Erin Snyder
@erinlsnyder.bsky.social
Self-published novelist, movie geek, and Yuletide nerd, originally from Maine and now living in the Pacific Northwest (He/Him)
About my books: https://erinlsnyder.com/
Christmas movie reviews: www.mainliningchristmas.com/
About my books: https://erinlsnyder.com/
Christmas movie reviews: www.mainliningchristmas.com/
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Erin Snyder
@erinlsnyder.bsky.social
· Nov 10
I'm putting together a starter pack for people obsessed with Christmas: authors who have written about the holiday, people with a year-round appreciation of Christmas movies, yuletide folklore/history buffs - you name it.
Recommendations appreciated!
Recommendations appreciated!
KOBAYASHI MARU!
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
KOBAYASHI MARU!
New Bluesky ad campaign just dropped.
NGL this description of Bsky in Vulture cracked me up
January 31, 2026 at 3:40 PM
New Bluesky ad campaign just dropped.
Five classes I took in college:
Philosophy of Personal Identity
Quantum Mechanics for the Myriad
Cognitive Science Fiction
The First Women
The Epic Voice
Philosophy of Personal Identity
Quantum Mechanics for the Myriad
Cognitive Science Fiction
The First Women
The Epic Voice
Five classes I took in college:
Medieval Latin
Explanations of the Paranormal
British Literary Modernism
Drawing
Intro to Fiction Writing
Medieval Latin
Explanations of the Paranormal
British Literary Modernism
Drawing
Intro to Fiction Writing
Five classes I took in college:
Ancient Philosophy
Literary Approach to Pop Culture
Design for Social Change
Advanced Weight Training
Comics (I forget the name but it was….making comics)
Ancient Philosophy
Literary Approach to Pop Culture
Design for Social Change
Advanced Weight Training
Comics (I forget the name but it was….making comics)
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Five classes I took in college:
Philosophy of Personal Identity
Quantum Mechanics for the Myriad
Cognitive Science Fiction
The First Women
The Epic Voice
Philosophy of Personal Identity
Quantum Mechanics for the Myriad
Cognitive Science Fiction
The First Women
The Epic Voice
Unusual assortment for me.
January 31, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Unusual assortment for me.
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The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing."
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
Breaking MS NOW:
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants
An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, Ohio, a community that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance targeted during the 2024 campaign, falsely accusing the community ...
www.ms.now
January 31, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing."
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
Finally got around to the Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot, which basically uses the visual language of the original to deliver the single best Punisher movie anyone's pulled off to date.
I wasn't expecting to enjoy this nearly this much. #filmsky
I wasn't expecting to enjoy this nearly this much. #filmsky
January 31, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Finally got around to the Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot, which basically uses the visual language of the original to deliver the single best Punisher movie anyone's pulled off to date.
I wasn't expecting to enjoy this nearly this much. #filmsky
I wasn't expecting to enjoy this nearly this much. #filmsky
So... am I missing something, or is the funding "compromise" potentially REALLY GOOD?
January 31, 2026 at 1:05 AM
So... am I missing something, or is the funding "compromise" potentially REALLY GOOD?
The kindest, most selfless thing Amazon has ever done for mainstream reviewers.
No one should have to see this, and now no one ever will.
Not even the press.
No one should have to see this, and now no one ever will.
Not even the press.
Amazon Blocks Mainstream Press From Watching ‘Melania’ Documentary at Kennedy Center
After a red carpet attended by Donald and Melania Trump, mainstream media were banned from attending a screening of Amazon MGM's Melania documentary.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
The kindest, most selfless thing Amazon has ever done for mainstream reviewers.
No one should have to see this, and now no one ever will.
Not even the press.
No one should have to see this, and now no one ever will.
Not even the press.
Holy shit.
Episode 4 is one of the better MCU *movies*.
Episode 4 is one of the better MCU *movies*.
Watched the first two episodes of Wonder Man, and I'm loving it.
Do the recons to Slattery's past work with what we saw in Iron Man 3? Hell, no. Does this matter in the slightest? Nope!
Great show so far!
Do the recons to Slattery's past work with what we saw in Iron Man 3? Hell, no. Does this matter in the slightest? Nope!
Great show so far!
January 30, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Holy shit.
Episode 4 is one of the better MCU *movies*.
Episode 4 is one of the better MCU *movies*.
Looking forward to seeing how they defend this absolutely fucking insane level of corruption.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Looking forward to seeing how they defend this absolutely fucking insane level of corruption.
I can't choose just one. They're all so awesome.
Cooler than any dinosaur, living or extinct.
Cooler than any dinosaur, living or extinct.
January 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I can't choose just one. They're all so awesome.
Cooler than any dinosaur, living or extinct.
Cooler than any dinosaur, living or extinct.
If you haven't watched the clip, you might not realize he also insults homeowners, in addition to insulting anyone trying to buy a home. Perhaps the most tone deaf, patronizing 40 seconds ever captured on video.
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 PM
If you haven't watched the clip, you might not realize he also insults homeowners, in addition to insulting anyone trying to buy a home. Perhaps the most tone deaf, patronizing 40 seconds ever captured on video.
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I would like to encourage everyone to buy my book, RADHIKA RAAD AND THE TOWER INGENIUS, because, as I mentioned, I am not going to be able to get a settlement for OpenAI from it.
Radhika Raad and the Tower Ingenius a.co/d/0rAKaJg
Radhika Raad and the Tower Ingenius a.co/d/0rAKaJg
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I would like to encourage everyone to buy my book, RADHIKA RAAD AND THE TOWER INGENIUS, because, as I mentioned, I am not going to be able to get a settlement for OpenAI from it.
Radhika Raad and the Tower Ingenius a.co/d/0rAKaJg
Radhika Raad and the Tower Ingenius a.co/d/0rAKaJg
What I find interesting about this project - at least from a conceptual standpoint - is that I'd rather eat a bucket of pine needles than watch the trailer, let alone subject myself to a whole episode.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 PM
What I find interesting about this project - at least from a conceptual standpoint - is that I'd rather eat a bucket of pine needles than watch the trailer, let alone subject myself to a whole episode.
Watched the first two episodes of Wonder Man, and I'm loving it.
Do the recons to Slattery's past work with what we saw in Iron Man 3? Hell, no. Does this matter in the slightest? Nope!
Great show so far!
Do the recons to Slattery's past work with what we saw in Iron Man 3? Hell, no. Does this matter in the slightest? Nope!
Great show so far!
January 29, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Watched the first two episodes of Wonder Man, and I'm loving it.
Do the recons to Slattery's past work with what we saw in Iron Man 3? Hell, no. Does this matter in the slightest? Nope!
Great show so far!
Do the recons to Slattery's past work with what we saw in Iron Man 3? Hell, no. Does this matter in the slightest? Nope!
Great show so far!
Five ‘70s flicks that you love and return to time and again, but not the really obvious ones because there are some REALLY obvious answers and I don't want this to be too easy.
January 29, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Five ‘70s flicks that you love and return to time and again, but not the really obvious ones because there are some REALLY obvious answers and I don't want this to be too easy.
As a reminder, that "trillion dollar bonus" is contingent on the company hitting some really difficult goals over the space of several years, and things are off to a GREAT start.
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM
As a reminder, that "trillion dollar bonus" is contingent on the company hitting some really difficult goals over the space of several years, and things are off to a GREAT start.
I watched M3GAN 2.0. Let's get this out of the way: the speech at the end that sort of tried to "both sides" AI... yeah, that sucked. Bad decision. Read the damn room.
The rest basically felt like someone stuck Terminator 2 and Spy Kids in a blender.
Which, right or wrong, I enjoyed. #filmsky
The rest basically felt like someone stuck Terminator 2 and Spy Kids in a blender.
Which, right or wrong, I enjoyed. #filmsky
a blue robot with green eyes and a white face
Alt: Gif from the movie M3GAN 2.0 showing a cute robot with a sarcastic expression.
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I watched M3GAN 2.0. Let's get this out of the way: the speech at the end that sort of tried to "both sides" AI... yeah, that sucked. Bad decision. Read the damn room.
The rest basically felt like someone stuck Terminator 2 and Spy Kids in a blender.
Which, right or wrong, I enjoyed. #filmsky
The rest basically felt like someone stuck Terminator 2 and Spy Kids in a blender.
Which, right or wrong, I enjoyed. #filmsky
After being blown away by Karel Zeman's other two movies on Criterion, I put on JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME. The effects work is incredible for the time, but anyone watching should be warned it's more 1950's edutainment than it is an adventure flick.
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 AM
After being blown away by Karel Zeman's other two movies on Criterion, I put on JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME. The effects work is incredible for the time, but anyone watching should be warned it's more 1950's edutainment than it is an adventure flick.
I put on INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION, watched Karel Zeman more or less invent steampunk in real time, and that's maybe the third or fourth most impressive thing about the movie. #filmsky
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I put on INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION, watched Karel Zeman more or less invent steampunk in real time, and that's maybe the third or fourth most impressive thing about the movie. #filmsky
I'd reset the "days since we had an international incident" counter back to zero, except it's been at zero every day for the past year.
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I'd reset the "days since we had an international incident" counter back to zero, except it's been at zero every day for the past year.
With the caveat I'm not an expert or even all that well informed:
It seems like the "retreat" could be a ploy to push the funding bill through by feigning a compromise. Probably worth calling all our senators again and reminding them to vote against funding these assholes.
It seems like the "retreat" could be a ploy to push the funding bill through by feigning a compromise. Probably worth calling all our senators again and reminding them to vote against funding these assholes.
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
With the caveat I'm not an expert or even all that well informed:
It seems like the "retreat" could be a ploy to push the funding bill through by feigning a compromise. Probably worth calling all our senators again and reminding them to vote against funding these assholes.
It seems like the "retreat" could be a ploy to push the funding bill through by feigning a compromise. Probably worth calling all our senators again and reminding them to vote against funding these assholes.
Reposted by Erin Snyder
I just watched the 1962 Czech film, "The Fabulous Baron Munchausen," on Criterion, and... guys. This thing is incredible. Imagine a movie imported from a world which kept using Méliès' techniques and style for five decades longer. It's weird, funny, and smart. I loved it.
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I just watched the 1962 Czech film, "The Fabulous Baron Munchausen," on Criterion, and... guys. This thing is incredible. Imagine a movie imported from a world which kept using Méliès' techniques and style for five decades longer. It's weird, funny, and smart. I loved it.