James Allenspach
@manminusone.bsky.social
✶✶Chicago✶✶ born and raised since 1995 (when I was 27). Remind me to come here instead of Threads.
He-him-his, same as Cheese's
He-him-his, same as Cheese's
Pinned
Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals — Twenty Thousand Hertz - The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors pre-record their songs, then lip sync to those recordings while filming. But on Wicked, they threw out th...
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Listen to the new episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz to hear my name pronounced correctly, as I won the podcast's "guess the mystery sound" contest in the previous episode www.20k.org/episodes/wic...
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Tonight is Krampusnacht. Celebrate by looking at all these old Krampuses I've made over the years and then wait patiently for your inevitable punishment, you wicked child.
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tonight is Krampusnacht. Celebrate by looking at all these old Krampuses I've made over the years and then wait patiently for your inevitable punishment, you wicked child.
I just completed "Cafeteria" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/5
Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I just completed "Cafeteria" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/5
Gisnep | Daily Quote Puzzle
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December 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
brb gonna rob a bank while acting in good faith
Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
brb gonna rob a bank while acting in good faith
I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4
Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4
The Daily Beast doesn't see color www.thedailybeast.com/pantones-col...
Pantone’s Color of the Year Isn’t Really a Color
A shade of off-white known as ‘Cloud Dancer’ has been named the official color of 2026.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Daily Beast doesn't see color www.thedailybeast.com/pantones-col...
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One day, Trump will be gone. But one knows exactly what will get us there.
Andrea Pitzer offers some recent developments and examples from history that should give us some hope and courage.
Andrea Pitzer offers some recent developments and examples from history that should give us some hope and courage.
Poking Holes in Fascism
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
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December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
One day, Trump will be gone. But one knows exactly what will get us there.
Andrea Pitzer offers some recent developments and examples from history that should give us some hope and courage.
Andrea Pitzer offers some recent developments and examples from history that should give us some hope and courage.
Who's going with me?
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Who's going with me?
Brace! Brace!
XXL NEWS! Greg and Alex are coming to America in January 2026 to spread the word of the Taskmaster.
Shows in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New York! Sign up to the mailing list for pre-sale access.
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Shows in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New York! Sign up to the mailing list for pre-sale access.
taskmaster.tv/taskmaster-l...
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Brace! Brace!
this is the future that liberals want
"Are cookies a dessert?" - NICOLE ENAYATI, Are Cookies a Dessert?, A Hot Dog Is a Sandwich #AHotDogIsaSandwich #NationalCookieDay #NicoleEnayati
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
this is the future that liberals want
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I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
Speaking as a white cis male, I'm appalled at the actions of the current administration.
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Speaking as a white cis male, I'm appalled at the actions of the current administration.
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
Top things I did in 2025
1. Your mom
1. Your mom
a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white polo shirt and a white shirt .
Alt: Me going "booya"
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December 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Top things I did in 2025
1. Your mom
1. Your mom
I'm always freaked out when I see someone driving on TV and we don't see them park. Like, did they crash or what?
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I'm always freaked out when I see someone driving on TV and we don't see them park. Like, did they crash or what?
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
Star Wars theme on an orchestra youtu.be/54hoKbTWon4
John Williams & Wiener Philharmoniker – "Main Title" from "Star Wars: A New Hope"
YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG
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December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Star Wars theme on an orchestra youtu.be/54hoKbTWon4
Country Dracula
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Country Dracula
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
two men are sitting in the back seat of a car giving each other the middle finger .
Alt: Jackie Chan dancing in Rush Hour
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December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
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Champion of Champions IV arrives on Monday 22nd December on Channel 4 and YouTube.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Champion of Champions IV arrives on Monday 22nd December on Channel 4 and YouTube.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
"Inflammable" means "flammable" but "inarticulate" does not mean "articulate". Discuss
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"Inflammable" means "flammable" but "inarticulate" does not mean "articulate". Discuss