Jason Fry
@jasoncfry.bsky.social
Writer, Mets fan, Star Wars dork, genial malcontent.
I want to cry because nearly all of my books were written for hire using established IP and the chance of giant corporations sharing so much as a cent of that money with me ... OH YEAH THAT'S A GOOD ONE ROTFL
Every time I get a new email about the Anthropic class action settlement I just want to fucking cry because it's a reminder that I (and a ton of other writers) have been excluded from even having this tiny crumb of justice because our publishers didn't take the extra step of registering copyright.
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I want to cry because nearly all of my books were written for hire using established IP and the chance of giant corporations sharing so much as a cent of that money with me ... OH YEAH THAT'S A GOOD ONE ROTFL
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If there's one benefit from all the Republican criminality and corruption it's that you never have to treat them like good faith interlocutors again. Every currently living Trump accomplice should be treated at most to a reflexive "Eat Shit" for life, and that's better than they deserve
VA Senate president responds to Ted crying about VA’s redistricting, which should add 4 new Dem seats.
February 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
If there's one benefit from all the Republican criminality and corruption it's that you never have to treat them like good faith interlocutors again. Every currently living Trump accomplice should be treated at most to a reflexive "Eat Shit" for life, and that's better than they deserve
Solarine, Sulorine, Suolriep. Good God y'all.
/curls up in a ball, repeats "the real world is messy too" until wife comes to see what's wrong this time
/curls up in a ball, repeats "the real world is messy too" until wife comes to see what's wrong this time
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Solarine, Sulorine, Suolriep. Good God y'all.
/curls up in a ball, repeats "the real world is messy too" until wife comes to see what's wrong this time
/curls up in a ball, repeats "the real world is messy too" until wife comes to see what's wrong this time
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unraveled is *two* people, doing work that much bigger newsrooms aren't
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
unraveledpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
unraveled is *two* people, doing work that much bigger newsrooms aren't
To celebrate Carlos Beltran and his HoF Mets cap, here’s this portrait from our A Met for All Seasons series on Faith and Fear in Flushing. One of my better efforts; Beltran deserves no less.
The Sins of Carlos Beltran « Faith and Fear in Flushing
www.faithandfearinflushing.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
To celebrate Carlos Beltran and his HoF Mets cap, here’s this portrait from our A Met for All Seasons series on Faith and Fear in Flushing. One of my better efforts; Beltran deserves no less.
Carlos Beltran goes into the Hall as a Met. Die mad about it, haters!
Capping it off: We have announced the cap selections that will appear on plaques for members of the Class of 2026. ow.ly/jr7g50Y8eWF
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Carlos Beltran goes into the Hall as a Met. Die mad about it, haters!
What the fuck is a “longevity influencer?” I assume that’s another subset of “shameless grifter.”
High time for the guillotines to start whistling and flashing.
High time for the guillotines to start whistling and flashing.
February 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
What the fuck is a “longevity influencer?” I assume that’s another subset of “shameless grifter.”
High time for the guillotines to start whistling and flashing.
High time for the guillotines to start whistling and flashing.
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for, um, almost no reason at all, here is Margaret Talbot's 2018 article on how we got the myth of whiteness in classical statuary, with references to @sarahebond.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture
For centuries, Westerners have been engaged in an act of collective blindness.
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
for, um, almost no reason at all, here is Margaret Talbot's 2018 article on how we got the myth of whiteness in classical statuary, with references to @sarahebond.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
We’re in the Pretty Baby room. The stained-glass window looks just a little different at different times of day. (Second pic is shortly after dawn.)
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We’re in the Pretty Baby room. The stained-glass window looks just a little different at different times of day. (Second pic is shortly after dawn.)
The upstairs porch at the Columns Hotel is one of the world’s great good places. Instant happiness.
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The upstairs porch at the Columns Hotel is one of the world’s great good places. Instant happiness.
A patch of sun, a king-cake macaron and thou
February 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
A patch of sun, a king-cake macaron and thou
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Switching gears abruptly, I believe Max Scherzer is now the only active player who played at Shea. Though someone could always take another chance on Rich Hill!
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Switching gears abruptly, I believe Max Scherzer is now the only active player who played at Shea. Though someone could always take another chance on Rich Hill!
It was what made this country good and will be again. Fuck these terrible people.
He's talking about this as if it's self-evidently bad, but everyone my age grew up learning that this was exactly what made this country uniquely good
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It was what made this country good and will be again. Fuck these terrible people.
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Ironically, his second post is just
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”except that Nazi fuck thinks this is a bad thing.
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”except that Nazi fuck thinks this is a bad thing.
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Ironically, his second post is just
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”except that Nazi fuck thinks this is a bad thing.
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”except that Nazi fuck thinks this is a bad thing.
This is gloriously mean. The “little gingerbread house” line made me howl.
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This is gloriously mean. The “little gingerbread house” line made me howl.
In New Orleans so my MacBook cheerfully presented me with a bunch of iMessages from my friend from here who died suddenly a year ago. No really, you shouldn’t have.
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In New Orleans so my MacBook cheerfully presented me with a bunch of iMessages from my friend from here who died suddenly a year ago. No really, you shouldn’t have.
Co-sign. And throw the fucking tchotchke peddlers blocking the walkway into the river with them.
there's something appalling happening on our beloved Brooklyn Bridge — an architectural marvel that a lot of people died to create! — and @davecolon.bsky.social has some thoughts on how to put a stop to it nygroove.nyc/brooklyn-bri...
If you tie your garbage to the Brooklyn Bridge you should be thrown off the bridge
I am not fucking around here.
nygroove.nyc
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Co-sign. And throw the fucking tchotchke peddlers blocking the walkway into the river with them.
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Ice on the river. (Which someone out there might recognize as an old Don Dixon song.)
January 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Ice on the river. (Which someone out there might recognize as an old Don Dixon song.)
FAFO, only literal.
Also: This person needs a friend who will smack them in the face.
Also: This person needs a friend who will smack them in the face.
I Let My Wife Have an Affair. Do I Have to Console Her Now That It’s Over?
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
FAFO, only literal.
Also: This person needs a friend who will smack them in the face.
Also: This person needs a friend who will smack them in the face.
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Minnesota should demand Greg Bovino's teeny tiny CBP vest and helmet and put it in the Historical Society next to the 28th Virginia's Confederate Battle Flag we also rightly own.
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Minnesota should demand Greg Bovino's teeny tiny CBP vest and helmet and put it in the Historical Society next to the 28th Virginia's Confederate Battle Flag we also rightly own.
OK that’s a NYT headline that actually will draw me in.
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
OK that’s a NYT headline that actually will draw me in.
Blowing own horn alert: Had to check something in Imperial Justice, AKA Book 3 of the largely ignored Servants of the Empire series, and thought to myself: 1) Wow, did I really write a middle-grade book about the drip drip drip of fascism?; and 2) Ugh, this is very much a book suited for our moment.
January 25, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Blowing own horn alert: Had to check something in Imperial Justice, AKA Book 3 of the largely ignored Servants of the Empire series, and thought to myself: 1) Wow, did I really write a middle-grade book about the drip drip drip of fascism?; and 2) Ugh, this is very much a book suited for our moment.
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Several state citizens have created Rebel Alliance logos using their state bird. Here are a few. Share yours if I missed any. Here is New York, Maine, and Arizona
January 25, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Several state citizens have created Rebel Alliance logos using their state bird. Here are a few. Share yours if I missed any. Here is New York, Maine, and Arizona