her job was to kill the program" and there's likely some truth in it; but the bigger truism generally is that thus far the Ellisons are actually REALLY BAD at just "running a media company," too.
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I know that the popular reference is "Her job was to kill the program" and there's likely some truth in it; but the bigger truism generally is that thus far the Ellisons are actually REALLY BAD at just "running a media company," too.
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On this note, g'nite.
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 AM
On this note, g'nite.
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Bluesky idea: if people just coming to realize that facism is bad because it hurts them are upset that people who understood the threat (& were treated like a bunch of hysterical Cassandras for years because of it), maybe they should learn to sit with their fucking discomfort.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Bluesky idea: if people just coming to realize that facism is bad because it hurts them are upset that people who understood the threat (& were treated like a bunch of hysterical Cassandras for years because of it), maybe they should learn to sit with their fucking discomfort.
The virtual screening of the new Kogonada is already sold out which is an odd thing but that’s what I get for procrastinating 🤦🏾♂️
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The virtual screening of the new Kogonada is already sold out which is an odd thing but that’s what I get for procrastinating 🤦🏾♂️
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Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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"Both of us were obsessed with our newspaper jobs. That was our identity. TV was part-time." — Roger Ebert
Gene Siskel (1946-1999) would have been 80 today. #FilmSky
Gene Siskel (1946-1999) would have been 80 today. #FilmSky
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM
"Both of us were obsessed with our newspaper jobs. That was our identity. TV was part-time." — Roger Ebert
Gene Siskel (1946-1999) would have been 80 today. #FilmSky
Gene Siskel (1946-1999) would have been 80 today. #FilmSky
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I’m honored to earn the endorsement of the San Antonio Express-News. They’re right. I bring the experience, the policy depth, and the fight this moment demands. I didn’t come this far to play it safe. I came to win for working people across this state. Let’s get to work! #JasmineForUS #TexasTough
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I’m honored to earn the endorsement of the San Antonio Express-News. They’re right. I bring the experience, the policy depth, and the fight this moment demands. I didn’t come this far to play it safe. I came to win for working people across this state. Let’s get to work! #JasmineForUS #TexasTough
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To honor Bari Weiss, I assume someone will liveblog the meeting in a disparaging way.
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
To honor Bari Weiss, I assume someone will liveblog the meeting in a disparaging way.
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Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status
Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks.
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
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Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
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A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 18 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets. n.pr/3ZzTJPG
Hundreds of thousands without power in the U.S. after a powerful winter storm
A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 18 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets.
n.pr
January 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 18 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets. n.pr/3ZzTJPG
It drives me crazy because these reactionary fuckers are dismantling the republic because Obama era liberalism’s habit of throwing its cultural/demographic/economic weight around scared the shit out of them and instead of doubling down on that people want to go all in on the shit that killed the UK
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
It drives me crazy because these reactionary fuckers are dismantling the republic because Obama era liberalism’s habit of throwing its cultural/demographic/economic weight around scared the shit out of them and instead of doubling down on that people want to go all in on the shit that killed the UK
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Man, I have read analyses of THE US CIVIL WAR that tried to make one side the Bernie and one side the Hillary
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Man, I have read analyses of THE US CIVIL WAR that tried to make one side the Bernie and one side the Hillary
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Because we're all trapped in the event horizon of the 2016 primary we have to pretend that "universal healthcare", something that every Democratic administration has worked to expand since Truman, is something that "liberalism" has fought against, instead of a bog-standard part of the platform.
January 26, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Because we're all trapped in the event horizon of the 2016 primary we have to pretend that "universal healthcare", something that every Democratic administration has worked to expand since Truman, is something that "liberalism" has fought against, instead of a bog-standard part of the platform.
It’s maybe just me but I think the second most horrifying thing about what’s happening in Sudan is the way Gen prev orgs have to keep restarting the clock to keep the death toll there comprehensible.
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It’s maybe just me but I think the second most horrifying thing about what’s happening in Sudan is the way Gen prev orgs have to keep restarting the clock to keep the death toll there comprehensible.
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More than 1,000 days into the war, #Sudan must not be forgotten.
From #Khartoum Dr Javid Abdelmoneim speaks about the humanitarian crisis, why international support is urgently needed and his experience as an emergency doctor in the country. #TalkAboutSudan
From #Khartoum Dr Javid Abdelmoneim speaks about the humanitarian crisis, why international support is urgently needed and his experience as an emergency doctor in the country. #TalkAboutSudan
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
More than 1,000 days into the war, #Sudan must not be forgotten.
From #Khartoum Dr Javid Abdelmoneim speaks about the humanitarian crisis, why international support is urgently needed and his experience as an emergency doctor in the country. #TalkAboutSudan
From #Khartoum Dr Javid Abdelmoneim speaks about the humanitarian crisis, why international support is urgently needed and his experience as an emergency doctor in the country. #TalkAboutSudan