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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 9h

Jared Leto is the opposite of a movie star, he is a movie black hole

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 9h

TIL...

Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 13h

Diane Keaton directed this banger music video on top of all her other achievements, RIP to a legend

youtu.be/NOGEyBeoBGM

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by BelindaCarlisleVEVO

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 17h

BBC News - Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

AI critics: "AI doesn't really understand anything, unlike actual humans."
An actual human, who is the President of the United States:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "AI is based on information. I hope they're right about information. I don't know. You've gotta make a lot of money to-- there's gotta be a lot of information out there, but that seems to be pretty hot. We're leading the world on information on AI."

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

slightly diminish a band

The Enthusiastic Street Preachers

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · Aug 13

slightly diminish a band

A Little Anxious! At the Disco

it's charloween! (it/its) @charloh.online · Aug 13

slightly diminish a band

VNV County

Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

Why are journalists not correcting him on the absolute basics of this?
I mean, I know, but it just seems so absolutely insane the US President can say such utter complete and total bullshit with apparently zero pushback whatsoever from anywhere.

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

I want the till to know I want to check out to the Airwolf theme tune.

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

Surely sending your military into your own cities against your own populace for no reason other than political posturing should *by itself* preclude you from getting the Peace Prize?

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

Surely changing the name of your Depertment of Defence to 'Department of War' should *by itself* preclude you from getting the Peace Prize?

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

Surely constant undignified begging for a Nobel Peace Prize should *by itself* preclude you from getting the Peace Prize?

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1d

WUT?!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

That is... amazing.

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 1d

Christina Martin did a review. Glorious.

The Wit & Wisdom of Paul Daniels

If you were to say to me “so, read any good books lately?” the answer would be a definite “no” But who wants to read a good book when you ...

christinalouisemartin.blogspot.com

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

Meme implying the columnist is just writing bullshit they know is bullshit

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 1d

Please can some reporter who is still vaguely interested in doing their actual job ask him this.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

I assume Jenrick will be asked to confirm if he has a similar position on burning Bibles in public - it may be offensive but it should not be illegal.

But would he really pretend he would attend the court case to show solidarity & support to a Bible burner too? He surely would not.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 2d

Nice try, “Paul A. Thompson”

A Pitchfork review for One Battle After Another that call it a “nerve-wracking masterpiece”, written by one Paul A. Thompson

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 2d

I've always found the theme to Last of the Summer Wine to be the most depressing dirge in existence. It can quite genuinely fill me with malaise just hearing the first couple of miserable notes. I absolutely hate it.

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 2d

I genuinely believe I could write quite a lengthy dissertation on the full Airwold theme, its different movements, the melodies and contrasting themes, and just... how great it is in every single way.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

Discworld QOTD, from The Wee Free Men

Tiffany was on the whole quite a truthful person, but it seemed to her that there were times when things didn’t divide easily into ‘true’ and ‘false’, but instead could be ‘things that people needed to know at the moment’ and ‘things that they didn’t need to know at the moment’.

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 2d

Not top, but in the less likely to get mentioned category, I have a soft spot for these theme tunes:
Cats Eyes
Bugs
Terrahawks
Agents of Shield
Jamie and the Magic Torch
The New Avengers
The Return of the Saint
Champion the Wonder Horse
Black Beauty
(Will stop as list getting a bit Alan Partridge)

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Ashles @ashles.bsky.social · 2d

Airwolf. Always Airwolf.
It's a damn symphonic suite of a theme tune.

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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 2d

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Dear Tilly Norwood: Some Blunt Advice, Actress to “Actress,” From Betty Gilpin

The Emmy-nominated actor and author pens an open letter to the AI avatar that's got Hollywood in a tizzy.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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