Christian Bell
@cshbell.com
Would like to be John Ames.
More often is Jack Boughton.
@GileadSociety.com and https://gileadsociety.com
More often is Jack Boughton.
@GileadSociety.com and https://gileadsociety.com
My wife found a soap-bubble bottle in her coat pocket, and we unintentionally reenacted the well-known scene from ‘Gilead’.
She on the couch eating her egg sandwich and I on the floor blowing bubbles at our little cat who delighted at never having seen such a marvel. And so much laughter.
She on the couch eating her egg sandwich and I on the floor blowing bubbles at our little cat who delighted at never having seen such a marvel. And so much laughter.
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My wife found a soap-bubble bottle in her coat pocket, and we unintentionally reenacted the well-known scene from ‘Gilead’.
She on the couch eating her egg sandwich and I on the floor blowing bubbles at our little cat who delighted at never having seen such a marvel. And so much laughter.
She on the couch eating her egg sandwich and I on the floor blowing bubbles at our little cat who delighted at never having seen such a marvel. And so much laughter.
Area Man Says It Too Early for This Winter Shit
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Area Man Says It Too Early for This Winter Shit
Speaking of great newsletters, always read @monteiro.bsky.social: “When the fascists try to make you feel small you raise your bike over your head and you get big.”
This week’s newsletter is about getting out of the boiling pot of water and deciding not to climb back in.
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buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
How to point at fascists and laugh
The last slide from my new talk. It plays a role below. Contribute to my eventual bail fund at $2 a pop. This week’s question comes from me, actually: How...
buttondown.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Speaking of great newsletters, always read @monteiro.bsky.social: “When the fascists try to make you feel small you raise your bike over your head and you get big.”
Very appropriate, given his pedigree as an editor at the Calvin University ‘Chimes’, that @philipchristman.bsky.social links one of its anthems, Twisted Sister’s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’, in this morning’s always-excellent newsletter: philipchristman.substack.com/p/responding...
Responding to My Critics, II
(Part I.)
philipchristman.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Very appropriate, given his pedigree as an editor at the Calvin University ‘Chimes’, that @philipchristman.bsky.social links one of its anthems, Twisted Sister’s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’, in this morning’s always-excellent newsletter: philipchristman.substack.com/p/responding...
November 8 and the hanging baskets are still blooming beautifully.
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
November 8 and the hanging baskets are still blooming beautifully.
Progress.
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Progress.
Aged like fine wine.
lol at anyone who thinks this guy isn’t going to absolutely run the table in the general election
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Aged like fine wine.
Baseball: the greatest sport.
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Baseball: the greatest sport.
Reposted by Christian Bell
I hope this game goes for 1000 innings
November 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I hope this game goes for 1000 innings
Happy Reformation Day!
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Happy Reformation Day!
If true—always important to note these things are often unconfirmed and not infrequently disproven later—this kind of thing is the fuel that should give future administrations uninterrupted energy to prosecute ICE agents ex post facto.
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If true—always important to note these things are often unconfirmed and not infrequently disproven later—this kind of thing is the fuel that should give future administrations uninterrupted energy to prosecute ICE agents ex post facto.
Reading @philipchristman.bsky.social’s new book in its natural habitat.
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Reading @philipchristman.bsky.social’s new book in its natural habitat.
The downside of every fun trend is that screenshots of photo libraries reveal a lot more information than is apparent. This can be a privacy and security risk.
Open your Photos app
Search “Airplane” (lol)
Scroll down to what you think is exactly halfway and screenshot it
Post.
#AvGeek
Search “Airplane” (lol)
Scroll down to what you think is exactly halfway and screenshot it
Post.
#AvGeek
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The downside of every fun trend is that screenshots of photo libraries reveal a lot more information than is apparent. This can be a privacy and security risk.
Still astonished sometimes by how lovely my wife is and how she goes places with me (willingly!).
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Still astonished sometimes by how lovely my wife is and how she goes places with me (willingly!).
@gruber.foo I am here to confirm your suspicions that a premium-priced iPhone mini would have a market. If Apple announced tomorrow a Vision Pro-priced iPhone 17 mini, instant buy.
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
@gruber.foo I am here to confirm your suspicions that a premium-priced iPhone mini would have a market. If Apple announced tomorrow a Vision Pro-priced iPhone 17 mini, instant buy.
Walking around high-fiving all the trees for doing an awesome job turning colors.
October 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Walking around high-fiving all the trees for doing an awesome job turning colors.
Cats are exemplars of socialism. If you want to understand the benefits of socialism, look at the lives of cats.
October 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Cats are exemplars of socialism. If you want to understand the benefits of socialism, look at the lives of cats.
I have just discovered that Trader Joe’s sells bags of crispy fried garlic pieces. Probably intended as a salad topping but no one says you can’t just eat it as is.
October 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I have just discovered that Trader Joe’s sells bags of crispy fried garlic pieces. Probably intended as a salad topping but no one says you can’t just eat it as is.
Savory afternoon autumn walk through the neighborhood.
October 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Savory afternoon autumn walk through the neighborhood.
The speed and conviction with which my wife responded, “Okay, that’s wrong,” to one of my ridiculous assertions kind of has me reeling.
October 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The speed and conviction with which my wife responded, “Okay, that’s wrong,” to one of my ridiculous assertions kind of has me reeling.
I hope the Union endures long and faithfully, but I have to admit: I go for long stretches of time without thinking about Vermont or New Hampshire.
October 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I hope the Union endures long and faithfully, but I have to admit: I go for long stretches of time without thinking about Vermont or New Hampshire.
Reposted by Christian Bell
Marilynne Robinson was interviewed by @peter-wehner.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com about a variety of topics, including her faith, her convictions about religion and beauty, and what she hopes her legacy will be: gileadsociety.com/post/7978412...
October 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Marilynne Robinson was interviewed by @peter-wehner.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com about a variety of topics, including her faith, her convictions about religion and beauty, and what she hopes her legacy will be: gileadsociety.com/post/7978412...
One of the simple pleasures of life is the smell from a new bag of coffee.
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
One of the simple pleasures of life is the smell from a new bag of coffee.
Losing the season in a 15-inning, five-hour game where your starting pitcher throws an all-time historic performance still hurts, but at least it’s a great baseball story if you have to go down. Rebuild the damn bullpen, go get some hitters, and give Skubal a huge contract. Go Tigers ⚾️
October 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Losing the season in a 15-inning, five-hour game where your starting pitcher throws an all-time historic performance still hurts, but at least it’s a great baseball story if you have to go down. Rebuild the damn bullpen, go get some hitters, and give Skubal a huge contract. Go Tigers ⚾️
