Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦
@tomscud.bsky.social
Editor and writer for an undisclosed publication. Auguste Piccard and Frank Wilhoit stan. Pope Sixtus VI papal name advocate. He/him.
Pinned
Adam the Golem was a calm, reflective soul
With his chiseled jaw
And his sculpted abs
And two eyes made out of coal.
Adam the Golem was a fairytale they say.
He was made of clay
But the rabbis say
That he came to life one day.
With his chiseled jaw
And his sculpted abs
And two eyes made out of coal.
Adam the Golem was a fairytale they say.
He was made of clay
But the rabbis say
That he came to life one day.
Pinned thread with various creative works I want to be able to find later. First, Adam the Golem, the story of the golem of Prague set to a possibly familiar tune: bsky.app/profile/toms...
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
I am being interpersonally unpleasant to you on the “being interpersonally unpleasant” website but For A Cause
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I am being interpersonally unpleasant to you on the “being interpersonally unpleasant” website but For A Cause
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My latest essay for @uncannymagazine.bsky.social is live!!
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
These Stories Teach Us How to Fight - Uncanny Magazine
Chicago, October 2025. I need you to know we tried. I bought whistles and saline eyewash for my friends, students. The theatre bought 150 whistles. They were gone in days. A neighbor 3D-printed hundre...
www.uncannymagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 PM
My latest essay for @uncannymagazine.bsky.social is live!!
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
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Apropos of Zork and Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy making it into the @polarisgamedesign.com list of influential games, here's the parser interactive fiction I think everyone should play:
Aisle
Spider & Web
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Anchorhead
Slouching Towards Bedlam
Savoir-Faire
Eat Me
Aisle
Spider & Web
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Anchorhead
Slouching Towards Bedlam
Savoir-Faire
Eat Me
January 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Apropos of Zork and Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy making it into the @polarisgamedesign.com list of influential games, here's the parser interactive fiction I think everyone should play:
Aisle
Spider & Web
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Anchorhead
Slouching Towards Bedlam
Savoir-Faire
Eat Me
Aisle
Spider & Web
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Anchorhead
Slouching Towards Bedlam
Savoir-Faire
Eat Me
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let's have something for real sad trombone enthusiasts. you have to wait till the very end for the sad trombone on this one but it's worth it
(George Lewis: trombone, electronics; Douglas Ewart: alto sax, cymbals; Anthony Davis, piano; Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizers)
youtu.be/gGEWoMxJZvA?...
(George Lewis: trombone, electronics; Douglas Ewart: alto sax, cymbals; Anthony Davis, piano; Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizers)
youtu.be/gGEWoMxJZvA?...
Homage To Charles Parker
YouTube video by George Lewis - Topic
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
let's have something for real sad trombone enthusiasts. you have to wait till the very end for the sad trombone on this one but it's worth it
(George Lewis: trombone, electronics; Douglas Ewart: alto sax, cymbals; Anthony Davis, piano; Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizers)
youtu.be/gGEWoMxJZvA?...
(George Lewis: trombone, electronics; Douglas Ewart: alto sax, cymbals; Anthony Davis, piano; Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizers)
youtu.be/gGEWoMxJZvA?...
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Lost Jan. 6 Rioter Still Searching Capitol Building For Mike Pence https://theonion.com/lost-jan-6-rioter-still-searching-capitol-building-for-mike-pence/
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Lost Jan. 6 Rioter Still Searching Capitol Building For Mike Pence https://theonion.com/lost-jan-6-rioter-still-searching-capitol-building-for-mike-pence/
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I spent weeks watching hundreds of videos from Jan 6th to place them in time and space as part of a collaboration with Richard Engel, and I can categorically say this version of events is bullshit.
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I spent weeks watching hundreds of videos from Jan 6th to place them in time and space as part of a collaboration with Richard Engel, and I can categorically say this version of events is bullshit.
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JUST IN: 🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Gaza, Venezuela, and Ukraine's territorial integrity is non-negotiable.
January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
JUST IN: 🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Gaza, Venezuela, and Ukraine's territorial integrity is non-negotiable.
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We all already know ICE never left Chicago, but just to emphasize: several vehicles have been spotted out and about this morning. Unconfirmed (for now) reports of several abductions.
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
We all already know ICE never left Chicago, but just to emphasize: several vehicles have been spotted out and about this morning. Unconfirmed (for now) reports of several abductions.
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i realize the term is abused to mean a lot of stupid shit that doesn't make any sense but there is a real thing being described where you do something that is basically a minor social infraction and a lot of people on the internet decide to be stupid about it
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
i realize the term is abused to mean a lot of stupid shit that doesn't make any sense but there is a real thing being described where you do something that is basically a minor social infraction and a lot of people on the internet decide to be stupid about it
so does new york do runoff voting for their congressional primaries or do i have to worry about fucking george whats his name sneaking in through name recognition & a big primary field?
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
so does new york do runoff voting for their congressional primaries or do i have to worry about fucking george whats his name sneaking in through name recognition & a big primary field?
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milkshake duck hotel edition
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
Hilton says it is removing a Minnesota hotel from its system over ICE controversy
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
www.businessinsider.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
milkshake duck hotel edition
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red delicious apples. most delicious fruit on earth? almost certainly
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
red delicious apples. most delicious fruit on earth? almost certainly
Not sure if it would be funnier for him to walk or to only get got on the weapons charge.
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Not sure if it would be funnier for him to walk or to only get got on the weapons charge.
Then: Diablo
Now: Diablo
Now: Diablo
Quote this with your favourite game from 1997 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
(Please make clear which is which)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
(Please make clear which is which)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Then: Diablo
Now: Diablo
Now: Diablo
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I feel like their attempted whole NARCOTERRORISM!!! angle is less convincing when the president's also been pardoning every sufficiently wealthy drug dealer who asks
January 6, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I feel like their attempted whole NARCOTERRORISM!!! angle is less convincing when the president's also been pardoning every sufficiently wealthy drug dealer who asks
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There are several videos on social media tonight showing heavy gunfire in Caracas this evening. Working to geolocate. Will share videos here.
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
There are several videos on social media tonight showing heavy gunfire in Caracas this evening. Working to geolocate. Will share videos here.
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lol surprise!!
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
lol surprise!!
my guess from the weird spam accounts following me for no reason is that bluesky is back in a growth period, probably because of people once again leaving twitter
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
my guess from the weird spam accounts following me for no reason is that bluesky is back in a growth period, probably because of people once again leaving twitter
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If you won't listen to us, maybe you'll listen to this horse.
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
If you won't listen to us, maybe you'll listen to this horse.
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That said, we know people want more safety tools, so @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social and I are building them!
Here's what that looks like in our client. My post got a lot of interactions and then a big account reposted it, so alerts showed up and I have tools to deal with it.
Give us more ideas!
Here's what that looks like in our client. My post got a lot of interactions and then a big account reposted it, so alerts showed up and I have tools to deal with it.
Give us more ideas!
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
That said, we know people want more safety tools, so @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social and I are building them!
Here's what that looks like in our client. My post got a lot of interactions and then a big account reposted it, so alerts showed up and I have tools to deal with it.
Give us more ideas!
Here's what that looks like in our client. My post got a lot of interactions and then a big account reposted it, so alerts showed up and I have tools to deal with it.
Give us more ideas!
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If these CBP/ICE goons thought Chicago was cold...
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
Greg Bovino is headed to Minneapolis for a 30 day surge.
2,000 federal agents deploying to Minneapolis in immigration crackdown, fraud probe
The Trump administration has begun a massive deployment of hundreds of Department of Homeland Security agents to the Twin Cities area, officials tells CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
If these CBP/ICE goons thought Chicago was cold...
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
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they are quite literally invading Minneapolis
BREAKING: CBS reports that 2,000 federal agents are deploying to Minneapolis for a 30-day surge. In light of this news, please invite as many friends, family and neighbors as you can into community defense & rapid response work. We need everyone & we need each other. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...
2,000 federal agents deploying to Minneapolis in immigration crackdown, fraud probe
The Trump administration has begun a massive deployment of hundreds of Department of Homeland Security agents to the Twin Cities area, officials tells CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
they are quite literally invading Minneapolis
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Twin Cities MN
The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
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This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
Defend612.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Twin Cities MN