Alex McLevy
@alexm247.bsky.social
critic at large. Ex-editor @ The A.V. Club. Send me your poor, your unsigned bands, your horror films, your screener links, your taffy-based candies. Chicago.
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Alex McLevy
@alexm247.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Being the author of this lede on a Smashing Pumpkins newswire
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"One of the most pathetic sounds in the world is the bleat of a millionaire wounded by the expenditure of public money in a way which does not yield him an immediate profit."
Murray Morgan (my dad) Tacoma radio broadcast in 1958.
Murray Morgan (my dad) Tacoma radio broadcast in 1958.
September 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"One of the most pathetic sounds in the world is the bleat of a millionaire wounded by the expenditure of public money in a way which does not yield him an immediate profit."
Murray Morgan (my dad) Tacoma radio broadcast in 1958.
Murray Morgan (my dad) Tacoma radio broadcast in 1958.
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I'm sure that just as soon as we're done throwing the transgender community under the bus the Right will cease its odious attacks on discrete and insular minorities
September 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I'm sure that just as soon as we're done throwing the transgender community under the bus the Right will cease its odious attacks on discrete and insular minorities
You know who’s an underrated guitarist? Carrie Brownstein. Just coming up with endless cool shit.
(This post brought to you by my seeing Sleater-Kinney again last night.)
(This post brought to you by my seeing Sleater-Kinney again last night.)
September 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
You know who’s an underrated guitarist? Carrie Brownstein. Just coming up with endless cool shit.
(This post brought to you by my seeing Sleater-Kinney again last night.)
(This post brought to you by my seeing Sleater-Kinney again last night.)
You guys, I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, but I just finished the REACHER season 4 finale, and if you were really worried that Jack Reacher would be brutally murdered by those blade-wielding criminals, let’s just say I think you’ll be PLEASANTLY surprised!
September 17, 2026 at 3:16 AM
You guys, I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, but I just finished the REACHER season 4 finale, and if you were really worried that Jack Reacher would be brutally murdered by those blade-wielding criminals, let’s just say I think you’ll be PLEASANTLY surprised!
Imagine how unstable and unqualified these people must be that even fucking ICE is like, “whoa, on second thought, you shouldn’t be anywhere near a position of law enforcement.”
It looks like ICE is freaking out over all of the unqualified, un-vetted, un-fingerprinted desperation hires, so now officials are mass firing everyone that should have never been hired in the first place. wapo.st/3VfSxCd
September 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Imagine how unstable and unqualified these people must be that even fucking ICE is like, “whoa, on second thought, you shouldn’t be anywhere near a position of law enforcement.”
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This headline is sending me
Texas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to community
Disbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This headline is sending me
Honestly had I known this was her I would’ve given her an Emmy on general principle
September 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Honestly had I known this was her I would’ve given her an Emmy on general principle
For the four millionth time: #AbolishICE - they are actively attacking US citizens who are TRYING TO JOIN THE FUCKING MILITARY
“Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.” newrepublic.com/post/215393/...
ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines
The ICE agents reportedly said they didn’t care after being told the two teenagers were citizens.
newrepublic.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
For the four millionth time: #AbolishICE - they are actively attacking US citizens who are TRYING TO JOIN THE FUCKING MILITARY
I will die on the hill of getting everybody to watch the show MTV appallingly dismissed, SWEET/VICIOUS
September 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I will die on the hill of getting everybody to watch the show MTV appallingly dismissed, SWEET/VICIOUS
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*extremely dramatic Guy Picciotto voice*
Chiliiiiii’s
baby back ribs
Chili’s baby back ribs
*guttural yet melodic Ian McKaye voice*
BARBECUE SAUCE
Chiliiiiii’s
baby back ribs
Chili’s baby back ribs
*guttural yet melodic Ian McKaye voice*
BARBECUE SAUCE
June 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
*extremely dramatic Guy Picciotto voice*
Chiliiiiii’s
baby back ribs
Chili’s baby back ribs
*guttural yet melodic Ian McKaye voice*
BARBECUE SAUCE
Chiliiiiii’s
baby back ribs
Chili’s baby back ribs
*guttural yet melodic Ian McKaye voice*
BARBECUE SAUCE
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NEW: In one of the most horrifying stories I've ever reported, I found that Facebook is hosting huge quantities of AI-generated videos of violent child abuse -- kids being beaten, burned, and far more
But the genuinely shocking thing was how little Meta seems to care
futurism.com/artificial-i...
But the genuinely shocking thing was how little Meta seems to care
futurism.com/artificial-i...
September 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
NEW: In one of the most horrifying stories I've ever reported, I found that Facebook is hosting huge quantities of AI-generated videos of violent child abuse -- kids being beaten, burned, and far more
But the genuinely shocking thing was how little Meta seems to care
futurism.com/artificial-i...
But the genuinely shocking thing was how little Meta seems to care
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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I have queSStions.
September 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I have queSStions.
We are not yet ready to have the conversation about the insane overlaps between MEGALOPOLIS and SOUTHLAND TALES
Boxer Santaros Nervy
Alt: The Rock in SOUTHLAND TALES doing his bonkers finger-tenting move
static.klipy.com
September 6, 2026 at 3:59 AM
We are not yet ready to have the conversation about the insane overlaps between MEGALOPOLIS and SOUTHLAND TALES
Yet another reason to #ABOLISHICE as soon as humanly possible
🚨 NEW: ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database: As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database. @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...
www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...
ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
www.wired.com
September 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Yet another reason to #ABOLISHICE as soon as humanly possible
Pretty disheartening to realize that if they wanted, Democrats could end Bari Weiss’ career and put a huge stopgap in the GOP propaganda machine; instead, they’ve been doing their supposed opponents works for them.
Bari Weiss’ CBS Hits a New Low
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
September 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Pretty disheartening to realize that if they wanted, Democrats could end Bari Weiss’ career and put a huge stopgap in the GOP propaganda machine; instead, they’ve been doing their supposed opponents works for them.
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Elon Musk is a world historical mass murderer whose actions will lead to the preventable death of millions and the implications of that are horrifying so Very Serious People make a huge performance of scoffing at the suggestion but it is the dry spreadsheet reality of what he did.
August 29, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Elon Musk is a world historical mass murderer whose actions will lead to the preventable death of millions and the implications of that are horrifying so Very Serious People make a huge performance of scoffing at the suggestion but it is the dry spreadsheet reality of what he did.
A newly arrived L.A. resident gives another woman a place to stay while she tries to figure herself out
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title:
A young woman travels to Florence with her chaperone who prefers accommodations that allow a peek at pleasant scenery.
A young woman travels to Florence with her chaperone who prefers accommodations that allow a peek at pleasant scenery.
August 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A newly arrived L.A. resident gives another woman a place to stay while she tries to figure herself out
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ICE's goal is 2k daily arrests, looks like about 1.5k atm. So at ~60k a month, that's:
* one Dodgers Stadium
* 2x UCLA undergrad enrollment
* 1 in 10 of a Portland, OR
EVERY MONTH
* one Dodgers Stadium
* 2x UCLA undergrad enrollment
* 1 in 10 of a Portland, OR
EVERY MONTH
August 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
ICE's goal is 2k daily arrests, looks like about 1.5k atm. So at ~60k a month, that's:
* one Dodgers Stadium
* 2x UCLA undergrad enrollment
* 1 in 10 of a Portland, OR
EVERY MONTH
* one Dodgers Stadium
* 2x UCLA undergrad enrollment
* 1 in 10 of a Portland, OR
EVERY MONTH
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serious question, why has the Postmaster General not been suspended for his crime of issuing a USPS rule that he has no authority to and is clearly against the constitution?
August 27, 2026 at 4:39 AM
serious question, why has the Postmaster General not been suspended for his crime of issuing a USPS rule that he has no authority to and is clearly against the constitution?
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Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
August 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
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Person who has seen 100 movies: The best movie ever made is Citizen Kane
Person who has seen 1000 movies: The best movie ever made is 8 1/2
Person who has seen 10,000 movies: The best movie ever made is Crank 2: High Voltage
Person who has seen 1000 movies: The best movie ever made is 8 1/2
Person who has seen 10,000 movies: The best movie ever made is Crank 2: High Voltage
August 20, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Person who has seen 100 movies: The best movie ever made is Citizen Kane
Person who has seen 1000 movies: The best movie ever made is 8 1/2
Person who has seen 10,000 movies: The best movie ever made is Crank 2: High Voltage
Person who has seen 1000 movies: The best movie ever made is 8 1/2
Person who has seen 10,000 movies: The best movie ever made is Crank 2: High Voltage
The number of weird, bargain-bin sci-fi and fantasy paperbacks from the ‘60s and ‘70s I read as a kid with unwieldy titles that were shit like “The Cantilever Of Ipswich” or “Sodden Moons On Eternity’s Vale” never ceases to astound me
August 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The number of weird, bargain-bin sci-fi and fantasy paperbacks from the ‘60s and ‘70s I read as a kid with unwieldy titles that were shit like “The Cantilever Of Ipswich” or “Sodden Moons On Eternity’s Vale” never ceases to astound me
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By definition these are concentration camps so call them that.
ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
August 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
By definition these are concentration camps so call them that.