A Scanner Burkely
@ascannerburkely.bsky.social
writer: Nightscript, @DimShores.bsky.social @ThinkingHorror, @weirdfictionrev, film crit. @ patreon.com/ascannerburkely | mulchsack left. most likely to be mad online, class of 2000. he/him.
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According to my fact checker i am completely false
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
According to my fact checker i am completely false
They're calling him the "guy combating anxiety throughout an overdue writing binge"
November 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
They're calling him the "guy combating anxiety throughout an overdue writing binge"
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the fact that Osgood Perkins is consistently hailed as “a leading visionary in the field of horror films” makes me despair for film criticism
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
the fact that Osgood Perkins is consistently hailed as “a leading visionary in the field of horror films” makes me despair for film criticism
I only go to shows at clubs these days but I'd make an exception for this
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I only go to shows at clubs these days but I'd make an exception for this
Contrary to what some websites say of the matter, I do not have "muppet DNA" in my family medical history
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Contrary to what some websites say of the matter, I do not have "muppet DNA" in my family medical history
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This is a death knell for America. A society that no longer plants seeds to trees that won't provide shade until generations to come is a dead society.
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close, Aziz Huq argues.
The Next Era of the American University
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This is a death knell for America. A society that no longer plants seeds to trees that won't provide shade until generations to come is a dead society.
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andre 3000 on elevators andre 3000 on elevators andre 3000 on elevators andre 3000 on the funniest falls IMO
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
andre 3000 on elevators andre 3000 on elevators andre 3000 on elevators andre 3000 on the funniest falls IMO
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Kurt Schwitters, (Relief in Relief), 1942
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1124190
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1124190
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Kurt Schwitters, (Relief in Relief), 1942
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1124190
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1124190
Now accepting recommendations for more stuff like this
Pannotia
pannotia.bandcamp.com/album/cell
(@heksenhaus.bsky.social another I think you'd find worthwhile)
pannotia.bandcamp.com/album/cell
(@heksenhaus.bsky.social another I think you'd find worthwhile)
Cell, by Pannotia
5 track album
pannotia.bandcamp.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Now accepting recommendations for more stuff like this
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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a children’s birthday party.
BREAKING: Four people are dead and 10 are hospitalized after a shooting at a banquet hall in Stockton, California, officials say.
4 killed, 10 injured in shooting during family celebration in California banquet hall
Victims ranged from children to adults, a San Joaquin County Sheriff's spokesperson said. No information about the gunman has been developed, she said.
nbcnews.to
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
a children’s birthday party.
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The only people that have problems with there being more than two genders can’t handle equality between the two they accept.
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The only people that have problems with there being more than two genders can’t handle equality between the two they accept.
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But again, that number jumped because they hadn't been counted before! That eight-year period came AFTER IDEA included autism as a covered disability.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic
According to some lay groups, the nation is experiencing an autism epidemic—a rapid escalation in the prevalence of autism for unknown reasons. However, no sound scientific evidence indicates that the increasing number of diagnosed cases of autism ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
But again, that number jumped because they hadn't been counted before! That eight-year period came AFTER IDEA included autism as a covered disability.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
With Meghan O'Neill ♥️
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
With Meghan O'Neill ♥️
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This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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If we ever decide to start caring about crimes against humanity, it's over for this crew!
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
If we ever decide to start caring about crimes against humanity, it's over for this crew!
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I wonder if the servicemember(s) who finished off the men on the boat know that they may very well be prosecuted for war crimes?
Do they even know or care that they committed murders by following those orders?
They're screwed right now because of the courage they lacked.
Do they even know or care that they committed murders by following those orders?
They're screwed right now because of the courage they lacked.
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I wonder if the servicemember(s) who finished off the men on the boat know that they may very well be prosecuted for war crimes?
Do they even know or care that they committed murders by following those orders?
They're screwed right now because of the courage they lacked.
Do they even know or care that they committed murders by following those orders?
They're screwed right now because of the courage they lacked.
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When we have two parties who consistently fail to deliver on the needs of the majority of people while finding endless funds for bombs to kill people overseas and weapons for cops to abuse people domestically, it's peak entitlement to insist that people vote for the one you're more comfortable with.
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
When we have two parties who consistently fail to deliver on the needs of the majority of people while finding endless funds for bombs to kill people overseas and weapons for cops to abuse people domestically, it's peak entitlement to insist that people vote for the one you're more comfortable with.
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Dem leadership knew that support of genocide was a hard line for a large swath of voters and chose not to move their position to earn votes. In my neck of the woods, the buck stops with leadership.
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Dem leadership knew that support of genocide was a hard line for a large swath of voters and chose not to move their position to earn votes. In my neck of the woods, the buck stops with leadership.
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Nah the shitty sense of entitlement comes from people who think their shitty opinions deserve to be heard ie racists, homophobes, transphobes… the list goes on and on
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Nah the shitty sense of entitlement comes from people who think their shitty opinions deserve to be heard ie racists, homophobes, transphobes… the list goes on and on
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Just out of curiosity why won’t you actually list the things people should ignore disagreeing with Democrats on
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for genocide”
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for someone who wants to take away all your human rights”
Etc
If you believe it SAY IT
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for genocide”
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for someone who wants to take away all your human rights”
Etc
If you believe it SAY IT
November 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Just out of curiosity why won’t you actually list the things people should ignore disagreeing with Democrats on
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for genocide”
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for someone who wants to take away all your human rights”
Etc
If you believe it SAY IT
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for genocide”
“It’s entitled to refuse to vote for someone who wants to take away all your human rights”
Etc
If you believe it SAY IT
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A great essay on why close reading is a more radical methodology than most people think and why university managers don’t like those of us who teach it!
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A great essay on why close reading is a more radical methodology than most people think and why university managers don’t like those of us who teach it!