Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 6hMy story "Bertha Greb Day" is in the new issue of Copper Nickel. It's about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, cell phones, and friendship. Order at copper-nickel.org 000
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026100% correct article. It's fine not to have heard a popular song but eight straight weeks of "I've never heard of this!!" is at minimum annoying 031
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Book #88 of 2026: The Marvelous Equations of the Dread: A Novel in Bass Riddim by Marcia Douglas. With the addition of Jamaica, my "Countries Read" list is up to 124. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comThe Marvellous Equations of the Dread: A Novel in Bass Riddim by Marcia DouglasNow that woman, Leenah, she know. I like how she stand up to me. Check her out. She look me in me eyes and she listen me with her heart. Me ... 000
Reposted by ChristopherGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 203187535309
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I like how the official POV of the Post is that teachers are lazy nutjobs who must be brought to heel, but they deserve free parking 040
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Let's not say anything we can't take back @theonion.com 000
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Book #87 of 2026: A Void by Georges Perec. A book that never uses the letter E. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-vo...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comA Void by Georges PerecThings look normal, but looks can play tricks on you. Things at first look normal, till, abruptly, abnormality, horrifying in its inhumanity... 000
Reposted by ChristopherFibonacci Sequins @brentwaggoner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's me! Thanks so much to @nffr.bsky.social for publishing my little story! 1134
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The burst dam outside of Johnstown is now covered in greenery. 100
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Book #86 of 2026: I Liked Rex by Diane Williams. Weird little stories that are little and weird. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/09/i-li...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com 000
Reposted by ChristopherJoel Wertheimer @wertwhile.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What would it take to get Blexas this year? What if I told you, Democrats would win in Texas if they got Beto's numbers among non-white voters per exit polls and *Kamala's* numbers among white voters per exit polls? 38610
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Book #85 of 2026: The Invention of Curried Sausage by Uwe Timm. A nice little novel about the end of WWII in Germany. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comThe Invention of Curried Sausage by Uwe TimmFor a moment she struggled with herself as to whether she should confess that she had been keeping something from him, in fact she had lied ... 000
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Book #84 of 2026: Break It Down by Lydia Davis. Her first collection. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/09/brea...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comBreak It Down by Lydia DavisThe girl wrote a story. "But how much better it would be if you wrote a novel," said her mother. The girl built a dollhouse. "But how much b... 000
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Book #83 of 2026: Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey. The "Great Pacific Northwest Novel." fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/09/some...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyNot when it was so goddam evident, so right-before-your-eyes obvious, that in Wakonda, that year, the town's worries and woes were being cau... 010
Reposted by Christopheralix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here. 5949491462
Reposted by ChristopherThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 09/09/2026“One of the things I want to say to New Kings Democrats, ‘Respect Mommy,” district leader Anthony Jones said, referring to current party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.thecityreporter.nycThe Battle for the Brooklyn Democratic Party Goes to CourtJudge Jill Epstein is expected to rule soon on the validity of a vote that ushered in rule changes designed to keep party boss Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn in power. 491
Reposted by Christophercaroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️ 70149113710
Reposted by ChristopherAaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026No real opinions on AOC meeting with MAHA (or interest in debating it), but as a general principle, there's no way to de-radicalize people without talking to them, and the right often wins over discursive spaces when/because the left refuses or is unable to show up in them and contest them. 2425
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Book #82 of 2026: Edo's Souls by Stella Gaitano. With the addition of South Sudan, my "Countries Read" list is now up to 123. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/edos...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comEdo's Souls by Stella GaitanoIt's been ten years I have been away from my village, the same age as my daughter Maria, whom we like to call Edo, named after her grandmoth... 000
Reposted by ChristopherBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Gender-affirming care saves lives, respects the rights of patients, and reflects that healthcare is supposed to be between providers and patients, not between providers and the Trump Administration. (1/3)gothamist.comMount Sinai reaches deal with Trump DOJ to end gender-affirming care for minorsMount Sinai is the latest in a string of U.S. hospitals to reach similar agreements with the Trump administration. 382366556
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I think if your political advice is "Threaten to take people's kids away" you're probably not cut out for this 040
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In the USA a parent has the right to kill their kid with measles but not save their life with gender-affirming care 092
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Book #81 of 2026: Father of the Four Passages by Lois-Ann Yamanaka. I'm a fan of this author of modern Hawaiian life, but this one didn't quite land for me. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/fath...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comFather of the Four Passages by Lois-Ann YamanakaSonny Boy, a painter cannot paint, sculptor sculpt, photographer photograph, musician compose, not without the experience; your birth was to... 000
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Book #80 of 2026: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-sw...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comA Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George SaundersWhen our daughters were small, I'd sometimes dump a bunch of building toys on the floor (Legos and wooden blocks and parts of other sets) an... 010
Reposted by ChristopherX-R-A-Y @xraylitmag.bsky.social · 30/08/2026X-R-A-Y subs will be open tuesday 9/1, at 7pm central thanks xray.submittable.com/submit 32412
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Book #79 of 2026: G. by John Berger. The G. stands for "Gee Whiz!" fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/g-by...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comG. by John BergerI despise the dust of which I am composed: anyone can pursue and put an end to this dust. But I defy anybody to snatch from me what I have g... 010
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Book #78 of 2026: Little Constructions by Anna Burns. Too much going on in this one. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/litt...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comLittle Constructions by Anna BurnsDo you know this syndrome? Do you have it? I'll tell you. You're having a hard time, say, because something not very nice once happened to y... 000
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Book #77 of 2026: The Suffrage of Elvira by V. S. Naipaul. For my money he was never better than when he was in his early comic Trinidad mode. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comThe Suffrage of Elvira by V. S. NaipaulFoam's ebullience depressed Harbans more. The bargaining with Baksh had shaken him and he feared that Chittaranjan too might demand stiffer ... 000
Reposted by ChristopherOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"hmm maybe this whole Arday affair shows that we need to have a Serious Conversation about whether Woke 1.0 overreached in manner X, Y, of Z" motherfucker you are generally in Fascism 487.0, as is this particular affair you're talking about. worry about *that*. /Final 183701577
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Book #76 of 2026: Mice 1961 by Stacey Levine. Weird one. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/mice...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.comMice 1961 by Stacey LevineThough Jody required the younger one to stay indoors during the day, it was typical for neighbors to see Mice hurtling down Reef Way or thro... 000
Reposted by ChristopherMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I’m not going to defend the dumbest online cancellations of 2016-2024. Even if you think they were injustices, though, we are talking about maybe 100 people, mostly public figures, losing their jobs. That’s around a quarter of the number of firings after Charlie Kirk was killed. 880858
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026These (I presume) real delivery workers putting their faces in these ads are true American heroes 010
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026What's the pirate ship supposed to mean here. Why is it a pirate ship that looks like a microbrew meet up 050
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Book #75 of 2026: Carnality by Lina Wolff. Enjoyed the strangeness of this, thought it was tied together too neatly at the end. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/07/carn...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com 100
Reposted by ChristopherWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Could an LLM extend a meaningful invitation to vampire for purposes of threshold crossing? 3538536
Reposted by ChristopherCarrie's mulligans 🏳️⚧️ @cks490.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Joined the insufferable bigots club and the only members were insufferable bigots. Dang, who'd have thought 011
Reposted by ChristopherYour Evil Twin, Skippy 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️ @twinskippy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.” 105157703496
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Who are the predators lurking in bathrooms exactly 010
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026They're going to have to invent a whole new shade of blue for the suburbs of Houston 031
Reposted by Christophersingular locus sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 05/08/2026average california meal: strange, that that divine ambrosia of which homer spoke should be found only in the new world... average new england meal: you've never had a scrubblemuck? you should try one! they don't taste good and if you eat a really wet one you might have to go to the hospital 0173
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A lot of people think she means "Odysseus should be nicer" and not "the theme of modern Christian guilt Nolan has introduced makes the final scene illegible" 120
Reposted by ChristopherTom King @tallgeekychap.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is the final paragraph (incomplete!) of a long article that does, in fact, analyse the film as a whole. In particular, Wilson is making a point about what Nolan prioritises in his visual choices - which fatally undermine the lofty banality of his script. 142
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Book #74 of 2026: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi. With the addition of Iraq, my "Countries Read" list is up to 122. fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com/2026/07/fran...fiftybooksproject.blogspot.com 001
Reposted by ChristopherJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This paper shows that immigration enforcement can _increase_ crime. Undocumented immigrants already have the lowest crime rate, but tough-on-immigration policy makes immigrants less likely to report crime. So immigration enforcement worsens the problem it was ostensibly meant to solve 15947304
Christopher @grnpointer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Got into a debate about this a while back--I think people just don't have a real sense of the statistics here. You are likely to have met someone from a group that makes up 1 out of every 50 ppl 120
