Ashur S.
@screading.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reader, gamer, uncle, and sadly not cooked yet.
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Free Planet began as a simple idea--"scifi GI Joe defending space Venezuela"--with a resource-rich but financially poor planet struggling to maintain its independence. It begins with the abduction of one of the planet's leaders.
2026 is already proving it more prescient than I would have hoped.
2026 is already proving it more prescient than I would have hoped.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Free Planet began as a simple idea--"scifi GI Joe defending space Venezuela"--with a resource-rich but financially poor planet struggling to maintain its independence. It begins with the abduction of one of the planet's leaders.
2026 is already proving it more prescient than I would have hoped.
2026 is already proving it more prescient than I would have hoped.
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is really hitting me in the places where I live as far as the US as an exploitative war profiteer country goes. Kind of insane how they predicted the curve despite it being Platinum...
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is really hitting me in the places where I live as far as the US as an exploitative war profiteer country goes. Kind of insane how they predicted the curve despite it being Platinum...
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"Say her name! Renee Nicole Good!"
About 800 people march in NYC to protest ICE just hours after the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota.
About 800 people march in NYC to protest ICE just hours after the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
"Say her name! Renee Nicole Good!"
About 800 people march in NYC to protest ICE just hours after the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota.
About 800 people march in NYC to protest ICE just hours after the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota.
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ICYMI Review at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine – An International Community of Palestinian Artists and Their Allies Respond to Events in Gaza. Via @davidmariotte.bsky.social et al. www.brokenfrontier.com/samidoon-com... Also nominated in this year’s BF Awards.
Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine - An International Community of Palestinian Artists and Their Allies Respond to Events in Gaza – Broken Frontier
Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is described as “an anthology of new short comics from an international community of Palestinian creators and their allies that speak to the Palestinian ability.....
www.brokenfrontier.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:52 AM
ICYMI Review at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine – An International Community of Palestinian Artists and Their Allies Respond to Events in Gaza. Via @davidmariotte.bsky.social et al. www.brokenfrontier.com/samidoon-com... Also nominated in this year’s BF Awards.
Saw NO OTHER CHOICE tonight courtesy of the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. Looks gorgeous in 35mm. Park Chan-Wook is always worth coming out for, but he knocked this one out of the park...
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Saw NO OTHER CHOICE tonight courtesy of the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. Looks gorgeous in 35mm. Park Chan-Wook is always worth coming out for, but he knocked this one out of the park...
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ICE just killed a legal observer—allegedly blocking her from medical care and letting her die.
This is horrifying. ICE is a rogue agency incapable of reform. Minneapolis Mayor Frey is calling for ICE to vacate the city and I echo that call.
This is horrifying. ICE is a rogue agency incapable of reform. Minneapolis Mayor Frey is calling for ICE to vacate the city and I echo that call.
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
ICE just killed a legal observer—allegedly blocking her from medical care and letting her die.
This is horrifying. ICE is a rogue agency incapable of reform. Minneapolis Mayor Frey is calling for ICE to vacate the city and I echo that call.
This is horrifying. ICE is a rogue agency incapable of reform. Minneapolis Mayor Frey is calling for ICE to vacate the city and I echo that call.
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I don't know that they plan on saying anything publicly or speaking officially to industry press, but it has come to my attention that someone at DC Comics is back-channeling that I've already been paid. I haven't been paid a cent since July of last year, and that was for old work.
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I don't know that they plan on saying anything publicly or speaking officially to industry press, but it has come to my attention that someone at DC Comics is back-channeling that I've already been paid. I haven't been paid a cent since July of last year, and that was for old work.
I might have to make Sopranos my obsession again for awhile. Or not, I'm actually enjoying watching new things for a change instead of blasting my brain with reruns.
January 7, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I might have to make Sopranos my obsession again for awhile. Or not, I'm actually enjoying watching new things for a change instead of blasting my brain with reruns.
Sopranos. That is all.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Sopranos. That is all.
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The period after the most destructive war ever fought led to the extermination of whole peoples based on bigoted ideas? That period?
I really wish people understood how the war impacted society. The amount of human suffering and misery. They weren’t soft. It was profound trauma.
I really wish people understood how the war impacted society. The amount of human suffering and misery. They weren’t soft. It was profound trauma.
Stephen Miller: This whole period that happened after World War II where the West began apologizing and groveling and begging—
Host: I don't even know what you're talking about right now. I asked you if there would be an election in Venezuela.
Host: I don't even know what you're talking about right now. I asked you if there would be an election in Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The period after the most destructive war ever fought led to the extermination of whole peoples based on bigoted ideas? That period?
I really wish people understood how the war impacted society. The amount of human suffering and misery. They weren’t soft. It was profound trauma.
I really wish people understood how the war impacted society. The amount of human suffering and misery. They weren’t soft. It was profound trauma.
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I mean, I personally *would* be ashamed to be hanging around a platform that treats women, even the ones I don't know, like sexual slaves.
At some point in the not to distant future, this will turn to fit extremely harmful narratives to justify violence (e.g. portraying queers as paedophiles)
At some point in the not to distant future, this will turn to fit extremely harmful narratives to justify violence (e.g. portraying queers as paedophiles)
New with @regret.bsky.social: Grok’s creation of harmful “undress” images is relentless.
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.
www.wired.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I mean, I personally *would* be ashamed to be hanging around a platform that treats women, even the ones I don't know, like sexual slaves.
At some point in the not to distant future, this will turn to fit extremely harmful narratives to justify violence (e.g. portraying queers as paedophiles)
At some point in the not to distant future, this will turn to fit extremely harmful narratives to justify violence (e.g. portraying queers as paedophiles)
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Dissatisfied with their ruling government, a group of small business owners and landowners descend upon the capital in a violent insurrection; it's up to the Freedom Guard to stop them.
Free Planet is vital reading in 2026.
Vol 1 is available everywhere now.
Issue #8 lands in comic shops 1/14.
Free Planet is vital reading in 2026.
Vol 1 is available everywhere now.
Issue #8 lands in comic shops 1/14.
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Dissatisfied with their ruling government, a group of small business owners and landowners descend upon the capital in a violent insurrection; it's up to the Freedom Guard to stop them.
Free Planet is vital reading in 2026.
Vol 1 is available everywhere now.
Issue #8 lands in comic shops 1/14.
Free Planet is vital reading in 2026.
Vol 1 is available everywhere now.
Issue #8 lands in comic shops 1/14.
Even Tom Scioli 20 years ago was something else. Damn.
January 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Even Tom Scioli 20 years ago was something else. Damn.
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Imagine losing everything to war and still having to pay rent. Please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a.
Tinyurl.com/samaasfamily
Tinyurl.com/samaasfamily
My home was destroyed by the occupation, and now I am living in a rented place.
I need to secure $500 to pay the landlord — if I can’t, we will be evicted.
This amount means a safe roof and security for my children. If you can help… your support is life to us.
- Sama’a
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
I need to secure $500 to pay the landlord — if I can’t, we will be evicted.
This amount means a safe roof and security for my children. If you can help… your support is life to us.
- Sama’a
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Imagine losing everything to war and still having to pay rent. Please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a.
Tinyurl.com/samaasfamily
Tinyurl.com/samaasfamily
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And that there are zero reporters left covering Brooklyn Supreme Court full-time.
big props to @hellgatenyc.com for picking up this saga
big props to @hellgatenyc.com for picking up this saga
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
And that there are zero reporters left covering Brooklyn Supreme Court full-time.
big props to @hellgatenyc.com for picking up this saga
big props to @hellgatenyc.com for picking up this saga
I think the thing that people need to understand is ultimately Trump is the apotheosis of this paradigm. He was born from the head of Bush like Athena and Zeus. One of the major differences between neoconservatism and this is that Trump doesn't bother with their PR commitments.
Welcome back to 2003. Some of us have been writing for a decade that MAGA & neoconservatism were united in supremacist militarism with the differences being a struggle for internal power and if you want to know more I can recommend a pretty good book:
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I think the thing that people need to understand is ultimately Trump is the apotheosis of this paradigm. He was born from the head of Bush like Athena and Zeus. One of the major differences between neoconservatism and this is that Trump doesn't bother with their PR commitments.
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Today at FOREVER WARS:
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
'This Big Truck Is Coming': Iran After The Maduro Kidnapping
The distinguished journalist Tara Kangarlou sees a U.S. attack on Iran as all but certain now
www.forever-wars.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Today at FOREVER WARS:
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
I love how not serving in Vietnam is Bartlett's one actually good quality and in West Wing, he constantly gets ruthlessly shanked for it. Including by himself. Makes me wonder if Sorkin is even aware of what happened in Vietnam.
January 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I love how not serving in Vietnam is Bartlett's one actually good quality and in West Wing, he constantly gets ruthlessly shanked for it. Including by himself. Makes me wonder if Sorkin is even aware of what happened in Vietnam.
Tough call but probably Howl's Moving Castle with The Wind Rises by a hair behind.
In honor of Hayao Miyazaki's birthday, what's your favorite Studio Ghibli film? Doesn't have to be the one you think is "the best," just the one that nestled in your heart. Mine is Howl's Moving Castle.
a painting of howl 's moving castle shows a cloudy night sky
Alt: a pixelated gif of Howl's Castle sitting on a hillside under an evening sky.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Tough call but probably Howl's Moving Castle with The Wind Rises by a hair behind.
Didn't expect to finish this right after the US kidnapped Maduro and bragged about it but uh yeah... Wrote an MGS V Ground Zeroes retrospective that in part discusses the building of the world order that produced this. And the projection of US power globally.
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MGS V: Ground Zeroes- A Retrospective Perspective
Wherein we go back to Guantanamo and look upon the world where Cipher won.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Didn't expect to finish this right after the US kidnapped Maduro and bragged about it but uh yeah... Wrote an MGS V Ground Zeroes retrospective that in part discusses the building of the world order that produced this. And the projection of US power globally.
open.substack.com/pub/ashurs/p...
open.substack.com/pub/ashurs/p...
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I'll never forget that moment in the Gospels when innkeepers throughout Bethlehem refused to provide shelter to the Roman soldiers who were going door to door killing all the firstborn children on Herod's orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I'll never forget that moment in the Gospels when innkeepers throughout Bethlehem refused to provide shelter to the Roman soldiers who were going door to door killing all the firstborn children on Herod's orders
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The best way to promote comics is to talk about what you're reading and what you love.
With that in mind here is my semi-regular rundown of comics I've read recently.
With that in mind here is my semi-regular rundown of comics I've read recently.
a woman is reading a book in front of a stack of books including basketball
ALT: a woman is reading a book in front of a stack of books including basketball
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January 5, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The best way to promote comics is to talk about what you're reading and what you love.
With that in mind here is my semi-regular rundown of comics I've read recently.
With that in mind here is my semi-regular rundown of comics I've read recently.
With that in mind I've kicked off my 2026 in style. Finished Deadly Class which I'll be adding on.
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The best way to promote comics is to talk about what you're reading and what you love.
With that in mind here is my semi-regular rundown of comics I've read recently.
With that in mind here is my semi-regular rundown of comics I've read recently.
a woman is reading a book in front of a stack of books including basketball
ALT: a woman is reading a book in front of a stack of books including basketball
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
With that in mind I've kicked off my 2026 in style. Finished Deadly Class which I'll be adding on.
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Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
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You just have to do the right thing when the opportunity presents itself. You might not get the chance again.
January 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
You just have to do the right thing when the opportunity presents itself. You might not get the chance again.