Mario Rustan
@mariorustan.bsky.social
Patron saint of chaos. Beautiful bastard. Proudly Indonesian, happily centrist. Just be normal about things.
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New for @thecjn.bsky.social: a podcast with Jon Kay about antisemitism envoys thecjn.ca/opinion/cana... ... and
thecjn.ca
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
New for @thecjn.bsky.social: a podcast with Jon Kay about antisemitism envoys thecjn.ca/opinion/cana... ... and
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The Winter Olympics is just a reminder that we live in a free country where you can criticize the president, and he can criticize you, and then you can get on with your life, writes Kat Rosenfield.
Stop Asking Olympians How They Feel About America
The Winter Olympics is just a reminder that we live in a free country where you can criticize the president, and he can criticize you, and then you can get on with your life, writes Kat Rosenfield.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The Winter Olympics is just a reminder that we live in a free country where you can criticize the president, and he can criticize you, and then you can get on with your life, writes Kat Rosenfield.
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Two people I could listen to all day in one great conversation. Much needed dopamine on a grey, rainy day.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Jonathan Kay: The end of the era of antisemitism 'czars'
Podcast Episode · The Jewish Angle · 10/02/2026 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Two people I could listen to all day in one great conversation. Much needed dopamine on a grey, rainy day.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
It's said that YouTube was created to look for such videos, much like the shady origin of Facebook.
That said, I really like this 2004 single of Janet, which promo unfortunately derailed by that. The 1970s sound because it's written by John Legend and uh, Kanye.
youtu.be/Hce2pQvJ6eA?...
That said, I really like this 2004 single of Janet, which promo unfortunately derailed by that. The 1970s sound because it's written by John Legend and uh, Kanye.
youtu.be/Hce2pQvJ6eA?...
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
It's said that YouTube was created to look for such videos, much like the shady origin of Facebook.
That said, I really like this 2004 single of Janet, which promo unfortunately derailed by that. The 1970s sound because it's written by John Legend and uh, Kanye.
youtu.be/Hce2pQvJ6eA?...
That said, I really like this 2004 single of Janet, which promo unfortunately derailed by that. The 1970s sound because it's written by John Legend and uh, Kanye.
youtu.be/Hce2pQvJ6eA?...
Australian senior journalist Michael Gawenda on the receding Jewish neighbourhood in Melbourne, the visit of President Herzog, and a full-page antizionist ad 🎩 @erikadreifus.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/michaelg...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelg...
My Fellow Jews
In Acland Street this morning, Acland Street which was once a street of Jewish delicatessens selling herring of every variety and home pickled cucumbers and garlicy vursht and European style cream che...
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Australian senior journalist Michael Gawenda on the receding Jewish neighbourhood in Melbourne, the visit of President Herzog, and a full-page antizionist ad 🎩 @erikadreifus.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/michaelg...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelg...
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Epstein and the MeToo'd men. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/the-ladder
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Epstein and the MeToo'd men. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/the-ladder
Regretfully, must unsubscribe someone on Substack who makes fun of parents lately (that's where I'm thankful I wasn’t followed back)
And yeah, now fighting my mutual in comments. Sigh.
And yeah, now fighting my mutual in comments. Sigh.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Regretfully, must unsubscribe someone on Substack who makes fun of parents lately (that's where I'm thankful I wasn’t followed back)
And yeah, now fighting my mutual in comments. Sigh.
And yeah, now fighting my mutual in comments. Sigh.
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The sweaters of the most recent season of "Shetland" are MY Superbowl. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/shetland-s...
"Shetland" season 10, a sweater-centric review, with bonus Hyacinth
A "most unseaman-like" analysis
phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The sweaters of the most recent season of "Shetland" are MY Superbowl. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/shetland-s...
My X is all Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
My X is all Super Bowl
You might understand this meme better than I am (it's shared by an American mutual)
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
You might understand this meme better than I am (it's shared by an American mutual)
Someone liked this post and quoted my analysis, and a reply accused me of being antisemitic (my name doesn't help, maybe). The OP explained that I wasn't one, hope that defuses the anger.
open.substack.com/pub/provmand...
open.substack.com/pub/provmand...
Figuring Out Antisemitism in Australia
Anti-Americanism, old-school Labor politics, and ironically the very American omnicause
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Someone liked this post and quoted my analysis, and a reply accused me of being antisemitic (my name doesn't help, maybe). The OP explained that I wasn't one, hope that defuses the anger.
open.substack.com/pub/provmand...
open.substack.com/pub/provmand...
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Gift link to relevant 2018 Lauren Oyler essay: www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/m...
What Do We Mean When We Call Art ‘Necessary’? (Published 2018)
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Gift link to relevant 2018 Lauren Oyler essay: www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/m...
3 days later and interesting reactions from non-D mutuals on X on WaPo.
"I'm sorry with what happens, but headlines they published from 2018 to 2022 (or beyond) weren't great. Didn't justify the sections."
Sure, unflattering headlines can be taken from any publication.
"I'm sorry with what happens, but headlines they published from 2018 to 2022 (or beyond) weren't great. Didn't justify the sections."
Sure, unflattering headlines can be taken from any publication.
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
3 days later and interesting reactions from non-D mutuals on X on WaPo.
"I'm sorry with what happens, but headlines they published from 2018 to 2022 (or beyond) weren't great. Didn't justify the sections."
Sure, unflattering headlines can be taken from any publication.
"I'm sorry with what happens, but headlines they published from 2018 to 2022 (or beyond) weren't great. Didn't justify the sections."
Sure, unflattering headlines can be taken from any publication.
Before I sleep, I think this is a good explanation to @beckyaizen.bsky.social comment on Jewish Americans are for Israel but don't say that they are Zionists, drawing from the same revelation in Canada.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Why Canadian Jews are increasingly averse to identifying as 'Zionists' despite supporting Israel: study
"I think this is a way of informing the general public that Jews are hurting," says professor Robert Brym, about surveying the community.
nationalpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Before I sleep, I think this is a good explanation to @beckyaizen.bsky.social comment on Jewish Americans are for Israel but don't say that they are Zionists, drawing from the same revelation in Canada.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
'No child' admittance policy in Japan is so last year. Now it's no old people (40 yo is old) too.
www.timeout.com/news/under-4...
www.timeout.com/news/under-4...
‘Under-40s only’: Why bars in Asia are enforcing maximum age limits
A Tokyo bar implemented a ‘soft ban’ on older customers. Is this the start of a new nightlife trend?
www.timeout.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
'No child' admittance policy in Japan is so last year. Now it's no old people (40 yo is old) too.
www.timeout.com/news/under-4...
www.timeout.com/news/under-4...
My X timeline is all this New York Times graphic.
February 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM
My X timeline is all this New York Times graphic.
Love how my X and Bsky timelines balance each other. I cannot go with the advice "follow your opposite", but there are center right people who aren't here, and there are center left people who aren't active there.
They offer complimentary pieces and info, and they indirectly debate each stance.
They offer complimentary pieces and info, and they indirectly debate each stance.
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Love how my X and Bsky timelines balance each other. I cannot go with the advice "follow your opposite", but there are center right people who aren't here, and there are center left people who aren't active there.
They offer complimentary pieces and info, and they indirectly debate each stance.
They offer complimentary pieces and info, and they indirectly debate each stance.
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Full text of the essay, which braids time with her young nephew in Texas with her post-10/7 experience in Israel, below. (Give her a follow on Substack, while you're there.) shredofhope.substack.com/p/the-scare-...
The Scare Factory
Visiting a haunted house after October 7th.
shredofhope.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Full text of the essay, which braids time with her young nephew in Texas with her post-10/7 experience in Israel, below. (Give her a follow on Substack, while you're there.) shredofhope.substack.com/p/the-scare-...
4chan VP & Tumblr Veep sound funny for a minute, before they could sound horrific for global economy and politics in 2028.
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
4chan VP & Tumblr Veep sound funny for a minute, before they could sound horrific for global economy and politics in 2028.
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On whether straight women "need" a book about ourselves. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/yes-someon...
Do straight women need a book about us? No. We can still have one!
Gird your whatever because what follows might be insufferable.
phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
On whether straight women "need" a book about ourselves. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/yes-someon...
Cryptids, conspiracy theories, and our default preference for could-bes
By @defaultfriend.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/defaultf...
By @defaultfriend.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/defaultf...
AI-Generated Cryptids Are More Real Than Real
thought digest, 02.04.2026
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Cryptids, conspiracy theories, and our default preference for could-bes
By @defaultfriend.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/defaultf...
By @defaultfriend.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/defaultf...
Margot Robbie being extremely Australian, c2008.
I think I first heard it from Margot Robbie on Graham Norton! I love Margot and have ever since she was ditzy Donna on Neighbours.
youtu.be/9SyEW3vDguI?...
youtu.be/9SyEW3vDguI?...
Shrugalero
YouTube video by Charlie Smith
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Margot Robbie being extremely Australian, c2008.
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It’s even made the dictionary! Sometimes I think Australia can’t possibly be a real country even though I spent my first two plus decades there.
www.macquariedictionary.com.au/were-not-her...
www.macquariedictionary.com.au/were-not-her...
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
It’s even made the dictionary! Sometimes I think Australia can’t possibly be a real country even though I spent my first two plus decades there.
www.macquariedictionary.com.au/were-not-her...
www.macquariedictionary.com.au/were-not-her...
Natalie Portman and Greta Thunberg, eating vegan together for world peace.
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Natalie Portman and Greta Thunberg, eating vegan together for world peace.