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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 16m

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1670

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · 12m

"grotesquely fuses renascent romance, erotic comedy and body horror": Michael Shanks’ debut feature TOGETHER (2025) screens 8.15am and 10.45pm today at @sitgesfilmfestival.bsky.social. Review for @scifinow.bsky.social www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/toge...

Together review: Alison Brie and Dave Franco fully commit in sexy grotesque body horror

Michael Shanks’ debut feature grotesquely fuses renascent romance, erotic comedy and body horror.

www.scifinow.co.uk

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1h

how times have changed

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1h

Today was the two-year anniversary of our introduction to Molly.

A person in a pink sweatshirt gently holds a small, fluffy puppy with light brown fur in their hands. A green blanket is visible below.

A person gently holds a small, golden-brown puppy in their hands, showcasing its adorable paws and soft belly.

A person with long, blonde hair gently holds a small golden puppy in their arms, smiling softly in a cozy indoor setting.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 12h

what the fuck

Snowden St. @snowden.st · May 14

Yeah, this was in Dallas in the late 90s, but we had 4 armed men come in with real unloaded guns, and take a few of us aside. Said they were here to kill believers, and asked if we were believers. After we all said "Yes", they unmasked themselves as dads from church.

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𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.social · 1h

Director Gus Van Sant’s satirical dark comedy ‘To Die For’ starring Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Kurtwood Smith, David Cronenberg, and Matt Dillon opened in theaters this week in 1995. 📺 🔫 ⛸️ #OTD

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drewcifer @graysonsyd.bsky.social · 1h

Self-care is taking yourself out to go see a horror movie.

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 1h

Day 4. Faces of Universal Horror presents
THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
Another Universal classic horror, another great movie Directed by James Whale and another great spooky performance by Boris Karloff: perfect recipe for guaranteed entertainment! :) #UniversalHorror #Day4 #FacesOfUniversalHorror

Boris Karloff as the scary butler Morgan in the old dark house

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 2d

Day 3. Faces of Universal Horror presents
THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
Directed by James Whale and starring Claude Rains as mad Dr Griffin, this movie is still phenomenal to this day and this character will never be not fun to draw :) #UniversalHorror #Day3 #FacesOfUniversalHorror

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Paul Lê @paulle.bsky.social · 1h

BATTLE ROYALE is in theaters this month? I'm tempted to get tickets.

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Gavin B @ghostflaneur.bsky.social · 1h

Serious hat on here.

Ideas are two a plenty. You can have a million every day.

But can you make that idea say something, can it be truthful, can it be fun, can you make it work in the context of what you're doing?

That's human work, that.

It's also why it's so *hard*

Sam Benc 🐟 @nonvieta.bsky.social · 3h

People who think the idea of "give me ideas" is something genuinely creative people want have literally never experienced the absolute EUPHORIA of a brainstorming breakthrough, either solo or with a human collaborator. They don't understand what is happening when artists create, on a basic level.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1h

VA Gov debate:

Spanberger: my opponent has previously said that she does not think that gay couples should be allowed to marry

Earle-Sears: That's not discrimination

Spanberger: she thinks it's okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay

Earle-Sears: that's not discrimination

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The Second Mrs. de ShinyGoth👻 @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 1h

Frog And Toad Are Antifa

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2h

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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A Dimension of Mind @dimensionofmind.bsky.social · 1h

The Twilight Zone S01E17 - The Fever

#TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone

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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 2h

Photos for fun

Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · Mar 17

The Nazi-sympathetic movement in the U.S. that tried to keep the U.S. from joining the allies was literally called America First.

It’s only because of public response to Pearl Harbor that they couldn’t keep up the BS lie that they only were interested in peace.

A group of KKK members in white robes march in a large parade with a banner that says America first

An America first committee speech shows a large seated audience and a banner that says SAVE OUR SONS
NO CONVOYS
NO WAR
NO DEATH FOR AMERICAN BOYS

AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE
HELP US ON OUR FIGHT

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r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 2h

I think Isabelle Adjani in Possession is at that perfect Halloween costume crossroads of recognizable and simple+cheap. Navy blue dress, shopping bag, dark hair, crazed look. Eggs, if you're feeling messy.

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Mogtober @mogadontrenchcoat.bsky.social · 3h

good morning #horrorsky horde! time for another #vundahalloweenathon flick, and today's theme is 'love you to death'. #nowwatching thelma (2017), a new one for me about which i've heard nothing but good things. i feel groggy so it might be too intense, but hey-ho, that's how we roll!

poster for thelma. a small bird lies in the middle of a girl's face, its wings obscuring her eyes.

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 2h

For those who might know what plenary authority is.

www.britannica.com/topic/What-I...

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Lilliam Rivera @lilliamr.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you for such kind words! Can’t wait for @sirensconference.org

Sirens @sirensconference.org · 1d

#Sirens26 Faculty: Lilliam Rivera (@lilliamr.bsky.social): dazzling author across genres and categories 📚, including for the LOVE IN GRAVITY podcast. 🌈 Winner of piles of awards, honors, and fellowships. 🌠 Essayist (NYT, WaPo, Elle, Cosmo), educator, and speaker. Absolutely luminous firestarter🔥

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 2h

I wish I could be surprised that basically all the national news outlets are laundering Stephen Miller's comment about plenary authority, followed by his freezing like someone attached jumper cables to his testicles. He said, then realized he said, and shit himself.

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Stephen Miller ‘Plenary Authority’ Remark Sparks Controversy

The Trump aide sparked suspicion when he stopped speaking after he mentioned the President’s “plenary authority,” though CNN blamed a technical issue.

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 2h

Automatic repost. 😍

chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 1

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 2h

This is why I do not have much sympathy for lawmakers who are suddenly afraid. The number of people who do not have their status or power and have been living with death threats from the far right, for YEARS, wasn't important enough for them to address. It's part of why they are experiencing it now.

Todd Johnson @johnsontoddr.bsky.social · 2h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 2h

We have yet to be told which one of Miller's parents was a large rodent.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History"

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2h

🙏🏽

Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 4h

Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan, and the family, have safely embarked on their trip to Spain after being questioned by DHS.

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 2h

Once again... America First was very literally a Klan slogan, and suggesting they don't know that is paternalistic, and infantilizing. That they do know it, and use it anyway tells us a whole lot more.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 3h

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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