Elliot Blake
@elliotblake.bsky.social
Animation Producer; EP,The Sisters Grimm on Apple TV; Director/Exec. Producer MORIARTY: The Devil's Game & MORIARTY: The Silent Order, on Audible. Opinions, dumb jokes are my own.
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Elliot Blake
@elliotblake.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I never workshop any of my dumb posts. That’s the Elliot Blake™️ social media guarantee.
i'm generally pretty live and let live about social media as long as no one is actively being harmed, but i am never gonna be able to take "collectively workshopped and artisanally-crafted shitposting for cloutmaxing purposes" seriously, i'm sorry
This just seems like the right thing to keep pinned to my profile.
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Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
Wherever this stupid golden Trump statue goes up, the day he’s out of office, it’s going to get toppled like Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad in 2003.
February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Wherever this stupid golden Trump statue goes up, the day he’s out of office, it’s going to get toppled like Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad in 2003.
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I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
Dipshit believes the Constitution is optional and can be set aside whenever he wants.
Trump on Minnesota: "If we didn't have to fight this horrible governor and this horrible fake mayor -- Frey. 'This is the Constitution of the United States.' People don't want to be mugged!"
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Dipshit believes the Constitution is optional and can be set aside whenever he wants.
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SHAKESPEARE IS ALWAYS RELEVANT ABD NECESSARY.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
SHAKESPEARE IS ALWAYS RELEVANT ABD NECESSARY.
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loser shit
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
loser shit
“There were good AI’s on both sides.”
In an exclusive interview with Tom Llamas, President Trump calls AI "the biggest thing," saying "there’ll be tremendous good, and there’ll be probably some bad, too.” nbcnews.app.link/F0fkOGJ3u0b
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
“There were good AI’s on both sides.”
I’m not thrilled the Orioles missed out on Framber Valdez, but I don’t know how you force a guy to sign. I would’ve been happy if they kept Burnes, but he wanted to be in Arizona. Sometimes it’s not about the money, and if it was, at what point do you blow up the market to land an arm? Make a trade.
February 5, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I’m not thrilled the Orioles missed out on Framber Valdez, but I don’t know how you force a guy to sign. I would’ve been happy if they kept Burnes, but he wanted to be in Arizona. Sometimes it’s not about the money, and if it was, at what point do you blow up the market to land an arm? Make a trade.
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"States run elections, period. They don't act as the agent of the federal government. They don't act as the agent of the president -(he) has no role, and we cannot allow him to sort of slide this by people, as if somehow the states are doing his bidding..." -
@marcelias.bsky.social
@marcelias.bsky.social
Marc Elias says Trump is "desperate" over redistricting setbacks
YouTube video by Matthew Chapman Clips
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
"States run elections, period. They don't act as the agent of the federal government. They don't act as the agent of the president -(he) has no role, and we cannot allow him to sort of slide this by people, as if somehow the states are doing his bidding..." -
@marcelias.bsky.social
@marcelias.bsky.social
Doesn’t care that his people killed two Americans in Minneapolis AND he’s a gibbering idiot.
Trump: I hate even talking about ICE. 2 people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity.
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Doesn’t care that his people killed two Americans in Minneapolis AND he’s a gibbering idiot.
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Redistricting did not turn out how Trump wanted. So, now he is resorting to political prosecutions, ballot seizures and the threat of federal paramilitary to steal the 2026 midterms. He is normalizing the idea that his administration will take over ballot counting. We cannot let that happen.
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Redistricting did not turn out how Trump wanted. So, now he is resorting to political prosecutions, ballot seizures and the threat of federal paramilitary to steal the 2026 midterms. He is normalizing the idea that his administration will take over ballot counting. We cannot let that happen.
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This is important and a scarily prescient warning
Nine months out from the midterm elections, we face a coordinated effort by Trump, his administration, congressional Republicans and MAGA leaders to normalize a federal takeover of elections, enforced by ICE and federal agents.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
One month into 2026 and Republicans are losing their minds
If Democrats win the majority, Trump’s authoritarian plan will be foiled — and he knows that.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
This is important and a scarily prescient warning
Because they’re not supposed to operate domestically, the CIA tends to be less visible, but given the sycophant in charge and the corruption of sister agency the FBI by its own sycophant leader, what terrible action in service of Trump is about to be revealed?
Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one public unless they feel a paper trail is needed to inform the public.
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Because they’re not supposed to operate domestically, the CIA tends to be less visible, but given the sycophant in charge and the corruption of sister agency the FBI by its own sycophant leader, what terrible action in service of Trump is about to be revealed?
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In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I usually vote securely by mail (ballot dropbox, actually), here in California, but this makes me want to vote in person to help show we won’t be intimidated by Trump and his thugs. Also: fuck off, Steve Bannon.
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I usually vote securely by mail (ballot dropbox, actually), here in California, but this makes me want to vote in person to help show we won’t be intimidated by Trump and his thugs. Also: fuck off, Steve Bannon.
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Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
Kash Patel refers to FBI agents who raided the Fulton County elections office as "my troops on the ground"
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
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And if any Democrat is interested in not having elections stolen with ICE’s help as planned by degenerate Epstein pal Steve Bannon, you might wanna stop pleading and mewling to the fascist enemy and use all your levers of power NOW. We could use some fucking help, frankly. bsky.app/profile/iwil...
Steve Bannon,
"We're gonna have ICE surround the polls...We'll never again allow an election to be stolen."
"We're gonna have ICE surround the polls...We'll never again allow an election to be stolen."
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
And if any Democrat is interested in not having elections stolen with ICE’s help as planned by degenerate Epstein pal Steve Bannon, you might wanna stop pleading and mewling to the fascist enemy and use all your levers of power NOW. We could use some fucking help, frankly. bsky.app/profile/iwil...
How many hundreds of thousands of subscribers—including me—did Bezos push away when he directed the Post not to make an endorsement of Harris in 2024? The non-endorsement was an endorsement of Trump, and it happened because he’s a billionaire who could only think about protecting his own wealth.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
How many hundreds of thousands of subscribers—including me—did Bezos push away when he directed the Post not to make an endorsement of Harris in 2024? The non-endorsement was an endorsement of Trump, and it happened because he’s a billionaire who could only think about protecting his own wealth.
This sounds like they’re going after animation, and animators specifically. Going to say it again: with every person you remove from the production process, you lose ideas. You lose the chance for serendipity. GenAI doesn’t have ideas or experience. It can’t come up with anything.
Everyone who actually makes TV and films: “we can reduce production costs if you commission original, lower budget projects, are willing to back actors who aren’t household names, and dial back on bland VFX spectacle in favour of artistry”
Amazon: “haha no”
Amazon: “haha no”
Exclusive: Amazon plans to use AI to speed up TV and film production
Amazon plans to use artificial intelligence to speed up the process for making movies and TV shows even as Hollywood fears that AI will cut jobs and permanently reshape the industry.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This sounds like they’re going after animation, and animators specifically. Going to say it again: with every person you remove from the production process, you lose ideas. You lose the chance for serendipity. GenAI doesn’t have ideas or experience. It can’t come up with anything.
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Everyone who actually makes TV and films: “we can reduce production costs if you commission original, lower budget projects, are willing to back actors who aren’t household names, and dial back on bland VFX spectacle in favour of artistry”
Amazon: “haha no”
Amazon: “haha no”
Exclusive: Amazon plans to use AI to speed up TV and film production
Amazon plans to use artificial intelligence to speed up the process for making movies and TV shows even as Hollywood fears that AI will cut jobs and permanently reshape the industry.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Everyone who actually makes TV and films: “we can reduce production costs if you commission original, lower budget projects, are willing to back actors who aren’t household names, and dial back on bland VFX spectacle in favour of artistry”
Amazon: “haha no”
Amazon: “haha no”
Casablanca, baby.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Casablanca, baby.
Yup, because our elites think we’re their serfs and that it’s a crime for them to be taxed or regulated or subject to the laws of the land. Those things are for commoners.
one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Yup, because our elites think we’re their serfs and that it’s a crime for them to be taxed or regulated or subject to the laws of the land. Those things are for commoners.
Stephen Miller wants to deport it.
A 300-pound Asian elephant calf was born at the National Zoo early Monday, the zoo announced.
The calf, a female, is the first elephant to be born at the zoo in almost 25 years, and only the third born there in the zoo’s 136-year history. https://wapo.st/49X44LH
The calf, a female, is the first elephant to be born at the zoo in almost 25 years, and only the third born there in the zoo’s 136-year history. https://wapo.st/49X44LH
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Stephen Miller wants to deport it.
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This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
He should be booed loudly every time he shows his face in public.
Trump claimed he’s skipping the Super Bowl because it’s “too far away.” Privately, Trump’s advisers warned he would likely get booed if he went to Sunday’s big game, sources tell Zeteo.
Read the latest from @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/trump-supe...
Read the latest from @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/trump-supe...
The Real Reason Trump Is Skipping the Super Bowl on Sunday
Trump claimed the big game is ‘too far away.’ Privately, his advisers warned he’d likely get booed if he went, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 AM
He should be booed loudly every time he shows his face in public.