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@amandasmith.bsky.social

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Writer, science nerd, boy crazy, Dodger fan. she/her. I made a book & won best dramatic screenplay at #AFF2021. Opinions my own & often wrong.

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Nov 20

Please don’t mistake declarative statements for expertise, I’m just medically incapable of speaking without unfounded confidence.

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 2h

This was the sequel we deserved.

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Feb 10

Something’s Gotta Give Back. It’s 17 years later. Erica has scattered Harry’s ashes at Mar-a-Lago (even in death he makes her crazy) & has retreated to her beach house. But when a heart attack scare sends her to the ER (she just had too much coffee) her doctor is a familiar face.

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 2h

It’s ok I couldn’t remember Andy Kaufman’s last name during a meeting the other day and almost called him Andy Cohen

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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 3h

I hope someone asks JD Vance about this. When it it comes to the Eucharist and Catholicism there is no ifs, nos or buts. You kind of have to allow people to take communion. It’s kind of the entire point of Catholicism.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 5h

As the procession reaches Broadview, priests have been denied access to ICE detention facility in order to bring the Eucharist to detainees.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 3h

True story: two ppl by the pool today told me they avoided taking a boat trip off-island because we're near Venezuela and they'd seen the Trump snuff films on X

Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 4h

Trump straight up murdering people in the Caribbean and the NYT writes this

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 2h

*stares in USSR*

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Jan 14

“Look man, I’m just saying, I bet in the Beast’s castle there’s like, a toilet plunger who sad no one will let him sing in the dining room with everyone else.”

~Deep Thoughts with Cody Bellinger~

Photo from the dugout of Cody and Walker Buehler sitting with their feet up on the railing. Cody appears to be telling something to Walker.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 3h

Hey remember that time an Atheist spent an entire week on here calling for the ethic cleansing and complete elimination of Jews because they said it was the only way to fight Israel?

Atheists refuse to account for the ethno-part of Jewish ethno-religion when they whine about ending all religions.

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Maybe. But behind the annoyance of the atheist there is typically much less bigotry, authoritarian tendencies, tax evasion, science denialism, closeted sexuality, etc.
October 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 3h

what up TikTok it’s yr boy Young Gru

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 4h

Big Fat Bartolo's Colon @bigfatbartolocolon.bsky.social · 4h

you want to deprive a woman of her father and her husband in one swoop?

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 4h

I don’t believe in God but if I did I’d have some questions about His order of taking out Annie Hall castmembers

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 4h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 1d

“Yeah, no, I get it, but like, his name was Ratatouille, cuz he’s a rat. So like, if a rat hid under my hat and made me good at baseball, he wouldn’t be named Batatouille.

*pause*

Unless it’s a bat. But that’d only work for night games.”

~Deep Thoughts with Cody Bellinger~

Photo of Cody in front of a green screen, one of the social media guys standing in front of Cody with his back to the camera. Cody has his fingers on his chin and is looking off to the side, lost in thought

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Aug 27

My favorite part of baseball is the part where they play and re-play the worst moment of a guy’s day with hype music while the crowd cheers

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Rebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 6h

“Christians United for Israel, the evangelical Zionist group founded by Texas pastor John Hagee, claims 10 million members, more than the entire population of 7.5 million Jews in the United States.”

I wish more people knew this.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

God's "blank check": Christian Zionists are pouring billions of dollars into Israeli extremism

Evangelicals have become Israel's most important American allies.

www.motherjones.com

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 11h

Two large accounts have done fake alt text today, and I've muted them both.

C'mon, folks, it's bad enough to not use alt; it's worse to pretend you have so you get the original Bsky community to share.

It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · Nov 11

Muting/blocking larger accounts who don't use alt, unfortunately.

Fake alt, like "a picture" are really disappointing, too.

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 18h

A delight

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

I’m actually at the midpoint and just mentally running back my thoughts so far, and the moment that really got me was him reaching for the princesses as they ran from being executed, the way his hand and fingers extend is so funny?!?

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

I mean I knew going in why the casting for Godot made sense because I knew the basic conceits of Bill & Ted but then the Van Halen/cant play guitar/epic video loop happened and I was like oh this IS them

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

This is why we’re friends.

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

I realize that saying this is going to sound like a backhanded compliment but I promise it is extremely high praise but: Keanu Reeves would have been one of the greatest silent actors of his time. Keanu Reeves could do Safety Last! but Harold Lloyd could not have played Ted.

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

… Claire. Your VISION.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 20h

and the Hamlet cast we see doing their thing in the background should all be other actors super famous for being in other things with Keanu Reeves

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

After Waiting For Godot Alex Winter & Keanu Reeves should remake Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

Alex Winter is a cherub, I know he continues to be a Good Dude Online but it’s just wild to see him and Keanu Reeves as actual children.

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Nov 17

The top comment thread would devolve into an argument about if this is a consent issue and whether or not it trivializes the notion consent to suggest it is.

(It is, but it’s an issue of consent for personal safety not sexual consent)

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Mar 18

In an alternate timeline, Michael Corleone is writing an AITA for bringing his girlfriend to meet his family without telling her they’re mafia

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

3000 Miles To Graceland

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Mar 15

Never watched 3000 Miles To Graceland.

Time to watch 3000 Miles to Graceland.

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20h

Hello, Dolly!

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Jan 13

Never watched Hello, Dolly!

Time to watch Hello, Dolly!

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