Allyn Gibson
@allyngibson.bsky.social
Writer of Diamond PREVIEWS, fiction and essays. Rooter of baseball. Scholar of history and Sherlock Holmes. Drinker of stouts.
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Allyn Gibson
@allyngibson.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Intro post time!
* Copywriter in the comics industry
* Occasional short story writer (Star Trek, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes)
* Visits cemeteries for fun
* Plays the uke
* Bonzo Dog & Rutles fan
* Beatles, too
* Way too into politics
* Shutterbug
* Visually impaired
* btw, I use Linux Mint 🐧
* Copywriter in the comics industry
* Occasional short story writer (Star Trek, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes)
* Visits cemeteries for fun
* Plays the uke
* Bonzo Dog & Rutles fan
* Beatles, too
* Way too into politics
* Shutterbug
* Visually impaired
* btw, I use Linux Mint 🐧
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Paul McCartney (2002)
Ringo Starr (2012)
Coldplay (2005)
Oasis (2025)
Elbow (five times, most recently 2025)
Paul McCartney (2002)
Ringo Starr (2012)
Coldplay (2005)
Oasis (2025)
Elbow (five times, most recently 2025)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
*Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
opening band: The Fabulous Thunderbirds
*Neil Young
in three different incarnations
*Morphine
*Pere Ubu
*Tom Petty / Bob Dylan
(a drummer friend: "Petty was great. Dylan sucked." not wrong)
*Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
opening band: The Fabulous Thunderbirds
*Neil Young
in three different incarnations
*Morphine
*Pere Ubu
*Tom Petty / Bob Dylan
(a drummer friend: "Petty was great. Dylan sucked." not wrong)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
*Sleater Kinney 1997
*INXS 1991
*Team Dresch 2025 and 2004
*The Breeders 1995
*Prince and the Revolution 1985 (purple rain tour)
*Sleater Kinney 1997
*INXS 1991
*Team Dresch 2025 and 2004
*The Breeders 1995
*Prince and the Revolution 1985 (purple rain tour)
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Paul McCartney (2002)
Ringo Starr (2012)
Coldplay (2005)
Oasis (2025)
Elbow (five times, most recently 2025)
Paul McCartney (2002)
Ringo Starr (2012)
Coldplay (2005)
Oasis (2025)
Elbow (five times, most recently 2025)
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Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
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Which line is that? You mean Trump is "the most openly corrupt president in American history"? Saying he's "the most openly corrupt president in American history" is bad? That line?
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
Rutger Bregman accused the BBC of cowardice after the decision to remove the line from the first of his Reith Lectures, which he was invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Which line is that? You mean Trump is "the most openly corrupt president in American history"? Saying he's "the most openly corrupt president in American history" is bad? That line?
A Batgirl movie, but not the one that Zazlav shelved.
Barbara Gordon is elected to Congress and fights for the people of Gotham as their representative by day, and Batgirl fights crime and government corruption in Washington by night.
Or a Calvin Ellis Superman movie.
I'm not picky.
Barbara Gordon is elected to Congress and fights for the people of Gotham as their representative by day, and Batgirl fights crime and government corruption in Washington by night.
Or a Calvin Ellis Superman movie.
I'm not picky.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A Batgirl movie, but not the one that Zazlav shelved.
Barbara Gordon is elected to Congress and fights for the people of Gotham as their representative by day, and Batgirl fights crime and government corruption in Washington by night.
Or a Calvin Ellis Superman movie.
I'm not picky.
Barbara Gordon is elected to Congress and fights for the people of Gotham as their representative by day, and Batgirl fights crime and government corruption in Washington by night.
Or a Calvin Ellis Superman movie.
I'm not picky.
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
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I have a private code phrase known to no one but myself that I will use to verify it's really me if I ever meet my past or future self via time travel.
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I have a private code phrase known to no one but myself that I will use to verify it's really me if I ever meet my past or future self via time travel.
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Trump doesn't care that his deployment of the National Guard is dangerous — but the governors deploying these Guard members should.
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Trump doesn't care that his deployment of the National Guard is dangerous — but the governors deploying these Guard members should.
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
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These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
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National Guard members do not want to be used as political props. They want to be home with their families. The only person who wants them here is Trump.
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
National Guard members do not want to be used as political props. They want to be home with their families. The only person who wants them here is Trump.
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
I did not have Olivia Nuzzi's messy personal life and lapses of journalistic ethics unlocking the mystery of the Trump assassination attempt on my bingo card.
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I did not have Olivia Nuzzi's messy personal life and lapses of journalistic ethics unlocking the mystery of the Trump assassination attempt on my bingo card.
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We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
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Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
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We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
I have loved many cats in my time, and there is absolutely no way I would *ever* want to have a cat, even one who ostensibly liked me, dangling from my butt. (Seriously. Watch the video.)
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have loved many cats in my time, and there is absolutely no way I would *ever* want to have a cat, even one who ostensibly liked me, dangling from my butt. (Seriously. Watch the video.)
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In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
December 31, 2024 at 2:41 PM
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
Email from Indeed: "30 new Writer jobs in York, PA."
All 30 are AI Trainer jobs with Outlier AI. If only there were some way I could block their slop.
All 30 are AI Trainer jobs with Outlier AI. If only there were some way I could block their slop.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Email from Indeed: "30 new Writer jobs in York, PA."
All 30 are AI Trainer jobs with Outlier AI. If only there were some way I could block their slop.
All 30 are AI Trainer jobs with Outlier AI. If only there were some way I could block their slop.
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The state of play in the United States:
• People cannot afford groceries.
• People cannot afford rent.
• People cannot afford electricity.
• People cannot afford insurance.
• People cannot afford to have children.
• Nobody's hiring.
I suspect that this is unsustainable.
• People cannot afford groceries.
• People cannot afford rent.
• People cannot afford electricity.
• People cannot afford insurance.
• People cannot afford to have children.
• Nobody's hiring.
I suspect that this is unsustainable.
“.. They’re pretty much the whole boat when it comes to increases in electricity demand,” Quigley said.
“It’s going to get worse,” he said.
@cnbc.com $XLU
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
“It’s going to get worse,” he said.
@cnbc.com $XLU
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The state of play in the United States:
• People cannot afford groceries.
• People cannot afford rent.
• People cannot afford electricity.
• People cannot afford insurance.
• People cannot afford to have children.
• Nobody's hiring.
I suspect that this is unsustainable.
• People cannot afford groceries.
• People cannot afford rent.
• People cannot afford electricity.
• People cannot afford insurance.
• People cannot afford to have children.
• Nobody's hiring.
I suspect that this is unsustainable.
LinkedIn, I would be interested in that job, but...
1) That post is seven, count 'em, *seven* months old.
2) A friend of mine was hired for that job three months ago.
You mock me, LinkedIn. You mock me!
1) That post is seven, count 'em, *seven* months old.
2) A friend of mine was hired for that job three months ago.
You mock me, LinkedIn. You mock me!
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
LinkedIn, I would be interested in that job, but...
1) That post is seven, count 'em, *seven* months old.
2) A friend of mine was hired for that job three months ago.
You mock me, LinkedIn. You mock me!
1) That post is seven, count 'em, *seven* months old.
2) A friend of mine was hired for that job three months ago.
You mock me, LinkedIn. You mock me!
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The kind of fear Americans once had of JFK and Catholics serving the pope actually make sense with JD Vance and his tech fascist sponsors like Thiel.
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The kind of fear Americans once had of JFK and Catholics serving the pope actually make sense with JD Vance and his tech fascist sponsors like Thiel.
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When another boy has a box
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When another boy has a box
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Thread. As the Trump administration seems intent on betraying Ukraine, it is end also to be moving toward war with Venezuela. @joshtpm.bsky.social tries, with limited success, to work out what the Trumpers want to do and why.
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
I do wonder if this is it. WTF is Donald Trump doing w Venezuela? Like we've had US presidents do crazy things. I mean we invaded Iraq and toppled its government more or less for no reason. But as someone who covered that story very closely they DID have reasons. They were bad ...
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Thread. As the Trump administration seems intent on betraying Ukraine, it is end also to be moving toward war with Venezuela. @joshtpm.bsky.social tries, with limited success, to work out what the Trumpers want to do and why.
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
I’ve not had much success with this myself. But here’s my guess….
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.