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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 1d

Very sad she is apparently a hateful shitbag…but I probably still would vote for her instead of Schiff, tbh

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d

Who among us hasn't stumped scalding mashed potatoes on our spouse's head?

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Katie Porter dumped scalding mashed potatoes on then-husband's head, resurfaced divorce docs reveal

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 2d

is it not weird that every day there’s a new video of anonymous masked men having the time of their lives beating/shooting/disappearing people and the dem response from the top down is “republicans want to double your health insurance premiums”

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 2d

Integrity is a sucker’s game I prefer to keep playing.

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 3d

This made me look up Ari Shapiro to see if he’d written a book and….are you fucking shitting me?

A screenshot of an advertisement for The Great Courses offering Ari Shapiro’s The Power of Storytellng

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Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · 5d

ENO UNIVERSE playlist! A retrospective of Brian Eno’s body of work from 1972-1995 including his solo rock and ambient records and his collaborations with Bowie,Talking Heads, U2, Devo, Fripp, etc! All links and annotated tracklisting in the newsletter issue fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-5...

Fluxblog 566: ENO UNIVERSE

A retrospective of Brian Eno's music 1972-1995

fluxblog.substack.com

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 5d

Really glad Chad is covering Al’s Im/Mortal Thor—hugely edifying.

Chad Nevett @chadnevett.bsky.social · 5d

Ninth one coming Thursday and it's... uh... radical?

Chad Nevett @chadnevett.bsky.social · 10d

The eighth edition of The Immortal Thorsday Thoughts is here. I discuss influences, modernism, and how we're only now seeing fruits of the seeds planted here.

graphicontent.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

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Mr. Cait @chas.bsky.social · 5d

We are all in this fight. We either win together or we lose everything. The Democratic Party needs to understand this fast.

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Robert Wilson IV - NYCC J-07 @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social · 6d

Howdy friends, I'm going to be at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social this weekend! Come see me in artist alley at table J-07!

Promotional image divided into two sections. The top section is black with a dark gray texture with the text "Robert Wilson IV, NYCC - J-07, 10/09-10/12, New York, NY" in white and pink sans serif type. The bottom section is an image of the Gundam Gquuuuuux drawn by Robert Wilson IV featuring a colorful background of the "Kira Kira" effect from the anime Gundam Gquuuuuux.

A promotional image of a pink digitally textured background with the text "Robert Wilson IV, NYCC - J-07, No Panels, Artist Alley Hours 10/09 - 10:00-7:00, 10/10 - 10:30-7:00, 10/11 0 10:30-6:30, 10/12 - 10:00-5:00" in white and black sans serif type.

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 5d

Whereas I want to nominate you for a MacArthur genius grant! Thank you so much for posting this.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 6d

!!!!!!!!!

Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 6d

Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe) to direct a "Moomins" animated feature film.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 7d

We all have ‘em!

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 7d

Haven’t seen any of them in decades but Pump Up The Volume is by far the best of the three and the only one I’d recommend

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Loukas (they/them)🏳️‍⚧️ @loukas.bsky.social · 7d

For real. Autistic pattern recognition is sometimes like a chainsaw with no handle.

The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 7d

Montague told us: “My inner wisdom is telling me to break up with my boyfriend, pack a bag and start a new life under the sea – but then it’s also telling me I need to peel this satsuma in one clean strip or my family will die.”

Trust your gut? Autistic woman’s intuition feels pretty much the same as generalised anxiety disorder

An autistic woman told by her therapist to “trust your instincts” is reportedly struggling to discern her instincts from her debilitating anxiety disorder. Alma Montague, 34, could be holed up…

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 9d

There’s a link to a great Insta clip of Dave Chappelle putting his hands into the mold for the “Wall of Fame,” and it’s great because after he really does look at his own hands half-expecting to see blood on them. The next big actor who takes on Macbeth should make it a point to study the clip.

Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 9d

Oh man the quotes in here are fucking pathetic. defector.com/grim-visions...

Grim Visions Emerge From The Riyadh Comedy Festival | Defector

All the magic is happening at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in the Saudi capital’s Boulevard City, a 220-acre retail and entertainment zone that contains a replica of Times Square and “500 electronic gam...

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 9d

And bundling up a bunch of their other staples for a HK action set?

Genuinely feels like they’re celebrating my birth month.

Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 9d

Oh my god, the first time all year I forgot to look at Criterion’s programming and it’s not only John Carpenter but also John Woo!?

God DAMN.

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Matt Dxgges @sequentialmatt.bsky.social · 12d

PS: if you’re joining late, I have archived the year at projectdaare.weebly.com which makes for better browsing by month/theme

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Onion Games @oniongames.bsky.social · 10d

Outside these walls, the Children say, the grown-ups are monsters, and nowhere is safe.

Discover our bittersweet fairy tale RPG #StrayChildren on October 30th, 2025, when it releases on Nintendo Switch and Steam!

Wishlist it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 11d

That would be *wayyyyy* more than fair.

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 11d

Ok, well then repost was worth it. Thank you!

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 11d

For God’s sake: 51?!?

I know you know you still look young, but rando is in your timeline to say WOW, YOU LOOK YOUNG

Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 11d

Wait, you saw Judge Death as well as the other guy?

Arghhhhh

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 11d

Ok. So.

Judge Death. The Batman Who Laughs.

Am I the only one who didn’t realize the latter appears to be a re-working of the former?

(Sorry, alt-texters. Normally, I do my civic duty but the original ruined post has made me rude.)

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Jeff Lester, Party Person @jefflester.bsky.social · 11d

Ugh, why didn’t my repost pick up the image?

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