John Weiner
@j-weiner.bsky.social
I love movies, video games, books, both comic and otherwise. And I'm a generally left leaning social Democrat. If you're cool with talking about that kinda stuff, then you'll dig what I have to say here.
Oh, and #SometimesIWriteStuff
Oh, and #SometimesIWriteStuff
There's something about that weird void of time between Christmas and New Year's that encourages you to be the laziest version of yourself. I wonder what it says about me that I've been doing the kind of crap I typically blow off.
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
There's something about that weird void of time between Christmas and New Year's that encourages you to be the laziest version of yourself. I wonder what it says about me that I've been doing the kind of crap I typically blow off.
Yo bitches...
It be Crimdas
Happiest of Holidays to all y'all.
It be Crimdas
Happiest of Holidays to all y'all.
December 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Yo bitches...
It be Crimdas
Happiest of Holidays to all y'all.
It be Crimdas
Happiest of Holidays to all y'all.
As a lifelong gamer, I find it harder and harder to engage with the hobby these days. It's not a question of age, it's buying a #Nintendo console and not owning it. It's SSDs and RAM being sold exclusively to AI datacenters. It's companies being run by non-gamers, putting profit before people.
December 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
As a lifelong gamer, I find it harder and harder to engage with the hobby these days. It's not a question of age, it's buying a #Nintendo console and not owning it. It's SSDs and RAM being sold exclusively to AI datacenters. It's companies being run by non-gamers, putting profit before people.
Nothing makes me feel old quite like not getting generational humor. Is there like, a glossary of terms for Gen Z and Gen Alpha jokes? Cuz my Millennial ass is fucking lost bro. And if you think this is bad, Gen Beta is coming guys, and their shit's bout ta be even weirder.
December 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nothing makes me feel old quite like not getting generational humor. Is there like, a glossary of terms for Gen Z and Gen Alpha jokes? Cuz my Millennial ass is fucking lost bro. And if you think this is bad, Gen Beta is coming guys, and their shit's bout ta be even weirder.
I've been accused of being an "advocate" of AI (as well as not being real) because I maintain that there's a "proper" way to use AI. I would NEVER use AI to replace artists, or circumvent any step of the creative process. But it's a tool, and like any tool, it can be properly utilized.
Thoughts???
Thoughts???
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've been accused of being an "advocate" of AI (as well as not being real) because I maintain that there's a "proper" way to use AI. I would NEVER use AI to replace artists, or circumvent any step of the creative process. But it's a tool, and like any tool, it can be properly utilized.
Thoughts???
Thoughts???
I love reading those posts that talk about what makes a particular region Gothic. Since the small town I spent my adolescent years in is a Stephen King novel waiting to happen, I find I relate to these posts. And it's always fun to see what other people consider Gothic horror in their region.
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I love reading those posts that talk about what makes a particular region Gothic. Since the small town I spent my adolescent years in is a Stephen King novel waiting to happen, I find I relate to these posts. And it's always fun to see what other people consider Gothic horror in their region.
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I'm generally not a country music fan, but this song slaps! And there's a message there I think people need to hear.
I'm generally not a country music fan, but this song slaps! And there's a message there I think people need to hear.
The devil wore a lab coat #countrymusic #bigpharma #appalachia #kentucky #newmusic
YouTube video by Mary Kutter
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I'm generally not a country music fan, but this song slaps! And there's a message there I think people need to hear.
I'm generally not a country music fan, but this song slaps! And there's a message there I think people need to hear.
We're at the end of 2025, and I'm starting to see posts about how people didn't accomplish all their goals for the year. Understandably, you might be a bit down if you didn't meet your own expectations this year. But given the shitshow that 2025 has been. Just surviving is enough.
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We're at the end of 2025, and I'm starting to see posts about how people didn't accomplish all their goals for the year. Understandably, you might be a bit down if you didn't meet your own expectations this year. But given the shitshow that 2025 has been. Just surviving is enough.
I don't advocate the theft of native land, I'm fully aware the story of the first Thanksgiving is mostly bullshit, I know those Rockwell paintings were mainly marketing, but some of us just like turkey ok?
J.D. Vance be damned.
That's some unhinged shit he said for real.
J.D. Vance be damned.
That's some unhinged shit he said for real.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I don't advocate the theft of native land, I'm fully aware the story of the first Thanksgiving is mostly bullshit, I know those Rockwell paintings were mainly marketing, but some of us just like turkey ok?
J.D. Vance be damned.
That's some unhinged shit he said for real.
J.D. Vance be damned.
That's some unhinged shit he said for real.
I'm listening to the umpteenth trans bathroom debate, and I have a simple solution.
Just make all bathrooms unisex.
We could just follow Europe's example (like with stall doors) and leave it at that.
People have too many weird hangups about sex and gender. Creeps aren't letting a sign stop them.
Just make all bathrooms unisex.
We could just follow Europe's example (like with stall doors) and leave it at that.
People have too many weird hangups about sex and gender. Creeps aren't letting a sign stop them.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'm listening to the umpteenth trans bathroom debate, and I have a simple solution.
Just make all bathrooms unisex.
We could just follow Europe's example (like with stall doors) and leave it at that.
People have too many weird hangups about sex and gender. Creeps aren't letting a sign stop them.
Just make all bathrooms unisex.
We could just follow Europe's example (like with stall doors) and leave it at that.
People have too many weird hangups about sex and gender. Creeps aren't letting a sign stop them.
So of late I've been rediscovering the joy of writing. Granted, it's in a reduced capacity in the notes app on my phone, but I'm still plugging away. It just proves what I've been saying for years, "I can't not do this." Even if it's just for me, writing is still writing.
#SometimesIWriteStuff
#SometimesIWriteStuff
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 AM
So of late I've been rediscovering the joy of writing. Granted, it's in a reduced capacity in the notes app on my phone, but I'm still plugging away. It just proves what I've been saying for years, "I can't not do this." Even if it's just for me, writing is still writing.
#SometimesIWriteStuff
#SometimesIWriteStuff
Maybe it's the writer in me, but I prefer to believe in the face of a lack of evidence. For instance, we have no reason to expect that an afterlife exists, and yet I still hope to see my loved ones again. It's not that I believe I will, but more that I lack disbelief.
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Maybe it's the writer in me, but I prefer to believe in the face of a lack of evidence. For instance, we have no reason to expect that an afterlife exists, and yet I still hope to see my loved ones again. It's not that I believe I will, but more that I lack disbelief.
A quick thought
Assuming Satan were real, why would he speak Latin? Granted, it sounds pretty cool. But you would think a fallen angel would speak Enochian right?
Of course, this assumes that Satan and Lucifer are one and the same. Isn't that the biblical interpretation?
Assuming Satan were real, why would he speak Latin? Granted, it sounds pretty cool. But you would think a fallen angel would speak Enochian right?
Of course, this assumes that Satan and Lucifer are one and the same. Isn't that the biblical interpretation?
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A quick thought
Assuming Satan were real, why would he speak Latin? Granted, it sounds pretty cool. But you would think a fallen angel would speak Enochian right?
Of course, this assumes that Satan and Lucifer are one and the same. Isn't that the biblical interpretation?
Assuming Satan were real, why would he speak Latin? Granted, it sounds pretty cool. But you would think a fallen angel would speak Enochian right?
Of course, this assumes that Satan and Lucifer are one and the same. Isn't that the biblical interpretation?
I'm voting soo hard in the midterm! That's the single most motivational thing bro could have said.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm voting soo hard in the midterm! That's the single most motivational thing bro could have said.
I just saw a guy wearing a Kevlar vest on my way to the post office. Dude, this is small-town MI! Just what do you expect to go down that you need your body armor to walk the streets? You gotta be kidding me.
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I just saw a guy wearing a Kevlar vest on my way to the post office. Dude, this is small-town MI! Just what do you expect to go down that you need your body armor to walk the streets? You gotta be kidding me.
I've avoided the Webtoons app as it was just a vehicle for smut comics and poorly made fanwank. But I've recently seen some cool works on there. Anyone have thoughts on whether the app is worthwhile, and/or suggestions on good stuff to check out? Might even be a good vehicle for my own work.
#Eden
#Eden
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I've avoided the Webtoons app as it was just a vehicle for smut comics and poorly made fanwank. But I've recently seen some cool works on there. Anyone have thoughts on whether the app is worthwhile, and/or suggestions on good stuff to check out? Might even be a good vehicle for my own work.
#Eden
#Eden
I'm watching the newest episodes of #hazbinhotel and I gotta say, I'm hooked. The story is an interesting continuation from where we left off season one. And the music!!! It's soo good!!! I'm a casual fan of musicals, REPO, Sweeney Todd, the usual. So maybe my taste is lacking, I doubt it though.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I'm watching the newest episodes of #hazbinhotel and I gotta say, I'm hooked. The story is an interesting continuation from where we left off season one. And the music!!! It's soo good!!! I'm a casual fan of musicals, REPO, Sweeney Todd, the usual. So maybe my taste is lacking, I doubt it though.
A WWII Film With a Modern Message
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Just read the trade for Assassin's Creed Visionaries, and it was a damned good book. If you're a fan of comics, Assassin's Creed, or even historical fiction, you'll find something to enjoy in this book. I mean, giant Assassin mechs anyone???
#assassinscreed
#assassinscreed
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just read the trade for Assassin's Creed Visionaries, and it was a damned good book. If you're a fan of comics, Assassin's Creed, or even historical fiction, you'll find something to enjoy in this book. I mean, giant Assassin mechs anyone???
#assassinscreed
#assassinscreed
Someone whose opinion on the economy I trust greatly. When a professional economist speaks, I recommend you listen.
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Someone whose opinion on the economy I trust greatly. When a professional economist speaks, I recommend you listen.
It's been brought to my attention that I apparently don't respect boundaries, and that people think I'm putting on a "performance" in my day-to-day life. With that in mind, I'd like to say the following.
Nothing I say here or anywhere else is performative. I'm not a caricature of myself.
Nothing I say here or anywhere else is performative. I'm not a caricature of myself.
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It's been brought to my attention that I apparently don't respect boundaries, and that people think I'm putting on a "performance" in my day-to-day life. With that in mind, I'd like to say the following.
Nothing I say here or anywhere else is performative. I'm not a caricature of myself.
Nothing I say here or anywhere else is performative. I'm not a caricature of myself.
You guys remember that red wave the GOP kept going on and on about?
Must suck to be soo wrong.
Congratulations to all the winners of yesterday's elections. If I had no hope, y'all gave me a little. I even saw somewhere that like, 71% of voters polled said they directly opposed Trump. Shit's wild.
Must suck to be soo wrong.
Congratulations to all the winners of yesterday's elections. If I had no hope, y'all gave me a little. I even saw somewhere that like, 71% of voters polled said they directly opposed Trump. Shit's wild.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You guys remember that red wave the GOP kept going on and on about?
Must suck to be soo wrong.
Congratulations to all the winners of yesterday's elections. If I had no hope, y'all gave me a little. I even saw somewhere that like, 71% of voters polled said they directly opposed Trump. Shit's wild.
Must suck to be soo wrong.
Congratulations to all the winners of yesterday's elections. If I had no hope, y'all gave me a little. I even saw somewhere that like, 71% of voters polled said they directly opposed Trump. Shit's wild.
A conversation between a coworker and myself earlier today...
Me: Yeah, Americans are kinda stupid.
Them: You realize you're an American right?
Me: I never said I wasn't part of the problem, merely aware of it.
Me: Yeah, Americans are kinda stupid.
Them: You realize you're an American right?
Me: I never said I wasn't part of the problem, merely aware of it.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A conversation between a coworker and myself earlier today...
Me: Yeah, Americans are kinda stupid.
Them: You realize you're an American right?
Me: I never said I wasn't part of the problem, merely aware of it.
Me: Yeah, Americans are kinda stupid.
Them: You realize you're an American right?
Me: I never said I wasn't part of the problem, merely aware of it.