Counter.Esperanto.Pod

True brilliance

If I could selectively erase my memory of reading that by slamming my head against the wall, I would. 😑

The ending shall haunt me forever

We don’t really need another season of Black Mirror

I’ve been inside that house, and nothing prepares you for the moment you turn the corner and gaze up at the ceiling fan. Everything: the stairs, the hallway, the fan itself is just as it was in the show.

Laura Palmer’s House Jeffrey Epstein, Twin Peaks, and dreams of justice.

Last year, I wrote about Jeffrey Epstein and Twin Peaks. I wrote about Laura Palmer. A generation of girls, now women, who grew up in Laura Palmer’s world.
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I can’t believe I have to say this in 2026 but Saló: 120 Days of Sodom was not an instructional video.

Elias is doing critical work and is very good at communicating why it’s critical.

I’ve heard it lovingly referred to as “21 Jumpsuit” 😆 it’s good stuff!

Best cereal in the business

Ooof. This is a hard one. She was one of a kind, and talk about range!

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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

YouTube video by FILMFave Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song

Twin Peaks should be higher (naturally), but nobody was as good at their job as the composer for the Unsolved Mysteries theme:

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Classic maneuver

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Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it

Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it

David Lynch passed away on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s birthday. Bob Roth said David Lynch passed away while practicing Transcendental Meditation.

Life is filled with circles.
Consciousness is all there is.

*red tape

TM came into my life when I needed it most: during the illness and subsequent death of my parents. It helped me maintain just enough of my wits to be a caring son and focused during the ensuing need-tape and heartache. I have David Lynch to thank for that (and you, JB, for the gentle encouragement).

The secrets are knowing: a) magic is real & b) everyone throughout history has always made it up 👍

It’s more important than ever to connect the dots of what’s going on right now:

Exactly.

TIM WALZ: Do not take the bait. Do not take the bait. Do not allow them to invoke the Insurrection Act. Do not allow them to invoke martial law.

Easier said than done. Try as I might, I haven’t been able to read (except for a handful of short stories and graphic novels), write, or produce an episode of this podcast in over a year. There’s just this constant low-grade feeling of fight-or-flight that has sapped my creative energy.

Stink-eye!

I recently saw her opening for SWANS and it was absolute magic. I didn’t know she was the opening act and she was riveting!