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\n\t\n\nAll bloggers eventually want to build their own blog software. All feed reader developers want their own sync platform. All blog hosts want a feed reader.
\nIn 2026, I predict approximately thousands of niche open web apps, each with a small number of users who wouldn’t want to use anything else.
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I can attest that, as a blogger, unsatisfied with the current RSS readers1 or bookmark managers’2 offerings, I had to build mine. I don’t plan to share any of it, though. I do see a trend among builders of putting together apps for their...
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\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://chrisa.org/2026/04/29/femme-fascinating-why-i-stopped.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T10:16:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Abraham","url":"https://chrisa.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F1854795.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisa"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"10:16","date_timestamp":1777457783,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wjejjnl4bwozxfciw6xgwdhw/post/3mkmumdy6ut2n","https://www.threads.com/@chrisabraham/post/DXtj8OHlNpN"]}},{"id":"89230707","content_html":"why i stopped calling myself a “girls girl”\nyoutube.com/watch
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Democrats Have A Terrorist Problem - Dumpster Fire 310
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://chrisa.org/2026/04/29/democrats-have-a-terrorist-problem.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T10:06:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Abraham","url":"https://chrisa.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F1854795.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisa"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"10:06","date_timestamp":1777457195,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wjejjnl4bwozxfciw6xgwdhw/post/3mkmu2q4rxf2h","https://www.threads.com/@chrisabraham/post/DXti0PblFMJ"]}},{"id":"89229088","content_html":"A gunman burst through the doors of the White House Correspondents' Dinner and opened fire — and somehow, within hours, Democrats were calling it a hoax.\nyoutube.com/watch
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\n\n“We used to think that it was all a straight line that continues and accumulates, but it’s not,” they say. Feelings fluctuate; emotions are chaotic. Desire, jealousy, compassion and trust—all the driving emotions of love are, in their very essence, unpredictable. “Every day is different,” they say. “It’s better not to get stuck to past experiences, and face the person with a fresh mind every day.”
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Liu Khe and Huang Huang used a two year long photography commitment to try to repair their relationship. They took a photo of each other every day. I appreciate what it illuminated for them.
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\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://chrisa.org/2026/04/29/wow-cbs-news-is-so.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T09:09:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Abraham","url":"https://chrisa.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F1854795.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisa"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"09:09","date_timestamp":1777453785,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wjejjnl4bwozxfciw6xgwdhw/post/3mkmqv5sl2326","https://www.threads.com/@chrisabraham/post/DXtcT5AlgsF"]}},{"id":"89225576","content_html":"Federal agents exercised search warrants at about 20 daycare centers for suspected fraud Tuesday morning\nyoutube.com/watch
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BP profits more than double, beating expectations as Iran war boosts oil prices
\nThe first key point kills me:
\n\n\nBP on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings, citing “exceptional” oil trading contributions.
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“Exceptional” indeed. We’ve already had the Great Recession. I’m calling this period, starting from maybe 2023 to now, ”The Great Squeeze”. The amount of forces squeezing the poor and middle classes and transferring wealth upwards are what is truly “exceptional”.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/04/29/bp-profits-more-than-double.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T07:56:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"07:56","date_timestamp":1777449407,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mkmmv6ntg52i"]}},{"id":"89225324","content_html":"Fascinating take on Cole
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Ex-Mossad chief: Settler violence an existential threat, curbing it could spark civil war
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\n“To my great regret, what we are seeing today” in the West Bank, he said, “is the next October 7. It will be in a different format, much more painful, because the region is much more...
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BEAT UP CHANEL$ is an absolute banger.
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\nDiamond grills,\nchampagne bottles I\nget for free
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👁️ So pleased not to be an American. My bold…
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/29/so-pleased-not-to-be.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T23:58:50+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"23:58","date_timestamp":1777420730,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116485052771872886","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mkls7cxlgn26","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXsdev5Fjnu"]}},{"id":"89203169","content_html":"\n \n \nAcquired Dovetailed Wooden Card Index for 4 x 6\" Index Cards \nThe new design shows the president’s image superimposed over the Declaration of Independence and an American flag and features Trump’s signature in gold lettering.
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Exterior dimensions: 6 11/16 x 4 13/16 x 3 15/16\"\n\n\n\t
\nUnknown manufacturer\n
\n\tPicked up at thrift for $2.39. What can I say? I’m a sucker for card index boxes…
\nI can’t make out the smudged black-stamped bottom of the box to determine the manufacturer who used a sphere and a triangle in their logo.
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So many fun quotes to pull from in this LA Times piece on VHS revivalism. While not a “good” format, this is one of a few solid takes on why VHS is still interesting:
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There continue to be interesting quotes from The Verge’s liveblog of the OpenAI trial. Elon Musk:
\n\n\nWe did talk about establishing a for-profit or Tesla providing some of the funding — there were a bunch of ideas that were brainstormed — I was not averse to a small for-profit that would provide funding to the nonprofit as long as the tail didn’t wag the dog.
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I will be surprised if Elon convinces the jury. This story is almost like Walter White feeling bitter he was left out of the success of Grey Matter. Except Elon didn’t turn to selling an addictive, unhealthy product… Oh wait, X. 🤪
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I love the new goal arc in Pedometer++. It’s a good reference to the Apple Watch’s fitness rings, but distinct and easier to fit onscreen. But what I like most is the visual of effort required to complete your goal. It’s hard to get started (going “uphill” on the arc) but once you get halfway, you might as well ride the downhill to the finish!
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/04/28/i-love-the-new-goal.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T20:33:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Jarrod Blundy","url":"http://jb.heydingus.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F02%2F5676.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jarrod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 20:33","date_timestamp":1777408401,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89196626","content_html":"To start with the home screen has been clarified to be more legible at a glance. With some incredibly fun (to use and to make) animations to celebrate when you reach your goal.
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💬 A great tidbit from the current read, Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde:
\n\nbradleyandroos.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/2026/04/28/a-great-tidbit-from-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T20:29:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F29%2F1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 20:29","date_timestamp":1777408184,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89194945","content_html":" The Social Edge \nOne of Picasso‘s favorite assignments for a young artist was to have him or her try to draw a perfect circle. It can’t be done; everyone draws a circle with some particular distortion, and that distorted circle is your circle, an insight into your style. “Try to make the circle as best you can. And since nobody before you has made a perfect circle, you can be sure that your circle will be completely your own. Only then will you have a chance to be original.” The deviations from the ideal give an insight into the style,...
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Bright Simons points out that the miracle of an LLM is less a measure of its own\n‘smartness’ and more a reflection of the civilization that produced\nit, because\nit’s the civilization’s output which trained it.
\n\n\nWhat all this implies for AI is straightforward. Every token in a training corpus is\na fossil of social interaction—a trace of negotiation, argumentation, institutional\nmeaning-making, or cultural transmission. The intelligence that AI systems exhibit\nwas never individual to begin with. It was forged in the spaces between people.
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Trump, Omar Argue Over Whether It’s ‘Two Corinthians’ Or ‘Eleven Corinthians’ - Babylon Bee
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://chetjcollins.com/2026/04/28/trump-omar-argue-over-whether.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T19:45:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Chet Collins","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F41%2F2987.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chet"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 19:45","date_timestamp":1777405553,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89193751","content_html":"“Everybody knows it’s Two Corinthians. One Corinthians and Two Corinthians. It’s simple counting, and I am the best at counting,” said Trump.
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Consumers were a wee bit more confident to start April, but that might be because they thought the conflict in the Middle East was winding down. As it’s clear high gas prices are putting a damper on the “present situation.”
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Queer Solidarity and the Impact of Visibility Tanking | Wayward Curiosity
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://poemsbymisha.micro.blog/2026/04/28/queer-solidarity-and-the-impact.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T18:58:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Misha The Poet Laureate","url":"https://poemsbymisha.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F14%2F1454959.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"poemsbymisha"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 18:58","date_timestamp":1777402713,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89190207","content_html":"
💬 Not just coding.
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Half a cup of Da Hong Pao oolong tea to drink then I'm off!
\nmiraz.me","summary":"","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/04/29/life-happened-so-its-been.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T18:06:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F14%2F6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 18:06","date_timestamp":1777399609,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89184067","content_html":"Da Hong Pao comes from the well-known mountainous area of Wuji Rock, in Fujian, China. It is one of the famous ‘rock oolongs’. The leaves for this tea can only be plucked from a few select tea bushes that are thought to have lived for hundreds of years. Da Hong Pao means ‘Big Red Robe’, named after red robes that were draped over specific tea bushes said to have cured an Emperor’s ill mother in...
I also went to see my old pals Christopher the Giant and Hobnob in Salisbury Museum
\n\n\nThe Salisbury Museum is outstanding and I urge you to go there at once’.\nBill Bryson, in ‘Notes from a Small Island'
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\nNeat new service called Sourcefeed from Terry Godier to publish RSS feeds:
\n\n\nRSS-only. No website, no inbox, no algorithm. Subscribers read it where they choose, in whatever reader they already trust.
\n
My first feature request: let the title field be blank for short posts. 🙂
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There are some surprises in the NBA first round, but maybe no greater than the Pistons. ESPN answers a question I had:
\n\n\nThe Pistons are the third team to win 60 games in the regular season but trail 3-1 in its opening series, according to ESPN Research. Each of the previous two teams – the 2011 San Antonio Spurs and 2007 Dallas Mavericks – extended its series but lost in six games.
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🏀
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\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://dbuntinx.micro.blog/2026/04/28/jaarlijks-kijk-in-op-de.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T14:14:08+00:00","author":{"name":"dbuntinx","url":"https://dbuntinx.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F249164.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dbuntinx"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 14:14","date_timestamp":1777385648,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.cloud/@dbuntinx/116482746672427219"]}},{"id":"89168738","content_html":"Yomif Kejelcha, just 11 seconds behind him, is arguably an even more impressive story — this was the Ethiopian’s marathon debut after years of success on the track and in the half marathon.
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\n\n\nMicrosoft released it on January 21st, 2026 but I hadn’t tried it until today.
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Good post from Simon Willison on Microsoft’s vibe voice.
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\nsnip
\nThe proposal also removes a 2016 safeguard that banned shelters from asking invasive questions or requiring proof of a person’s body or medical history.
\n
Donald Trump rolls back LGBTQ housing protections
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\n\n\nEarlier this year I blogged a strategy for how I want to use AI thoughtfully in Micro.blog. It has been a good guide for me, like user-centered guardrails. There is still so much we can build that fits within that strategy, hopefully avoiding the worst “put AI in everything” fixation from bigger companies that users are rejecting.
\n
Micro.blog has a master switch for AI. If the user turns it off, there’s no AI usage. Period. None of the AI features would work:
\n\nWhile it’s true that users of Micro.blog would lose some of the benefits of the service if they turn it...
taonaw.com","summary":"","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/04/28/manton-about-ai-usage-in.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T13:10:02+00:00","author":{"name":"The Art Of Not Asking Why","url":"http://taonaw.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F18%2F1315067.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jtr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 13:10","date_timestamp":1777381802,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@jtr/116482530306469662","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mkkoed64hk2f"]}},{"id":"89194410","content_html":"\n\n\nThey were not interested. They had RAM to buy and GPUs to provision. The AI gold rush has thoroughly reshuffled what companies consider worth paying for, and apparently “the person who makes sure your data survives a disaster” did not make the cut.
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To Companies, we are resources and are evaluated against other resources. AI resources, GPUs, RAM and data companies bring the possibility of \"massively scalable attention\" and \"investment\" of which we're just not capable.
\n\nIts depressing to know but it's the reality of the situation.
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\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://chrisa.org/2026/04/28/fascinating-what-do-you-think.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T11:52:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Abraham","url":"https://chrisa.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F1854795.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisa"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 11:52","date_timestamp":1777377160,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://abraham.su/@chris/116482190010879699","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wjejjnl4bwozxfciw6xgwdhw/post/3mkkjjfq3nn2y","https://www.threads.com/@chrisabraham/post/DXrKJuhFGnH"]}},{"id":"89157589","content_html":"The Male Protector Fantasy | “Is It lNCEL To Want To Be A Father?”\nyoutube.com/watch
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Flowers fall even though we love them, and weeds grow even though we dislike them.\n\n
— Dōgen Zenji
","summary":"","url":"https://thisness.one/post/2026-04-28-3","date_published":"2026-04-28T09:33:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick","url":"https://thisness.one","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F19%2F1311343.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thisness"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 09:33","date_timestamp":1777368837,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rtvxm4mzybqqukvfxble5vqk/post/3mkkbr6qpqi2u"]}},{"id":"89156450","content_html":"Good thoughts from @edent.tel on closing open-source repos because Mythos:
\nhttps://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/04/does-mythos-mean-you-need-to-shut-down-your-open-source-repos/
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://richardpope.org/2026/04/28/good-thoughts-from-edenttel-on/","date_published":"2026-04-28T09:06:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Richard Pope","url":"https://richardjpope.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F40%2F74729.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"richardjpope"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 09:06","date_timestamp":1777367165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89155408","content_html":"I would strongly recommend reading the UK’s AI Safety Institute’s evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview’s cyber capabilities and the NCSC’s advice. Neither of them recommend closing down Open Source code.
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After reading about Leviticus, I’m absolutely watching this.
\n\n\n“a tightly conceived, gripping queer horror that reaches for unassuming brilliance through a supernatural premise that’s as terrifying as it is thematically relevant.”
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Conversion therapy is abusive — full stop. No one should ever be put through that. It’s already happening in real lives.
\nHorror feels like exactly the right genre for it. Not because it’s entertainment, but because it’s honest. I will admit that this won’t be an easy watch.
\nOn my watchlist: Leviticus 🍿\n
\nTrailer:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n
\n\nI know, the ones without ads are mostly out on the long tail, but what matters is that anybody can podcast on the Net, just like anybody can publish there. RSS—really simple syndication—gives all of us scale. This is, as Kurt Vonnegut once said , a miracle on the order of loaves and fish. It’s foundational.
\nThe Other Reasons Why Podcasting is Hot\n
🐻 Bears Repeating
","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/22101-2/","date_published":"2026-04-28T08:16:08+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 08:16","date_timestamp":1777364168,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116481339109338873","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mkk5ggzdct2m","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DXqxYrmFCn3"]}},{"id":"89154063","content_html":"TIL about that word: Ghorbat. It is a Persian term signifying the state of being a stranger, alienation, or homesickness, often describing the emotional pain of being far from home.
\n\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://tobygeeksout.micro.blog/2026/04/28/til-about-that-word-ghorbat.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T08:05:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Toby Overstreet","url":"https://tobygeeksout.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F10%2F1292398.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"technogeek75"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 08:05","date_timestamp":1777363551,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@technogeek75/116481306314702573","https://www.threads.com/@technogeek75/post/DXqwbgqlGf1"]}}]}Ghorbat runs through Persian poetry the way longing runs through blues music, not as a subject that appears now and then but as the key in which everything is written. Centuries of invasion and exile carved the word into the language. The poetry evolved to hold the things displaced people could not take with them.
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