Tom Kessler
@tomkessler75.bsky.social
Just some middle-aged Gen X'er whose primary purpose in life is to be a worthwhile homestead partner and pet parent.
Also still does super amateur-level videography by request. I know how to frame a shot, but have more intuition than disciplined skill.
Also still does super amateur-level videography by request. I know how to frame a shot, but have more intuition than disciplined skill.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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If you haven’t seen Paul Morrisey’s Udo Kier-starring, Andy Warhol-produced creature features, then you should treat yourself this season.
Recommended for adventurous viewers only.
Recommended for adventurous viewers only.
a close up of a man 's face with the words " blood for dracula " above him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " blood for dracula " above him
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2024 at 12:23 AM
If you haven’t seen Paul Morrisey’s Udo Kier-starring, Andy Warhol-produced creature features, then you should treat yourself this season.
Recommended for adventurous viewers only.
Recommended for adventurous viewers only.
Is it 3/14 already?
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Is it 3/14 already?
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November 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Not much to say about Trans Day of Remembrance anymore besides “try loving and celebrating us while we are alive”
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Not much to say about Trans Day of Remembrance anymore besides “try loving and celebrating us while we are alive”
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk
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Subscape is a music festival celebrating a variety of bands that come from Baltimore and other nearby cities. baltimorebeat.com/photostory-s...
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Subscape is a music festival celebrating a variety of bands that come from Baltimore and other nearby cities. baltimorebeat.com/photostory-s...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Maryland will spend $62 million for families to receive full SNAP benefits for November baltimorebeat.com/maryland-wil...
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Maryland will spend $62 million for families to receive full SNAP benefits for November baltimorebeat.com/maryland-wil...
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I wrote about 28 Years Later
28 Years Later | Priscilla Page
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August 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I wrote about 28 Years Later
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I have just now completed my Halloween essay, which is about NIGHTBREED. It was just about the coolest thing I'd seen when I was 14, its flaws are more evident now, but so are its various meanings. It has dozens of cool monsters, it's pro-freak, anti-fascist, and full of imagination. I love it.
Nightbreed (special Halloween revisit) | VERN'S REVIEWS on the FILMS of CINEMA
There was a time when I was 14 years old and Clive Barker’s NIGHTBREED was my favorite movie. Maybe that was too soon to move on from BATMAN, or maybe they
outlawvern.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I have just now completed my Halloween essay, which is about NIGHTBREED. It was just about the coolest thing I'd seen when I was 14, its flaws are more evident now, but so are its various meanings. It has dozens of cool monsters, it's pro-freak, anti-fascist, and full of imagination. I love it.
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They finally built a machine that can simulate peaking on edibles
The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
They finally built a machine that can simulate peaking on edibles
“It’s almost time, kids. The clock is ticking.”
It’s Halloween, so definitely time to share this, the HALLOWEEN III / horrorthon concept album you didn’t know you needed.
#HalloweenIII
#SeasonOfTheWitch
#SecretChiefs3
#Horrorthon
secretchiefsthree.bandcamp.com/album/horror...
It’s Halloween, so definitely time to share this, the HALLOWEEN III / horrorthon concept album you didn’t know you needed.
#HalloweenIII
#SeasonOfTheWitch
#SecretChiefs3
#Horrorthon
secretchiefsthree.bandcamp.com/album/horror...
HORRORTHON, by Secret Chiefs 3
18 track album
secretchiefsthree.bandcamp.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“It’s almost time, kids. The clock is ticking.”
It’s Halloween, so definitely time to share this, the HALLOWEEN III / horrorthon concept album you didn’t know you needed.
#HalloweenIII
#SeasonOfTheWitch
#SecretChiefs3
#Horrorthon
secretchiefsthree.bandcamp.com/album/horror...
It’s Halloween, so definitely time to share this, the HALLOWEEN III / horrorthon concept album you didn’t know you needed.
#HalloweenIII
#SeasonOfTheWitch
#SecretChiefs3
#Horrorthon
secretchiefsthree.bandcamp.com/album/horror...
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Reacting to your posts
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Reacting to your posts
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1. This morning, a flurry of movement in federal rulemaking signals Trump's intent to ban transgender youth care nationwide.
If these rules go into effect, the administration may be successful in doing so.
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If these rules go into effect, the administration may be successful in doing so.
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Trump Admin Attempts To Ban Trans Youth Care Nationwide With New Federal Rules
Three new rules pushed by the Trump administration may serve as the next wave of a federal crackdown on trans youth care.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
1. This morning, a flurry of movement in federal rulemaking signals Trump's intent to ban transgender youth care nationwide.
If these rules go into effect, the administration may be successful in doing so.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
If these rules go into effect, the administration may be successful in doing so.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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I just picked this up at Walmart in Hanover, PA. which means you can almost certainly find a copy at Walmart, Anywhere.
This would make a lovely stocking stuffer.
Or a Valentine’s Day means of proposing? You know they’re a keeper if they say yes to WNUF Halloween. www.walmart.com/ip/WNUF-Coll...
This would make a lovely stocking stuffer.
Or a Valentine’s Day means of proposing? You know they’re a keeper if they say yes to WNUF Halloween. www.walmart.com/ip/WNUF-Coll...
Robot or human?
www.walmart.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I just picked this up at Walmart in Hanover, PA. which means you can almost certainly find a copy at Walmart, Anywhere.
This would make a lovely stocking stuffer.
Or a Valentine’s Day means of proposing? You know they’re a keeper if they say yes to WNUF Halloween. www.walmart.com/ip/WNUF-Coll...
This would make a lovely stocking stuffer.
Or a Valentine’s Day means of proposing? You know they’re a keeper if they say yes to WNUF Halloween. www.walmart.com/ip/WNUF-Coll...
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first halloween season in awhile where i have not watched PRINCE OF DARKNESS (my favorite carpenter?) but i am watching THE THING right now so i can’t really complain
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
first halloween season in awhile where i have not watched PRINCE OF DARKNESS (my favorite carpenter?) but i am watching THE THING right now so i can’t really complain
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
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grateful that GDT continues to make movies expressly for my demographic, i.e. girls who love books, bugs, and sexy monsters
October 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
grateful that GDT continues to make movies expressly for my demographic, i.e. girls who love books, bugs, and sexy monsters