Joe Streckert
@joestreckert.bsky.social
Portland writer. Erstwhile podcaster. Occasional author. Horror fan and pinball enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/joestreckert
My four-year-old has divided museums into two broad categories:
Museums that have dinosaurs and museums that don’t have dinosaurs.
Honestly, he’s not wrong.
Museums that have dinosaurs and museums that don’t have dinosaurs.
Honestly, he’s not wrong.
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My four-year-old has divided museums into two broad categories:
Museums that have dinosaurs and museums that don’t have dinosaurs.
Honestly, he’s not wrong.
Museums that have dinosaurs and museums that don’t have dinosaurs.
Honestly, he’s not wrong.
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Encountered a new kind of spork today.
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Encountered a new kind of spork today.
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One of the great moments of this was Adam West's phone book entries:
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One of the great moments of this was Adam West's phone book entries:
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for 30 Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who observe.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for 30 Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who observe.
Totally supportive of "distinct identity" meaning "we want our own vibe." Portland's individual neighborhoods have that. That's fine. But goddammit, just hook up to Tri-Met and have MAX go up to Washington. That would solve so many traffic issues. Stop fighting it.
Cool flag, though.
Cool flag, though.
The city of Vancouver, Washington, has officially adopted a new flag, replacing its first flag that flew for three decades. The new flag is part of the city’s broader rebranding effort to give Vancouver a distinct identity from neighboring Portland.
Vancouver, Washington adopts new city flag
Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle called the new flag a “powerful reflection” of the city.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Totally supportive of "distinct identity" meaning "we want our own vibe." Portland's individual neighborhoods have that. That's fine. But goddammit, just hook up to Tri-Met and have MAX go up to Washington. That would solve so many traffic issues. Stop fighting it.
Cool flag, though.
Cool flag, though.
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do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
This is absurd. It's like thinking "Shit. Dante killed off Odysseus in the Inferno. How do we get him out of hell?"
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is absurd. It's like thinking "Shit. Dante killed off Odysseus in the Inferno. How do we get him out of hell?"
“Ah, there’s my letter opener! Thank you, Jeeves.”
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“Ah, there’s my letter opener! Thank you, Jeeves.”
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OH HELLLL YES!
My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
OH HELLLL YES!
A pigeon was walking around Portland’s Amtrak station and one of the employees just said “Oh yeah, that’s Bob.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A pigeon was walking around Portland’s Amtrak station and one of the employees just said “Oh yeah, that’s Bob.”
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Absolutely. I love every part from the idea to tinkering with every sentence in the edit. I wish we all got paid more and publishing didn’t make me sad and angry more often than delighted, but writing stories is great actually and I am so excited that we (when we) get to do it.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Absolutely. I love every part from the idea to tinkering with every sentence in the edit. I wish we all got paid more and publishing didn’t make me sad and angry more often than delighted, but writing stories is great actually and I am so excited that we (when we) get to do it.
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Let's get groceries!
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Let's get groceries!
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Obviously this is ridiculous as a policy for employees but also as a customer my blanket preference from any people working in any store anywhere ever is “leave me the absolute fuck alone”
Smiling?? Eye contact?? TALKING TO ME???? Absolutely not!!!!
Smiling?? Eye contact?? TALKING TO ME???? Absolutely not!!!!
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Obviously this is ridiculous as a policy for employees but also as a customer my blanket preference from any people working in any store anywhere ever is “leave me the absolute fuck alone”
Smiling?? Eye contact?? TALKING TO ME???? Absolutely not!!!!
Smiling?? Eye contact?? TALKING TO ME???? Absolutely not!!!!
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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my passion is behind-the-scenes set photos of star trek
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
my passion is behind-the-scenes set photos of star trek
Looking forward to watching the GBBO finale tonight even though there is precisely zero suspense about who’s going to win it. Jasmine is probably the most dominant contestant the show has ever seen. It’s like watching a game with a 50 point lead.
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Looking forward to watching the GBBO finale tonight even though there is precisely zero suspense about who’s going to win it. Jasmine is probably the most dominant contestant the show has ever seen. It’s like watching a game with a 50 point lead.
I had a great time reviewing this book. It was about history almost wholly new to me and one that I wouldn't have ever thought of investigating for myself. I learned a lot and gained an appreciation for unfamiliar subject matter. That's always a good feeling.
A new nonfiction history, Let My Country Awake, explores the complexity of Indian resistance against the British Empire during World War I.
Book Review: Let My Country Awake Puts the Pacific Northwest at the Center of an Anti-Colonial Struggle
A new nonfiction history, Let My Country Awake, explores the complexity of Indian resistance against the British Empire during World War I.
www.portlandmercury.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I had a great time reviewing this book. It was about history almost wholly new to me and one that I wouldn't have ever thought of investigating for myself. I learned a lot and gained an appreciation for unfamiliar subject matter. That's always a good feeling.
Multiple people on the MAX this morning are watching video content without headphones. The sounds of TikTok and reels are just bleeding into public transit. What happened to us. How did we get here.
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Multiple people on the MAX this morning are watching video content without headphones. The sounds of TikTok and reels are just bleeding into public transit. What happened to us. How did we get here.
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know the rules: every Democratic victory must be caveated, every Republican victory is a sign of What the People Want.
NGL "did this 15 point and downballot sweep win offer anything to learn for Democrats, I think not" vs "does this 2 point win offer anything for Republicans, absolutely!" is very funny to me.
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
know the rules: every Democratic victory must be caveated, every Republican victory is a sign of What the People Want.
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Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%