Ben
@zenarcadepunk.bsky.social
Elder millennial magpie. Punk rock nerd. Librarian. Is this thing on?
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Death
Taxes
Dos a cero in Columbus
Taxes
Dos a cero in Columbus
September 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Death
Taxes
Dos a cero in Columbus
Taxes
Dos a cero in Columbus
“Pints of Guinness Make You Strong”
July 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“Pints of Guinness Make You Strong”
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really good essay on how the figure of the alligator has always loomed large in the imagination of American racists, from @asherelbein.bsky.social
Why Do Fascists Dream Of Alligators? | Defector
In June, Florida’s attorney general James Uthmeier extolled the benefits of the concentration camp they were rushing to build in the wetlands of the Big Cypress Nature Reserve, west of Miami and just ...
defector.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
really good essay on how the figure of the alligator has always loomed large in the imagination of American racists, from @asherelbein.bsky.social
After 20+ years of living on various hard drives and cloud servers, I finally deleted the goofy (and honestly, kinda problematic) music I made as a goof in college and post-college. Partially because of those problematic elements, and partially because I was tired of it coming up on shuffle.
July 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
After 20+ years of living on various hard drives and cloud servers, I finally deleted the goofy (and honestly, kinda problematic) music I made as a goof in college and post-college. Partially because of those problematic elements, and partially because I was tired of it coming up on shuffle.
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This is exactly how librarians have been blamed for cuts to library budgets for decades. "You didn't do enough to communicate your value." What that really means is "you don't make any profit, and profit is the only legitimate value an organization can produce."
You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation.
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
June 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is exactly how librarians have been blamed for cuts to library budgets for decades. "You didn't do enough to communicate your value." What that really means is "you don't make any profit, and profit is the only legitimate value an organization can produce."
As someone who generally hates political meme images on social media...I still feel obligated to share this today. Feel free to call me a hypocrite.
June 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
As someone who generally hates political meme images on social media...I still feel obligated to share this today. Feel free to call me a hypocrite.
Is it folly to start decorating an apartment when you’re 95% sure you’re moving in six months?
June 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Is it folly to start decorating an apartment when you’re 95% sure you’re moving in six months?
I’ve been a comics fan for a long time, but for a long time, “comics” meant graphic novels and trade paperback collections of comic book issues. I’ve recently gotten back into collecting them again, and one of the first things I did was buy the first comics I could remember reading as a kid. (con)
May 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I’ve been a comics fan for a long time, but for a long time, “comics” meant graphic novels and trade paperback collections of comic book issues. I’ve recently gotten back into collecting them again, and one of the first things I did was buy the first comics I could remember reading as a kid. (con)
As an aside, I had totally forgotten that Peter David had written a series of Star Trek novels set outside of the usual tv series/movie characters. I don’t remember how many of them I read (not all of them, certainly), but this just reminded me that these books were probably the first time I (con)
May 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
As an aside, I had totally forgotten that Peter David had written a series of Star Trek novels set outside of the usual tv series/movie characters. I don’t remember how many of them I read (not all of them, certainly), but this just reminded me that these books were probably the first time I (con)
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Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of comic book and sci-fi writer Peter David, who passed away last night following a long illness. Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Star Trek...so many fond memories of him and his work.
May 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of comic book and sci-fi writer Peter David, who passed away last night following a long illness. Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Star Trek...so many fond memories of him and his work.
In times like these there is only one song worth listening to:
Fresh Pope
Pkew Pkew Pkew · Open Bar · Song · 2022
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May 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In times like these there is only one song worth listening to:
After 8 years, I finally hit 1000 karma on my Reddit account. Should I feel accomplished? Embarrassed? Indifferent? 🤷♂️
May 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
After 8 years, I finally hit 1000 karma on my Reddit account. Should I feel accomplished? Embarrassed? Indifferent? 🤷♂️
Digital spring cleaning got me in my feels…so many albums I loaded into iTunes years ages ago and then promptly never listened to all the way through.
April 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Digital spring cleaning got me in my feels…so many albums I loaded into iTunes years ages ago and then promptly never listened to all the way through.
I am mostly just perplexed that a decent chunk of my discovery feed here is now bunny photos.
April 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I am mostly just perplexed that a decent chunk of my discovery feed here is now bunny photos.
The Diamond Comics bankruptcy, and all the stories that have since followed, are seriously some of the wildest stuff I’ve ever seen. #comics
Diamond Comics Declares "Business As Usual" With New "Partners"
Diamond Comic Distributors declares "business as usual" with their new "partners" in a letter sent to publishers
bleedingcool.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Diamond Comics bankruptcy, and all the stories that have since followed, are seriously some of the wildest stuff I’ve ever seen. #comics
If you love heavy music even a little bit, you owe it yourself to see Deafheaven live. They absolutely blow it out of the water live. I’m only angry that covid got in the way of me seeing them in 2020.
April 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If you love heavy music even a little bit, you owe it yourself to see Deafheaven live. They absolutely blow it out of the water live. I’m only angry that covid got in the way of me seeing them in 2020.
My quick and probably poorly written review of "No Other Land": It is very good, but it will also make you very angry.
April 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My quick and probably poorly written review of "No Other Land": It is very good, but it will also make you very angry.
I had not one, but two e-retailers send April Fool’s messages along the lines of “We’re going out of business! April Fool’s!” and I feel like that’s just tempting fate by them.
April 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I had not one, but two e-retailers send April Fool’s messages along the lines of “We’re going out of business! April Fool’s!” and I feel like that’s just tempting fate by them.
🎵But oh, this desert life
This high life
Here at the dying of the day🎵
This high life
Here at the dying of the day🎵
March 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
🎵But oh, this desert life
This high life
Here at the dying of the day🎵
This high life
Here at the dying of the day🎵
Trying to figure out if I’ve crossed that line of “too old to appreciate loud concerts anymore”, but I stubbornly refuse to believe that a concert where you can actually feel the bass/bass drum in the air around your body is normal and good sound mixing.
March 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trying to figure out if I’ve crossed that line of “too old to appreciate loud concerts anymore”, but I stubbornly refuse to believe that a concert where you can actually feel the bass/bass drum in the air around your body is normal and good sound mixing.
I’m glad I have a job where I’m able to go to Emerald City Comic Con and learn about all the new and popular graphic novels, genre fiction and tabletop games, but just being steeped in that con environment makes me want to find a way to be more fearless in pursuit of the things I’m passionate about.
March 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I’m glad I have a job where I’m able to go to Emerald City Comic Con and learn about all the new and popular graphic novels, genre fiction and tabletop games, but just being steeped in that con environment makes me want to find a way to be more fearless in pursuit of the things I’m passionate about.
Trying to figure out how to reverse engineer my BlueSky feeds so that every fifth post isn’t someone talking about their sick, dying, or dead cat.
March 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Trying to figure out how to reverse engineer my BlueSky feeds so that every fifth post isn’t someone talking about their sick, dying, or dead cat.
I love cats as much as the next cat dad, but Bluesky cat accounts where posts are written in cutesy accents are an immediate no-go for me.
February 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I love cats as much as the next cat dad, but Bluesky cat accounts where posts are written in cutesy accents are an immediate no-go for me.