Raf Blutaxt
@rafblutaxt.bsky.social
Failing at life, a PhD in philosophy, heavy metal and making youtube videos about things that annoy me.
https://www.youtube.com/c/rafblutaxt
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I'm still late with these but at least one more is done. youtu.be/EOKVzyjwDOs
There Are Germans Singing Everywhere - Karl May's Durch Die Wüste - Karlmas #2
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm still late with these but at least one more is done. youtu.be/EOKVzyjwDOs
Karlmas is plagued by delays and technical issues but here's the first one, ufortunately with some flickering in the background I couldn't fix. youtu.be/ry2o8p-B0j8
German Super Heroes Buy Property - Karl May's Der Schatz Im Silbersee - Karlmas #1
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Karlmas is plagued by delays and technical issues but here's the first one, ufortunately with some flickering in the background I couldn't fix. youtu.be/ry2o8p-B0j8
I also had a few thoughts on John Crowley's Little, Big. Actually had way more thoughts but only a few, scattered ones made it into this video. You should really read the book though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kklR...
Fairies, Fascism And The Circle Of Life - Some Thoughts On John Crowley's Little, Big
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I also had a few thoughts on John Crowley's Little, Big. Actually had way more thoughts but only a few, scattered ones made it into this video. You should really read the book though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kklR...
So yesterday I started Karlmas, my torturous journey through 13 Karl May novels in 13 days with a short introduction into Germany's most important bestselling author most people never heard about. Also check out my cool Tunnels & Trolls shirt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG1q...
Karl May - A Far Too German Life And Work - Karlmas Eve
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
So yesterday I started Karlmas, my torturous journey through 13 Karl May novels in 13 days with a short introduction into Germany's most important bestselling author most people never heard about. Also check out my cool Tunnels & Trolls shirt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG1q...
The Monday thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVCr...
Weekly Navel-Gazing 22.12.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Monday thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVCr...
The Sunday thing over on @someokiedude.bsky.social's channel is happening again. Come join us for some winter solstice fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HcG...
Britton's Social Club XVII
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Sunday thing over on @someokiedude.bsky.social's channel is happening again. Come join us for some winter solstice fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HcG...
A thing. youtu.be/mcPqXPNoYW0
How Social Media "Ruined" Books - A Theory
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A thing. youtu.be/mcPqXPNoYW0
Continuing my journey through the works of @ianmcdonald.bsky.social I have reached River Of Gods. I first read it a decade ago and I got so much more out of it this time. Here's me failing to put my thoughts into words. Go read the book! I need people to talk to about this. youtu.be/5opEbZIgveM
The Lasting Harm Of Imperialist Hierarchies - Some Thoughts On Ian McDonald's River Of Gods
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Continuing my journey through the works of @ianmcdonald.bsky.social I have reached River Of Gods. I first read it a decade ago and I got so much more out of it this time. Here's me failing to put my thoughts into words. Go read the book! I need people to talk to about this. youtu.be/5opEbZIgveM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/XVClNlX6Se0
Weekly Navel-Gazing 15.12.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/XVClNlX6Se0
The Monday thing. youtu.be/hhezonTqvUQ
Weekly Navel-Gazing 08.12.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/hhezonTqvUQ
As always it is Sunday. As always @someokiedude.bsky.social is doing a livestream. As always he has failed to keep me out. As always you can watch us in 45 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDZw...
Britton's Social Club XVI
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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December 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As always it is Sunday. As always @someokiedude.bsky.social is doing a livestream. As always he has failed to keep me out. As always you can watch us in 45 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDZw...
I read a book. It is great. It mentioned Frantz Fanon and Eli Wiesel which made it even greater. You should read this book. You can also watch the video but read Ten Incarnations Of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel first. youtu.be/DYTbUrttoLY
Between Violence And Mutual Aid - Some Thoughts On Vaishnavi Patel's Ten Incarnations Of Rebellion
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I read a book. It is great. It mentioned Frantz Fanon and Eli Wiesel which made it even greater. You should read this book. You can also watch the video but read Ten Incarnations Of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel first. youtu.be/DYTbUrttoLY
Doing last month's livestream today, in ten hours to be precise. If you wanna hang out that'd be cool! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9S...
Monthly Marxist Malcontent #32
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Doing last month's livestream today, in ten hours to be precise. If you wanna hang out that'd be cool! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9S...
Reposted by Raf Blutaxt
Today I team up with good friend of the channel @rafblutaxt.bsky.social to talk about Thomas Pynchon's Vineland, which was recently quasi-adapted into One Battle After Another. We talk about the book and how it's eerily resonant in today's world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOU...
Vineland w/ Raf Blutaxt
YouTube video by SomeOkieDude
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December 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today I team up with good friend of the channel @rafblutaxt.bsky.social to talk about Thomas Pynchon's Vineland, which was recently quasi-adapted into One Battle After Another. We talk about the book and how it's eerily resonant in today's world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOU...
The Monday thing: youtu.be/AIcezxEZTEs
Weekly Navel-Gazing 01.12.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Monday thing: youtu.be/AIcezxEZTEs
Now that I already live in an official danger zone I might as well go to Gießen and see what the fuss is about. Maybe do some light protesting as well...
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Now that I already live in an official danger zone I might as well go to Gießen and see what the fuss is about. Maybe do some light protesting as well...
I read a book. You should read this book as well. Also I forgot to press publish yesterday so it the video is late. youtu.be/0lGfqAastyo
500 Years Of Global Exploitation - Some Thoughts On SvenBeckert's Capitalism - A Global History
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I read a book. You should read this book as well. Also I forgot to press publish yesterday so it the video is late. youtu.be/0lGfqAastyo
I read a book, it took me a while to get to it. It is good. I had a lot of things to say about it. Some might even be interesting. youtu.be/PKNW18mB6qk
The Messy Reclamation Of H. P. Lovecraft - Some Thoughts on Victor LaValle's The Ballad Of Black Tom
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I read a book, it took me a while to get to it. It is good. I had a lot of things to say about it. Some might even be interesting. youtu.be/PKNW18mB6qk
The Monday thing. youtu.be/DeagFCi8CXk
Weekly Navel-Gazing 24.11.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/DeagFCi8CXk
You know that one "friend" who always hangs out on your couch and you just haven't the heart to kick them out but also don't know why you're friends to begin with? I'm that guy for @someokiedude.bsky.social's livestreams, join us in two hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j5x...
Britton's Social Club XIV
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November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You know that one "friend" who always hangs out on your couch and you just haven't the heart to kick them out but also don't know why you're friends to begin with? I'm that guy for @someokiedude.bsky.social's livestreams, join us in two hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j5x...
"The German resistance against Hitler proved more romantic than practical." Sebastian Mallaby making a good point not to trust anything his book has to say right in the first chapter. Why are pro-capitalism non-fiction writers always so incredibly and needlesly bad?
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"The German resistance against Hitler proved more romantic than practical." Sebastian Mallaby making a good point not to trust anything his book has to say right in the first chapter. Why are pro-capitalism non-fiction writers always so incredibly and needlesly bad?
I continue to read and ramble about books by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social. This time: Ares Express. It has trains. On Mars. Elon Musk would hate it. You should read it! You could also watch this: youtu.be/uFqEN96Zad0
The Art Of Going Off The Rails - Some Thoughts On Ian McDonald's Ares Express
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I continue to read and ramble about books by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social. This time: Ares Express. It has trains. On Mars. Elon Musk would hate it. You should read it! You could also watch this: youtu.be/uFqEN96Zad0
Look at me selling out by making a regular booktube video: youtu.be/QWddmDBfnIo
Booktube End Of Year Tag 2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Look at me selling out by making a regular booktube video: youtu.be/QWddmDBfnIo
The Monday thing. youtu.be/b8OvVHjuECw
Weekly Navel-Gazing 17.11.2025
YouTube video by Raf Blutaxt
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November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Monday thing. youtu.be/b8OvVHjuECw
I'm finally reading Ares Express by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and to nobody's surprise I'm loving it. So much fun to be back on the best of all possible Marses.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm finally reading Ares Express by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and to nobody's surprise I'm loving it. So much fun to be back on the best of all possible Marses.