Glenn Griffith
@kenixfan.bsky.social
I run http://apessimistisneverdisappointed.com.
D.C. Writer & Editor / Ex-Hong Konger / Ex-USNI, ex-ANA, ex-Jane's / True blue liberal / Views mine
D.C. Writer & Editor / Ex-Hong Konger / Ex-USNI, ex-ANA, ex-Jane's / True blue liberal / Views mine
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The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
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With all the worthy artists and entertainers struggling to just survive these days, The New Yorker wants us to focus our interest in that old chestnut, Louis C.K.'s redemption arc. Keep it up, mainstream corporate legacy media. You guys are crushing it.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
With all the worthy artists and entertainers struggling to just survive these days, The New Yorker wants us to focus our interest in that old chestnut, Louis C.K.'s redemption arc. Keep it up, mainstream corporate legacy media. You guys are crushing it.
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Hegseth & his henchmen seem to regard this as a videogame where they get points for each target they hit. These aren't human beings to them.
(Not to mention we aren't even in an armed conflict. We're just killing people in international waters. Just so many layers of horrifying wrongness.)
(Not to mention we aren't even in an armed conflict. We're just killing people in international waters. Just so many layers of horrifying wrongness.)
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Hegseth & his henchmen seem to regard this as a videogame where they get points for each target they hit. These aren't human beings to them.
(Not to mention we aren't even in an armed conflict. We're just killing people in international waters. Just so many layers of horrifying wrongness.)
(Not to mention we aren't even in an armed conflict. We're just killing people in international waters. Just so many layers of horrifying wrongness.)
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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Professions take accountability seriously.
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Professions take accountability seriously.
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19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order.
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A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order.
abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported.
abcnews.go.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order.
abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order.
abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...
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Happy pumpkin pie 🥧 day! Word of the day: #Gratitude.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Happy pumpkin pie 🥧 day! Word of the day: #Gratitude.
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My hot take is that this holiday is great and gratitude fucking rules. The shittiest people in the world want you to feel despair and they don’t know shit about feeling thankful. Nurture this superpower, bring goodness out into the light, and shame the pricks like the devils they are.
November 29, 2024 at 1:02 AM
My hot take is that this holiday is great and gratitude fucking rules. The shittiest people in the world want you to feel despair and they don’t know shit about feeling thankful. Nurture this superpower, bring goodness out into the light, and shame the pricks like the devils they are.
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Lorelei – Stop What You’re Doing
With Slumberland (@slumberlandrecords.com) releasing all these fine records lately, one would almost forget that the label has been around for well over three decades. Washington DC’s Lorelei released an album with noisy shoegaze ➡️
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With Slumberland (@slumberlandrecords.com) releasing all these fine records lately, one would almost forget that the label has been around for well over three decades. Washington DC’s Lorelei released an album with noisy shoegaze ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/16/l...
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
essential
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November 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The Hong Kong police said they had arrested three construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter, a day after a fire engulfed several high-rise towers, killing at least 44 people and leaving more than 270 missing.
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Hong Kong Fire Live Updates: 3 Arrested in Apartment Blaze That Killed at Least 44
The exact cause of the blaze at a high-rise complex was not known, but the authorities suspect that materials on the exterior of the towers did not meet fire-safety standards.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Hong Kong police said they had arrested three construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter, a day after a fire engulfed several high-rise towers, killing at least 44 people and leaving more than 270 missing.
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The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, DC today is a horrible tragedy. We must all condemn this kind of unacceptable violence.
MK and I are praying for the victims, their families, and all of our service members who sign up to serve our country.
MK and I are praying for the victims, their families, and all of our service members who sign up to serve our country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, DC today is a horrible tragedy. We must all condemn this kind of unacceptable violence.
MK and I are praying for the victims, their families, and all of our service members who sign up to serve our country.
MK and I are praying for the victims, their families, and all of our service members who sign up to serve our country.
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Disgusted to hear of the targeted shooting of National Guard members in DC today. All Americans should unite in condemning and rejecting this violence. Sending prayers to these victims and their families, and thankful to the responders who acted so quickly.
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Disgusted to hear of the targeted shooting of National Guard members in DC today. All Americans should unite in condemning and rejecting this violence. Sending prayers to these victims and their families, and thankful to the responders who acted so quickly.
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Too many people see pirating as a form of protest. And it's not. At all. Boycotting is a form of protest. If I ran up in Target and started stealing things, that's not sending a message about Target's practices.
Stop making up reasons why pirating comics is good. It’s not good. Spend a few dollars and buy a book. Quit being a fuckin parasite
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Too many people see pirating as a form of protest. And it's not. At all. Boycotting is a form of protest. If I ran up in Target and started stealing things, that's not sending a message about Target's practices.
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767 firefighters, 400 police officers, 128 fire engines and 57 ambulances were deployed to tackle Wednesday's deadly fire at a Tai Po residential complex, the Fire Services Department has told reporters. At least 13 were killed and over a dozen people were injured in the blaze: buff.ly/RSwXkVU
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
767 firefighters, 400 police officers, 128 fire engines and 57 ambulances were deployed to tackle Wednesday's deadly fire at a Tai Po residential complex, the Fire Services Department has told reporters. At least 13 were killed and over a dozen people were injured in the blaze: buff.ly/RSwXkVU
No Cheap Trick?!
@billboard.com magazine’s TOP 50 ROCK BANDS OF ALL TIME or “SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE COUNTRY TO FIGHT ABOUT." Sound off!
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
No Cheap Trick?!
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This is what I wear when shopping for @criterion.bsky.social blu-rays
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This is what I wear when shopping for @criterion.bsky.social blu-rays
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Metal (musical genre)
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Metal (musical genre)
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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This would be appalling in any context and for any victim, but the fact that they're invading a commercial kitchen to drag someone off who came here to work their ass over a hot stove to make native-born restaurant-goers a little more comfortable and well off really shows how negative sum this is
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This would be appalling in any context and for any victim, but the fact that they're invading a commercial kitchen to drag someone off who came here to work their ass over a hot stove to make native-born restaurant-goers a little more comfortable and well off really shows how negative sum this is