Mark Paglia
@markpaglia.bsky.social
I'm just here for the occasional bon mot.
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The entire 'we can't win' nonsense is such bullshit. The people who led the anti-apartheid movement, Solidarity in Poland, the People Power Movement in the Philippines, and Diretas Já in Brazil all faced far longer odds and worse oppression than us and they never gave up. Fuck doomers.
January 31, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The entire 'we can't win' nonsense is such bullshit. The people who led the anti-apartheid movement, Solidarity in Poland, the People Power Movement in the Philippines, and Diretas Já in Brazil all faced far longer odds and worse oppression than us and they never gave up. Fuck doomers.
A side effect of prominent Dems lending their names to fundraising spam from different groups is that it feels like Beto O'Rourke is stalking me, and changes his number every time I tell him to stop.
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
A side effect of prominent Dems lending their names to fundraising spam from different groups is that it feels like Beto O'Rourke is stalking me, and changes his number every time I tell him to stop.
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Calvin And Hobbes by Bill Sienkiewicz
January 30, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Calvin And Hobbes by Bill Sienkiewicz
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Funny that the the guy who was like “Black Swan is not influenced by Perfect Blue” after trying to obtain the rights and meeting the director would be really into a plagiarism machine.
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Funny that the the guy who was like “Black Swan is not influenced by Perfect Blue” after trying to obtain the rights and meeting the director would be really into a plagiarism machine.
Maybe the news of the week has broken me, but this had me laughing so hard that tears were streaming down my face while I gasped for air.
It’s not just a fucked up angle, this mfer walking around looking like a Mexican Frankenstein
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Maybe the news of the week has broken me, but this had me laughing so hard that tears were streaming down my face while I gasped for air.
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i have never felt less inclined to donate to political campaigns in my entire adult life
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
i have never felt less inclined to donate to political campaigns in my entire adult life
Kids these days take for granted having different kinds of lettuce. Back in my day, the whole produce section was iceberg lettuce. Only in the late '90s did scientists finally make a breakthrough with the invention of romaine lettuce, which quickly became the most fashionable of foodstuffs.
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Kids these days take for granted having different kinds of lettuce. Back in my day, the whole produce section was iceberg lettuce. Only in the late '90s did scientists finally make a breakthrough with the invention of romaine lettuce, which quickly became the most fashionable of foodstuffs.
I am reminded yet again of the time I started watching "Mother!" and got ten minutes in before saying, aloud, in an otherwise empty apartment, "Yeah, I get it, Darren" and turning it off.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I am reminded yet again of the time I started watching "Mother!" and got ten minutes in before saying, aloud, in an otherwise empty apartment, "Yeah, I get it, Darren" and turning it off.
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I don’t know what to do with the fact that Scott Free found out about Jesus thru an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
January 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I don’t know what to do with the fact that Scott Free found out about Jesus thru an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
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Soon, all the films in close proximity to it will also be THE THING. Within the year, all films in the registry will be THE THING.
Welcome John Carpenter's THE THING to the National Film Registry! bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393134...
John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ Has Been Added to the National Film Registry
John Carpenter‘s The Thing has been selected by the Library of Congress as one of this year’s 25 films to join the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to pre...
bloody-disgusting.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Soon, all the films in close proximity to it will also be THE THING. Within the year, all films in the registry will be THE THING.
I don't believe in karma, but Bolsonaro having hiccups that require medical intervention is some of the strongest evidence I've ever seen.
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I don't believe in karma, but Bolsonaro having hiccups that require medical intervention is some of the strongest evidence I've ever seen.
Tag yourself. (Obviously, I'm the one in the middle.)
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Tag yourself. (Obviously, I'm the one in the middle.)
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One of the most remarkable things about Columbo as a genre is that it's a solid genre rule that Columbo (and Dog) are never, ever in any danger, nor are there ever any personal stakes for Columbo, ever
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 AM
One of the most remarkable things about Columbo as a genre is that it's a solid genre rule that Columbo (and Dog) are never, ever in any danger, nor are there ever any personal stakes for Columbo, ever
Goddamn, this rules.
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Goddamn, this rules.
Amongst other things, sending ICE, the ostensible enforcers of immigration to the US, to the Olympics in Italy is abandoning all pretense that they are anything other than a private army for the administration.
January 28, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Amongst other things, sending ICE, the ostensible enforcers of immigration to the US, to the Olympics in Italy is abandoning all pretense that they are anything other than a private army for the administration.
At the very least, have the dignity to say that no funding will be discussed until the full Epstein files are released.
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
At the very least, have the dignity to say that no funding will be discussed until the full Epstein files are released.
My lunchtime reading today.
Full fascinating story, along with other headless bears from English folklore (they seem to have been a thing), here:
paulweatherhead.com/2025/03/15/t...
paulweatherhead.com/2025/03/15/t...
The Headless Bear from Hell: England’s Forgotten Phantom
You’ve heard of phantom black dogs haunting the moors. You’ve heard tales of grey ladies, howling werewolves, wailing banshees and headless horsemen. Perhaps you’ve read about fairies, elves and bo…
paulweatherhead.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
My lunchtime reading today.
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The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting.
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting.
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Every day, I wake up, take a shower, have a cup of coffee, clean my feathers, climb to the top of my black spruce, and sing my song that tells everyone whose spruce this is
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Every day, I wake up, take a shower, have a cup of coffee, clean my feathers, climb to the top of my black spruce, and sing my song that tells everyone whose spruce this is
Sal Buscema was one of the best.
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Sal Buscema was one of the best.
Margaret Thatcher famously declared that there is no such thing as society, and it's long past due for society to push back against these ghouls who are unprepared for it.
MAGA is defined by its total lack of a theory of mind for its enemies, and the fact that DHS and ICE still haven't wrapped their brains around the fact that their opponents also are able to highly effectively use the Internet to message, organize, and communicate really highlights that.
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Margaret Thatcher famously declared that there is no such thing as society, and it's long past due for society to push back against these ghouls who are unprepared for it.
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The universe is too fucking fabulous for capitalism and Nazis y’all
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
JWST unveils most intricate map yet of cosmic dark matter
Astronomers puzzled out minuscule distortions in images of faraway galaxies taken by JWST in order to chart the invisible
www.scientificamerican.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The universe is too fucking fabulous for capitalism and Nazis y’all
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
This is so stupid and I love it.
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 AM
This is so stupid and I love it.
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Godspeed to Our Pal Sal. He’d have been 90 today. 😢
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Godspeed to Our Pal Sal. He’d have been 90 today. 😢