Dylan Buffum
@dylanjcb.bsky.social
Writer of Richard Rorty fan fiction. Progressive pragmatist. Armchair agitator. Just trying to get by.
#Pluribus continues to be one of those genre shows where the protagonist is an idiot because she’s apparently never seen the genre before. Everyone knows in the post-apocalyptic zombieland you need a gun to shoot the wolves. Dumbass.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Pluribus continues to be one of those genre shows where the protagonist is an idiot because she’s apparently never seen the genre before. Everyone knows in the post-apocalyptic zombieland you need a gun to shoot the wolves. Dumbass.
Color @ Sarah Duke Garden, Durham, NC. Nov. 2025.
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Color @ Sarah Duke Garden, Durham, NC. Nov. 2025.
#WakeUpDeadMan is an intensely Catholic parable about sin, forgiveness and redemption, with some incisive critiques of our contemporary culture. The caricatures are flimsier than the previous installments of #KnivesOut, but it makes up for it with a nicely nuanced take on #myth and #truth.
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
#WakeUpDeadMan is an intensely Catholic parable about sin, forgiveness and redemption, with some incisive critiques of our contemporary culture. The caricatures are flimsier than the previous installments of #KnivesOut, but it makes up for it with a nicely nuanced take on #myth and #truth.
I’m 48 years old and for the first time in my life I am the proud owner of a potato masher.
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I’m 48 years old and for the first time in my life I am the proud owner of a potato masher.
My thanksgiving plate has four foods on it. Turkey. Stuffing. Gravy. Cranberry.
Anything else is wasted space.
Anything else is wasted space.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My thanksgiving plate has four foods on it. Turkey. Stuffing. Gravy. Cranberry.
Anything else is wasted space.
Anything else is wasted space.
Bill Kristol… that’s William fucking Kristol… calling for a New Deal. I remember when this guy ran the Weekly Standard, which was basically the Weekly “let’s trash FDR."
“I carry the torch from a so-called centrist political era. Yet it is abundantly clear even to me that the Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression.”
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Benjy Sarlin on X: "A lot of naive surprise that “even” the centrists are saying this. It’s hard to track factional D fights because every wing will inevitably run on “They cut your healthcare and taxed your food to give handouts to billionaires.” It’s a layup. People pretending they have a monopoly" / X
A lot of naive surprise that “even” the centrists are saying this. It’s hard to track factional D fights because every wing will inevitably run on “They cut your healthcare and taxed your food to give handouts to billionaires.” It’s a layup. People pretending they have a monopoly
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November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bill Kristol… that’s William fucking Kristol… calling for a New Deal. I remember when this guy ran the Weekly Standard, which was basically the Weekly “let’s trash FDR."
I couple years ago I discovered a dumpling recipe that I followed and had terrific results. In the years since, I‘ve tried multiple times to replicate it, and I always end up with a glob of fried starch and a pile of delicious meatballs. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I couple years ago I discovered a dumpling recipe that I followed and had terrific results. In the years since, I‘ve tried multiple times to replicate it, and I always end up with a glob of fried starch and a pile of delicious meatballs. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
Socks with sandals, particularly during air travel, is a hill I’m prepared to die on. Cozy, ventilated, and no discomfort from swelling feet.
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Socks with sandals, particularly during air travel, is a hill I’m prepared to die on. Cozy, ventilated, and no discomfort from swelling feet.
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Look at this coverrrrr
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November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Look at this coverrrrr
I like to think of myself as the kind of guy who spends Tuesday evening reading essays like “The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent” by Lionel Trilling. Most of the time, though, I’m the kind of guy who watches reruns of HIMYM for the third time. Not always, but more often than not.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I like to think of myself as the kind of guy who spends Tuesday evening reading essays like “The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent” by Lionel Trilling. Most of the time, though, I’m the kind of guy who watches reruns of HIMYM for the third time. Not always, but more often than not.
I believe MTG is genuinely disillusioned with Trump. I think her MAGA faith was broken by the Epstein Files saga. That doesn’t mean she’s suddenly going to turn towards a rigorous, evidence-based worldview. But she’s taking her first steps toward a more sane relationship with reality.
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I believe MTG is genuinely disillusioned with Trump. I think her MAGA faith was broken by the Epstein Files saga. That doesn’t mean she’s suddenly going to turn towards a rigorous, evidence-based worldview. But she’s taking her first steps toward a more sane relationship with reality.
He’s going to arrest Mark Kelly, isn’t he?
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
He’s going to arrest Mark Kelly, isn’t he?
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Season 4 of #TheMorningShow is really bad, even by its usual glossy soap opera standards. The convoluted conspiracy plot jumps the shark over and over again. Dire dialogue, smart characters doing dumb things, totally unrelated characters being roped into plots where they don’t have any real purpose.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Season 4 of #TheMorningShow is really bad, even by its usual glossy soap opera standards. The convoluted conspiracy plot jumps the shark over and over again. Dire dialogue, smart characters doing dumb things, totally unrelated characters being roped into plots where they don’t have any real purpose.
The best part of #DownCemeteryRoad is the dorky morgue attendant’s crush on 66-year-old #EmmaThompson. I find it very relatable.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The best part of #DownCemeteryRoad is the dorky morgue attendant’s crush on 66-year-old #EmmaThompson. I find it very relatable.
Ted Danson has really great dad energy with cute adult women. Watching “A Man on the Inside” and he’s just incredibly charming with both of the lead women.
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Ted Danson has really great dad energy with cute adult women. Watching “A Man on the Inside” and he’s just incredibly charming with both of the lead women.
Most of the guys I work with didn’t show up today after reports of ICE in the area. It’s probably my imagination, but the city streets feel quiet and empty.
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Most of the guys I work with didn’t show up today after reports of ICE in the area. It’s probably my imagination, but the city streets feel quiet and empty.
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I am the ghost of Christmas Future Perfect Subjunctive; I will show you what would have happened were you not to have changed your ways.
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I am the ghost of Christmas Future Perfect Subjunctive; I will show you what would have happened were you not to have changed your ways.
Me: what was your favorite part of the weekend?
Him: my play dates
Me: my favorite part was when we lay on our backs and watched the clouds, and the bats came out to feed and the setting sunlight made the forest glow. I loved doing that together.
Him: me too. Let’s do that together again.
Him: my play dates
Me: my favorite part was when we lay on our backs and watched the clouds, and the bats came out to feed and the setting sunlight made the forest glow. I loved doing that together.
Him: me too. Let’s do that together again.
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Me: what was your favorite part of the weekend?
Him: my play dates
Me: my favorite part was when we lay on our backs and watched the clouds, and the bats came out to feed and the setting sunlight made the forest glow. I loved doing that together.
Him: me too. Let’s do that together again.
Him: my play dates
Me: my favorite part was when we lay on our backs and watched the clouds, and the bats came out to feed and the setting sunlight made the forest glow. I loved doing that together.
Him: me too. Let’s do that together again.
My ill-informed opinion is that Casino Royale (2006) is peak action sequence. That foot chase in the opening scene is terrific, and obviously the influence for action sequences throughout the Avengers and Captain America franchises.
November 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
My ill-informed opinion is that Casino Royale (2006) is peak action sequence. That foot chase in the opening scene is terrific, and obviously the influence for action sequences throughout the Avengers and Captain America franchises.
I grew up in Hollywood’s Joseph Campbell phase, when the best movies were built around his categories of the elements of myths. The hero’s journey, but with puppets in space. Just terrifically creative takes on classic archetypes, plus a solid dose of Orientalism.
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I grew up in Hollywood’s Joseph Campbell phase, when the best movies were built around his categories of the elements of myths. The hero’s journey, but with puppets in space. Just terrifically creative takes on classic archetypes, plus a solid dose of Orientalism.
A teenage #SarahJessicaParker in her #CindiLauper phase teaches a #FredSavage knockoff about the glory of #TwistedSister and #CherryCoke #NewCoke and all the rest.
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A teenage #SarahJessicaParker in her #CindiLauper phase teaches a #FredSavage knockoff about the glory of #TwistedSister and #CherryCoke #NewCoke and all the rest.
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When I was 19 I worked in a pizza shop outside Philadelphia and the boss drove a Bentley. I’m just now realizing how unlikely that is.
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When I was 19 I worked in a pizza shop outside Philadelphia and the boss drove a Bentley. I’m just now realizing how unlikely that is.