Jed Leonard
@jedleonard.bsky.social
(He/him)
Fantasy author and man of many hats. Cofounder of the Oak City Literary Salon. Chronically ill, annoyingly political, occasionally brilliant.
WIP: Wonders Never Cease, in which a middle-aged fisherman definitely does not become a god.
Fantasy author and man of many hats. Cofounder of the Oak City Literary Salon. Chronically ill, annoyingly political, occasionally brilliant.
WIP: Wonders Never Cease, in which a middle-aged fisherman definitely does not become a god.
My number 1 spot on the Star Wars rankings is still the Imperial Agent campaign from SWTOR.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
My number 1 spot on the Star Wars rankings is still the Imperial Agent campaign from SWTOR.
No one has ever been able to explain to me the appeal of the turtle man. But we take what we can get.
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
No one has ever been able to explain to me the appeal of the turtle man. But we take what we can get.
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off, Charlie Brown!
Never get involved in a land war in Asia, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off, Charlie Brown!
The thing about outsourcing your sense of humor to an AI is that, apparently, you don't get it back
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The thing about outsourcing your sense of humor to an AI is that, apparently, you don't get it back
People are SO BAD at factoring maintenance and insurance costs into their travel. That shit sneaks up on you fast.
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
People are SO BAD at factoring maintenance and insurance costs into their travel. That shit sneaks up on you fast.
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Fiction is more real than the phenominal world. It has more power in peoples subdomains than any field.
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Fiction is more real than the phenominal world. It has more power in peoples subdomains than any field.
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Zohran is probably tactful enough not to talk about it publicly but I bet this whole thing is insanely weird for him
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Zohran is probably tactful enough not to talk about it publicly but I bet this whole thing is insanely weird for him
It turns out that electing charismatic people with actual social skills might be a winning strategy
Remember: the only way to save New York City from Donald Trump’s wrath is electing Andrew Cuomo.
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It turns out that electing charismatic people with actual social skills might be a winning strategy
Mamdani has The Juice, my friends
In a striking turnabout, President Trump ended his meeting on Friday with Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, by stressing common goals and trading praise. trib.al/syfRofm
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Mamdani has The Juice, my friends
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
For once I wish the fascists would grow a spine and say "yes, they are hate symbols, and we allow them because we're a hate movement." Just be honest about it, you know?
But fascists are spineless by nature.
But fascists are spineless by nature.
Get ready for swastika and noose swag everywhere! Swastika and noose diamond jewelry! Sweatshirts! Hats! Comforter sets! What a shithole country we are.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
For once I wish the fascists would grow a spine and say "yes, they are hate symbols, and we allow them because we're a hate movement." Just be honest about it, you know?
But fascists are spineless by nature.
But fascists are spineless by nature.
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They should be. They know it’s not earned.
The fear of not having enough money is familiar. But there’s a quieter struggle at the top: feeling uncomfortable with having too much, says money psychotherapist Vicky Reynal ⬇️
Why my ultra-rich clients are ashamed of their wealth
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
They should be. They know it’s not earned.
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They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
I'm tired of watching vulnerable people fall for fascist propaganda. So I'm starting a weekly series of articles on the vulnerabilities of the fascist mindset, and how to exploit them in the public square.
If that sounds interesting to you, give me a follow. I'm just getting started.
If that sounds interesting to you, give me a follow. I'm just getting started.
Anatomy of a Fascist, Part 1: Intro
What makes them tick?
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm tired of watching vulnerable people fall for fascist propaganda. So I'm starting a weekly series of articles on the vulnerabilities of the fascist mindset, and how to exploit them in the public square.
If that sounds interesting to you, give me a follow. I'm just getting started.
If that sounds interesting to you, give me a follow. I'm just getting started.
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
In that phase of chronic fatigue burnout where there's a voice in my head telling me "you'll never recover this time, you're going to feel like shit forever, leave all your projects unfinished, and ultimately die without fanfare"
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In that phase of chronic fatigue burnout where there's a voice in my head telling me "you'll never recover this time, you're going to feel like shit forever, leave all your projects unfinished, and ultimately die without fanfare"
This is just what happens when you staff every newsroom entirely with nepo babies.
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is just what happens when you staff every newsroom entirely with nepo babies.
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
ICE is coming to Raleigh today.
Now is the time to get out there with your cameras, record interactions, upload sightings to ojonc.org. Be loud, be present, be annoying, make these fools sorry they ever took this fuckass job.
Now is the time to get out there with your cameras, record interactions, upload sightings to ojonc.org. Be loud, be present, be annoying, make these fools sorry they ever took this fuckass job.
Ojo Obrero
Ojo Obrero: Immigration advocacy and community engagement platform
ojonc.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ICE is coming to Raleigh today.
Now is the time to get out there with your cameras, record interactions, upload sightings to ojonc.org. Be loud, be present, be annoying, make these fools sorry they ever took this fuckass job.
Now is the time to get out there with your cameras, record interactions, upload sightings to ojonc.org. Be loud, be present, be annoying, make these fools sorry they ever took this fuckass job.
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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Delicate gardens in a blanket of snow.
#blueskymonday #grasses #winter #snow #photography #eastcoastkin
#blueskymonday #grasses #winter #snow #photography #eastcoastkin
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Delicate gardens in a blanket of snow.
#blueskymonday #grasses #winter #snow #photography #eastcoastkin
#blueskymonday #grasses #winter #snow #photography #eastcoastkin