Chris Millar
@achhansfun.bsky.social
Shambolic rube. Hundreds of millions of cubic feet of clean maverick.
http://achhansfun.wordpress.com/
http://achhansfun.wordpress.com/
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As a teacher and as someone who’s created political education materials, I think we need to make more stuff like this.
A lot of the easily available videos on social issues are riddled with misinformation or disinformation or bad politics or are panels, and often don’t explain how things work.
A lot of the easily available videos on social issues are riddled with misinformation or disinformation or bad politics or are panels, and often don’t explain how things work.
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
As a teacher and as someone who’s created political education materials, I think we need to make more stuff like this.
A lot of the easily available videos on social issues are riddled with misinformation or disinformation or bad politics or are panels, and often don’t explain how things work.
A lot of the easily available videos on social issues are riddled with misinformation or disinformation or bad politics or are panels, and often don’t explain how things work.
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For LARB, I wrote about the principled dissenters of Pluribus, The Lowdown, Andor, and The Pitt, and 2025 as the year TV celebrated resistance @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/lowd...
Opposition Party | Los Angeles Review of Books
In 2025, television offered a primer in principled dissent.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
For LARB, I wrote about the principled dissenters of Pluribus, The Lowdown, Andor, and The Pitt, and 2025 as the year TV celebrated resistance @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/lowd...
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SOMETHING NEW: Since SO MANY great new books on cities, city-building & urbanism have been published since I did my “Top 100” List back in 2013, on 100 (non-consecutive) days I’ll profile 100 NEWER BOOKS for the #UrbanismBookClub in THIS thread!
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
SOMETHING NEW: Since SO MANY great new books on cities, city-building & urbanism have been published since I did my “Top 100” List back in 2013, on 100 (non-consecutive) days I’ll profile 100 NEWER BOOKS for the #UrbanismBookClub in THIS thread!
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
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Hey, folks, please consider grabbing a copy of this anthology. I hope to keep it going.
Great anthology with a strong selection of stories that run the wide spectrum of weird. Horror, fantasy and sci-fi are all here, along with just plain odd and eerie tales.
The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Volume 1, curated by Michael Kelly, @undertow.bsky.social.
The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Volume 1, curated by Michael Kelly, @undertow.bsky.social.
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hey, folks, please consider grabbing a copy of this anthology. I hope to keep it going.
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2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
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2/ If the federal govt funded transit operations and urgently scaled up EV bus manufacturing on this model...
That would be a nation-building project for the 99%! #cdnpoli
That would be a nation-building project for the 99%! #cdnpoli
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
2/ If the federal govt funded transit operations and urgently scaled up EV bus manufacturing on this model...
That would be a nation-building project for the 99%! #cdnpoli
That would be a nation-building project for the 99%! #cdnpoli
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1/ An inspiring visit to the New Flyer bus plant in Winnipeg!
(Special thanks to @unifor.org local 3003!)
👷🏼♀️ EV buses with Canadian steel and unionized labour
🇨🇦 Making parts + assembling = 100% tariff-proof
✅ Slashing emissions
🚍 $13.5 billion in orders, years-long waiting list.
(Special thanks to @unifor.org local 3003!)
👷🏼♀️ EV buses with Canadian steel and unionized labour
🇨🇦 Making parts + assembling = 100% tariff-proof
✅ Slashing emissions
🚍 $13.5 billion in orders, years-long waiting list.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
1/ An inspiring visit to the New Flyer bus plant in Winnipeg!
(Special thanks to @unifor.org local 3003!)
👷🏼♀️ EV buses with Canadian steel and unionized labour
🇨🇦 Making parts + assembling = 100% tariff-proof
✅ Slashing emissions
🚍 $13.5 billion in orders, years-long waiting list.
(Special thanks to @unifor.org local 3003!)
👷🏼♀️ EV buses with Canadian steel and unionized labour
🇨🇦 Making parts + assembling = 100% tariff-proof
✅ Slashing emissions
🚍 $13.5 billion in orders, years-long waiting list.
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BOO! The Coach House squirrels are insisting that spooky season isn’t over. We’ve rounded up our most chilling reads, featuring monsters, the dead, and climate horror, for a Halloween weekend sale!
Shop select titles for 20% OFF (until midnight Nov. 2) here: chbooks.com/Collections/...
Shop select titles for 20% OFF (until midnight Nov. 2) here: chbooks.com/Collections/...
November 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
BOO! The Coach House squirrels are insisting that spooky season isn’t over. We’ve rounded up our most chilling reads, featuring monsters, the dead, and climate horror, for a Halloween weekend sale!
Shop select titles for 20% OFF (until midnight Nov. 2) here: chbooks.com/Collections/...
Shop select titles for 20% OFF (until midnight Nov. 2) here: chbooks.com/Collections/...
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We published some bangers this year. Hope you got your weird on. Well, I'm sure you did. Thanks to everyone for your support.
undertowpublications.com
undertowpublications.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We published some bangers this year. Hope you got your weird on. Well, I'm sure you did. Thanks to everyone for your support.
undertowpublications.com
undertowpublications.com
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Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
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October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
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“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”
Via @momentummag.bsky.social
Via @momentummag.bsky.social
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”
Via @momentummag.bsky.social
Via @momentummag.bsky.social
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Read an essay on how expensive Cities are Killing Creativity and @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was ahead of the AI revolution and Hollywood's obsession with remakes. (With some few good and improved exceptions). This made me thought back to Dragonball Evolution and most recently Powerpuff. #booksky 📚💙
March 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Read an essay on how expensive Cities are Killing Creativity and @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was ahead of the AI revolution and Hollywood's obsession with remakes. (With some few good and improved exceptions). This made me thought back to Dragonball Evolution and most recently Powerpuff. #booksky 📚💙
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If you told me I could have a great review of my new book from the NYT or from Cory Doctorow, I'd take the latter in a heartbeat
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Pluralistic: The enshittification of solar (and how to stop it) (23 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you told me I could have a great review of my new book from the NYT or from Cory Doctorow, I'd take the latter in a heartbeat
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“European cities, like Paris, were smart to focus on air pollution rather than climate change. Air pollution is more real for people. You can see it, smell it. People liked what @annehidalgo.bsky.social did.” — My comments on leadership & urban transformation
To be clear, cities should do both.
To be clear, cities should do both.
Bikes, pedestrians and the 15-minute city: How the pandemic is propelling urban revolutions
In Europe, cycling caught on in a big way this year as COVID-19 discouraged cars and crowded public transit. Some cities’ leaders hope to make the habit permanent and make congestion a thing of the pa...
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September 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“European cities, like Paris, were smart to focus on air pollution rather than climate change. Air pollution is more real for people. You can see it, smell it. People liked what @annehidalgo.bsky.social did.” — My comments on leadership & urban transformation
To be clear, cities should do both.
To be clear, cities should do both.
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I've posted our first piece of fiction from Weird Horror 11, @daviddemchuk.com's sublime "The Start of Something." And it definitely is.
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/the-start-of...
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/the-start-of...
July 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I've posted our first piece of fiction from Weird Horror 11, @daviddemchuk.com's sublime "The Start of Something." And it definitely is.
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/the-start-of...
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/the-start-of...
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I am thrilled to announce the following authors will be appearing in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year.
July 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I am thrilled to announce the following authors will be appearing in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year.
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NOTE - It'll soon be up at Amazon, BN, Bookshop, etc. But for now you can pre-order direct. Price includes the physical book, plus eBook, and free shipping. Help us keep this series going.
undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
July 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NOTE - It'll soon be up at Amazon, BN, Bookshop, etc. But for now you can pre-order direct. Price includes the physical book, plus eBook, and free shipping. Help us keep this series going.
undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
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The original Boxing League as promulgated by Sheldon and BDM is probably my favorite way to play magic, with full understanding that it is a luxury format for folks with boxes sitting around, or a great convention event with a ton of random packs.
June 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The original Boxing League as promulgated by Sheldon and BDM is probably my favorite way to play magic, with full understanding that it is a luxury format for folks with boxes sitting around, or a great convention event with a ton of random packs.
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Mike Breen: "IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD! AT THE BUZZER! A 30-point lead facing elimination! Everything going down for the Indiana Pacers! They're one quarter away from a Game 7!" 🏀🔥🎙️ #NBA #NBAFinals
June 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Mike Breen: "IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD! AT THE BUZZER! A 30-point lead facing elimination! Everything going down for the Indiana Pacers! They're one quarter away from a Game 7!" 🏀🔥🎙️ #NBA #NBAFinals
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A Juneteenth boost; read weird fiction by Black authors
Feeling very grumpy about the void here so l've channeled that into a list of weird or weird-ish or weird-adjacent or theoretically-weird collections by Black authors (some of which I’ve read and too many of which I have not)
June 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A Juneteenth boost; read weird fiction by Black authors
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The Portuguese call of Siakam’s poster is PURE ELECTRICITY! ⚡️⚡️
(via Pacers)
(via Pacers)
June 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The Portuguese call of Siakam’s poster is PURE ELECTRICITY! ⚡️⚡️
(via Pacers)
(via Pacers)
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I saw someone say AI is useful because it generates ideas. My dude, I'm full of ideas. I have docs and docs marked under 'ideas.' I have outlines and fragments of stuff I might work on. Trunked stories galore. Even if I continue to write a novel a year for the next 40 years I won't run out of ideas.
May 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I saw someone say AI is useful because it generates ideas. My dude, I'm full of ideas. I have docs and docs marked under 'ideas.' I have outlines and fragments of stuff I might work on. Trunked stories galore. Even if I continue to write a novel a year for the next 40 years I won't run out of ideas.
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What a mensch.
Thank you, @maro254.bsky.social . It's wonderful to see the wide range and diversity of humanity seen and celebrated in our game.
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Thank you, @maro254.bsky.social . It's wonderful to see the wide range and diversity of humanity seen and celebrated in our game.
www.tumblr.com/markrosewate...
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I want to speak out against the whole push towards DEI. I feel that ever since you made the push to make identity the forefront of a character it has hurt the stories you tell. Captain Sisay's race w…
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February 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What a mensch.
Thank you, @maro254.bsky.social . It's wonderful to see the wide range and diversity of humanity seen and celebrated in our game.
www.tumblr.com/markrosewate...
Thank you, @maro254.bsky.social . It's wonderful to see the wide range and diversity of humanity seen and celebrated in our game.
www.tumblr.com/markrosewate...