David L Updike
@davidupdike.bsky.social
Writer, editor, art publisher. My strange little stories have appeared in Cleaver Magazine, Philadelphia Stories, Hobart, Daily Science Fiction, 365 Tomorrows, and other places.
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Waiting for the big outlets to put two and two together and realize that police whose identities are secret and facilities are secret are secret police.
June 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Waiting for the big outlets to put two and two together and realize that police whose identities are secret and facilities are secret are secret police.
Mars is as dead as Elon Musk’s soul.
No, we are not going to live on other planets. Bullshit artists like Musk might as well be the leaders of death cults. arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
Silicon Valley billionaires literally want the impossible
Ars chats with physicist and science journalist Adam Becker about his new book, More Everything Forever.
arstechnica.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Mars is as dead as Elon Musk’s soul.
Not the main point here, but the fact that someone who goes by the name “Retard Finder” can’t spell big words is a major self-own.
The WSJ reporters who broke the Tesla CEO board search story, after a day of attacks from Elon Musk and his mom, have locked down their X accounts www.wsj.com/business/aut... @emilyglazer.bsky.social @beckpeterson.bsky.social @danamattioli.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Not the main point here, but the fact that someone who goes by the name “Retard Finder” can’t spell big words is a major self-own.
Holy fuck
April 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Holy fuck
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Trump has this uncanny valley thing going on with his head lately and I'm a bit fixated on it. I mean, look at this. This is like a sweet potato in your cabinet went bad, got moldy, and suddenly announced it had a trade policy.
Trump as the stock market tanks every day: "They say the most successful 100 days in the history of our country, and I believe that's right."
April 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump has this uncanny valley thing going on with his head lately and I'm a bit fixated on it. I mean, look at this. This is like a sweet potato in your cabinet went bad, got moldy, and suddenly announced it had a trade policy.
Ready to rally in Philly
April 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ready to rally in Philly
Bravo
This is how it's done.
A strong and principled response by WilmerHale to the illegal Executive Order attack - a form of attempted government intimidation declared unconstitutional by a federal judge.
This is how to guard the rule of law.
A strong and principled response by WilmerHale to the illegal Executive Order attack - a form of attempted government intimidation declared unconstitutional by a federal judge.
This is how to guard the rule of law.
March 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Bravo
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
March 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
It’s here! My story “Council Rock” is out in Chicago Quarterly Review, vol. 41, available now from booksellers. Big thanks to editor Elizabeth McKenzie and the other good folks at ChicagoQuarterlyReview.com. I'm truly honored to be in such great company!
March 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s here! My story “Council Rock” is out in Chicago Quarterly Review, vol. 41, available now from booksellers. Big thanks to editor Elizabeth McKenzie and the other good folks at ChicagoQuarterlyReview.com. I'm truly honored to be in such great company!
Very pleased to announce that my story “Council Rock” is out in the latest issue of Chicago Quarterly Review! Three teens, some weed, and an abandoned quarry. What could go wrong? www.chicagoquarterlyreview.com/2025/03/11/a...
Announcing the Spring 2025 issue of the CQR!
Featuring work by: Genevieve Abravanel * Alison Braid-Fernandez * Christine Byrne * Roger Camp * William Virgil Davis * Sarah Dunphy-Lelii * Dawn Dupler * Brian Ellis * Julie Esther Fisher * Patty …
www.chicagoquarterlyreview.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Very pleased to announce that my story “Council Rock” is out in the latest issue of Chicago Quarterly Review! Three teens, some weed, and an abandoned quarry. What could go wrong? www.chicagoquarterlyreview.com/2025/03/11/a...
Just called Fetterman’s Philadelphia office, 215-241-1090
I rarely say this, but if your Senate Democrat isn't doing what Chris Coons is doing, you should be calling them and asking why the hell not. It's not enough to EVENTUALLY oppose this bill - we need Senate Dems out there publicly rallying the troops RIGHT NOW.
March 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just called Fetterman’s Philadelphia office, 215-241-1090
The algorithm “does its own research”
Nothing to see here, just autocorrect suggesting the word "wrong" to autocomplete "Obviously scientists are"....
I tried dozens of occupations. Lawyers, bankers, politicians, farmers, accountants, you name it.
Only "scientists" and "epidemiologists" get "wrong" as a suggested auto-completion.
I tried dozens of occupations. Lawyers, bankers, politicians, farmers, accountants, you name it.
Only "scientists" and "epidemiologists" get "wrong" as a suggested auto-completion.
March 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The algorithm “does its own research”
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if you want a vision of the future, imagine a cartoonist pounding his head against the desk, forever
March 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
if you want a vision of the future, imagine a cartoonist pounding his head against the desk, forever
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when you're watching a movie with your parents and a sex scene comes on
February 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
when you're watching a movie with your parents and a sex scene comes on
Can someone who speaks QAnon please tell me what this Fort Knox thing is about?
February 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Can someone who speaks QAnon please tell me what this Fort Knox thing is about?
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There is literally nothing worse than the cowards who know they shouldn’t have voted to confirm but did so bc of their own ambition but want you to know they regret the devastation underway.
GOP Senator Roger Wicker on Pete Hegseth’s NATO speech:
“I don’t know who wrote the speech — it is the kind of thing Tucker Carlson could have written, and Carlson is a fool.” Wicker (who voted to confirm Hegseth) told Politico, adding that he was “puzzled” and “disturbed” by Hegseth’s comments.
“I don’t know who wrote the speech — it is the kind of thing Tucker Carlson could have written, and Carlson is a fool.” Wicker (who voted to confirm Hegseth) told Politico, adding that he was “puzzled” and “disturbed” by Hegseth’s comments.
February 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
There is literally nothing worse than the cowards who know they shouldn’t have voted to confirm but did so bc of their own ambition but want you to know they regret the devastation underway.
Unless maybe your plan was to deforest all the national parks
If you wanted to decrease the cost of homes, one thing you wouldn’t do is put a flat tariff on your main source of timber.
February 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Unless maybe your plan was to deforest all the national parks
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From today's @theguardian.com (h/t @lorraineberry.bsky.social):
January 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
From today's @theguardian.com (h/t @lorraineberry.bsky.social):
Well, at least there’s this
AI Explains Humans Have Nothing To Worry About As Their Extermination Will Be Swift And Painless
AI Explains Humans Have Nothing To Worry About As Their Extermination Will Be Swift And Painless
YouTube video by The Onion
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January 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Well, at least there’s this
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To my trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming friends and family, I am thinking of you and grateful you’re here today. You are seen, cherished and loved in the deepest way. I’m so sorry this week has been dreadful. You belong. You’re not alone, no matter how much this country has failed you 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
January 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
To my trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming friends and family, I am thinking of you and grateful you’re here today. You are seen, cherished and loved in the deepest way. I’m so sorry this week has been dreadful. You belong. You’re not alone, no matter how much this country has failed you 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
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Everything is dumb and terrible, and it's gonna be dumb and terrible for a while. It’s important to do what you can to make it less dumb and terrible, and it's important to find a way make some contentment for yourself in spite of everything being dumb and terrible.
January 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Everything is dumb and terrible, and it's gonna be dumb and terrible for a while. It’s important to do what you can to make it less dumb and terrible, and it's important to find a way make some contentment for yourself in spite of everything being dumb and terrible.
A colleague reached for her box of Detox Tea as I was leaving her office. Should I take this personally?
January 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A colleague reached for her box of Detox Tea as I was leaving her office. Should I take this personally?
No kidding. I avoid stores where I have to flag someone down just to buy deodorant or laundry soap.
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
No kidding. I avoid stores where I have to flag someone down just to buy deodorant or laundry soap.
God embraces plagiarism
January 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
God embraces plagiarism