J Durkin
@drgonzo2022.bsky.social
Writer, TTRPG designer, Gluten-free baker (because my GI tract hates me), AV editor/producer. Check out my sites https://www.curiachronicles.com/ (author info) and https://sprocketland.wordpress.com/ (pop culture ramblings).
“The more I see of the moneyed classes, the more I understand the guillotine.”
― George Bernard Shaw
― George Bernard Shaw
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
“The more I see of the moneyed classes, the more I understand the guillotine.”
― George Bernard Shaw
― George Bernard Shaw
While we are currently focused on ICE executing Americans in the streets of Minneapolis, never forget that there is a constant stream of bodies coming out of ICE detention centers, such as that of Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old Haitian man. #AbolishICE
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Family of ‘perfectly healthy’ asylum-seeker who died in ICE custody demand answers
Exclusive details: Jean Wilson Brutus’s relatives only learned he had even been taken into ICE custody was when they received notification of his death, family attorney Oliver Barry told The Independe...
www.the-independent.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
While we are currently focused on ICE executing Americans in the streets of Minneapolis, never forget that there is a constant stream of bodies coming out of ICE detention centers, such as that of Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old Haitian man. #AbolishICE
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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States like Canada have long known the current system of international rules-based order is a “fiction,” Carney said.
Mark Carney warns 'American hegemony' is destroying world order in candid speech
States like Canada have long known the current system of international rules-based order is a “fiction,” Carney said.
therealnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:04 PM
States like Canada have long known the current system of international rules-based order is a “fiction,” Carney said.
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Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
My next #Vaesen module is going to be pretty hefty (both in size and the amount of effort). I've begun work on Kingdom of Dust (working title), about hobos and railroads in 19th century America. It will have history (both real world and Mythic 19c), character types, info on hobo culture...
January 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM
My next #Vaesen module is going to be pretty hefty (both in size and the amount of effort). I've begun work on Kingdom of Dust (working title), about hobos and railroads in 19th century America. It will have history (both real world and Mythic 19c), character types, info on hobo culture...
My latest module for #Vaesen is now available. Tommyknockers provides the history and statistics for a mine-dwelling creature of North America. This is part of my United States Vaesen line. Check it out.
#TTRPG #DTRPG
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#TTRPG #DTRPG
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January 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
My latest module for #Vaesen is now available. Tommyknockers provides the history and statistics for a mine-dwelling creature of North America. This is part of my United States Vaesen line. Check it out.
#TTRPG #DTRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#TTRPG #DTRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Bakery finds way to make eating an entire bag of cookies a moral imperative. Nice.
Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
Massachusetts bakery receiving praise, death threats, over ICE cookies
A Massachusetts bakery is receiving praise and trouble after a recent social media post received quite the response. On Sunday, The Sweet Boutique in East Longmeadow took to social media and you can s...
fallriverreporter.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Bakery finds way to make eating an entire bag of cookies a moral imperative. Nice.
Not on my 2026 bingo card: a European task force being sent to Greenland to defend it from the US... sorry, conduct defense exercises. Right.
Going to war with the EU, while something the Trumpists may want, is not a great idea. Collectively, Europe has a huge population, a massive economy and...
Going to war with the EU, while something the Trumpists may want, is not a great idea. Collectively, Europe has a huge population, a massive economy and...
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Not on my 2026 bingo card: a European task force being sent to Greenland to defend it from the US... sorry, conduct defense exercises. Right.
Going to war with the EU, while something the Trumpists may want, is not a great idea. Collectively, Europe has a huge population, a massive economy and...
Going to war with the EU, while something the Trumpists may want, is not a great idea. Collectively, Europe has a huge population, a massive economy and...
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Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Just watched Der Tiger, currently on Amazon. Pretty good war film, told from the POV of a German tank crew. Story is a mashup of Apocalypse Now (for about the first 90%, only with a tank instead of PBR and the Eastern Front instead of the Do Lung river) and... spoilers in the next comment
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January 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Just watched Der Tiger, currently on Amazon. Pretty good war film, told from the POV of a German tank crew. Story is a mashup of Apocalypse Now (for about the first 90%, only with a tank instead of PBR and the Eastern Front instead of the Do Lung river) and... spoilers in the next comment
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Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul, partnering with Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will unveil a plan to expand free or affordable child care for New Yorkers across the state.
Hochul and Mamdani to Announce Road Map to Expand Child Care
Governor Kathy Hochul will appear with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lay out a plan to expand free and subsidized child care in New York, which had been a central focus of his campaign.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul, partnering with Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will unveil a plan to expand free or affordable child care for New Yorkers across the state.
Due to an upcoming move, I'm getting rid of some books through a mix of library donations and #LFL. I have found (like many people who own a lot of books) that I have stuff I have not read that i wasn't even aware of.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Due to an upcoming move, I'm getting rid of some books through a mix of library donations and #LFL. I have found (like many people who own a lot of books) that I have stuff I have not read that i wasn't even aware of.
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Here’s hoping that there is some light in 2026, after the darkness of this year.
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Here’s hoping that there is some light in 2026, after the darkness of this year.
I find myself saying this a lot, but TODAY is the day for finishing my next #Vaesen module. Seriously. I mean, this is the third final day for this module...but I mean it this time.
Writing for publication often turns into a exercise in scolding myself over missed - albeit self-imposed - deadlines.
Writing for publication often turns into a exercise in scolding myself over missed - albeit self-imposed - deadlines.
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I find myself saying this a lot, but TODAY is the day for finishing my next #Vaesen module. Seriously. I mean, this is the third final day for this module...but I mean it this time.
Writing for publication often turns into a exercise in scolding myself over missed - albeit self-imposed - deadlines.
Writing for publication often turns into a exercise in scolding myself over missed - albeit self-imposed - deadlines.
Been playing the heck out of #Cyberpunk2077 the last few weeks. Love the game, enjoy the story, find it very immersive and LOVE all the little details (see below). I've also been using a lot of mods. In the new year, as I start to ramp up my YouTube channel, I'll have to share a list fo my go-tos.
December 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Been playing the heck out of #Cyberpunk2077 the last few weeks. Love the game, enjoy the story, find it very immersive and LOVE all the little details (see below). I've also been using a lot of mods. In the new year, as I start to ramp up my YouTube channel, I'll have to share a list fo my go-tos.
Welcome to Derry - 7 good episodes, marred by a clumsy, poorly conceived and poorly written ending. Overall, not terrible, but lacking the courage to have the story play out in a manner that sticks with the grim, horrific tone the series starts with. I mean, it ends with frickin' sky beams. 3/5
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Welcome to Derry - 7 good episodes, marred by a clumsy, poorly conceived and poorly written ending. Overall, not terrible, but lacking the courage to have the story play out in a manner that sticks with the grim, horrific tone the series starts with. I mean, it ends with frickin' sky beams. 3/5
Check out my latest work in the Curia Chronicles series, The Curia Chronicles Anthology, Volume One. Set in the 1960s, the ten stories follow the exploits of characters on both sides of the war between demons and the hunters of the Curia.
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#booksky #horror #contemporaryfantasy
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#booksky #horror #contemporaryfantasy
Amazon.com: The Curia Chronicles Anthology: Volume One eBook : Durkin, Jeff, Nelson, Steph: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: The Curia Chronicles Anthology: Volume One eBook : Durkin, Jeff, Nelson, Steph: Kindle Store
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December 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Check out my latest work in the Curia Chronicles series, The Curia Chronicles Anthology, Volume One. Set in the 1960s, the ten stories follow the exploits of characters on both sides of the war between demons and the hunters of the Curia.
a.co/d/g77YmJi
#booksky #horror #contemporaryfantasy
a.co/d/g77YmJi
#booksky #horror #contemporaryfantasy
Dinner movie - Orca. Never have 92 minutes seemed like 8 hours. Dessert movie - Die Hard. Need I say more… Yippee Kai-yay motherfucker. #filmsky
December 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Dinner movie - Orca. Never have 92 minutes seemed like 8 hours. Dessert movie - Die Hard. Need I say more… Yippee Kai-yay motherfucker. #filmsky
Taking a break for showers, a little constitutional and to think about starting dinner. Background… a delightful compilation of 50s/60s horror trailers. #filmsky
December 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Taking a break for showers, a little constitutional and to think about starting dinner. Background… a delightful compilation of 50s/60s horror trailers. #filmsky
The movie fest continues with some Van Dam-age in the form of Timecop. I would have watched Hard Target, but I just saw that a few weeks ago. So, instead, we get daffy time travel, murky plotting and JCVD doing the splits (which my SO appreciates…she is a creature of specific tastes). #filmsky
December 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The movie fest continues with some Van Dam-age in the form of Timecop. I would have watched Hard Target, but I just saw that a few weeks ago. So, instead, we get daffy time travel, murky plotting and JCVD doing the splits (which my SO appreciates…she is a creature of specific tastes). #filmsky
After a nap, back to the movies. Next up, the Japanese mockumentary Noroi. Seen it once before and enjoyed it. Supernatural horrors and subtitles… perfect for Xmas morning. #filmsky
December 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
After a nap, back to the movies. Next up, the Japanese mockumentary Noroi. Seen it once before and enjoyed it. Supernatural horrors and subtitles… perfect for Xmas morning. #filmsky
The movie fest continues with the 1901 silent Blue Beard (Georges Melies) and then the 1941 The Wolf Man with the great Lon Chaney Jr.
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The movie fest continues with the 1901 silent Blue Beard (Georges Melies) and then the 1941 The Wolf Man with the great Lon Chaney Jr.
Watched Blue Harvest for the first time in years. Remember it being funnier than I found it this time around. Moving on to Kitten with a Whip, a highly entertaining Ann-Margret JD flick from the 60s. It was the subject of one of the better MST3K eps, but is fun in its own right. #filmsky
December 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Watched Blue Harvest for the first time in years. Remember it being funnier than I found it this time around. Moving on to Kitten with a Whip, a highly entertaining Ann-Margret JD flick from the 60s. It was the subject of one of the better MST3K eps, but is fun in its own right. #filmsky
Heading into the realm of animation with Batman v Dracula. I love DC animation, but have yet to see this movie. Hope it’s fun. #filmsky
December 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Heading into the realm of animation with Batman v Dracula. I love DC animation, but have yet to see this movie. Hope it’s fun. #filmsky
Next up - The Relic. Kinda dumb and some janky 90s CG, but still an entertaining monster movie. Oh, and had one of the most deceptive trailers ever, promising a possible apocalypse be delivering a brain-hungry lizard, bug, angry puppy hybrid. #filmsky
December 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Next up - The Relic. Kinda dumb and some janky 90s CG, but still an entertaining monster movie. Oh, and had one of the most deceptive trailers ever, promising a possible apocalypse be delivering a brain-hungry lizard, bug, angry puppy hybrid. #filmsky