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Trying to help us learn from history correctly. They/Them. Disaster Bi.
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Greetings. Currently telling everyone the wonderful story of the wacky fun of being in the Donner Party. Sometimes I throw in disaster and weather stories. Sometimes I stop being polite and start getting real. Also part of a 90s sci-fi podcast crew with dozens of fans. Dozens!
January 22, 1847: a massive multi-day storm, one of the largest of the season, begins. There will be intermittent periods of calm, but for the most part the party will be stuck in whatever shelter they are in.
The Kesebergs are fully integrated with the Murphys now.
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The Kesebergs are fully integrated with the Murphys now.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:26 PM
January 22, 1847: a massive multi-day storm, one of the largest of the season, begins. There will be intermittent periods of calm, but for the most part the party will be stuck in whatever shelter they are in.
The Kesebergs are fully integrated with the Murphys now.
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The Kesebergs are fully integrated with the Murphys now.
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January 21, 1847: Eliza is back.
"Fine morning. Wind W. Did not freeze quite so hard last night as it has done. John Battice & Denton came this morning with Eliza. She won't eat hides. Mrs Reid sent her back to live or die on them. Milt. got his toes froze. The Donners are all well."
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"Fine morning. Wind W. Did not freeze quite so hard last night as it has done. John Battice & Denton came this morning with Eliza. She won't eat hides. Mrs Reid sent her back to live or die on them. Milt. got his toes froze. The Donners are all well."
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January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
January 21, 1847: Eliza is back.
"Fine morning. Wind W. Did not freeze quite so hard last night as it has done. John Battice & Denton came this morning with Eliza. She won't eat hides. Mrs Reid sent her back to live or die on them. Milt. got his toes froze. The Donners are all well."
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"Fine morning. Wind W. Did not freeze quite so hard last night as it has done. John Battice & Denton came this morning with Eliza. She won't eat hides. Mrs Reid sent her back to live or die on them. Milt. got his toes froze. The Donners are all well."
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"Because sometimes peace is another word for surrender, and because secrets have a way of getting out."
Commander Ivanova.
Commander Ivanova.
January 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"Because sometimes peace is another word for surrender, and because secrets have a way of getting out."
Commander Ivanova.
Commander Ivanova.
January 20, 1847: "Fine morning. Wind N. Froze hard last night. Expecting some person across the Mountain this week."
James Breen: perpetual blood pissing optimist.
James Breen: perpetual blood pissing optimist.
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
January 20, 1847: "Fine morning. Wind N. Froze hard last night. Expecting some person across the Mountain this week."
James Breen: perpetual blood pissing optimist.
James Breen: perpetual blood pissing optimist.
January 19, 1847: "Clear & pleasant. Thawing a little in the sun. Wind S.W. Peggy & Edward sick last night by eating some meat that Dolan threw his tobacco on; pretty well to day (praise God for his blessings). Lanthrom very low; in danger if relief don't soon come..."
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January 20, 2026 at 2:52 AM
January 19, 1847: "Clear & pleasant. Thawing a little in the sun. Wind S.W. Peggy & Edward sick last night by eating some meat that Dolan threw his tobacco on; pretty well to day (praise God for his blessings). Lanthrom very low; in danger if relief don't soon come..."
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TLDR Red Dwarf: s1e1. "The End"
Lister is not the brightest bulb in the bunch, but he has a good heart. Rimmer is a git. They are roommates in space. Lister wants to move to Fiji with his pregnant cat Frankenstein, who isn't allowed on the ship because quarantine.
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Lister is not the brightest bulb in the bunch, but he has a good heart. Rimmer is a git. They are roommates in space. Lister wants to move to Fiji with his pregnant cat Frankenstein, who isn't allowed on the ship because quarantine.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM
TLDR Red Dwarf: s1e1. "The End"
Lister is not the brightest bulb in the bunch, but he has a good heart. Rimmer is a git. They are roommates in space. Lister wants to move to Fiji with his pregnant cat Frankenstein, who isn't allowed on the ship because quarantine.
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Lister is not the brightest bulb in the bunch, but he has a good heart. Rimmer is a git. They are roommates in space. Lister wants to move to Fiji with his pregnant cat Frankenstein, who isn't allowed on the ship because quarantine.
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Babylon 5: s2e21. "Comes the Inquisitor"
The only thing this episode is missing is Amelia Earhart. And open palm fighting. It has all of the fucking sci fi tropes.
Jack the Ripper. Warriors cutting their hands. Pain devices.
Secy bracelet pain devices.
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The only thing this episode is missing is Amelia Earhart. And open palm fighting. It has all of the fucking sci fi tropes.
Jack the Ripper. Warriors cutting their hands. Pain devices.
Secy bracelet pain devices.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Babylon 5: s2e21. "Comes the Inquisitor"
The only thing this episode is missing is Amelia Earhart. And open palm fighting. It has all of the fucking sci fi tropes.
Jack the Ripper. Warriors cutting their hands. Pain devices.
Secy bracelet pain devices.
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The only thing this episode is missing is Amelia Earhart. And open palm fighting. It has all of the fucking sci fi tropes.
Jack the Ripper. Warriors cutting their hands. Pain devices.
Secy bracelet pain devices.
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Who are you? What do you want? Redjac? Redjac!
Why did this ep drop a week late? Does B5 have a historical telephone book? Will Sheridan ever learn? How many arms deals has G'Kar done? What is it with slicing your hand open in the 90s sci-fi? All these questions answered and more on this week's Babcom Pod!
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January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Who are you? What do you want? Redjac? Redjac!
TLDR Enterprise: S4E13. "United"
Archer and Shran finally fuck! To the death!
Sorry, I mean fight. Damn. Anyway they're both fine, minus an antenna. Tucker and Reed not so much on Romulan drone. Hot blue lady died. Sad.
128 ships: United!!! Woot! Also Daft Punk is Aenar!
Archer and Shran finally fuck! To the death!
Sorry, I mean fight. Damn. Anyway they're both fine, minus an antenna. Tucker and Reed not so much on Romulan drone. Hot blue lady died. Sad.
128 ships: United!!! Woot! Also Daft Punk is Aenar!
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
TLDR Enterprise: S4E13. "United"
Archer and Shran finally fuck! To the death!
Sorry, I mean fight. Damn. Anyway they're both fine, minus an antenna. Tucker and Reed not so much on Romulan drone. Hot blue lady died. Sad.
128 ships: United!!! Woot! Also Daft Punk is Aenar!
Archer and Shran finally fuck! To the death!
Sorry, I mean fight. Damn. Anyway they're both fine, minus an antenna. Tucker and Reed not so much on Romulan drone. Hot blue lady died. Sad.
128 ships: United!!! Woot! Also Daft Punk is Aenar!
January 18, 1847: all seven snowshoers are recovering at Johnson's Ranch. They tell the story of the still trapped people at Truckee Lake and Alder Creek, but also their 33 day struggle to get help.
They also mentioned how they survived: the story spreads like wildfire.
They also mentioned how they survived: the story spreads like wildfire.
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
January 18, 1847: all seven snowshoers are recovering at Johnson's Ranch. They tell the story of the still trapped people at Truckee Lake and Alder Creek, but also their 33 day struggle to get help.
They also mentioned how they survived: the story spreads like wildfire.
They also mentioned how they survived: the story spreads like wildfire.
January 17, 1847: Breen recaps the 16th.
"Eliza [Williams] came here this morning. Sent her back again to Graves. Lanthrom [Landrum Murphy] crazy last night, so Bill [Murphy] says. Keyburg sent Bill to get hides off his shanty & carry them home this morning. Provisions scarce..."
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"Eliza [Williams] came here this morning. Sent her back again to Graves. Lanthrom [Landrum Murphy] crazy last night, so Bill [Murphy] says. Keyburg sent Bill to get hides off his shanty & carry them home this morning. Provisions scarce..."
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January 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
January 17, 1847: Breen recaps the 16th.
"Eliza [Williams] came here this morning. Sent her back again to Graves. Lanthrom [Landrum Murphy] crazy last night, so Bill [Murphy] says. Keyburg sent Bill to get hides off his shanty & carry them home this morning. Provisions scarce..."
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"Eliza [Williams] came here this morning. Sent her back again to Graves. Lanthrom [Landrum Murphy] crazy last night, so Bill [Murphy] says. Keyburg sent Bill to get hides off his shanty & carry them home this morning. Provisions scarce..."
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~January 16, 1847.
Eliza Williams comes with on John Denton and Jean Baptiste Trudeau's daily journey from Alder Creek to Lake Camp to beg for food.
Margret Reed has nothing to offer Eliza. Neither does frugal Mrs Breen, as her larder is limited to the Breen family.
What about hides?
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Eliza Williams comes with on John Denton and Jean Baptiste Trudeau's daily journey from Alder Creek to Lake Camp to beg for food.
Margret Reed has nothing to offer Eliza. Neither does frugal Mrs Breen, as her larder is limited to the Breen family.
What about hides?
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January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
~January 16, 1847.
Eliza Williams comes with on John Denton and Jean Baptiste Trudeau's daily journey from Alder Creek to Lake Camp to beg for food.
Margret Reed has nothing to offer Eliza. Neither does frugal Mrs Breen, as her larder is limited to the Breen family.
What about hides?
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Eliza Williams comes with on John Denton and Jean Baptiste Trudeau's daily journey from Alder Creek to Lake Camp to beg for food.
Margret Reed has nothing to offer Eliza. Neither does frugal Mrs Breen, as her larder is limited to the Breen family.
What about hides?
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January 15, 1847: the meager winter survival storages of the Miwok villagers is challenged by the seven nearly naked and very emaciated snowshowers in their party.
They will be moved from village to village, as all seven are too weak to head to Johnson's Ranch.
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They will be moved from village to village, as all seven are too weak to head to Johnson's Ranch.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
January 15, 1847: the meager winter survival storages of the Miwok villagers is challenged by the seven nearly naked and very emaciated snowshowers in their party.
They will be moved from village to village, as all seven are too weak to head to Johnson's Ranch.
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They will be moved from village to village, as all seven are too weak to head to Johnson's Ranch.
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TLDR disaster on January 15, 2009.
We mourn the anniversary of the deaths of beloved Canada geese. They were minding their own business when two A320 engines brutally ended their life.
All humans involved survived.
We mourn the anniversary of the deaths of beloved Canada geese. They were minding their own business when two A320 engines brutally ended their life.
All humans involved survived.
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
TLDR disaster on January 15, 2009.
We mourn the anniversary of the deaths of beloved Canada geese. They were minding their own business when two A320 engines brutally ended their life.
All humans involved survived.
We mourn the anniversary of the deaths of beloved Canada geese. They were minding their own business when two A320 engines brutally ended their life.
All humans involved survived.
January 13, 1982. Several people are trapped. Three are dead. They wait in the Orange Metro Line wreck: it had derailed after backing up from an improperly closed rail switch.
Help is slow. The weather is snow, snow, and more snow. Traffic is not moving. Washington DC folks are stuck.
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Help is slow. The weather is snow, snow, and more snow. Traffic is not moving. Washington DC folks are stuck.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
January 13, 1982. Several people are trapped. Three are dead. They wait in the Orange Metro Line wreck: it had derailed after backing up from an improperly closed rail switch.
Help is slow. The weather is snow, snow, and more snow. Traffic is not moving. Washington DC folks are stuck.
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Help is slow. The weather is snow, snow, and more snow. Traffic is not moving. Washington DC folks are stuck.
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TLDR Enterprise: S4E12. "Babel One"
Romulans use Daft Punk to trick Andorians and Tellarites so they continue being pissed off at each other while Archer tries to keep them in line. Trip and Reed discuss juicy Vulcan bums. We have ourselves another season 4 triple arc ep.
Romulans use Daft Punk to trick Andorians and Tellarites so they continue being pissed off at each other while Archer tries to keep them in line. Trip and Reed discuss juicy Vulcan bums. We have ourselves another season 4 triple arc ep.
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
TLDR Enterprise: S4E12. "Babel One"
Romulans use Daft Punk to trick Andorians and Tellarites so they continue being pissed off at each other while Archer tries to keep them in line. Trip and Reed discuss juicy Vulcan bums. We have ourselves another season 4 triple arc ep.
Romulans use Daft Punk to trick Andorians and Tellarites so they continue being pissed off at each other while Archer tries to keep them in line. Trip and Reed discuss juicy Vulcan bums. We have ourselves another season 4 triple arc ep.
January 12, 1847: it must have been quite a terrifying sight to see five women and two men, practically skeletons and practically naked from how badly their clothes had fallen apart, just walk into their village.
The Miwoks could not be blamed for taking them as ghosts.
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The Miwoks could not be blamed for taking them as ghosts.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
January 12, 1847: it must have been quite a terrifying sight to see five women and two men, practically skeletons and practically naked from how badly their clothes had fallen apart, just walk into their village.
The Miwoks could not be blamed for taking them as ghosts.
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The Miwoks could not be blamed for taking them as ghosts.
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January 11, 1847: Will Eddy, Sarah Fosdick, Mary Graves, and Amanda McCutchen keep a distance from William Foster, his wife Sarah, and his widowed sister in law Harriet Pike. Seems the ladies aren't too keen on being on his menu.
They will keep a watch at night just in case.
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They will keep a watch at night just in case.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
January 11, 1847: Will Eddy, Sarah Fosdick, Mary Graves, and Amanda McCutchen keep a distance from William Foster, his wife Sarah, and his widowed sister in law Harriet Pike. Seems the ladies aren't too keen on being on his menu.
They will keep a watch at night just in case.
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They will keep a watch at night just in case.
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It speaks to the courage of the people in my heart city that they continue even now to go out with whistles and warnings and blockages against la migra.
We need more moral courage in this world.
We need more moral courage in this world.
January 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It speaks to the courage of the people in my heart city that they continue even now to go out with whistles and warnings and blockages against la migra.
We need more moral courage in this world.
We need more moral courage in this world.
January 10, 1847: what remains of the Forlorn Hope is two men and five women. Sarah Foster, the widowed Sarah Fosdick, Amanda McCutchen, Mary Graves, and Harriet Pike.
Will Foster, now without Native Americans to murder, at some point brings up another awful suggestion to Will Eddy.
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Will Foster, now without Native Americans to murder, at some point brings up another awful suggestion to Will Eddy.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
January 10, 1847: what remains of the Forlorn Hope is two men and five women. Sarah Foster, the widowed Sarah Fosdick, Amanda McCutchen, Mary Graves, and Harriet Pike.
Will Foster, now without Native Americans to murder, at some point brings up another awful suggestion to Will Eddy.
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Will Foster, now without Native Americans to murder, at some point brings up another awful suggestion to Will Eddy.
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January 9, 1847:
It's a bit strange for me to put a content warning up for a long term story about the Donner Party. Y'all know what to expect.
But I have to do this because what happens is monstrous but also a truth about US history.
Whites murder Native Americans w/o consequence.
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It's a bit strange for me to put a content warning up for a long term story about the Donner Party. Y'all know what to expect.
But I have to do this because what happens is monstrous but also a truth about US history.
Whites murder Native Americans w/o consequence.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:08 PM
January 9, 1847:
It's a bit strange for me to put a content warning up for a long term story about the Donner Party. Y'all know what to expect.
But I have to do this because what happens is monstrous but also a truth about US history.
Whites murder Native Americans w/o consequence.
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It's a bit strange for me to put a content warning up for a long term story about the Donner Party. Y'all know what to expect.
But I have to do this because what happens is monstrous but also a truth about US history.
Whites murder Native Americans w/o consequence.
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When you learn how many "they should have just followed orders" people are in this country, then you begin to understand how we arrived to the point of a federal fascist takeover.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
When you learn how many "they should have just followed orders" people are in this country, then you begin to understand how we arrived to the point of a federal fascist takeover.
January 8, 1847. "Mrs. Reid & company came back this morning; could not find their way on the other side of the Mountain. They have nothing but hides to live on. Martha is to stay here. Milt. & Eliza going to Donners'..."
Breen's take on the failed trek of Mrs Reed.
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Breen's take on the failed trek of Mrs Reed.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
January 8, 1847. "Mrs. Reid & company came back this morning; could not find their way on the other side of the Mountain. They have nothing but hides to live on. Martha is to stay here. Milt. & Eliza going to Donners'..."
Breen's take on the failed trek of Mrs Reed.
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Breen's take on the failed trek of Mrs Reed.
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My rabbit hole for the day of 19th century people doing ill-advised things is Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition. Aka how not to cross the north pole.
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
My rabbit hole for the day of 19th century people doing ill-advised things is Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition. Aka how not to cross the north pole.