Peter Josyph
@peterjosyph.bsky.social
Author - Actor - Painter - Filmmaker
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Peter Josyph
@peterjosyph.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I am Art Monster.
I write fiction and non. I make films free of studios. I paint and exhibit. I write songs for Corporal Punishment. I photograph. I act.
In other words, I have the privilege of being poor in a variety of art forms.
I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
I write fiction and non. I make films free of studios. I paint and exhibit. I write songs for Corporal Punishment. I photograph. I act.
In other words, I have the privilege of being poor in a variety of art forms.
I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
Wiseman’s amazing.
“My view is that these films are biased, prejudiced, condensed, compressed but fair.”
Still around…
“My view is that these films are biased, prejudiced, condensed, compressed but fair.”
Still around…
February 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Wiseman’s amazing.
“My view is that these films are biased, prejudiced, condensed, compressed but fair.”
Still around…
“My view is that these films are biased, prejudiced, condensed, compressed but fair.”
Still around…
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Box Office Bombs
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Cinema Verite
I watched the new BFI disc set Cinema Expanded: The Films Of Frederick Wiseman. This is a selection of 5 of the documentaries made in the 60s and 70s that examine different institutions in American…
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February 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Box Office Bombs
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O Lucky Man! (Live)
YouTube video by Alan Price - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Gelsenkirchen Pt. I. June 27, 2025. 📸: Rob DeMartin
January 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Gelsenkirchen Pt. I. June 27, 2025. 📸: Rob DeMartin
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Turns out the persecution of Christians is coming from inside the Trump White House
NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof
(RNS) — ‘I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,’ the Chic...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Turns out the persecution of Christians is coming from inside the Trump White House
I still have a money clip for the bills that I carry…
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I still have a money clip for the bills that I carry…
I misread that as Firehouse Loneliness. Took it as maybe the name of a new band or a newly published Bukowski collection…
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I misread that as Firehouse Loneliness. Took it as maybe the name of a new band or a newly published Bukowski collection…
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“For heaven’s sake, a logician should not be asked to write a history or an autobiography, unless he is a genius like Russell.” Fair point Carnap, fair point..
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 AM
“For heaven’s sake, a logician should not be asked to write a history or an autobiography, unless he is a genius like Russell.” Fair point Carnap, fair point..
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On Holocaust Memorial Day: how attempts to understand the Holocaust created social psychology www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, The Science of Evil
How the Holocaust created a new field of science - social psychology
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
On Holocaust Memorial Day: how attempts to understand the Holocaust created social psychology www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Imagine if these people held positions of power
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Imagine if these people held positions of power
Before reading that health-coffee must be caffeinated I read that it need not be caffeinated after reading that it must be caffeinated after reading that it needn’t be caffeinated but then I’d swear before that I read that it must be.
Future fluctuations are widely anticipated…
Future fluctuations are widely anticipated…
February 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Before reading that health-coffee must be caffeinated I read that it need not be caffeinated after reading that it must be caffeinated after reading that it needn’t be caffeinated but then I’d swear before that I read that it must be.
Future fluctuations are widely anticipated…
Future fluctuations are widely anticipated…
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Like one of Dora Maar's eyebrows, my task bar is suddenly over there... I recall dealing with this 15 years ago, but can't quite remember the steps I took. Oh well. Things may revert on their own if I will them to.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Like one of Dora Maar's eyebrows, my task bar is suddenly over there... I recall dealing with this 15 years ago, but can't quite remember the steps I took. Oh well. Things may revert on their own if I will them to.
When this kind of thing happens to me I make a note on how I restored world order but then the note never stays put. It’s easier to plant the fix firmly in my memory so it’ll be right there next time I need it because which 3 keys to hit together is something I can easily recall yup sure…
February 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
When this kind of thing happens to me I make a note on how I restored world order but then the note never stays put. It’s easier to plant the fix firmly in my memory so it’ll be right there next time I need it because which 3 keys to hit together is something I can easily recall yup sure…
“It was night in the lonesome October/Of my most immemorial year…”
- Poe, “Ulalume”
- Poe, “Ulalume”
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
“It was night in the lonesome October/Of my most immemorial year…”
- Poe, “Ulalume”
- Poe, “Ulalume”
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Our very first Bring Your Pet to the Zoo Day will also be our very last Bring Your Pet to the Zoo Day. We don’t know what we were thinking.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Our very first Bring Your Pet to the Zoo Day will also be our very last Bring Your Pet to the Zoo Day. We don’t know what we were thinking.
I’m placed squarely between American MAGA Patriots and Crypto Traders.
I guess I’ve been found out…
I guess I’ve been found out…
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
I’m placed squarely between American MAGA Patriots and Crypto Traders.
I guess I’ve been found out…
I guess I’ve been found out…
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Melville: I hope you enjoyed that bloody action-packed chapter! But now, a moment to consider obscure technicalities about where everyone sits in the boat, how the boat is constructed, and my personal critique of current assigned seating practices.
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Melville: I hope you enjoyed that bloody action-packed chapter! But now, a moment to consider obscure technicalities about where everyone sits in the boat, how the boat is constructed, and my personal critique of current assigned seating practices.
RICHARD BENTLEY (1st publisher of THE WHALE, London): We can charge more for three volumes than for two. Can you stretch it?
MELVILLE: (Stretching) I’m on it…
MELVILLE: (Stretching) I’m on it…
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
RICHARD BENTLEY (1st publisher of THE WHALE, London): We can charge more for three volumes than for two. Can you stretch it?
MELVILLE: (Stretching) I’m on it…
MELVILLE: (Stretching) I’m on it…
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⚡️Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medical supplies to Ukraine.
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators and thousands of medical and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican announced on Feb. 9.
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators and thousands of medical and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican announced on Feb. 9.
Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medicines to Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators along with medicines and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with the effects of freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
⚡️Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medical supplies to Ukraine.
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators and thousands of medical and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican announced on Feb. 9.
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators and thousands of medical and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican announced on Feb. 9.
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Egyptian poster for KING KONG ESCAPES (1967)
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Egyptian poster for KING KONG ESCAPES (1967)
Anthropic owes me money from a class-action settlement for stealing two of my books in order to pretend that a robot wrote them. She’s not a philosopher: she’s working with a crime family.
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Anthropic owes me money from a class-action settlement for stealing two of my books in order to pretend that a robot wrote them. She’s not a philosopher: she’s working with a crime family.
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Friends, where do people post CFP these days? I've used H-Net. The fall of twitter history means it's much harder to reach people these days! I've had quite a few great abstracts for the below but I feel like I should be reaching more folks.
I've had a number of exciting abstracts for the Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present conference but I've decided to EXTEND the deadline to 22 Feb, as I'm away the prior week so won't be reviewing apps then! www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Please share. Ask Qs below! 🗃️
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 CFP deadline extended to 22 February...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Friends, where do people post CFP these days? I've used H-Net. The fall of twitter history means it's much harder to reach people these days! I've had quite a few great abstracts for the below but I feel like I should be reaching more folks.
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when a senior scholar cites you
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
when a senior scholar cites you