Eric Stinton

Writer, teacher. Hawaii stuff for @CivilBeat, fight stuff at @Sherdogdotcom, other stuff all over the World Wide Web.

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

I got a short personal essay out in Hawai'i Pacific Review today! It's about the wind and loneliness and what it means to belong. It would mean a lot if you gave it a read!

https://t.co/NQZpKFBlFL

[Honolulu Civil Beat @CivilBeat]

#Opinion: Here’s How To Approach Using AI In Schools: AI instruction should be harm-reduction through educating students about the pitfalls. https://t.co/yUQ2UjOYJ3 #HInews

[SFJ @WeAreSFJ]

GENERAL FEATURE – 999 WORDS OR FEWER, DIV 2

Stellar short feature writing with sharp focus and memorable storytelling.

🥇 1st Place: @meganguzaPG
🥈 2nd Place: @MagEGordon
🥉 3rd Place: @TombstoneStint
🏅 Honorable Mention: Samantha Swindler,
@Oregonian

[White Fellas For Kamala 2026 @BeigeFrequency]

25 years ago PRIDE would have had this guy debut against prime Fedor. They'd make a 5 minute video package questioning if Fedor could submit "The man with no neck."

he'd lose in 12 seconds and then immediately end up in commercials for a Japanese turtleneck company.

[Peter Raleigh @PetreRaleigh]

US professional sports are really useful because they constitute one of the most "vulgar" capitalist scenarios imaginable: workers very transparently create *all* the value in these leagues where ownership very transparently does *nothing* but control the means of production

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

@FightsForgotten Shogun's 2005 still arguably the best single year MMA run ever.

[Van Jackson @RealVanJackson]

Military spending is bad for economic productivity and has the lowest job multiplier effect of government spending compared to the same amount spent in any other sector. There are studies about this! Facts are supposed to be a constraint on liberal pablum

[Jeff Weiss @Passionweiss]

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[Van Jackson @RealVanJackson]

The Predator (1987) was fun as hell to watch (and critique). From gym bro masculinity to homo-eroticism to far-right stabbed-in-the-back myths, this movie was also a prism foretelling our future political dystopia. A great watch w/ @TombstoneStint https://t.co/Zun9KyRt4U

[Van Jackson @RealVanJackson]

Our episode on Predator (1987), dropping this weekend!

[Seung Min Kim @seungminkim]

!! SEOUL (AP) — Yonhap agency says independent counsel seeks death sentence for ex-South Korean leader Yoon over martial law imposition.

[Dennis K Jr @denniskjr]

This is a gorgeous reflection.
I encourage you to find a quiet, still moment to read it.

[Honolulu Civil Beat @CivilBeat]

#Opinion: Hawaiʻi Is In The Crosshairs Of A Dangerous Nuclear Policy: We can and should push our leaders to create and follow principles that are more just and effective. https://t.co/4gmJBjV24E #HInews

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

@TaylorLorenz Hey Taylor, I'm a writer for Honolulu Civil Beat, and wanted to see if I could interview you for an article I'm working on. If you see this, please DM me!

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

New Substack post! I wrote about Ray Vaughn and depression, and as always include reading and book recommendations. Check it out, and consider sharing/subscribing (it's free!)

https://t.co/SsBiJbt9ko

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

The Thanksgiving weekend is over but thankfulness is not seasonal! Here's my latest column, on how (thoughtful) criticism is an essential form of gratitude.

https://t.co/3nmZtiqRNJ

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

Little flower, the war drums are getting louder

https://t.co/naVoBRMJkG

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

My good friend wrote an essay for The Rumpus, about (among other things) the Virgin Mary’s period. It’s so strange and moving and smart, highly recommend giving it a read.

https://t.co/gy6rLDaYD4

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

One of my students wrote a deep-dive on Hawaii's housing crisis for our student-run journalism program! Give it a read!

https://t.co/Kc7mvfX2an

[Eric Stinton @TombstoneStint]

One of the main things I'm hearing from my high school students (who ALL knew Charlie Kirk, btw) is: "I thought the video of him being shot was AI."