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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 1h

Been said before, but their shamelessness really is their super-power. They have absolutely no qualms (or perhaps no awareness) about being blatant hypocrites.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Scalise: "When a good day for you is defined by how much suffering you can impose on other people, maybe you need to look in the mirror and check yourself at the door and wonder what it is you're up here trying to accomplish."

Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 3h

I miss those brief days during the Harris campaign when we realized what really riles up the GOP is when they’re pitied and mocked, not when they’re hated. They desperately want to be bullies, either admired or feared for that stature. When they’re just a joke, it really bothers them.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 14h

It is remarkable that of all the celebrities from the '80s who've gone full fash Axl Rose of all people zoomed in the other direction.

Meia tigela @brunodoamaral.bsky.social · 1d

No show do Guns N' Roses de ontem em Bogotá, o Axl recebeu essa bandeira da plateia durante a música Civil War.

Cantor Axl Rose, homem branco de meia idade com cabelo louro, segura uma bandeira da palestina com o logotipo do Guns N' Roses e escrito "I don't need your civil war".

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Stephanie Malone @angryprincess.bsky.social · 2d

MorbidlyBeautiful.com turns 10 today! 🎉 What started as a spooky little birthday gift to myself became a horror-loving family that changed my life. Thank you for a decade of screams, dreams, and everything in between. 🦇❤️ #HorrorCommunity #StayMorbid

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 2d

One (big) part of me is like, "Fuck these idiots. They knew better the whole time!" but another part realizes we need these sorts of idiots to eventually come out against Trump to have a chance to stop the giant shit ball rolling toward us.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 3d

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A ★★★★ review of V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025)

I am generally a fan of the V/H/S franchise, and I’ve found something to like in every entry, even the mostly awful V/H/S: VIRAL. Regardless of my bias, I really enjoyed V/H/S/HALLOWEEN for a few reas...

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 3d

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 3d

I think the biggest disconnect has not been in what Trump has done or tried to do, but in how much industry and media have capitulated to him.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 3d

I’m telling you: ridicule works. These guys are supposed to intimidate the citizenry and it’s very hard to do that when a guy in a frog suit is just staring you down and daring you to do something that makes it look like you’re afraid of a cartoon

dan sinker @dansinker.com · 3d

Portland never stops being Portland.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 4d

The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 5d

I think his depiction of alternative universe Auggie hints that it’s not a utopia for white people, either. It is pretty shallow still, but I think he does acknowledge it.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 5d

Blue states need to really start thinking about investing in parallel non-federalized infrastructure. Because there’s a real chance, if the fascists continue to amp up their war against the states that those infrastructure systems are intentionally targeted to cause pain.

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 6d

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Bleeding Skull @bleedingskull.bsky.social · 6d

Here are one-hundred more alternative vibes for the greatest month of the year.

Check out our latest @letterboxd list:
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Alt-Halloween II

One-hundred more alternative vibes for the Halloween season. For more recs, check out Alt-Halloween here.

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Gabe Soria @bitchinville.bsky.social · 6d

Justin is one of the rulers of modern instrumental Halloween music. Dude’s albums RULE and are essential for your October soundtrack.

Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 8d

Happy October! About a year ago today, I released my original soundtrack to the 2018 Halloween-themed folk horror flick GRIMMWOOD. Today, I’ve put the album on streaming platforms. Go ahead and give it a listen if you’d like to amplify those seasonal vibes! open.spotify.com/album/7rf66M...

Grimmwood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 6d

So kind of you to say, Gabe! I always appreciate your support

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 8d

Happy October! About a year ago today, I released my original soundtrack to the 2018 Halloween-themed folk horror flick GRIMMWOOD. Today, I’ve put the album on streaming platforms. Go ahead and give it a listen if you’d like to amplify those seasonal vibes! open.spotify.com/album/7rf66M...

Grimmwood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

open.spotify.com

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 7d

I mean, there are very pointedly anti-Dem messages on every major .gov website, so it's not like them doing this without consent matters much, since it's the official admin messaging.

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 7d

Samesies

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 7d

My writing career (such that it is) summed up in one image

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 7d

No surprise that Jimmy Fallon's a giant pussy.

Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 8d

Fucking disgusting variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 8d

Happy October! About a year ago today, I released my original soundtrack to the 2018 Halloween-themed folk horror flick GRIMMWOOD. Today, I’ve put the album on streaming platforms. Go ahead and give it a listen if you’d like to amplify those seasonal vibes! open.spotify.com/album/7rf66M...

Grimmwood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

open.spotify.com

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 8d

Maybe soon, I’ll get to work more seriously on my follow-up book, but until then I’ll keep mentioning that, in 2023, @terrorvisionvids.bsky.social published my first book, HAND-HELD HELL: THE OUTBREAK OF HOMEMADE HORROR.

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Justin "The Burning" @jburning.com · 8d

Would be cool if any of these assholes would say these things on the record.

heli rain @heli.pet · 8d

Fresh & piping hot

theintercept.com/2025/09/30/t...

Trump and Hegseth Gathered U.S. Military Leaders for an “Embarrassing” Rant

Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.

theintercept.com