J. Marshall Freeman
@jmarshallfreeman.bsky.social
Novelist, poet, musician, queer aesthete, Toronto biker, older and only marginally wiser.
jmarshallfreeman.com My new short story collection, "To Wrap Yourself in Light," is now available on Amazon.
jmarshallfreeman.com My new short story collection, "To Wrap Yourself in Light," is now available on Amazon.
Same! Support #GladDayBookshop and queer writers. They have my books in stock.
For those mourning the closure of #GladDayBookshop, just pointing out, they've moved to temporary digs at 32 Lisgar St. They're also able to order in any of my paperbacks if you want to support local #QueerToronto. #GayToronto #LGBTQToronto
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Same! Support #GladDayBookshop and queer writers. They have my books in stock.
Exactly as we knew it would. The death count of the Trump administration will be in the many millions.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Exactly as we knew it would. The death count of the Trump administration will be in the many millions.
Facebook promised me a giant red moon looming over AI farmers, washing the world in a blood haze, but this pretty, too.
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Facebook promised me a giant red moon looming over AI farmers, washing the world in a blood haze, but this pretty, too.
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This is quite the listen. Carney has commit just 900,000 to 10/day and 5 million to universal dental and a fucking billion to AI. A total fuck you to every progressive that bought the Elbows up Rhetoric. They even canned the yacht tax to appease the billionaires.
The Liberals' budget -- it mostly helps upper income people, it mostly helps men, it mostly helps war, oil and gas.
Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage
sandyandnora.com/episode-348-...
Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage
sandyandnora.com/episode-348-...
Episode 348 – 2025 Budget; Liberal Carnage
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the 2025 Liberal budget — Mark Carney’s first — and how he blurs the line between Liberals and Tories like never before.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is quite the listen. Carney has commit just 900,000 to 10/day and 5 million to universal dental and a fucking billion to AI. A total fuck you to every progressive that bought the Elbows up Rhetoric. They even canned the yacht tax to appease the billionaires.
Radiohead’s first show in seven years last night in Madrid, and they are not fooling around! Crowd-pleasers and deep cuts, gravitas and joy.
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wolf at the door - radiohead madrid 2025
YouTube video by Elly
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November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Radiohead’s first show in seven years last night in Madrid, and they are not fooling around! Crowd-pleasers and deep cuts, gravitas and joy.
youtu.be/jr4qmNkyVcg?...
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The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
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As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
Tony Visconti finishes his series of short videos about different Bowie albums he produced. It’s sent me back to “Black Star,” and a fresh appreciation for the brilliant final album.
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Tony Visconti Discusses the Making of 'Blackstar'
YouTube video by David Bowie
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November 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Tony Visconti finishes his series of short videos about different Bowie albums he produced. It’s sent me back to “Black Star,” and a fresh appreciation for the brilliant final album.
youtu.be/5AEwSH8B-mc?...
youtu.be/5AEwSH8B-mc?...
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
Look at this complete horseshit (or don’t bother). If anyone finds misinformation on Wikipedia, they can become an editor and correct it, as long as they have sources that are complete and accurate. What these people are actually saying is that the truth is inconvenient for their bigoted worldview.
Look at this video the Washington Post put out arguing that Wikipedia has a lefty bias. It's filmed in the same style as the videos @davejorgenson.bsky.social used to make for them, but is now just some right-wing guy pushing right-wing trash youtube.com/shorts/aNV80...
Wikipedia Not Conservative ENOUGH, says Co founder
YouTube video by Washington Post Universe
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October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Look at this complete horseshit (or don’t bother). If anyone finds misinformation on Wikipedia, they can become an editor and correct it, as long as they have sources that are complete and accurate. What these people are actually saying is that the truth is inconvenient for their bigoted worldview.
Eno is really his family name? I thought this was a Neo=“The One” situation.
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Brian Eno: Ambient 1 - Music for Airports. The creation of a totally new genre in music.
YouTube video by Pearl Acoustics
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October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Eno is really his family name? I thought this was a Neo=“The One” situation.
youtu.be/v9Z6puq_xzo?...
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In a morning full of depressing headlines, this is the one that hit me hardest. If "crime" is Torontonian's biggest concern, then we living in a right-wing media fantasy and we will reap the whirlwind of that mistake.
I have been periodically checking in on the homicide rate in the city and it's been tracking over 50% lower all year. And yet it's the first time where my parents asked me what I thought about some random stabbings multiple times. It's going to be a long year.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/cri...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/cri...
Crime replaces affordable housing as top concern in Toronto, says poll
The public opinion survey, conducted by Liaison Strategies, also found that over half of Torontonians approved of the job Olivia Chow is doing as mayor.
www.thestar.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In a morning full of depressing headlines, this is the one that hit me hardest. If "crime" is Torontonian's biggest concern, then we living in a right-wing media fantasy and we will reap the whirlwind of that mistake.
I made equivalence marks between phenomena today: “We must get rid of bike lanes because that will fix the traffic congestion problem” is roughly equivalent to “We must stop immigration because that will solve the problems caused by exploitation of workers and lack stable jobs and living wages.”
October 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I made equivalence marks between phenomena today: “We must get rid of bike lanes because that will fix the traffic congestion problem” is roughly equivalent to “We must stop immigration because that will solve the problems caused by exploitation of workers and lack stable jobs and living wages.”
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DOES THIS LOOK LIKE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE TO YOU?
October 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE TO YOU?
The singularity won’t happen until infant AI learns about object permanence.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The singularity won’t happen until infant AI learns about object permanence.
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The rabbit who has been visiting our backyard seems to have decided to stay. He is welcome, as long as he doesn’t eat our vegetable patch next summer. But that’s a long way away.
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The rabbit who has been visiting our backyard seems to have decided to stay. He is welcome, as long as he doesn’t eat our vegetable patch next summer. But that’s a long way away.
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Mindlessly hung my towel on the back of the door last night. Woke up at 2am, saw this in the dark and almost shat meself.
October 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Mindlessly hung my towel on the back of the door last night. Woke up at 2am, saw this in the dark and almost shat meself.
October 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Tomorrow night is the latest edition of Toronto Queer Noir, a literary night of “be gay do crimes.”
I’m reading my compact noir short-story, “The Darkling Road.” Also, looking forward to being on the bill with legendary Toronto theatre luminary, Sky Gilbert and other great writers!
I’m reading my compact noir short-story, “The Darkling Road.” Also, looking forward to being on the bill with legendary Toronto theatre luminary, Sky Gilbert and other great writers!
October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tomorrow night is the latest edition of Toronto Queer Noir, a literary night of “be gay do crimes.”
I’m reading my compact noir short-story, “The Darkling Road.” Also, looking forward to being on the bill with legendary Toronto theatre luminary, Sky Gilbert and other great writers!
I’m reading my compact noir short-story, “The Darkling Road.” Also, looking forward to being on the bill with legendary Toronto theatre luminary, Sky Gilbert and other great writers!
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The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
I'm doing production on a 526 page book, and I totally understand why small publishers want small books. Every time there is an adjustment, I have to flip through the same 526 pages. New reviewers pdf? 526 page flip-through. Added two blank pages in the front matter? 528 pp flip-through.
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm doing production on a 526 page book, and I totally understand why small publishers want small books. Every time there is an adjustment, I have to flip through the same 526 pages. New reviewers pdf? 526 page flip-through. Added two blank pages in the front matter? 528 pp flip-through.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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