Grim Flandango
@grimflandango.bsky.social
Writer of stuff, mostly weird, sometimes dirty. Chronic oversharer. He/him, 40+ Find my writing on Medium https://medium.com/@flannigan479 or Patreon https://patreon.com/GrimFlandango?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creat
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Colbert posted the interview online. I do wonder if CBS and the FCC are aware of the Streisand effect? The interview has been up for 8 hours and has just over half a million views.
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Colbert posted the interview online. I do wonder if CBS and the FCC are aware of the Streisand effect? The interview has been up for 8 hours and has just over half a million views.
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Jesse could be frustrating, as a politician and a public figure, but for a very long time there was nobody with a similar platform saying the stuff he was saying, doing the stuff he was doing—stuff that needed saying, stuff that needed doing.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Jesse could be frustrating, as a politician and a public figure, but for a very long time there was nobody with a similar platform saying the stuff he was saying, doing the stuff he was doing—stuff that needed saying, stuff that needed doing.
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PSA: You don’t have to shame people into voting for a hypothetical future nominee in a general election that is two and a half years from now
February 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
PSA: You don’t have to shame people into voting for a hypothetical future nominee in a general election that is two and a half years from now
When does grok become considered just a criminal enterprise?
X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.
Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation
X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.
bit.ly
February 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
When does grok become considered just a criminal enterprise?
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One of my most sobering memories of Jesse Jackson was going to my civil rights veteran uncle's funeral, looking to my right and seeing Jesse Jackson sitting next to me, damn near inconsolable and in tears.
February 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
One of my most sobering memories of Jesse Jackson was going to my civil rights veteran uncle's funeral, looking to my right and seeing Jesse Jackson sitting next to me, damn near inconsolable and in tears.
Trans people are in greater danger than they have been in a long time because a bunch of wannabe fascists needed a new drum to beat in the pursuit of power and those in a position to fight against it chose not to. This is how the world burns.
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Trans people are in greater danger than they have been in a long time because a bunch of wannabe fascists needed a new drum to beat in the pursuit of power and those in a position to fight against it chose not to. This is how the world burns.
The fuck…?
Rep. Randy Fine: "People should know Democrats like AOC are saying 'we are going to get rid of your dogs.' Americans need to keep that in mind when they go and vote in November."
February 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The fuck…?
This bullshit has to stop. Anyone in Hollywood feeling fear after watching that clip is a pure chowderhead. The only people impressed are the media pundits trying to please their billionaire masters.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This bullshit has to stop. Anyone in Hollywood feeling fear after watching that clip is a pure chowderhead. The only people impressed are the media pundits trying to please their billionaire masters.
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online arguments aren’t about convincing the other party. they’re about establishing a psychosexual dominance over them that will burden them every time they see your posts from that point forward.
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM
online arguments aren’t about convincing the other party. they’re about establishing a psychosexual dominance over them that will burden them every time they see your posts from that point forward.
Seriously, bring on the glorious “dystopia!”
Kind’a weird that the primary emotion evoked in cyberpunk media is “jealousy of the living arrangements.”
V has a soundproof apartment, gym, gun shop, public relaxation areas, and plenty of food stalls and vending machines within “half-awake in a bath robe” range.
V has a soundproof apartment, gym, gun shop, public relaxation areas, and plenty of food stalls and vending machines within “half-awake in a bath robe” range.
February 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Seriously, bring on the glorious “dystopia!”
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Any day is a good day to quit substack, which profits from hosting nazis.
February 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Any day is a good day to quit substack, which profits from hosting nazis.
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
There is no bottom to what these people will do…
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
There is no bottom to what these people will do…
Ready to either accomplish something or take a much needed nap when I stumble upon a critical third option- In the Mouth of Madness streaming…
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Ready to either accomplish something or take a much needed nap when I stumble upon a critical third option- In the Mouth of Madness streaming…
Legitimate points but god the whole fucking thing is so exhausting this far out.
from the perspective of someone who might want to be president, the best time to run for the white house is now, not later. so if AOC is thinking about it — if the white house is her ambition — then her best bet is to throw her hat in the ring
You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid
She’s only 36, and there’s a good argument that she should run for Senate and bide her time. But she also could be a formidable White House candidate.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Legitimate points but god the whole fucking thing is so exhausting this far out.
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the entire premise of these videos is beautiful and wholesome and the execution is great but also I really just enjoy the fact that they enjoy every single thing they eat and can’t stop talking about how good it all tastes
these two young white guys on IG go to an NYC restaurant each week to try food from a different country. they posted a video bringing together the owners of their first 12 stops & it made me cry bc it was simple & beautiful. just people from all over the world hanging & being pals. how it should be.
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
the entire premise of these videos is beautiful and wholesome and the execution is great but also I really just enjoy the fact that they enjoy every single thing they eat and can’t stop talking about how good it all tastes
At this point, gambling represents possibly the only faint hope of escaping the crushing weight of modern society. You cannot hustle or grind your way out of poverty, especially not now. And it just keeps getting worse. So, fuck it, why not put a week’s salary on the Jets? This is the dark promise.
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
At this point, gambling represents possibly the only faint hope of escaping the crushing weight of modern society. You cannot hustle or grind your way out of poverty, especially not now. And it just keeps getting worse. So, fuck it, why not put a week’s salary on the Jets? This is the dark promise.
I don’t care how competently AI can mimic an art or writing style. Everything good and real about art is in the little nuances that come from a person’s unique experience of the world. At first glance, AI might look like it’s doing the trick, but it’s all so fucking hollow.
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I don’t care how competently AI can mimic an art or writing style. Everything good and real about art is in the little nuances that come from a person’s unique experience of the world. At first glance, AI might look like it’s doing the trick, but it’s all so fucking hollow.
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Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
I need a website solely dedicated to screenshots of people crying about losing all their crypto.
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I need a website solely dedicated to screenshots of people crying about losing all their crypto.
Natalie Portman in The Professional should have been a much bigger red flag in retrospect…
A reminder for everyone excited about that new Dracula movie that Luc Besson has been accused of rape and sexual harassment by at least five women.
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Natalie Portman in The Professional should have been a much bigger red flag in retrospect…
Oh, I see…I don’t understand how color works, is all. That’s probably fine for my art.
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Oh, I see…I don’t understand how color works, is all. That’s probably fine for my art.
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I love how AI slopmeisters refer to themselves by bullshit titles like “Hybrid Artist” like they’re the next stage of human evolution and not, you know, frauds.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I love how AI slopmeisters refer to themselves by bullshit titles like “Hybrid Artist” like they’re the next stage of human evolution and not, you know, frauds.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
Anyway, here’s a real painting.
That ghost is gonna kill the shit outta Mickey (who is actually not a human, by the way. Stupid, psychotic ghost)
February 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
That ghost is gonna kill the shit outta Mickey (who is actually not a human, by the way. Stupid, psychotic ghost)