John Rogers
@johnrogers.bsky.social
TV, comics and film writer. LEVERAGE, JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES, BLUE BEETLE, MARRY ME, a couple other things. Free newsletter of reviews, recommendations, and general oddities at https://buttondown.email/kungfumonkey
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It's here: the annual round-up of my favorite folk horror media! As always, these are not strictly 2025 releases but rather the movies I watched for the first time (mostly) throughout the year. What were your favorites?
2025 Year in Review: The Best Folk Horror Movies (and One TV Show) I Watched
Last year was rough, to put it lightly. Like many of you, I struggled to claw my attention back from a barrage of anxieties on the personal, national, and global levels. My resolution to document w…
theharvestmaidsrevenge.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
It's here: the annual round-up of my favorite folk horror media! As always, these are not strictly 2025 releases but rather the movies I watched for the first time (mostly) throughout the year. What were your favorites?
It cannot be underestimated how much Trump & co. are trying to win the 1990’s.
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It is entirely possible Venezuelan oil reserves aren't worth anything.
Clue: They have the world's largest reserves, but produce 1M bbl/day to our 13.5
Their breakeven price sucks and their crappy oil trades at a discount.
It is entirely possible Venezuelan oil reserves aren't worth anything.
Clue: They have the world's largest reserves, but produce 1M bbl/day to our 13.5
Their breakeven price sucks and their crappy oil trades at a discount.
January 4, 2026 at 3:06 AM
It cannot be underestimated how much Trump & co. are trying to win the 1990’s.
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COMIC: What Artists Do
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
COMIC: What Artists Do
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‘But people in the industry said the administration’s message has left them still leery about the difficulty of rebuilding decayed oil fields in a country where it’s not even clear who will lead the country for the foreseeable future.’
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela
The White House has told companies they must rebuild Venezuela's crude-pumping infrastructure if they want compensation for assets seized by Caracas.
www.politico.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM
‘But people in the industry said the administration’s message has left them still leery about the difficulty of rebuilding decayed oil fields in a country where it’s not even clear who will lead the country for the foreseeable future.’
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Every now and then I see someone asking for recommendations of a GMless game to play.
Well a bunch of us made a list, complete with explanations of why we thought each game was great, so you can decide for yourself.
Don't see your favorite? Add it!
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Well a bunch of us made a list, complete with explanations of why we thought each game was great, so you can decide for yourself.
Don't see your favorite? Add it!
www.reddit.com/r/gmless/com...
From the gmless community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the gmless community
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January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Every now and then I see someone asking for recommendations of a GMless game to play.
Well a bunch of us made a list, complete with explanations of why we thought each game was great, so you can decide for yourself.
Don't see your favorite? Add it!
www.reddit.com/r/gmless/com...
Well a bunch of us made a list, complete with explanations of why we thought each game was great, so you can decide for yourself.
Don't see your favorite? Add it!
www.reddit.com/r/gmless/com...
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Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
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"Trump’s new world order is now very much a reality. It has no obvious rules, no real allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuela’s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it." My column. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/08b22b7a-4...
Trump now owns Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure
as.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"Trump’s new world order is now very much a reality. It has no obvious rules, no real allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuela’s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it." My column. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/08b22b7a-4...
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"To the male Julodimorpha bakewelli beetle, a beer bottle lying on the ground looks like the biggest, most beautiful female he has ever seen.
He doesn't waste any time when he sees her. The male immediately mounts the object of his affection."
www.thoughtco.com/the-giant-je...
He doesn't waste any time when he sees her. The male immediately mounts the object of his affection."
www.thoughtco.com/the-giant-je...
The Giant Jewel Beetle That Mates With Beer Bottles
In the arid, open areas of western Australia lives a giant jewel beetle with a strange habit. The male beetles are known to ignore females, choosing instead to mate with beer bottles.
www.thoughtco.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"To the male Julodimorpha bakewelli beetle, a beer bottle lying on the ground looks like the biggest, most beautiful female he has ever seen.
He doesn't waste any time when he sees her. The male immediately mounts the object of his affection."
www.thoughtco.com/the-giant-je...
He doesn't waste any time when he sees her. The male immediately mounts the object of his affection."
www.thoughtco.com/the-giant-je...
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Hi.
Worked in oil 15 years. Their oil is heavy and sour (high sulfur content). It is problematic to extract, transport and refine, i.e. expensive. The biggest concern (cost-wise) the big producers worry about there is the infrastructure which Venezuela has allowed (caused) to deteriorate.
Worked in oil 15 years. Their oil is heavy and sour (high sulfur content). It is problematic to extract, transport and refine, i.e. expensive. The biggest concern (cost-wise) the big producers worry about there is the infrastructure which Venezuela has allowed (caused) to deteriorate.
January 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would "liberate" Canada in the same fashion that he has do...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
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This thread is keeping track of misinformation circulating about the US' attack on Venezuela. A must read!
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This thread is keeping track of misinformation circulating about the US' attack on Venezuela. A must read!
*squeezes bridge of nose* okay so no further actions are anticipated but if anyone interferes with the oil companies we have a second bigger strike ready and we’re not nation building but we will be running the country and we left most of the regime intact but don’t support the opposition. Right?
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
*squeezes bridge of nose* okay so no further actions are anticipated but if anyone interferes with the oil companies we have a second bigger strike ready and we’re not nation building but we will be running the country and we left most of the regime intact but don’t support the opposition. Right?
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It's illegal for the president to relieve student loan debt. It's completely fine for the president to unilaterally decide to have the head of a foreign nation black bagged on foreign soil.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It's illegal for the president to relieve student loan debt. It's completely fine for the president to unilaterally decide to have the head of a foreign nation black bagged on foreign soil.
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it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
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"A woman dressed as a pink Power Ranger hacked a dating site for far-right extremists. She deleted the entire site, but first she made users fall in love with AI bots she ran, thus obtaining information about them. Over 8,000 far-right profiles have now been mapped."
En kvinna, utklädd till rosa Power Ranger, hackade datingsida för högerextrema. Hon raderade hela sidan, men först fick hon användarna att bli kära i AI-botar som hon drev och fick på så sätt ut information om dem. Över 8000 högerextrema profiler har nu kartlagts.
cybernews.com/security/inv...
cybernews.com/security/inv...
Investigator breaches white supremacist dating sites, exposes 8,000 users
An investigative journalist infiltrated three white supremacist platforms, including the dating site WhiteDate, exfiltrating over 8,000 user profiles and 100GB of sensitive data.
cybernews.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
"A woman dressed as a pink Power Ranger hacked a dating site for far-right extremists. She deleted the entire site, but first she made users fall in love with AI bots she ran, thus obtaining information about them. Over 8,000 far-right profiles have now been mapped."
Well if there’s one good thing, we’ve learned over the last few decades that people always embrace the US and democracy after their leaders are removed by the US military. So this should work out — hold on, I’m getting an update …
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Well if there’s one good thing, we’ve learned over the last few decades that people always embrace the US and democracy after their leaders are removed by the US military. So this should work out — hold on, I’m getting an update …
Too bad Colin Powell is dead, he could’ve gone to Congress and held up a vial of fentanyl — oh shit, they’re not even bothering with that puppet show, are they.
January 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Too bad Colin Powell is dead, he could’ve gone to Congress and held up a vial of fentanyl — oh shit, they’re not even bothering with that puppet show, are they.
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An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
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Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
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Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
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New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
August 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
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guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
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This is actually beyond comprehension
Brooklyn, home of 2.8-million people had 47 shooting drafts and 91 homicides overall.
For those of us anywhere in NYC during the 70s-90s this is like an urban legend in reverse. I think we’ve eliminated the CHUDs once and for all.
For those of us anywhere in NYC during the 70s-90s this is like an urban legend in reverse. I think we’ve eliminated the CHUDs once and for all.
Brooklyn Finishes 2025 with Fewest Murders, Shootings, Shooting Victims and Shooting Homicides in Recorded History – The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
brooklynda.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This is actually beyond comprehension
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Dan Davies's @dsquareddigest.bsky.social
concept of an "accountability sink" comes to mind
concept of an "accountability sink" comes to mind
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Dan Davies's @dsquareddigest.bsky.social
concept of an "accountability sink" comes to mind
concept of an "accountability sink" comes to mind
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This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.
January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.