Harry Potter and the Culture of AI | The Backdrop YouTube video by Second Wind

"When the real is no longer what it used to be, nostalgia assumes it`s full meaning"
―Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation

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You know, I was talking about JK Rowling’s transphobia once on Facebook… and one of my followers said something quite prophetic:

“Like, seriously, what did Trans people ever do to her except buy her books and make her wealthy?”

The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little."

‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.”

So a napkin is a little tablecloth.

10/10, no notes.

“Books are patient where we are slow to understand, allow us to go over the hard parts as many times as we wish, and are never critical of our lapses. Books are key to understanding the world and participating in a democratic society.”

— Carl Sagan

I wonder why restaurants serve Ginger ale in such small bottles?

Rapunzel`s face. ❤️

Just finished reading The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander, I liked it.
The Chronicles of Prydain books are kinda like the Lord of the Rings books, but shorter.
That animated movie by Disney missed out on a lot of good stuff by trying to squeeze two books into one movie.

#chroniclesofprydain

Not a big fan of the live-action Asterix movies.
Not saying that they are terrible, but Asterix works best in animated form.

ICE agents who get paid for doing nothing, do they really have to be at airports?
Can`t they do nothing just as well in their own homes?

Say it again for the people pretending not to hear:
you don’t get to blame ghosts of presidents past.

There is only one president right now and this is his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad mess. 👇

In Sweden, Norway and Denmark, the 25th of March is Waffle Day.
That`s right, we have a special day dedicated to eating waffles!

#waffles

Youtube channels I recommend:
MelissaKristinTV
BMothePrince
StudioBinder
JohnstoneGregory
Punkey Doodles

It`s not really winter, but it`s not quite spring.
Should we call it sprinter, or wing?

Take this as your sign that YOU too can fight back against ICE. Everyone has a part to play when it comes to resistance!

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The AI fucks keep yelling at people that their shit is inevitable and we have to use it now but I don't remember anybody having to scream at people to buy cars or use email or stream video.

"We should probably draw a line between 'I don't like it' and 'It should not exist'"
―Brad Williams

Star (from Disney`s Wish) looks amused. they are in front of a night background and there is a text at the top of the picture saying: "This isn`t even my final form!"

Pencil sketch of Star (from Disney`s Wish) drawn on the back of an envelope, there is a text at the top of the picture saying: "This isn`t even my final form!"

Star is a character from the movie Wish and belongs to Disney.
I do not consent to AI usage of my artwork.

#disneywish #starwish #disneyfanart

Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

It wouldn`t be the first time Criterion added well known movies to their collection. Two of Michael Bay`s movies (The Rock and Armageddon if I remember correctly) are in it.

One of the MANY problems with ICE is that they`re so insecure that they feel threatened by pretty much anything.
I wouldn`t be surprised if they felt threatened by oxygen.
"It`s everywhere! Oh no, it`s in my lungs!"

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Careful, it might be booby trapped!

Leg in swedish: ben.
Bone in swedish: ben.

Yeah, that`s the swedish language for ya.

#swedish #swedishwords #swedishlanguage

Funny trivia:
By the time I`m writing this, the Melania film (with a budget of 40 million) has so far made 15.8 million dollars, while the Iron Lung film (with a budget of 3 million) has so far made 47 million dollars.

The trailer to Masters of the Universe looks fun, but is it really such a good idea to put Jared Leto in it?
Can we not put him in movies for a while?

Female Link with pink hair standing in front of the citizens of Kakariko village from A Link to the Past, standing up to the Ganon-controlled Hyrule Knights in front of them, who are reflected in Link's Mirror Shield. The words 'FUCK ICE' appear behind them

And that is why Rhok'zan is the goat!

When asked how Fascism starts, Nobel award winner Bertrand Russell once said:
"First, they fascinate the fools with lies. Then, they muzzle the intelligent."