The Phenomenology of Spirit Halloween
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Bikes, neuro, community broadband, US Civil War, constantly tempted to make annoying music again, TTRPGs. He/ him, punch/ Nazis. No TERFs. Optimism hobbyist. Semper fastidio, non miror
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November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Nobody trusts anyone anymore, Charlie Brown
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold, Charlie Brown
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Nobody trusts anyone anymore, Charlie Brown
A guy in a band I was in had a song called "Saying the Beatles are the greatest band ever is like saying Judy Blume is the best author of all time" and its fuckin hilarious to me that there are people that say they were around at that time that think you had to "contort yourself" to hate dad rock
As someone who is this guy's age I can tell you 100% that if you were into Pixies, Nirvana, 120 Minutes stuff, etc. but didn't like the Beatles you had to have worked hard to contort yourself into that special little box. Your enemy, if you absolutely needed one, was hair metal. GTFO here with this.
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A guy in a band I was in had a song called "Saying the Beatles are the greatest band ever is like saying Judy Blume is the best author of all time" and its fuckin hilarious to me that there are people that say they were around at that time that think you had to "contort yourself" to hate dad rock
Also Crow:
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Also Crow:
Have we gone from Lizza/ Nuzzi drama to Kweli/ Stancil drama overnight?
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Have we gone from Lizza/ Nuzzi drama to Kweli/ Stancil drama overnight?
COOOOOME CRASH ON MYYYY SHOOOORE
You can ring my be-e-e-ll, ring my bell!
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
COOOOOME CRASH ON MYYYY SHOOOORE
What a bummer. Jellybean Johnson was one of the best living musicians. Dude could do anything. You may not know his name but you absolutely know his work. Rest in funk to an all-timer.
What a terrible drag to wake up to the news that Jellybean Johnson, one of the all-around funkiest, coldest drummers, guitarists and songwriters of all Time—not just The Time —- is now an ancestor. Sleep well, brother—well done. #MusicSky #BlackSkyOver50
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What a bummer. Jellybean Johnson was one of the best living musicians. Dude could do anything. You may not know his name but you absolutely know his work. Rest in funk to an all-timer.
Wow I am super sorry for whatever I did that Ryan Lizza is punishing me for this morning.
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Wow I am super sorry for whatever I did that Ryan Lizza is punishing me for this morning.
When the bard lands a perfectly timed Silvery Barbs
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
When the bard lands a perfectly timed Silvery Barbs
This is breaking my brain in half
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is breaking my brain in half
Nothing says “please take my technical request seriously” like sending an email in purple comic sans.
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Nothing says “please take my technical request seriously” like sending an email in purple comic sans.
Is it 2013? Did you start on the last row, get caught behind a crash in the first corner, and now you’re riding for life to not get lapped?
Problematic Page gap.
Problematic Page gap.
Angry person yelling at chill person who is responding by being calm, which makes the angry person even more mad? Problematic rage gap.
Prisoners keep escaping because you put the bars too far apart? Problematic cage gap.
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Is it 2013? Did you start on the last row, get caught behind a crash in the first corner, and now you’re riding for life to not get lapped?
Problematic Page gap.
Problematic Page gap.
Sam Altman I have some electrons for sale very reasonable price just DM me
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sam Altman I have some electrons for sale very reasonable price just DM me
I did not expect the holiday season to kick off with the gift of Keith Olberman posting through it, but I am delighted.
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I did not expect the holiday season to kick off with the gift of Keith Olberman posting through it, but I am delighted.
Not gonna lie I’m really enjoying some of the worst people on earth fighting with one another.
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Not gonna lie I’m really enjoying some of the worst people on earth fighting with one another.
What is your state’s signature dish?
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
What is your state’s signature dish?
The fuckin POPE said that?
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The fuckin POPE said that?
I just had the extremely random thought that the last Portishead record sounds more like the last Daughters record than the first Portishead record
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I just had the extremely random thought that the last Portishead record sounds more like the last Daughters record than the first Portishead record
Pretty much any country musician from a certain generation would be literally setting data centers on fire in response to this
AI is killing more jobs. It's not just the musicians. It's management and booking, road staff, venue staff, and support.
One #1 artist will typically employ at least 50 people. These people aren't millionaires. They work for a living. AI will eliminate their jobs.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/...
One #1 artist will typically employ at least 50 people. These people aren't millionaires. They work for a living. AI will eliminate their jobs.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/...
AI-generated country song tops Billboard chart, makes waves in music world
A new AI-generated country music song has made its way to the top of Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart.
abcnews.go.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Pretty much any country musician from a certain generation would be literally setting data centers on fire in response to this
“Tax the rich so they don’t have enough money to go on people safari” is one of the bleakest reasons to revise the tax code I can think of
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“Tax the rich so they don’t have enough money to go on people safari” is one of the bleakest reasons to revise the tax code I can think of
Reposted by The Phenomenology of Spirit Halloween
Holy shit finally an Op-Ed that Gets It
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Holy shit finally an Op-Ed that Gets It
Finally someone read Uzumaki and said “I am going to enact the spiritually fulfilling and not at all sanity destroying tale ‘Uzumaki’”
My latest AI feature dives into a nebulous movement of people sharing esoteric codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with chatbots, all of it based around theories of AI sentience and mysterious metaphors about spirals.
This Spiral-Obsessed AI 'Cult' Spreads Mystical Delusions Through Chatbots
A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.
www.rollingstone.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Finally someone read Uzumaki and said “I am going to enact the spiritually fulfilling and not at all sanity destroying tale ‘Uzumaki’”
Wild how LotR helped me understand how racism could be baked into things I loved and therefore into my own worldview and some dudes read those books and said “I’m gonna name my company after the orb that wrecked Boromirs family”
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Wild how LotR helped me understand how racism could be baked into things I loved and therefore into my own worldview and some dudes read those books and said “I’m gonna name my company after the orb that wrecked Boromirs family”
"It would be ridiculous to bring Bond back from the dead" say writers for a franchise that includes "Die Another Day" and "Moonraker".
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"It would be ridiculous to bring Bond back from the dead" say writers for a franchise that includes "Die Another Day" and "Moonraker".
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it