Reposted by Brad HowesThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 01/10/2026Here comes the first part of a new series of articles published on my Patreon: The design and making of ALL the spaceships in the Alien saga, starting with those from the very first movie: the Nostromo, the Narcissus, and the Derelict. This first article is open to everyone. Enjoy!patreon.comAll the spaceships in the Alien universe #1: Alien (1979) | The SpaceshipperFollowing the modest success of the article on the spaceships in For All Mankind, I spent the week combing through every book in my sci-fi l 218044
Reposted by Brad HowesProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114686115
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 16/09/2026When you start to lose NewsNation I think panic is called for. 010
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Cruz: “I have every doubt that what he is conveying…” Pointed slip of the tongue. 010
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Alien was showing at midnight in Houston summer of 1983. I saw it many times then after my shift at Showtime Pizza Palace. Ellen Ripley was an incredible creation at that time, and Sigourney Weaver's embodiment of it was perfect. 000
Reposted by Brad HowesCount Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is magnificent. From the tech nerds over on Mastodon. 22014
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Completely unrelated to the highly-recommended article: the photo recalled a “Silence of the Lambs” commentary track that said Alec Guinness’ portrayal of Smiley was so powerful John le Carré gave up returning to Smiley character. Thomas Harris was afraid of it happening with Hannibal Lecter. 011
Reposted by Brad HowesJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 14/08/2026Two married professors and their son are being held in ICE detention, despite being legal permanent residents and having no criminal records. All, apparently, because their mom/MIL was a translator for the Iranian hostage takers in 1979, before they were even born. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 2721881175
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Vivek Ramaswamy and his mother are both sleazy grifters. popular.info/p/how-vivek-...popular.infoHow Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son richVivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash. 000
Reposted by Brad HowesAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie. 1814214058940
Reposted by Brad HowesJohn Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this. 978214967454
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Finished my third heart operation here in France (ablation to fix flutter and high hear-rate). Staff here at Hospital Pompidou are always incredibly nice and helpful. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The caption for this photo is of no help whatsoever. What is the order? Why am I spending time trying to figure this out? Why am I even reading an article in People?! 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 05/08/2026If anything, I would hope that they would be fined for littering. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Just saw "The Odyssey" in IMAX here in Paris (10:15am show). Still packed, and most afternoon/evening showings are sold out. Not sure I need to see it again in the theater though (unlike "Backrooms"). 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The Democratic Party is adrift. Makes no sense why they would appease the President and sign off on any bills, especially funding. They are afraid and are definitely not leading any effort to push back on what this administration wants. 000
Reposted by Brad HowesRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich. 1579184428150
Reposted by Brad Howesthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Oh, my God. Nicest guy. Was on the Pogues bill at Carnegie with him. His love of music was palpable, infectious, radiant. I’ve seldom seen a musician as connected to the moment of the song as he was that night, in deep communion with the song & the people playing it. So many felt it. Hard loss. 412011308
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I had this, Gerrold’s “The Trouble with Tribbles” and all of the James Blish novelized episodes when I was in 2nd grade (1973). Absolutely loved them all. 100
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Missing Lynch - youtu.be/MojELnUXMVU?...youtu.beStrange and Unproductive ThinkingYouTube video by David Lynch - Topic 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Shame on any reporter that does not know what communism means. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Very informative thread on what took place with an OAI model and why. 000
Reposted by Brad HowesBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 18/07/2026In 2016, San Antonio cop Matthew Luckhurst was fired after giving a homeless man a sandwich filled with feces. Last month, he became police chief in Benavides, Texas.ksat.comRecords: Ex-SAPD officer fired for giving feces sandwich to homeless man promoted to South Texas police chiefA former San Antonio police officer fired for giving a homeless man a feces sandwich was promoted to serve as the chief of a South Texas police department, according to records reviewed by KSAT Invest... 15521421298
Reposted by Brad HowesNancy Lucía López @cybergata.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Cartoon by C Whisenhunt 16479113115
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Not everything tastes like chicken to me so I don’t have this problem to solve. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 17/07/2026When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. — Bene Gesserit saying (Dune) 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 13/07/2026For many, Sam Neill is remembered by his role in “Jurassic Park” but for me adult Damien Thorn pops into my head. Thanks for the fond movie memories and iconic characters. 000
Reposted by Brad Howesthe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026RIP to the incomparable Sam Neill 54155853777
Reposted by Brad HowesMatt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The NYT obituary of Lindsey Graham makes no mention of his effort to overturn the 2020 election by calling Georgia’s secretary of state to intimidate him into manufacturing votes for Trump. The Times, like all news media, is GOP propaganda erasing Republicans’ history as election deniers 19893522799
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 11/07/2026So basically it was just an armaments refresh and a corresponding cash dump to military contractors. Taxes well-spent? 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Harvard Law grad Dan Haley does not think much of people discussing Flock. Would be nice to point this out at any public meetings discussing the potential purchase of Flock services. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 09/07/2026“He’s a successful businessman“ is probably the most common justification emitted by MAGA. 001
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 07/07/2026One thing AI has not solved is tech bros spitting out 10x or 100x multipliers without a shred of evidence to back up the claim. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Saw “Interstellar” rerelease here in Paris. Still remains a top film for me, and he one of my favorite directors. 000
Reposted by Brad HowesBilly Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The stars finally aligned! Wilco and I finally got the play those Mermaid Avenue songs together at Solid Sound last weekend. You can stream the whole set here www.nepm.org/podcast/the-... 281387214
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Was that to be before or after he yanked out your gas stoves? As an American living in France (with gas stove), I only wish he take an AC unit and shove it up his ass. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 30/06/2026FIP - www.radiofrance.fr/fipradiofrance.frFIP – Écouter la radio en direct et les radios thématiquesTout l'univers musical de FIP, sélection de titres Jazz, Electro, Rock, Pop, Groove et bien plus. Écoutez la radio en direct et les radios thématiques. 000
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 28/06/2026One would think all those trad wives would be super busy for it, quilting and baking and milking. 230
Reposted by Brad HowesMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026SIGOURNEY WEAVER’s High School Yearbook - 1967 “Please, God, please, don’t let me be normal.” 829037
Brad Howes @b-r-h.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Related I think: the focus on a relationship as a zero-sum game and compromise is weakness. 020
