John Aspler

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that the parents have disappeared.”
- Anne Frank, 13 January 1943

ugh why is everybody calling my masked armed death squads who kidnap kindergartners the gestapo

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

Connecting the Research Ecosystem with Persistent Identifiers: Research Data Management Community of Practice Are you curious about how to demonstrate the impact of your research, training, data sharing, instrumentation? Join us for our roundtable November 27 from 11 AM - 12 PM on...

📣 PID Roundtable Alert!
Join McMaster’s discussion on persistent identifiers on Nov 27, 11–12 ET.

CRKN’s John Aspler will be on the expert panel!

👉 Register: libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3955356

Huge thanks to everyone that participated in our charity auction - thanks to the collective kindness of pop culture fans, we raised $39,000 for @lymphomacommunity.bsky.social & will be donating every cent!

In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...

Help a great cause and get some killer merch from your favorite fandom! #lost #mcu #marvel #dc #severance #wicked #taylorswift #agathaallalong #aubreyplaza 📺📽️

Jo Garfein helps us hype the @cancergetslost.bsky.social 2025 Auction to support the Lymphoma Research Foundation. Jo previews some items and we play fandom-inspired games! Auction runs August 15-23. Registration begins August 3. @jopinionated.bsky.social

Full Episode: youtu.be/FZTPhS1YW4Q?...

Wow, his brand of socialism is harsh but fair

Absolutely delighted to be back with the Media/Lit crew to chat about #LOST and #TheWizardOfOz. It was an absolute pleasure to meet @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social, what a great conversation!

LOSTies, I had a great conversation with the fellas discussing this fantastic season finale, as well as some wonderful in-depth conversations about the importance of this piece of art that is LOST. #Lost #4815162342 #wehavetogoback

LOST & LIT is back with superfan @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social & our resident #LOST doctor @lostcadence.bsky.social. We talk about Karen's fandom, her contributions to @gettinglostdoc.com, and the show's super-sized S4 finale! #NoPlaceLikeHome

Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2XqQ...

We've been teasing this for ages, but tomorrow we finally get to share our incredible "LOST & Lit" chat with @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social and @lostcadence.bsky.social about the #LOST S4 Finale, There's No Place Like Home, and our love for @gettinglostdoc.com! #WizardofOz #Dorothy

If, my fellow Canadians, you need any further inspiration to continue to boycott all things American, and that includes actual America, it is vital that we, as a nation, collectively say “Fuck this guy.”

Karen practices what she preaches. We can't wait for you to hear our #LOST chat about "There's No Place Like Home" next month! She is the absolute best, and it was also fun to introduce Karen to our resident LOST doctor, @lostcadence.bsky.social!

NANA is a huge part of why I care about complex storytelling and feminist media analysis. I think the author nails something about Shoujo/Josei specifically, but that also applies broadly to the big male anti hero shows (think Skyler hate on Breaking Bad). Nana and Hachi are both the best!

a woman with a blue bow in her hair is singing a song from the wizard of oz . Alt: Dorothy closes her eyes and chants, "There's no place like home," as Glinda waves a wand in the background.

We just recorded an awesome episode of LOST & Lit with #LOST superfan @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social and our resident LOST Doctor, @lostcadence.bsky.social. We celebrated the season four finale, our love for the @gettinglostdoc.com documentary, and of course, The Wizard of Oz! Can't wait to share it!

@media-lit.bsky.social is back with another "LOST & Lit" episode featuring James and @lostcadence.bsky.social from our LOST: Draft & Pitch event. We cover two legendary meet-cutes: Desmond & Penny and Jin & camping! #LOST #Catch22 📺

Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2qrB...

Catch-22 (LOST & Lit) Media/Lit · Episode

"LOST & Lit" is back with a deep dive into Catch-22, its literary connections, and the meet-cute heard round the world. We welcome returning guests James and @lostcadence.bsky.social to celebrate a very important episode. #LOST #Catch22 #MeetCute 📺

Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2qrB...

Now more than ever.

Jack is called out because he has misunderstood the story of David and Goliath. Jack responds by saying "I didn't reference the story. Read my tweet. I was suggesting that this was a battle the big gu would win. But, it should also be recognized that the Goliath everyone seems so fond of referring to, defeated many before he fought David." The community note responds: "He did in fact reference the story of David and Goliath by invoking the name of one of the main characters."

And this follow-up, :chefs-kiss:

A tweet in which some sad little guy name Jack Miladin says "Had Canada been treating us fairly, this would never have happened. So, buckle up Canada, you're taking on Goliath. Readers added the following context: "Goliath died in that story."

Okay, dragging this guy is absolutely making my day, so please enjoy the funniest use of Twitter Community Notes I've ever seen.

US CDC orders pullback of new scientific papers involving its researchers, source says The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking to withdraw all papers involving its researchers that are being considered for publication by external scientific journals to allow for a review by the Trump administration, a federal official told Reuters.

Everything is on fire South of the border, so I wanted to highlight one of the stories I've seen the least focus on (understandable, given the absolute shitshow and constant stream of unending bad new): www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Depressed about fascism coming to America? This one pot cassoulet will make you feel like you’re living in Vichy France.

It's been years since I've doomscrolled like this. The good news is that this still feels like 2013 Twitter.

Me, smirking at the bear devouring my flesh: So you actually can’t do that it’s illegal. Focus on economics

saw an interview with alex kurtzman where he said the section 31 movie was about how 'the starfleet the fans know and love can only exist with section 31 working in the shadows.' & also that the mc does 'all the wrong things for all the right reasons.' but neither of those things are true at all?

The new York times wanted Trump to win the election and Paul Krugman did not want Trump to win the election and so Paul Krugman no longer works there