Scott D. Strader 😐

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2026-06-21 19:18:33 UTC

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The anti-Obama comments posted on pro-Obama posts here always baffle me a bit. A lot. Spare me... I know he's not perfect. Well-read; thoughtful; inclusive; progressive. & the leader of a superpower that does might-makes-right moral calculus that should never be made. At what point can we praise a person for threading the needle when the only outcome is both to succeed and to fail?
And here's where I'm fed-the-fuck-up: have you goddamned listened to who's in charge now?! f... U!

2026-05-21 13:38:08 UTC

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I know this is not the point, but there's some consolation that the only architectural changes he's achieved so far are destroying part of a historic building (with no follow-up in sight) and hanging a lot of garish and infantile signs. So unfortunately we may never get the satisfaction of tearing it down because it will never get built.

2026-02-04 23:45:53 UTC

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That narrow range of profit/loss probably consists of inside traders pausing for the moment to strike. Dont let momentary expectations of justice think that there was justice.

2026-02-01 20:19:27 UTC

Watchibg Alien: Romulus because I need some English-language cinema to take a short break from Italian. And I watched Badlands yesterday so I want to continue in this style.
#Movies #Cinema #AlienRomulus

2026-01-10 22:58:14 UTC

I just learned that Stereolab were influenced by Situationist International. Because of course. I've listened to them for years but only learned of the French intellectual Guy Debord in the last year and was immediately captivated by his writing. I then discovered the Bolognese offshoot of SI, represented by the writers of the subversive Bolognese publication A/traverso. Attached image is a later issue from 1979 that I own.
#Philosophy #Capitalism #Stereolab
https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/115/873/226/056/735/475/original/6a3456c9347ed02f.png

2026-01-10 18:27:41 UTC

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You're too generous with "suspect".

2025-12-23 05:53:19 UTC

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They will be built right after the ballroom is.

2025-10-10 06:14:38 UTC

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Those threats are all speculation from someone quoted in the article. Trump never made them (but yes, there are certainly petty and vengeful thoughts going through his head at all times of the day).
"The newspaper columnist and analyst Harald Stanghelle speculated that retribution from Trump – if it were to come – could take the form of tariffs, demands for higher Nato contributions or even declaring Norway an enemy."

2025-10-01 05:15:06 UTC

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"Do not comply in advance" implies "but it's ok to comply later". "Fuck you, make me" (which comes from something Jon Oliver said recently on the This Week Tonight TV show) asserts "I'm not doing that unless you have enough strength and the will to force me, and even then I'm fighting back". Also, an underlying implication of FY,MM is that we know they're likely too lazy/cowardly to force us to do most of the things they threaten.

2025-09-12 11:21:02 UTC

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Love that album! And Petra Haden's a capella version is such a great tribute to it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_Haden_Sings%3A_The_Who_Sell_Out

2025-08-12 11:58:53 UTC

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Ok so I read it from west to east and now Cthulhu has appeared. Thanks a lot.

2025-06-14 15:42:05 UTC

#NoKingsDay #NoKings #Andor
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2025-06-14 01:06:43 UTC

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"2025. Los Angeles. I was in the shit, and there was no way I was coming out the other end with my sanity."
https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/114/679/013/057/987/228/original/db9774024ac3c18e.jpeg

2025-05-31 02:00:21 UTC

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I'm not saying it was aliens... but it was aliens.

2025-05-17 12:26:00 UTC

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The referenced article says "The cause of the fire is not yet determined." Was there additional information elsewhere?

2025-04-04 12:44:00 UTC

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Finally we can correctly update the Wikipedia entry for "American exceptionalism" with the categories "Delusional disorders" and "Fringe theory".

2025-02-28 19:10:14 UTC

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For those who watched, please describe what Zelensky did to hold his own. I so want this to be true.

2024-11-03 23:21:47 UTC

Watched "La notte dei diavoli" by Giorgio Ferroni (of MST3K "Secret Agent Super Dragon" fame) because I needed some 70s Gothic horror. Weird first 5 minutes, Gothic for the next 95% of the film, then mayhem in the last 5 minutes. Found in this thread along with many other recommendations that will keep me busy:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/viewtopic.php?p=643523#p643523
#Cinema #Horror #Italian #MST3K #1970s

2024-11-03 02:42:06 UTC

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I sincerely don't understand your position, for the reasons I gave. I understand--or at least I think I understand--what you're saying. I accept the flaws in the system but I cannot accept YOUR acceptance of a fascist win. Please let us get past this!

2024-11-03 02:14:35 UTC

Halloween's not over. Now watching John Carpenter's "Prince of Darkness". One of my favorite guilty pleasures. In fact, to fight the "Christmas happens before Thanksgiving is even over" department stores, I will treat these next two months as a continuation of Halloween.
#Cinema #Horror #JohnCarpenter

2024-11-03 01:46:22 UTC

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So you just now realized that America has done and continues to do Very Bad Things? And your solution is to not vote for the non-fascist, or to vote 3rd party in order to assist the fascist, or to vote for the fascist? I really don't understand this absolutist position that will 100% of the time benefit fascists. I apologize for my snarkiness but this scares me.

2024-10-12 03:05:07 UTC

Taylor Swift was in Friday the 13th.
#Cinema #Movies #Horror #TaylorSwift
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2024-09-25 19:19:46 UTC

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I suspect that the reproductive healthcare stance he took was a convenient, and convincing, stand-in for blocking those potential promotions with the hope that Trump would eventually take power and make those decisions.

2024-09-20 00:30:12 UTC

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I dunno... With the remastered version of TOS the Gorn blinks. That was pretty scary.