John Weiner
j-weiner.bsky.social
John Weiner
@j-weiner.bsky.social
I love movies, video games, books, both comic and otherwise. And I'm a generally left leaning social Democrat. If you're cool with talking about that kinda stuff, then you'll dig what I have to say here.

Oh, and #SometimesIWriteStuff
I love reading those posts that talk about what makes a particular region Gothic. Since the small town I spent my adolescent years in is a Stephen King novel waiting to happen, I find I relate to these posts. And it's always fun to see what other people consider Gothic horror in their region.
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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I'm generally not a country music fan, but this song slaps! And there's a message there I think people need to hear.
The devil wore a lab coat #countrymusic #bigpharma #appalachia #kentucky #newmusic
YouTube video by Mary Kutter
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We're at the end of 2025, and I'm starting to see posts about how people didn't accomplish all their goals for the year. Understandably, you might be a bit down if you didn't meet your own expectations this year. But given the shitshow that 2025 has been. Just surviving is enough.
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I don't advocate the theft of native land, I'm fully aware the story of the first Thanksgiving is mostly bullshit, I know those Rockwell paintings were mainly marketing, but some of us just like turkey ok?

J.D. Vance be damned.

That's some unhinged shit he said for real.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I'm listening to the umpteenth trans bathroom debate, and I have a simple solution.

Just make all bathrooms unisex.

We could just follow Europe's example (like with stall doors) and leave it at that.

People have too many weird hangups about sex and gender. Creeps aren't letting a sign stop them.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So of late I've been rediscovering the joy of writing. Granted, it's in a reduced capacity in the notes app on my phone, but I'm still plugging away. It just proves what I've been saying for years, "I can't not do this." Even if it's just for me, writing is still writing.

#SometimesIWriteStuff
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Maybe it's the writer in me, but I prefer to believe in the face of a lack of evidence. For instance, we have no reason to expect that an afterlife exists, and yet I still hope to see my loved ones again. It's not that I believe I will, but more that I lack disbelief.
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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I hear he likes the odd protein shot too, if ya know what I mean. 😉
Epstein Implicates Trump
YouTube video by LegalEagle
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November 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A quick thought

Assuming Satan were real, why would he speak Latin? Granted, it sounds pretty cool. But you would think a fallen angel would speak Enochian right?

Of course, this assumes that Satan and Lucifer are one and the same. Isn't that the biblical interpretation?
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm voting soo hard in the midterm! That's the single most motivational thing bro could have said.
Sounds like a great turnout motivator.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I just saw a guy wearing a Kevlar vest on my way to the post office. Dude, this is small-town MI! Just what do you expect to go down that you need your body armor to walk the streets? You gotta be kidding me.
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I've avoided the Webtoons app as it was just a vehicle for smut comics and poorly made fanwank. But I've recently seen some cool works on there. Anyone have thoughts on whether the app is worthwhile, and/or suggestions on good stuff to check out? Might even be a good vehicle for my own work.

#Eden
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm watching the newest episodes of #hazbinhotel and I gotta say, I'm hooked. The story is an interesting continuation from where we left off season one. And the music!!! It's soo good!!! I'm a casual fan of musicals, REPO, Sweeney Todd, the usual. So maybe my taste is lacking, I doubt it though.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
A WWII Film With a Modern Message
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Just read the trade for Assassin's Creed Visionaries, and it was a damned good book. If you're a fan of comics, Assassin's Creed, or even historical fiction, you'll find something to enjoy in this book. I mean, giant Assassin mechs anyone???

#assassinscreed
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Someone whose opinion on the economy I trust greatly. When a professional economist speaks, I recommend you listen.
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.

It doesn't have to be this way.
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It's been brought to my attention that I apparently don't respect boundaries, and that people think I'm putting on a "performance" in my day-to-day life. With that in mind, I'd like to say the following.

Nothing I say here or anywhere else is performative. I'm not a caricature of myself.
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
You guys remember that red wave the GOP kept going on and on about?

Must suck to be soo wrong.

Congratulations to all the winners of yesterday's elections. If I had no hope, y'all gave me a little. I even saw somewhere that like, 71% of voters polled said they directly opposed Trump. Shit's wild.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A conversation between a coworker and myself earlier today...

Me: Yeah, Americans are kinda stupid.

Them: You realize you're an American right?

Me: I never said I wasn't part of the problem, merely aware of it.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The reason I wanted to write growing up was because I wanted to take people out of reality for a bit. The real world sucks, and if some words on a page can take you out of that for a lil bit, then I'm happy to oblige.

I'm paused for a while, funds and all that. But I still wanna tell stories.
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
As a lifelong fan of comedians like George Carlin and Robin Williams, I can't help but wonder what comedy would be like today if they had lived to see this administration. I can only imagine those guys would've had a field day.
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Happy Halloween to all! Here's hoping we can all take a day off from the world's troubles and enjoy costumes, candy, and the all too American tradition of watching a summer camp full of attractive teenagers get brutally murdered by a guy in a hockey mask!

Share some of your favorite #horrorflicks!
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Oh, he's definitely gonna try. Make no mistake, we're looking at the end of Democracy in this country if we don't step up.

Dude was staring down the barrel of some serious time before being elected. You bet your ass he doesn't wanna go back to that.

#FuckTrump
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
And ya boy's sick. Nothing major, just a sore throat and a probable cold. Still going to work though. Why you ask? BECAUSE I LITERALLY CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO!

No sense going to the clinic, they'd just tell me to take some meds and sleep it off, then charge me 100 bucks.
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM