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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 2h

I dont know if it's incredibly good or incredibly dumb but it's definitely incredible.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 21h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 3h

Over the span of my time watching movies, I think the world realized they needed more John Carpenter and less Woody Allen.

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 5h

throwing this prompt from Twitter in here. what examples you got?

tweet by @Caol_MacCormaic that reads, uncs of film twitter: what are some movies that are canonical now but were basically unknown when we were coming up? like Come and See or Possession. inversely: what are some movies or filmmakers that seem to have fallen off? (Takashi Miike comes to mind)

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 4h

NYT social media intern's feeling their oats today.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h

Even our teenage testers gushed about this bar of soap. “Dove is the GOAT, I’m not gonna lie,” one 14-year-old said.

Our 3 Favorite Family-Friendly Bar Soaps

The next time you shower, lather up with one of these bars.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 4h

Probably occurs to me because she's got a new movie out, but very few people gave a fuck about Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark or Strange Days for ages. Particularly Strange Days - I was a lone voice in the wilderness on that one for 20 years.

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 5h

throwing this prompt from Twitter in here. what examples you got?

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 11h

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 4h

Berenstein Bears, you mean.

Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 4h

Someone ditched a tub of icecream in the bread aisle at Woollies and by the time I stumbled across it, it was room temperature. I don't think they've got their eye on the ball here.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 4h

Apparently I'm not allowed to have that hand back.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 4h

I've never had an issue with toy soldiers or guns, but it does strike me as a bit weird that we give kids tiny models of guys who just got killed. It's like the last shot of Gallipoli.

Lego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social · Sep 1

Man down.

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Lego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social · 17d

Not sea glass but fragments of plastic car tail lights, indicators and brake lights, probably washed into storm drains after heavy rain, eventually making their way to the sea. #oceanplastic

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 5h

I can literally see the Madonna Fan Club button on Penn's lapel in the opening splash page.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 5h

"Sick of being lectured by out of touch Hollywood liberals? Us too! But when Leonardo Dicaprio and Sean Penn on his high horse you know it's...

...One Prattle After Another (A Mad Movie Satire)"

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 5h

The sheer speed of cultural turnover has robbed us of the Mad Magazine Movie Satire and it sucks. Mort Drucker would have stuck his pens in his eyes trying to beat the shrinking theatrical window.

Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 5h

Has Mad Magazine published its “Kpoop Demon Blunders” parody yet?

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Kragar @kragar.bsky.social · 6h

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 15h

I got real bitchy in this one.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 10d

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 17h

...displays at agricultural shows. For a certain age group, the 1812 Overture is the official theme of the Australian Army.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah, that tracks. There's been a steady marketing build up over the past 2-3 years that I've noticed. World's even more unstable, gotta fill those boots. The military has *always* targeted the younger demographic, by the way - only the vector has changed. We saw recruiting ads in comics and...

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 17h

The military’s target audience are in two demographics: 16-to-24-year olds, and 24-to-35-year-olds.

www.crikey.com.au

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 18h

Something can be correct and annoying at the same time.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.

It methodically goes through each problem in the review.

The latest from S. Baum.

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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”

While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 18h

Shoulda just covered this.

Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by WuTangClanVEVO

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 18h

Cannot overstate how much I love Peacemaker. Just beyond good. Speaks to my sensibilities so precisely it's ridiculous.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 18h

Fair.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah, I'm really digging what Umbrella is doing with their hardcover books.

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Travis Johnson @travisjj.bsky.social · 22h

I swear I've seen this.

Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 22h

Did you know that Fangoria released a horror movie in the 90s in which a vampire is let loose from an underwater crypt, creating a wave of vamps who sleep submerged in water with their lungs floating outside their body? It's called CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, starring Karen Black (on Tubi).

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