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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 8h

This was the one Nu52 redesign that didn’t suck. And all the life left this run of Action Comics when it switched to Jim Lee’s atrocity.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 12h

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

youtu.be

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 1d

We kept losing cast members. At one point the lighting designer said "they're dropping like flies!" And nobody laughed, because they *were*.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 1d

I both agree, and cannot allow this Tron Guy erasure: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_May...

Jay Maynard - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 2d

We did a production of Working in college. Only show I’ve worked on that I honestly think was cursed.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot imagine caring this much about the Super Bowl halftime show.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 2d

Just announced: Turning Point USA will present an alternative “All-American” halftime show (performers TBA) for those who don’t want to watch that Puerto Rican.

www.americanhalftimeshow.com

THE ALL-AMERICAN HALFTIME SHOW

Yes, the rumors are true... Turning Point USA is thrilled to announce The All American Halftime Show. Performers and event details coming soon.

www.americanhalftimeshow.com

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 2d

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2d

Truly excellent new piece by Lincoln Caplan in @harvardmagazine.bsky.social on John Roberts, seen in full.

Careful, meticulous, devastating case on how "institutionalist" has enabled destruction of crucial institutions. Including his now discredited court.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

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Their outcomes, along with the Court’s actions in the last few years, carry the seeds of American tragedy. Roberts, often described as an institutionalist, has enabled the most hostile anti-institutionalist ever elected president. The leader of the nation’s judicial system has empowered the president who is the most disdainful in history of the decrees of judges, the provisos of the Constitution, and the workings of American democracy. The chief justice, attempting to thread the needle between principle and practicality, has opened the door to the possibility of the ultimate constitutional crisis: a president’s outright defiance of the Supreme Court.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 3d

That may be even better.

Also, Berlin and Milan.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 3d

You’d think I’d be more of a fan of a show about an obnoxious Professor from New Hampshire who becomes president.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 3d

Concord.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, and?

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 4d

Without downloading anything where are you mentally rn?

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 4d

“Envelope’s a little light this week, Arcola.”

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4d

Pennsylvania Republicans are aiming to erase Democrats' majority on the state supreme court in November.

But this sort of push has virtually no precedent or template in this state, making a weird campaign where everyone is trying to find their mark.

A great new read:
boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 4d

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Ed Kilgore @edkilgore.bsky.social · 4d

You can get so used to Trump lying all the time that you forget to call him out on it now and then: nymag.com/intelligence...

Someone Should Inform Trump That He’s Actually Unpopular

Trump claimed polls show he’s the most popular Republican president ever. He’s actually the least popular in the post–World War II era.

nymag.com

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 4d

One could probably argue that Whedon's characters tend to say funny things, while Gunn's tend to say things funny.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 4d

‘Coneheads’

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 5d

John Forte really looks like a John Forte drawing.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 5d

#NHPolitics

The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 5d

New Hampshire Republicans have long worried that Trump apparatchik Corey Lewandowski will curse their ballots. He's now threatening to challenge Gov. Kelly Ayotte in next year's GOP primary.

Morning Digest: Trumpworld wants to primary a governor. They might get saddled with Corey Lewandowski

New Hampshire Republicans have long worried that the MAGA veteran could hurt them at the ballot box.

www.the-downballot.com

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 5d

Badly scarred, and there was talk when it happened about how it would be hard to use, but pretty quickly it faded into the background in an example of either sloppy writing or (checks Tumblr) Thomas' indomitable inner strength of will.

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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 5d

I thought Thomas was shot in the hand and wounded but didn't lose it.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 5d

If I Ran the Media™
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up

More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC

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