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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

Truly, tell me, how is this different than Jewish and gay people and Romani people being dragged away by Nazis? And didn’t we have some fairly clear agreement to never let that happen again?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 8d

Fatiha absolutely killed me. But Stevie Martin the dark horse most insane person on that season.

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 8d

Oh shoot. I didn’t know about this. Thank you!

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 8d

Look, I’ve tried for my whole career to champion writers, but post-season baseball, Survivor, Taskmaster, and GBBO are all running at once, and I dunno y’all…

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10d

before and after hegseth's directive

Sean Connery is a red strapped outfit. He's very hairy.

William Shatner as Captain Kirk. He's in a black strapped outfit and has a smooth chest.

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Shruti Saran @shrutesnladders.bsky.social · 12d

treat every creative you meet like they are successful, fulfilled, and making a living at what they say they do. talk to everyone like they're a pro. don't assume they're struggling just because you don't know their work. this will change the tenor of your conversations.

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 10d

SHANE BLACK is back on the Writers Panel today to talk about his new movie, PLAY DIRTY, adapting Donald Westlake, how he pushes through imposter syndrome, respectful but playful actors, how production is just “shopping for ingredients” +lots more.
benblacker.substack.com/p/shane-blac...

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 11d

I need a procrastination project, so you’re getting a #TVwriting resources thread!

Podcast episodes, articles, blog posts (mostly podcast episodes), organized by subject, for as long as I can maintain it.

Off we go...

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 14d

I always thought when it was time for a mid career change of profession there would be professions left.

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 14d

Nothing lives rent free in my head. I am a gray matter slumlord.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14d

Yes sir we're chanting "Release the Earhart Files"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14d

Trump says he’s ordering the release of all government records on Amelia Earhart.

Trump: I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and releasing everything about her, in particular, her last, fatal flight! She was an Aviation Pioneer, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and achieved many other Aviation "firsts." She disappeared in the South Pacific while trying to become the first woman to fly around the World.
Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again. Her disappearance, almost 90 years ago, has captivated millions. I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
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Mark Frost @markfrost.bsky.social · 14d

Love this for him.

Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 14d

The pedophile in chief will never get the Nobel Peace prize ever.

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 14d

Been using a new first word in Wordle all week and it feels like I’m having an affair.

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Hannah Keyser @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social · 14d

the final weekend of the MLB season really matters. read up on what's at stake in today's *free* issue of The Bandwagon with @zcrizer.bsky.social bandwagon.substack.com/p/76-still-m...

#76 Still much to determine

A free Friday edition with everything you need to know for MLB's final weekend

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 14d

I mean, she was really fun to write.

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 14d

Working on a new draft of a script and realized I can excise an entire character to make the story better. But doing so made me... sad? Like, I miss her?

Writing is weird.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 15d

DHS is barely 20 years old. It was thrown together by a bunch of unsupervised interns in the chaotic wake of 9/11 (that's barely an exaggeration if you read about how inexperienced so many of its creators were).

It can easily be disassembled as well.

We don't have to live like this.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 15d

A government communication reviewed by the Sun-Times showed that a request was made to have several Border Patrol and ICE boats and vehicles use the Chicago Harbor Lock as part of Operation Midway Blitz.
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Border patrol spotted with guns on Chicago River in Trump's latest deportation push

A government communication reviewed by the Sun-Times showed that a request was made to have several Border Patrol and ICE boats and vehicles use the Chicago Harbor Lock as part of Operation Midway Blitz.

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pretty bug @inyourculture.bsky.social · 15d

the cultural crisis is straightforward: there are no longer any formal consequences for blatantly anti-social behavior, and the rest of us are constantly just getting lectured that we have to put up with these assholes making our lives worse

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15d

Imagine if NPR had actually talked to safe streets advocates for this story and learned how the solutions to drivers killing people is not, in fact, victim blaming

You've heard of defensive driving — driving practices to help you stay safe on the road, like reducing your speed in bad weather or signaling before switching lanes. But what about defensive walking and cycling?

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 16d

Archive is probably my favorite Riverdell character

Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · 16d

Issue #2 of your new favorite crossover, Archive vs. Minor Threats, is newly available this week in comic shops! Details: https://bit.ly/3UNi3eR

By @pattonoswalt.bsky.social, @blumjordan.bsky.social, @comicbooktimmy.bsky.social, and team. With @archiecomics.bsky.social, @minorthreats.bsky.social

Base cover of Archie vs Minor Threats issue #2, illustrated by Scott Hepburn

Variant cover of Archie vs Minor Threats issue #2, illustrated by Scott Koblish

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 16d

Small gig: I'm looking for someone to help me locally archive my mom's Typepad blogs before they're taken down. She is moving the content to Wordpress but I want to save the current HTML structure / images / etc. I tried wget but it's beyond me. Can pay for time spent. DM me if you're interested!

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Angela Harvey @nationsfilm.bsky.social · 17d

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Mike Royce @mikeroyce.bsky.social · 17d

oh look it’s a helpful list of all the Nexstar and Sinclair ABC stations that I guess one could call if they wanted to complain about them not airing Jimmy Kimmel tonight

ABC affiliates owned by Sinclair and Nexstar:
• KTXS — Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas (ABC, CW)|
• KVII — Amarillo, Texas (ABC, CW)|
• KVIH — Amarillo, Texas (ABC, CW)|
• WABM — Birmingham, Ala. (MyTV, ABC)|
• WBMA — Birmingham, Ala. (ABC)
• WDBB — Birmingham, Ala. (CW, ABC)|
• WICD — Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, III. (ABC)
• WICS — Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, III. (ABC)
• WCHS — Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC, FOX)
• WCIV — Charleston, SC (MyTV, ABC) |
• WTVC — Chattanooga, Tenn. (ABC, FOX)|
• WSYX — Columbus, Ohio (ABC, MyTV, FOX)
• WKEF — Dayton, Ohio (ABC, FOX, MyTV)|
• KAEF — Eureka, Calif. (ABC)
• WPDE — Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC (ABC, CW)
• WXLV — Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, NC (ABC)
• WLOS — Greenville-Spartanburg, SC / Asheville, NC / Anderson, SC (ABC, MyTV)|
• WCTI — Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC (ABC)|
• KHGI — Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, Neb. (ABC, FOX)
• KHGI-CD — Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, Neb. (ABC)
• KWNB — Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, Neb. (ABC, FOX)
• KWNB-LD — Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, Neb. (ABC, FOX)
• KATV — Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark. (ABC)
• WGXA — Macon, Ga. (FOX, ABC)|
• WEAR — Mobile, Ala. / Pensacola, FL (ABC)|
• KTVO — Ottumwa, lowa / Kirksville, MO (ABC, CBS)
• KATU — Portland, Ore. (ABC) |
• KHQA — Quincy, IL / Hannibal, Mo. / Keokuk, IA (CBS, ABC)
• WSET — Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va. (ABC)
• WHAM — Rochester, NY (ABC, CW)

• WHAM — Rochester, NY (ABC, CW)
• KTXE-LD — San Angelo, Texas (ABC)|
• КОМО — Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. (ABC)
• KDNL — St. Louis, Mo. (ABC)
• WGTQ — Traverse City-Cadillac, Mich. (ABC, NBC)
• WGTU — Traverse City-Cadillac, Mich. (ABC, NBC)|
• WBN — Traverse City-Cadillac, Mich. (NBC, ABC)
• WTOM — Traverse City-Cadillac, Mich. (NBC, ABC) |
• KTUL — Tulsa, Okla. (ABC)
• WJLA — Washington, DC (ABC)
• WKRN - Nashville, Tenn.
• KTVX — Salt Lake City, Utah
• WTNH - Hartford / New Haven, Conn.
• WHTM - Harrisburg, Penn.
• WOTV - Grand Rapids, Mich.
• WGNO - New Orleans, La.
• WRIC - Richmond, Va.
• WATE - Knoxville, Tenn.
• WTEN — Albany, NY|
• WJBF - Augusta, Ga.'
• WEHT - Evansville, In.
• WSYR — Syracuse, NY|
• WLAJ - Lansing, Mich.
• WYTV — Youngstown, Ohio
• WTVO - Rockford, III.|
• KAMC - Lubbock, Texas
• КТКА - Topeka, Kan.
• KMID - Midland / Odessa, Texas
• WMBB — Panama City, Fla.
• KCAU - Sioux City, Iowa
• KODE - Joplin, Mo.
• WJET - Erie, Penn,

• WJET - Erie, Penn.
• WAWV — Terre Haute, In.
• WIVT - Binghamton, NY
• WTRF (ABC subchannel) - Wheeling, WV / Steubenville, Ohio
• KSVI - Billings, Mt.
• WDHN - Dothan, Ala.'
• WUTR - Utica, NY
• WBOY (ABC subchannel) - Clarksburg / Weston, WV
• WWTI - Watertown, NY
• WVNY - Burlington, Vt.
• WJHL (ABC subchannel) - Tri-Cities, Tenn.-Va.

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 17d

I give up.

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Bigfoot Film & TV Universe Based On Monster Truck Brand In Works From Pure Imagination Studios & Prime Universe Films

Monster truck brand Bigfoot has sold film & TV rights to Pure Imagination Studios and Prime Universe for the development of a film and TV universe.

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Ben Blacker @benblacker.bsky.social · 17d

On today's Writers Panel, actor/writer/director/former NFL player NNAMDI ASOMUGHA discusses becoming an actor and now writer and producer, embracing new skills, imposter syndrome, teamwork + just how hard it really is to get a movie out into the world.
benblacker.substack.com/p/nnamdi-aso...

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20d

Not the biggest issue, but still important: regardless of whether he's doing it on purpose or his brain is mush, there should be a steep political price, with the media questioning his fitness every day, for the President showing he doesn't know the meaning of "asylum."

(Same goes for "tariff.")

Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 20d

The thing about unchecked power is it often makes grave mistakes. One of the reason Putin decided on the folly of war with Ukraine was the lack of those willing to tell him he was making a grave error. I fear @realDonaldTrump will stumble into a war, costing troop’s their lives.

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