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Uncle Space Ghost

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Greetings! I'm Space Ghost! One half of @filmnerds.bsky.social Have strong opinions on filmmaking, the film industry, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Carolina Hurricanes, and a lot else besides. Profile Pic by Ash Bowling Art

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · Nov 9

Should probably post a new intro for people!

I'm a freelance writer for sports & film, with a particular focus on film history. Also host a long-form film history podcast Revenge of the Film Nerds with the incomparable @blackkrystel.bsky.social

Huge proponent of media preservation. Here to help.

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 17h

*scouring through brands to see how badly I screwed myself in my late 20s*

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 17h

Oh wow, we need to update the lead poisoning chart meme immediately

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 17h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 18h

Sight & Sound: Film - I had to learn filmmaking by working with 8mm film, using cameras so old they said "Made in West Germany" on the side, and editing with razor blades & tape on a Steenbeck. Gave me a grounding and respect for the craft I don't think I would have had from digital only learning.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 20h

12. What was the best class you took in college?

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 19h

Imagine being nearly 80 years old and deciding that you want your last act in public life to be an embarrassing primary loss against a military veteran who already beat you to the pulse of your state's people. And all because Graham Platner might force Chuck Schumer to work for five minutes.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 19h

It's really simple

Voters want an opposition party that will fight for them, and democracy, like there's no tomorrow

Dem elites want a members-only social club where polite, dues-paying members who they like to see at cocktail parties get rewarded with plum roles www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Chuck Schumer gets his preferred candidate, Janet Mills, in crowded Maine Senate race

Schumer had been aggressively recruiting Mills to challenge Republican Susan Collins.

www.politico.com

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20h

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 20h

In fairness, the value is ALSO in destroying the paper that once took down a president. Can't have engines of accountability in unfriendly hands!

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 20h

As buffoonish as all the moves at WaPo away from their readership seem, it is worth wondering whether or not those are by design, because it is also worth wondering who stands to benefit if there's one less national paper with a reputation for investigative journalism.

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 20h

Consider for a moment what it means to submarine and (eventually) destroy the paper that investigated Watergate. To a certain segment, Watergate and the accountability it promised the powerful is/was the greatest threat to their station. This goes beyond who likes what they see from editorial.

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 20h

I know the tendency these days is to analyze everything as 4D Chess, but in WaPo's case, this has always been the goal. It's the Zaslav Strategy: take a venerable pillar of media or journalism and scrap it for parts.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 1d

Me attempting a British accent

victoria zeller (buy ONE OF THE BOYS) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 1d

everybody has at least one impression they like to do that's so transcendentally bad it inspires revulsion in everyone around them. yesterday i learned mine is charli xcx

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 1d

This December 11th, wish the Italian-Americans in your life a Happy La Guardia Day

Fiorello La Guardia, an Italian-American every New Yorker is justly proud of.

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 2d

This scene needs ADR

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

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

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Hans Gruber had it right, man. We should all be sitting on a beach earning 20 percent.

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Welp. GGs everyone. See you all at the grist mill!

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Just waiting for Jim Cramer to proclaim the AI market is only headed up

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Big Ten Football Has Never Been So Back

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Sports BlueSky! Quote Post with your favorite sports teams!

NBA: New York Knicks
NFL: Philadelphia Eagles
NHL: Carolina Hurricanes
College: Duke Blue Devils (largely lapsed)
MLB: Agnostic (I am slowly coming around to the Mets)
WNBA: New York Liberty
Soccer: Nottingham Forest/FC Barcelona/NYCFC

Patty @pattyjasper.bsky.social · 3d

NHL: Carolina Hurricanes
NBA:LA Lakers
NFL:Chargers (it's San Diego only)
MLB: LA Dodgers
College: UCLA Bruins
WNBA: LA Sparks
Soccer: Carolina Courage

Russell Varner @whyalwaysrv.bsky.social · 3d

Sports BlueSky! Quote Post with your favorite sports teams!

NBA: Charlotte Hornets
NFL: Carolina Panthers
NHL: Carolina Hurricanes
College: Elon Phoenix
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers
WNBA: Bring back the Charlotte Sting
Soccer: Charlotte FC

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

"......did I leave the iron on?"

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 3d

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

This is Final Destination erasure

Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween H20 might be the most millennial coded horror movie ever made

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

App Stranding

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Part of me genuinely misses this specific kind of horror movie from the 80s-90s, where everything is shot in vibrant color and the horror is practically humor. Like Maximum Overdrive and Jack Frost. Legendarily trashy.

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

I, for one, am glad Stanley Kubrick left out the hedge animals. That chapter is a scar on my brain.

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Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Peak FSU Football, tbh

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Win or lose, I have long accepted that the Mariners play an elevated form of the sport of baseball where distinctions like success or failure mean very little. Their existence itself is enlightened by freedom from constraint.

(That said, without a dog in the fight, I am all in on the Mariners)

Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't realize that I need the Aces to use One-Winged Angel during player intros, but now that I have been enlightened...

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