Raf Blutaxt
@rafblutaxt.bsky.social
Failing at life, a PhD in philosophy, heavy metal and making youtube videos about things that annoy me.
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I read a book, it took me a while to get to it. It is good. I had a lot of things to say about it. Some might even be interesting. youtu.be/PKNW18mB6qk
The Messy Reclamation Of H. P. Lovecraft - Some Thoughts on Victor LaValle's The Ballad Of Black Tom
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I read a book, it took me a while to get to it. It is good. I had a lot of things to say about it. Some might even be interesting. youtu.be/PKNW18mB6qk
The Monday thing. youtu.be/DeagFCi8CXk
Weekly Navel-Gazing 24.11.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/DeagFCi8CXk
You know that one "friend" who always hangs out on your couch and you just haven't the heart to kick them out but also don't know why you're friends to begin with? I'm that guy for @someokiedude.bsky.social's livestreams, join us in two hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j5x...
Britton's Social Club XIV
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You know that one "friend" who always hangs out on your couch and you just haven't the heart to kick them out but also don't know why you're friends to begin with? I'm that guy for @someokiedude.bsky.social's livestreams, join us in two hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j5x...
"The German resistance against Hitler proved more romantic than practical." Sebastian Mallaby making a good point not to trust anything his book has to say right in the first chapter. Why are pro-capitalism non-fiction writers always so incredibly and needlesly bad?
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"The German resistance against Hitler proved more romantic than practical." Sebastian Mallaby making a good point not to trust anything his book has to say right in the first chapter. Why are pro-capitalism non-fiction writers always so incredibly and needlesly bad?
I continue to read and ramble about books by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social. This time: Ares Express. It has trains. On Mars. Elon Musk would hate it. You should read it! You could also watch this: youtu.be/uFqEN96Zad0
The Art Of Going Off The Rails - Some Thoughts On Ian McDonald's Ares Express
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I continue to read and ramble about books by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social. This time: Ares Express. It has trains. On Mars. Elon Musk would hate it. You should read it! You could also watch this: youtu.be/uFqEN96Zad0
Look at me selling out by making a regular booktube video: youtu.be/QWddmDBfnIo
Booktube End Of Year Tag 2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Look at me selling out by making a regular booktube video: youtu.be/QWddmDBfnIo
The Monday thing. youtu.be/b8OvVHjuECw
Weekly Navel-Gazing 17.11.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/b8OvVHjuECw
I'm finally reading Ares Express by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and to nobody's surprise I'm loving it. So much fun to be back on the best of all possible Marses.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm finally reading Ares Express by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and to nobody's surprise I'm loving it. So much fun to be back on the best of all possible Marses.
I read a book. I liked it a lot. Then I talked about genocide. Go read the book, it's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social and it's great! Maybe also watch the video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFK...
The Bloody Past Won't Die - Some Thoughts On Stephen Graham Jones' The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I read a book. I liked it a lot. Then I talked about genocide. Go read the book, it's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social and it's great! Maybe also watch the video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFK...
The Monday thing: youtu.be/Tckjrjsxr-g
Weekly Navel-Gazing 10.11.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Monday thing: youtu.be/Tckjrjsxr-g
It's the Sunday thing. @someokiedude.bsky.social invites assorted misfits to join him for a a livestream and I'm the missest of fits so I'll be there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ2...
Britton's Social Club XIII
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's the Sunday thing. @someokiedude.bsky.social invites assorted misfits to join him for a a livestream and I'm the missest of fits so I'll be there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ2...
I read a book. I liked a book. I talked about a book. Now you get to watch me talking about a book. youtu.be/dzp0BwTyrnA
A New Hope? - My First Thoughts On Glen Cook's Lies Weeping - Chronicles Of The Black Company #10
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I read a book. I liked a book. I talked about a book. Now you get to watch me talking about a book. youtu.be/dzp0BwTyrnA
Well, this does exist now... youtu.be/qxYxC2vbxa8
Overcoming The Gods Of Grimdark Rage - First Thoughts On Steven Erikson's No Life Forsaken
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Well, this does exist now... youtu.be/qxYxC2vbxa8
It took Glen Cook exactly one sentence in Lies Weeping to get all the Black Company feels back up for me. That's what a unique voice can do I guess.
November 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It took Glen Cook exactly one sentence in Lies Weeping to get all the Black Company feels back up for me. That's what a unique voice can do I guess.
It's Sunday and @someokiedude.bsky.social has failed to ban me from his livestream once again. Join us for some fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYW...
Britton's Social Club XII (The Time Change One)
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's Sunday and @someokiedude.bsky.social has failed to ban me from his livestream once again. Join us for some fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYW...
It's definitely the academic snob elitist in me but whenever I hear the I / we "di so much research on this" moment in any podcast, my fists start to bunch reflexively. In 99% of cases that's not "research" but just doing a bit more than just aGoogle search.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's definitely the academic snob elitist in me but whenever I hear the I / we "di so much research on this" moment in any podcast, my fists start to bunch reflexively. In 99% of cases that's not "research" but just doing a bit more than just aGoogle search.
Took me a day to fix the video but now my rambling thoughts on Tendeleo's Story by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social are back up, complete with moving pictures of me drinking beer. youtu.be/1NHOTZG2IBA
Making Disaster And Hope Personal - Discussing Ian McDonald's Tendeleo's Story
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Took me a day to fix the video but now my rambling thoughts on Tendeleo's Story by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social are back up, complete with moving pictures of me drinking beer. youtu.be/1NHOTZG2IBA
It took me a year and I'm sure the five people watching these are surprised but I'm back talking about old @ianmcdonald.bsky.social novels. youtu.be/38G-EH9gQ7k
Fighting For The Language Of Freedom - Discussing Ian McDonald's Kirinya
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It took me a year and I'm sure the five people watching these are surprised but I'm back talking about old @ianmcdonald.bsky.social novels. youtu.be/38G-EH9gQ7k
The Monday thing: youtu.be/swTxGOPQIXU
Weekly Navel-Gazing 27.10.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Monday thing: youtu.be/swTxGOPQIXU
You know the drill, @someokiedude.bsky.social is streaming and hasn't banned me from showing up so I will do just that. Let's hang out! Also if you're in Europe this is an hour earlier than usual thanks to the time change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFed...
Britton's Social Club XI
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
You know the drill, @someokiedude.bsky.social is streaming and hasn't banned me from showing up so I will do just that. Let's hang out! Also if you're in Europe this is an hour earlier than usual thanks to the time change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFed...
I'll do the monthly livestream in something like 11 hours. Come by if you have nothing better to do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXO...
Monthly Marxist Malcontent #31
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October 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I'll do the monthly livestream in something like 11 hours. Come by if you have nothing better to do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXO...
The best thing about today's AWS fuck-up? I had to start listening to Ian McDonald's Kirinya at the gym because Audible was even more broken than usual. It's of course amazing and I'm glad I finally started it.
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The best thing about today's AWS fuck-up? I had to start listening to Ian McDonald's Kirinya at the gym because Audible was even more broken than usual. It's of course amazing and I'm glad I finally started it.
The Monday thing: youtu.be/6zKSOjmLoRA
Weekly Navel-Gazing 20.10.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Monday thing: youtu.be/6zKSOjmLoRA
This poll will close when I'm back from the gym and right now there's a tie for #1 so please someone vote so I don't have to figure out how to resolve that issue! www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
Election Time | Raf Blutaxt
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October 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This poll will close when I'm back from the gym and right now there's a tie for #1 so please someone vote so I don't have to figure out how to resolve that issue! www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
A thing. youtu.be/tzfjRB73Ge4
Your Best Of Lists Are Wrong
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A thing. youtu.be/tzfjRB73Ge4