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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 12h

Happy anniversary!

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 13h

Watched an old Simpsons episode today, realized I am now older than both Homer Simpson and Principal Skinner

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 16h

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 14h

Evil Dead with Scream as a very close second

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 16h

What's your favorite horror franchise?🔪👀

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 14h

Let's setup a meeting

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 1d

Wil Wheaton put out a YouTube video where he said, “everyone who works on Star Trek today, all of the writers, all of the department heads, everyone who designs all of the things you see, and 70% of the actors ... [is] a lifelong Star Trek fan” and it’s breaking the brains of all the bad fanboys

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 1d

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 6d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 18h

Some great horror sequels:

Every Scream sequel
Every Evil Dead sequel/spinoff/reboot
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Halloween (2018)
Halloween 3
Aliens & Alien 3

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 21h

🎃 What are your favorite horror sequels?

For this week’s Showdown, scare up a list of your ten favorite horror movie sequels.

Start listing now: boxd.it/chy

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 1d

It's Luke Skywalker! This really should have been the end of the Mando & Grogu story. It's a good Luke scene but I still hate the soulless deep fake face

Is it just me or does Giddeon's cruiser not seem to be at the same scale as other cruisers we've seen? It seems bigger

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited pick pic

A green guitar pick laying flat on my desk

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for a prolific career in uplifting comedies, has died at the age of 79. More:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Diane Keaton, 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather' Actress, Dead at 79

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for a prolific career in uplifting comedies, has died at the age of 79.

www.rollingstone.com

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry for your loss

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 1d

Oh absolutely yes, let the hooting and hollering begin!

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to see that the Mariners are moving on to the ALCS. I'm still hoping for a Seattle - LA World Series

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 1d

This but add in Wendy from Alien Earth to it

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 2d

I will 100% lose based on this criteria, in fact I'd probably end up on some NYC watch list.
Plain, toasted, either butter or peanut butter

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your bagel order and I will tell you *based on NYC cultural expectations* if you have won or lost your election for political office in NYC.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

One of my favorite things about NYC is whenever anyone runs for office here they are required to disclose their bagel order.

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 2d

A gentle reminder for whoever needs it: you don't have to make yourself small for anyone. You are perfect, exactly the way you are.

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 2d

once again, I want to have the dems they've invented

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sure the Mando costumers know the difference but I wonder if there is a way to tell if it's Pedro, Lateef, or Brendan in the costume?

I can see discrepancies in Din's helmet in different scenes so I'm not sure if that's a key to telling them apart or not

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 2d

Boba Fett saying "they would recognize my face" is one of the funniest lines in all of Star Wars.

The episode is a good homage to Sorcerer/Wages of Fear and as much as Bill Burr is problematic in reality he really steals the episode and gives a great performance

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 7d

Hey look, Boba Fett is back...and he's kicking ass!

The Mandalorian series did one thing I never thought was possible it made me like Boba Fett.

Before this series I didn't care in the slightest about Boba, but what they did here (and continued in Book of) I really liked.

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 8d

I put it off and put it off but it's time for the Ahsoka episode. This is easily the worst episode of season 2, it's drab, slow, and boring.

I have no issues with Rosario Dawson as an actress but her as Ahsoka doesn't feel like the same character.

The final fight doesn't have any of Ahsoka's style

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 2d

Superman 4 stars
Prey 4 stars
Honey Don't 3 stars
House on Eden 1 star

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Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 2d

Our heat kicked on for the first time and I'm so happy.

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 2d

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

Paul @pauldepaola.bsky.social · 3d

I am a mix of creator and character. There are some characters I will follow regardless of who the creative team is.

There are also quite a few books I'll pick up only because of the creative team, regardless of character or genre

Nerd Man (FREE PALESTINE) @nerdman38.bsky.social · 3d

So back when I was more less getting more serious about comics I use to wonder why people put writer as a priority over character/ story and now I get it. Had me curious where are others at with this? Do u check out a title cause of its story/character or writer or another factor
#comicsky

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