Shmuel
@kieveryuu.bsky.social
Jewish professional, trained philosopher, artist, and writer.
Creative work can be found at TenguFeather.com
Creative work can be found at TenguFeather.com
Staying on an even keel to deal with all the shit is important.
Finally had a chance to just sit & read a little book I picked up direct (& signed by) the artist @jopi.bsky.social by the title: The Leg, or, The Remarkable Reappearance of Santa Anna's Disembodied Limb.
Recommended.
Finally had a chance to just sit & read a little book I picked up direct (& signed by) the artist @jopi.bsky.social by the title: The Leg, or, The Remarkable Reappearance of Santa Anna's Disembodied Limb.
Recommended.
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Staying on an even keel to deal with all the shit is important.
Finally had a chance to just sit & read a little book I picked up direct (& signed by) the artist @jopi.bsky.social by the title: The Leg, or, The Remarkable Reappearance of Santa Anna's Disembodied Limb.
Recommended.
Finally had a chance to just sit & read a little book I picked up direct (& signed by) the artist @jopi.bsky.social by the title: The Leg, or, The Remarkable Reappearance of Santa Anna's Disembodied Limb.
Recommended.
For everything going on, this is such an exemplary example of the, often contradictory, attacks on the public & education. It not about protecting anything other than power, projecting power, & maintaining power.
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
For everything going on, this is such an exemplary example of the, often contradictory, attacks on the public & education. It not about protecting anything other than power, projecting power, & maintaining power.
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
This.
I'm so damn sick of America's plummet.
January 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This.
This is a thread worth reading as it states clearly what has been explicit if not obvious given how the news is generally presented.
Hmmm.....
h/t @jimsciutto.bsky.social for digging this up.
h/t @jimsciutto.bsky.social for digging this up.
‘Russia Wanted Ukraine in Exchange for Venezuela’ – Diplomat Fiona Hill in Congress
In the spring of 2019, Russia sent hundreds of operators to Venezuela to support the regime of Nicolás Maduro, on whose resignation the United States insisted. In parallel, Moscow made it clear to Was...
hromadske.ua
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
This is a thread worth reading as it states clearly what has been explicit if not obvious given how the news is generally presented.
@scalzi.com hits the nail on the head with is review.
Specifically about the larger context of what makes a "comfort watch". This context is why the John Wick movies are a comfort watch for me (skipping the dog death). Precision, rules, & manners are comforting.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/05/t...
Specifically about the larger context of what makes a "comfort watch". This context is why the John Wick movies are a comfort watch for me (skipping the dog death). Precision, rules, & manners are comforting.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/05/t...
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
@scalzi.com hits the nail on the head with is review.
Specifically about the larger context of what makes a "comfort watch". This context is why the John Wick movies are a comfort watch for me (skipping the dog death). Precision, rules, & manners are comforting.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/05/t...
Specifically about the larger context of what makes a "comfort watch". This context is why the John Wick movies are a comfort watch for me (skipping the dog death). Precision, rules, & manners are comforting.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/05/t...
This thread is an excellent idea.
Do not be one of my offices where, despite half the staff being Jewish, the board & leadership tried only 2 days to call it a holiday party before chuckling & leaning into what everyone knew it was anyway ending the facile veneer of inclusion.
Do a New Year party.
Do not be one of my offices where, despite half the staff being Jewish, the board & leadership tried only 2 days to call it a holiday party before chuckling & leaning into what everyone knew it was anyway ending the facile veneer of inclusion.
Do a New Year party.
Guys you can literally avoid all weird "Christmas is secular!" nonsense *and* still give your community and workplace some joy during a dark time by doubling down on being excited about New Year's, an *actually secular holiday*
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This thread is an excellent idea.
Do not be one of my offices where, despite half the staff being Jewish, the board & leadership tried only 2 days to call it a holiday party before chuckling & leaning into what everyone knew it was anyway ending the facile veneer of inclusion.
Do a New Year party.
Do not be one of my offices where, despite half the staff being Jewish, the board & leadership tried only 2 days to call it a holiday party before chuckling & leaning into what everyone knew it was anyway ending the facile veneer of inclusion.
Do a New Year party.
Once again, need to plug the @eff.org while prodding everyone to take action as they can:
www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “ag...
www.eff.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Once again, need to plug the @eff.org while prodding everyone to take action as they can:
www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
A quote from Rabbi Hershenson:
Every flame this year shall say:
we grieve,
we resist,
and we remain responsible for one another
and for the world we are shaping.
May our light strengthen our courage,
deepen our solidarity,
and move us from resilience toward action.
Every flame this year shall say:
we grieve,
we resist,
and we remain responsible for one another
and for the world we are shaping.
May our light strengthen our courage,
deepen our solidarity,
and move us from resilience toward action.
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A quote from Rabbi Hershenson:
Every flame this year shall say:
we grieve,
we resist,
and we remain responsible for one another
and for the world we are shaping.
May our light strengthen our courage,
deepen our solidarity,
and move us from resilience toward action.
Every flame this year shall say:
we grieve,
we resist,
and we remain responsible for one another
and for the world we are shaping.
May our light strengthen our courage,
deepen our solidarity,
and move us from resilience toward action.
Phineas & Ferb has a way of dropping in quick moments that speak to the millennial experience with a certain ennui:
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Phineas & Ferb has a way of dropping in quick moments that speak to the millennial experience with a certain ennui:
This is only fit for creepypasta.
i like the way there's no front door
Oh shit waddup
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is only fit for creepypasta.
Need a break from the news?
Relax your neck & shoulders by banging along to this song:
youtu.be/-t8zBpTmIxo...
Relax your neck & shoulders by banging along to this song:
youtu.be/-t8zBpTmIxo...
人間椅子「まほろば」Music Video（NINGEN ISU / Mahoroba）
YouTube video by 人間椅子
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Need a break from the news?
Relax your neck & shoulders by banging along to this song:
youtu.be/-t8zBpTmIxo...
Relax your neck & shoulders by banging along to this song:
youtu.be/-t8zBpTmIxo...
This is well done.
Genuinely.
Read it, be frustrated, & then find something to do that supports people.
Comics are great.
Genuinely.
Read it, be frustrated, & then find something to do that supports people.
Comics are great.
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is well done.
Genuinely.
Read it, be frustrated, & then find something to do that supports people.
Comics are great.
Genuinely.
Read it, be frustrated, & then find something to do that supports people.
Comics are great.
@warren.senate.gov is one of the few guests on the @colbertlateshow.bsky.social whose interview I will watch in full.
No shade to other guests who share their work.
Colbert conducts an excellent interview, it is just rare that the whole topic is important enough to listen all the way through.
No shade to other guests who share their work.
Colbert conducts an excellent interview, it is just rare that the whole topic is important enough to listen all the way through.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
@warren.senate.gov is one of the few guests on the @colbertlateshow.bsky.social whose interview I will watch in full.
No shade to other guests who share their work.
Colbert conducts an excellent interview, it is just rare that the whole topic is important enough to listen all the way through.
No shade to other guests who share their work.
Colbert conducts an excellent interview, it is just rare that the whole topic is important enough to listen all the way through.
Yes, I am one week late to start. However, at 09:02 is an example of one of the myriad ways a @miamulder.bsky.social video rewards the viewer who actually attends to the information by actually watching.
So watch it through & pause to read during the 2nd time.
nebula.tv/videos/miamu...
So watch it through & pause to read during the 2nd time.
nebula.tv/videos/miamu...
Mia Mulder — What Does It Mean To
I wanted to examine identity, how we use it, why we have it, why it matters and in the process I lost my mind.
nebula.tv
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Yes, I am one week late to start. However, at 09:02 is an example of one of the myriad ways a @miamulder.bsky.social video rewards the viewer who actually attends to the information by actually watching.
So watch it through & pause to read during the 2nd time.
nebula.tv/videos/miamu...
So watch it through & pause to read during the 2nd time.
nebula.tv/videos/miamu...
The current job market reminds me a lot of 2012.
However, it is much slower. If there is any response at all it is generally weeks later with weeks more before a final response.
At the start of the year when I began looking, there were more jobs & more responses within a reasonable timeframe.
However, it is much slower. If there is any response at all it is generally weeks later with weeks more before a final response.
At the start of the year when I began looking, there were more jobs & more responses within a reasonable timeframe.
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The current job market reminds me a lot of 2012.
However, it is much slower. If there is any response at all it is generally weeks later with weeks more before a final response.
At the start of the year when I began looking, there were more jobs & more responses within a reasonable timeframe.
However, it is much slower. If there is any response at all it is generally weeks later with weeks more before a final response.
At the start of the year when I began looking, there were more jobs & more responses within a reasonable timeframe.
On the topic of music... why was this song by FLOW randomly in my head this morning? No idea. Solid song (famously the 4th Naruto OP) & I had forgotten how nuts is the accompanying MV:
youtu.be/AE4b9jO1uB4...
youtu.be/AE4b9jO1uB4...
FLOW - Go!!! (Music Video)
YouTube video by FLOWofficialVEVO
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
On the topic of music... why was this song by FLOW randomly in my head this morning? No idea. Solid song (famously the 4th Naruto OP) & I had forgotten how nuts is the accompanying MV:
youtu.be/AE4b9jO1uB4...
youtu.be/AE4b9jO1uB4...
Futurama has great needle drops—one of many reasons I revisit the show so often.
S05E15 is no exception:
youtu.be/a6otjCKg594...
youtu.be/0-x1nZqhoHs...
S05E15 is no exception:
youtu.be/a6otjCKg594...
youtu.be/0-x1nZqhoHs...
Black Flag - TV Party
YouTube video by Patrick França
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Futurama has great needle drops—one of many reasons I revisit the show so often.
S05E15 is no exception:
youtu.be/a6otjCKg594...
youtu.be/0-x1nZqhoHs...
S05E15 is no exception:
youtu.be/a6otjCKg594...
youtu.be/0-x1nZqhoHs...
Search & tagging is borked as I type, even so I am posting this link because no-one should ever apologize for talking about kerning.
Typography is too important a topic and the short time spent on it is excellent.
Video by @loricaclothing:
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM...
Typography is too important a topic and the short time spent on it is excellent.
Video by @loricaclothing:
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM...
Art Nouveau meets 4X Gaming?
YouTube video by Lorica Clothing
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Search & tagging is borked as I type, even so I am posting this link because no-one should ever apologize for talking about kerning.
Typography is too important a topic and the short time spent on it is excellent.
Video by @loricaclothing:
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM...
Typography is too important a topic and the short time spent on it is excellent.
Video by @loricaclothing:
youtu.be/YuOuU2wP0XM...
Most excited about Bendis & Bagley collaboration as they are one of my favorite creative teams.
(Ignored this talk until now when a responsible source has posted this information.)
(Ignored this talk until now when a responsible source has posted this information.)
Brian Michael Bendis is back at Marvel for a new run of stories, starting with a back-up by Mark Bagley in January's AVENGERS #800.
Bendis returns to Marvel for AVENGERS #800
Bendis's back-up story, featuring art by Mark Bagley, will mark the writer's first Marvel project since 2018.
www.comicsbeat.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Most excited about Bendis & Bagley collaboration as they are one of my favorite creative teams.
(Ignored this talk until now when a responsible source has posted this information.)
(Ignored this talk until now when a responsible source has posted this information.)
A good conversation that touched base on creative persistence/perseverance & finding the truth in the character & stories.
Also mentioned too briefly "Speeding Bullets", the first Elseworld that I spent money to read. Like much of what @jmdematteis.bsky.social has written, it stays with the reader.
Also mentioned too briefly "Speeding Bullets", the first Elseworld that I spent money to read. Like much of what @jmdematteis.bsky.social has written, it stays with the reader.
I talk all things Superman (and more!) with the MEN OF STEEL podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh_M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh_M...
Men of Steel: An Interview with JM DeMatteis
YouTube video by Certain POV Media with Case Aiken
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A good conversation that touched base on creative persistence/perseverance & finding the truth in the character & stories.
Also mentioned too briefly "Speeding Bullets", the first Elseworld that I spent money to read. Like much of what @jmdematteis.bsky.social has written, it stays with the reader.
Also mentioned too briefly "Speeding Bullets", the first Elseworld that I spent money to read. Like much of what @jmdematteis.bsky.social has written, it stays with the reader.
Nice to look around & see things mostly turning out well on an Election Day.
A better feeling than that other thing...
A better feeling than that other thing...
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Nice to look around & see things mostly turning out well on an Election Day.
A better feeling than that other thing...
A better feeling than that other thing...
Reposted by Shmuel
Artists behind some of the most popular films of all time are also forging one of the most powerful organized resistances to AI.
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
How artists behind Marvel, Alien, and the Matrix movies are fighting AI
With solidarity, legislation, class action lawsuits, and a little help from Guillermo del Toro. Plus, the Luddite Renaissance continues, and I open the mailbag.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Artists behind some of the most popular films of all time are also forging one of the most powerful organized resistances to AI.
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
The visuals make this Spectacles video on @nebula.tv more than simply informative into something truly impressive. Even if one knows this information, it is worth the watch & share:
nebula.tv/videos/spect...
nebula.tv/videos/spect...
Spectacles — How the White House became a Palace
Trump's ballroom is the culmination of trends in presidential power.
nebula.tv
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The visuals make this Spectacles video on @nebula.tv more than simply informative into something truly impressive. Even if one knows this information, it is worth the watch & share:
nebula.tv/videos/spect...
nebula.tv/videos/spect...
The utter lack of decency along with a complete lack of respect & recognition of both conventional limits & the law... While it is has long since stopped being a shock in any way, it remains infuriating to see such harm inflicted on vulnerable people & institutions that stand for something better.
NYT Confirms: Trump will DEMOLISH the ENTIRE East Wing of the White House.
The Times says the East Wing is expected to be fully torn down by the weekend to make room for Trump's ballroom for billionaires — despite the fact that Trump pledged the White House would not be touched.
The Times says the East Wing is expected to be fully torn down by the weekend to make room for Trump's ballroom for billionaires — despite the fact that Trump pledged the White House would not be touched.
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The utter lack of decency along with a complete lack of respect & recognition of both conventional limits & the law... While it is has long since stopped being a shock in any way, it remains infuriating to see such harm inflicted on vulnerable people & institutions that stand for something better.
Reposted by Shmuel
Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
gizmodo.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs