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Your pal Ferris
@dxferris.bsky.social
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D.X. Ferris, the cat who brought you nine books, a podcast, a comic strip, original Xmas songs, and love unlimited. Two books about Slayer. One about GoodFellas. 32° PM. DDP Yoga. 3rd dan. My weekly show is Talkin’ Slayer. Detail-age at linktr.ee/dxferris
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It’s my favorite Metal Dude @dxferris.bsky.social honoring today’s International Day of Slayer by talking to Jeff Tandy, the guy who founded this important holiday. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Season 4, Episode 6... International Day of Slayer: In our first interview, hesher holiday founder Jeff Tandy Takes You Behind the Scenes, Talking Myths, Facts, and Misdirections
Podcast Episode · Talkin' Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook · June 6 · 1h 3m
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June 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Along with D-Day, today is also International Slayer Day! First celebrated on 6/6/2006, please enjoy “Angel of Death.” If you don’t know this song, you might have heard it in Gremlins 2. If you don’t know the link to WWII, oof, that’s a tough one @dxferris.bsky.social youtu.be/tLkEQxqgdS4?...
Slayer - Angel Of Death (The Big 4 Tour) [5.1 Surround / 4K Remastered]
YouTube video by Headbangers Club
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June 7, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Until then, here's the first one I did, written by @dxferris.bsky.social, who wrote TWO damn books about Slayer.

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Good Advice from Goodfellas: Leadership Every Day, Book 1
Amazon.com: Good Advice from Goodfellas: Leadership Every Day, Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition): D.X. Ferris, Forrest Gabitsch, 6623 Press Audio / Möstly Things: Audible Books & Originals
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June 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Made a lil showcase for my game... (audio on!🎧)
Abyssal Crimes is coming in a few weeks!!! For free on my itch page!
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #metroidvania #pixelart
April 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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The U.S. is dropping landmines that look like food tins.

But we are seeing news about oil prices.

There is video.

www.cbsnews.com/news/us-iran...
U.S. appears to drop anti-tank mines in Iranian village near Shiraz, analysts say
Iranian state media reported that "explosive packages" slightly larger than tuna cans had been dropped by aircraft over the area. U.S. Central Command declined to comment.
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April 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Wrote about how Hegseth’s effort to resegregate the upper ranks of the US military ties into the larger MAGA project to restore hierarchies of race and gender: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The result has been something like an inverse caricature of Republican complaints about diversity, equity, and inclusion, a system in which the incompetent rise not because of their abilities but because of their sycophancy. Authoritarian regimes behave as the Trump administration is behaving—optimizing for political loyalty rather than competence. Merit, in short, has little to do with it. Hegseth is a prime example. Deeply unqualified for the job and convinced that brutality provides an easy path to victory, he has led the United States to the verge of a strategic defeat with a weaker adversary in Iran. The current cease-fire leaves Iran with a more hard-line government than before, one in total control of a shipping lane crucial to the world economy. The Islamic Republic is arguably in a stronger position today than it was when the war started, and probably in a stronger position than it was before Trump, in his first term, scrapped the Obama-era nuclear deal. On Sunday, Trump posted on his social network a refrain that he and his toadies seem to think is insightful: “If you import The Third World, you become The Third World!” This archaic social Darwinism is the ideological mortar of the Trump project. It fuses Hegseth’s disdain for diversity in the military’s senior leadership and valorization of brutality with the administration’s attack on birthright citizenship and its deployment of federal agents to occupy American cities. It is a worldview that would assume an easy victory against a country like Iran, especially with America’s new, “unwoke” military. Bigotry isn’t just inefficient, as the U.S. military discovered in the 1940s. It also makes you stupid.
April 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Star Trek: Lower Decks lasted longer than the confederacy
April 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
dxferris.bsky.social
Bandcamp is the best — but not only — place to get the audiobook version of my Slayer band biography, which is updated thru the 2025 reunion season. The runtime is 1.4 DAYS. And it’s reasonably priced. AND there’s even a shorter, cheaper version. #slayer

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March 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
dxferris.bsky.social
Bandcamp is the best — but not only — place to get the audiobook version of my Slayer band biography, which is updated thru the 2025 reunion season. The runtime is 1.4 DAYS. And it’s reasonably priced. AND there’s even a shorter, cheaper version. #slayer

slayerbook.bandcamp.com
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D.X. Ferris is an award-winning journalist who has written for Rolling Stone, Decibel, the AV Club, Alternative Press, and Cleveland Scene. His book "Slayer's Reign in Blood" is part of Bloomsbury's p...
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March 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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What did the migrating Bigfoot family know about this Ohio meteor explosion? defector.com/what-did-the...
What Did The Migrating Bigfoot Family Know About This Ohio Meteor Explosion? | Defector
On March 10, the Bigfoot Society noted an “unprecedented” multi-day mass migration of bigfoots—possibly bigfeet—in the vicinity of Portage County, Ohio. The “unidentified bipedal hominids” were…
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March 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Your man Ferris here, talkin’ Donnie Iris with @bookedonrock.bsky.social . Video version:

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Donnie Iris: The Hit You Know, The Career You Don’t
YouTube video by Booked On Rock
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March 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Read this thread ⤵️
bxroberts.org Brandon Roberts @bxroberts.org · Mar 5
THREAD: We just released a tool that allows you to search billions of dollars in wealth, ties to the most powerful companies in the country, and details of the personal finances of President Trump and over 1,500 of his appointees.

Here’s how it works 1/
Screenshot of ProPublica webpage titled “Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees,” accompanied by this blurb: “Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their debts, among other things.” A search bar prompts the user to search for a person or financial holding.
March 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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nedraggett.bsky.social
Think NYC has some catching up to do here.
cmonstah.bsky.social Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · Mar 6
I'm in Santiago and I made it to South America's Guggenheim. (It was on the life list.) Really, it's a spiral mall, or caracol, an architectural type typical of Chile that came about in the '70s. In this one, you can get your cell phone fixed, get your nails done and buy dildos.
An inverted ziggurat building painted white in Santiago that looks just like the Guggenheim Museum in New York. A view of spiraling interior ramps show an array of small shops selling fashion, cell phone repair and more. A shop window features a mannequin in a pleather bra and garters. Above her, a neon sign in yellow reads "Sex Shop."
March 6, 2026 at 3:01 AM
dxferris.bsky.social
M O O N spells playlist. My Moon Songs Mix, the all chill version. Put in on shuffle and see what La Luna serves you tonight. #moon

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MIX: M-O-O-N all chill no metal
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March 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Triumph’s reunion didn’t start with a tour announcement — it started with the music finding people again.

Rik Emmett talks about how the resurgence of the band’s songs helped spark the reunion.

Full conversation: BookedOnRock.com

#Triumph #RikEmmett #ClassicRock #RockHistory #BookedOnRock
March 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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“Ah! Leah!” made him famous — but Donnie Iris’ story goes much deeper.

Author D.X. Ferris joins Booked On Rock to talk The Cruisers, early bands, and a lasting rock legacy.

#DonnieIris #AhLeah #ClassicRock #RockPodcast #MusicHistory #BookedOnRock

www.bookedonrock.com/post/beyond-...
Beyond “Ah! Leah!” — The Lasting Legacy of Donnie Iris
Rock fans instantly recognize the infectious hook of “Ah! Leah!”, but the story of Donnie Iris goes far deeper than a single radio staple. In this episode of Booked On Rock, I’m joined by author D.X. ...
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March 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
dxferris.bsky.social
@klm.bsky.social Hey. Please check yr DMs over on the Discord or Instagram? (I’m not going thru the verification process here, so I can’t DM.) Thanx!
February 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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reject69187.bsky.social Justin O’Brien @reject69187.bsky.social · Feb 10
Slayer released “God Hates Us All” on the same date en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Hat...
February 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
dxferris.bsky.social
The updated version of my Slayer band biography runs 639 pages — and now you don’t even have to READ it. The audiobook is available at Bandcamp. And it’s CHEAP for an audio production that runs 1.4 days.

Bandcamp.SlayerBook.com

#Slayer
The updated version of my Slayer band biography runs 639 pages — well, the uncut version does; there’s a short version that’s like 400. ANYHOW, now you don’t even have to READ it. The audiobook is available at Bandcamp. And it’s CHEAP for an audio production that runs 1.4 days. Well, the uncut version runs 1.4 days. The audiobook exists in a short version too. Bandcamp.SlayerBook.com #Slayer
January 20, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
dennycarter.bsky.social Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · Jan 11
ICE recruitment is going well.
Background checks don't happen until after people start work, one official said, as HR rubber-stamps applicants in days. Training was slashed from 16 weeks to six, with sit-ups eliminated because recruits couldn't handle them.
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
dxferris.bsky.social
Facebook be like, “You’re trying to log in on your phone: please confirm on the PC you keep stuffed up yr own arse just in case, because you’re clearly at home, which we totally know, but we’re pretending, because, like… security, and stuff.”
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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GIVEAWAY: Win A Bundle of Essential Rock and Metal Books (Ozzy, @slayerbandofficial.bsky.social, by @dxferris.bsky.social, @jessiemayontheweb.bsky.social, @marksmetalminute.bsky.social) from Ghost Cult gleam.io/bXwwE/giveaw...
GIVEAWAY: Win A Bundle of Essential Rock and Metal Books (Ozzy, Slayer)
Ghost Cult has had a banger 2025 and we want to have one more giveaway to celebrate with our fans! Open to fans worldwide, enter to win a bunch of killer books for your bookshelf with some of the best...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
dxferris.bsky.social
Booked on Rock invited me back! It’s THE podcast for rock books. It’s on YouTube, Spotify, Apple… wherever you get yr podcasts. Maybe even Limewire! #Slayer

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'Slayer 66 2/3' Reborn & Re-Remastered!
YouTube video by Booked On Rock
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January 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Eric is truly one of the best interviewers—subscribe and buy the book!
dxferris.bsky.social Your pal Ferris @dxferris.bsky.social · Jan 3
For reasons that remain unclear to me, the best podcast for rock & roll books invited me back. I can’t say enough about host Eric Senich; he’s a class act all around. He deserves better than me & my malarkey.

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'Slayer 66 2/3' Reborn & Re-Remastered! [Episode 347]
Podcast Episode · Booked On Rock with Eric Senich · 01/03/2026 · 43m
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January 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM