Spencer Fleury
@spencerfleury.bsky.social
Author, THE SHITBIRD (Stanchion Books, 2026), I BLAME MYSELF BUT ALSO YOU (Malarkey Books, 2024) and HOW I’M SPENDING MY AFTERLIFE. Hat enthusiast. Former Florida man. My Erdos number is four. SF, CA (for now). I block for genAI slop.
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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I enjoyed the Super Bowl halftime show but it would be nice if next year the halftime show was a plain black screen for fifteen minutes, giving football fans a quiet moment to contemplate their own mortality
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I enjoyed the Super Bowl halftime show but it would be nice if next year the halftime show was a plain black screen for fifteen minutes, giving football fans a quiet moment to contemplate their own mortality
Well whaddaya know. Maybe we CAN have nice things once in a while after all.
Keep him!
“Information continuing to emerge from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claims that the M23 armed group has detained Erik Prince, the American national known as the founder and former head of the private military company Blackwater.“
“Information continuing to emerge from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claims that the M23 armed group has detained Erik Prince, the American national known as the founder and former head of the private military company Blackwater.“
Reports Emerge Claiming M23 Detained Blackwater Founder Erik Prince in Eastern DRC
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February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Well whaddaya know. Maybe we CAN have nice things once in a while after all.
Fuck, that reminds me — I gotta find people to blurb my upcoming novel, THE SHITBIRD, out this September!
Started to believe I can finish this novel. Even let myself worry about blurbs. That’s always a PROCESS. I’ve been blurbed by many favorites—Tremblay, Due, Cosby, Malerman, Wendig, Enríquez—which is awesome, but…what next?! Anyway, same? Hope this helps:
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/asking-for...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/asking-for...
Asking for blurbs is weird
Here's how you can make it less painful
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February 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Fuck, that reminds me — I gotta find people to blurb my upcoming novel, THE SHITBIRD, out this September!
To be fair, Massachusetts has always at least *kinda* sucked, so this doesn’t surprise me.
Massachusetts is the only state run by Democrats that still partners with ICE. I dug into this and found that it’s had profound and very troubling consequences: at least 164 people funneled straight from state prisons to ICE since 2023 alone.
New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
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Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
Luis Perez waited 53 and a half years to be freed from prison. When his day finally came, on Jan. 16, 2025, he could practically feel the warmth and quiet... Read More
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February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
To be fair, Massachusetts has always at least *kinda* sucked, so this doesn’t surprise me.
Unfortunately the Democratic Party establishment likes these unaccountable oligopolies nearly as much as the Republicans do. So unless and until there is a major shakeup at the top of the party, this won’t happen.
An underrated good the next Democratic administration could do with virtually zero actual political blowback from voters would be to come in with anti-trust laws like a wrecking ball and break up media and tech companies. It would fuck up The Other Side, too.
Brendan Carr is also very excited for more local broadcast TV consolidation at the hands of the right wing!
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Unfortunately the Democratic Party establishment likes these unaccountable oligopolies nearly as much as the Republicans do. So unless and until there is a major shakeup at the top of the party, this won’t happen.
Well, fuck Discord then, I guess.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Well, fuck Discord then, I guess.
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
Just because a thing is an unholy affront to human decency doesn’t necessarily mean it’s AI.
But I understand why you’d make the assumption.
But I understand why you’d make the assumption.
Folks de-aging is CGI not AI
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Just because a thing is an unholy affront to human decency doesn’t necessarily mean it’s AI.
But I understand why you’d make the assumption.
But I understand why you’d make the assumption.
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If you want people to leave you alone to enjoy all your nerdery, you don't get to belittle their nerdery. That's hypocrisy.
Yes, this is a skeet for anyone who uses the word "sportsball".
Yes, this is a skeet for anyone who uses the word "sportsball".
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
If you want people to leave you alone to enjoy all your nerdery, you don't get to belittle their nerdery. That's hypocrisy.
Yes, this is a skeet for anyone who uses the word "sportsball".
Yes, this is a skeet for anyone who uses the word "sportsball".
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AI is trash. Sports betting sucks. But all our stuff is 40% off today.
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
AI is trash. Sports betting sucks. But all our stuff is 40% off today.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
If you ask me, every owl is a superb owl.
February 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
If you ask me, every owl is a superb owl.
You love to see it.
With >85% of votes in, Portugal decisively rejects far-right candidate André Ventura. Center-left candidate António José Seguro is the President-elect.
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
You love to see it.
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I don’t know this person but I wish all sorts of uncomfortable and embarrassing misfortune upon her.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
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February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I don’t know this person but I wish all sorts of uncomfortable and embarrassing misfortune upon her.
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The fecklessness of these two specific cowards is the reason I un-registered as Democrat a year ago. Get some actual leaders, @democrats.org, and maybe I’ll come back. But not before, not one second before that.
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries weakened their already tepid demands for ICE reforms in a press conference on Wednesday — before negotiations with Republicans even started. “Certainly I think there’s agreement that no masks should be deployed in an arbitrary and capricious fashion,” said Jeffries.
Schumer Subtly Pivots, Saying ICE Can Wear Masks in “Unusual” Circumstances
The Democratic leaders’ supposed demands for reform were already previously condemned as weak and ineffective.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The fecklessness of these two specific cowards is the reason I un-registered as Democrat a year ago. Get some actual leaders, @democrats.org, and maybe I’ll come back. But not before, not one second before that.
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bitcoin might be the only thing in the world where its cultural value could go up if the people who loved it the most never opened their mouths
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
bitcoin might be the only thing in the world where its cultural value could go up if the people who loved it the most never opened their mouths
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Wow, this is rude.
There is no Saturday for you. Go write your book
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Wow, this is rude.
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JD Vance should be booed everywhere he goes for the rest of his life.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
JD Vance should be booed everywhere he goes for the rest of his life.
Some news, as they say.
Welcome Newest Associate Fiction Editor, Spencer Fleury
Introducing New Associate Fiction Editor, Spencer Fleury!
Introducing New Associate Fiction Editor, Spencer Fleury!
Welcome Newest Associate Fiction Editor, Spencer Fleury
Introducing New Associate Fiction Editor, Spencer Fleury!
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February 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Some news, as they say.