Colin Dickey
@colindickey.com
Writer of books, most recently Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy. Also Ghostland, The Unidentified, Afterlives of the Saints, Cranioklepty. Opinions mine, not my employer’s. He/him.
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Colin Dickey
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· Oct 20
Hello new followers it’s Spooky Season and also Election Time so perhaps I can interest you in some books on ghosts, UFOs & monsters, or our long history of conspiratorial politics?
Hello from New York City
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Hello from New York City
Anyway it’s sort of upsetting how prescient that joke was
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Anyway it’s sort of upsetting how prescient that joke was
I continue to think the single biggest reason Trump ran for president in the first place was Obama making fun on him at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner
It sounds ludicrous and oversimplified if you're not a huge racist with a host of insecurities, but "Obama" is one of the key explanations for a lot of what Trump and Republicans do.
(Other similar explanations include "gender" and "to own the libs.")
(Other similar explanations include "gender" and "to own the libs.")
fwiw i think his obsession with the nobel prize is entirely about obama getting it (setting aside whether or not obama ought to have received it)
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I continue to think the single biggest reason Trump ran for president in the first place was Obama making fun on him at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner
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The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"Something went wrong."
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(When Colin says the karaoke files are janky, he means this is a Betalevel karaoke file)
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
(When Colin says the karaoke files are janky, he means this is a Betalevel karaoke file)
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A long goodbye to Betalevel over the next few weeks, a place and a group of people I’m happy I got to know.
A love letter to a weird space whose time is coming to an end, and to @zota.bsky.social’s enduringly wonderful aesthetic.
Glacial Errata, No. 54
Five Things for the Week of January 19, 2026.
glacialerrata.beehiiv.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
A long goodbye to Betalevel over the next few weeks, a place and a group of people I’m happy I got to know.
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That people would only work to protect their neighbors because they get paid cuts to the core of conservative ideology. Across Minnesota, people, many who weren’t that political, are outside in negative temps, armed with whistles and phones putting their lives on the line to protect their neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
That people would only work to protect their neighbors because they get paid cuts to the core of conservative ideology. Across Minnesota, people, many who weren’t that political, are outside in negative temps, armed with whistles and phones putting their lives on the line to protect their neighbors.
A love letter to a weird space whose time is coming to an end, and to @zota.bsky.social’s enduringly wonderful aesthetic.
Glacial Errata, No. 54
Five Things for the Week of January 19, 2026.
glacialerrata.beehiiv.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A love letter to a weird space whose time is coming to an end, and to @zota.bsky.social’s enduringly wonderful aesthetic.
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Whenever it happens, you'll remember where you were when it happens.
Maybe it will happen tomorrow.
January 19, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Whenever it happens, you'll remember where you were when it happens.
The Cha Cha Cha in Virgil Village in LA, whose huevos negroes were the absolute perfect brunch, a brunch I think about all the time. I’ve spent hours searching for comparable recipes online, to no avail.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The Cha Cha Cha in Virgil Village in LA, whose huevos negroes were the absolute perfect brunch, a brunch I think about all the time. I’ve spent hours searching for comparable recipes online, to no avail.
It’s wintry mix all day today in NYC and on the corner of Houston and Lafayette is a guy wearing nothing but gloves, socks and boxers on a plinth that says “ENGAGEMENT FUND” and man sometimes I think heterosexuality was maybe a mistake.
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
It’s wintry mix all day today in NYC and on the corner of Houston and Lafayette is a guy wearing nothing but gloves, socks and boxers on a plinth that says “ENGAGEMENT FUND” and man sometimes I think heterosexuality was maybe a mistake.
The saddest six-word sentence ever written:
“Q running on the R line.”
“Q running on the R line.”
January 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The saddest six-word sentence ever written:
“Q running on the R line.”
“Q running on the R line.”
Yesterday these folks had raised $17k. As of right now they’re a few hundred bucks from $100k.
A lot of that is Bluesky—y’all absolutely kick so much ass.
A lot of that is Bluesky—y’all absolutely kick so much ass.
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
Support Calvary Food Shelf: Emergency Response Fundraiser on GiveMN
Help us respond to urgent community needs
www.givemn.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Yesterday these folks had raised $17k. As of right now they’re a few hundred bucks from $100k.
A lot of that is Bluesky—y’all absolutely kick so much ass.
A lot of that is Bluesky—y’all absolutely kick so much ass.
Mostly to annoy @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social I would like to say: “I liked the Bone Temple”
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Mostly to annoy @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social I would like to say: “I liked the Bone Temple”
Fascinated by the sudden prevalence of Iron Maiden needle drops!
Like y’all been wearing tshirts for decades and just decided to start listening to the music?
Like y’all been wearing tshirts for decades and just decided to start listening to the music?
January 17, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Fascinated by the sudden prevalence of Iron Maiden needle drops!
Like y’all been wearing tshirts for decades and just decided to start listening to the music?
Like y’all been wearing tshirts for decades and just decided to start listening to the music?
I dislike the thing where the default for movie showtimes seems to be 4, 7, and 10.
7:00 is a loser time to start a movie. You either have to rush through an early dinner or hold off until late. Totally garbage.
7:00 is a loser time to start a movie. You either have to rush through an early dinner or hold off until late. Totally garbage.
January 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I dislike the thing where the default for movie showtimes seems to be 4, 7, and 10.
7:00 is a loser time to start a movie. You either have to rush through an early dinner or hold off until late. Totally garbage.
7:00 is a loser time to start a movie. You either have to rush through an early dinner or hold off until late. Totally garbage.
If you're in LA, Highland Park's La Vecina (628 N. Avenue 64) is having a fundraiser this Saturday (9 am - 1 pm) for a neighborhood vendor who was abducted by ICE; who wouldn't want one of these poptarts? (Via @lataco.bsky.social; details here at La Vecina's IG: www.instagram.com/p/DTi16kdEtM1/)
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If you're in LA, Highland Park's La Vecina (628 N. Avenue 64) is having a fundraiser this Saturday (9 am - 1 pm) for a neighborhood vendor who was abducted by ICE; who wouldn't want one of these poptarts? (Via @lataco.bsky.social; details here at La Vecina's IG: www.instagram.com/p/DTi16kdEtM1/)
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Gender affirming care is widely accepted and expected in this country so long as your gender is “worst dude at the gym”
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Gender affirming care is widely accepted and expected in this country so long as your gender is “worst dude at the gym”
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Truly the best people ever
thanks to some extra generous donations, I just matched $600(!!!) in donations to Cavalry Food Shelf in South Minneapolis. astounded by y'all!! I hope Minneapolis feels the solidarity as they (and we all) weather this fascist storm.
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Truly the best people ever
When I posted this 9 hours ago, these incredible people had raised $16k towards a $30k goal.
Now they’re at $70k for a $75k goal.
Every single person who donated? You are sick af and I love you more than I can possibly say.
We take care of each other. And we are going to win.
Now they’re at $70k for a $75k goal.
Every single person who donated? You are sick af and I love you more than I can possibly say.
We take care of each other. And we are going to win.
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
Support Calvary Food Shelf: Emergency Response Fundraiser on GiveMN
Help us respond to urgent community needs
www.givemn.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:48 AM
When I posted this 9 hours ago, these incredible people had raised $16k towards a $30k goal.
Now they’re at $70k for a $75k goal.
Every single person who donated? You are sick af and I love you more than I can possibly say.
We take care of each other. And we are going to win.
Now they’re at $70k for a $75k goal.
Every single person who donated? You are sick af and I love you more than I can possibly say.
We take care of each other. And we are going to win.
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Just donated! If you have some money to spare please consider doing likewise? If not, just spread the word. Thank you!
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
Support Calvary Food Shelf: Emergency Response Fundraiser on GiveMN
Help us respond to urgent community needs
www.givemn.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Just donated! If you have some money to spare please consider doing likewise? If not, just spread the word. Thank you!
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And they’ve been slipping on the ice all week! Have none of them stopped to reassess the continuing problem here or is the plan to just slam another 50g of protein and bro down?
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
And they’ve been slipping on the ice all week! Have none of them stopped to reassess the continuing problem here or is the plan to just slam another 50g of protein and bro down?
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$28 billion in funding and they don’t have microspikes? In the winter? In Minnesota? Good lord these people are out of their depths.
Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
$28 billion in funding and they don’t have microspikes? In the winter? In Minnesota? Good lord these people are out of their depths.