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Little Rooms and the Rest
A free-to-read look back and forward, and a manifesto of sorts
bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
so LISTEN UP... had a bit of new year reflection, looked back at our increasingly impressive archive and had a little think about how these conversations have fed into the stuff I'm doing with current projects (particularly the "LITTLE ROOMS" manifesto and exciting things that are coming from that)
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remember when the U.S. colluded in an internal coup in Venezuela and abducted the president while killing a few dozen people in airstrikes? I think it was a couple of years ago now.
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
remember when the U.S. colluded in an internal coup in Venezuela and abducted the president while killing a few dozen people in airstrikes? I think it was a couple of years ago now.
It's funny, you can actually see them WORKSHOPPING this theory on r/conservatives within hours of the killing...
On Facebook the "gun experts" are pushing that the agent who disarmed him accidentally discharged the confiscated weapon and that lead to the shooting.
All of this is definitely the victim's fault though.
The fact that none of this aligns with the video evidence isn't an issue somehow.
All of this is definitely the victim's fault though.
The fact that none of this aligns with the video evidence isn't an issue somehow.
And then one of them panicked and fired a shot. Or maybe he wanted to shoot someone that day. That part isn’t discernible from video. Either way this man who did nothing wrong was executed.
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
It's funny, you can actually see them WORKSHOPPING this theory on r/conservatives within hours of the killing...
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Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen https://theonion.com/trump-alleges-that-democrats-secretly-paid-alex-pretti-to-be-model-citizen/
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen https://theonion.com/trump-alleges-that-democrats-secretly-paid-alex-pretti-to-be-model-citizen/
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The same people who cannot control a city of 400,000 are manifestly incapable of cancelling a midterm or ending the peaceful transition of power. Keep reminding yourself that you are a lot stronger than they are.
![01/26/2026 15:27:26[TWT]
Priscilla Alvarez
@priscialva
BREAKING: Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his
agents are expected to leave Minneapolis and return to their respective
sectors, sources tell me, @KristenhCNN + @kaitlancollins.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The same people who cannot control a city of 400,000 are manifestly incapable of cancelling a midterm or ending the peaceful transition of power. Keep reminding yourself that you are a lot stronger than they are.
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"Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday and return to their respective sectors, according to three sources familiar the discussions, sidelining a key player in the...immigration crackdown."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/p...
Controversial Border Patrol chief and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, sources say | CNN Politics
Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday and return to their respective sectors, according to three sources familiar the discussion...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
"Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday and return to their respective sectors, according to three sources familiar the discussions, sidelining a key player in the...immigration crackdown."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/p...
Sly Dunbar's left the planet. I once spoke to him briefly on the phone and he was as much of a DUDE as I could have hoped: enthusiastic about work old and new, inquisitive, charming, all that. A true master craftsman who was rightly proud of his greatest work but never let it overwhelm the rest.
I've Seen That Face Before: looking back on Grace Jones' iconic Nightclubbing with the people who made it happen - Page 2 of 4 - Fact Magazine
SLY DUNBAR Are you happy to hear that Nightclubbing is getting its due again? SD: Yeah yeah yeah, I really…
www.factmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Sly Dunbar's left the planet. I once spoke to him briefly on the phone and he was as much of a DUDE as I could have hoped: enthusiastic about work old and new, inquisitive, charming, all that. A true master craftsman who was rightly proud of his greatest work but never let it overwhelm the rest.
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Border Czar Greg Bovino is doing an all hat no cowboy walk around Minneapolis like he's playing Hitler in a school play.
Wait for the guy at the end, he will give you life.
Wait for the guy at the end, he will give you life.
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Border Czar Greg Bovino is doing an all hat no cowboy walk around Minneapolis like he's playing Hitler in a school play.
Wait for the guy at the end, he will give you life.
Wait for the guy at the end, he will give you life.
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Nigel Farage described it as dishonourable for an MP to defect without triggering a by-election.
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Nigel Farage described it as dishonourable for an MP to defect without triggering a by-election.
My 'being vilified for being a gestapo kidnapper' t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
My 'being vilified for being a gestapo kidnapper' t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
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Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
In an update to his previous statement, Sajid Javid has told reporters "doubly chocadoobie with multipossible toy," adding as a parting note, "mego bye-bye."
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
In an update to his previous statement, Sajid Javid has told reporters "doubly chocadoobie with multipossible toy," adding as a parting note, "mego bye-bye."
this is bleakly funny, but also - people at the NYT, BBC News etc DO think it's an exciting time for politics, that's really one of the fundamental causes for this, they think it's a fucking parlour game
Twice this week when meeting a new person I've gotten an excited "Wow, it must be an exciting time to be a political scientist!" and both times I've answered "Not really. That's like telling someone it's an exciting to be a surgeon when there's a 63 car pileup on the highway."
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM
this is bleakly funny, but also - people at the NYT, BBC News etc DO think it's an exciting time for politics, that's really one of the fundamental causes for this, they think it's a fucking parlour game
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Twice this week when meeting a new person I've gotten an excited "Wow, it must be an exciting time to be a political scientist!" and both times I've answered "Not really. That's like telling someone it's an exciting to be a surgeon when there's a 63 car pileup on the highway."
January 26, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Twice this week when meeting a new person I've gotten an excited "Wow, it must be an exciting time to be a political scientist!" and both times I've answered "Not really. That's like telling someone it's an exciting to be a surgeon when there's a 63 car pileup on the highway."
While I have never and will never "hand it to" The Conservatives, there is now an objectively hilarious possibility for them to regroup as a One Nation party led by a black or brown person and outflank Labour on anti-racism.
January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
While I have never and will never "hand it to" The Conservatives, there is now an objectively hilarious possibility for them to regroup as a One Nation party led by a black or brown person and outflank Labour on anti-racism.
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I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
[leopard looks up from eating face with a "who, ME?" expression]
No, not Suella Braverman, surely not Suella Braverman
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
[leopard looks up from eating face with a "who, ME?" expression]
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This is exactly the same playbook Graham Linehan uses against trans people, where defending trans rights is cast as defending "rape" and "paedophilia." He uses "rape" and "paedophilia" as punchlines, and, therefore, all of his hate speech and advocation for violence against his enemies is justified.
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
This is exactly the same playbook Graham Linehan uses against trans people, where defending trans rights is cast as defending "rape" and "paedophilia." He uses "rape" and "paedophilia" as punchlines, and, therefore, all of his hate speech and advocation for violence against his enemies is justified.
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I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
This is so wild and so great. Huge congrats to @kaylapainter.bsky.social and @quietdetails.bsky.social for getting strange, cosmic electronic music into the download charts, as well as being great in itself, this is such vindication for bypassing hipster, scenester approval and putting in the graft.
kaylapainter on Instagram: "Charted! Number 15! Cannot thank you enough for joining me in the club of strange music 🩷 & thank you to Al @quietdetails_ for in…"
Charted! Number 15! Cannot thank you enough for joining me in the club of strange music 🩷 & thank you to Al @quietdetails_ for inviting me to release something on your label!
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January 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM
This is so wild and so great. Huge congrats to @kaylapainter.bsky.social and @quietdetails.bsky.social for getting strange, cosmic electronic music into the download charts, as well as being great in itself, this is such vindication for bypassing hipster, scenester approval and putting in the graft.
where is the O RLY owl when you need it most
As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.
Trump pushes his power to new heights with help from loyal lieutenants
As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.
n.pr
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
where is the O RLY owl when you need it most
the AltNPS account is a scam to sell merch, everyone should report it as such, or for misinformation, then block it
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 AM
the AltNPS account is a scam to sell merch, everyone should report it as such, or for misinformation, then block it
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
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they were, in fact, pretty direct
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 AM
they were, in fact, pretty direct
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I'm a fan of Don Ihde's diagnosis that tech companies use applied philosophers and ethicists as the ambulance corp after things have gone wrong, instead of bringing them into the R&D phase. You could argue that's changed somewhat in recent times (e.g. when Floridi had that role at Google)
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I'm a fan of Don Ihde's diagnosis that tech companies use applied philosophers and ethicists as the ambulance corp after things have gone wrong, instead of bringing them into the R&D phase. You could argue that's changed somewhat in recent times (e.g. when Floridi had that role at Google)
Starmer rawdogging the information crisis
If Starmer falls, one of the many reasons for such a fiasco is his and his team's complete inability to cultivate a friendly squad of journalists and commentator's willing to stick their necks out to defend him whatever happens.
Tom Baldwin as an army of one just isn't enough.
Tom Baldwin as an army of one just isn't enough.
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Starmer rawdogging the information crisis