Martin Guerre (real)
@albemuth.bsky.social
Tond of the Dead Star Balabo
I’ve said it a million times, the courage and virtue needed to stand up and say “no, this is wrong” is found all but exclusively among ordinary people like us. It’s far from ideal, but it might be enough.
In Chicago, the courage of good, everyday folks getting in the face of ICE/BP and fighting back is restoring my faith in America
In DC, the cowardice of Senate Democrats has undermined it, again
America needs a government as good as its people. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
In DC, the cowardice of Senate Democrats has undermined it, again
America needs a government as good as its people. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Cheney didn’t save us from Trump. He created him.
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I’ve said it a million times, the courage and virtue needed to stand up and say “no, this is wrong” is found all but exclusively among ordinary people like us. It’s far from ideal, but it might be enough.
In important ways, the tension between the Dem base and electeds (especially in the Senate, especially in leadership) amounts to the base taking rhetoric from electeds seriously, and judging the electeds accordingly. That is, are we fighting fascism or not?
I don't think people have ever hated the Democratic party's values, they've just hated the people who rise to the top of the Democratic pile.
In this the Republicans were pretty far ahead of us with getting Trump and his goons to replace the much-maligned Neocons. Jeb Bush is/was their Schumer.
In this the Republicans were pretty far ahead of us with getting Trump and his goons to replace the much-maligned Neocons. Jeb Bush is/was their Schumer.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In important ways, the tension between the Dem base and electeds (especially in the Senate, especially in leadership) amounts to the base taking rhetoric from electeds seriously, and judging the electeds accordingly. That is, are we fighting fascism or not?
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Saying “reading books in public is performative” is a very quick and simple way to communicate to me that you are a stupid little pig I do not need to listen to and in that sense I appreciate it
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Saying “reading books in public is performative” is a very quick and simple way to communicate to me that you are a stupid little pig I do not need to listen to and in that sense I appreciate it
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[guy who's only read one book by barbara tuchman reading a second book] This guy's really starting to remind me of Enguerrand de Coucy.
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
[guy who's only read one book by barbara tuchman reading a second book] This guy's really starting to remind me of Enguerrand de Coucy.
Pat is finally making his move
They're gonna kill Geno
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Pat is finally making his move
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
I was a small talk hater, and this is 100% true. It’s not hard. Like, if someone has kids you can ask about them and the parent will just carry the conversation. All you have to say is stuff like “oh, that’s a good school” or “what a fun age!” As a bonus, it doesn’t even need to be true!
people bitch about small talk, but small talk — and being able to shoot the shit with a stranger — is a key fucking social skill, and while i understand it doesn’t come naturally to everyone, it *is* one that’s useful and worth working on
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I was a small talk hater, and this is 100% true. It’s not hard. Like, if someone has kids you can ask about them and the parent will just carry the conversation. All you have to say is stuff like “oh, that’s a good school” or “what a fun age!” As a bonus, it doesn’t even need to be true!
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So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
I’m too vain to fall for this shit. Putting aside the fact that I’m not a gutter racist, I would simply demand a better quality of life before I got on board. This one is only slightly more plausible than if the thousand man gang originated on the moon.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I’m too vain to fall for this shit. Putting aside the fact that I’m not a gutter racist, I would simply demand a better quality of life before I got on board. This one is only slightly more plausible than if the thousand man gang originated on the moon.
I know it’s divisive, but I love this movie. Scary in a way that reminded me of being afraid as a child.
November 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I know it’s divisive, but I love this movie. Scary in a way that reminded me of being afraid as a child.
When I was applying for academic jobs I obsessed over my cover letter because it was something I could control in the moment. In truth, the letter was trivial compared to what school/department I got my degree from, who my advisor was, and my CV. The die was cast, my letter didn’t mean anything.
"Elections are determined by four broad factors: (1) your message, (2) the messenger, (3) the media environment, and (4) the moment. The only thing that political campaigns have complete control over is the message." Fun, thoughtful piece from @davekarpf.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Why Centrist Democrats Keep Being Wrong About Elections
A new 60-page report insists the party is too radical. But the problem isn’t the party platform. The problem is the broader environment.
newrepublic.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When I was applying for academic jobs I obsessed over my cover letter because it was something I could control in the moment. In truth, the letter was trivial compared to what school/department I got my degree from, who my advisor was, and my CV. The die was cast, my letter didn’t mean anything.
I feel a little like a broken record when I say this, but the courage and virtue needed to stand up and say “no, this is wrong” is found all but exclusively among ordinary people like us.
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I feel a little like a broken record when I say this, but the courage and virtue needed to stand up and say “no, this is wrong” is found all but exclusively among ordinary people like us.
“Hey, what’s up Jokerinos! Today on the pod we’re going to talk about how Batman thwarting my plan to poison the reservoir shows that COMEDY is now ILLEGAL in Gotham”
Batman #55 (Oct. - Nov. 1949). Dick Sprang and Charles Paris cover art.
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“Hey, what’s up Jokerinos! Today on the pod we’re going to talk about how Batman thwarting my plan to poison the reservoir shows that COMEDY is now ILLEGAL in Gotham”
I started this last night and finished it today. I could hardly put it down. Orrin Grey is one of a handful of authors where I’ll buy anything with his name on the spine. He hits the mark every single time.
My latest short story collection also came out earlier this week from @wordhorde.bsky.social. This linked collection of short stories and one novelette explores the Hollow Earth - or my own weird conception of it.
wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I started this last night and finished it today. I could hardly put it down. Orrin Grey is one of a handful of authors where I’ll buy anything with his name on the spine. He hits the mark every single time.
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This 'ScooberDoom" doznot impress me
October 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This 'ScooberDoom" doznot impress me
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absolute workhorse of a reaction image from over 100 years ago
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
absolute workhorse of a reaction image from over 100 years ago
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Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
We are going to fucking win
October 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We are going to fucking win
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
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Pretty much every single one of these new government accounts is posting rage bait. It's possible (like 100% guaranteed) they are trying to provoke people here on purpose, so don't fall for it. Blockity block block block.
Gotta block ‘em all!
Here’s the one-stop shopping blocklist to disappear the Trump regime accounts that swarmed Bluesky yesterday.
Flush these turds HERE -
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Here’s the one-stop shopping blocklist to disappear the Trump regime accounts that swarmed Bluesky yesterday.
Flush these turds HERE -
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pretty much every single one of these new government accounts is posting rage bait. It's possible (like 100% guaranteed) they are trying to provoke people here on purpose, so don't fall for it. Blockity block block block.
Friends, just block their asses: bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Friends, just block their asses: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Who will wipe this blood off us, bro? What water even IS there for us to clean ourselves, man? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent, homie?!
October 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Who will wipe this blood off us, bro? What water even IS there for us to clean ourselves, man? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent, homie?!
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'Ophelia' (1852)
the Tate, London
Sir John Everett Millais
the Tate, London
Sir John Everett Millais
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
'Ophelia' (1852)
the Tate, London
Sir John Everett Millais
the Tate, London
Sir John Everett Millais
I feel I have to be careful with arguments like this, as I’m self-aware enough to know that—for me personally—this is the quickest path to becoming a reactionary.
I am under 35. All of my higher-ed teaching experience was within grad school so fairly recent. I am not some crusty boomer. And I have seen this. It has gotten worse! Far worse!
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I feel I have to be careful with arguments like this, as I’m self-aware enough to know that—for me personally—this is the quickest path to becoming a reactionary.