Erik
@sjcaustenite.bsky.social
American in Prague, podcaster, he/him, 🏳️🌈
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I have book news!! Where We Stand, Where We Fall is now available to preorder from Herne Books:
New books for 2026:
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I have book news!! Where We Stand, Where We Fall is now available to preorder from Herne Books:
Yeah, do the Bond producers believe audiences are in any way confused by this? I can't decide if they're very stupid, they think the audience is, or both.
Given that Craig’s first film was a reboot of the series I don’t understand why they’re struggling with this.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yeah, do the Bond producers believe audiences are in any way confused by this? I can't decide if they're very stupid, they think the audience is, or both.
I may use this as an example for students of how *not* to write.
First sentence: this thing is bad
Second sentence: There is no definition for the bad thing.
The first and second sentences *do not make sense together.*
How can there be evidence that something is bad if the thing isn't defined?
First sentence: this thing is bad
Second sentence: There is no definition for the bad thing.
The first and second sentences *do not make sense together.*
How can there be evidence that something is bad if the thing isn't defined?
The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target. n.pr/4qMrN7P
People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them
The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I may use this as an example for students of how *not* to write.
First sentence: this thing is bad
Second sentence: There is no definition for the bad thing.
The first and second sentences *do not make sense together.*
How can there be evidence that something is bad if the thing isn't defined?
First sentence: this thing is bad
Second sentence: There is no definition for the bad thing.
The first and second sentences *do not make sense together.*
How can there be evidence that something is bad if the thing isn't defined?
I've said it before and I will likely have to say it again: the Democratic leadership are feckless and vapid, and they sorely deserve every ounce of historical scorn and anonymity coming their way.
If the US system weren't so incredibly broken, they'd have been ousted years ago.
If the US system weren't so incredibly broken, they'd have been ousted years ago.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I've said it before and I will likely have to say it again: the Democratic leadership are feckless and vapid, and they sorely deserve every ounce of historical scorn and anonymity coming their way.
If the US system weren't so incredibly broken, they'd have been ousted years ago.
If the US system weren't so incredibly broken, they'd have been ousted years ago.
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Oldest selfie on your phone.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Oldest selfie on your phone.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
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Cool, cool, cool. How's SAG feel about a new blacklist?
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Cool, cool, cool. How's SAG feel about a new blacklist?
As a reminder, FIFA is so corrupt as to almost be a parody of corruption. They make the Golden Globes look respectable. They once financed an entire movie about how awesome FIFA was. In short, nothing makes more sense than FIFA awarding Trump a prize.
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington. n.pr/4968Bvg
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
As a reminder, FIFA is so corrupt as to almost be a parody of corruption. They make the Golden Globes look respectable. They once financed an entire movie about how awesome FIFA was. In short, nothing makes more sense than FIFA awarding Trump a prize.
A left leaning candidate winning the mayorship of a large city is *literally* only news in the US because the US media has simply lost all sense of perspective.
Big cities are *supposed* to elect left-leaning folks. They're cities, ffs.
Big cities are *supposed* to elect left-leaning folks. They're cities, ffs.
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A left leaning candidate winning the mayorship of a large city is *literally* only news in the US because the US media has simply lost all sense of perspective.
Big cities are *supposed* to elect left-leaning folks. They're cities, ffs.
Big cities are *supposed* to elect left-leaning folks. They're cities, ffs.
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"Objective, primatology-based virtues"? We are honestly one day away from an NYT podcaster demanding his guests' phrenological head measurements. Just complete fascist-adjacent gobbledygook.
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Objective, primatology-based virtues"? We are honestly one day away from an NYT podcaster demanding his guests' phrenological head measurements. Just complete fascist-adjacent gobbledygook.
As Doctor Who: The Writers' Room finishes up its 13th year (!), we come to the end of the Matt Smith era. Our most recent Patreon bonus episode is a draft of the 11 best 11th Doctor stories:
www.patreon.com/posts/matt-s...
www.patreon.com/posts/matt-s...
Matt Smith Era Draft! | The Writers' Room
Get more from The Writers' Room on Patreon
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November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As Doctor Who: The Writers' Room finishes up its 13th year (!), we come to the end of the Matt Smith era. Our most recent Patreon bonus episode is a draft of the 11 best 11th Doctor stories:
www.patreon.com/posts/matt-s...
www.patreon.com/posts/matt-s...
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I'd missed the news of Melvyn Bragg stepping down. "In our Time" podcast brought a panel of experts to talk about certain topics of science, history, culture... you never quite knew which topic was next or if @simontillotson.bsky.social would ask coffee or tea...
Thank you, Melvyn Bragg: defector.com/thank-you-me...
Thank You, Melvyn Bragg | Defector
Melvyn Bragg, host of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time since its very first episode back in 1998, has greeted me in the same delightfully brusque manner hundreds and hundreds of times. Hello. In…
defector.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I'd missed the news of Melvyn Bragg stepping down. "In our Time" podcast brought a panel of experts to talk about certain topics of science, history, culture... you never quite knew which topic was next or if @simontillotson.bsky.social would ask coffee or tea...
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The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
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I have to imagine far-right Catholics are really struggling with the fact that they can now hear this stuff in English directly from the pope.
“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have to imagine far-right Catholics are really struggling with the fact that they can now hear this stuff in English directly from the pope.
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
Not every Democratic candidate has to be a copy of AOC or Mamdani.
BUT the days when someone who is more comfortable with corporate execs than the people who actually elect them need to come to an end. Corporate America already owns the GOP; they don't need both parties. Time to take it back.
BUT the days when someone who is more comfortable with corporate execs than the people who actually elect them need to come to an end. Corporate America already owns the GOP; they don't need both parties. Time to take it back.
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Not every Democratic candidate has to be a copy of AOC or Mamdani.
BUT the days when someone who is more comfortable with corporate execs than the people who actually elect them need to come to an end. Corporate America already owns the GOP; they don't need both parties. Time to take it back.
BUT the days when someone who is more comfortable with corporate execs than the people who actually elect them need to come to an end. Corporate America already owns the GOP; they don't need both parties. Time to take it back.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
Every Election Day I am reminded how utterly ill-informed, small minded, parochial, and often flat-out bonehead the American electorate is, en masse.
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Every Election Day I am reminded how utterly ill-informed, small minded, parochial, and often flat-out bonehead the American electorate is, en masse.
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Every time she comes up, I remind you all that Pamela Paul killed a pro trans paragraph in a review I wrote for the New York Times, lied about it in the press, then when I confronted her with receipts, said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
In which a straight woman highlights a bunch of known anti trans activists and claims there's a divide in the queer community.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every time she comes up, I remind you all that Pamela Paul killed a pro trans paragraph in a review I wrote for the New York Times, lied about it in the press, then when I confronted her with receipts, said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
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[P] he has slipped the surly bonds of Earth / and shot the face of God
Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, dies at 84
Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
[P] he has slipped the surly bonds of Earth / and shot the face of God
Students taking a test often enter their own world mentally, meaning they can sometimes do things that you suspect they wouldn't do if they knew someone like me was watching.
Noticing these tiny behaviors can be both fascinating and frightening. And make me thankful for hand sanitizer.
Noticing these tiny behaviors can be both fascinating and frightening. And make me thankful for hand sanitizer.
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Students taking a test often enter their own world mentally, meaning they can sometimes do things that you suspect they wouldn't do if they knew someone like me was watching.
Noticing these tiny behaviors can be both fascinating and frightening. And make me thankful for hand sanitizer.
Noticing these tiny behaviors can be both fascinating and frightening. And make me thankful for hand sanitizer.
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This isn’t even the first time it would happen - you can literally just go back to when Eric Adams first ran for mayor, and when he got into office, to see how the media manufactured a crime wave that helped push his pro-police agenda at the expense of every other city service.
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This isn’t even the first time it would happen - you can literally just go back to when Eric Adams first ran for mayor, and when he got into office, to see how the media manufactured a crime wave that helped push his pro-police agenda at the expense of every other city service.
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Pretty good sign this is bullshit is that it would be 6 times higher than the number of people who left New York in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Pretty good sign this is bullshit is that it would be 6 times higher than the number of people who left New York in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic.
comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/u...
comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/u...
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Stewart v Somerset is also where I learned one of my favorite maxims (uttered by the judge of that case): "Fiat justitia ruat caelum." Let justice be done though the heavens fall. Anything that can be destroyed by the truth deserves to be destroyed.
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Stewart v Somerset is also where I learned one of my favorite maxims (uttered by the judge of that case): "Fiat justitia ruat caelum." Let justice be done though the heavens fall. Anything that can be destroyed by the truth deserves to be destroyed.