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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 1d

This could be us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuRS...

The Menu (2022) / Ending Scene

YouTube video by MoviesDestination

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 2d

Surely a bit. But a magnificent one.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

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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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 4d

A major part of Elon's desire to dismantle Wikipedia revolves around this one page, in my opinion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 4d

Canada apparently

Community meme reads: I can excuse the genocide but I draw the line at the silly wigs
You can excuse the genocide?

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 4d

Kudos to them for dropping wigs unlike the rest of the commonwealth

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🕷️🕸️emcEEKayvee🕸️🕷️ @emceekayvee.bsky.social · 5d

Yay!

Meme that says, “when you’re nobody’s type guess I’ll die alone”

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 5d

Brother imagine just being a man who loves garlic bread but is allergic to garlic

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 7d

I want a brain this smooth.

Dominic Kelly @dominickelly.bsky.social · 7d

“The one major European country that has nothing to be ashamed of in its 20th-century history is Britain.”
– Tony Abbott, serious historian and intellectual

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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 9d

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks

Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

www.rollingstone.com

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 11d

I did an episode of my podcast on this, fun fact: it’s the least popular episode ever! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/d...

Episode 4 - The time WA tried to form its own country

Podcast Episode · Dead Bunyip Society · 04/04/2025 · 46m

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 11d

This guy? www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years'

Harvard and Princeton graduate Pete Hegseth says germs don't exist because he can't see them.

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 12d

So exhausting..

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 15d

Cannot recommend enough Knowledge Fight if youre interested in Jones. Such a great pod. Me being a complete non-expert, my two cents: I probably think on some level he knows the "globalists" he speaks about is a code word, and he's currently cosying up to Fuentes

liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 15d

Bluey: here’s a lovely story about modern gender roles and acceptance.
Peppa Pig: daddy’s a fatarse and mummy’s place is in the kitchen

liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 15d

I’m new at this parenting gig but already decided: Bluey is a delight, whereas Peppa Pig is a porcine monstrosity for whom I wish nothing but suffering

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 16d

ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...

The ICE Shooter’s Motive

Joshua Jahn's friends speak

www.kenklippenstein.com

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 17d

Was having an absolutely terrible day until I heard the immortal words: “You can't take opioids away from Americans. That's their fucking favorite thing.”

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 18d

We’ve found it: the only good post from today

furby hancock @furbyhancock.bsky.social · 18d

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 19d

yeah figured it was one of those types of situations. I tried sending some emails. I mean I got the shirt....so feels a bit weird to ask for a refund now.

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 19d

...my shipping was $163.54 (local currency). The reason I confirmed was because the pre-transaction estimate was way less, can't prove it though because never occurred to me to screenshot. I tried to cancel but didn't ever get a response.

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 19d

listening to Ed Sheeran's one rap song on repeat just to feel something

liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 19d

Heartbreak high the Netflix one.

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 20d

One of the most successful tv series exports had to basically conceal that it was set in sydney lest it set off Australians insane parochialism.

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 22d

Lord I see what you have done for others (give a specific type of pundit severe brain damage) and I want you to do it for me.

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liamnilon.bsky.social @liamnilon.bsky.social · 22d

man I just have to go garlic and onion free and that fucking sucks so bad

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