John Langan
@johnlangan.bsky.social
Writer. All monsters, all the time. Filthy liberal.
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It's more important than ever to support queer writing, queer writers, queer readers.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
It's more important than ever to support queer writing, queer writers, queer readers.
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Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
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all between must be profound darkness and nothingness
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
all between must be profound darkness and nothingness
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Hey Boston area!!! It's me @paultremblay.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @catvalente.bsky.social & @ericlarocca.bsky.social on 1/31 @copperdogbooks.bsky.social! We are raising money for the @sjacksonawards.bsky.social. $5 suggested donation.
Join us. Details: copperdogbooks.com/event/2026-0...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Hey Boston area!!! It's me @paultremblay.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @catvalente.bsky.social & @ericlarocca.bsky.social on 1/31 @copperdogbooks.bsky.social! We are raising money for the @sjacksonawards.bsky.social. $5 suggested donation.
Join us. Details: copperdogbooks.com/event/2026-0...
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"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
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“Three policemen, falling upon one unarmed student, were beating him with their riot sticks. Nobody was stopping them. The sound was clear & terrible. ‘What the hell,’ said Weed Atman. It was a moment of light, in which the true nature of the police was being revealed to him.”
On Pynchon’s Vineland
On Pynchon’s Vineland
The Novel and the Secret Police
In Vineland, his underappreciated 1990 novel, Thomas Pynchon anticipated a United States in which security would become the greatest good.
www.bostonreview.net
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“Three policemen, falling upon one unarmed student, were beating him with their riot sticks. Nobody was stopping them. The sound was clear & terrible. ‘What the hell,’ said Weed Atman. It was a moment of light, in which the true nature of the police was being revealed to him.”
On Pynchon’s Vineland
On Pynchon’s Vineland
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something very @johnlangan.bsky.social about this:
January 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
something very @johnlangan.bsky.social about this:
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Worth emphasizing that this is not only an authoritarian regime engaged in a murderous campaign of terror and ethnic cleansing, it is carrying out this campaign while illegally covering up for a historically massive child sex trafficking ring because the leader was probably criminally involved
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Worth emphasizing that this is not only an authoritarian regime engaged in a murderous campaign of terror and ethnic cleansing, it is carrying out this campaign while illegally covering up for a historically massive child sex trafficking ring because the leader was probably criminally involved
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Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on.
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In another part of the interview, she says an agent who was driving her to Whipple stopped and pulled her out of the car to beat her again.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 AM
In another part of the interview, she says an agent who was driving her to Whipple stopped and pulled her out of the car to beat her again.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
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Looks like the regime has put JD in charge of bullshit.
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Looks like the regime has put JD in charge of bullshit.
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Minneapolis people -
ICE & CBP are breaking & entering homes.
Barricade yourselves inside as best you can.
This use of force is illegal & anti-constitutional.
ICE & CBP are breaking & entering homes.
Barricade yourselves inside as best you can.
This use of force is illegal & anti-constitutional.
ICE agents are going door to door in South Minneapolis, kicking in doors and using force. Reporting says agents rely on administrative ICE paperwork, not judge-signed warrants, which do not authorize forced entry into private homes.
January 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Minneapolis people -
ICE & CBP are breaking & entering homes.
Barricade yourselves inside as best you can.
This use of force is illegal & anti-constitutional.
ICE & CBP are breaking & entering homes.
Barricade yourselves inside as best you can.
This use of force is illegal & anti-constitutional.
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NEW: An elder man was shot with pepper balls and arrested by federal agents after protesting ICE in the driveway of the Whipple Federal Building around 2 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2026. The man's car was driven into the parking lot by a DHS agent and then a tow truck came and took the car away.
Protester Arrested by Agents Outside Whipple Federal Building
YouTube video by Unicorn Riot
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
NEW: An elder man was shot with pepper balls and arrested by federal agents after protesting ICE in the driveway of the Whipple Federal Building around 2 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2026. The man's car was driven into the parking lot by a DHS agent and then a tow truck came and took the car away.
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A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march
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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
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Something so wonderfully satisfying rewatching the last part of THE STAND @stephenking.bsky.social @mickgarris.bsky.social
“It’s almost over for them now. Can you feel it, Larry?”
“It’s almost over for them now. Can you feel it, Larry?”
January 12, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Something so wonderfully satisfying rewatching the last part of THE STAND @stephenking.bsky.social @mickgarris.bsky.social
“It’s almost over for them now. Can you feel it, Larry?”
“It’s almost over for them now. Can you feel it, Larry?”
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This year I've decided to make more trans mugs. Last year I raised money for our local gender affirming closet.
This year, I'm looking to raise money for an organization that helps trans people in Alberta.
If you know of any orgs helping, please let me know below.
#alberta #Trans #lgbtq #Canada
This year, I'm looking to raise money for an organization that helps trans people in Alberta.
If you know of any orgs helping, please let me know below.
#alberta #Trans #lgbtq #Canada
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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"I've asked them to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written, because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable." www.tiktok.com/@justinisrea...
The entire speech of Bishop Rob Hirschfield, Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, at the vigil for Renee Nicole Good in Concord, NH on January 9th @Only1Sebastian603 #jesus #christian #iceout #resist #...
TikTok video by Justin Charles
www.tiktok.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"I've asked them to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written, because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable." www.tiktok.com/@justinisrea...
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Still waiting for those Epstein files to be released
January 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Still waiting for those Epstein files to be released
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The canon isn't completely arbitrary or historized or a trick of snobs or "white dudes" or whatever else you've been told to keep you away from its power so that you won't claim a hunk of it for yourself.
So look the "best" novels, paintings, films, and be the bee--collect nectar leave the rest.
So look the "best" novels, paintings, films, and be the bee--collect nectar leave the rest.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The canon isn't completely arbitrary or historized or a trick of snobs or "white dudes" or whatever else you've been told to keep you away from its power so that you won't claim a hunk of it for yourself.
So look the "best" novels, paintings, films, and be the bee--collect nectar leave the rest.
So look the "best" novels, paintings, films, and be the bee--collect nectar leave the rest.
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“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”