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E.F. Czernik

@efcz.bsky.social
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Lover of music and Oxford commas Keeper of many books and a few friends Writer of a body of (still as yet unpublished) material Welcoming DMs from other anxious writers

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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Refusing to call the party the Democratic Party by leaving off the -ic ending just makes Republicans sound dumb. Why is that an insult?
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The fact that America’s corporate bosses are the only ones embracing AI tells us pretty much all we need to know.
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just my daily scream in to the void that I hate A.I.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Are the Republicans serving actual Kool-Aid at their Texas convention? It just seems appropriate.
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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I will always stand up for what makes New Mexico, New Mexico.
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Sosc Core to Institute AI Ban, Technology-Free Classrooms This Fall
All social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students...
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Curtis @rhinosaur.me · 22/08/2026
Just starting @chuckwendig.bsky.social’s The Calamities and, you know, same.
An image of a page in a book with the line, “The man woke up, which he would swiftly regard as his first mistake of the day,” highlighted.
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Diana @diana-m-keener.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#blueskyartshow theme is #earth #eastcoastkin Welcome to Mars…err northern #newmexico
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 04/08/2026
The Supreme Court has called for more security for itself while issuing decisions that have made it harder for governments to enact gun safety laws. Americans deserve protection, too. Read and subscribe to Major Questions with Jesse Wegman: bit.ly/4fCylCn
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Fiona Taylor @fionataylor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It’s been really challenging (for me) to write satire in a world where everything has been heightened beyond satire, but I wrote a piece! (Shout out to my girl @brookepreston.bsky.social for giving me helpful feedback on an early draft.) www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-f...
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A Field Guide to Legacy Media Pundits in the United States
The Family Values Pundit (Divorcio moralisticus) HABITAT: New York Times bestseller list and a weekly column. DISTINCTIVE CALL: “As a man with a deeply unhap...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 7,400 cases across 9 states. The FDA just recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,300 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
There’s a Dalek in Forsyth, Montana.
A spring in Forsyth that looks like Dalek.
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I arrived in Bozeman right before Taylor and Travis and my first thought was “why are they following me?”
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at the studios.

I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” He wanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” I never did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head of Warner Bros. threw me into the manager’s office, gave me a legal pad and a pencil, and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” from a daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “No farting.” I said, “It’s out.”That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.

I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.

That’s great advice for life.

It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.
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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“Trump is using tens of millions in taxpayer money meant for national parks to fund his desired projects, including White House paving stones he had promised to pay for,” documents obtained by Michael Scherer show: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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'Rush Project at Request of POTUS': Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects
Money once used for crucial national-park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Photographer Kristin Jensen Huset captured a rare cloud #iridescence over #Norway. Cloud iridescence occurs when sunlight is diffracted by tiny water droplets or ice crystals in thin clouds, separating the light into soft, shimmering hues. 📸: @travelwith_kristin
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Nadya Voynich @nadyavoynich.com · 05/06/2026
To avoid burnout, use this 30/30 rule: After 30 min of work, quit and disappear into the mountains for 30 years. Happy Friday! #buildinpublic #startuplife #hiking #mountains #nature #productivity
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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
"Rainy Street" - my oil painting
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
And 35 years later, Milli Vanilli achieved greatness by promising not to sing
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 27/05/2026
There are two big problems with the “unitary executive theory” that Trump is relying on to expand presidential power: it’s unmoored from history (i.e. completely made up) and so broad that it can’t be consistently implemented. bit.ly/4fcjO0w
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“It Ends in a Monarchy”
Trump the businessman said, “You’re fired”; Trump the president is fighting in court for the right to say those words whenever he wants.
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Dorothee V. Plessis @dorotheevplessis.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A praying mantis perched on a fiddlehead fern. The photo was taken by Eco Suparman, a 23-year-old amateur photographer from Indonesia. He captured the moment in a cemetery after observing the mantis climb onto the curled plant, creating the illusion of riding a bicycle.
This striking image shows a praying mantis perched on a fiddlehead fern. The photograph was taken by Eco Suparman, a 23-year-old amateur photographer from Indonesia. Suparman captured the moment in a cemetery after observing the mantis climb onto the curled plant, creating the illusion of riding a bicycle.
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
When MAGA listens to Led Zeppelin do they hear it as the “Anti-Immigrant Song”?
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Yep, I think this about captures it.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Venal and malevolent they are.
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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Death is inevitable. Laundry is inevitable. One of the blueberries being ungodly tart is inevitable. Ai is not. We can say no to it. We don’t want it. It is not here to stay if we don’t support it
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I’m troubled that “si se puede” has now been lost to an Epsteinian context. Ewww.
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In the 90s Bob Mould was outed by a journalist. I thought that was unethical and sleazy. Any reporter identifying an artist making his career on mystique and opening him to legal repercussions while destroying his career is serving what purpose exactly? www.euronews.com/culture/2026...
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Has Banksy's identity been revealed by new report?
The end of decades’ worth of speculation and intrigue? Maybe. A new report claims to have finally unmasked Banksy’s true identity. #Art
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In the 90s Bob Mould was outed by a journalist. I thought that was unethical and sleazy. Any reporter identifying an artist making his career on mystique and opening him to legal repercussions while destroying his career is serving what purpose exactly? www.euronews.com/culture/2026...
euronews.com
Has Banksy's identity been revealed by new report?
The end of decades’ worth of speculation and intrigue? Maybe. A new report claims to have finally unmasked Banksy’s true identity. #Art
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Elon Musk has already started plans to launch a million satellites. Yes. A MILLION. This is a colossally bad idea, and it's not too late to make your voice heard. I explain everything: www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp... 🔭 🧪
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Don’t let mega-constellation-building billionaires steal your night sky
Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Isn't a judge supposed to know the law? I mean, isn't that the point of having judges in the first place?
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Hunter supports America, just not what you’ve done to it.
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Nonningham @nonningham.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
States also need to ensure the secure chain of custody on ballots, tabulators, and memory cards. ICE intimidation won't stop voters but tampering with equipment will. ICE may be only a diversionary tactic to gain access. Uncertifiable elections in blue districts is still a victory for Trump.
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Nonningham @nonningham.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
They need to plan to physically guard every polling site. ICE DGAF about what the law says when they have qualified immunity and states are too feckless to challenge it.
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Tater @goldenretrieverear.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Blue states need to pass laws that keep all Federal agents 10 miles away from any voting site or drop box or be subject to immediate arrest and incarceration until the voting is over.
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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 04/02/2026
The only form of prohibition I support
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods. S1: archive.org/details/sctv... S2: archive.org/details/sctv... S3: archive.org/details/19-m... S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s... S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky
The cast of SCTV
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If Dems are squeamish about "abolish," fine, the demand is still simple: zero funding for ICE and CBP. Pretend you just want a "pause" to "sort it out." Whatever. But, yeah, "do not vote to fund murder and other rampant lawbreaking by Trump's gestapo" is indeed a "purity test" you must pass.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power. Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror. Grow a spine and vote no.
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
There is already a bunker in Hell being readied for these guys.
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E.F. Czernik @efcz.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The snow has terrible timing and refuses to cooperate with the work schedule.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Funny I seem to recall them yelling for lower grocery prices, for no more foreign wars and for the release of the Epstein Files.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
If we're going to stop "funding corruption," let's start with the destruction of the East Wing & building a gold clad ballroom. I'm okay with feeding & educating kids. (Also, a lot of that debt comes from the GOP's "big beautiful bill.")
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Everyone is all up in their feelings right now. Try not to take it out on each other.
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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
“A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.” By Isaac Chotiner www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
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Paul A. Lombardo @plombardo2024.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Or anyone whether their story, article or book is done.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
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