Stephen Saperstein Frug
@stephenfrug.bsky.social
I am writing essays (http://stephenfrug.substack.com) and a mosaic story (https://tinyurl.com/5n8h9a89) & wrote a graphic novel, Happenstance (https://happenstance.thecomicseries.com/)
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So my latest story has been published. It's called "Ordinal Unknown", and it is the third story in the second movement of my story mosaic Retcon (the twelfth story overall, of a projected 27). You can find it at my web site (shorturl.at/VlxLt) & all the usual places. Check it out!
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Nothing beats this from Australia’s Morning Bulletin 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Nothing beats this from Australia’s Morning Bulletin 🤣
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Aristotle: humans are the rational animal.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Aristotle: humans are the rational animal.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
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Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
I think the left getting up in arms against Abundance (as not all have, but many have, especially online) is unwise. It's a program that both liberals & leftists can & should support, albeit in somewhat different versions.
jacobin.com/2025/11/klei...
jacobin.com/2025/11/klei...
Abundance and the Left
Ezra Klein talks with Bhaskar Sunkara about Abundance, Zohran Mamdani’s victory, and why progressives need a state that works at the speed of their ambitions.
jacobin.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I think the left getting up in arms against Abundance (as not all have, but many have, especially online) is unwise. It's a program that both liberals & leftists can & should support, albeit in somewhat different versions.
jacobin.com/2025/11/klei...
jacobin.com/2025/11/klei...
Wilhoit’s law
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wilhoit’s law
It was FIRE in the 1860s, man
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It was FIRE in the 1860s, man
Do you think he doesn’t know basic arithmetic/economics? Or is he just a sociopathic lying power hungry ringwaith who will say anything to get power? I always thought it was the latter
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Do you think he doesn’t know basic arithmetic/economics? Or is he just a sociopathic lying power hungry ringwaith who will say anything to get power? I always thought it was the latter
...I grant that it's all marginal. But it all adds up. And 80-90% is not 100%. So let's hope. And do anything we can to make sure that this time, unlike all the other times, you're wrong.
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
...I grant that it's all marginal. But it all adds up. And 80-90% is not 100%. So let's hope. And do anything we can to make sure that this time, unlike all the other times, you're wrong.
…might be willing to ditch him) will be less likely to do so the more that people think he's invincible. And the more they hear lots of people say that "oh, this won't hurt him", the more they think that....
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
…might be willing to ditch him) will be less likely to do so the more that people think he's invincible. And the more they hear lots of people say that "oh, this won't hurt him", the more they think that....
I'm seeing a lot of "this won't hurt him".
And, y'know, that's probably right. Like 80-90% chance.
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him (not liberals but, say, conservatives who…
And, y'know, that's probably right. Like 80-90% chance.
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him (not liberals but, say, conservatives who…
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm seeing a lot of "this won't hurt him".
And, y'know, that's probably right. Like 80-90% chance.
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him (not liberals but, say, conservatives who…
And, y'know, that's probably right. Like 80-90% chance.
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him (not liberals but, say, conservatives who…
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William Golding from his 1962 essay “Fables” on the intended meaning of his “Lord Of The Flies”.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
William Golding from his 1962 essay “Fables” on the intended meaning of his “Lord Of The Flies”.
…they hear lots of people say that "oh, this won't hurt him", the more they think that.
I grant that it's all marginal. But it all adds up. And 80-90% is not 100%. So let's hope. And do anything we can to make sure that this time, unlike all the other times, you're wrong.
I grant that it's all marginal. But it all adds up. And 80-90% is not 100%. So let's hope. And do anything we can to make sure that this time, unlike all the other times, you're wrong.
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
…they hear lots of people say that "oh, this won't hurt him", the more they think that.
I grant that it's all marginal. But it all adds up. And 80-90% is not 100%. So let's hope. And do anything we can to make sure that this time, unlike all the other times, you're wrong.
I grant that it's all marginal. But it all adds up. And 80-90% is not 100%. So let's hope. And do anything we can to make sure that this time, unlike all the other times, you're wrong.
I think you're probably right. Like 80-90% chance.
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him will be less likely to do so the more that people think he's invincible; and the more…
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him will be less likely to do so the more that people think he's invincible; and the more…
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I think you're probably right. Like 80-90% chance.
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him will be less likely to do so the more that people think he's invincible; and the more…
But I still think it might be a mistake to say so, because I think that saying *increases* (very very slightly) that chance. People who might challenge him will be less likely to do so the more that people think he's invincible; and the more…
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This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
That's *awesome*. Congratulations!!
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
That's *awesome*. Congratulations!!
It has what Henry Kissinger reportedly once called "the additional advantage of being true"
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It has what Henry Kissinger reportedly once called "the additional advantage of being true"
Oo, thanks, missed that
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Oo, thanks, missed that
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So my latest story has been published. It's called "Ordinal Unknown", and it is the third story in the second movement of my story mosaic Retcon (the twelfth story overall, of a projected 27). You can find it at my web site (shorturl.at/VlxLt) & all the usual places. Check it out!
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So my latest story has been published. It's called "Ordinal Unknown", and it is the third story in the second movement of my story mosaic Retcon (the twelfth story overall, of a projected 27). You can find it at my web site (shorturl.at/VlxLt) & all the usual places. Check it out!
Other artistic reference: xkcd.com/2910/
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Other artistic reference: xkcd.com/2910/
I wish I knew who did this because this is !@#$%^ hilarious.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I wish I knew who did this because this is !@#$%^ hilarious.
Fifty years ago today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Fifty years ago today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
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the reason for the season
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
the reason for the season
[nitpicking]
Rick isn't playing chess; he's doing a chess puzzle. (He has no opponent)
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Rick isn't playing chess; he's doing a chess puzzle. (He has no opponent)
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November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
[nitpicking]
Rick isn't playing chess; he's doing a chess puzzle. (He has no opponent)
[/nitpicking]
Rick isn't playing chess; he's doing a chess puzzle. (He has no opponent)
[/nitpicking]