@liamnilon.bsky.social
Probably posting about my two passions - politics and writing.
If you came for one, I'm terribly sorry about the other.
Views here are mine, all mine
If you came for one, I'm terribly sorry about the other.
Views here are mine, all mine
Love me some Carol of the Bells which is secular (I think?) and got a soft spot for Good King Wenceslas
What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Love me some Carol of the Bells which is secular (I think?) and got a soft spot for Good King Wenceslas
Four year olds will say “I’ve got a great idea,” and then try and do the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen.
“No buddy we don’t jump head first into concrete.”
“No buddy we don’t jump head first into concrete.”
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Four year olds will say “I’ve got a great idea,” and then try and do the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen.
“No buddy we don’t jump head first into concrete.”
“No buddy we don’t jump head first into concrete.”
Kids will absolutely kick you in the nads than act surprised when you’re in excruciating pain
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Kids will absolutely kick you in the nads than act surprised when you’re in excruciating pain
Kids will just casually say the most brutal thing imaginable to you and then ask for a lemonade
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Kids will just casually say the most brutal thing imaginable to you and then ask for a lemonade
Reminder to my fellow non-seppos, today is the American dinner day - the day the Americans have their dinner. This might seem strange to the rest of us, but you have to remember: they only do this once a year. They are very hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reminder to my fellow non-seppos, today is the American dinner day - the day the Americans have their dinner. This might seem strange to the rest of us, but you have to remember: they only do this once a year. They are very hungry.
Stargate Universe Season 3, bring all the actors back ten years older and just act pick up where everything left off
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Stargate Universe Season 3, bring all the actors back ten years older and just act pick up where everything left off
The Senate Red (live minutes) isn't loading meaning I have to listen to the Senate out loud all day. I know I'm not the most likeable fella, but surely I don't deserve this fate (I probably do)
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The Senate Red (live minutes) isn't loading meaning I have to listen to the Senate out loud all day. I know I'm not the most likeable fella, but surely I don't deserve this fate (I probably do)
Listening to a British history podcast (yeah that one) and there seems to be an awful lot of talk about how “we won the war” (WW2) and “we beat the Germans” and the notion of Britain “winning” is an… interesting read to say the least
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Listening to a British history podcast (yeah that one) and there seems to be an awful lot of talk about how “we won the war” (WW2) and “we beat the Germans” and the notion of Britain “winning” is an… interesting read to say the least
We used to be a real country
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
We used to be a real country
Well, yeah, of course. But it's a bummer to think about it Jason!
New column from me on why interstellar space travel will never, ever be a thing, and how it's kind of weird that they keep telling us otherwise:
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
Interstellar Space Travel Will Never, Ever Happen
It's basically impossible and they know it.
jasonpargin.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Well, yeah, of course. But it's a bummer to think about it Jason!
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Look it’s probably for the best they they couldn’t, but very funny that they tried www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Look it’s probably for the best they they couldn’t, but very funny that they tried www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
Every time I’m convinced Netflix is just the worst, they go and do something like green light Boots (Miles Helzier is wonderful)
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Every time I’m convinced Netflix is just the worst, they go and do something like green light Boots (Miles Helzier is wonderful)
Good thread on a genuinely interesting figure
Graham Richardson’s career was the paradox of neoliberalism: he was actually an incredibly effective and innovative figure for *governance*, in that he had vast skills in making the State, his Party, unions, all work together. But those acts were at the expense of *politics* in our democracy. >
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Good thread on a genuinely interesting figure
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HELLO SIDNEY. DO U CONDEMN THE ACTIONS OF HAMAS
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
HELLO SIDNEY. DO U CONDEMN THE ACTIONS OF HAMAS
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people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
Oh Microsoft copilot how many times must I uninstall you?
October 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Oh Microsoft copilot how many times must I uninstall you?
This week I answer the question: was Australia just too racism to go fascist?
Episode 19 is now live! This week we're talking about Eric Campbell, arguably Australia's most successful and famous fascist (who was neither famous nor terribly successful).
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
As always bibliography is attached
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
As always bibliography is attached
October 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This week I answer the question: was Australia just too racism to go fascist?
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Surely a bit. But a magnificent one.
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Surely a bit. But a magnificent one.
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A major part of Elon's desire to dismantle Wikipedia revolves around this one page, in my opinion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
October 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A major part of Elon's desire to dismantle Wikipedia revolves around this one page, in my opinion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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I want a brain this smooth.
“The one major European country that has nothing to be ashamed of in its 20th-century history is Britain.”
– Tony Abbott, serious historian and intellectual
– Tony Abbott, serious historian and intellectual
October 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I want a brain this smooth.
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This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks
Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.
www.rollingstone.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
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