Erik
@sjcaustenite.bsky.social
American in Prague, podcaster, he/him, 🏳️🌈
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RIP Catherine O'Hara, who managed to steal every scene she was in
Waiting for Guffman- Chinese Restaurant Scene
YouTube video by Kat
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January 30, 2026 at 6:41 PM
RIP Catherine O'Hara, who managed to steal every scene she was in
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Even if Putin follows Trump's request not to bomb Ukraine's energy sites for a week, it doesn't change the fact that he's bombed them for months, severely degrading the power system and leaving millions without heat, water, and power.
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Even if Putin follows Trump's request not to bomb Ukraine's energy sites for a week, it doesn't change the fact that he's bombed them for months, severely degrading the power system and leaving millions without heat, water, and power.
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Emperors of Rome is now an inpdepenent podcast and looking for listener support on Patreon. Thanks to everyone who's listened to the show over the years! To find out more, check out here: www.patreon.com/romepodcast
Emperors of Rome | Patreon
creating a history podcast
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January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Emperors of Rome is now an inpdepenent podcast and looking for listener support on Patreon. Thanks to everyone who's listened to the show over the years! To find out more, check out here: www.patreon.com/romepodcast
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It was possible to know that the DHS secretary was comfortable with provable lies for some time now. substack.com/@johnfdicker...
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It was possible to know that the DHS secretary was comfortable with provable lies for some time now. substack.com/@johnfdicker...
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ugh why is everybody calling my masked armed death squads who kidnap kindergartners the gestapo
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
ugh why is everybody calling my masked armed death squads who kidnap kindergartners the gestapo
The AI philosopher getting dunked on does, in fact, have a PhD in Philosophy from NYU and has published and been quoted many times. The title is not (entirely) self-given.
For those who aren't familiar, philosophy is not immune to faddism, trends, and absolutely nonsensical bullshit.
For those who aren't familiar, philosophy is not immune to faddism, trends, and absolutely nonsensical bullshit.
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The AI philosopher getting dunked on does, in fact, have a PhD in Philosophy from NYU and has published and been quoted many times. The title is not (entirely) self-given.
For those who aren't familiar, philosophy is not immune to faddism, trends, and absolutely nonsensical bullshit.
For those who aren't familiar, philosophy is not immune to faddism, trends, and absolutely nonsensical bullshit.
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If the US can abolish USAID, we can sure as shit abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
If the US can abolish USAID, we can sure as shit abolish ICE.
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We need prosecutions for political murders — that’s ultimately what these are — and truth and reconciliation commissions.
This is a fascist terror campaign against the people of Minnesota. As with J6, no one involved should be allowed near a badge or a political office ever again.
This is a fascist terror campaign against the people of Minnesota. As with J6, no one involved should be allowed near a badge or a political office ever again.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 4:27 PM
We need prosecutions for political murders — that’s ultimately what these are — and truth and reconciliation commissions.
This is a fascist terror campaign against the people of Minnesota. As with J6, no one involved should be allowed near a badge or a political office ever again.
This is a fascist terror campaign against the people of Minnesota. As with J6, no one involved should be allowed near a badge or a political office ever again.
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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Trump's Board of Peace meets up without him after Air Force One has to an urgent diversion to get the president a Big Mac...
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Trump's Board of Peace meets up without him after Air Force One has to an urgent diversion to get the president a Big Mac...
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Paging all fans of m'favourite tv series, 'Sapphire And Steel'. It's available again on shiny dvd 📀
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a blue planet is being destroyed by a black hole in the middle of space .
ALT: a blue planet is being destroyed by a black hole in the middle of space .
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January 23, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Paging all fans of m'favourite tv series, 'Sapphire And Steel'. It's available again on shiny dvd 📀
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one of the strangest and most frustrating things about being alive today is that we have science and research on basically every issue, but it always gets pushed aside in favor of some guy who thought about it for one minute and thinks he knows the answer
Why is crime falling? We asked the worst and dumbest people in America to explain it
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
one of the strangest and most frustrating things about being alive today is that we have science and research on basically every issue, but it always gets pushed aside in favor of some guy who thought about it for one minute and thinks he knows the answer
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Genuinely I keep wrestling with how the Dem reaction to Trump went from pussy hats and a wave of women to "lol kneepads" and dudes doing kettlebell swings in their campaign ads.
[sighing so hard I pull several muscles] www.cnbc.com/2026/01/22/n...
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 3:00 PM
Genuinely I keep wrestling with how the Dem reaction to Trump went from pussy hats and a wave of women to "lol kneepads" and dudes doing kettlebell swings in their campaign ads.
It was literally nominated in every category it was eligible for.
That's an absolutely astounding achievement for an original *horror movie* released months ago.
That's an absolutely astounding achievement for an original *horror movie* released months ago.
16 Oscar nominations for Sinners. There are only 24 categories.
January 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
It was literally nominated in every category it was eligible for.
That's an absolutely astounding achievement for an original *horror movie* released months ago.
That's an absolutely astounding achievement for an original *horror movie* released months ago.
16 Oscar nominations for Sinners. There are only 24 categories.
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
16 Oscar nominations for Sinners. There are only 24 categories.
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Imagine if we were a constitutional republic with a legislature
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Imagine if we were a constitutional republic with a legislature
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The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
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This dynamic is basically unchanged in the decades I've followed US politics. The right raises a bullshit bad-faith objection, Dems try to change policy to address it, the right just repeats the bad-faith objection, Dems try again ... forever.
So in the end, what does this article amount to? Republicans are telling the same lie about welfare that they've told for 40 years despite consistent efforts — including many led by Democrats — to restrict and police it.
And in response, Democrats should restrict and police it even more.
And in response, Democrats should restrict and police it even more.
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This dynamic is basically unchanged in the decades I've followed US politics. The right raises a bullshit bad-faith objection, Dems try to change policy to address it, the right just repeats the bad-faith objection, Dems try again ... forever.
Does the modern Democratic party have any beliefs, ideals, or policy goals that aren't focused specifically on winning narrow elections with pocketbook issues? No? Then no wonder it's a husk of its former self.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Does the modern Democratic party have any beliefs, ideals, or policy goals that aren't focused specifically on winning narrow elections with pocketbook issues? No? Then no wonder it's a husk of its former self.
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"And although the posters called whatever Trump did this morning the crime of the year, Geidner knew, it was only January 18 — and there were 347 days to go."
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"And although the posters called whatever Trump did this morning the crime of the year, Geidner knew, it was only January 18 — and there were 347 days to go."
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
There was no movie theater in my hometown. We drove about half an hour to one of the towns that did. Sure, entertainment options have changed, but this is more Sarandos just completely failing to understand what it's like to live in a small town where you have to drive for anything.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
There was no movie theater in my hometown. We drove about half an hour to one of the towns that did. Sure, entertainment options have changed, but this is more Sarandos just completely failing to understand what it's like to live in a small town where you have to drive for anything.
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Today is @allusionistshow.bsky.social's eleventh birthday! Happy birthday, show! My voice has returned sufficiently so there'll be a new episode this week, and there are 200+ not-new ones at theallusionist.org to catch up on if this is your first time hearing that this podcast exists
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January 14, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Today is @allusionistshow.bsky.social's eleventh birthday! Happy birthday, show! My voice has returned sufficiently so there'll be a new episode this week, and there are 200+ not-new ones at theallusionist.org to catch up on if this is your first time hearing that this podcast exists