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Little Rooms and the Rest
A free-to-read look back and forward, and a manifesto of sorts
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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)
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.
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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
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LinkedIn probably wasn’t the best channel to post this, but I stand by it
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 AM
LinkedIn probably wasn’t the best channel to post this, but I stand by it
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Seeing the US government flail in trying to frame these as anything but executions by incompetent trigger happy goons makes me feel like I owe an apology to the FSB morons I mocked for trying to stage an apartment as a Ukrainian terror plot but planting a copy of The Sims III instead of 3 SIM cards.
January 26, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Seeing the US government flail in trying to frame these as anything but executions by incompetent trigger happy goons makes me feel like I owe an apology to the FSB morons I mocked for trying to stage an apartment as a Ukrainian terror plot but planting a copy of The Sims III instead of 3 SIM cards.
Burnham is a fucking wideboy. Anyone driven by frustration with Starmer to buy into this King Of The North bullshit needs to put their head in a bucket of ice.
January 26, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Burnham is a fucking wideboy. Anyone driven by frustration with Starmer to buy into this King Of The North bullshit needs to put their head in a bucket of ice.
I uhhhhhhh....
Minneapolis, MN -
After FPS agents went into the hotel, shot teargas and kinetic munitions into the crowd assembled outside he wanted to know where the PD is to the press. I asked if he has a message for the community members that wanted out. No response. None to the mayor either.
After FPS agents went into the hotel, shot teargas and kinetic munitions into the crowd assembled outside he wanted to know where the PD is to the press. I asked if he has a message for the community members that wanted out. No response. None to the mayor either.
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I uhhhhhhh....
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The sun is going down and you’re getting cold
It’s -2000 degrees below zero. You just flashbanged yourself twenty feet from the front desk. Three hours sleep cause locals who hate you bang garbage cans outside your room all night. The Home2Suits has fallen and you’re not getting that signing bonus for another 4.5 years. Ass. It’s all ass, dude.
Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The sun is going down and you’re getting cold
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Good morning all. And here’s your regular reminder that the Praetorian Guard killed a lot of emperors.
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Good morning all. And here’s your regular reminder that the Praetorian Guard killed a lot of emperors.
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.