Alec Houze
@alechouze.bsky.social
Can I leave this blank and pretend I’m wittier than I actually am?
Considered chic by those in the know and wiser in these matters than I am until I have more than three hundred posts here.
Considered chic by those in the know and wiser in these matters than I am until I have more than three hundred posts here.
The first movie I distinctly remember seeing in the theaters was “An American Tail.” I was four. I even had the soundtrack on cassette.
The first movie I remember seeing at the drive-in was “Willow.”
The first movie I remember seeing at the drive-in was “Willow.”
I really do not remember this with any definition. I could not tell you what i saw at home or in the theaters until i was like 9. And honestly i grew up with drive ins
Friday night BWDR community question:
What was the first movie you remember seeing in a theater? And what do you remember most about the experience?
What was the first movie you remember seeing in a theater? And what do you remember most about the experience?
May 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The first movie I distinctly remember seeing in the theaters was “An American Tail.” I was four. I even had the soundtrack on cassette.
The first movie I remember seeing at the drive-in was “Willow.”
The first movie I remember seeing at the drive-in was “Willow.”
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To our bemusement, our old friends from the British isles made a 1000-piece puzzle version of our poster, "Capitalism is a pyramid scheme."
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crimethinc.com/posters/capi...
April 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
To our bemusement, our old friends from the British isles made a 1000-piece puzzle version of our poster, "Capitalism is a pyramid scheme."
crimethinc.com/posters/capi...
crimethinc.com/posters/capi...
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crush-having is a survival skill. to have a crush is to reject despair and embrace hope. a crush is an imaginative investment in the future. all the most miserable people you know could crush-have their way into contentment if they only knew how
April 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
crush-having is a survival skill. to have a crush is to reject despair and embrace hope. a crush is an imaginative investment in the future. all the most miserable people you know could crush-have their way into contentment if they only knew how
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it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
April 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
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They know they’re snatching American citizens, and that they’ll have to let them out. The point isn’t deportation- it’s to immiserate Latinos. Ten days is long enough to lose your job, miss your rent, get your kids taken.
As New York cops say, “you can beat the rap, but you can’t beat the ride”
As New York cops say, “you can beat the rap, but you can’t beat the ride”
A 19-year old U.S. citizen was traveling from Albuquerque to Tucson. He was arrested and detained by ICE for 10 days, before his family showed a judge his identification & he was finally released. news.azpm.org/p/news-artic...
U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
news.azpm.org
April 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
They know they’re snatching American citizens, and that they’ll have to let them out. The point isn’t deportation- it’s to immiserate Latinos. Ten days is long enough to lose your job, miss your rent, get your kids taken.
As New York cops say, “you can beat the rap, but you can’t beat the ride”
As New York cops say, “you can beat the rap, but you can’t beat the ride”
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you owe us, God
There’s a tornado warning for the Texas town with the world’s largest knife, and baby, I wanna see some results
April 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
you owe us, God
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Two years ago today, three anarchists were killed in battle near Bakhmut: Cooper Andrews, Finbar Cafferkey, and Dmitry Petrov.
In this eulogy, we explore the life of Dmitry Petrov, which doubles as a snapshot of two decades of struggle in the post-Soviet world.
crimethinc.com/petrov
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In this eulogy, we explore the life of Dmitry Petrov, which doubles as a snapshot of two decades of struggle in the post-Soviet world.
crimethinc.com/petrov
🏴🏴🏴
April 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Two years ago today, three anarchists were killed in battle near Bakhmut: Cooper Andrews, Finbar Cafferkey, and Dmitry Petrov.
In this eulogy, we explore the life of Dmitry Petrov, which doubles as a snapshot of two decades of struggle in the post-Soviet world.
crimethinc.com/petrov
🏴🏴🏴
In this eulogy, we explore the life of Dmitry Petrov, which doubles as a snapshot of two decades of struggle in the post-Soviet world.
crimethinc.com/petrov
🏴🏴🏴
Spent too long looking for this specific reply so I can quote it to say that there's no way for me to make a new post on this website right now and hasn't been for almost a month.
I blame the age of my laptop.
Which explains the searching.
I blame the age of my laptop.
Which explains the searching.
It did... and then it locked up my laptop for almost a few minutes because it's just a bit too old. It may be problematic that I'm contemplating a new laptop just to be able to enjoy this completely.
April 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Spent too long looking for this specific reply so I can quote it to say that there's no way for me to make a new post on this website right now and hasn't been for almost a month.
I blame the age of my laptop.
Which explains the searching.
I blame the age of my laptop.
Which explains the searching.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, author of The Gulag Archipelago, has something to say to us today:
“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: what would things have been like if every security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive..."
“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: what would things have been like if every security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive..."
April 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, author of The Gulag Archipelago, has something to say to us today:
“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: what would things have been like if every security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive..."
“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: what would things have been like if every security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive..."
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some she/they twink is destined to slay elon musk with this thing
April 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
some she/they twink is destined to slay elon musk with this thing
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In the podcast "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff," @margaret.bsky.social reads aloud from the story we published, "Survival," and discusses the content.
You can read the story here:
crimethinc.com/SurvivalStory
You can read the story here:
crimethinc.com/SurvivalStory
April 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In the podcast "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff," @margaret.bsky.social reads aloud from the story we published, "Survival," and discusses the content.
You can read the story here:
crimethinc.com/SurvivalStory
You can read the story here:
crimethinc.com/SurvivalStory
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Really don’t like continuing to have to share this call for help but like as im still having not a lot of luck with job hunting (or finding a steady place to stay in the city while i save for housing), making ends meet is really hard right now
Venmø: @ ThatChingy
Ca$happ: Bamchi
Venmø: @ ThatChingy
Ca$happ: Bamchi
March 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Really don’t like continuing to have to share this call for help but like as im still having not a lot of luck with job hunting (or finding a steady place to stay in the city while i save for housing), making ends meet is really hard right now
Venmø: @ ThatChingy
Ca$happ: Bamchi
Venmø: @ ThatChingy
Ca$happ: Bamchi
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I genuinely don't understand how anyone can look at the current moment and think "Abolish ICE" was anything but completely correct.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.
April 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I genuinely don't understand how anyone can look at the current moment and think "Abolish ICE" was anything but completely correct.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.
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Those who seek to oppress us are not invincible.
Whatever power they acquire, whatever technology they employ, they make mistakes, they overlook vulnerabilities.
And they are motivated by bigotry and greed, which are not the most powerful forces in the human spirit.
crimethinc.com/ActionResour...
Whatever power they acquire, whatever technology they employ, they make mistakes, they overlook vulnerabilities.
And they are motivated by bigotry and greed, which are not the most powerful forces in the human spirit.
crimethinc.com/ActionResour...
March 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Those who seek to oppress us are not invincible.
Whatever power they acquire, whatever technology they employ, they make mistakes, they overlook vulnerabilities.
And they are motivated by bigotry and greed, which are not the most powerful forces in the human spirit.
crimethinc.com/ActionResour...
Whatever power they acquire, whatever technology they employ, they make mistakes, they overlook vulnerabilities.
And they are motivated by bigotry and greed, which are not the most powerful forces in the human spirit.
crimethinc.com/ActionResour...
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as trans day of visibility fades into night, it's time to build support for a new holiday: trans week of unfettered access to long-range rocket artillery
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
as trans day of visibility fades into night, it's time to build support for a new holiday: trans week of unfettered access to long-range rocket artillery
I love this and I think it's better than what I came up with which was just everyone taking turns.
thinking about how in parts of Rojava they experimented with the idea of "what if everyone's aunts were the cops and they just sorta had guns but also still dealt with mostly everything by just surrounding the offending parties and yelling at them"
anyway, worth remembering
anyway, worth remembering
March 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I love this and I think it's better than what I came up with which was just everyone taking turns.
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The Israeli military is bombing Gaza again, breaching the ceasefire. Hundreds of people are already reported killed.
This is not because they could not use diplomacy to achieve the goals that made them agree to the ceasefire.
It is because having achieved them, they can now resume the genocide.
This is not because they could not use diplomacy to achieve the goals that made them agree to the ceasefire.
It is because having achieved them, they can now resume the genocide.
Israel launches major Gaza assault, shattering ceasefire
Hamas says Israeli offensive marks end to ceasefire that took effect on January 19.
www.aljazeera.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Israeli military is bombing Gaza again, breaching the ceasefire. Hundreds of people are already reported killed.
This is not because they could not use diplomacy to achieve the goals that made them agree to the ceasefire.
It is because having achieved them, they can now resume the genocide.
This is not because they could not use diplomacy to achieve the goals that made them agree to the ceasefire.
It is because having achieved them, they can now resume the genocide.
Sex work is work and sex work is art.
Sex work is valid work. Decriminalize sex work and stop shitting on sex workers.
March 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sex work is work and sex work is art.
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hey sorry to share this again but having a really hard time making ends meet while i try to save up for a new place to live
Hate having to ask for more help, especially right now as so many are suffering, but this moving process is completely draining my finances and im too busy moving to work much, and i could really use grocery money and just general help if anyone can spare it
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March 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
hey sorry to share this again but having a really hard time making ends meet while i try to save up for a new place to live
Also, my need to always make sure that the person I'm talking to understands me has somehow ended up with me being labeled as "lacking accountability" when things go wrong on the line.
I get dinged at work for this a lot. I've had multiple hour-long plus meetings with my boss about how this holds me back because whenever he brings up promoting me he gets push back because I come across as abrasive because I talk over people or clam up and seem disinterested (yay disassociation).
March 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Also, my need to always make sure that the person I'm talking to understands me has somehow ended up with me being labeled as "lacking accountability" when things go wrong on the line.
I am the biggest supporter of this idea. I cannot begin to explain how much I want to see this.
And, no, I will not be wearing any of the hats.
And, no, I will not be wearing any of the hats.
we are going to need better hats.
All I gotta say is if we're gonna be forced to live through the worst excesses and societal ills brought on by the pernicious greed of billionaires, then our Gilded Age 2.0 will need to deal with a new class of radical muckrakers that rival the best the Progressive Era had to offer
March 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I am the biggest supporter of this idea. I cannot begin to explain how much I want to see this.
And, no, I will not be wearing any of the hats.
And, no, I will not be wearing any of the hats.
The best part of all of these parallels is thinking about how they all ended.
I talked to brilliant historians, including @roelkonijn.bsky.social @alexvont.bsky.social @goingmedieval.bsky.social @benwritesthings.bsky.social @janjancl.bsky.social & @luisherran.bsky.social, to better understand how the Trump admin compares with past regimes, from antiquity to the 20th century:
Are Trump's Actions 'Unprecedented'? Here's What Seven Historians Say
Trump's second administration is 'unprecedented' to some, but historians find parallels in ancient Rome, Nazi Germany, and Latin American dictatorship.
www.rollingstone.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The best part of all of these parallels is thinking about how they all ended.
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Capitalism is organized crime.
"The real gangsters don’t have to get their hands dirty—they have police and courts and prisons to do their dirty work for them. They don’t have to run drugs or guns or illegal gambling rings—they run everything else."
crimethinc.com/posters/capi...
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"The real gangsters don’t have to get their hands dirty—they have police and courts and prisons to do their dirty work for them. They don’t have to run drugs or guns or illegal gambling rings—they run everything else."
crimethinc.com/posters/capi...
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February 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Capitalism is organized crime.
"The real gangsters don’t have to get their hands dirty—they have police and courts and prisons to do their dirty work for them. They don’t have to run drugs or guns or illegal gambling rings—they run everything else."
crimethinc.com/posters/capi...
🧵⬇️
"The real gangsters don’t have to get their hands dirty—they have police and courts and prisons to do their dirty work for them. They don’t have to run drugs or guns or illegal gambling rings—they run everything else."
crimethinc.com/posters/capi...
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If I could stop putting you in every book I write, that would be great.
February 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
If I could stop putting you in every book I write, that would be great.