Jason Fry
@jasoncfry.bsky.social
Writer, Mets fan, Star Wars dork, genial malcontent.
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Operation Pableaux Dukakis
Bring out your (turkey) carcaseses
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
I am struggling to breathe
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I am struggling to breathe
An update on my adventures visiting U.S. counties, not that you asked. (Yes, I am aware this is an insane undertaking. You wouldn't be the first to inform me.)
2025 County Adventures: An Update
The best-laid plans...
jasonfry.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
An update on my adventures visiting U.S. counties, not that you asked. (Yes, I am aware this is an insane undertaking. You wouldn't be the first to inform me.)
Me: Oh this must be a bit.
[type type type into search]
Me: Oh God it's not a bit.
[type type type into search]
Me: Oh God it's not a bit.
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Me: Oh this must be a bit.
[type type type into search]
Me: Oh God it's not a bit.
[type type type into search]
Me: Oh God it's not a bit.
Surely there's a very long German word for "the queasy relief that perhaps should not even be relief which one feels after learning an unspeakable thing which never should have been considered at all is supposedly now no longer being considered."
The Coast Guard reversed its 'swastikas aren't all that bad' policy just hours after the Washpost broke the story.
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Surely there's a very long German word for "the queasy relief that perhaps should not even be relief which one feels after learning an unspeakable thing which never should have been considered at all is supposedly now no longer being considered."
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“I want their morale as low as possible, because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter, patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe, and makes federal agents uncomfortable.
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter, patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe, and makes federal agents uncomfortable.
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“I want their morale as low as possible, because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter, patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe, and makes federal agents uncomfortable.
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter, patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe, and makes federal agents uncomfortable.
Wandering around the house singing "🎼 Get through your shiiiit/motherfuckerrrr... 🎶" to myself for motivation.
I should be a highly paid self-help guru.
I should be a highly paid self-help guru.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wandering around the house singing "🎼 Get through your shiiiit/motherfuckerrrr... 🎶" to myself for motivation.
I should be a highly paid self-help guru.
I should be a highly paid self-help guru.
This is awesome. One of my very early paid gigs was to play through the Zork games and send transcripts to Activision.
Yes it was great!
Yes it was great!
Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
#Zork #Microsoft #Retro #OpenSource #RetroGaming
#Zork #Microsoft #Retro #OpenSource #RetroGaming
Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is awesome. One of my very early paid gigs was to play through the Zork games and send transcripts to Activision.
Yes it was great!
Yes it was great!
This is so obviously fucking bonkers.
It’s easy to lose sight of it given that we’re all frogs in pots of water getting hotter and hotter … but this is so obviously fucking bonkers.
It’s easy to lose sight of it given that we’re all frogs in pots of water getting hotter and hotter … but this is so obviously fucking bonkers.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is so obviously fucking bonkers.
It’s easy to lose sight of it given that we’re all frogs in pots of water getting hotter and hotter … but this is so obviously fucking bonkers.
It’s easy to lose sight of it given that we’re all frogs in pots of water getting hotter and hotter … but this is so obviously fucking bonkers.
This story will make you happy. And maybe come as a bolt from the blue for one or two of you. You never know! (Gift article.)
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This story will make you happy. And maybe come as a bolt from the blue for one or two of you. You never know! (Gift article.)
One of my favorite interviewers talking with one of my favorite filmmakers. This will work!
I spoke to Rian Johnson about WAKE UP DEAD MAN. He tells the story about how Daniel Craig was almost not Benoit Blanc. How Craig will always play Benoit Blanc in future movies. And he makes a personal plea to an Oscar winning actor to be in Knives Out 4. www.indiewire.com/features/int...
Rian Johnson on Why Daniel Craig Almost Wasn’t Benoit Blanc, Why He Will Never Be Recast, and the Actor He Wants Next
INTERVIEW: The filmmaker tells IndieWire about "Wake Up Dead Man," his casting process, and why Craig is his Indiana Jones (not his James Bond).
www.indiewire.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
One of my favorite interviewers talking with one of my favorite filmmakers. This will work!
Well gosh you’re welcome. The Hondo story is one of my favorite things that I’ve written for the galaxy far, far away. It’s actually funny! (Or at least I think it is.)
Thank you Jason Fry @jasoncfry.bsky.social for writing "The Guns of Kelrodo-Ai", "Speaking Silently", "Hondo Ohnaka's Not-So-Big Score" and "Last Call at the Zero Angle"!
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Well gosh you’re welcome. The Hondo story is one of my favorite things that I’ve written for the galaxy far, far away. It’s actually funny! (Or at least I think it is.)
Reminding my lovely wife that there are worse things than my weird-ass hobbies.
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reminding my lovely wife that there are worse things than my weird-ass hobbies.
I know it should be low on the list of things that upset me, but why the fuck do all these rich cretins type like they're concussed and blindfolded?
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I know it should be low on the list of things that upset me, but why the fuck do all these rich cretins type like they're concussed and blindfolded?
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Getting the print Sun-Times has meant adding Dear Abby to my regular advice column reading.
NYT Mag: People with no problems tying themselves in knots to find a source of worry
NYT business: People with bad bosses
NYT style: Bad people
Abby: “In 1975 my sister said a thing and I’m mad.”
NYT Mag: People with no problems tying themselves in knots to find a source of worry
NYT business: People with bad bosses
NYT style: Bad people
Abby: “In 1975 my sister said a thing and I’m mad.”
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Getting the print Sun-Times has meant adding Dear Abby to my regular advice column reading.
NYT Mag: People with no problems tying themselves in knots to find a source of worry
NYT business: People with bad bosses
NYT style: Bad people
Abby: “In 1975 my sister said a thing and I’m mad.”
NYT Mag: People with no problems tying themselves in knots to find a source of worry
NYT business: People with bad bosses
NYT style: Bad people
Abby: “In 1975 my sister said a thing and I’m mad.”
Star Wars Insider gave me a dream-come-true chance to write for Lucasfilm. Being its books columnist let me interview authors about their craft, which was an amazing apprenticeship. I even wrote fiction about Hondo Ohnaka, Rex and TIE pilots. Forever grateful to have been a part of its fabulous run!
www.starwars.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Star Wars Insider gave me a dream-come-true chance to write for Lucasfilm. Being its books columnist let me interview authors about their craft, which was an amazing apprenticeship. I even wrote fiction about Hondo Ohnaka, Rex and TIE pilots. Forever grateful to have been a part of its fabulous run!
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What a strange technology.
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What a strange technology.
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It’s Wilbur Huckle Week! But every week should be Wilbur Huckle Week!
Wilbur Huckle for President: Solving a 61-year-old Mets mystery defector.com/wilbur-huckl...
Wilbur Huckle For President: Solving A 61-Year-Old Mets Mystery | Defector
Earlier this year, on a cold Sunday in January, I walked into an antique store in a Washington D.C. suburb. When I go to a shop like this one, I’m not looking for chairs or lamps. My interests are a…
defector.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It’s Wilbur Huckle Week! But every week should be Wilbur Huckle Week!
Oof, Antoan Richardson taking his base-stealing witchcraft from the Mets to the Braves is a bitter offseason blow.
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Oof, Antoan Richardson taking his base-stealing witchcraft from the Mets to the Braves is a bitter offseason blow.
I liked Star Wars Visions Volume 3. Love when SW pushes through its supposed boundaries, giving new creators space to play. Makes this shared universe bigger and richer.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I liked Star Wars Visions Volume 3. Love when SW pushes through its supposed boundaries, giving new creators space to play. Makes this shared universe bigger and richer.
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Cuomo's campaign was a cesspool of racism and bigotry. Never, ever, ever forget that. Never let anyone who worked for him on this campaign worm themselves back into any kind of respectability.
cuomo calls him "mandami", everyone boos, then he's like "no, that's not us" like he didn't post the most racist fucking ads imaginable THIS LAST WEEK
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Cuomo's campaign was a cesspool of racism and bigotry. Never, ever, ever forget that. Never let anyone who worked for him on this campaign worm themselves back into any kind of respectability.
The hits keep coming. Fuck you, feckless obstructionist NIMBY trash.
All YIMBY ballot measures are currently winning in NYC by 10-point margins at least
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The hits keep coming. Fuck you, feckless obstructionist NIMBY trash.