Martyn
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Writer, academic, brain in a jar. Creative Writing PhD in superhero stories. You can see my stuff at http://martynpedler.com
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“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
Sometimes I'd like to have my inner monologue removed. Like wrapping a Guinea worm around a stick until it's all out.
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Sometimes I'd like to have my inner monologue removed. Like wrapping a Guinea worm around a stick until it's all out.
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something I think about way too often is that chorus in ‘Without Us’ (aka the theme from Family Ties) contains the line “and there ain’t no nothing we can’t love each other through” which is a *triple negative*
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 AM
something I think about way too often is that chorus in ‘Without Us’ (aka the theme from Family Ties) contains the line “and there ain’t no nothing we can’t love each other through” which is a *triple negative*
My first wish was that everyone else would only ever get three wishes. That was me.
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 AM
My first wish was that everyone else would only ever get three wishes. That was me.
The most unrealistic thing about GILLIGAN'S ISLAND is that the castaways didn't immediately eat the millionaires.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
The most unrealistic thing about GILLIGAN'S ISLAND is that the castaways didn't immediately eat the millionaires.
Someone once said something like "we're only policed as long as we allow ourselves to be". Been thinking about that a lot lately.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Someone once said something like "we're only policed as long as we allow ourselves to be". Been thinking about that a lot lately.
I look at the people running the world and I think: look, my parents were never proud of me either, but I still try not to destroy everything I touch.
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I look at the people running the world and I think: look, my parents were never proud of me either, but I still try not to destroy everything I touch.
Going to be over 40 degrees in Melbourne today. This is how we feel about that.
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Going to be over 40 degrees in Melbourne today. This is how we feel about that.
I'd love to know what percentage of newly recruited ICE agents have domestic violence charges against them.
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I'd love to know what percentage of newly recruited ICE agents have domestic violence charges against them.
I killed all the dinosaurs and used the asteroid to cover up my crime.
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I killed all the dinosaurs and used the asteroid to cover up my crime.
I promise you this: nothing I do will ever "move the plot along".
January 23, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I promise you this: nothing I do will ever "move the plot along".
Still thinking about FREAKY TALES. I lived through the first era of Tarantino wannabes; I'm not sure I can do it again.
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Still thinking about FREAKY TALES. I lived through the first era of Tarantino wannabes; I'm not sure I can do it again.
Every conservative needs to ask themselves "did things used to be better, or were you just a child at the time?"
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Every conservative needs to ask themselves "did things used to be better, or were you just a child at the time?"
All's well that Orwells.
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:20 AM
All's well that Orwells.
"It’s art that has zero substance. Not zero substance; I mean it’s a very personal work, right? It’s art that takes away from its own substance by not being made by the artist himself."
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
"It’s art that has zero substance. Not zero substance; I mean it’s a very personal work, right? It’s art that takes away from its own substance by not being made by the artist himself."
Dogs have many words for "never" including "soon", "wait", and "buddy I just fed you an hour ago".
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Dogs have many words for "never" including "soon", "wait", and "buddy I just fed you an hour ago".
I was so into those little comic books that came with Masters of the Universe toys that I was outraged when it became a cheesy cartoon! Admittedly, I was an actual child at the time.
January 22, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I was so into those little comic books that came with Masters of the Universe toys that I was outraged when it became a cheesy cartoon! Admittedly, I was an actual child at the time.
Gay jokes! According to this guy, they're still always funny!
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
The Governor of California showed off knee pads that he suggested were for leaders "selling out" to the Trump administration, during an interview at Davos.
www.cnbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Gay jokes! According to this guy, they're still always funny!
I like it when the news describes a politician as "besieged". Like they're watching someone construct a trebuchet and thinking "uh oh".
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I like it when the news describes a politician as "besieged". Like they're watching someone construct a trebuchet and thinking "uh oh".
FREAKY TALES breezes along being featherlight goofy and then suddenly tries to go for big pathos drama and it's a real hairpin turn.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
FREAKY TALES breezes along being featherlight goofy and then suddenly tries to go for big pathos drama and it's a real hairpin turn.
THE WARRIORS is a great movie and I'm prepared to die on this Hill.
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 AM
THE WARRIORS is a great movie and I'm prepared to die on this Hill.
The Academy shouldn't announce its Best Picture nominees without going through my camera roll. My dog is *adorable*.
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 AM
The Academy shouldn't announce its Best Picture nominees without going through my camera roll. My dog is *adorable*.
I've had the last few weeks off to concentrate solely on writing. It's been a treat to not have to gear-shift my brain in and out of creative mode for a while – though, yes, I probably need to regularly see a few more humans.
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I've had the last few weeks off to concentrate solely on writing. It's been a treat to not have to gear-shift my brain in and out of creative mode for a while – though, yes, I probably need to regularly see a few more humans.
"Right this moment, in newsrooms all across the country, there are untold Bari Weisses preaching the doctrines of high journalism while quietly going about the work of making the actual journalism suck."
Bari Weiss Is The Symptom | Defector
Who says Bari Weiss doesn’t know how to run a newsroom? “My general view here,” the CBS News editor-in-chief wrote in a memo before shelving the now-infamous 60 Minutes report on El Salvador’s CECOT c...
defector.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:24 AM
"Right this moment, in newsrooms all across the country, there are untold Bari Weisses preaching the doctrines of high journalism while quietly going about the work of making the actual journalism suck."
So which action star will be the first to kick ass in a "one man protects his town from ICE" movie? Come on, Statham, you know you want to.
January 22, 2026 at 3:39 AM
So which action star will be the first to kick ass in a "one man protects his town from ICE" movie? Come on, Statham, you know you want to.