Raf Blutaxt
@rafblutaxt.bsky.social
Failing at life, a PhD in philosophy, heavy metal and making youtube videos about things that annoy me.
https://www.youtube.com/c/rafblutaxt
https://www.youtube.com/c/rafblutaxt
"The German resistance against Hitler proved more romantic than practical." Sebastian Mallaby making a good point not to trust anything his book has to say right in the first chapter. Why are pro-capitalism non-fiction writers always so incredibly and needlesly bad?
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"The German resistance against Hitler proved more romantic than practical." Sebastian Mallaby making a good point not to trust anything his book has to say right in the first chapter. Why are pro-capitalism non-fiction writers always so incredibly and needlesly bad?
I continue to read and ramble about books by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social. This time: Ares Express. It has trains. On Mars. Elon Musk would hate it. You should read it! You could also watch this: youtu.be/uFqEN96Zad0
The Art Of Going Off The Rails - Some Thoughts On Ian McDonald's Ares Express
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I continue to read and ramble about books by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social. This time: Ares Express. It has trains. On Mars. Elon Musk would hate it. You should read it! You could also watch this: youtu.be/uFqEN96Zad0
Look at me selling out by making a regular booktube video: youtu.be/QWddmDBfnIo
Booktube End Of Year Tag 2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Look at me selling out by making a regular booktube video: youtu.be/QWddmDBfnIo
The Monday thing. youtu.be/b8OvVHjuECw
Weekly Navel-Gazing 17.11.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/b8OvVHjuECw
I'm finally reading Ares Express by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and to nobody's surprise I'm loving it. So much fun to be back on the best of all possible Marses.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm finally reading Ares Express by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and to nobody's surprise I'm loving it. So much fun to be back on the best of all possible Marses.
I read a book. I liked it a lot. Then I talked about genocide. Go read the book, it's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social and it's great! Maybe also watch the video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFK...
The Bloody Past Won't Die - Some Thoughts On Stephen Graham Jones' The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I read a book. I liked it a lot. Then I talked about genocide. Go read the book, it's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social and it's great! Maybe also watch the video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFK...
The Monday thing: youtu.be/Tckjrjsxr-g
Weekly Navel-Gazing 10.11.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Monday thing: youtu.be/Tckjrjsxr-g
It's the Sunday thing. @someokiedude.bsky.social invites assorted misfits to join him for a a livestream and I'm the missest of fits so I'll be there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ2...
Britton's Social Club XIII
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's the Sunday thing. @someokiedude.bsky.social invites assorted misfits to join him for a a livestream and I'm the missest of fits so I'll be there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ2...
I read a book. I liked a book. I talked about a book. Now you get to watch me talking about a book. youtu.be/dzp0BwTyrnA
A New Hope? - My First Thoughts On Glen Cook's Lies Weeping - Chronicles Of The Black Company #10
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I read a book. I liked a book. I talked about a book. Now you get to watch me talking about a book. youtu.be/dzp0BwTyrnA
Well, this does exist now... youtu.be/qxYxC2vbxa8
Overcoming The Gods Of Grimdark Rage - First Thoughts On Steven Erikson's No Life Forsaken
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Well, this does exist now... youtu.be/qxYxC2vbxa8
It took Glen Cook exactly one sentence in Lies Weeping to get all the Black Company feels back up for me. That's what a unique voice can do I guess.
November 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It took Glen Cook exactly one sentence in Lies Weeping to get all the Black Company feels back up for me. That's what a unique voice can do I guess.
It's Sunday and @someokiedude.bsky.social has failed to ban me from his livestream once again. Join us for some fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYW...
Britton's Social Club XII (The Time Change One)
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's Sunday and @someokiedude.bsky.social has failed to ban me from his livestream once again. Join us for some fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYW...
It's definitely the academic snob elitist in me but whenever I hear the I / we "di so much research on this" moment in any podcast, my fists start to bunch reflexively. In 99% of cases that's not "research" but just doing a bit more than just aGoogle search.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's definitely the academic snob elitist in me but whenever I hear the I / we "di so much research on this" moment in any podcast, my fists start to bunch reflexively. In 99% of cases that's not "research" but just doing a bit more than just aGoogle search.
Took me a day to fix the video but now my rambling thoughts on Tendeleo's Story by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social are back up, complete with moving pictures of me drinking beer. youtu.be/1NHOTZG2IBA
Making Disaster And Hope Personal - Discussing Ian McDonald's Tendeleo's Story
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Took me a day to fix the video but now my rambling thoughts on Tendeleo's Story by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social are back up, complete with moving pictures of me drinking beer. youtu.be/1NHOTZG2IBA
It took me a year and I'm sure the five people watching these are surprised but I'm back talking about old @ianmcdonald.bsky.social novels. youtu.be/38G-EH9gQ7k
Fighting For The Language Of Freedom - Discussing Ian McDonald's Kirinya
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It took me a year and I'm sure the five people watching these are surprised but I'm back talking about old @ianmcdonald.bsky.social novels. youtu.be/38G-EH9gQ7k
The Monday thing: youtu.be/swTxGOPQIXU
Weekly Navel-Gazing 27.10.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Monday thing: youtu.be/swTxGOPQIXU
You know the drill, @someokiedude.bsky.social is streaming and hasn't banned me from showing up so I will do just that. Let's hang out! Also if you're in Europe this is an hour earlier than usual thanks to the time change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFed...
Britton's Social Club XI
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
You know the drill, @someokiedude.bsky.social is streaming and hasn't banned me from showing up so I will do just that. Let's hang out! Also if you're in Europe this is an hour earlier than usual thanks to the time change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFed...
I'll do the monthly livestream in something like 11 hours. Come by if you have nothing better to do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXO...
Monthly Marxist Malcontent #31
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I'll do the monthly livestream in something like 11 hours. Come by if you have nothing better to do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXO...
The best thing about today's AWS fuck-up? I had to start listening to Ian McDonald's Kirinya at the gym because Audible was even more broken than usual. It's of course amazing and I'm glad I finally started it.
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The best thing about today's AWS fuck-up? I had to start listening to Ian McDonald's Kirinya at the gym because Audible was even more broken than usual. It's of course amazing and I'm glad I finally started it.
The Monday thing: youtu.be/6zKSOjmLoRA
Weekly Navel-Gazing 20.10.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Monday thing: youtu.be/6zKSOjmLoRA
This poll will close when I'm back from the gym and right now there's a tie for #1 so please someone vote so I don't have to figure out how to resolve that issue! www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
Election Time | Raf Blutaxt
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October 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This poll will close when I'm back from the gym and right now there's a tie for #1 so please someone vote so I don't have to figure out how to resolve that issue! www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
A thing. youtu.be/tzfjRB73Ge4
Your Best Of Lists Are Wrong
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A thing. youtu.be/tzfjRB73Ge4
I'm reading Power And Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson which is really good. Still I was surprised to find @iwriteok.bsky.social getting quoted in it. Makes it even better because it shows that academics can move outside their university when needed.
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm reading Power And Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson which is really good. Still I was surprised to find @iwriteok.bsky.social getting quoted in it. Makes it even better because it shows that academics can move outside their university when needed.
The Monday thing. youtu.be/neQhWdy8dm8
Weekly Navel-Gazing 13.10.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/neQhWdy8dm8
@someokiedude.bsky.social is doing a thing where he's sad about sportsball I know nothing about. Join to help a fella out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_e...
Britton's Social Club X (AKA An Angry OU-Texas Cope Fest)
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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October 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@someokiedude.bsky.social is doing a thing where he's sad about sportsball I know nothing about. Join to help a fella out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_e...