Derek T. Frasure
@derektfrasure.bsky.social
He/him. Harm reduction, public policy, literature, philosophy, and critical theory.
I love this little Steinbeck tidbit and am baffled that all editions of his books do not include this.
August 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I love this little Steinbeck tidbit and am baffled that all editions of his books do not include this.
I always wondered why one glove is an exam glove and another is not. Now I see the pictures clearly indicate which ones are for fisting and which ones are not.
August 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I always wondered why one glove is an exam glove and another is not. Now I see the pictures clearly indicate which ones are for fisting and which ones are not.
It's 12 AM do you know where your children are and what they are doing?
July 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's 12 AM do you know where your children are and what they are doing?
"There are no new thoughts. They're just old thoughts born into new moments[.]"
March 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"There are no new thoughts. They're just old thoughts born into new moments[.]"
Let's hear the ancient city of Thebes out is all I'm saying
January 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Let's hear the ancient city of Thebes out is all I'm saying
Here's one for all you flow-chart freaks out there: the agrarian crisis in Roman Italy.
January 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here's one for all you flow-chart freaks out there: the agrarian crisis in Roman Italy.
Why does Cambridge only credit well-known translators on the covers of their Texts in the History of Philosophy? Don't lesser known folks deserve just as much credit for their hard work?
January 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Why does Cambridge only credit well-known translators on the covers of their Texts in the History of Philosophy? Don't lesser known folks deserve just as much credit for their hard work?
The people of Ypsilanti have spoken
December 13, 2024 at 9:29 PM
The people of Ypsilanti have spoken
"Whoever looks into the golden eyes of
Prometheus set in the cremated
sockets sees the early hope of the
world and knows its late despair."
Prometheus set in the cremated
sockets sees the early hope of the
world and knows its late despair."
December 12, 2024 at 5:03 AM
"Whoever looks into the golden eyes of
Prometheus set in the cremated
sockets sees the early hope of the
world and knows its late despair."
Prometheus set in the cremated
sockets sees the early hope of the
world and knows its late despair."
After being told to visit for over a decade, I finally took a long overdue trip to John King Books earlier this week for my birthday. I'll definitely be back, as I could spend days combing the shelves there, and I had a great conversation with an employee for about an hour about art under capitalism
December 7, 2024 at 3:20 AM
After being told to visit for over a decade, I finally took a long overdue trip to John King Books earlier this week for my birthday. I'll definitely be back, as I could spend days combing the shelves there, and I had a great conversation with an employee for about an hour about art under capitalism
I am surprised that listening to the Joe Rogan Experience wasn't even featured in this list of top ways to pill your dog– is this big tech censorship?
November 25, 2024 at 4:54 AM
I am surprised that listening to the Joe Rogan Experience wasn't even featured in this list of top ways to pill your dog– is this big tech censorship?
Or expressed in Twitter lore
November 22, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Or expressed in Twitter lore
But the SUV still drives. I have footage of the accident, and he admitted fault. Most importantly we should at least some more time with Mya, as she's responding well to the furosemide and oxygen chamber and likely can be released in the morning. I'm grateful things aren't worse.
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 AM
But the SUV still drives. I have footage of the accident, and he admitted fault. Most importantly we should at least some more time with Mya, as she's responding well to the furosemide and oxygen chamber and likely can be released in the morning. I'm grateful things aren't worse.
Does somebody wanna tell all the RETVRN TERF types how taking a shit was not gender segregated in the ancient world?
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Does somebody wanna tell all the RETVRN TERF types how taking a shit was not gender segregated in the ancient world?
"You do not yet suffer enough for me! For you suffer from yourselves, and have not yet suffered from 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯." -Nietzsche, TSZ, "On the Superior Human"
November 19, 2024 at 5:44 PM
"You do not yet suffer enough for me! For you suffer from yourselves, and have not yet suffered from 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯." -Nietzsche, TSZ, "On the Superior Human"
The first sentence of this film review for Taza, Son of Cochise is such a chef's kiss of a sentence. And then Tim just keeps serving.
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
The first sentence of this film review for Taza, Son of Cochise is such a chef's kiss of a sentence. And then Tim just keeps serving.
You can't forget to pack the cat
November 18, 2024 at 5:57 AM
You can't forget to pack the cat
@helendecruz.net you're in my email this morning!
November 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
@helendecruz.net you're in my email this morning!
I went to the southwest for the first time this year. People kept telling me I'd hate it, but I found it beautiful too.
November 14, 2024 at 2:29 AM
I went to the southwest for the first time this year. People kept telling me I'd hate it, but I found it beautiful too.
Has anyone written a review/retrospective on Colum McCann's Apeirogon in the past year? Seems like a good time to revisit it.
November 13, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Has anyone written a review/retrospective on Colum McCann's Apeirogon in the past year? Seems like a good time to revisit it.
What's your favorite danger/caution sign? I'm personally a big fan of "Danger keep fingers clear of pinch point." It's visually clear even to a child, no Anglo-specific terms or cultural knowledge needed to get it. And the visual is so visceral it makes my fingers hurt. A+ symbol
November 12, 2024 at 7:09 PM
What's your favorite danger/caution sign? I'm personally a big fan of "Danger keep fingers clear of pinch point." It's visually clear even to a child, no Anglo-specific terms or cultural knowledge needed to get it. And the visual is so visceral it makes my fingers hurt. A+ symbol
"And much that is within the human is like an oyster: namely, disgusting and slippery and hard to grasp–[...] But again much about the human is deceptive [...] platry and pathetic and too much shell. Much hidden goodness and strength is never divined; the most exquisite morsels often go untasted!"
November 10, 2024 at 5:14 PM
"And much that is within the human is like an oyster: namely, disgusting and slippery and hard to grasp–[...] But again much about the human is deceptive [...] platry and pathetic and too much shell. Much hidden goodness and strength is never divined; the most exquisite morsels often go untasted!"