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Seth Pollack

@sethmpk.bsky.social
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Bikes, seltzer, NYC for life. Political organizer for hire.

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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Really appreciated this timely criticism from @thrasherxy.bsky.social in @literaryhub.bsky.social on queer Afghan refugees in an edgy debut novel and “the sense of brown” in the context of remembering 9/11 and the War on Terror/War of Terror lithub.com/the-war-on-t...
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The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees
As I read Bobuq Sayed’s No God But Us in the waning days of the summer, I realized their debut novel paired well with Jose Esteban Muñoz’s final work, The Sense of Brown (2020). Together, the duo m…
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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 24/03/2024
LORD ABELARD: your little PROJECT is becoming quite the nuisance. THE VAMPIRE WHO IS FALLING IN LOVE WITH ME: my interest is only in obtaining the amulet LORD ABELARD: as long as you rem- ME: *walking in drinking soup from a mug* babe is this your dad? sir it's an honor
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
YEAAAAAH BOY
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I’m sure there are voters out there using magic 8 balls or Ouija boards to decide their ballots too… but at least I haven’t seen any of them telling that to a reporter
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
For the past 20 years, Zuckerberg's only idea has been "what if we made a worse, somehow even more unethical version of another company's product"
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I’ve been inspired by @thrasherxy.bsky.social for years. Loved hearing him discuss his new book The Overseer Class: A Manifesto at The Strand on its release day, and looking forward to his film series at BAM
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
early 2010s had a perfect Belle & Sebastian experience watching them outdoors on Brooklyn waterfront in the rain and there was a woman alone way back on the asphalt in a lawn chair with a leg cast, holding an umbrella over it, which is itself the most Belle & Sebastian image of all time
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Trump calling the pope "weak on crime" is unfortunately a great bit, but we'll see better as the feud progresses. Trump only really has so many rhetorical moves at this point and is rapidly regressing into fey Broadway insults, but we could see "he's losing his 'look'" and "his 'hat' doesn't play."
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Once again, the only really good April Fool’s bit online was the unlicensed Pokemon emulator replacing the sprites with goofy ones
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
My little brother, who has only recently started getting into The News, read today’s Noem News and made me laugh
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I updated iOS. I have been rewarded with a handful of new emojis and the screenshot process having an extra step
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Listening again to @jessethorn.bsky.social’s Bullseye interview with PUP, and it’s not good to have parasocial relationships with artists, but every member of the band is my friend. We have never met
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Every time I pass the Brooklyn coffeeshop “Dark Necessity” it reminds me of the TV show Dexter
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I keep getting this YouTube ad with the line “You don’t find yourself on a boat cruise by accident.” Boat cruise.
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Just heard my favorite pizza man call another guy “boss.” Rough day
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
For a time, being a member of the Dirty Projectors was the coolest thing you could be. But very few of us did it
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m @lurrie.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
we expelled them, blacklisted them, called cops to beat the shit out of them, and deported them. why aren't they protesting again? i'm very smart
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Ok sharks, here’s the concept: It’s called The Nurse. It’s like urgent care but we give you an ice pack and you can put your head down for 40 mins
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
“A new membership-based dental service.” Perfect. That was the problem with my dentist, too many casuals and walk-ins
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Reading up on Texas politics
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Passed a guy wearing a Mr. Plow jacket and a Futurama hat. Just casually Groeninged out
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It’s time. We need a Bluesky liaison work slot (cc @joshuajfriedman.com)
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
How busy is the @foodcoop.bsky.social?
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
No one told me that The Righteous Gemstones season 2 includes both Eric Andre and Jason Schwartzman. This information was withheld from me, I believe maliciously
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Found this incredible Queens valentine
A pigeon and rat canoodle atop street signs for 143 Place and 143 Street and 143 Avenue.  Caption: Against All Odds, We Found Each Other
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Any recent high scores? I just saw footage from a place called Lucky Charlie in Bushwick with an ancient coal oven that seems to produce beautiful charring
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I just read a book about left wing radicals of the 60s and 70s. It mentioned that one of the most prolific bomb makers in the country is now retired in Park Slope. I looked him up and he’s quoted here opining against a local bar getting licensed to have a patio
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I hadn’t known that The Righteous Gemstones features Walton Goggins as an untrustworthy preacher called Uncle Baby Billy. I know better now
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The balding pill company advertising like they occupied Zucotti Park
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We need a truth and reconciliation commission for the 2021 Super Bowl advertisers
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The Patriots should have cavalry and Seattle should have one Boeing drone
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The NFL should work like Red Alert 2, with each team having access to a unique unit that represents their region
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This short story collection introduces the writer John O’Hara by mentioning his epitaph: “He told the truth about his time. He wrote honestly and well.” Turns out the epitaph actually starts “Better than anyone else,” and he wrote it himself
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Sorry, I’m hearing some wailing of damned souls and gnashing of teeth. Could whoever is in Hell please mute themselves?
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The final and canonical excuse has been posted. None can do better
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
If you’re going to blame Zohran for the temperature staying below freezing all week, you might as well go all in. Why isn’t he also improving the humidity out?
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Dream big!
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The NY Times frame sucks (typical) but the goal here isn’t “let’s find the truth in the middle,” it’s “what are the reactionaries saying directly to their people?”
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I joined one session. It’s a screened group of left wing people trying to understand the set of very online bigots who rule our country, not for fun, but for analysis. It isn’t hugely different than Know Your Enemy. But maybe I’m naive
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Socialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com · 26/01/2026
We applaud the efforts of SMC members Jana and @christianaraos.bsky.social in working with @progintl.bsky.social at Neustra America for the adoption of the San Carlos Declaration. Christian and Jana successfully advocated for the inclusion of language concerning the rights of migrants in the US.
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
On top of everything else, it’s a level of cold in Minneapolis today that I really can’t imagine
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I thought my book of Richard Yates short stories would be fun to read on the train and was immediately confronted with a story of heartbreak in a 1950s VA tuberculosis ward
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
It’s so cold out that the rear brake on my bike won’t work. But I should be totally fine as long as I don’t encounter any unusually slippery surfaces
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
He calls himself my friend, but @lurrie.bsky.social only came up with the slogan “Seth Before Dishonor” when he heard some other guy named Seth is running for office. Interesting
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Going to another concert here tonight or I’d take a Chinatown bus down and see them again, they were that good
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
How did Eric Adams add MORE levels of scammery here?
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Going to the Bishop Allen and Mates of State show Friday, posting on the millennial app where someone will recognize at least one of those bands
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