John Langan

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Made a little Weird Books for Weird Readers video :)

With:
@nadiabulkin.bsky.social
@sofiaajram.bsky.social
Ling Ma
@tiffmorris.bsky.social / @ericraglin1992.bsky.social
@johnlangan.bsky.social
@emnays.bsky.social
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social

To counter AI slop writers, we need louder celebrations of the oddball writers of two weird books that each took 20 years to write, the hermits refusing to publish except via mimeographed zines, the typewriter poets, playwrights for dollhouses, short story writers who sew words into vegan vellum...

kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain and saying yaaaa ALT: kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain and saying yaaaa

Watching: The new Muppets Show special this moring, and Send Help later tonight.
Reading: Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions by @johnlangan.bsky.social

In ‘Nadja,’ Dracula’s Daughter Goes Downtown

J. Hoberman on the restoration of Nadja with Jared Harris, Martin Donovan, Peter Fonda, David Lynch, and the singular Elina Löwensohn. Michael Almereyda has always had the magic touch when it comes to casting (Sam Shepard and Ethan Hawke as father and son in Hamlet could not have been more perfect).

The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...

our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters

and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...

FDA Removes Warning Page About Dangerous Autism Treatments Autism researchers question motivations for latest HHS changes, including the new IACC

I am not exaggerating: Removing this webpage warning against fake autism "treatments" will kill autistic people.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

The two children who returned to MN today say they saw one of their Valley View schoolmates at a detention center in TX. This is a child whose family was last in contact with the school on January 9. No one has known where they were until now.

The Epstein Files An index of PREVAIL's extensive coverage of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Donald Trump, and the most notorious child sex trafficking operation in recent memory.

This is an index of the work I’ve done on Jeffrey Epstein. And like Jeffrey Epstein, there are links to everything.

Trump destroying the country

Thanks to @paultremblay.bsky.social for including our event on Saturday in his newsletter.

Also, I think spilling water on Brett Cox was actually a miss-- he was aiming for @johnlangan.bsky.social.

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Reminder to Texans that tomorrow (Monday) is the last day to register to vote in the March elections

Inside the ROM's Winnie-the-Pooh exhibition - NOW Magazine A touring show dedicated to A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard's beloved characters touches down at the Royal Ontario Museum and it's wonderful

I mean, I would never malign Milne -- seeing the Winnie-the-Pooh exhibit at the V&A was the closest I've come to a religious experience. I wrote about it when it came to Toronto, just before everything went to hell.

I am also not an artist, but I am a crafter and a fellow Spidey writer, so taking a page out of Jody's book to contribute to #Comics4Liam

Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️

The fact that both are quite experienced—8 years and 12 years with CBP—is yet more evidence that CBP should be abolished and all of its agents fired. There's no way to "reform" or "retrain" that, it's just a violent gang with badges.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Becky and Cat Valente laughing

John Langan telling a story with his hands straight out in front of him and Paul Tremblay laughing.

The full panel: Becky Spratford, Cat Valente, John Langan, and Paul Tremblay sitting at a long table in Copper Dog book store

The panel from behind with a shot of some of the crowd.

Thank you to @copperdogbooks.bsky.social and every who came out to celebrate @sjacksonawards.bsky.social awards with me @catvalente.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social & @paultremblay.bsky.social

Even earlier start today. At O’Hare. Headed to Boston. Hanging with some family and friends. Oh yeah and this…. copperdogbooks.com/event/2026-0...

See you there!

@paultremblay.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @catvalente.bsky.social @sjacksonawards.bsky.social

Hope to see you on Saturday at Copper Dog Books in Beverly, MA!

Register here: copperdogbooks.com/event/2026-0...

@raforall.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social
Catherynne Valente

For you youngn's out there, this is a deep, deep cut especially to the sentient but evil remaining members of the Republican party, because all the Keyboard Commandos LOVED them when they were publishing satirical cartoons about Muhammad

This will hit different for older Republicans.

there is a post from the US gov 'department of war' on here that includes video of them actually murdering people and threatening to murder more people & it's been up since november

Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Warning: video is hard to watch

just putting this here no reason

‘They killed her little by little’: Parents speak out after daughter died in border patrol custody | CNN CNN’s Rosa Flores speaks to the parents of the 8-year-old who died in the custody of US immigration authorities in Texas in May, 2023 after the family made repeated requests for medial care for the gi...

www.cnn.com/videos/us/20...

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But what plays the mischief with this masterly code is the admirable brevity of it, which necessitates a vast volume of commentaries

all for love

Give it to @joshruben.bsky.social you cowards.

Punk always has your back.

It can get lower!