Sam Bell ظافر 🇱🇧 🇨🇦
@sam-bell.bsky.social
Life on the Moon.
Workers of the world unite!
Socialist, Communist
liberation, music, cartoons, art, nerd stuff
Workers of the world unite!
Socialist, Communist
liberation, music, cartoons, art, nerd stuff
I’ve come to the somewhat depressing realization that I don’t care for most fantasy.
The ones I do enjoy are easier on the supernatural. The ones that inundate the reader with ogres, elves, vampires, etc start losing me. My eyes lose focus as my ability to suspend disbelief wanes.
It’s too much.
The ones I do enjoy are easier on the supernatural. The ones that inundate the reader with ogres, elves, vampires, etc start losing me. My eyes lose focus as my ability to suspend disbelief wanes.
It’s too much.
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I’ve come to the somewhat depressing realization that I don’t care for most fantasy.
The ones I do enjoy are easier on the supernatural. The ones that inundate the reader with ogres, elves, vampires, etc start losing me. My eyes lose focus as my ability to suspend disbelief wanes.
It’s too much.
The ones I do enjoy are easier on the supernatural. The ones that inundate the reader with ogres, elves, vampires, etc start losing me. My eyes lose focus as my ability to suspend disbelief wanes.
It’s too much.
I’m reading more now than at any point since college.
It’s heady but also frustrating. I’m both a voracious and extremely picky reader.
When I find an author I like, I will often read everything or try to read everything they wrote.
Trouble is, I’m so damned picky.
It’s heady but also frustrating. I’m both a voracious and extremely picky reader.
When I find an author I like, I will often read everything or try to read everything they wrote.
Trouble is, I’m so damned picky.
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’m reading more now than at any point since college.
It’s heady but also frustrating. I’m both a voracious and extremely picky reader.
When I find an author I like, I will often read everything or try to read everything they wrote.
Trouble is, I’m so damned picky.
It’s heady but also frustrating. I’m both a voracious and extremely picky reader.
When I find an author I like, I will often read everything or try to read everything they wrote.
Trouble is, I’m so damned picky.
80’s period pieces never have enough Sheena Easton.
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
80’s period pieces never have enough Sheena Easton.
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I don’t know if this is just a limitation on my ability to suspend disbelief specifically, or a manifestation of my blend of neurodivergence.
I have trouble with what I consider “concept shows”.
Like, the one where everyone is blind or some major event happens and the whole show is about it.
I have trouble with what I consider “concept shows”.
Like, the one where everyone is blind or some major event happens and the whole show is about it.
December 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I don’t know if this is just a limitation on my ability to suspend disbelief specifically, or a manifestation of my blend of neurodivergence.
I have trouble with what I consider “concept shows”.
Like, the one where everyone is blind or some major event happens and the whole show is about it.
I have trouble with what I consider “concept shows”.
Like, the one where everyone is blind or some major event happens and the whole show is about it.
Young hearts run free
a woman with a white wig is holding a small piece of glass in her hand .
Alt: GIF of Mercutio from Baz Luhrmanns movie Romeo + Juliet.
Mercurtio is wearing a dress and a curly, white wig. They extend a hand, with a small, round, white pill with a heart on it.
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Young hearts run free
Star Wars.
Little immigrant kid in the late 70s and it blew the doors off my mind.
Aliens.
Nobody thought it could top Alien and it kicked our arses.
Anything, Everywhere All at Once.
I have never felt more seen by a movie. I came out convinced the writer was ADHD. He is, dx post movie.
Little immigrant kid in the late 70s and it blew the doors off my mind.
Aliens.
Nobody thought it could top Alien and it kicked our arses.
Anything, Everywhere All at Once.
I have never felt more seen by a movie. I came out convinced the writer was ADHD. He is, dx post movie.
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Star Wars.
Little immigrant kid in the late 70s and it blew the doors off my mind.
Aliens.
Nobody thought it could top Alien and it kicked our arses.
Anything, Everywhere All at Once.
I have never felt more seen by a movie. I came out convinced the writer was ADHD. He is, dx post movie.
Little immigrant kid in the late 70s and it blew the doors off my mind.
Aliens.
Nobody thought it could top Alien and it kicked our arses.
Anything, Everywhere All at Once.
I have never felt more seen by a movie. I came out convinced the writer was ADHD. He is, dx post movie.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
I'm so ready for an October revolution.
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I'm so ready for an October revolution.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
Too many people gloss over the fact that as antonymous people, kids can be right bastards.
The challenge: teach your kid to not be a right bastard without being a right bastard to them.
It's much harder than it sounds.
The challenge: teach your kid to not be a right bastard without being a right bastard to them.
It's much harder than it sounds.
too many people want to have kids but don't want to parent
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Too many people gloss over the fact that as antonymous people, kids can be right bastards.
The challenge: teach your kid to not be a right bastard without being a right bastard to them.
It's much harder than it sounds.
The challenge: teach your kid to not be a right bastard without being a right bastard to them.
It's much harder than it sounds.
The more I've learned about WW2, the more abhorrent the framing and whitewashing in the west has become.
The vast majority of german casualties were on the eastern front.
There was no german-soviet pact until right before the invasion of poland, when they signed a non-aggression deal.
The vast majority of german casualties were on the eastern front.
There was no german-soviet pact until right before the invasion of poland, when they signed a non-aggression deal.
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The more I've learned about WW2, the more abhorrent the framing and whitewashing in the west has become.
The vast majority of german casualties were on the eastern front.
There was no german-soviet pact until right before the invasion of poland, when they signed a non-aggression deal.
The vast majority of german casualties were on the eastern front.
There was no german-soviet pact until right before the invasion of poland, when they signed a non-aggression deal.
Watched a video recently about haptic visuality and the feeling of realism in movies. It mentioned how modern movies often have flat lighting and shallow depth of focus to allow more options in post.
There are definitely times when it's good to pull focus on objects or faces.
But there are risks
There are definitely times when it's good to pull focus on objects or faces.
But there are risks
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Watched a video recently about haptic visuality and the feeling of realism in movies. It mentioned how modern movies often have flat lighting and shallow depth of focus to allow more options in post.
There are definitely times when it's good to pull focus on objects or faces.
But there are risks
There are definitely times when it's good to pull focus on objects or faces.
But there are risks
I am guilty of not paying close attention to lyrics.
As a musician, this is a bit embarrassing at times.
However, in my defense, I have delayed audio processing, and I became accustomed to music in multiple languages.
All that said, it took me like 8 listens to get Sabrina Carpenters "Tears".
As a musician, this is a bit embarrassing at times.
However, in my defense, I have delayed audio processing, and I became accustomed to music in multiple languages.
All that said, it took me like 8 listens to get Sabrina Carpenters "Tears".
December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I am guilty of not paying close attention to lyrics.
As a musician, this is a bit embarrassing at times.
However, in my defense, I have delayed audio processing, and I became accustomed to music in multiple languages.
All that said, it took me like 8 listens to get Sabrina Carpenters "Tears".
As a musician, this is a bit embarrassing at times.
However, in my defense, I have delayed audio processing, and I became accustomed to music in multiple languages.
All that said, it took me like 8 listens to get Sabrina Carpenters "Tears".
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IT’S HAPPENING! The original theatrical version of Star Wars is coming to theaters in 2027: youtu.be/qfXvdFcvhNY?...
IT'S HAPPENING! The Star Wars THEATRICAL EDITION is Coming to Theaters!
YouTube video by Star Wars Explained
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
IT’S HAPPENING! The original theatrical version of Star Wars is coming to theaters in 2027: youtu.be/qfXvdFcvhNY?...
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
Capitalism.
Literally “you do all the work, I keep all the money.”
Wealth inequality is a feature, not a bug.
Literally “you do all the work, I keep all the money.”
Wealth inequality is a feature, not a bug.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Capitalism.
Literally “you do all the work, I keep all the money.”
Wealth inequality is a feature, not a bug.
Literally “you do all the work, I keep all the money.”
Wealth inequality is a feature, not a bug.
It’s maddening to include Soviet symbols when Russia is actively persecuting communists.
Folks are still participating in anticommunist, anti Soviet Union propaganda decades after the fall of the USSR.
Folks are still participating in anticommunist, anti Soviet Union propaganda decades after the fall of the USSR.
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It’s maddening to include Soviet symbols when Russia is actively persecuting communists.
Folks are still participating in anticommunist, anti Soviet Union propaganda decades after the fall of the USSR.
Folks are still participating in anticommunist, anti Soviet Union propaganda decades after the fall of the USSR.
One of the things that took me longer than I'd like to admit to wrap my head around, especially as I begun reading Marx & Lenin was: it's not just about class in the USA.
Those on the left have to understand, this country is founded on racism.
Those on the left have to understand, this country is founded on racism.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
One of the things that took me longer than I'd like to admit to wrap my head around, especially as I begun reading Marx & Lenin was: it's not just about class in the USA.
Those on the left have to understand, this country is founded on racism.
Those on the left have to understand, this country is founded on racism.
I am fond of the mute and block functions here.
Thank goodness.
One of the things reading Marxist theory has made me realize is: there is little value in arguing minutia in the "marketplace of ideas".
When someone here says something asinine, I can simply mute or block them. It's wonderful.
Thank goodness.
One of the things reading Marxist theory has made me realize is: there is little value in arguing minutia in the "marketplace of ideas".
When someone here says something asinine, I can simply mute or block them. It's wonderful.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I am fond of the mute and block functions here.
Thank goodness.
One of the things reading Marxist theory has made me realize is: there is little value in arguing minutia in the "marketplace of ideas".
When someone here says something asinine, I can simply mute or block them. It's wonderful.
Thank goodness.
One of the things reading Marxist theory has made me realize is: there is little value in arguing minutia in the "marketplace of ideas".
When someone here says something asinine, I can simply mute or block them. It's wonderful.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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The Craziest Thing In The World Is That We Could End Poverty, But We Don't
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
The Craziest Thing In The World Is That We Could End Poverty, But We Don't
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Craziest Thing In The World Is That We Could End Poverty, But We Don't
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-crazie...
End stage capitalism.
It’s what happens when a beast requiring infinite growth smacks into the reality of finite resources and a fragile ecosystem.
It’s what happens when a beast requiring infinite growth smacks into the reality of finite resources and a fragile ecosystem.
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
End stage capitalism.
It’s what happens when a beast requiring infinite growth smacks into the reality of finite resources and a fragile ecosystem.
It’s what happens when a beast requiring infinite growth smacks into the reality of finite resources and a fragile ecosystem.
F*ckers left me here.
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
F*ckers left me here.