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Dr. Ishaan

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Literary scholar for my sins English and Cultural Studies PhD Animal studies, Marxism, indie rock, cinema https://ishaanselby.owlstown.net/ https://bandcamp.com/edsays

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Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake
Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care not for thee
Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

[dreamye lute arpeggio]

Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

07.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Finished @historianheather.bsky.social's excellent book Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage a few days ago and I keep thinking how the response to 'disorder' is often a carceral one, one that deems certain life unworthy of taking up space

07.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"As an adult I've only been two ages. Twenty-two and forty. I was twenty-two well into my thirties."β€” Don DeLillo, The Names

07.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It's hilarious that "working class" now applies exclusively to the racist failsons of regional car dealership owners but every unemployed trans person is an "elite".

06.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 2262 πŸ” 530 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 8

"He's also called on the government to seize cloud computing from private tech giants"
Stop giving me the hard sell, I'm already in

07.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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…this arrived and it’s thick!

06.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

HEY GANG - if you haven't read AVENGERS ACADEMY and are wondering what all the fuss is about, you can actually read the first four issues here at this link - no need to register or anything, just click and read!!! www.marvel.com/infinitycomi...

06.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

So proud of @meakoopa.bsky.social πŸ₯³

It was amazing to watch Anthony & his collaborators work so hard to bring Avengers Academy to life; I'm so glad to see that work and all the love in it recognizedβ€”love for our community & our stories that deserve to be told, & love for the rich world of Marvel.

06.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Such amazing news!! I’m so so proud of my Avengers Academy team!! I’m thankful to have not only been a part of this book, but also for the incredible community surrounding it. LOOK MA! WE GOT THE GAY AWARD!!

06.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

this book is part of a long tradition of bringing queer art to young people through popular forms
So well deserved for Anthony and everyone who worked on the book

06.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today is Bandcamp Friday where Bandcamp waives their revenue share and passes money directly to the artist
If there's any artist that you want to support today's a great day to do it
(Also the sound quality is *way* better than on streaming)

06.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#LastFourWatched

06.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good thread. See also @annakornbluh.bsky.social's book:
www.versobooks.com/products/303...

06.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Direct action is, ultimately, the defiant insistence on acting as if one is already free." --David Graeber

06.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 448 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Artist Spotlight: cootie catcher - Our Culture cootie catcher is a Toronto-based four-piece composed of Nolan Jakupovski (vocals, guitar), Sophia Chavez (vocals, synth, DJ controller), Anita Fowl (vocals, bass), and drummer Joseph Shemoun. The ban...

ourculturemag.com/2026/03/05/a...
you can feel cootie catcher right on the cusp of blowing up

06.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 23406 πŸ” 8965 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 190

πŸ‘

05.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It ys a moost terrible tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum unpredicted moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir, that doth helpe you thrugh. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.

05.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Booke, booke,
Reade a booke,
Reade anothir booke,
Reade a large amounte of bookes -
Bookes are freakinge awesome

05.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 425 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 10
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A notorious RCMP unit shaped B.C. universities’ reaction to Palestine encampments ⋆ The Breach From Fairy Creek to university campuses, CRU-BC is positioning itself as the go-to police force for repressing dissent

At B.C.’s universities, a violent RCMP unit showed up to spy on student Palestine protests.

A Breach investigation reveals how the CRU was shaping the encampment response, as the militarized unit grows itself into Canada’s go-to force to repress dissent. breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...

05.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
artificially aged Julian Bashir, very old man in Star Trek medical officer uniform

artificially aged Julian Bashir, very old man in Star Trek medical officer uniform

my feet are starting to hurt after shows now

05.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP Baudrillard you would've loved this episode of imperial decline

05.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 1474 πŸ” 292 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 8

God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life

05.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Matthew 25:21 by the Mountain Goats

05.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
artificially aged Julian Bashir, very old man in Star Trek medical officer uniform

artificially aged Julian Bashir, very old man in Star Trek medical officer uniform

my feet are starting to hurt after shows now

05.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Qui Parle is inviting submissions for a special issue on renovations of humanism and new directions in the thematic of the subject. Please consider submitting, and share widely! I am coediting the issue, and would be happy to answer any questions.

04.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy Holi, New York City!

Growing up, Holi was more than a celebration of spring – it was a chance to embrace joy & revel with family.

It's been a long winter & spring is much anticipated. I wish New York City's Hindu communities an extra colorful Holi – may the warmth come soon enough.

04.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 946 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2

Putting on a platform where kids can stumble upon it for free with crudely inserted ad breaks is honestly the ideal distribution method for this film.

04.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A man asked me last night what publishing needs to do for literary fiction to begin appealing to men again. I said, as nicely as I could, that, with over 2,000 books published every Tuesday, of which many would appeal to men, it’s not a publishing problem, it’s a men problem.

04.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 3513 πŸ” 588 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 107

When people bring up something like 'you can't even define what a woman is' I always think about the moment when Socrates returns to the cave and can't give simple accepted answers anymore so people kill him. Beauvoir wrote that sex is a simple question for those who like simple answers.

04.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1