gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
@gregfallis.com
Former medic, former prison counselor, former criminal defense investigator, former almost academic, photographer, writer of detective fiction, Edgar Award winner.
Pinned
This is your reminder that writing is a political action.
Remember, in totalitarian states, among the first people to be silenced are the artists, the poets, the writers. There's a reason for that.
Be that reason.
If you do art, keep doing art. Do it with as much passion as you can muster. Express yourself.
Be that reason.
If you do art, keep doing art. Do it with as much passion as you can muster. Express yourself.
The thing is, when she described the people in the files as "a bunch of sick fucks," I got the impression she was pulling her punches. Which suggests the people in the files are *seriously* sick fucks.
Vermont US Representative Becca Balint being interviewed by Drop Site News shortly after reviewing more, unreleased Epstein files saying
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
The thing is, when she described the people in the files as "a bunch of sick fucks," I got the impression she was pulling her punches. Which suggests the people in the files are *seriously* sick fucks.
I have absolutely no need for a cargo bike, but this review makes me wish I did.
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I have absolutely no need for a cargo bike, but this review makes me wish I did.
One of the reasons we are so deeply fucked is the news media won't bother to report on just how completely fucking insane this is. China will terminate hockey in Canada? Just Trump being Trump.
We should sue The News for criminal negligence.
We should sue The News for criminal negligence.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
One of the reasons we are so deeply fucked is the news media won't bother to report on just how completely fucking insane this is. China will terminate hockey in Canada? Just Trump being Trump.
We should sue The News for criminal negligence.
We should sue The News for criminal negligence.
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
My ebike got me back on a bike, helped me get further (and especially up bigger hills) than I could under my own steam when I was well, helped me rehab after short periods of illness, and makes cycling for both leisure and transport far more accessible to me when my chronic illness symptoms allow.
It really annoys me that the moral panic over e-bikes obscures the incredible impact they have had for disabled people.
This. For the disabled they are a vital tool, and without mine, I am housebound. The inherent ableism infuriates me, especially since I am a careful rider. In every incident I have been in, and there are very few, I was the victim not the cause. Every time.
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
My ebike got me back on a bike, helped me get further (and especially up bigger hills) than I could under my own steam when I was well, helped me rehab after short periods of illness, and makes cycling for both leisure and transport far more accessible to me when my chronic illness symptoms allow.
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Representative Stansbury does NOT mince words. We need to see a LOT more members of Congress stand up with her and show the same level of integrity.
This morning, Ghislaine Maxwell blanket pleaded the 5th during her deposition in the Epstein case. What’s the message? She seems to be making it clear to Donald Trump that he can buy her silence with clemency.
Not on our watch. Here is the latest. ⬇️
Not on our watch. Here is the latest. ⬇️
Rep. Stansbury: Latest on Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Representative Stansbury does NOT mince words. We need to see a LOT more members of Congress stand up with her and show the same level of integrity.
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
It's not an illogical stance to take, if you are pro-nanny state. But please - if we are going to take a heavy hand on pot regulation and federal taxing *because it is harmful* - then let me know when we do the same for auto use. Tax by mileage, "on the scale of dollars...not cents," per the piece.
Opinion | It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
It's not an illogical stance to take, if you are pro-nanny state. But please - if we are going to take a heavy hand on pot regulation and federal taxing *because it is harmful* - then let me know when we do the same for auto use. Tax by mileage, "on the scale of dollars...not cents," per the piece.
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
That was the real American Halftime Show. New shirts online now with proceeds benefitting Somos Arte in Chicago. www.raygunsite.com/products/the... #raygun
February 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
That was the real American Halftime Show. New shirts online now with proceeds benefitting Somos Arte in Chicago. www.raygunsite.com/products/the... #raygun
Happy birthday to Carole King, an amazing singer-songwriter with a lovely voice. Today she turned...no, wait, that's not possible...is it? I mean, 84 years old? Surely not.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Happy birthday to Carole King, an amazing singer-songwriter with a lovely voice. Today she turned...no, wait, that's not possible...is it? I mean, 84 years old? Surely not.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
Hubert Malfait (Belgian, 1898–1971)
"The Cyclist", 1927.
Oil on Canvas, 120 × 82 cm.
The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"The Cyclist", 1927.
Oil on Canvas, 120 × 82 cm.
The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Hubert Malfait (Belgian, 1898–1971)
"The Cyclist", 1927.
Oil on Canvas, 120 × 82 cm.
The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"The Cyclist", 1927.
Oil on Canvas, 120 × 82 cm.
The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
It’s February 8, 2026, and Donald Trump can go fuck himself.
February 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
It’s February 8, 2026, and Donald Trump can go fuck himself.
A good romance story is a good story. A good fantasy story is a good story. A good mystery story is a good story. A good western story is a good story.
Any good genre story is...has to be, right down at the bones...a good story.
Folks who dismiss genre fiction don't understand the craft.
Any good genre story is...has to be, right down at the bones...a good story.
Folks who dismiss genre fiction don't understand the craft.
Generally speaking, the minute you see the word “Fabio” attached to an article about romance other than as history, you can throw the entire thing into the garbage. It’s a sneer, designed as communication from one person who thinks romance is stupid to another.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
A good romance story is a good story. A good fantasy story is a good story. A good mystery story is a good story. A good western story is a good story.
Any good genre story is...has to be, right down at the bones...a good story.
Folks who dismiss genre fiction don't understand the craft.
Any good genre story is...has to be, right down at the bones...a good story.
Folks who dismiss genre fiction don't understand the craft.
No. Street photography has an asshole problem. Cycling has an asshole problem. Social media has an asshole problem. Politics has an asshole problem. I've got five bucks says knitting has an asshole problem. Every human endeavor has an asshole problem.
The problem is always assholes.
The problem is always assholes.
Street Photography Has a Predator Problem
Street photography's legacy of taking.
petapixel.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
No. Street photography has an asshole problem. Cycling has an asshole problem. Social media has an asshole problem. Politics has an asshole problem. I've got five bucks says knitting has an asshole problem. Every human endeavor has an asshole problem.
The problem is always assholes.
The problem is always assholes.
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
Seen on Mastodon. This is by Dutch cartoonist Tjeerd Royaards.
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Seen on Mastodon. This is by Dutch cartoonist Tjeerd Royaards.
"What are you looking at?"
"Solar radiation in the form of heat and light traveled 93 million miles at 186,000 miles per second to bang into that tree and create that shadow. It deserves some attention."
#ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #science
"Solar radiation in the form of heat and light traveled 93 million miles at 186,000 miles per second to bang into that tree and create that shadow. It deserves some attention."
#ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #science
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"What are you looking at?"
"Solar radiation in the form of heat and light traveled 93 million miles at 186,000 miles per second to bang into that tree and create that shadow. It deserves some attention."
#ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #science
"Solar radiation in the form of heat and light traveled 93 million miles at 186,000 miles per second to bang into that tree and create that shadow. It deserves some attention."
#ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #science
"I like the precision" and "I love that process of finding the scene." That pretty much encompasses everything I love about #photography. It's not so much that Roger Deakins is a genius, it's that he just wants to get it right.
some heroes don't wear a cape... but I guess this kind of rain wear may be considered a cape.
Mr big shot: cinematographer Roger Deakins on 50 years behind the camera
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"I like the precision" and "I love that process of finding the scene." That pretty much encompasses everything I love about #photography. It's not so much that Roger Deakins is a genius, it's that he just wants to get it right.
February 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Today is the anniversary of the Bonfire of the Vanities.
No, not the novel; the actual event in 1497, when the Church gathered & set fire to "objects that might tempt one to sin." Books, musical instruments, art, even fancy clothes and cosmetics.
So dress up today, do art, make music, read books.
No, not the novel; the actual event in 1497, when the Church gathered & set fire to "objects that might tempt one to sin." Books, musical instruments, art, even fancy clothes and cosmetics.
So dress up today, do art, make music, read books.
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Today is the anniversary of the Bonfire of the Vanities.
No, not the novel; the actual event in 1497, when the Church gathered & set fire to "objects that might tempt one to sin." Books, musical instruments, art, even fancy clothes and cosmetics.
So dress up today, do art, make music, read books.
No, not the novel; the actual event in 1497, when the Church gathered & set fire to "objects that might tempt one to sin." Books, musical instruments, art, even fancy clothes and cosmetics.
So dress up today, do art, make music, read books.
From the very beginning, this campaign has been different. Thoughtful, clever, personal, inspired, open, and inclusionary. Let's hope it serves as a model for more progressive candidates.
Also? This comic? I'd eat this up with a spoon.
Also? This comic? I'd eat this up with a spoon.
it came and was the only one I kept! way to make political mailers actually fun
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
From the very beginning, this campaign has been different. Thoughtful, clever, personal, inspired, open, and inclusionary. Let's hope it serves as a model for more progressive candidates.
Also? This comic? I'd eat this up with a spoon.
Also? This comic? I'd eat this up with a spoon.
Why I carry a #RicohGR3x in my pocket: Color and Shadow in the Parking Garage edition. This is all it takes to make me happy.
#ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography
#ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Why I carry a #RicohGR3x in my pocket: Color and Shadow in the Parking Garage edition. This is all it takes to make me happy.
#ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography
#ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #streetphotography
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
Scotland has passed a law that all new buildings must install ‘swift bricks’ which are hollowed out bricks to help nesting swifts and other endangered birds! Swifts are especially endangered because so many chimneys now have chimney caps. Swifts return to the same nesting spot year after year.
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Scotland has passed a law that all new buildings must install ‘swift bricks’ which are hollowed out bricks to help nesting swifts and other endangered birds! Swifts are especially endangered because so many chimneys now have chimney caps. Swifts return to the same nesting spot year after year.
Two years ago yesterday, Trump was acquitted in his very first impeachment.
Susan Collins: "I believe that the president has learned from this case. The president has been impeached. That’s a pretty big lesson."
Susan Collins is still in office. So is Trump.
Susan Collins: "I believe that the president has learned from this case. The president has been impeached. That’s a pretty big lesson."
Susan Collins is still in office. So is Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Two years ago yesterday, Trump was acquitted in his very first impeachment.
Susan Collins: "I believe that the president has learned from this case. The president has been impeached. That’s a pretty big lesson."
Susan Collins is still in office. So is Trump.
Susan Collins: "I believe that the president has learned from this case. The president has been impeached. That’s a pretty big lesson."
Susan Collins is still in office. So is Trump.
Just as a public service matter, I fully support reposting every comment that refers to Bezos as a 'rat fucking bastard.'
Plus, of course, Bezos is a horrible person who hired horrible people who genuinely or conveniently endorse horrible ideas to enhance is horrible wealth. That rat fucking bastard.
February 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just as a public service matter, I fully support reposting every comment that refers to Bezos as a 'rat fucking bastard.'
Reposted by gregor (defenestrate billionaires, ride bikes) fallis
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.