whirlingnerdish
@whirlingnerdish.bsky.social
Writer. TTRPGs (esp. 5e D&D and Cypher System). Horror nerd. Metal & punk. Co-host of Eerie Earfuls podcast (on hiatus)
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❄️ NEW EPISODE ❄️
We're so delighted to be joined by special guest @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social to chat a bit about John Campbell's "Who Goes There?", its adaptations and its influence on his latest novel NECROTEK: COLD WAR!
Available now wherever you get your pods, and thanks so much for listening!
We're so delighted to be joined by special guest @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social to chat a bit about John Campbell's "Who Goes There?", its adaptations and its influence on his latest novel NECROTEK: COLD WAR!
Available now wherever you get your pods, and thanks so much for listening!
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
❄️ NEW EPISODE ❄️
We're so delighted to be joined by special guest @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social to chat a bit about John Campbell's "Who Goes There?", its adaptations and its influence on his latest novel NECROTEK: COLD WAR!
Available now wherever you get your pods, and thanks so much for listening!
We're so delighted to be joined by special guest @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social to chat a bit about John Campbell's "Who Goes There?", its adaptations and its influence on his latest novel NECROTEK: COLD WAR!
Available now wherever you get your pods, and thanks so much for listening!
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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We were told they couldn’t fight or even talk about anything else because health care was the winning hand.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We were told they couldn’t fight or even talk about anything else because health care was the winning hand.
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These are the kinds of things I like to read and this is why I want more organizers to write. open.substack.com/pub/georgego... [I know that people are busy so understand that adding writing to do lists is often an imposition]
A Time for Clear Calls to Action
Right now, millions of people want to know what to do and how to do it.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
These are the kinds of things I like to read and this is why I want more organizers to write. open.substack.com/pub/georgego... [I know that people are busy so understand that adding writing to do lists is often an imposition]
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lmaooo
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
lmaooo
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Well deserved. Culture shifters, masters of the craft, innovators and the definition of cool♥️
OutKast will be officially inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 during tomorrow evening's ceremony!
Please join us in congratulating André 3000 & Big Boi on this well-earned recognition + explore more here: album.ink/OutKast
Please join us in congratulating André 3000 & Big Boi on this well-earned recognition + explore more here: album.ink/OutKast
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Well deserved. Culture shifters, masters of the craft, innovators and the definition of cool♥️
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
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Referring the admin’s emergency petition to the whole court would have slowed down getting the payments out. We expect a First Circuit decision within the next day, day and a half. Monday a.m. tops. Stay tuned.
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Referring the admin’s emergency petition to the whole court would have slowed down getting the payments out. We expect a First Circuit decision within the next day, day and a half. Monday a.m. tops. Stay tuned.
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This sounds like Justice Jackson is being tactical by issuing the brief admin stay to try to get SNAP moving again once the 1st Cir rules, rather than risk having all SCOTUS issue a longer stay pending full SCOTUS adjudication. There’ll be a better record to push back on that after 1st Cir. rules.
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This sounds like Justice Jackson is being tactical by issuing the brief admin stay to try to get SNAP moving again once the 1st Cir rules, rather than risk having all SCOTUS issue a longer stay pending full SCOTUS adjudication. There’ll be a better record to push back on that after 1st Cir. rules.
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when will a frankenstein movie be brave enough to let us see the doctor choosing the dick
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
when will a frankenstein movie be brave enough to let us see the doctor choosing the dick
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Frankenstein is available to stream on Netflix today, so expect a bunch of “I don’t get the big deal” takes from people uninterested in the movie who half-watched it on their phones.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Frankenstein is available to stream on Netflix today, so expect a bunch of “I don’t get the big deal” takes from people uninterested in the movie who half-watched it on their phones.
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
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Dan Trachtenberg's new film deepens the Yautja lore as well as the franchise's themes. With PREDATOR: BADLANDS, he's three for three.
PREDATOR: BADLANDS Review: The Unlikely Return of the Buddy Action Flick
Dan Trachtenberg's new film deepens the Yautja lore as well as the franchise's themes. With PREDATOR: BADLANDS, he's three for three.
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Dan Trachtenberg's new film deepens the Yautja lore as well as the franchise's themes. With PREDATOR: BADLANDS, he's three for three.
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Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
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Sorry for the delay in getting this up! I realized I didn’t have a Halloween video and that could not be tolerated so I did it in a week in a half with a cold 🥰
In which @princesmweekes.bsky.social wishes us a belated Happy Halloween with a talk about the Black Christmas movies...
Black Christmas & Feminist Horror
YouTube video by Princess Weekes
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Sorry for the delay in getting this up! I realized I didn’t have a Halloween video and that could not be tolerated so I did it in a week in a half with a cold 🥰
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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People thinking they’re inventing network television after 10 years of destroying network television, I am going to walk into the fucking ocean.
Okay, who told every exec to start using "white space" as their new buzzword?
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
People thinking they’re inventing network television after 10 years of destroying network television, I am going to walk into the fucking ocean.
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Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
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Long live sandwich guy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Long live sandwich guy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Nebula is Youtube for those of you who love video essays, but not the commercials or right wing algorithm trying to ruin your day. Most of my favorite creators are over there and you can try it for free (It's also cheap as hell.)
Also, Maggie Mae's show is fucking delightful.
Also, Maggie Mae's show is fucking delightful.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nebula is Youtube for those of you who love video essays, but not the commercials or right wing algorithm trying to ruin your day. Most of my favorite creators are over there and you can try it for free (It's also cheap as hell.)
Also, Maggie Mae's show is fucking delightful.
Also, Maggie Mae's show is fucking delightful.
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shoutouts to toby fox for just doing this when a platform tells him he HAS to add achievements to his games
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
shoutouts to toby fox for just doing this when a platform tells him he HAS to add achievements to his games
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.