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James Finn Garner

@jamesfinngarner.bsky.social
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Humor monger. PC Bedtime Stories. Rex Koko, Private Clown. Bardball. American Bystander. AHOY Comics. "You can't put a price on money." Jamesfinngarner.substack.com

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today SABR launched an incredible new book and companion website on Baseball at Manzanar: How We Played the Game, 1942-1945. It’s the story of 120,000 Japanese Americans who were removed from their homes after Pearl Harbor and forced to live at remote incarceration camps: sabr.org/baseball-at-...
Cover image for SABR’s “Baseball at Manzanar: How We Played the Game, 1942-1945,” edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Dave The Artist @coloradofaux.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So True… 👇 Vote Blue… 🌊 😎✌️
Oddly, you never see a country with universal health care trying to repeal it.
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It's almost as if it works or something.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nazis don't want you to remember their crimes
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One reason the far right authoritarian party is s obsessed with voter fraud is because so many of its elected officials do not legally reside where they say they do
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To celebrate the launch of Sweet Shop, the Comixology We Truly Deserve, ALL Iron Circus ebooks are ONE. DOLLAR. EACH. GET ON THIS.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The defense contractor who bribed Susan Collins has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins
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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 23/09/2026
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
Rotating view from the top of the Shedd Aquarium where Chicago meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-22 20:36:04 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: fox32chicago.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 62 F | 17 C // Precip: broken clouds // Wind: ENE at 13 mph | 20 kph // Humidity: 70%
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Micah @rincewind.run · 23/09/2026
man it is gonna be fucking wild if Abbott goes down Paxton is so toxic I feel like a Talarico win, even if shocking, was always on the table but Hinojosa? orbital nuke on the GOP
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Micah @rincewind.run · 22/09/2026
“to the victor go the spoils” is basically the whole thing the UN was designed to prevent
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We're uprooting fraud by getting rid of these freeloaders who keep paying into the system without taking anything back out" Genius.
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Blondie / Debbie Harry @blondieband.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy birthday, Joan Jett. Sending you lots of love. Blondie loves you! 🖤 — Debbie 📸: Chris Stein
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ArchPundit @archpundit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
150 members laughing their asses off. Wondering if he now understands safety is more than one bad night in front of his Chicago HQ. Also, too, how's that property insurance, Ken?
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨 Clashes outside the Broadview ICE facility lead to pepper spray and hospitalizations. On Saturday, September 19th, used chemical spray on protesters blocking the facility driveway in Broadview, Illinois, leaving 10 maced and sending 2 to the hospital. Status Coup's Phillip Hawkins breaks it down.
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Searsapple @sparrersway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Pretty local #ManholeCoverMonday @jjtindall.bsky.social @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social @chrissteller.bsky.social @ironcovers.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @jillthewheel.bsky.social
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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Most bigots do not have the source of their bigotry in their lives. Or adjacent to their lives. This allows them to believe pretty much any filthy lie they want to tell about The Other. But it became hard when the pervert Queer is your beloved nephew and you know he doesn't want to harm children
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James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After my SIL's dog chewed up my Chicago sewer rug, she replaced it w something more international. #manholecovermonday @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jjtindall.bsky.social
Manhole cover rug.
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J.J. Tindall @jjtindall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Metro Man #manholecovermonday @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social @jillthewheel.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
MCI Metro manhole cover
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
White Sox game is rain delayed. Bears game is rain-destroyed (or at least their offense is). Head to The Hideout at 5 pm for the final part of the weekend’s celebration of the 75th anniversary of Nelson Algren’s Chicago: City on the Make. Jazz! Readings! History! Beverages! pocketguidetohell.com
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Pocket Guide to Hell – True Crime, Social Justice, Labor History, Peanuts
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20/09/2026
Today at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago: Dozens of ICE agents violently confronted protesters, deploying chemical irritants on the crowd. Multiple people were injured. No arrests were observed.
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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Gary Whitta @garywhitta.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
David Ellison is moving one of the most storied studios in the history of Hollywood out of California because he is a pissy little bitch. Just another reason why I will never work for this nepo baby fuck.
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Paramount To Leave California Amid Antitrust Battle & Stalled Warner Bros Merger
Leaks out of David Ellison's inner circle said the CEO wold take his Paramount ball & leave California if state AGs didn't back off on their antitrust suit
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
A book cover featuring a beautiful closely cropped portrait of an Anna's hummingbird. The cover says LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale, by Ed Yong. The image also says US: 4/06/27 and UK: 4/29/27
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So Rs are now up to 6 pollsters, 20 polls, 13 Senate battleground states, and lots and lots of bullsh-t over 7 days. No one should treat any of this as legit.
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Michael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The GOP has a nazi problem.
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James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I always read the book first. (And the movie was absolutely hilarious. )
Book cover
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Sorry. No.” say Turds of Misery in a tersely worded social media post.
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James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just another Tuesday, discussing bestiality in the Senate. Real glad my mom doesn't watch C-Span. That's a convo I don't want to have.
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AHOY Comics @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
PSA: If you like free comics by @mattbors.bsky.social and @tristanwright.bsky.social, sneak peaks inside projects by @ericpalicki.bsky.social and @giulia-lalli.bsky.social, @jacen-art.bsky.social comics, and so much more, now would be a wise time to sign up for the AHOY newsletter. bit.ly/AHOYnews
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every day that major media fail to clearly declare that the president is out of his mind and is building a dictatorship is a day when they are betraying their duty to the American people.
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James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
High noon off Van Buren St. #manholecovermonday @rogersparkman.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @jjtindall.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jillthewheel.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
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Searsapple @sparrersway.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well-rounded #ManholeCoverMonday from #Rennes @jlempieri.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @jillinois606.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social @richardmortimer.bsky.social @joostmarkerink.eurosky.social @a3minutewonder.bsky.social
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J.J. Tindall @jjtindall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In the weeds #manholecovermonday @rogersparkman.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jillthewheel.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
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Kevin Irvine @kevinirvine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A GAS cover with a snazzy “S”, made by Clow, Chicago, for #ManholeCoverMonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @jjtindall.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social @jillthewheel.bsky.social @jlempieri.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social
Rusty and worn round iron cover with the word “GAS” in the center and the “S” has a very slight serif. The words CLOW and CHICAGO are in smaller letters above and below.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If we had a responsible president instead of a criminal obsessed with the gilding of statues, we'd act now to rein in AI and avert a disaster that actually could extinguish humanity. This essay by Stephen Witt notes that rogue AIs have "cheated almost as a matter of policy." Just like Trump does.
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Opinion | This Is Really Bad (Gift Article)
We can no longer pretend that A.I. is safe.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Christian Bale quietly dedicated roughly 17 years to developing a foster care village in Palmdale, California. The $20–22 million project was intentionally designed to keep siblings together in the foster system, providing them with family-style homes. It opened this week. Original post
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James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
An armed man charged at the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio less than a week ago, and yet Republicans aren't being yelled at to turn down the temperature. The double standard is maddening.
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Hecklers shout ‘hE should be shot’ as Ted Cruz calls out El-Sayed and Talarico
Republicans increasingly seek to tie Democrats to left-wing members of the caucus and personalities like Hasan Piker
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/09/2026
Pritzker: "He is suffering from dementia. I think we can all see that."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Let's remember: / AG Todd Blanche still won't fully release the Epstein files, in violation of federal law. / Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary, despite blatantly lying about his Epstein ties. / Border czar Tom Homan still won't say what happened to the $50K he took in an FBI bribery sting.
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Kathleen Rooney @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Chicago! Come to @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social on Thursday, 9/24 at 6:30 for After Hours w/ @rosemetalpress.bsky.social! I'll be there along with @heidiczerwiec.bsky.social & @artichokeheart.bsky.social & @marromasco.bsky.social & @kelceyervick.bsky.social! www.quimbys.com/blog/news/9-...
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9/24 After Hours with Rose Metal Press « Quimblog
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Apple has bowed to the dictator and changed Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its maps. It’s clear that Big Tech will sell out every one of us if it means another nickel in their bank account.
“Lake America” on an Apple map
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I hope someday we'll find out how much financial help the Russians gave to Trump decades ago when his businesses were struggling.
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Russia Joins G20 Summit After Trump Invite—Sparking Massive Backlash
Our European allies were shocked after Russia’s finance minister attended the summit being held in North Carolina.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ruby Red South Carolina 😍, Oh My.........
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