Jon Frater
@jonfrater.bsky.social
Library Director, Sci-Fi & Horror Author, all-around nerd. MLS. HWA member.
He might actually be that guy...
Gavin Newsom reminds me of one of the men telling you not to worry and get some sleep in one of the Body Snatchers movies
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
He might actually be that guy...
Possibly wrong but officially NOT GUILTY
OPINION: Sandwich thrower was NOT wrong!
Throwing a sandwich in the face of the unimaginable evil being done in this country by REPUBLICAN NAZIS is a PERFECT form of protest!
Throwing a sandwich in the face of the unimaginable evil being done in this country by REPUBLICAN NAZIS is a PERFECT form of protest!
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wasted our money pursuing sandwich thrower
To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.” That allegation was laughable.
To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.” That allegation was laughable.
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Possibly wrong but officially NOT GUILTY
If you're into space opera incl. space pirates, double- and triple-crosses, space battles, and betrayal, The #RenegadeImperium boxes set is still priced to move: $2.99 for the whole set! But it won't last much longer so take the plunge now!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX1S5ML9
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX1S5ML9
Renegade Imperium - Complete Trilogy: A Space Opera Adventure (Cadicle Universe)
Renegade Imperium - Complete Trilogy: A Space Opera Adventure (Cadicle Universe) - Kindle edition by Frater, Jon, DuBoff, A.K.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Renegade Imperium - Complete Trilogy: A Space Opera Adventure (Cadicle Universe).
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November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If you're into space opera incl. space pirates, double- and triple-crosses, space battles, and betrayal, The #RenegadeImperium boxes set is still priced to move: $2.99 for the whole set! But it won't last much longer so take the plunge now!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX1S5ML9
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX1S5ML9
Better and better...
newrepublic.com/post/202726/...
newrepublic.com/post/202726/...
Mamdani Adds Lina Khan to Team of Women Leaders After Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Better and better...
newrepublic.com/post/202726/...
newrepublic.com/post/202726/...
Freudian slips are a helluva thang
The Epstein Files remain making noise and Ted Cruz says the quiet part out loud.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Freudian slips are a helluva thang
Best goddam NY Post front page I have ever seen in my 58 years as a NYCer:
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Best goddam NY Post front page I have ever seen in my 58 years as a NYCer:
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Even fucking Mississippi... www.newsweek.com/democrats-mi...
Democrats flip two seats in deep red Mississippi, break GOP supermajority
The outcome in Mississippi adds to a national pattern in which Democrats are making legislative gains in red states.
www.newsweek.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Even fucking Mississippi... www.newsweek.com/democrats-mi...
“Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards. Flipped a dungeon master in a rural Iowa D&D club. State senators. State reps. A janitor in Duluth. State justices. Three [Republican] Uber drivers. Just everything.”
HCR
HCR
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards. Flipped a dungeon master in a rural Iowa D&D club. State senators. State reps. A janitor in Duluth. State justices. Three [Republican] Uber drivers. Just everything.”
HCR
HCR
Le sigh...
I couldn't leave this one alone. Like it seems silly and harmless, but this is such a slippery slope in to damaging conspiracy theories like anti-vax and climate change denial, so I'm going to keep explaining it in the hopes people start actually thinking about things.
Like I wasn't going to respond... #shorts #kardashians
One day I don't have to keep repeating these points. Also I threw this together super quick last night -- hoping these are clear enough short answers!
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November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Le sigh...
It's a simple rule of #capitalism that I've been talking about for 3 decades: you want a #corporaton to change its tune, you kick it in the #revenues: medium.com/@carmitage/w...
We Brought Kimmel Back in 6 Days. Now Let’s Destroy Sinclair’s Censorship Machine.
We won this round. What do the next steps look like?
medium.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's a simple rule of #capitalism that I've been talking about for 3 decades: you want a #corporaton to change its tune, you kick it in the #revenues: medium.com/@carmitage/w...
Demanding context for Kirk but not Kimmel? IDK, folks...sounds like a load of hogwash to me...
September 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Demanding context for Kirk but not Kimmel? IDK, folks...sounds like a load of hogwash to me...
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Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him
September 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him
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Yet more of the levers slipping into the hands of the few.
September 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Yet more of the levers slipping into the hands of the few.
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You have to remember, the people running this country now are evil. They don’t merely disagree on the proper ratio of guns to butter, which is what our system is set up for and expects. They enjoy inflicting pain for pain’s sake.
NEWS: There is a weekend hearing going on right now before Judge Chutkan, due to imminent risks of these people being re-deported from Ghana to their home countries.
NEW: A judge warned Friday that the Trump admin is "with a wink and a nod" deporting people to Ghana, only for Ghana to quickly re-deport them to countries where they face torture and persecution.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
You have to remember, the people running this country now are evil. They don’t merely disagree on the proper ratio of guns to butter, which is what our system is set up for and expects. They enjoy inflicting pain for pain’s sake.
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America has officially entered its Dark Ages. God help us all—because there's no longer any reason to believe Congress or the courts or media will. We have lost our way to a degree I never thought possible, and I am not going to pretend to have any answers about how we find our way back. We may not.
September 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
America has officially entered its Dark Ages. God help us all—because there's no longer any reason to believe Congress or the courts or media will. We have lost our way to a degree I never thought possible, and I am not going to pretend to have any answers about how we find our way back. We may not.
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Very helpful thread on the role of “debate” at universities:
The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus.
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
September 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Very helpful thread on the role of “debate” at universities:
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Great Alexander Skarsgård interview about playing Murderbot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69u...
Why playing #Murderbot was exactly what Alexander Skarsgård needed | Full Interview | D. Watkins
YouTube video by Salon
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September 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Great Alexander Skarsgård interview about playing Murderbot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69u...
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The Republican-led US government is throwing its full weight, at the federal and state levels, behind punishing teachers, soldiers, or immigrants for their speech about the killing of a conservative pundit.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
September 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Republican-led US government is throwing its full weight, at the federal and state levels, behind punishing teachers, soldiers, or immigrants for their speech about the killing of a conservative pundit.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
I understand that CK's remarks re: 2A happened within a larger context about gun rights and violence and so on, but I don't see how insisting on that context matters. Does knowing all this make him less dead? Does it make his kids less fatherless? IDK, folks...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc9...
Charlie Kirk claims gun deaths are 'worth it' to protect second amendment
YouTube video by The Independent
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September 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I understand that CK's remarks re: 2A happened within a larger context about gun rights and violence and so on, but I don't see how insisting on that context matters. Does knowing all this make him less dead? Does it make his kids less fatherless? IDK, folks...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc9...
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Awesome discussion about #mentalhealth and #horror and absolutely stellar readings! Well done @jonfrater.bsky.social, @hdwp.com and @chwallisuk.bsky.social
s1e5 Horror Words Podcast
Author Oliver Baer & Author Christian Wallis.
youtu.be/MKbXBRH-bGE?...
💙📚 #booksky
Author Oliver Baer & Author Christian Wallis.
youtu.be/MKbXBRH-bGE?...
💙📚 #booksky
s1e5 Oliver Baer and Christian Wallis.
YouTube video by Horror Words Podcast
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August 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Awesome discussion about #mentalhealth and #horror and absolutely stellar readings! Well done @jonfrater.bsky.social, @hdwp.com and @chwallisuk.bsky.social
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This is not a coding error.
August 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is not a coding error.