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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13h

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Elizabeth Pennysworth @epennysworth.bsky.social · 1d

Every bit of this mess that we’re currently enduring is because rich people need more money & they dgaf if you’re hungry or homeless or dead in order for them to get more money

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 22h

Atwood said fairly recently that she has a few beta readers for exactly the reason that publishers would shove anything she wrote out without editing if she let them.

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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 4d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtistFave15 - Indigo Girls 💜👭💜

Emily has 4 of the top 5 in this countdown and #4 is "Pendulum Swinger"

The album "Despite Our Differences" is full of earworms like this one. Love the cascading chorus in Mitchell Froom's production ✨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CAa...

Pendulum Swinger

YouTube video by Indigo Girls - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 2d

You know a free app that's been around forever but somehow hasn't been enshitified?

SHAZAM.

Still free, still works great, no stupid extra features nobody asked for. Just a big button.

And it adds everything you scan to a playlist for you too.

Mine is 5hr long. (I've used Shazam a while)

Screenshot of my Shazam playlist.

My Shazam Tracks

Evie (Let Your Hair Hang Down)
Stevie Wright

Heartbreaker
Pat Benatar

Atmosphere
Video. Joy Division

Gravity Grave - Live Glastonbury 93
The Verve

Extreme Ways
Moby

Carimbó do Macaco
Mastruz Com Leite

Love Hangover
Diana Ross

Trouble Man
Marvin Gaye

The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Andy Williams

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 1d

Her phrasing is always astonishing but “air-conditioned cubicles” has to be among her best

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 1d

"She is the dream actress that every director should have." —Gillian Armstrong

Rest in peace to the great Diane Keaton, fearless and unique, a dream actress indeed. 📷 Norman Seeff, Los Angeles, 1975

Black and white shot of Diane Keaton in a tank top with her hands behind her head. I like this photo for its simplicity; you can feel her personality.

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 1d

let's just put more of her loveliness in the TL ❤️

Diane Keaton in 'Manhattan Murder Mystery'

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

There are so many Diane Keaton performances to remember, but a lot of people haven't seen Reds, and A) my God, see it, it is a masterpiece and B) her performance as Louise Bryant is one of the bravest, toughest, least sympathy-courting pieces of work by an American actress in the last 50 years.

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 1d

I'm back from Glencoe

a cartoon of tom and jerry giving a thumbs down sign

Alt: a cartoon of tom and jerry trying to stay awake

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtistFave15 - Indigo Girls 💜👭💜

#5 is "Look Long"

I think I have something in my eye... Often happens when listening to this one. From the 2020 album of the same name, this is wise and tender and simply beautiful.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KER3...

Indigo Girls - Look Long (Official Audio)

YouTube video by The Indigo Girls

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 3d

#ArtistFave15 - Indigo Girls 💜👭💜

At #6 is one of those Amy songs that’s so simple and gentle but also fierce and huge and Bob Clearmountain has mixed this with such a close vocal sound it’s like she’s sitting right in front of you. Another gem on their Become You album 🏆

youtu.be/eeHLS_RKtDE?...

Nuevas Senoritas

YouTube video by Indigo Girls - Topic

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 3d

All four of the main cast of The Good Life got sitcoms of their own after the series finished. Some took longer to arrive than others, but they all got one. Sometimes more. I'd say at least three of them are top of the first division, premier level shows. That's a ridiculously high hit rate.

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 4d

Apparently Microsoft is scraping everything in Word if you have CoPilot turned on

To stop it:

Go to the Search bar in Word
Type in: Privacy
Select: Privacy Settings
Scroll down to: Connected Experiences
UNCHECK "Turn on experiences and analyze your content"
Click OK

That's it!
#Writing
#Scriptsky

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 4d

vista from my room at the inn in Glencoe

Mountains (or maybe just hills) in Glencoe, Scotland. The weather is dreich (ie grey and miserable)

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 4d

#ArtistFave15 - Indigo Girls 💜👭💜

Watershed” is #7. A stunning sister song to “Closer To Fine” 🌈

After the perf Leno mentions their losing the Grammy to Milli Vanilli. They’ve never moaned about that and have spoken out against demonising MV. Also: Emily’s hair! 🤩

youtu.be/ti0Vh8Ww1o8?...

indigo girls: 1991-01-12 watershed - the tonight show

YouTube video by lifeblood.net

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 4d

#ArtistFave15 - Indigo Girls 💜👭💜

I missed #8 yesterday bc I’m away from home atm but I’ll do two today

“Become You” is an Amy song about Southern history. There are Cajun and zydeco influences on the whole Become You album - one of their best imo

youtu.be/ifrcP_ALY0Q?...

Become You

YouTube video by Indigo Girls - Topic

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 5d

This is the essay that won the Anne Brown prize. It's called Firle, it's by Tamara Fulcher and it's totally brilliant. www.wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/firle-b...

Wigtown Book Festival | Firle by Tamara Fulcher

Winner of the Anne Brown Essay Prize 2025

www.wigtownbookfestival.com

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 6d

#ArtistFave15 - Indigo Girls 💜👭💜

Right, so #9 is "Power Of Two"

When ppl say IG saved them, this is one of the Emily songs my mind goes to. Love from a friend, love from a lover, it's all about having someone's back during dark days 💕 (nice piano intro here too)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=42aN...

Indigo Girls - Power of Two (Live At The Fillmore)

YouTube video by IndigoGirlsVEVO

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Renegade Roo @renegadekangaroo.bsky.social · 6d

I just learned about the hyrax. An animal that looks like they're just done with everyone's bullshit

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 7d

i think i read a couple of Jillys when i was Finding Out About Things, but i also read Judith Krantz and Jackie Collins so I might have filth confusion. Anyway, RIP 🐎

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🧟‍♂️ Lozzombie McCann @mccannthecan.bsky.social · 7d

Never seen Blake's Seven, which was massive when I was at high school. (Also never seen Dirty Dancing)

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 8d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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