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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 3h

avidly seconding this

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 3h

love this:

Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 3h

"Margaret Cho has had enough of anti-transgender South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, calling her a “stupid bitch” who is “killing trans people” in a video posted to social media this week."

Margaret Cho Lets Loose on "Proud Transphobe" Nancy Mace: "You Are the Worst Predator of All"

Cho accused the lawmaker of “killing trans people” to progress her political career.

www.them.us

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 3h

yeah! wtf is that even about, anyway jfc

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 3h

well, I’ve sure noticed

we’ll mos def see if anybody has noticed this weekend

Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 5h

We are living through the most consequential shift in the constitutional government of the United States in over a hundred and fifty years and nobody seems to have even noticed yet.

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 5h

Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, the executive can just do whatever they want with federal monies

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 3h

lol

The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 3h

fair and true!

The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 8h

happy to see you're being consistent

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 8h

indeed

The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 8h

this is pretty dope, but I think I'd still be happier with Mark Hamill AND the map itself in my hands

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 8h

thanks for sharing this!

add points for familiarity: audiences know this soliloquy VERY well, so bringing something new, something vital and alive is all the more challenging

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

the freshest thing I've heard about this book in a long minute:

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 13h

Last year, I re-read A Christmas Carol. I was struck by the idea that Scrooge was in love with Marley. His grief for his lost love is the whole reason he’s as rotten as he is.

I will not be taking questions.

a black and white photo of a man with the word humbug written in yellow

Alt: a black and white photo of a man with the word humbug written in yellow

media.tenor.com

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

exactly: the entire thing is a performance

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

ESPECIALLY audiobooks

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

this stays with me:

A. Vague @awfullyvague.bsky.social · 10h

Granny Weatherwax: And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is.

I think about this a lot.

The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

man, if I were being paid by the word, I would have written page upon page of even MORE impenetrable boring guff

and when anyone complained, I would just "tut tut" them and lament their ignorance while enjoying the money

The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

wisdom:

Weevil_AL @adsteinberg.bsky.social · 10h

Fully internalizing the statement "genre is marketing" will set you free

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

and easily the most relatable and accessible of all his peers

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

I think this is extremely hinged, as opinions go

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

fact!

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 9h

it shows: one of his very best performances ever, which is saying a LOT, considering his resume

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 10h

well, if anybody screws with you over etiquette, just fuck them up then and there

if they fuck with you over the circus peanuts? I mean... you know what has to happen here, right? I don't need to spell it out

The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 10h

it goes beyond "sucks" into a new dimension of shittitude

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 10h

huh?

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 15h

FUCK ANDY NGO WITH A BAYONET

A. Marmot 🌱 @aminus.bsky.social · 15h

I made this vapor-version of the public tag six years ago to the month and I'm always glad to see it in the wild.

Andy Ngo is a threat to all our communities

"The Deserter" @toxicaudri.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder.
Andy Ngo is a fascist.

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The Magnificent Skinbag @magnificentskinbag.bsky.social · 19h

yes—exactly:

KedricKillian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 19h

The idea that there are activists and citizens who attend protests because it’s what they believe in is completely foreign to them. If it isn’t a personal grift, they don’t understand the motivation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."