Allyn Gibson
@allyngibson.bsky.social
Writer of Diamond PREVIEWS, fiction and essays. Rooter of baseball. Scholar of history and Sherlock Holmes. Drinker of stouts.
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Allyn Gibson
@allyngibson.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Intro post time!
* Copywriter in the comics industry
* Occasional short story writer (Star Trek, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes)
* Visits cemeteries for fun
* Plays the uke
* Bonzo Dog & Rutles fan
* Beatles, too
* Way too into politics
* Shutterbug
* Visually impaired
* btw, I use Linux Mint 🐧
* Copywriter in the comics industry
* Occasional short story writer (Star Trek, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes)
* Visits cemeteries for fun
* Plays the uke
* Bonzo Dog & Rutles fan
* Beatles, too
* Way too into politics
* Shutterbug
* Visually impaired
* btw, I use Linux Mint 🐧
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Sometimes I think about how for much of history everyone was medicated on booze, nicotine, cocaine, hasish, opiates, amphetamines, etc., and now we're all expected to just be out here raw-dogging life
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Sometimes I think about how for much of history everyone was medicated on booze, nicotine, cocaine, hasish, opiates, amphetamines, etc., and now we're all expected to just be out here raw-dogging life
This sounds like the opening of a Philip K. Dick story.
After his colonoscopy Albert becomes increasingly convinced that he remains in the anesthetized world, and he must let medical professionals know that he's trapped there because only he knows that crab aliens from Synrid VI are invading Earth!
After his colonoscopy Albert becomes increasingly convinced that he remains in the anesthetized world, and he must let medical professionals know that he's trapped there because only he knows that crab aliens from Synrid VI are invading Earth!
Google Gemini is a reliable source on health and health related affairs
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This sounds like the opening of a Philip K. Dick story.
After his colonoscopy Albert becomes increasingly convinced that he remains in the anesthetized world, and he must let medical professionals know that he's trapped there because only he knows that crab aliens from Synrid VI are invading Earth!
After his colonoscopy Albert becomes increasingly convinced that he remains in the anesthetized world, and he must let medical professionals know that he's trapped there because only he knows that crab aliens from Synrid VI are invading Earth!
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True.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
True.
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Another commission of Philly's Gritty, in the snow, Frank Miller style. Sorta.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Another commission of Philly's Gritty, in the snow, Frank Miller style. Sorta.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
To quote the late Cardinal G.C. Glick, "Catholicism Wow!"
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
To quote the late Cardinal G.C. Glick, "Catholicism Wow!"
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow!"
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow!"
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US Congress voted 285–98 to condemn "socialism." 88 Democrats joined Republicans, including Hakeem Jeffries.
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
US Congress voted 285–98 to condemn "socialism." 88 Democrats joined Republicans, including Hakeem Jeffries.
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
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This is correct. The 80s didn’t end until Smells Like Teen Spirit.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is correct. The 80s didn’t end until Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Are the lampreys okay? They don't deserve this.
The head of health services in the United States, letting parasitic lampreys bite his arms for some godforsaken reason.
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Are the lampreys okay? They don't deserve this.
I was thinking this morning about people I knew at EB Games 20-25 years ago. Employees, customers, even people I interviewed.
In my memories, they are all frozen in time as they were then, even though all are older now (and a few have died). I prefer the memory.
In my memories, they are all frozen in time as they were then, even though all are older now (and a few have died). I prefer the memory.
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I was thinking this morning about people I knew at EB Games 20-25 years ago. Employees, customers, even people I interviewed.
In my memories, they are all frozen in time as they were then, even though all are older now (and a few have died). I prefer the memory.
In my memories, they are all frozen in time as they were then, even though all are older now (and a few have died). I prefer the memory.
"The music has stopped. Inside the ballroom, the elites are still applauding their own performance, mistaking the echo for a standing ovation. The rest of us are already out on the sidewalk, listening to the building groan, tallying the damage."
marygeddry.com/p/welcome-to...
marygeddry.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the Fire Sale Republic
Hedge-fund economics, health-care hostage taking, offshore drilling, and the steady and inevitable collapse of the Trump regime
marygeddry.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"The music has stopped. Inside the ballroom, the elites are still applauding their own performance, mistaking the echo for a standing ovation. The rest of us are already out on the sidewalk, listening to the building groan, tallying the damage."
marygeddry.com/p/welcome-to...
marygeddry.com/p/welcome-to...
I was trying to figure out what my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker (R-Toady), was yammering about on Facebook this morning. This is the context I was missing.
Trump is filling his government with Nazis, consolidating authoritarian power, and eroding democracy at every chance.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I was trying to figure out what my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker (R-Toady), was yammering about on Facebook this morning. This is the context I was missing.
"What happens when an industry spends 15 years telling talented young journalists that personal brand is currency."
It's not an "industry" saying that. It's professional society. It's why LinkedIn is a cesspool of relentless selling and gamification of "personal brands."
I hate it.
It's not an "industry" saying that. It's professional society. It's why LinkedIn is a cesspool of relentless selling and gamification of "personal brands."
I hate it.
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"What happens when an industry spends 15 years telling talented young journalists that personal brand is currency."
It's not an "industry" saying that. It's professional society. It's why LinkedIn is a cesspool of relentless selling and gamification of "personal brands."
I hate it.
It's not an "industry" saying that. It's professional society. It's why LinkedIn is a cesspool of relentless selling and gamification of "personal brands."
I hate it.
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Yes, all the time, and how they’re constantly expanding the boundaries of who is disposable.
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yes, all the time, and how they’re constantly expanding the boundaries of who is disposable.
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The Russo-American ”peace plan for Ukraine” is a plan for Ukraine’s destruction. It must be resisted at all costs.
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The Russo-American ”peace plan for Ukraine” is a plan for Ukraine’s destruction. It must be resisted at all costs.
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my mom used to say immigration laws were dumb because god didnt make any borders between the countries, humans did that.
i didnt necessarily agree w her but she wasnt wrong.
i didnt necessarily agree w her but she wasnt wrong.
My mother, God forever rest her soul, was a leftist BECAUSE she was also a faithful Christian. Mom actually read the book!
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
my mom used to say immigration laws were dumb because god didnt make any borders between the countries, humans did that.
i didnt necessarily agree w her but she wasnt wrong.
i didnt necessarily agree w her but she wasnt wrong.
I love Matt Smith, and learning he's a hardcore Oasis fan makes me love him even more
www.nme.com/features/tv-...
www.nme.com/features/tv-...
Matt Smith on working with Nick Cave and his summer of Oasis fun: "I went to eight gigs"
The star of Nick Cave's 'The Death Of Bunny Munro', Matt Smith, retells his madferit season following the Gallaghers around on tour
www.nme.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I love Matt Smith, and learning he's a hardcore Oasis fan makes me love him even more
www.nme.com/features/tv-...
www.nme.com/features/tv-...
York's B&N opened in July, and the location is, imho, poor. Even though it's five miles from me, I'm more likely to go 25 to go to Lancaster's.
Point is, it's nice that there's a B&N in York, but it's not part of the fabric yet.
Point is, it's nice that there's a B&N in York, but it's not part of the fabric yet.
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
York's B&N opened in July, and the location is, imho, poor. Even though it's five miles from me, I'm more likely to go 25 to go to Lancaster's.
Point is, it's nice that there's a B&N in York, but it's not part of the fabric yet.
Point is, it's nice that there's a B&N in York, but it's not part of the fabric yet.
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Good. Dems not backing down in the slightest in the face of Trump's call for their execution. Keep this up, Dems. Treat Trump like *he's* the violent criminal and the real threat to our Constitution order. Because he is.
November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Good. Dems not backing down in the slightest in the face of Trump's call for their execution. Keep this up, Dems. Treat Trump like *he's* the violent criminal and the real threat to our Constitution order. Because he is.
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In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Obviously Trump hasn’t helped himself with the tariffs but fundamentally people want the price level to come down and the only clear way for a president to do that is engineer a recession (which he may very well do!)
Trump is absolutely cratering on economy in new Marquette poll:
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Anger over Prices Goes Nuclear as Fresh Polls Show Him Tanking
As Trump’s inflation rants grow more unhinged amid brutal new polls for him, an economics writer explains why Trump is ill-suited for the crisis that might be coming—and why the bottom might be about ...
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Obviously Trump hasn’t helped himself with the tariffs but fundamentally people want the price level to come down and the only clear way for a president to do that is engineer a recession (which he may very well do!)
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Nobody's ever got anywhere near the deep importance of the relationship between Paul & George in The Beatles. They were the first Beatles to meet – *they* essentially created the spark for the band on the bus together. And I don't think G ever quite forgave P for then fawning over big boy John.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nobody's ever got anywhere near the deep importance of the relationship between Paul & George in The Beatles. They were the first Beatles to meet – *they* essentially created the spark for the band on the bus together. And I don't think G ever quite forgave P for then fawning over big boy John.
Milk jug: "Sell by Nov 13."
Smell test? Passed.
Shake text? Not chunky.
Taste test? A hair sour, but within acceptable limits.
I'll go to the store today and buy more.
Smell test? Passed.
Shake text? Not chunky.
Taste test? A hair sour, but within acceptable limits.
I'll go to the store today and buy more.
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Milk jug: "Sell by Nov 13."
Smell test? Passed.
Shake text? Not chunky.
Taste test? A hair sour, but within acceptable limits.
I'll go to the store today and buy more.
Smell test? Passed.
Shake text? Not chunky.
Taste test? A hair sour, but within acceptable limits.
I'll go to the store today and buy more.
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media coverage of this is already as pathetic as you might expect, usually failing to mention:
the FCC has no authority over the UK's BBC
the scandal was created by right wing media
the year-old BBC edits fall outside limits of UK defamation law
PBC, NPR never aired the documentary
the FCC has no authority over the UK's BBC
the scandal was created by right wing media
the year-old BBC edits fall outside limits of UK defamation law
PBC, NPR never aired the documentary
Trump's censor in chief at the FCC, Brendan Carr, just sent a letter to the heads of BBC, NPR and PBS informing them he's launching a "news distortion" probe into the BBC's editing of a documentary on Trump's Jan. 6 activities.
Here it is:
Here it is:
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
media coverage of this is already as pathetic as you might expect, usually failing to mention:
the FCC has no authority over the UK's BBC
the scandal was created by right wing media
the year-old BBC edits fall outside limits of UK defamation law
PBC, NPR never aired the documentary
the FCC has no authority over the UK's BBC
the scandal was created by right wing media
the year-old BBC edits fall outside limits of UK defamation law
PBC, NPR never aired the documentary
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I think there's a decent chance that the Pope visits Chicago during this presidency and while there asks to see Broadview and I wonder how that plays out.
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I think there's a decent chance that the Pope visits Chicago during this presidency and while there asks to see Broadview and I wonder how that plays out.