Arjun Basu
@arjun.bsky.social
Writer. Latest novel, The Reeds, out now. Proud Montrealer/Fier Montréalais. Beer league hockey. Habs. Board member Access Copyright. A "Certified Elder.” Brand/content consultant. Host a podcast about the future of magazines. https://linktr.ee/arjunbasu
I haven't written in days because I know where the ms might be going and I need to think and see if I'm right.
Living in my head. As per usual.
Living in my head. As per usual.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I haven't written in days because I know where the ms might be going and I need to think and see if I'm right.
Living in my head. As per usual.
Living in my head. As per usual.
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CNN writes that "concerns are emerging" that the Trump regime's illegal murders might be illegal. The state of American journalism in the face of fascism is fucking pathetic. www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
Analysis: Trump’s threats bring war with Venezuela closer as contradictions and legal fears mount | CNN Politics
Intensifying US threats against Venezuela are raising expectations of imminent military action as President Donald Trump heaps pressure on the Caracas regime and flexes power in the Western Hemisphere...
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
CNN writes that "concerns are emerging" that the Trump regime's illegal murders might be illegal. The state of American journalism in the face of fascism is fucking pathetic. www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
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I have a sale going at www.etsy.com/shop/CathKas... if you’d like to stare at something pretty while you reevaluate all your life choices
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I have a sale going at www.etsy.com/shop/CathKas... if you’d like to stare at something pretty while you reevaluate all your life choices
I have now seen this in a few places and it's always true (and I also always watch it)
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I have now seen this in a few places and it's always true (and I also always watch it)
The Kids are alright. The olds not so much.
Older people are spending more time on their phones than the kids are
Some think this is a good thing as we enter into an "app-based retirement." I am not so sure.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Kids are alright. The olds not so much.
Wake me when it's done.
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Wake me when it's done.
The give away here is the use of “surprisingly. Meaning “we were wrong as well.”
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The give away here is the use of “surprisingly. Meaning “we were wrong as well.”
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*looks to camera*
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
*looks to camera*
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if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
When you've so melted into the pot and are now like burnt crust at the bottom.
Miller, too. Burnt to rust.
Miller, too. Burnt to rust.
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
When you've so melted into the pot and are now like burnt crust at the bottom.
Miller, too. Burnt to rust.
Miller, too. Burnt to rust.
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“What Trump is forcing on the nation is emotional trauma. His own unhealed bullshit and baggage has now become the world’s problem.”
New ‘Noel’s Notes’ is out now, thanks for reading & sharing. Link to subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“What Trump is forcing on the nation is emotional trauma. His own unhealed bullshit and baggage has now become the world’s problem.”
To have known “lack.” People don’t know this word today in its broadest sense. To fill in time. To embrace the blankness.
I feel very lucky to have been alive before the internet age. To never know the beauty of life without an online world seems rather sad.
Internet technology is, of course, an exciting advancement & makes many things easier. But it is also a kind of loss.
Internet technology is, of course, an exciting advancement & makes many things easier. But it is also a kind of loss.
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
To have known “lack.” People don’t know this word today in its broadest sense. To fill in time. To embrace the blankness.
Maybe I’d buy the thing if your emails were less insistent.
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Maybe I’d buy the thing if your emails were less insistent.
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The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The Modern Age:
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Modern Age:
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
Don't send me these recipes I'm watching my blood pressure.
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Don't send me these recipes I'm watching my blood pressure.
Great story.
Becoming Ballers: How Nunavik’s Youth Built a Community Around Basketball therover.ca/becoming-bal...
Becoming Ballers: How Nunavik’s Youth Built a Community Around Basketball therover.ca/becoming-bal...
Becoming Ballers: How Nunavik’s Youth Built a Community Around Basketball – The Rover
In villages across the north, Inuit teens are creating a safe space for each other and the next generation of athletes.
therover.ca
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Great story.
Becoming Ballers: How Nunavik’s Youth Built a Community Around Basketball therover.ca/becoming-bal...
Becoming Ballers: How Nunavik’s Youth Built a Community Around Basketball therover.ca/becoming-bal...
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There’s no punishment sufficient for this lawless evil—we keep talking about commissions of truth and reconciliation but these people need to be made an example of.
“.. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
There’s no punishment sufficient for this lawless evil—we keep talking about commissions of truth and reconciliation but these people need to be made an example of.
Foam that's washed away. Nice image.
‘Foam that’s washed away’: support dissolves as Bolsonaro starts 27-year jail term
Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prison
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Foam that's washed away. Nice image.
As someone who has rocked cardigans his entire life, I am extremely ambivalent each time the cardigan makes a comeback.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
As someone who has rocked cardigans his entire life, I am extremely ambivalent each time the cardigan makes a comeback.
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I am not subjecting my brain to reading this, but scanning a few keywords thru the text - Trump didn't write this. This is Steven Miller's stream of conciseness after he snorted two lines of coke, and raved directly into speech-to-text dictation.
If an elderly friend or loved one did this, you would have them institutionalized.
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I am not subjecting my brain to reading this, but scanning a few keywords thru the text - Trump didn't write this. This is Steven Miller's stream of conciseness after he snorted two lines of coke, and raved directly into speech-to-text dictation.