Bryan Crain
@bryancrain88.bsky.social
Progressive. Atheist. Fan of Dickens, Shakespeare, and food.
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I value writing more thanks to AI trying to ruin writing. Don't take for granted if you have the ability to translate thoughts & ideas & images & stories from your head onto a page! Some losers who don't go through that process are demonstrating that it is a process, & it's special.
December 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I value writing more thanks to AI trying to ruin writing. Don't take for granted if you have the ability to translate thoughts & ideas & images & stories from your head onto a page! Some losers who don't go through that process are demonstrating that it is a process, & it's special.
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The court document below is NOT new. I reprinted it in my 2020 book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT when discussing Trump's history with Epstein. Others also covered it. It was publicly available. Garland of course knew too and protected Trump. And Dems protected and defended Garland. Why pretend otherwise?
Merrick Garland hid this from us for 4 YEARS,
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
December 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The court document below is NOT new. I reprinted it in my 2020 book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT when discussing Trump's history with Epstein. Others also covered it. It was publicly available. Garland of course knew too and protected Trump. And Dems protected and defended Garland. Why pretend otherwise?
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And Jesus Christ, who DID die (but he came back a bit later, it was a whole thing)
December 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
And Jesus Christ, who DID die (but he came back a bit later, it was a whole thing)
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"how can you suddenly dislike your delicious steak dinner when you find out the chef dropped it on the ground and never washed his hands?"
“How can you suddenly dislike art when you find out it’s made by AI?”
For the same reason I can dislike art when I find out the employees were overworked and underpaid.
Because I care about people.
You dipshit.
For the same reason I can dislike art when I find out the employees were overworked and underpaid.
Because I care about people.
You dipshit.
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"how can you suddenly dislike your delicious steak dinner when you find out the chef dropped it on the ground and never washed his hands?"
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The basic truth is the University of Oklahoma fired an instructor because she had the audacity to do her job while trans. Media like CNN are complicit in simultaneously pushing the anti-trans narrative and covering up the brutal outcomes of this societal purge.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The basic truth is the University of Oklahoma fired an instructor because she had the audacity to do her job while trans. Media like CNN are complicit in simultaneously pushing the anti-trans narrative and covering up the brutal outcomes of this societal purge.
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literally fuck anyone who doesn’t see at this point that it’s an organized nationwide effort to make trans people unemployable.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
literally fuck anyone who doesn’t see at this point that it’s an organized nationwide effort to make trans people unemployable.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
TIL that December 23 is Night of the Radishes in Oaxaca.
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
TIL that December 23 is Night of the Radishes in Oaxaca.
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No money for healthcare, but enough for 20-25 battleships.
Trump claims that ultimately he plans to build "20 to 25" new battleships
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
No money for healthcare, but enough for 20-25 battleships.
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We have to make sure that in the United States of America you very much do have to apologize for saying shit like this.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We have to make sure that in the United States of America you very much do have to apologize for saying shit like this.
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2/ The Danish head of its CDC is like: are you fucking crazy? We are a small country with universal healthcare. You shouldn't do what we do. We should do what you used to do.
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
2/ The Danish head of its CDC is like: are you fucking crazy? We are a small country with universal healthcare. You shouldn't do what we do. We should do what you used to do.
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The great old comedy writer Larry Gelbart said that your style is formed by what you can’t do. I wish more people understood that. That and the Martha Graham quote about keeping the channel open.
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The great old comedy writer Larry Gelbart said that your style is formed by what you can’t do. I wish more people understood that. That and the Martha Graham quote about keeping the channel open.
Nietzsche, in Zarathustra: "Ask women: one does not give birth because it is enjoyable."
So, since we have Yet More Discourse going on, I wanna toss out a thing because I keep seeing it come up.
Writing is not always fun, and that’s actually pretty normal.
Writing is not always fun, and that’s actually pretty normal.
Same. Frankly, I can’t imagine any situation where using an LLM to generate text would not make writing the book take ten times as long.
December 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Nietzsche, in Zarathustra: "Ask women: one does not give birth because it is enjoyable."
TIL that the first illustration of modern Santa Claus, by Thomas Nast in 1863, had him holding up a Jefferson Davis toy via the noose around its neck. #WokeSanta #Christmas
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
TIL that the first illustration of modern Santa Claus, by Thomas Nast in 1863, had him holding up a Jefferson Davis toy via the noose around its neck. #WokeSanta #Christmas
I assume the reason why Trump is trying to start a war with Venezuela is because a Venezuelan won his Nobel Peace Prize. He may be a demented, fascist clown, but he's a master of irony.
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I assume the reason why Trump is trying to start a war with Venezuela is because a Venezuelan won his Nobel Peace Prize. He may be a demented, fascist clown, but he's a master of irony.
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I told ye all,
When we first put this dangerous stone a-rolling,
’Twould fall upon ourselves.
When we first put this dangerous stone a-rolling,
’Twould fall upon ourselves.
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I told ye all,
When we first put this dangerous stone a-rolling,
’Twould fall upon ourselves.
When we first put this dangerous stone a-rolling,
’Twould fall upon ourselves.
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Look, I'm not one to quickly believe in conspiracy theories about us attacking Venezuela on a made up provocation to distract from the Epstein files, but the timing of all this is not helping me convince myself that it's not true.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Look, I'm not one to quickly believe in conspiracy theories about us attacking Venezuela on a made up provocation to distract from the Epstein files, but the timing of all this is not helping me convince myself that it's not true.
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Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
How did setting up a wreath in the kitchen almost ruin Christmas?
It created a thyme loop.
It created a thyme loop.
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
How did setting up a wreath in the kitchen almost ruin Christmas?
It created a thyme loop.
It created a thyme loop.
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Why did dinner get burned on the night before Christmas?
Because not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Because not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
December 24, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Why did dinner get burned on the night before Christmas?
Because not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Because not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Most European cultures have tales of elves and fairies who sneak into houses and make mischief at Christmas time. They're usually appeased by leaving out food overnight. Santa's milk and cookies are just another variant of this.
#Christmas #FunFact
#Christmas #FunFact
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Most European cultures have tales of elves and fairies who sneak into houses and make mischief at Christmas time. They're usually appeased by leaving out food overnight. Santa's milk and cookies are just another variant of this.
#Christmas #FunFact
#Christmas #FunFact
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Hard to believe this is real but it is — do better, Time 😕
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hard to believe this is real but it is — do better, Time 😕