Erik Lars Myers
@eriklarsmyers.com
Author, artist, giant nerd. I used to make beer, cider, and mead professionally. Now I do art, theater, and music. He/him.
I have friends everywhere.
I have friends everywhere.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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The Joyce Carol Oates and “books written between 1890-1930 are so ALPHA” thing struck home because it showed how many elites nowadays lack the ability to be moved or find meaning in art beyond what we did watching John Wick and going fuck yea this rules and that explains why they believe in AI art
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Joyce Carol Oates and “books written between 1890-1930 are so ALPHA” thing struck home because it showed how many elites nowadays lack the ability to be moved or find meaning in art beyond what we did watching John Wick and going fuck yea this rules and that explains why they believe in AI art
I don't know if I ever expected to be excited about news about the transition team for the mayor of a city in which I do not live.
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I don't know if I ever expected to be excited about news about the transition team for the mayor of a city in which I do not live.
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
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It can often feel like there's a whole lot outside our control.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
Today I’m voting for school board. Keep the local MAGA out. Keep the ABA teacher with no real information about her out too (IYKYK).
Your local election for boards and judges and funding and so forth really do matter. Go vote!
Your local election for boards and judges and funding and so forth really do matter. Go vote!
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It can often feel like there's a whole lot outside our control.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
As soon as I saw the news I thought: Oh Bluesky is going to be great today and y'all haven't disappointed.
It's not even 8am EST. 🤌
It's not even 8am EST. 🤌
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
As soon as I saw the news I thought: Oh Bluesky is going to be great today and y'all haven't disappointed.
It's not even 8am EST. 🤌
It's not even 8am EST. 🤌
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Sometimes you shotgun the old man and sometimes, well, sometimes the old man shotguns you
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Sometimes you shotgun the old man and sometimes, well, sometimes the old man shotguns you
Hi. It's election day.
From this election worker who will happily work a 17-hour day today so that you can have the opportunity:
Please go vote.
And remember, your local municipal and county races are arguably the most important ones. They affect what you deal with every day.
From this election worker who will happily work a 17-hour day today so that you can have the opportunity:
Please go vote.
And remember, your local municipal and county races are arguably the most important ones. They affect what you deal with every day.
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Hi. It's election day.
From this election worker who will happily work a 17-hour day today so that you can have the opportunity:
Please go vote.
And remember, your local municipal and county races are arguably the most important ones. They affect what you deal with every day.
From this election worker who will happily work a 17-hour day today so that you can have the opportunity:
Please go vote.
And remember, your local municipal and county races are arguably the most important ones. They affect what you deal with every day.
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hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
I'm weeping. This is so good/bad.
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm weeping. This is so good/bad.
This is art.
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is art.
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I tend to agree with this. If AI works like its cheerleaders claim/hope it will - replacing whole swathes of human labour - then they need a real economic plan for dealing with the consequences of that. This can only mean heavily redistributing the profits.
you either need universal basic income for humans or you must limit the use of Gen AI in such a way that humans aren’t radically impoverished as a result.
you cannot have both, both for morality reasons and also because this is the kind of thing that can result in globally-nightmarish conflict.
you cannot have both, both for morality reasons and also because this is the kind of thing that can result in globally-nightmarish conflict.
This seems more like an argument for universal basic income than for limiting technology. (I think both are probably futile in the current political environment, but I’d prefer the latter.)
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I tend to agree with this. If AI works like its cheerleaders claim/hope it will - replacing whole swathes of human labour - then they need a real economic plan for dealing with the consequences of that. This can only mean heavily redistributing the profits.
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may life treat you the same way you treat retail/service workers
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
may life treat you the same way you treat retail/service workers
Literally the first nightmares I remember having.
Honestly, fuck these guys.
Honestly, fuck these guys.
I gotta say, of all the things that I thought people could be nostalgic for about the 70s and 80s, the constant fear of nuclear devastation was not one of them!
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Literally the first nightmares I remember having.
Honestly, fuck these guys.
Honestly, fuck these guys.
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Every time I start feeling despair I am reminded that many, many people want to help, actually.
The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Every time I start feeling despair I am reminded that many, many people want to help, actually.
Shot/chaser. These came up consecutively on my feed.
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Shot/chaser. These came up consecutively on my feed.
I think that one of the saddest things about hustle culture is that appreciation of a rainy fall day is reduced to Pumpkin Spice in the office Keurig while checking Twitter instead of orange leaves drifting through cool damp air accompanied by the twittering of birds.
October 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I think that one of the saddest things about hustle culture is that appreciation of a rainy fall day is reduced to Pumpkin Spice in the office Keurig while checking Twitter instead of orange leaves drifting through cool damp air accompanied by the twittering of birds.
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it’s an innovative new strategy called irreparable harm and it’s the one weird trick judges just can’t beat
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
it’s an innovative new strategy called irreparable harm and it’s the one weird trick judges just can’t beat
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this is exactly what's happening
The Fred Trump treatment. Give him a fake job while Miller draws up missile strike plans on fishermen.
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
this is exactly what's happening
Extremely important thread.
State and local governments. I can't overstate how important it is for Dems to contest every state legislative race, in every district, everywhere
You live in Wyoming in an R+25 district? Run a Dem anyway. In an Alabama R+50? Run a Dem. Electing a dog catcher in MS? Run
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bsky.app/profile/thef...
You live in Wyoming in an R+25 district? Run a Dem anyway. In an Alabama R+50? Run a Dem. Electing a dog catcher in MS? Run
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bsky.app/profile/thef...
How best can democracy survive if Democrats can't flip both House and Senate in 2026?
(I know: dumbass unknowable question. Curious to hear you riff on it, though.)
(I know: dumbass unknowable question. Curious to hear you riff on it, though.)
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Extremely important thread.
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I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
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we have a way for guys like this to fund the military
it’s called “taxes” and clearly they should go up
it’s called “taxes” and clearly they should go up
"Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of Trump." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of Trump." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
we have a way for guys like this to fund the military
it’s called “taxes” and clearly they should go up
it’s called “taxes” and clearly they should go up
It must be very frustrating to be a history scholar these days.
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It must be very frustrating to be a history scholar these days.