Joe Griffin
@thejoegriffin.bsky.social
Writer, editor, screenwriter, journalist. Based in Dublin.
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Crack a history book, dude!
Or at least watch the start of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, which features Marie Antoinette going to a guillotine.
Or at least watch the start of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, which features Marie Antoinette going to a guillotine.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Crack a history book, dude!
Or at least watch the start of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, which features Marie Antoinette going to a guillotine.
Or at least watch the start of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, which features Marie Antoinette going to a guillotine.
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
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LOTS of people still go to the movies! it's not their fault you spent a quarter of a billion dollars on one film and you need them all to see it three times for it to make a profit. spend less!
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
LOTS of people still go to the movies! it's not their fault you spent a quarter of a billion dollars on one film and you need them all to see it three times for it to make a profit. spend less!
Some good insights here IMO
Here's the thing about Sydney Sweeney: she is famous but she is not popular.
I wrote about her attempt to clean up the good jeans controversy with too-late PR, and why her attempts to be a major star are faltering.
gossipreadingclub.substack.com/p/sydney-swe...
I wrote about her attempt to clean up the good jeans controversy with too-late PR, and why her attempts to be a major star are faltering.
gossipreadingclub.substack.com/p/sydney-swe...
Sydney Sweeney is Famous But She’s Not Popular, and That Matters
On her good jeans, non-apologies, and commercial failures. Sorry for more Sweeney Discourse.
gossipreadingclub.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Some good insights here IMO
I like the Home Alone movies, except for the "kids should befriend strange adults" message.
December 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I like the Home Alone movies, except for the "kids should befriend strange adults" message.
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Hey kids want to hear about another carpenter that made a ruling party "wash their hands" of an opinion?
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hey kids want to hear about another carpenter that made a ruling party "wash their hands" of an opinion?
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My column today: I’m dreaming of a mild and slightly damp Christmas, just like the ones we (used to) know 🎶
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
I’m dreaming of a mild and slightly damp Christmas, just like the ones we know
Snow probably won’t be glistening this Christmas, but the influence of the best-selling single of all time still looms
www.irishtimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My column today: I’m dreaming of a mild and slightly damp Christmas, just like the ones we (used to) know 🎶
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
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Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable
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I'm not a business genius like Mark Zuckerberg...but a product that people are rightly mocked for using (and praised for destroying) seems like a bad product.
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm not a business genius like Mark Zuckerberg...but a product that people are rightly mocked for using (and praised for destroying) seems like a bad product.
I too am obsessed. It's an espionage show that's also a character study and workplace comedy.
Intricate, offbeat, dark and funny.
And the main character has a lovely singing voice!
Intricate, offbeat, dark and funny.
And the main character has a lovely singing voice!
Is anybody watching Patriot? I am obsessed with this show! It’s so weird, disguised as a genre show. Much like this promo picture actually - on the surface it’s one thing, but beneath it’s something else entirely. And the music is phenomenal.
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I too am obsessed. It's an espionage show that's also a character study and workplace comedy.
Intricate, offbeat, dark and funny.
And the main character has a lovely singing voice!
Intricate, offbeat, dark and funny.
And the main character has a lovely singing voice!
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bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
Not gonna say "this is *my* toy late late show*, but I did just watch the film Riders of Justice and it was really excellent.
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Not gonna say "this is *my* toy late late show*, but I did just watch the film Riders of Justice and it was really excellent.
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This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
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This came to me in a dream
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This came to me in a dream
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but doesnt America's current climate* make it an unsuitable location for a World Cup?
*of kidnapping and imprisoning random people, including international visitors
*of kidnapping and imprisoning random people, including international visitors
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but doesnt America's current climate* make it an unsuitable location for a World Cup?
*of kidnapping and imprisoning random people, including international visitors
*of kidnapping and imprisoning random people, including international visitors
A mixed week, but two bangers.
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A mixed week, but two bangers.
If you like cinemas, I think this is terrible news.
BREAKING: Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, home to Harry Potter and Superman franchises, for $72 billion.
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to buy the legacy Hollywood giant’s studio and streaming business for $72 billion.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If you like cinemas, I think this is terrible news.
She's dead right.
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
She's dead right.
Congratulations Mark!
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Congratulations Mark!
A Eurovision ban is the mildest possible punishment Israel could recieve, and they won't even do that.
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A Eurovision ban is the mildest possible punishment Israel could recieve, and they won't even do that.
This is incredibly stupid. He's just describing digging a tunnel, a pursuit that already exists!
Palmer Luckey Wants to Take War Beneath the Earth's Crust https://gizmodo.com/palmer-luckey-wants-to-take-war-beneath-the-earths-crust-2000695764
Palmer Luckey Wants to Take War Beneath the Earth's Crust
"People think it's some kind of crazy, crazy, nutty thing," said Luckey.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is incredibly stupid. He's just describing digging a tunnel, a pursuit that already exists!