Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 20hI voted. The cat did not. The cat cannot be trusted with representative democracy. 190
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 21hJust came out of a lecture on eco-horror that discussed The Southern Reach (@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social) and recommended That Which Moves the Dead (@tkingfisher.com) and Mexican Gothic (@silviamg.bsky.social). All good stuff from @profsandpints.bsky.social. 020
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Alien, with only John Hurt as the only human. He plays the chest-burster (much to Gonzo's dismay) and, eventually, the alien. 062
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula. 100
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I had not seen this analogy before, but I fear it is dead on. 04613
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“How did you get into TTRPGs?” I was twelve and basic D&D (blue box) was sitting in my hobby store (model rocketry being my passion at the time) like a mimetic mimic. 040
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just had this fun result from the new Government AI: >what happened on january 6, 2020 >Many people mean January 6, 2021, when Congress met in a joint session to certify the 2020 Electoral College vote. 130
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The entire movie is just a recitation of populated places in England in 1086. 141
Reposted by Alan FisherRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164845560
Reposted by Alan FisherAlan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Woke up this morning to find that I've just finished 30 years in Government service. That's Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden, and Trump. That's Reno, Ridge, Chertoff, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Mukasey, Holder, Lynch, Sessions, Barr, Garland, Bondi, and Blanche. 392
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Woke up this morning to find that I've just finished 30 years in Government service. That's Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden, and Trump. That's Reno, Ridge, Chertoff, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Mukasey, Holder, Lynch, Sessions, Barr, Garland, Bondi, and Blanche. 392
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Lion, the Witch, and the Gatsby Prince Gatsby The Voyage of the Dawn Gatsby The Silver Gatsby The Gatsby and his Boy The Magician’s Gatsby The Last Gatsby 032
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Duck! Rabbit! Duck! Rabbit! Duck! Rabbit! Why not both? 030
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is why SCOTUS doesn't allow cameras in the courtroom; John Roberts is afraid he'll have to listen to an AI banger with a straight face. 031
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I had to cut through two museums to get to work today because two guys are going to see some documents. I love D.C. 030
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m at the optical shop and there’s an otherwise normal looking person getting Meta glasses. And I want to ask them what is their use case for perv goggles. But I shan’t. 140
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Did you know that you can actually pinpoint the moment explorers ran out of new names to give to things?en.wikipedia.orgExecutive Committee Range - Wikipedia 020
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I just set up a specialist visit or next Monday. It only took five minutes. Is the US healthcare system feeling all right? 130
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Associate General Counsel, AI, Biosecurity, & Emerging Technologies at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Nice try, LinkedIn, but I'm not that desperate for a new job. 040
Reposted by Alan FisherWikipedia @wikipedia.org · 23/09/2026Introducing: Wikipedia affirmations. All direct quotes from Wikipedia articles, just taken a little bit out of context. Feel free to put one on your wall or suggest another. 26831
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just finished You Dreamed of Empires by alvaroenrigue.bsky.social, translated by Natasha Wimmer, an extravagant book on the last days of the Aztec Empire - or perhaps on the last days on Cortez. 120
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Somehow Palpatine Returned: Inherent Flaws in the Republic Constitution. 040
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Started playing Baldur's Gate 3. Entered area with one companion, both of us level 1, got our butts handed to us multiple times by a large group of - gasp - level 2 humans. But now we return, four of us at level five. I hope they remember why we're kicking their asses so profoundly. 020
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026With the exception of Tarken and Obi-Wan, the acting is, at best, mediocre. Oh, and Chewie. 010
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Triumphal arches have always had military purposes. The Arch of Titus? Eternal resting place of Legio IX Hispana. The Arc de Triomphe? Command and control for the Force de frappe. Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang? Kaiju tomb. 030
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Last night's nightmare: one of my players invited the boss of my boss to RPG night. They insisted on playing a Paladin and drawing blades on anyone who disagreed with them in game or in real life. It was not a good session. 030
Reposted by Alan FisherWayland Smith @waylandsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Not my best picture but Lynda Carter is here at the #KennedyCenter protest 59914
Reposted by Alan FisherAlan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It's my birthday, I'm sick as the proverbial dog, so it's a great day to push the old back catalogue, no? My first story I ever got paid for was hosted by StarShipSofa. Pangloss is a time-travel story and, like all of them, a bit of a shaggy dog tale. But I like the JFK bits. And it's free!starshipsofa.comStarShip Sofa No 579 Alan Fisher — StarShipSofaPATREON SUPPORT NOW STANDING AT 429 – LAST WEEK 433 HELP US GET TO 500 PATREON SUPPORTERS.Main Fiction: "Pangloss" by Alan FisherThis story is original to… 232
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Happy birthday wishes from both the dentist and the outpatient clinic. Both ends covered. 030
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It's my birthday, I'm sick as the proverbial dog, so it's a great day to push the old back catalogue, no? My first story I ever got paid for was hosted by StarShipSofa. Pangloss is a time-travel story and, like all of them, a bit of a shaggy dog tale. But I like the JFK bits. And it's free!starshipsofa.comStarShip Sofa No 579 Alan Fisher — StarShipSofaPATREON SUPPORT NOW STANDING AT 429 – LAST WEEK 433 HELP US GET TO 500 PATREON SUPPORTERS.Main Fiction: "Pangloss" by Alan FisherThis story is original to… 232
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Just finished @willdalrymple.bsky.social's Return of a King, on the First Anglo-Afghan war. It should have been required reading for every field officer in the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. A wonderfully told tale of a woefully incompetent invasion and even worse retreat. 0151
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Getting flu and Covid vaccines, a decision I will surely regret in a few hours but be very glad of later. 050
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Is there anything better than an author’s copy? Thanks to the fine folks at @wyldblood.bsky.social. 030
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Over time, this picture is slowly morphing into "Loss," recognizable in even the most simplistic formats. /| 000
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In DC, the smoke from the Pentagon was frequently misinterpreted as coming from other places. So I remember earnest reporting that the State Department had been hit, that car bombs were going off on the Mall. Then they sent us all home and told the Metro to shut down. 120
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A nephew is in Egypt. Sent my wife a picture of the Great Pyramid with the comment "counts as a granary in every city." Civilization 2 forever. 040
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"An inordinate fondness for Beatles." - JBS Haldane 020
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I drive the turnpikes/ But I didn't drive the rotaries. - Bob Marley 010
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Today in weird things @wikipedia.org taught me: Poland has married the Baltic Sea several times. Unclear if the Sea consented.en.wikipedia.orgPoland's Wedding to the Sea - Wikipedia 020
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Graphics will never get better than this: >West of House 020
Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Came into the office after a long weekend and there was a book on my desk. Not I book I had placed there. A book on Russian and Soviet disinformation. OK, that's odd, but certainly an area of interest. I open it up. There's an inscription, from a co-author, to me. 140