J.M. "Hate-Reading Shelby Foote" Kirkness
@jmkirkness.bsky.social
Museum Professional. Unemployed Bicycle Salesperson. Post-Punk Deviant. Gundam Weirdo. Drain On Society.
Author of The Embers In The Tall Grass. Now available on Kindle Direct: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
Author of The Embers In The Tall Grass. Now available on Kindle Direct: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
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Read the exciting new Steppe Romantasy/Violent Horse Girl/Barbarian Spy Novel everyone is talking about!
The Embers In The Tall Grass by J.M. Kirkness- now available on Kindle Direct!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
The Embers In The Tall Grass by J.M. Kirkness- now available on Kindle Direct!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
This is who runs this account:
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This is who runs this account:
Aw, dang- this episode of Frieren is going to make me cry again, isn't it.
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Aw, dang- this episode of Frieren is going to make me cry again, isn't it.
There was so much bad music being made in the late '90s, it's almost easy to forget that In the Aeroplane Over the Sea was released in 1998.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPN...
King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1
YouTube video by Neutral Milk Hotel - Topic
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February 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
There was so much bad music being made in the late '90s, it's almost easy to forget that In the Aeroplane Over the Sea was released in 1998.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPN...
I think I may have food poisoning, but if I ask my doctor, they'll probably say something like, "Your regular diet is functionally the same as food poisoning. Some of this stuff isn't even food!"
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I think I may have food poisoning, but if I ask my doctor, they'll probably say something like, "Your regular diet is functionally the same as food poisoning. Some of this stuff isn't even food!"
Not even a joke, now- I am fucking done with being delayed because people on Roncesvalles are apparently too stupid to not park their cars in the way of the streetcar tracks.
February 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Not even a joke, now- I am fucking done with being delayed because people on Roncesvalles are apparently too stupid to not park their cars in the way of the streetcar tracks.
Look- I have no idea if the president did or did not actually shit himself, but the people around him and his staff certainly acted like he did.
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Look- I have no idea if the president did or did not actually shit himself, but the people around him and his staff certainly acted like he did.
Got arrested at Mardi Gras for jumping on a float
My man MCA got a beard like a billy goat!
My man MCA got a beard like a billy goat!
February 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Got arrested at Mardi Gras for jumping on a float
My man MCA got a beard like a billy goat!
My man MCA got a beard like a billy goat!
If they ever attempt another version of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, I have no strong opinions on casting except that Matt Berry should absolutely play Zaphod Beeblebrox.
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
If they ever attempt another version of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, I have no strong opinions on casting except that Matt Berry should absolutely play Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Me watching Drag Race: "Gurl. Gurl! Guuurrrrrl. Gurl? Oh, Girl! Gurl."
January 31, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Me watching Drag Race: "Gurl. Gurl! Guuurrrrrl. Gurl? Oh, Girl! Gurl."
Margaret Meehan...Parkdale...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVB...
SCTV ~ HIGH Q , 1977
YouTube video by Short Attention Span
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January 30, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Margaret Meehan...Parkdale...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVB...
Try to live your life in a way that people remember you on social media the way they are remembering Catherine O'Hara, and not the way they will likely remember Donald Trump.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXV...
Beetlejuice - Day-o (Banana Boat Song)
YouTube video by lipebianc
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January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Try to live your life in a way that people remember you on social media the way they are remembering Catherine O'Hara, and not the way they will likely remember Donald Trump.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXV...
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American historian/author Barbara Tuchman was born #OTD in 1912.
She won the Nonfiction #Pulitzer Prize twice:
+ 1963: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵, a history of the prelude to & the 1st month of #WWI
+ 1972: 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢, a biography of Gen. Joseph Stilwell #litsky #booksky
She won the Nonfiction #Pulitzer Prize twice:
+ 1963: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵, a history of the prelude to & the 1st month of #WWI
+ 1972: 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢, a biography of Gen. Joseph Stilwell #litsky #booksky
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Read the exciting new Steppe Romantasy/Violent Horse Girl/Barbarian Spy Novel everyone is talking about!
The Embers In The Tall Grass by J.M. Kirkness- now available on Kindle Direct!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
The Embers In The Tall Grass by J.M. Kirkness- now available on Kindle Direct!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Read the exciting new Steppe Romantasy/Violent Horse Girl/Barbarian Spy Novel everyone is talking about!
The Embers In The Tall Grass by J.M. Kirkness- now available on Kindle Direct!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
The Embers In The Tall Grass by J.M. Kirkness- now available on Kindle Direct!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
I got a letter from the government
The other day
I opened and read it
It was my tax refund!
The other day
I opened and read it
It was my tax refund!
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I got a letter from the government
The other day
I opened and read it
It was my tax refund!
The other day
I opened and read it
It was my tax refund!
New martini glasses, yo!
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
New martini glasses, yo!
I think that Toronto streetcars should be permitted to ram parked cars that are blocking the tracks. In fact, I they should have devices affixed to the front to better facilitate this.
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I think that Toronto streetcars should be permitted to ram parked cars that are blocking the tracks. In fact, I they should have devices affixed to the front to better facilitate this.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Attention Comrades- Grigori Bovinov has been purged from the Directorate of Frontier Security and expelled from the Party.
That is all.
That is all.
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Attention Comrades- Grigori Bovinov has been purged from the Directorate of Frontier Security and expelled from the Party.
That is all.
That is all.
Oh, no- Trump turned on a guy who was doing his dirty work once he started drawing too much heat.
Who could have predicted.
Who could have predicted.
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Oh, no- Trump turned on a guy who was doing his dirty work once he started drawing too much heat.
Who could have predicted.
Who could have predicted.
You know, it's a shame the Marines bumped JD Vance up to E-4.
I mean, "Vance" just rhymes with "Lance" so well.
I mean, "Vance" just rhymes with "Lance" so well.
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 AM
You know, it's a shame the Marines bumped JD Vance up to E-4.
I mean, "Vance" just rhymes with "Lance" so well.
I mean, "Vance" just rhymes with "Lance" so well.
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ICE Confirms Man With Kind Eyes Who Dedicated Life To Helping Sick Veterans “No Longer a Threat”
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ICE Confirms Man With Kind Eyes Who Dedicated Life To Helping Sick Veterans “No Longer a Threat”
MINNEAPOLIS — Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino confirmed that Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old VA intensive care nurse known for his empathy, compassion, and strong sense of morality, has been executed…
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January 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
ICE Confirms Man With Kind Eyes Who Dedicated Life To Helping Sick Veterans “No Longer a Threat”
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Somehow, I think this new strategy of "executing all the nicest people in your neighborhood" is starting to backfire on the current regime.
January 25, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Somehow, I think this new strategy of "executing all the nicest people in your neighborhood" is starting to backfire on the current regime.
I hope all these dumb fucks who signed up for ICE realize that if the president does actually invoke the Insurrection Act, it's going to be open season on them long before the military gets there. Won't even matter where they are.
It's your asses that are on the line, dickbags.
It's your asses that are on the line, dickbags.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I hope all these dumb fucks who signed up for ICE realize that if the president does actually invoke the Insurrection Act, it's going to be open season on them long before the military gets there. Won't even matter where they are.
It's your asses that are on the line, dickbags.
It's your asses that are on the line, dickbags.
I love listening to old French chanson while I cook. This song was initially popular during the 1871 Paris Commune, but newer arrangements continued to attract appreciation throughout the 1930s and during the German occupation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CL...
Le temps des cerises
YouTube video by Yves Montand - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I love listening to old French chanson while I cook. This song was initially popular during the 1871 Paris Commune, but newer arrangements continued to attract appreciation throughout the 1930s and during the German occupation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CL...
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