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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 13/04/2026

hello Europe and Oz, thanks for listening

Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 06/03/2026

The lead track on that album will make you a vibraphone believer. And also anyone who makes such a silly goose/egomaniacal album cover has my attention

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 25/02/2026

I'm sure that when Jesus was cleansing the temple of merchants he was secretly hoping that in 2000 years his followers would launch a "Christian wireless service" in partnership with T-Mobile

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 18/02/2026

A couple thoughts on The Fifth Season (and a technical test to boot).: brchastain.micro.blog/2026/02/18/a-…

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 17/02/2026

Never uploaded video here before. Giving it a try.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 12/02/2026

So a while ago I made a Genmoji that I think encapsulates what it feels like to live in 2026 America:

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 04/02/2026

This is who runs this account

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 21/01/2026

i honestly can't believe i moderated my behavior online, not typing or saying f bombs and comporting myself with a modicum of self-control for over two decades when the POTUS does shit like this on the regular

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 04/01/2026

One of these things is not like the other.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 19/12/2025

thank goodness our country's financial wellbeing isn't tied to this industry

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 03/12/2025

sometimes i find old memes i made that are still sadly relevant

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 14/11/2025

the folks who somehow make it into a very small slice of the media/political elite sure do just live in a different reality

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 10/11/2025

If the logic for these Senate Dems is that they’ll “get credit” for ending the shutdown, they aren’t even acknowledged in a *headline*

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 15/10/2025

look here, new grist for the content mill. I was going through it while writing the show notes last night. but @rsokamoto.bsky.social & I had a great time with our guests as usual. open.spotify.com/episode/4dC3...

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 28/09/2025

A Google Maps feature that highlights the location of the latest mass shooting next to a paid ad for Verizon is nadir-America

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 10/09/2025

whoever gave tech bros--the people who read every single cautionary tale of sci-fi and turn them into product roadmaps--a bible of all things should really reconsider their choice and make amends

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 25/08/2025

Yes, Dr. Manhattan is a godlike entity but he is also the avatar of burnout

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 22/08/2025

So many words to avoid saying that Trump is using the power of the state to punish his political enemies.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 21/08/2025

My book does not dive deep into Dobson, but he was not just a crank on the radio who red-pilled your parents. He operated on several levels, including being a part of the CNP and present at the birth of the modern Religious Right. bookshop.org/a/11130/9780...

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 08/08/2025

So many words when two would suffice

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 14/07/2025

this is a product made by a defense contractor.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 27/06/2025

thx for the memories, fb (8 years ago today)

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 27/06/2025

SCOTUS merc'ing the power of lower courts because they would rather we have kings than laws. A massive betrayal of the American people.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 22/06/2025

when their powers combine, they form Captain Depressive Event

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 30/05/2025

Punxsutawney Phil's got nothing on the combined might of Chicago Pope & Chonkosauraus

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 30/05/2025

a year ago on facebook i wrote this: "Schadenfreude: the lesser known opiate of the masses. Time will tell if justice is cleaved from consequence, as it often is for the powerful." thanks for the memories, zuck

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 21/05/2025

Extreme Joey Tribbiani voice: "It's a typical San Francisco restaurant. Two billionaires are just hanging out"

screenshot of Sam Altman & Jony Ive just hanging out

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 12/05/2025

If you have predisposed notions about weather in the Midwest, climate change insists you update them. This is Illinois in mid-May now:

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 06/05/2025

John Piper: anti-AI influencer

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 24/04/2025

Not all heroes wear capes; some wear suits of unstable molecules and Mandalorian armor and survive zombie apocalypses and whatever drone thing he’s using in We Can Be Heroes

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 22/04/2025

making adjustments for colorblindness concerns.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 22/04/2025

The first of a couple projects I’m working on, coming into focus.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 16/04/2025

me to myself when i'm feeling down. anybody else do this for a little pick-me-up

'they don't even know' party meme but it says 'they don't even know i'm a published author'

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 14/04/2025

she's just manifesting her lyrics

Screenshot of lyrics to Katy Perry's song "Woman's World" with the lyrics "she is heaven-sent" highlighted.

It's a woman's world
And you're lucky to be living in it
Sexy, confident
So intelligent
She is heaven-sent
So soft, so strong

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 08/04/2025

Remember when World Vision briefly loosened rules for queer people, and their evangelical support collapsed because they pulled their sponsorships of children? They said it was for the children’s own good. From my book:

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 04/04/2025

Pokemon rise up www.theverge.com/news/643483/...

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 03/04/2025

My subconscious has been trying to work out what Elon’s whole deal reminds me of, and it’s the Ur-divorced dad energy of Kirk Van Houten.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 19/03/2025

the age of AI proved dwight right

screengrab of the office with michael saying 'why do you have a diary?' and dwight saying "to keep secrets from my computer."

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 05/03/2025

this screenshot deserves more use

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 20/02/2025

If Trump was as good a Christian as people believe he would have done this

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 14/02/2025

There's a reason my book opens this way. It's a book that takes evangelicalism seriously, holds it to task for what it has done, and *also* takes the reasons exvangelicals leave seriously - and that we need to find other solutions for our selves and society at large.

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 07/02/2025

if you think the sort of christianity you see on display throughout the Trump admin is some minority opinion, take a look at the top-selling books in the US in the History of Religion & Politics category:

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 02/02/2025

Authors, if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book: “Whether you grew up a devout evangelical, have never been to church a day in your life, or fall somewhere on the spectrum in between, if you live in the United States, evangelicalism has affected you.”

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 01/02/2025

Stupid robot in my phone doesn’t get my implied puns

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 31/01/2025

Exclusive new look at Disney office design:

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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social · 29/01/2025

trying to pair work that saps my hope with work that brings me joy. thank you, dualidean, for showing me the way

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