Theric Jepson
@thmazing.bsky.social
Untroubling and untroubled for a good fifteen minutes a day.
thmazing.com/thbiblio
thmazing.substack.com
public school teacher | writer | current editor of @irreantum.bsky.social
thmazing.com/thbiblio
thmazing.substack.com
public school teacher | writer | current editor of @irreantum.bsky.social
What an interesting moment in American history this is.
Tim Walz is mobilizing the MN National Guard, and reminds Minnesotans that the guard "is OURS - our teachers and our neighbors." He asks Minnesotans to respect them. "They're there to protect you and your constitutional rights. They don't wear masks."
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
What an interesting moment in American history this is.
Every time I think to play this I'm surprised how much better it is than I remembered.
Faux Light, by LOYAL WIFE
10 track album
shop.sunsetalliance.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Every time I think to play this I'm surprised how much better it is than I remembered.
Love this.
Will never matter in my entire life.
So cool.
Will never matter in my entire life.
So cool.
January 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Love this.
Will never matter in my entire life.
So cool.
Will never matter in my entire life.
So cool.
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We still have room!
![[TEMPLE]
I’ve been thinking about a pair of Isaac James Richards poems (“Sin” and “Daily Initiations“) that engage with the temple in interesting and new ways. And realizing I’d like to see more of that. Thus: a temple-themed issue. Poetry, essay, fiction, video, music, comics—whatever medium you like. Tell us about the temple. Explore its grounds and hallways. Explore the souls of those who worship there—or perhaps are left outside.
Note that Irreantum respects sensitivities people have about the temples and our editorial decisions will be influenced by this. However, we would rather you submit work both honest and true. We can negotiate boundaries later. Deadline: January 31, 2026.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sbtnkewc62t2n4wy7rn7ak74/bafkreie3644zv37tk2vbjk7s7kjdls4vcrsrpld3t6vxb3uqv7oztxs644@jpeg)
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
We still have room!
I can only assume people have been waiting for an opening to tell me what proper rockandroll songs I've overlooked.
Is this your favorite genre of music too?
Is this my favorite genre of music?
(or are you just happy I called you)
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I can only assume people have been waiting for an opening to tell me what proper rockandroll songs I've overlooked.
Thank goodness we got ours before Mr Insecurity had this idea.
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Thank goodness we got ours before Mr Insecurity had this idea.
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Is this your favorite genre of music too?
Is this my favorite genre of music?
(or are you just happy I called you)
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Is this your favorite genre of music too?
If a page writing a few hundred words on every actor whose played a copy calls out Taxi Driver as De Niro's best cop roll, is it AI-generated?
January 6, 2026 at 2:27 AM
If a page writing a few hundred words on every actor whose played a copy calls out Taxi Driver as De Niro's best cop roll, is it AI-generated?
Well. This is bad:
The US is sanctioning judges among whose assignments is the legal reckoning with genocide.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Well. This is bad:
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This is also one of my favorites. And completely different from the last one.
I'm not sure they would've liked each other.....
I'm not sure they would've liked each other.....
Robert Johnson - Say Girl [US, Power Pop, Rock] (1978)
https://redd.it/1onbj36
https://youtu.be/JAZiDxv-GrQ
https://redd.it/1onbj36
https://youtu.be/JAZiDxv-GrQ
Robert Johnson - Say Girl [US, Power Pop, Rock] (1978)
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is also one of my favorites. And completely different from the last one.
I'm not sure they would've liked each other.....
I'm not sure they would've liked each other.....
What's going on is I'm going through songs I liked so I could listen to later then I'm sharing some of my favorites with you. This is one of my favorites.
Children's Hour – Looking For The Sun [NZ, Post-Punk] (1983)
https://redd.it/72zmzi
https://youtu.be/W9Hy8DclVtY
https://redd.it/72zmzi
https://youtu.be/W9Hy8DclVtY
Children's Hour – Looking For The Sun [NZ, Post-Punk] (1983)
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
What's going on is I'm going through songs I liked so I could listen to later then I'm sharing some of my favorites with you. This is one of my favorites.
Remind me to share this with the next class I watch Casablanca with.
Since Casablanca is trending, and even though I only reposted it a week or so ago, heres Claude Raines by The Front Lawn, because you can never hear it enough.
The Front Lawn - Claude Rains
YouTube video by Scott Anderson
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Remind me to share this with the next class I watch Casablanca with.
This would've been a cool thing to discover twenty years ago.
The Pale Fountains - (Don't Let Your Love) Start A War [UK, Indie/New Wave] (1984)
https://redd.it/1lnb4mj
https://youtu.be/s5pgDs91u_g
https://redd.it/1lnb4mj
https://youtu.be/s5pgDs91u_g
The Pale Fountains - (Don't Let Your Love) Start A War [UK, Indie/New Wave] (1984)
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This would've been a cool thing to discover twenty years ago.
This is a cool version of a song I know best from O Brother.
Holly Tannen & Pete Cooper - Conversation with Death [USA, Folk](1979): An incredible, unsettling, and atmospheric interpretation of old Appalachian folk song (also known as 'Oh Death'). It really evokes the inherent darkness
https://redd.it/1mxfkha
https://youtu.be/ejdooS-SPoM
https://redd.it/1mxfkha
https://youtu.be/ejdooS-SPoM
Holly Tannen & Pete Cooper - Conversation with Death [USA, Folk](1979): An incredible, unsettling, and atmospheric interpretation of old Appalachian folk song (also known as 'Oh Death'). It really evokes the inherent darkness and dread of the song's theme.
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This is a cool version of a song I know best from O Brother.
Nailed it.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Content
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Content
www.smbc-comics.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Nailed it.
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It's time to break out your pens, friends. Check out what we're looking for in 2026.
Announcing [PHONY] (and reannouncing [KIDS]) - Irreantum
. I’ll be reading for the next open issue soon, and [SMALL] is...
irreantum.associationmormonletters.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
It's time to break out your pens, friends. Check out what we're looking for in 2026.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
You know, it didn't occur to me until just now that WWIII might start on THIS hemisphere.
TRUMP: Colombia is very sick too. Run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the US, and he's not gonna be doing it very long
Q: So there's will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
TRUMP: Sounds good to me
Q: So there's will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
TRUMP: Sounds good to me
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
You know, it didn't occur to me until just now that WWIII might start on THIS hemisphere.
Can move National Let's All Rewatch Wag the Dog Day to this week?
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Can move National Let's All Rewatch Wag the Dog Day to this week?
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Ironic that our celebration of the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence will be led by a mad king.
The foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship. There are no constraints.
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Ironic that our celebration of the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence will be led by a mad king.
Good on Marc doing the hard work of actually trying to find a use case.
🧵My good faith effort to have more nuance about AI in the classroom. (tl;dr six months thinking about it and I’m still opposed.)
January 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Good on Marc doing the hard work of actually trying to find a use case.
Although it's not as sarcastic and belittling as it used to be, I still generally ignore the Wordle bot.
But I thought I'd let him praise me today.
But I thought I'd let him praise me today.
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Although it's not as sarcastic and belittling as it used to be, I still generally ignore the Wordle bot.
But I thought I'd let him praise me today.
But I thought I'd let him praise me today.