Klint Finley
@klintron.com
He/him.
These days I mostly post about politics and comic books. Also into crime fiction, horror, post-punk.
Email newsletter: https://klintron.com
Portland, OR
These days I mostly post about politics and comic books. Also into crime fiction, horror, post-punk.
Email newsletter: https://klintron.com
Portland, OR
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when you call console.log() this is what happens
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
when you call console.log() this is what happens
Anyone got a 2026 calendar they like? I got @massiveface.bsky.social’s for 2025. They have a 2026 one that looks great but I think I might want to switch it up this year.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Anyone got a 2026 calendar they like? I got @massiveface.bsky.social’s for 2025. They have a 2026 one that looks great but I think I might want to switch it up this year.
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If anyone’s got a line on a remote job, reach out
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If anyone’s got a line on a remote job, reach out
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a look at this graph is also instructive as to why the "uniparty"/"both parties of the same" attitude stopped even vaguely approaching reality ~2015 (and the brutal betrayal from so many influencers who repeated the inanity last year)
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
a look at this graph is also instructive as to why the "uniparty"/"both parties of the same" attitude stopped even vaguely approaching reality ~2015 (and the brutal betrayal from so many influencers who repeated the inanity last year)
Missed that Suggested for Mature Readers pub a new essay last July after seven years away: suggestedformaturereaders.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/d...
Despite my bitter protestations
IN 1985 Alan Moore made a bad deal. This is tolerably well known. The deal was one of creator ownership, and it was over Watchmen. The deal was that DC Comics would own Watchmen, the work and the …
suggestedformaturereaders.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Missed that Suggested for Mature Readers pub a new essay last July after seven years away: suggestedformaturereaders.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/d...
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for 30 Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who observe.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for 30 Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who observe.
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Nothing but bangers from The NY Times Pitchbot this morning.
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nothing but bangers from The NY Times Pitchbot this morning.
I wrote about how one under-discussed reason for mass layoffs over the past couple years is that bosses increasingly see employees as threats or liabilities. LinkedIn seemed like the right plus to publish: www.linkedin.com/pulse/parano...
Paranoid bosses, or: What's really behind all the layoffs?
Bosses see employees as threats or liabilities There's a growing skepticism that recent mass layoffs are actually driven by AI. Some are calling this "AI-washing.
www.linkedin.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I wrote about how one under-discussed reason for mass layoffs over the past couple years is that bosses increasingly see employees as threats or liabilities. LinkedIn seemed like the right plus to publish: www.linkedin.com/pulse/parano...
Finally finished migrating Sewer Mutant off Medium: sewermutant.com
I ended up self-hosting WordPress on PikaPods. I tried Ghost, but it just felt too constricting. I already moved Kid Minotaur to WordPress and have actually been liking being back on WP.
I ended up self-hosting WordPress on PikaPods. I tried Ghost, but it just felt too constricting. I already moved Kid Minotaur to WordPress and have actually been liking being back on WP.
Sewer Mutant
sewermutant.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Finally finished migrating Sewer Mutant off Medium: sewermutant.com
I ended up self-hosting WordPress on PikaPods. I tried Ghost, but it just felt too constricting. I already moved Kid Minotaur to WordPress and have actually been liking being back on WP.
I ended up self-hosting WordPress on PikaPods. I tried Ghost, but it just felt too constricting. I already moved Kid Minotaur to WordPress and have actually been liking being back on WP.
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
“Nobody at the top faces consequences when they kill something valuable.” www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
www.readtpa.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“Nobody at the top faces consequences when they kill something valuable.” www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
It’s nights like this that keep me on BlueSky.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It’s nights like this that keep me on BlueSky.
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From Evan: it's a huge night of hope for the trans community. The Republicans went all in on anti-trans ads in multiple races and so far there's no sign it got them anything.
Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.
Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
From Evan: it's a huge night of hope for the trans community. The Republicans went all in on anti-trans ads in multiple races and so far there's no sign it got them anything.
Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.
Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.
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I am celebrating so this is a thought for tomorrow but: I woke up at Too Early this morning thinking about how much the ~left is willing to ascribe to right-wingers cooking themselves online and how little analysis of why centrist Dems are so weird takes X into consideration
I am worried about all the centrist Dems who are cooking their brains on an Elon Musk-tuned Twitter, imagining that is what “real life” is in this country.
The mapping of Twitter—>IRL was always imperfect (as is Bluesky’s), but the current Twitter is obviously, intentionally, brutally skewed.
The mapping of Twitter—>IRL was always imperfect (as is Bluesky’s), but the current Twitter is obviously, intentionally, brutally skewed.
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I am celebrating so this is a thought for tomorrow but: I woke up at Too Early this morning thinking about how much the ~left is willing to ascribe to right-wingers cooking themselves online and how little analysis of why centrist Dems are so weird takes X into consideration
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Really surprised the GOP’s message of Trump can do whatever he wants while tanking the economy and letting people starve didn’t win over voters.
Shocking.
Shocking.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Really surprised the GOP’s message of Trump can do whatever he wants while tanking the economy and letting people starve didn’t win over voters.
Shocking.
Shocking.
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We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
When I was 13, a kid at school told me he tried to buy Devil’s Hammer at the local comic store, but they wouldn’t sell to him. I looked at least 18 already, so I bought it and sold it to him. Decades later this became part of the inspiration for one of my unfinished novels. icv2.com/articles/new...
Comic Retailer Charged with Felony
For Allegedly Giving Away Comic at Halloween Event
icv2.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
When I was 13, a kid at school told me he tried to buy Devil’s Hammer at the local comic store, but they wouldn’t sell to him. I looked at least 18 already, so I bought it and sold it to him. Decades later this became part of the inspiration for one of my unfinished novels. icv2.com/articles/new...
I shared some thoughts on the Octoverse 2025 report: www.linkedin.com/posts/klintr...
Thoughts on the State of the Octoverse 2025 report: 1) Looking at the fastest growing languages, they're all basically domain specific languages, except TypeScript.
That's interesting to me b...
Thoughts on the State of the Octoverse 2025 report: 1) Looking at the fastest growing languages, they're all basically domain specific languages, except TypeScript.
That's interesting to me because f...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I shared some thoughts on the Octoverse 2025 report: www.linkedin.com/posts/klintr...
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“Donald Trump is not pursuing regime change in Venezuela. He is pursuing something much worse.” www.northsouthnotes.org/p/regime-col... - @vincentbevins.bsky.social
Regime collapse
A new paradigm
www.northsouthnotes.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Donald Trump is not pursuing regime change in Venezuela. He is pursuing something much worse.” www.northsouthnotes.org/p/regime-col... - @vincentbevins.bsky.social
Trump’s at his lowest average approval rate of this term, and near his highest disapproval rate. He‘s even at -8 net approval in the Rasmussen poll, where he typically over performs. www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approv...
November 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump’s at his lowest average approval rate of this term, and near his highest disapproval rate. He‘s even at -8 net approval in the Rasmussen poll, where he typically over performs. www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approv...
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No Kings protests were one of the few times Trump, MAGA, and right-wing media were reacting to something the opposition did, rather than the opposition reacting to whatever they do.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
Point five is really important. The protests provoked errors from the administration (shit force one) that may haunt them for years. That’s what happens when you stop being reactive.
October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
No Kings protests were one of the few times Trump, MAGA, and right-wing media were reacting to something the opposition did, rather than the opposition reacting to whatever they do.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
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What, if anything, did the No Kings protests accomplish?
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished
The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.
www.arcdigital.media
October 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What, if anything, did the No Kings protests accomplish?
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
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“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.