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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 18h

I gotta say, it's a bit rich relaunching Vertigo, "Comics! They're not just for kids!", after being lily livered cowards who hurled a trans writer under the bus for making a Kirk joke.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 17h

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

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Basil 🌿 @basil-mage.bsky.social · 2d

Healing

Drawing of a puppy laying next to a plush bunny with the caption; "I hope you heal from the things you don't talk about"

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 1d

Ubisoft could not have handled a Reconstruction Era Assassin's Creed:

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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 1d

"we are the girlfriends of one of the founders of antifa"

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Anni Jyn @annijyn.com · 1d

laura palmer / everybody scream

a black abstract line art illustration of Laura palmer from David lynch’s twin peaks, screaming. she has white eyes and inside her eyeballs the words “fire walk with me” are written. the background is bright red.

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 1d

Was completely on purpose

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 1d

Threw on the new Criterion of NIGHTMARE ALLEY 2021 and forgot that the reappearance of Richard Jenkins and Mary Steenburgen makes this the Catalina Wine Mixer of Guillermo Del Toro's oeuvre.

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 2d

someone call the etsy witches this is a fucking emergency

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

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Glenn Turner ♦️🐦‍⬛ 🏳️‍🌈 @glennturner.bsky.social · 3d

I've attended prior New Cult Canon Chicago screenings and they've been a blast. If you're in the area? You'd better show the fuck up!

Tesseract Cinema @tesseractcinema.bsky.social · 3d

join us & New Cult Canon author @scotttobias.bsky.social (schedule permitting) at @davistheater.bsky.social on Thursday 10/23 at 9PM

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 6d

Fuck apps - build websites.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
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Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 7d

Trying to find a job in video games right now is like crawling through hell:

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 7d

The art for this piece, 'Thank You For Your Interest', is a composite of 60 template rejection letters all received by the artist Claire Peckham. You can buy prints of the art, and her other work, here:

www.clairepeckham.com/project...

Thank you again for your interest — Claire Peckham

www.clairepeckham.com

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a springfieldian werewolf in shelbyville @springfieldians.bsky.social · 13d

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Glen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 13d

Well don't I feel stupid

A headline about the James Webb Telescope potentially finding a new stellar object dubbed a black hole star

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 15d

They've lost the 9yos

JA Westenberg
@Daojoan@mastodon.social

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI
Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 17d

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 17d

it's HAPPENING! I've revealed the subject of my next book and it's YES of course, it's a deep dive into #BattlestarGalactica! For that news and a few thoughts on the #BSG convention that just took place, read this! 💚🔥 www.moryan.com/its-official...

It's official: My next book is about Battlestar Galactica!

Long ago, the gods decided my fate, and I have embraced it: I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica! I made it official at the Creation convention that took place in New Jersey this past weeken...

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 17d

i had a dream about Metroid but all of Samus’s powerups were in the form of poodle skirts

doodle of samus aran in her power suit with a pink poodle skirt too

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Ravin BOO!dram 👻 🎃 - FREE ŁINK @rvbdrm.com · 18d

Bearing your cross is a lot easier with wheels.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · Jul 15

I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.

Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · Jul 15

On a recent podcast Gavin Newsom tells Shawn Ryan how the Trans sports issue opened the door for him to change his mind on GAC for Trans Youth.

As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.

There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 22d

People in Florida are painting rainbows 🌈 in pot holes to get them fixed quicker 🤣

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 22d

One thing I'll say about DC not only canceling Red Hood, but recalling the first issue and refunding stores for buying it, is that you can still get Neil Gaiman's work through them. They still work with Otto Schmidt. Eddie Berganza worked there for years AFTER the formation of a policy that no women

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 23d

I wrote about the firing of Alan Sepinwall, which is awful. And I tied it into what's happening all over in the media, why it's scary & what we can do to help. I used my words, but it's definitely Hulk Mo dialed up to 11, if that's a thing you would like to experience: www.moryan.com/on-the-firin...

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