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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 19h

Last week my kid moved up to “big kid class” at his Montessori (one level above the littlest kids.) I am Emotionally Unwell! I didn’t think long days short years would eat MY face, says man who fully consciously chose to embark on parenting

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 03/10/2026

In the time it took to write this comment in reply to a small, thoughtful thread by @raxkingisdead.bsky.social , my son painted his arms, face and belly orange and blue (KNICKS IN FIVE!) Obviously, even when discussion is civil, interesting, and necessary, social media cannot be redeemed.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 03/10/2026

reminds me of Morrison’s Playing in the Dark. Systemic dehumanization is obviously a more urgent and horrible problem than “and now some of us as humans suck at writing about others of us as humans” but it IS part of it.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 03/10/2026

What‘s an idea of yours that sits at a perfect intersection of easy to summarize and batshit bonkers? I’ll start: Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs jukebox musical, no skips allowed.

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Laura-Gray Street @elegystreet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@revolutelitmag.bsky.social now accepting poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and microreviews! No fee to submit! FInd on Submittable at Revolute.submittable.com

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 25/09/2026

What is the possibility you could possibly want it more than her? The Bayesian priors aren’t particularly favorable.

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Der Spekter @derspekter.org · 24/09/2026

Preorder this book edited by Nathan and translated by DS editor @eyshe.bsky.social

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 21/09/2026

Goes to show, Mel Brooks knows of what he writes

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 21/09/2026

Good morning. And now, let us pledge allegiance to the flag.

A picture of my hand holding up the flag from my child’s Astronaut Barbie set. In hot pink letters it says “Barbie on the moon!”

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 20/09/2026

Hi, I’m Miguel Cervantes, welcome to Jackass

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

found it (or some of it) — in mac OS 27.0, seems Apple hides the kill switch for Apple Intelligence in the Siri menu in System Settings & when you click it (screen shot on left) you get a menu of all your apps & you have to go one by one & flip AI learning off (screen shot on right) - the bastards

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 18/09/2026

Logically, historically, linguistically, I am aware that the “Reggiano” part of Parmagiano Reggiano indicates its origin in Reggio Emilia. It does NOT mean that Parmagiano is the King of Cheeses. Of course not. And yet . . .

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 17/09/2026

Considering how less productive I am when frequenting social media, I may have to get out of your phone to do so.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 17/09/2026

Can the hideous imbalance of global politics in a monopolar world of the United States being the lone superpower be working itself out in cultural spheres? No, no, that’s silly. It’s the translators who are wrong.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 17/09/2026

Ah but is it early pop beat Paul or deeply philosophical late John? We may never know

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 17/09/2026

The fucking motto of the day. Solidarity. Here goes nothing.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 16/09/2026

Online leftism is a powerful system of self-surveillance that effectively captures & counters righteous anger. People who want to fight fascism have to actually fight it & not be consumed by timeline wars, leftist influencer rage bait & manipulation by outside forces, warns @williamcson.bsky.social.

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Another way out: Those who won't fight power will fight each other

People who want to fight fascism have to actually fight it and not be consumed by timeline wars and leftist influencer rage bait

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 16/09/2026

Not to be too Guy Who Lives In Mexico And Has Only Watched Children Media For 3 years Since His Child’s Birth, but Ed Sheeran being publicly so devoid of conscience that he loses his backing band from behind him is giving a lot of the orchestra turning on Ernesto De La Cruz at the end of COCO vibes

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 15/09/2026

Jack! It’s Marvin! - Whadda ya mean Marvin who?! Your cousin, Marvin Kirby! Nevermind! Listen, you know that new super hero you’ve been looking for? Well listen to this!

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 15/09/2026

Waking up my wife from her nap like “Honey, college fund is handled.”

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 15/09/2026

Is @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social still publishing “What If . . . “ titles? My 3 year old just happily screamed “It’s Penguin Iron Man!“ and I feel like they’d be leaving money on the table to not make moves on this.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 15/09/2026

Despite numerous responsibilities today and a long full day of activity the day before, in between, I managed to stay up until 3 AM, reading the Wikipedia plot summary of every episode of Black Mirror. Which, in a way, is also an episode of Black Mirror, though not a very good one, I fear.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 15/09/2026

The other day, talking with my dad about my late grandma’s often renewed cigarette-scent in her bathroom despite her constant declaration of how glad and proud she was that she quit DECADES ago, I said the below. Feels related?

Text speech bubble says: It may be true that our values make us who we are, but it is the small hypocrisies in them that endear us to each other

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🎃Meli👻 @mismatched.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For anyone fasting next Monday: consider the coffee taper

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 14/09/2026

Rax, long time fan here, a student of yours, a colleague, dare I say, a friend? If you stop spamming your dog Babka, it’s an instant block. I said what I said and I’m not sorry byeeeee

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 14/09/2026

I remember the first time I took a class with Rax “Levon Honkers” King. The feel of the keyboard. The still dark of my monitor, suddenly lit up, first by Zoom‘s logo, then her wisdom. SECTION BREAK Levon Honkers is her Hebrew name. It has roots in the Torah story of the bosomy foremother Rivka,

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 14/09/2026

I gotcha! Your broader is absolutely well taken! Just a stickler for chronologies sometimes, I guess. I hope it didn’t come across as like a “Delete this, queen! The Industrial Revolution kicked off in 1760!”

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 13/09/2026

haylie, I’m having trouble understanding your point, I think, though I agree the Washington post thing is dumb and bad. Are you saying that Austen’s novel are set in a pre-industrial revolution world?

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 13/09/2026

Me, mid-planning a pozole to make for my wife’s whole family for Día de La Independencia when they all come: wait, am I the only member of your family who likes cooking large amounts of food for you all since your grandma got too old?! My wife, smiling slightly: I was wondering when you’d realize

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 12/09/2026

Not if you knew what they did to the chickens

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Jacob Siefring @jsief.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i saw the best minds of my generation cooked like burgers on a griddle from being Too Online

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 10/09/2026

Oh, he was a gallant gentleman!

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 10/09/2026

Squandering opportunities? Resources? My precious time?! Fuck yeah! #EverydayImSquandering

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 09/09/2026

A romantic evening for two sabotaging a local bookstore? Bezos, you sly dog you! First Venice, now this. A true Casanova

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John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com · 09/09/2026

Senior leadership here at Ingram is NOT serious about the existential threat posed by high volumes of novels + short story collections offering exciting innovations in style and content In ten years there may simply be too many bangers for humanity to fuck with

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John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com · 09/09/2026

Guys I am afraid that indie literature is going to be the end of the world

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 09/09/2026

Todd, I enjoyed this description of our craft so much I screenshotted your post and sent it to my family group chat. You’re doing numbers over in the WhatsApp group “Martin Mishpacha.” Thought you’d like to know.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 09/09/2026

Me, reading this: Hahaha Steph so crazy. Love that chica. Me, looking up to see if the fonda down the street where I’m waiting for chilaquiles to bring back to my wife in our Mexico City apartment are ready: Hmm, not yet? Ugh. Me, looking back at this post: . . . Hey wait a minute . . .

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 08/09/2026

Absolutely disgusting. So sorry. But sure, why would they distinguish between the two when they happen via the same devices, interfaces, designed experiences? Ugh. Anyway. You are deserving of respect. You are deserving of that respect transforming into love. Hold on to that.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 08/09/2026

I think sometimes, often even, about how the dating apps are a very vicious and only partially visible chunk of this global rising tide of hate politics and fascism, and also how the even more invisible part is pornography? Probably not a useful remark from me. I am so sorry you are going thru that.

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Susan Pickford @libripotens.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Call out to my translator friends: I'm collecting recent instances of genAI mistranslations for use in class, particularly involving French, German and English. Would be glad to see any examples you've come across.

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 07/09/2026

Where are you going? Feel free to answer by DM or other form of contacting me if you prefer! But if Mexico City is in the agenda, that’s where I live now and would love to show ya around!

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 07/09/2026

Man, I gotta get in theaters for this.

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