Josiah Sutton
@josiahwsutton.bsky.social
Episcopalian acid socialist and remedial cinephile living in a Grant Wood painting. Musician, writer, bartender. Creator of @fruitlessmedia.bsky.social, He/Him
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Josiah Sutton
@josiahwsutton.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Since this app is getting more traction and I'm gonna try to use it more, I'll do one of those corny intro posts:
Hi, I'm Josiah. I produce a podcast called @fruitlessmedia.bsky.social about politics, media, history, religion, etc. It's pretty eclectic, but fun. I did a few pods before that.
Hi, I'm Josiah. I produce a podcast called @fruitlessmedia.bsky.social about politics, media, history, religion, etc. It's pretty eclectic, but fun. I did a few pods before that.
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i’ve said this before but the first time i felt like i’d really Made It as a podcaster was when i found bootlegged patreon eps of the show on soulseek. when people care enough about your stuff to share files of it, it means it’s worthy of archival and i think that’s pretty cool
piracy discourse is so exhausting and passe, but i will observe that every truly great collector of physical media I know has a big harddrive of pirated books and movies. you literally cannot have one without the other
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
i’ve said this before but the first time i felt like i’d really Made It as a podcaster was when i found bootlegged patreon eps of the show on soulseek. when people care enough about your stuff to share files of it, it means it’s worthy of archival and i think that’s pretty cool
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It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
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Calling authors petit bourgeoisie is indeed insane. We are artisans and we deserve to profit from our labor.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.
![A quote-tweet with the profile blocked out because I won’t be accused of sending flying monkeys at this digital turd.
counterpoint: pirate everything all the time. pirate a sandwich. download a car. abscond from from small business owner mindset with your brain
[High Priestess, Low Patie... • @cherie... • 14h
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.]
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every time vulgar leftism pipes in from the sidelines of petit bourgeoisdom i am forced to become 8.75% more marxist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x2ssvkga34xug334b66hvrje/bafkreigp2f33rtfu62kqjygnsxhg3jxxs6udwuyisipmyqrh5ew4c6kbyi@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Calling authors petit bourgeoisie is indeed insane. We are artisans and we deserve to profit from our labor.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
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Sharing to ruin @josiahwsutton.bsky.social’s day
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Sharing to ruin @josiahwsutton.bsky.social’s day
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if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
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A lot parents brought their very young kids to the Five Iron Frenzy show tonight and those kids were NOT having a good time.. you cant be subjecting people younger than 35 to ska punk man it's like blowing vape smoke in a dogs face they don't like that what are you doing
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A lot parents brought their very young kids to the Five Iron Frenzy show tonight and those kids were NOT having a good time.. you cant be subjecting people younger than 35 to ska punk man it's like blowing vape smoke in a dogs face they don't like that what are you doing
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Ben is just now realizing that every Republican younger than 35 being a Nazi is probably going to be bad for him personally.
Ben Shapiro: “When the president said deport all the illegal immigrants, I never thought that he meant that literally”
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Ben is just now realizing that every Republican younger than 35 being a Nazi is probably going to be bad for him personally.
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Gotta be honest here, I don’t think most Ameekkkans, racist as they may be by default, actually like this kind of crass pro-Nazi stuff
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Gotta be honest here, I don’t think most Ameekkkans, racist as they may be by default, actually like this kind of crass pro-Nazi stuff
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Headlines That Look Like Shitposts
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Headlines That Look Like Shitposts
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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white america’s desire for national suicide and ruthlessly torturing Mexicans for sport is bumping up against their desire for cheap treats and not being ruled by a protected caste of pedophiles.
what will happen when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Find out next season in 2026.
what will happen when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Find out next season in 2026.
Generic Ballot Polling Among White Americans (Cygnal):
🔴 GOP: 50%
🔵 DEM: 45%
Pew Research 2024 Presidential White American Estimate:
🔴 GOP: 55%
🔵 DEM: 43%
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Cygnal / Nov 6, 2025
(Republican Leaning Pollster)
🔴 GOP: 50%
🔵 DEM: 45%
Pew Research 2024 Presidential White American Estimate:
🔴 GOP: 55%
🔵 DEM: 43%
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Cygnal / Nov 6, 2025
(Republican Leaning Pollster)
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
white america’s desire for national suicide and ruthlessly torturing Mexicans for sport is bumping up against their desire for cheap treats and not being ruled by a protected caste of pedophiles.
what will happen when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Find out next season in 2026.
what will happen when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Find out next season in 2026.
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I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.
"The narrative that he’s some big sex trafficker kingpin is kinda silly" WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? THIS HAS BEEN PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE FOR LIKE SIX YEARS
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"The narrative that he’s some big sex trafficker kingpin is kinda silly" WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? THIS HAS BEEN PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE FOR LIKE SIX YEARS
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I'm just fascinated by what's going on in the Bay Area
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I'm just fascinated by what's going on in the Bay Area
Oh I already know I’m gonna find the Wicked crowd at work insufferable.
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Oh I already know I’m gonna find the Wicked crowd at work insufferable.
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probably good that these headlines are always accompanied by a photo of him so it seems like he's the one who did a crime
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
probably good that these headlines are always accompanied by a photo of him so it seems like he's the one who did a crime
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Really good Wikipedia page for the investment firm that owns Panera
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Really good Wikipedia page for the investment firm that owns Panera
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when i am president we will watch movies
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
when i am president we will watch movies
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this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
Unfortunately, a good chunk of my taste in music is just needle drops for emotional parts in Grey’s Anatomy or How I Met Your Mother
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Unfortunately, a good chunk of my taste in music is just needle drops for emotional parts in Grey’s Anatomy or How I Met Your Mother
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This is the most normal things will be for the rest of your life
Nicki Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump administration.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is the most normal things will be for the rest of your life
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NEW EPISODE OF FRUITLESS feat. Rike and @finchowar.bsky.social discussing Manoel de Oliveira's 1990 film, No, or the Vain Glory of Command, which deconstructs the legacy of the Portuguese Empire through a discussion amongst soldiers in Angola. Available wherever you get your podcasts
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW EPISODE OF FRUITLESS feat. Rike and @finchowar.bsky.social discussing Manoel de Oliveira's 1990 film, No, or the Vain Glory of Command, which deconstructs the legacy of the Portuguese Empire through a discussion amongst soldiers in Angola. Available wherever you get your podcasts
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When Chuck Norris goes to school the teacher learn a lot from him
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When Chuck Norris goes to school the teacher learn a lot from him