Nat Cassidy
@natcassidy.bsky.social
USA Today bestselling horror noveler (MARY; NESTLINGS; REST STOP; WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME). TV actor. Musician. Out now: I KNOW A PLACE, May 5, 2026, Shortwave Books. (he/him)
Bumping this again. Hope to see y'all out there, and even if you can't make it, signal boosts are super appreciated.
The Scares That Shaped Us@scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 2d agoTHURSDAY NIGHT Join us LIVE on The Scares That Shaped Us YouTube channel for a chat with @claymcleod.bsky.social about his new book DEVIL INSIDE and his favorite possession horror movies! 8 p.m. Eastern! Details below.
One bystander starts standing up for his neighbors and then others do too. Courage is contagious. Pass it on.
Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 5d ago"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
What kills me is that the mainstream media, then and now, this very day, could turn the country against Trump, easily. Minus 15-20% that will never leave him. If only they could come together with the kind of energy they had for curb-stomping Biden. They could turn this around. But they NEVER will
Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · 5d agoOH MY GOD NEW YORK TIMES WHY ARE YOU THE WAY YOU CHOOSE TO FUCKING BE? Who was POTUS in 2020, NYT? WHO WAS POTUS IN 2020, FUCKING EVERYONE? This is why we’re SO far from having nice things that we’re all just going to be killed by the lamest people imaginable while the media scolds us for dying
I love the fact that they're blaming Jimmy Carter and just hoping we all forget that Reagan illegally interfered with Carter getting the hostages released and was never prosecuted for it because he won.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.NEWSMAX: Where do you think things stand in terms of the war with Iran? REP. JACK BERGMAN: Boy, that's a multi-thousand year old question. I'm not going to blame Jimmy Carter, but ...
They added 140 more wounded and restored the four soldiers killed last week whose names they had taken off the KIA list.
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · last wk.Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/p...
I have no doubt this is what Elon believes and he messages it constantly. But my own sense here is that this is closer to Big Lie mechanics - stating a contrary set of maximal factual statements to give supporters talking points, a way of framing an issue.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...
We really don’t reckon enough with how the flattening of truth and misinformation on social media + the right-wing takeover of all prominent “neutral” media = an environment where consequences for the far right don’t really exist anymore. Cowardice, confusion, complicity, & complacency rule the day.
Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · last wk.The ongoing Musk nazi tweets just have me wondering if corporate boards are even a thing anymore
One must remember that Republicans can never fail, they can only be failed. And that is why they’re the Party of Personal Responsibility™️! 👍
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.NEWSMAX: Where do you think things stand in terms of the war with Iran? REP. JACK BERGMAN: Boy, that's a multi-thousand year old question. I'm not going to blame Jimmy Carter, but ...
Musk is Timothy McVeigh with a trillion dollars.
Avel Guénin--Carlut@fluffycyborgii.bsky.social · 2w agoWould assume everyone knows it by now, but just in case "First the traitors, then the invaders" is an explicit reference to The Turner Diaries, where a white supremacist revolution overruns "The System" and kills all their enemy during the evocatively named "Day of the Rope".
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Which reminds me to remind you: if you preorder my Rod Serling bio and submit proof of purchase at this link, you get a bonus essay from me about *my* favorite Twilight Zone episode: hachettebookgroup.formstack.com/forms/serlin...
Rogue OpenAI agents are leaving notes to themselves on company servers to help them escape their test environments (!!!) www.reuters.com/business/its...
mark sussman is back at it, with his discernable takes and penchants for obscure tri-state law firm dramas, sly references to cronenberg's the fly and lynch's twin peaks, and no promises to keep the car running while pumping that gas (folks, it's good!) marksussman.substack.com/p/the-face-o...
"Finals coverage produced something like what the theorist Walter Benjamin called a “dialectical image,” in which “what has been comes together in a flash with the now to form a constellation.”
Mark Sussman@marksussman.bsky.social · 2w agoOn the Knicks in '26, the Suns in '93, the dialectical image, and New York, Bandwagon City.
Haven't seen the Odyssey yet, but if the final scene isn't Odysseus putting a feather quill back in its ink well, sighing with satisfaction as he gazes on his completed book, and flipping to the title page—"My Big Trip, by Raymond Odysseus"—I will scream. I am functionally illiterate.
Good Boy's new Spanish cover. I love it so much.
Weird he said the same thing about being momentarily anti-Trump
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbit
UK FRIENDS! 🇬🇧 Have you preordered the @titanbooks.bsky.social edition of NESTLINGS yet? Waterstones is running a special preorder deal from now through Friday (24 July)! Just enter “SUMMER26” at checkout for 25% off! As your beloved band The Whom sang, “That’s a bargain, innit. I’d call it one!”
Tonight! Brooklyn! Come see why so many of us across the country are so excited to celebrate @cgolden.bsky.social’s phenomenal new action-horror masterpiece, CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE!
This is a good definition of what conservatism actually is: whining about merely being told that your selfishness is harmful to *yourself*
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 3w agoMAGA cultist Eric Metaxas was outraged by seeing an air quality alert triggered by the Canadian wildfires that suggested people limit outdoor activity: "How dare they say that. Who has the right to tell me or you or anyone anything? It's a free country. I can do whatever I want."
Really wonderful interview with Reactor Magazine!
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 3w agoThe subject of Zach Cregger and Brian Duffield's upcoming movie has stalked the internet horror community since 2018. For horror artist @slimyswampghost.bsky.social, the transition from urban legend to Hollywood happened very quickly:
Heartbroken to learn my beloved Taco Bell might be responsible for more diarrhea than normal. But also immensely relieved that my go-to order never wasted its time with something as dubious and risky as lettuce.
The suburbs are just fully not living in reality, all they have is TV
John Leavitt@leavittalone.bsky.social · 3w agoHusband’s not! mom has just returned to nyc from a year? in Florida and it’s so radicalizing down there I have to calm her down like no you can still get Murray’s bagels and smoked salmon I will bring these to your apartment it is not a war zone the bodegas are open we will bring wine
PSST The deadline for getting dark demonic goodies with your pre-order of THE CALAMITIES from @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social approaches in a couple weeks -- Also, adding new tour stops! Madison! Minneapolis! Denver! St. Louis! And the Belmont Lit Fest in NC. Tell everyone! Even your pets!
Deadline Approaching For Demonic Goodies (And More Tour News)
Firstly, I note that we are now in the one-month-ish run-up to The Calamities, which of course means I’m going to be louder and more annoying about that book for the next four or so weeks. (A…
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Journalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoit's even dumber than you think
Exactly. The president is going to spin some incredible lies about the 2020 election and the media -- and every single Democrat in the country -- has to be ready to smack this bullshit down immediately. Not a mealy-mouthed fact check or, golly, this is weird. Call it out as an assault on democracy.
capitolhunters@capitolhunters.bsky.social · 3w agoJournalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/
