tanadrin
@tanadrin.bsky.social
Fiction, worldbuilding, and other nonsense at tanadrin.de. I also poast at tanadrin.tumblr.com. Aurë entuluva!
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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“Did you do those fighting Uruks, Frank?”
“Sure did boss, real sexy just like you asked.”
“What”
“Sure did boss, real sexy just like you asked.”
“What”
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“Did you do those fighting Uruks, Frank?”
“Sure did boss, real sexy just like you asked.”
“What”
“Sure did boss, real sexy just like you asked.”
“What”
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feels like i should make sure this one escapes the deep thread:
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
feels like i should make sure this one escapes the deep thread:
fascinated to discover i apparently sit in the open waters between "pet lovers," "financial markets," and the Wynona Earp fandom?? i mean i guess i do post photos of my cat sometimes...
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
fascinated to discover i apparently sit in the open waters between "pet lovers," "financial markets," and the Wynona Earp fandom?? i mean i guess i do post photos of my cat sometimes...
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The Great Bajor Political Compass. Some of these people Ping Ping based on their point in the Star Trek timeline.
August 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The Great Bajor Political Compass. Some of these people Ping Ping based on their point in the Star Trek timeline.
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sousveillance state
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
sousveillance state
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worf mohavič has a unique recipe for kybynai stuffed with stewed qagh that his mother invented for him as a child, and he makes it for every yom tov both jewish and klingon
every morning before breakfast worf mohavič says a prayer in the lithuanian karaite manner: to Hashem, Kahless, and Vytautas the Great
space belarusian jew worf mohavič starts his workout routines to klingon opera covers of lyapis trubetskoy
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
worf mohavič has a unique recipe for kybynai stuffed with stewed qagh that his mother invented for him as a child, and he makes it for every yom tov both jewish and klingon
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IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
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every morning before breakfast worf mohavič says a prayer in the lithuanian karaite manner: to Hashem, Kahless, and Vytautas the Great
space belarusian jew worf mohavič starts his workout routines to klingon opera covers of lyapis trubetskoy
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
every morning before breakfast worf mohavič says a prayer in the lithuanian karaite manner: to Hashem, Kahless, and Vytautas the Great
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Utterly ridiculous that there are like five different canonical groundhogs. Either there should be one, housed in a temple of graven idols in Washington DC and propitiated with sacred offerings, or you should just have to go out into the woods and find your own.
February 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Utterly ridiculous that there are like five different canonical groundhogs. Either there should be one, housed in a temple of graven idols in Washington DC and propitiated with sacred offerings, or you should just have to go out into the woods and find your own.
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My therapist: Don’t worry, Merovingian cursive is not real, it can’t hurt you
Merovingian cursive:
Merovingian cursive:
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
My therapist: Don’t worry, Merovingian cursive is not real, it can’t hurt you
Merovingian cursive:
Merovingian cursive:
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My art has been commended as being strongly dilithic, which bothers some men. The word itself makes some men uncomfortable. Dilithium
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
My art has been commended as being strongly dilithic, which bothers some men. The word itself makes some men uncomfortable. Dilithium
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the shakers in the world where ann lee stayed in New York: eyyyyy, im feelin’ religious ecstasy over here. you bettah watch yourself, buddy, cause im devoted to the cause of pacifism and universal equality
January 26, 2026 at 1:38 PM
the shakers in the world where ann lee stayed in New York: eyyyyy, im feelin’ religious ecstasy over here. you bettah watch yourself, buddy, cause im devoted to the cause of pacifism and universal equality
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the regime will never be stronger than it is today
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
the regime will never be stronger than it is today
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Ernst Fraenkel: In my book I invented the concept of the Maßnahmenstaat as a cautionary tale
US Federal Goverment: At long last, we have created the Maßnahmenstaat from classic political science and law work The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship
US Federal Goverment: At long last, we have created the Maßnahmenstaat from classic political science and law work The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship
January 24, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Ernst Fraenkel: In my book I invented the concept of the Maßnahmenstaat as a cautionary tale
US Federal Goverment: At long last, we have created the Maßnahmenstaat from classic political science and law work The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship
US Federal Goverment: At long last, we have created the Maßnahmenstaat from classic political science and law work The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship
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"I wish people appreciated the federal reserve."
***finger bends menacingly***
***finger bends menacingly***
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM
"I wish people appreciated the federal reserve."
***finger bends menacingly***
***finger bends menacingly***
The Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon is the first album of my instrumental post-rock band, The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
January 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon is the first album of my instrumental post-rock band, The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
I would be hard pressed to actually defend this position if I had to, but I feel like games that offer a zillion gameplay customization options don’t have enough faith in their underlying design.
January 21, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I would be hard pressed to actually defend this position if I had to, but I feel like games that offer a zillion gameplay customization options don’t have enough faith in their underlying design.
Love it when there’s a gaggle of small children on the train. Makes me feel like Godzilla.
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Love it when there’s a gaggle of small children on the train. Makes me feel like Godzilla.
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I genuinely hate "actually the Federation are the real colonialists" attempted out-woke-Star-Trek Takes. They're just flatly not true, like straightforwardly no this organisation is not that. And the people who give it credence are ultimately supporting Romantic ethnonationalist rot. Hate it so much
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I genuinely hate "actually the Federation are the real colonialists" attempted out-woke-Star-Trek Takes. They're just flatly not true, like straightforwardly no this organisation is not that. And the people who give it credence are ultimately supporting Romantic ethnonationalist rot. Hate it so much
not a movie, but I’d adapt one of those philip k dick books where the plot breaks down halfway through and you have no idea what’s going on. lies inc maybe or the eye in the sky.
we often talk about “what anime would you adapt into a movie” but here is a reverse: what movies would you adapt into an anime?
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
not a movie, but I’d adapt one of those philip k dick books where the plot breaks down halfway through and you have no idea what’s going on. lies inc maybe or the eye in the sky.
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O Elbereth Drilthoniel!
We still remember, we who dwell
on this platform where much is told
of Thy shitposts on the forums old
We still remember, we who dwell
on this platform where much is told
of Thy shitposts on the forums old
April 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
O Elbereth Drilthoniel!
We still remember, we who dwell
on this platform where much is told
of Thy shitposts on the forums old
We still remember, we who dwell
on this platform where much is told
of Thy shitposts on the forums old
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tbh this is my actual objection to Sexy Shelob: its fine if we make shelob fuck, but if she fucks it must be in Spider form
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 AM
tbh this is my actual objection to Sexy Shelob: its fine if we make shelob fuck, but if she fucks it must be in Spider form