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Shawn Porter
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Archivist for Sacred Debris & Occult Vibrations. Husband to Julia, cat parent to Ron Ramsey. Cinema Nerd.

This account will occasionally be NSFW unless you work at a rad job.

http://sacreddebris.com
http://thedocumentedbody.com
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Heya. I'm Shawn. Since 1993 I've been archiving, documenting, and contextualizing body modification- art, ritual, and culture- particularly where it intersects with the LGBTQ+ community of the 1970s/80s.

It's niche work, despite pretty much everyone having a tattoo or piercing these days.
I went to work today. I laughed with my staff over stupid in-jokes. I ate popcorn. I listened to Belle & Sebastian. My government murdered a citizen.

I don’t know how to reconcile these facts and my heart is broken a little more every day.
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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If there's one thing I've learned from being a pornographer, it's that when there's a butt, more people pay attention
January 23, 2026 at 1:08 AM
A few years ago I drew a butt plug with Kermit eyes names Kramit. He was called “disconcerting in ways I can’t articulate”
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Johnny Cash.
Miley Cyrus.
Nine Inch Nails.
Kris Kristofferson.
The Village People.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:

They Might Be Giants
Paul McCartney
The B-52s/Devo
The Protomen
Dogstar
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:

Wu-Tang Clan
Bad Religion
Primus
Rage Against the Machine
Depeche Mode
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Well, those boots were not made for walking
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Every couple of weeks we get a different description of the apparently awful stench coming off our necrotic president and I think it's high time the media nail down exactly what kind of rotten meat covered in women's perfume he actually smells like.
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Fuck Ice. Philly street art.
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Not an anime, per se, but I was bummed that Ari Folman never got to make the animated JODOROWSKY'S DUNE.

www.cinemablend.com/new/Director...
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Grant Morrison’s Unbounded Summoning Possibilities: The Filth, The Invisibles, and moving towards a Non-Dual consciousness, interview by Gabriel Kennedy www.tcj.com/grant-morris...
Grant Morrison's Unbounded Summoning Possibilities: The Filth, The Invisibles, and moving towards a Non-Dual consciousness - The Comics Journal
The radiantly sane Grant Morrison discusses The Filth, The Invisibles, and their vast adventures through the real world of magic, interviewed by Gabriel Kennedy.
www.tcj.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I logged 370 movies on @letterboxd.social in '25. These are my top 5:

1. The Testament of Ann Lee. Perfectly captures the longing for the divine. Seyfried's career defining role, and Mona Fastvold deserves far more praise than she's likely to get.

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January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One of my dorky NY Resolutions was to watch one movie per week suggested by friends. There are no rules - It can be a first time watch, it can be something I've seen a dozen times... I just want to watch films that people I like like.

The year is filling up fast!
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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In extraordinary message, Fed chair announces that he’s being extorted/coerced by the US government under color of law.
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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"Outback Steakhouse: No Rules, Just Right" replaced an earlier slogan, "Outback Steakhouse: Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Random free screening of BUBBA HO-TEP hosted by Joe Bob Briggs at the Philly public library today. Grabbed a book cause why not?
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
My best bro Ronnie is going in for bloodwork today in preparation for some surgery on the 20th. I told him he’s the bravest.
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The Star Lite Drive-in was the first theater I went to as a kid. Fell in love with the movies there.
January 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I felt seen.
December 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM