Gary Reddin

Have you read my weird little chant to the old gods over at @mcsweeneys.net yet?

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My wife once asked me what drugs writers take, this is my answer @havehashad.com

This joke is golden and no one has ever made it before

Does the existence of Taylor Swift
imply the existence of Taylor Slow?

A human artist, you love to see it.

“A system that steadily increases the gulf between the ordinary man and the super-rich, that permits the resources of society to be gathered into personal fortunes is, perhaps, as inimical as anything could be to the American dream.”

- James Truslow Adams, coiner of the phrase "American Dream"

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I love Big Thief, but you can't fool me, I know a liberal arts college's English faculty cover band when I see one

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

We cannot allow Charlie Kirk’s horrific shooting to be twisted into a reason for self-censorship.

Fascist movements seize on moments like this not to prevent violence, but to weaponize it — to twist it into political advantage, expand repression, punish dissent, and tighten control.

Poets have understood this waaaaaay longer than neuroscientists

Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King? 1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues. 2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you. 3. Two remorseless killers careen acro...

1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues.

2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you.

3. Two remorseless killers careen across a desert state, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

If you find yourself identifying with someone who feels that antifascism is aligned against them, then brother you’re a fascist.

Don’t think of it as “terrifying” think of it as “terrifyingly motivating”

I've tried my whole life to be a pessimist. But then I hear birdsong, or smell the rain, or see my friend's smile, and, like an idiot, I believe in the world.

One thing that bothers me tonight in particular is how so much of this is happening because of grand and sweeping capitulation by the media, by companies, by Congress, by people in power. Even when they don’t have to — they simply comply, acquiesce, and appease.

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257. The Commission recommends that all Member States: (a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip; (b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide; (c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law; (d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide; (e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. 258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court: (a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants; (b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

Honestly so glad I didn’t discover Townes Van Zandt until my early twenties. Teenage me would have made that my WHOLE personality.

Just cracked a third can of Dr. Pepper to add to my table of open cans of Dr. Pepper. I may have a problem. To be clear, the problem is short term memory loss. Not three cans of Dr. Pepper. That’s a delight.

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Country too while we’re at it

Text mounted on a screen reads as follows: WHAT IS SCIENCE FICTION? 1. DOESN'T MATTER 2. WHO CARES 3. MARKETING DEPARTMENT'S PROBLEM 4. NOT YOURS

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

Uncountable nouns are the worst. I know "How does plate tectonics work?" is grammatically correct. But damn I hate it.

I keep seeing kids in their late teens and early 20s romanticize the year 2016. “It’s 2016 and you’re listening to this song…”

Guys, nobody liked 2016. Until 2020, it was considered one of the worst years anyone had ever seen. Everyone cool died. It was fucking miserable. Stop it.

Has anyone tried unsupremeing the court??

Springsteen announcing the electric Nebraska feels like the only good news that's come out all year

fantastic delivery on "you too bitch"