Alison M. B.
@ardentalison.bsky.social
Weirdo from Jersey. Books, baking, board games, Broadway, bad jokes. Pretends to be a Paladin sometimes.
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These Mark Thomson/ Sarah Kendzior segments are becoming must watch.
"One of Trump's most consistent beliefs is that the world will end in nuclear annihilation. He mentions this often in older interviews. He fears it. I worry the way he copes with his fear of annihilation is by becoming the annihilator. The man who can end the world." www.youtube.com/watch?v=htdw...
Trump's Apocalypse Mindset: Becoming The Annihilator, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
These Mark Thomson/ Sarah Kendzior segments are becoming must watch.
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Guys. Stop telling me to stop looking at Instagram. I never touched tiktok. I've never used Facebook. There are a shit ton of great artists using countless mediums on Instagram I would have not found otherwise. Artists are kinda forced to use social media now so an all or nothing attitude ain't it.
January 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Guys. Stop telling me to stop looking at Instagram. I never touched tiktok. I've never used Facebook. There are a shit ton of great artists using countless mediums on Instagram I would have not found otherwise. Artists are kinda forced to use social media now so an all or nothing attitude ain't it.
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Instagram. Instagram, listen very closely. I. Don't. Want. Videos. About. Eldery. Animals. Being. Put. To. SLEEP. I don't want owners crying about their dead cats. I don't want to see a pets last moments. I don't want to see a pet dying In its owners arms. STOP. STOP DOING IT.
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Instagram. Instagram, listen very closely. I. Don't. Want. Videos. About. Eldery. Animals. Being. Put. To. SLEEP. I don't want owners crying about their dead cats. I don't want to see a pets last moments. I don't want to see a pet dying In its owners arms. STOP. STOP DOING IT.
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lol when women challenge the indignity of sexualization even in the most trivial or gentle ways, men absolutely piss themselves.
So, let me get this straight. Some weirdo mods bigger boobs onto a video game character, a trans journalist asks why, and the internet hounds her off Bluesky? The fuck is wrong with y'all?
Parker Malloy, you did not deserve this shit.
Parker Malloy, you did not deserve this shit.
January 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
lol when women challenge the indignity of sexualization even in the most trivial or gentle ways, men absolutely piss themselves.
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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This is on day 3, when things look successful.
80% is low for Trump on most issues, and it's where he started on other issues that have badly gone south for him, like Epstein.
80% is low for Trump on most issues, and it's where he started on other issues that have badly gone south for him, like Epstein.
Will "non-interventionist" MAGA go along? Yup.
A new WaPo poll finds only 40% overall approve of the Maduro capture and only 37% say this was appropriate without Congress.
But 80% of Trump voters support the capture and 78% are fine with not going to Congress. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
A new WaPo poll finds only 40% overall approve of the Maduro capture and only 37% say this was appropriate without Congress.
But 80% of Trump voters support the capture and 78% are fine with not going to Congress. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This is on day 3, when things look successful.
80% is low for Trump on most issues, and it's where he started on other issues that have badly gone south for him, like Epstein.
80% is low for Trump on most issues, and it's where he started on other issues that have badly gone south for him, like Epstein.
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“You’re doing something problematic.”
“Oh, okay. Can you tell me what I did so I can do better?”
“See, this is why we can’t talk to you people! You’re the problem!”
“But what did I do!?”
“That!”
“WHAT!?”
“YOU’RE DOING IT AGAIN!”
“WHAT AM I DOING!?”
“Oh, okay. Can you tell me what I did so I can do better?”
“See, this is why we can’t talk to you people! You’re the problem!”
“But what did I do!?”
“That!”
“WHAT!?”
“YOU’RE DOING IT AGAIN!”
“WHAT AM I DOING!?”
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
“You’re doing something problematic.”
“Oh, okay. Can you tell me what I did so I can do better?”
“See, this is why we can’t talk to you people! You’re the problem!”
“But what did I do!?”
“That!”
“WHAT!?”
“YOU’RE DOING IT AGAIN!”
“WHAT AM I DOING!?”
“Oh, okay. Can you tell me what I did so I can do better?”
“See, this is why we can’t talk to you people! You’re the problem!”
“But what did I do!?”
“That!”
“WHAT!?”
“YOU’RE DOING IT AGAIN!”
“WHAT AM I DOING!?”
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I mean, am I wrong here? Folks, if I'm wrong, tell me I'm wrong, and tell me WHY I'm wrong. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I mean, am I wrong here? Folks, if I'm wrong, tell me I'm wrong, and tell me WHY I'm wrong. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
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GDT's Victor is another reflection of that: his motivation was never "I must destroy disease and bring the dead back to life", it was "I must prove I'm better than my father."
You even have Harlander explicitly saying "you could cure my syphilis!" and Victor replying "No". That wasn't the point.
You even have Harlander explicitly saying "you could cure my syphilis!" and Victor replying "No". That wasn't the point.
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
GDT's Victor is another reflection of that: his motivation was never "I must destroy disease and bring the dead back to life", it was "I must prove I'm better than my father."
You even have Harlander explicitly saying "you could cure my syphilis!" and Victor replying "No". That wasn't the point.
You even have Harlander explicitly saying "you could cure my syphilis!" and Victor replying "No". That wasn't the point.
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In that sense, Victor really is like certain "innovators" of today, and their cronies; for instance, those who argue that we need not focus on fixing the housing crisis because "one day we'll live on Mars!".
A man who sees his pipe dreams as more important than reality.
A man who sees his pipe dreams as more important than reality.
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
In that sense, Victor really is like certain "innovators" of today, and their cronies; for instance, those who argue that we need not focus on fixing the housing crisis because "one day we'll live on Mars!".
A man who sees his pipe dreams as more important than reality.
A man who sees his pipe dreams as more important than reality.
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Another adaptation could grapple with your points, but the motivation of "Frankenstein" was never "I can bring the dead back to life": it was "I can discover the Elixir". He isn't a scientist, and doesn't think he should be limited by the focus of medical science.
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Another adaptation could grapple with your points, but the motivation of "Frankenstein" was never "I can bring the dead back to life": it was "I can discover the Elixir". He isn't a scientist, and doesn't think he should be limited by the focus of medical science.
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People forget that in the book, Victor was initially a student of *alchemy* and his Professors clearly tell him that his viewpoint of the world and science have been warped as a result.
In that sense, arguably the book version isn't so much reanimating corpses; more conjuring up a homunculus.
In that sense, arguably the book version isn't so much reanimating corpses; more conjuring up a homunculus.
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
People forget that in the book, Victor was initially a student of *alchemy* and his Professors clearly tell him that his viewpoint of the world and science have been warped as a result.
In that sense, arguably the book version isn't so much reanimating corpses; more conjuring up a homunculus.
In that sense, arguably the book version isn't so much reanimating corpses; more conjuring up a homunculus.
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Which would be relevant today, given tech bros are the obvious modern-day stand-in for Frankenstein; given their total inability to grasp what makes life worth living; and given their monomaniacal attempt to solve only the non-problem problem "rich people still rely on other people for their wealth"
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Which would be relevant today, given tech bros are the obvious modern-day stand-in for Frankenstein; given their total inability to grasp what makes life worth living; and given their monomaniacal attempt to solve only the non-problem problem "rich people still rely on other people for their wealth"
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What I mean I suppose is that everyone who sees VF's intent accepts the approach but condemns his hubris
like "to beat death is playing God and sins against nature" not "what? that doesn't beat death! it creates life, maybe, but the dead obviously stay dead here, what are you doing?"
like "to beat death is playing God and sins against nature" not "what? that doesn't beat death! it creates life, maybe, but the dead obviously stay dead here, what are you doing?"
January 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
What I mean I suppose is that everyone who sees VF's intent accepts the approach but condemns his hubris
like "to beat death is playing God and sins against nature" not "what? that doesn't beat death! it creates life, maybe, but the dead obviously stay dead here, what are you doing?"
like "to beat death is playing God and sins against nature" not "what? that doesn't beat death! it creates life, maybe, but the dead obviously stay dead here, what are you doing?"
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The point of beating death is "we don't want to die and we don't want our loved ones to die" and trying to solve for "bodies stop moving when they die and they should keep moving" demonstrates a total lack of understanding.
Yes, this *is* the point, but I feel like it doesn't ever get made.
Yes, this *is* the point, but I feel like it doesn't ever get made.
January 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The point of beating death is "we don't want to die and we don't want our loved ones to die" and trying to solve for "bodies stop moving when they die and they should keep moving" demonstrates a total lack of understanding.
Yes, this *is* the point, but I feel like it doesn't ever get made.
Yes, this *is* the point, but I feel like it doesn't ever get made.
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I'd like to see one Frankenstein ever that just grapples with the fact that somebody obsessed with beating death should be working on sickness and the aging process, not trying to re-animate dead tissue, like what did you *think* success would look like, Vic.
FRANKENSTEIN is, in my opinion, not half-bad. boxd.it/csMZm7
A ★★★ review of Frankenstein (2025)
As a director, Del Toro is a magnificent art director. This movie is very nice to look at, but "YOU are the monster!" is the level upon which the script is operating. I'm not sure why they decided to ...
boxd.it
January 6, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I'd like to see one Frankenstein ever that just grapples with the fact that somebody obsessed with beating death should be working on sickness and the aging process, not trying to re-animate dead tissue, like what did you *think* success would look like, Vic.
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Everything happening now was obvious by March 2021. That's why I wrote about it *then*.
This matters because this is a planned autocracy. Feigned surprise at horrors is meant to rewrite history and present our plight as if it wasn't a plan obvious four years ago and countenanced by both parties.
This matters because this is a planned autocracy. Feigned surprise at horrors is meant to rewrite history and present our plight as if it wasn't a plan obvious four years ago and countenanced by both parties.
July 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Everything happening now was obvious by March 2021. That's why I wrote about it *then*.
This matters because this is a planned autocracy. Feigned surprise at horrors is meant to rewrite history and present our plight as if it wasn't a plan obvious four years ago and countenanced by both parties.
This matters because this is a planned autocracy. Feigned surprise at horrors is meant to rewrite history and present our plight as if it wasn't a plan obvious four years ago and countenanced by both parties.
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Believing that Venezuela is an island is the same kind of mindset that leads you to believe you can impose big tariffs on coffee and bananas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
Stephen Miller Believes Venezuela Is an Island
YouTube video by emptywheel
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Believing that Venezuela is an island is the same kind of mindset that leads you to believe you can impose big tariffs on coffee and bananas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
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“Greenland will be defended by NATO” ~ German Foreign Minister, live television.
Well, the good part of NATO ...
Well, the good part of NATO ...
January 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“Greenland will be defended by NATO” ~ German Foreign Minister, live television.
Well, the good part of NATO ...
Well, the good part of NATO ...
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Every single Proud Boy and Oath Keeper who attacked the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 was protected and supported by his friends (or coworkers) on the local police force back home.
They were also protected by MPD on Nov 14 and Dec 12 2020 in DC.
That, to me, is the big picture of January 6th.
They were also protected by MPD on Nov 14 and Dec 12 2020 in DC.
That, to me, is the big picture of January 6th.
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Every single Proud Boy and Oath Keeper who attacked the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 was protected and supported by his friends (or coworkers) on the local police force back home.
They were also protected by MPD on Nov 14 and Dec 12 2020 in DC.
That, to me, is the big picture of January 6th.
They were also protected by MPD on Nov 14 and Dec 12 2020 in DC.
That, to me, is the big picture of January 6th.
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"Were it not for Twitter shutting down Donald Trump's account in the days after January 5th, I think there's a very good chance Joe Biden would never have been inaugurated."
On this January 6th, here's Marcy's incisive look at the meaning of the worst single day in American history.
On this January 6th, here's Marcy's incisive look at the meaning of the worst single day in American history.
Pincer Attack | The Meaning of January 6th | Ball of Thread | Episode 12
YouTube video by L O L G O P
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
"Were it not for Twitter shutting down Donald Trump's account in the days after January 5th, I think there's a very good chance Joe Biden would never have been inaugurated."
On this January 6th, here's Marcy's incisive look at the meaning of the worst single day in American history.
On this January 6th, here's Marcy's incisive look at the meaning of the worst single day in American history.
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One foot always in Hookland. Sometimes two.
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
One foot always in Hookland. Sometimes two.
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I am more and more convinced that right-wingers are like this because they surround themselves with sociopaths to the point they don't know when they're broken inside because they're the same as the people they are regularly around.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I am more and more convinced that right-wingers are like this because they surround themselves with sociopaths to the point they don't know when they're broken inside because they're the same as the people they are regularly around.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.