David Aspmo
@davidaspmo.bsky.social
I mostly discussed/argued about Star Wars (preferring to play defense) at the old place; probably will do the same here (hopefully finding fewer bad-faith disagreements).
I also draw things and work in a comic book store.
I also draw things and work in a comic book store.
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this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
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Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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4/4 Rest well, Drew, thank you for everything ❤️
October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
4/4 Rest well, Drew, thank you for everything ❤️
Heartbroken by the news of the passing of Drew Struzan.
I distinctly remember when I first noticed that the same signature was on the posters for both Temple of Doom and Back to the Future, and I've been obsessed with his work ever since.
His rendering technique is often mimicked, but never quite—
I distinctly remember when I first noticed that the same signature was on the posters for both Temple of Doom and Back to the Future, and I've been obsessed with his work ever since.
His rendering technique is often mimicked, but never quite—
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Heartbroken by the news of the passing of Drew Struzan.
I distinctly remember when I first noticed that the same signature was on the posters for both Temple of Doom and Back to the Future, and I've been obsessed with his work ever since.
His rendering technique is often mimicked, but never quite—
I distinctly remember when I first noticed that the same signature was on the posters for both Temple of Doom and Back to the Future, and I've been obsessed with his work ever since.
His rendering technique is often mimicked, but never quite—
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RIP to Drew Struzan, the greatest movie poster artist of all time. I was fortunate enough to edit the documentary about him and even luckier to get to know Drew, “The Man Behind the Poster.” A true artist, his images brought us to the movies and will stay in our hearts forever.
October 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
RIP to Drew Struzan, the greatest movie poster artist of all time. I was fortunate enough to edit the documentary about him and even luckier to get to know Drew, “The Man Behind the Poster.” A true artist, his images brought us to the movies and will stay in our hearts forever.
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The art for two Star Trek Franklin Mint plates by the legendary Drew Struzan. 🧵
June 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The art for two Star Trek Franklin Mint plates by the legendary Drew Struzan. 🧵
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RIP Drew Struzan
A master.
A master.
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
RIP Drew Struzan
A master.
A master.
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RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌
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If the shoe fits...
September 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
If the shoe fits...
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the current state of media literacy is so bad that millions of Americans apparently cannot identify “the bad guys” in real life
September 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
the current state of media literacy is so bad that millions of Americans apparently cannot identify “the bad guys” in real life
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It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
September 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
Maybe we don't use "slop" to describe anything we just happen to not like.
It lessens the impact for when the term is actually appropriately used, and it's not just being critical of the show, it insults anyone who does happen to like it (you're effectively calling them pigs who will eat anything).
It lessens the impact for when the term is actually appropriately used, and it's not just being critical of the show, it insults anyone who does happen to like it (you're effectively calling them pigs who will eat anything).
Big IP slop is one of the pipelines to genAI slop; denaturing the vitality of the arts for corporate interests. Good to see an actor speak about it honestly.
THE MANDALORIAN was so badly written that it broke Katee Sackhoff’s sense of self
August 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Maybe we don't use "slop" to describe anything we just happen to not like.
It lessens the impact for when the term is actually appropriately used, and it's not just being critical of the show, it insults anyone who does happen to like it (you're effectively calling them pigs who will eat anything).
It lessens the impact for when the term is actually appropriately used, and it's not just being critical of the show, it insults anyone who does happen to like it (you're effectively calling them pigs who will eat anything).
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This is the core proposition & selling point for reactionary thought: not that they are better, but simply that *everyone* is corrupt, everyone is a crook, everyone's just out for themselves, so you might as well get yours. That is the molten core of right-wing thought everywhere.
Sen. John Kennedy defends Emil Bove: "If everyone is corrupt, nobody is corrupt."
(Not the flex he thinks it is ... )
(Not the flex he thinks it is ... )
July 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is the core proposition & selling point for reactionary thought: not that they are better, but simply that *everyone* is corrupt, everyone is a crook, everyone's just out for themselves, so you might as well get yours. That is the molten core of right-wing thought everywhere.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.
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hey remember when a rich ceo died then when they caught the suspect they made a circus of it like they found osama bin laden and charged him with terrorism but less than weeks ago two democrat lawmakers and their spouses were shot as literal assassination to shift control and everyone already forgot
June 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
hey remember when a rich ceo died then when they caught the suspect they made a circus of it like they found osama bin laden and charged him with terrorism but less than weeks ago two democrat lawmakers and their spouses were shot as literal assassination to shift control and everyone already forgot
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honestly does seem like the basic dynamic in american politics right now is that a critical number of voters treat Democrats like their (nagging) mom or their (bitch) wife and treat Republicans like the “cool” dad or husband who is at best a deadbeat
June 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
honestly does seem like the basic dynamic in american politics right now is that a critical number of voters treat Democrats like their (nagging) mom or their (bitch) wife and treat Republicans like the “cool” dad or husband who is at best a deadbeat
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Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
May 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
@infinata.bsky.social Did I hear (or read) you (or someone who would know) say that the Church of the Force was a concept that came out of Underworld development? Or am I just imagining that?
May 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@infinata.bsky.social Did I hear (or read) you (or someone who would know) say that the Church of the Force was a concept that came out of Underworld development? Or am I just imagining that?
The same amount of life-defining events (more really) happen to Luke in ANH as happen to Han in SOLO.
Imagine seeing ESB first and then looking at all the things in ANH as a checklist of explanations (“Wait, that ghost guy is ALIVE?! And now we’re gonna see how he DIES?! So much for that mystery.”)
Imagine seeing ESB first and then looking at all the things in ANH as a checklist of explanations (“Wait, that ghost guy is ALIVE?! And now we’re gonna see how he DIES?! So much for that mystery.”)
What I mostly disliked about SOLO was that it was about how virtually everything that we know about him in STAR WARS happened in a single adventure.
That doesn’t feel like a life, it feels like a checklist. Slow down, focus on character. You’re already telling serial fiction. Give it some room.
That doesn’t feel like a life, it feels like a checklist. Slow down, focus on character. You’re already telling serial fiction. Give it some room.
May 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The same amount of life-defining events (more really) happen to Luke in ANH as happen to Han in SOLO.
Imagine seeing ESB first and then looking at all the things in ANH as a checklist of explanations (“Wait, that ghost guy is ALIVE?! And now we’re gonna see how he DIES?! So much for that mystery.”)
Imagine seeing ESB first and then looking at all the things in ANH as a checklist of explanations (“Wait, that ghost guy is ALIVE?! And now we’re gonna see how he DIES?! So much for that mystery.”)
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Star Wars giveaway! 💫 I have one copy of the Beyond Victory comic that was only available at the show -- signed by writer Ethan Sacks! Just repost this by the end of Tuesday, April 22, 2025, and I'll pick a name at random and send it by mail.
April 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Star Wars giveaway! 💫 I have one copy of the Beyond Victory comic that was only available at the show -- signed by writer Ethan Sacks! Just repost this by the end of Tuesday, April 22, 2025, and I'll pick a name at random and send it by mail.
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Looks like @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social will finally be able to get his drum-playing Astro-Mech action figure.
April 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looks like @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social will finally be able to get his drum-playing Astro-Mech action figure.