SOUTHIE
(awestruck)
Well. How you like *them* apples.

The Chicago Tribune: "Yeah, yeah, democracy and due process and Medicaid under attack, launching a global recession, giving comfort to dictators, unilateral gutting of all independent government oversight, demonization of judges, yada yada yada... BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE F-BOMBS"

This rock has a greater sense of history and morality than the entire GOP

It’s amazing how so many powerful people don’t get it: You can give Donald Trump whatever he wants. He will still throw you under the bus eventually, every single time. The only option is for everyone to say “no” and not be thrown under the bus, or to say “yes” and be thrown under it one at a time.

Cancelling Cable - SNL YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

Current status: Living the SNL disconnecting-cable skit. 30 minutes in this circle of hell and counting

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That half of the nominees are the Trojan horse that bring some exposure to the other half.

Good morning! I've never done my "Why Oscars Matter" spiel on bsky! So here 'tis. I talk a lot to programmers and archivists about how hard it is to get corporate permission to screen rare films, let alone restore them. The FIRST question the suits will ask is "Did it win an Oscar?"

Every. Time.

I have a kid who’s mildly on the spectrum, and he’s never given a Nazi salute even “accidentally,” and if he somehow did so at my inauguration I’d agree he probably shouldn’t be a public-facing spokesperson for my political movement. But hey, I’m not a fascist. A fascist might think that was perf.

Wait, so tomorrow we’re *still* giving this guy the keys?

And somehow the most hurtful thing of all is knowing our next President sees this all as another chance to spread lies and hate. 2/2

I have dear friends who’ve lost homes. Some of my favorite places in a city I’ve lived in for nearly 30 years vanished in the space of a few hours. I fear my apartment, not far from one of the major fires, may still go up in flames. I’ve got a little kid I have to shield from the horror of it. 1/2

I happen to have Paramount+, where the Globes were easily found, but last year I had to sub to YouTube+ to watch the Oscars, and I’m still subscribed, and I swear I don’t even know how to navigate it to use it again this year.

A genuine question before this comes up again with this year's Oscars and everyone starts gnashing their teeth about how the movies are dead:

How much of this decline is because smart TVs make it hard to watch channels everyone used to flip on for free?

Look, I’m happy to have all jobs farmed out to robots, as long as all that efficiency is returned in the form of endless leisure & guaranteed food/water/health care/shelter for all people, instead of for 1000 billionaires who then sit back and watch us kill each other for grubs & a cave to hide in.

Wealth, shown to scale Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.

This is making the rounds again. It’s important we keep passing it around, I think:

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“Why’d you change it?” he asked.

“Oh, just for a change of scenery,” I said.

“Whew!” he said, “For a second I thought you’d gone Republican on us!”

Never, Jimmy. RIP. 3/3

I told him that for years, decorating my cubicle, I had a reproduction of 1 of his Presidential campaign posters, but I’d only recently swapped it out for a different poster. 2/3

I met Jimmy Carter ca ‘05, after he was intvwd at KPCC-FM — I was a reporter for @marketplaceapm and we shared offices w/ the station at the time. 1/3

Hey @nytimes.com - Hire this commentator as your Hollywood business reporter. Or hey, as a general business reporter. Or better yet business editor.

The programmer for the Culver Cinema in Culver City definitely knows what’s up for 2025:

Well, just saw GLADIATOR II and I can tell you that fall-of-Rome pix sure hit different than they might’ve a couple weeks ago

Henrik Lindstrand - Havet (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Henrik Lindstrand

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I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Röyksopp Remix) YouTube video by Kings of Convenience - Topic

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The Cold Swedish Winter YouTube video by Jens Lekman - Topic

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Pocketful Of Money YouTube video by Jens Lekman - Topic

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Plot twist: Space station astronaut hears about the cabinet picks, says hey on second thought no need for repairs, I’m fine just staying up here

Excerpt from a dispatch to the State Department, from the US Consul General to Germany, 1933.

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VOTE. And while you’re at it, vote for the one who isn’t a fascist. That’d be the one NOT promising to turn the military on her fellow citizens. (If you disagree with her, that’s also why you want to vote for her, btw. If you disagree w/ the other guy, he’s more likely to turn the military on you)

Comedy peeps: Has anyone done the think piece yet about how BLUEY is creating an entire generation of future improv comics? Every episode is basically EXTREME ‘YES AND’

“20-f***ing-5 to 1.” His whole life and career and artistry was that kind of longshot. RIP. 3/3