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This guy literally got brainwashed!

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Eh, you bothered to dredge up the video, so I figured hey, make sure of what I’m talking about. But yep, all done now.

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Ah, that’s context. He went “There are 6 sexes” (technically true but nobody knows what he means) to saying there are two plus some folks “with abnormalities,” which does provide a clearer picture. Then he pivots. Honestly I think that’s probably smarter, and not wrong in any way that matters. 🤷‍♂️

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Eh, never mind. No idea why I made a point of this. Nobody cares. Carry on.

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Trans folk are rightly mad about the trans-in-sports matter.

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He never said they “were their abnormalities.” He specifically said they were people “with abnormalities,” which is exactly how people are supposed to talk. Since I didn’t see a link to the article I only have this one quote to judge, but it’s an unobjectionable one.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

That’s true? I know people are mad at him for the the trans-students-in-sports comment but all he said here was that there are people “with abnormalities.” That’s like saying there are people “with disabilities.” He didn’t dehumanize them at all.

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This was my first WHAT IF-? issue.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ghosts in the Kudzu: Haunting Tales of the South is an upcoming anthology of Southern gothic and folk horror, dark fantasy, and magical realism, edited by Jessica Nettles and yours truly. Featuring an outstanding lineup of authors! Check out our @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

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Ghosts in the Kudzu

Haunting Tales of the South

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I answered this question with Robert Caro’s LBJ series but this is a good answer too.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I’m adapting THE YEARS OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Robert Caro’s biography series on LBJ. But that would be a lame name, so I’d call it THE PATH TO POWER. #filmsky #moviesky #booksky

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A noir about an author in a GRRM/Rothfuss-type situation by comics’ most celebrated noir creators sounds great. I’m in. #comicsky #comics #noir

Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

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We are interconnected with each other.

Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good.
The Book of Common Prayer

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Helen Macdonald @hjm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hemingway's baby shoes has nothing on the economy or affective power of these two words. I'm in pieces.

Screenshot of the first sentences of Moby Dick. A reader has carefully highlighted "Call me Ishmael," drawn a black biro'd line to it and added an explanatory "His name"

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Or rather argue with him about them but remember he’s an OK bloke who’s lost his head a bit to social media.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Meh. Stancil did tons of good work in Minneapolis during the height of the ICE kidnappings and also first gained notice because he was the subject of the first AI-generated web series, made to bully him by a Nazi. Let him have his bad takes; he’s on the right side.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thanks. I didn’t know this existed. Gonna give it a look.

Rolf Oldejans @rolfoldejans.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

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A fun day out for all the family

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Can’t really see a downside to that strategy. I read THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS right before I went so that was cool.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Oh yeah. Wow, that’s like realizing the distance between BACK TO THE FUTURE’s past and future and where a remake would be set today. Time, man.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This is really cool and kind of beautiful. I never feel this sense of wonder today. It’s not that amazing stuff isn’t happening, it’s just generally done by people I don’t trust at all and strongly suspect will use the new technology to make our lives worse.

Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Oh wait I only saw the first season of SENSE8 twice. OK, so just THE WIRE.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

And I’ve only two TV series all the way through more than once: SENSE8 (twice) and THE WIRE (thrice).

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Don’t think I’ve seen a movie from the 21st c. more than thrice (my gold standard for how much I love a flick). Maybe AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, between two theatrical views, one on a cruise, and one at home. After I graduated it stopped feeling like I was made of time, and there’s so much to see.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Oh wow, that’s awesome. Congrats. Been here since the beginning, as well, and enjoyed every ep.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Update on what's going on with me. Also, a script I wrote is going to start being filmed this year, if all goes well. Crazy, right? #filmsky #writers #writinglife #amwriting

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News: A Name and A Movie

An Update on Stuff

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 07/07/2026

🚨BREAKING🚨 More than 600 workers at Hachette Book Group just voted overwhelmingly to unionize, creating the largest union in trade publishing history! newsguild.org/hachette-boo...

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Hachette Book Group employees win election for largest union in trade publisher history | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

CITIZENS is dense and not an overview but I love it. Schama writes so well.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Yeah, this is fair. S’why I generally listen to nonfiction and read fiction. I tend to read the latter for language as well as plot/info.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Bought dead-tree editions of the @nytimes.com and @economist.com today at the airport. In our digital world reading these feels so decadent now. I love the way they feel in my hands.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Bonne nuit, Marjane Satrapi.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Ooh, it's based on a Stanislaw Lem story I haven't read. I'll add this to my list.

Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Holy crap—I was about to complain about there only ever being a handful of episodes, but I just checked the Wiki entry and there were FOURTEEN?! I guess I only watched the VHS ones.