Graham Platner and the Military-Industrial Complex The political gains and risks of Platner’s commitment to an arms buildup

Graham Platner’s platform embraces increased spending for U.S. military equipment even as he presents himself as a full-throated pro-peace progressive. In doing so, he’s bought into the politics of the military-industrial complex. open.substack.com/pub/amyfried...

Bump. If you're in or around MDI and want to support local authors come on out this Wednesday in Northeast Harbor.
#maine #booksky #writesky

Screenshot of the X-Files with two hetero dudes being guys by a pool, one in a suit and the other in a speedo.

exhibit A

Jump if you have the choice to Daily writing prompt If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? View all responses My mind is immediately drawn to the Joseph Campbell types. You know, the Lukes, the Bruces, so many god damn Johns; all filled with virtue, unyielding faith and jaws made of marble. However, as I started to whittle down my selection, tossing one character aside for the next, I realized there's a greater question at play here.

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Daily writing prompt If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? View all responses My mind is immediately drawn to the Joseph Campbell types. You know, the Lukes, the Bruces, so many god damn Johns; all filled with virtue, unyielding…

Said from within a grimy ship you can smell through the screen with carnivorous aliens skulking in every shadow. Checks out.

Pegapuss A cat black and odd, friendly, mine. As I weave my fingers through its pelt I notice oddities with the texture, curious departures in the direction of the fur. Inspecting it, where there should be straight lines, head to tail, the fur bifurcates, splits, it branches out into something resembling emu's features; single long causeways with dozens of little off-ramps, splitting off, crisscrossing, into a coiled mess of fur, feather and beast below.

Pegapuss

A cat black and odd, friendly, mine. As I weave my fingers through its pelt I notice oddities with the texture, curious departures in the direction of the fur. Inspecting it, where there should be straight lines, head to tail, the fur bifurcates, splits, it branches out into something…

The Galactic Federation - Beyond Belief with George Noory - FREE Episode YouTube video by Elizabeth April

I'm an atheist and a cynic. My reading of this is not a charitable one but it is fascinating to look at my fellow man and witness all our cognitive tools misfiring like a firecracker in a fireplace.

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Star Trek: Voyager Season One - re:View YouTube video by RedLetterMedia

Star Trek: Voyager Season One - re:View

Cover of The Dark #131 artwork shows hand gripping a rag doll. Text Stories by Ibrahim Ojedokun, Angela Slatter, Phoenix Alexander, Michael Kelly

It's the first of the month. You know what that means — a new issue of The Dark. I have a little slice of winter in this issue, alongside work from @angelaslatter.bsky.social @dracopoullos.bsky.social and Ibrahim Ojedokun.

www.thedarkmagazine.com/wendigo/

BACKROOMS. Everything must go.

Watch the official trailer for BACKROOMS, a Kane Parsons film starring Academy Award nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.

Experience it only in theaters 05.29.26.

Flyer for a public reading of the "Echoes in the Fog" anthology on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 5:30 to 6:30pm @ Northeast Harbor Library 1 Joy Road, Northeast Harbor, Maine. Readings by Ron Beard, William Henry Forester, Annaliese Jakimides, Shir Kehila, Hans Krichels, Valerie Lawson, Catherine J.S. Lee, Cynthia Reeves, Marianne Stratton and Douglas Wright.

Like art? Like literature? Live in Maine? Feel like exploring the liminal?

April 15th in Northeast Harbor @12willowspress.bsky.social and the Northeast Harbor Library are hosting a reading of the "Echoes in the Fog" anthology.

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Tryst She was bent-over, naked, her ass slapping against my hips in a slow applause to our bodies. We tumbled in and out of a few positions, her face forever obscured but I knew who it was. We sped up, her moaning as I grunted, more a boar than man thrusting, seeking, hunting the orgasm. She tensed, body going rigid as the last thrust, last slap of the hips, last flick of the fingers brought her to, on and then over her climax.

Tryst

She was bent-over, naked, her ass slapping against my hips in a slow applause to our bodies. We tumbled in and out of a few positions, her face forever obscured but I knew who it was. We sped up, her moaning as I grunted, more a boar than man thrusting, seeking, hunting the orgasm. She…

M. Pokora - Les planètes (Clip officiel) YouTube video by PokoraVEVO

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My time Daily writing prompt How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? View all responses As a parent there's but one rule you have to follow: Do what's best for your child. That single, simple rule has profound consequences on how you live your life. It informs the food you buy, the hobbies you allow yourself, the car you drive, where you choose to call home.

My time

Daily writing prompt How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? View all responses As a parent there's but one rule you have to follow: Do what's best for your child. That single, simple rule has profound consequences on how you live your life. It informs the…

crossed wires A bit of oversharing but my sex-life isn't entirely vanilla. I don't require a great deal of hardware to get my kicks but I find pain heightens the pleasure. Scratching, biting, we keep to the tools at hand but it is an odd pairing; getting lost in the body of another but craving corporeal damage at the same time, a sublimation of the self maybe, or just a bit of salt with the sugar.

crossed wires

A bit of oversharing but my sex-life isn't entirely vanilla. I don't require a great deal of hardware to get my kicks but I find pain heightens the pleasure. Scratching, biting, we keep to the tools at hand but it is an odd pairing; getting lost in the body of another but craving…

Acadia Highway Sun Mar 22 with Sister Moxie on WERU 89.9 FM - Blue Hill, Maine Genre: Franco/Acadian/CajunAcadia Highway airs every Sunday from 11 am to noon with music from Acadie to Acadiana. Hosted by Sam Spruce and Sister Moxie.Hey! Ever done the Chicken Dance at a public...

Si vous voulez de la musique française, @weru-fm.bsky.social ky.social, une station indépendante du Maine, diffuse des chansons acadiennes tous les dimanches. Vous pouvez écouter par radio ou sur leur site web spinitron.com/WERU/pl/2215...

Left: painting of a nude man, bloody knife in hand, standing above a vanquished enemy by Frank Frazetta for a reprinting of Edgar Rice Borrough's "Tanar of Pellucidar" Right: a frame from S3:E5 of Primal with the zombie caveman protagonist holding a similar pose.

I see you Primal artists.

Shy Girl, AI In Writing, And A New Perniciousness I wanna talk about Cameron’s The Terminator and Carpenter’s The Thing, but first, let’s get it out of the way — If you know anything at all about me in this Current Era, it …

Went ahead and talked about AI in writing and publishing (aka, that Shy Girl shit), and the perhaps unseen perniciousness of how AI can utterly fuck up the fidelity of our information environment --

Camina, all other Belters orbit Cara Gee.

The Evolution of Horror & Weird Fiction - Myth to Popular Culture Horror and weird fiction tap into our deepest fears and curiosities. The evolution of these genres reflects changes in society, technology, and storytelling styles. From ancient myths to modern cinema...

🩸📚 Evolution of Horror & Weird Fiction - Myth to popular culture. Meet Mesopotamian monsters, medieval German werewolves and cult movie slashers. Enjoy!

#readingcommunity #readsky #weirdfiction #monsters #werewolves #slashers #horror #cultmovies #Mesopotamia

Oh damn, I didn't even know season 3 had dropped!

Farewell Bound, strapped really. It's dark and illuminated in that way tree branches are around a camp fire, a bittersweet comfort against the terrors that wait out in the black. But, we're not outside. She, my grandmother, is coiled in black fibers that wrap and constrict. Her screams for my help are lost in my own struggles. We do not escape.

Farewell

Bound, strapped really. It's dark and illuminated in that way tree branches are around a camp fire, a bittersweet comfort against the terrors that wait out in the black. But, we're not outside. She, my grandmother, is coiled in black fibers that wrap and constrict. Her screams for my help…

I think my turn to old man may be complete, I actually prefer the 50's offering. 70's has a better atmosphere but I found the sound mixing rough on the ears.

Untitled Daily writing prompt Are you superstitious? View all responses I've said it before, I'm a materialist; I could cut off a finger and have a replacement grafted on and I'm still me, same with a kidney or a heart, same with the brain, granted not all at once; Theseus' body, if you will. What I'm trying to say is we're reducible to organs, to cells, to atoms and no where in that reduction will one find a soul.

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Daily writing prompt Are you superstitious? View all responses I've said it before, I'm a materialist; I could cut off a finger and have a replacement grafted on and I'm still me, same with a kidney or a heart, same with the brain, granted not all at once; Theseus' body, if you will. What…

Screenshot of an Amazon listing of a Samsung T9 SSD with its current price of $709 USD along with a secondary screenshot of the same item's price listed in an invoice with the price of $249.

My SSD has some corrupted data in it and before attempting any fixes I thought I should buy a dupe, couldn't hurt.
Nearly 3x the price fucking hurts.
Thanks hogwash AI.

edge of tomorrow: live. die. repeat.

1. invade iraq
2. ?????
3. democracy

1. bomb iran
2. ????
3. democracy

Over the hill I've always been interested in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu, given it a sidelong glance as I karate-chopped my way to black-belt back in high-school and had searched out gyms near me before settling with crossfit. It's been on the back-burner for years, decades, something I'd love to try but never found the time or the finances for it. I found them last week.

Over the hill

I've always been interested in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu, given it a sidelong glance as I karate-chopped my way to black-belt back in high-school and had searched out gyms near me before settling with crossfit. It's been on the back-burner for years, decades, something I'd love to try but…

Ranking Every Sam Raimi Movie Part 3 - re:View YouTube video by RedLetterMedia

Ranking Every Sam Raimi Movie Part 3 - re:View

Screenshot of a bsky profile stats, with 666 followers.

No more followers please, we must pay our respects to his sulfurous self. 👹

ChatGPT pen test yields unexpected results in 2026 #chatgpt #ai YouTube video by FatherPhi

We can't seem to avoid falling for confidence, in our politics, in our offices, in our tech. If someone/thing says it with confidence we all just kowtow, oh he must know, why else would he be so confident.
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