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Jeff Crosley
@jeffcrosley.bsky.social
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Books (mostly horror/fantasy/sci-fi), music, theatre, politics, movies/TV, board/video games, software engineering (specializing in Angular), a million little hobbies
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jeffcrosley.bsky.social
I'm about halfway through and loving @sgj.bsky.social 's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. Big recommend for (as is standard with SJG) those with strong stomachs for violence and a taste for narrative ambiguity.
April 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Reposted by Jeff Crosley
mikedrucker.bsky.social
I wrote this bit that is entirely unrelated to current things
Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against...
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February 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
I feel like the entire American government is just being turned into this: youtu.be/gEyFH-a-XoQ?...
Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport
YouTube video by The Onion
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Jeff Crosley
filmcritic.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 12:09 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
This sucks. The "choose your own reality" information economy is steadily chipping away at the foundations of our society and I hate it.
jayrosen.bsky.social Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Dec 6
LA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlash. www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/m... "The reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story," says the owner.

If you think "critical of" equals "biased about" then you may enjoy this machine.
LA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlash | CNN Business
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who blocked the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and plans to overhaul its editorial board, says he will implement an artificial intelligence-power...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:14 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

11/20
the cover of "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card
December 5, 2024 at 3:08 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Today's work playlist:

Songs of a Lost World - The Cure
Djesse 1-4 - Jacob Collier
Filthy Underneath - Nadine Shah
Dose Your Dreams - Fucked Up
Cyan Blue - Charlotte Day Wilson

#Music
#MusicSky
December 5, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by Jeff Crosley
jamellebouie.net
the clear sign that they just don’t see these kids as real people is the endless concern over hypotheticals and the indifference to the reality that actual children are more likely to kill themselves because of these bans
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Dec 4
Kavanaugh also brings up "detransitioners," people who "regret" their decision to transition genders. Like Alito, he cites European countries that are "pulling back" from gender-affirming care for minors, saying it's a "yellow light" or "red light" for the court that Europe is "pumping the brakes."
December 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

10/20
The cover of "My Heart is a Chainsaw" by Stephen Graham Jones
December 4, 2024 at 4:09 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Today's playlist:

Treats - Sleigh Bells
Mahashmashana - Father John Misty
GNX - Kendrick Lamar
All of This Will End - Indigo De Souza
Everything Harmony - The Lemon Twigs
Deciphering the Message - Makaya McCraven
HELLMODE - Jeff Rosenstock

#MusicSky #Music
December 4, 2024 at 4:03 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Made a cube 😃
A die crafted from knotted embroidery thread
December 3, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Jeff Crosley
notalawyer.bsky.social
hunter biden probably deserved a pardon, but it still irritates me in a sense. joe biden and establishment democrats badly misunderstood the republican party, and we're stuck living in the world they left us while they head for the escape pods
December 2, 2024 at 3:36 AM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Working on some new shaping techniques, I'm very pleased with this one.
A picture of a knotted bracelet with shaped segments
December 1, 2024 at 11:10 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

9/20
The cover of "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
December 1, 2024 at 3:37 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

8/20
The cover of "Carrie" by Stephen King
November 30, 2024 at 5:24 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

7/20
The cover of Watchmen by Alan Moore
November 29, 2024 at 11:05 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

6/20
The cover of "The Far Side Gallery" by Gary Larson
November 28, 2024 at 2:20 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

5/20
The cover of "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke
November 27, 2024 at 11:54 AM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

4/20
The cover of "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith
November 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Say what you will about the dialogue/pacing/etc, the prequels are really articulate about how and why republics collapse 🤷
nutedawn.bsky.social O Holy Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · Nov 26
You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
November 26, 2024 at 2:11 AM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
This is so offensive to me on a deep, philosophical level. Booooooooooooo
November 25, 2024 at 5:45 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
New bracelet came out great, I really like this pattern. www.braceletbook.com/patterns/nor...
A photo of a knotted bracelet with a multicolor pattern
November 25, 2024 at 2:27 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

3/20
The cover of "The Fifth Season" by N K. Jemisin
November 25, 2024 at 1:42 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
😑
November 24, 2024 at 6:15 PM
jeffcrosley.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge

2/20
The cover of "The Dark Forest" by Cixin Liu
November 24, 2024 at 2:03 PM