iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 3h

This morning I watched this video on James Patterson/Mr. Beast's 'The Most Dangerous Games' and how some publishers gamble that two big names with disparate fan bases can bring knockout sales despite the quality of the book itself. Spoiler: it did not.

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Mr Beast and the Death of literature

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20h

🧵1/6 Speaking of the Blacklist: Did you know that simply “being against” Hitler in the US in the 1930s could land you on the blacklist in the 1950s? During the Cold War, opposing Nazis "too early" was a red flag for the McCarthyites.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's Bi Visibility Day! Though I'm not, I know so many people who are; I even love a few of them. Today's the perfect chance to show the people in your life that you love and appreciate them.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Watching MONSTER “Lizzie Borden” on Netflix. Women be choppin' 🩸🪓

Netflix poster for "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story." A woman in a Victorian dress with her hair in an updo is shown from behind, screaming as she swings an axe downward with both hands. Text at the bottom reads "MONSTER: THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY," followed by "ONLY ON NETFLIX | SEPTEMBER 17." Small text at the top reads "From the creators of DAHMER and MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY."

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Grease, 1978 Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, 1922 Body Snatchers, 1993 Father Brown, 1954 #LastFourWatched

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My housemate and I have an EV with a home charger in the garage. The first charging station company went bankrupt, and the second charger was defective. They sent a new one, which I just installed myself this morning! Feeling accomplished. ⚡👨🏻‍🔧

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hey, what if we all embrace the idea that neutrality in the face of injustice is never the move, because whether you intend to or not, you're just going to end up siding with the oppressor.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

IndyStar produced a video feature on the Indianapolis City-County Archives, highlighting our city's first Archivist in forty years and how Jordan and her small team are expanding the collections. #historysky

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Who preserves Indy's history? Meet the first city archivists in 40 years.

City-county archivists Jordan Ryan and Deedee Davis have spent 3 years building an archive inside Marion County's abandoned court rooms downtown.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu

A top-down view of a pink rose in full bloom surrounded by green foliage

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ammie has never been interested in TV, but is entranced by the Korean animated series Sealook.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Iconic part of my childhood was watching the Carol Burnett show every week and watching the cast try not to break during moments like this. THIS moment? My entire family was on the floor, dying laughing. RIP Bob Mackie, who always understood the diva assignment.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Things that are bringing me joy: New recipes that stretch my abilities. The mullet guy reviewing China buffets and the little British kid who cooks. My new watercolors. LANTERNS on HBO Max. Listening to the Parker Series by Donald Westlake (Richard Stark). Cooler temperatures. And Bike rides.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Currently reading. My favorite Marlowe. Written while he was watching his wife slowly die. The Long Goodbye is Chandler’s most ambitious book. In it, he tried to stretch the boundaries of private eye fiction and push the genre into serious literature. I believe that he succeeded.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#LastFourWatched Devil and the Deep, 1932 Dangerous Crossing, 1953 Decision to Leave, 2022 ST II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A selfie I took this week in front of some deeply overpriced merch at a showing of The Wrath of Kahn on the big screen for Star Trek's 60th anniversary 🖖🏻

Me, a middle-aged white man with glasses, short brown hair, and a mostly white beard, wearing a black T-shirt with a rainbow-hued Star Trek Delta badge, standing in front of the aforementioned merch

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Back in 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a book called "It Can’t Happen Here." In it, he predicts the rise of a fascist populist who erodes democratic norms, enriches himself, and pledges to give each (white) family in the U.S. $5k annually if he's reelected. He also wanted to annex Canada and Mexico.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/09/2026

it's not an exaggeration to say that jk rowling is the world's most powerful and prominent transphobe outside of elon musk it's easy to not buy a tesla and it's easy to not watch the harry potter tv show

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Roald Dahl wrote the screenplays for two of his wartime buddy Ian Fleming's books: You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

i have questions.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A few years ago, I had a Galaxy Watch, and I thought it was great, but over the past few months, because of everything going on, I have moved away from *anything* that can track me. I now have an awesome $30 Casio watch, the same one I had in college, and I love it. It's the perfect watch.

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was an uncredited producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When she learned the only female producer was making less than her male counterparts, Dolly cut her a check for the difference, on the spot.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This week's LANTERNS episode, “OutKast,” puts the story on hold for a flashback to John Stewart's origin. It's a remarkable hour of TV that explores Blackness, fear, privilege, and the pressure Black people face to prove they belong. The racist nerds are big mad tonight, and I love that for them.

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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 29/08/2026

Watching VFX Artists React today and learning that Wētā Workshop no longer has a miniatures division made me so sad. Apparently studios just don’t want them anymore, they all want CGI. So sad

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Currently reading: I was pretty sure that a collection of short stories from the creator of Bojack Horseman would kick me in my feeling parts; I was not wrong.

black Kindle e-reader sits propped up on a glass patio table outside, displaying the book cover for *Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory* by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm going! Ride begins at Bike People on the near Eastside of Indy. www.eventbrite.com/e/flock-bike...

Poster that reads:
WORLD'S FIRST EVER
FLOCK BIKE TOUR
DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY AUGUST 30
NOON-3PM FREE!

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

One day, a mainstream news organization is going to explain that a POTUS can't, in fact, change the name of a geographic place name with an EO, that it's actually a complex, multi-step process that also requires recognition from international bodies like the UN; alas, today is not that day.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

First long ride since my accident last month. (TL;DR: on a country road off a bike trail. Large pickup came very close. I moved to the side of the road but there was only an embankment and a culvert. Banged up. Nothing broken. Had to walk myself and the bike back home. I'm mostly recovered.)

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

These people have planted hate for decades and I'm exhausted. Decades of voting against their own best interests and they're crying about losing their farms or ranches. I get it. It's awful. We've been trying to warn them For. Fucking. Ever. I feel bad, but they've been voting for this for decades.

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In this red state, cattle ranchers are fuming. They blame Trump.

Some cattle ranchers in Montana are sounding off on President Trump's decision to import 300K metric tons of foreign beef.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Seen on this morning's bike ride.

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"The Bureau of Land Management, the agency in charge of protecting wild horses, is quietly selling thousands of horses to ... be exported alive, processed into cuts of meat and sold abroad." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)

A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What in the dystopian hellscape is an AI reading buddy?

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The utter audacity. Honestly 🙄

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's almost as if, without some sort of oversight, most corporations don't give a shit whether they poison people or not. Wish we'd known this, say, 120 years ago.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Listened to a pod reviewing the 1st ep of DCU's LANTERNS. They postulated that Kelly MacDonald's character is named Kane because he was Batman's creator, and well, no, he wasn't; that was Bill Finger, after Kane brought him the name and a concept. That aside, Gil Kane created GL, hence her name.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It’s a constant fight against the elements in my tiny backyard garden plot. The heat kept most of my tomatoes green, and now the rain is causing them to burst on the vine. My herbs, however, are absolutely thriving, especially the basil.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Remember that when authoritarian systems tell you to forget our past struggles, and start to dismantle the education system and destroy and ban books, that’s when you need to study them most. This isn't a culture war coincidence; it's a structural blueprint. 🧵

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Still the best Murder, She Wrote episode title, ever.

Title card for the Murder, She Wrote episode, “Corned Beef and Carnage.” The text is in yellow overlaying the mid-eighties New York skyline.

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Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A good way to think about the relevance of James Carville is if someone who worked on Grover Cleveland’s successful 1892 campaign spent all their time critiquing FDR’s 1932 campaign as not being the real Democratic Party that Cleveland represented.

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