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Phineasferatu @phineas.bsky.social · 20h

Need to share for anyone who doesn't know the story of how Drew Struzan painted the poster art for The Thing in less than 24 hours

The Thing | The story behind Drew Struzan's iconic poster

Artist Drew Struzan created an iconic poster for John Carpenter’s The Thing. Incredibly, it was conceived and painted in a matter of hours…

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 6h

As good as it is to see the Jeremy Kyle's and Dr. Phil's fall, it takes irreparable harm for it to happen, including suicide. As long as neurotypical values continue to be imposed on mental illness with little to no will to actually understand it, there will always be someone to continue the cycle.

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 17h

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 8h

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 7h

Been on the list for a bit.

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 8h

It's horrifyingly getting to a point where when the AI bubble bursts, a good chunk of our technology including most of the Internet could go with it.

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The-Autistic-Artist 🥥 🎃 🏳️‍🌈 Halloween Era @theautisticart.bsky.social · 9h

He doesn't even try to hide how much of a pig he is.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 10h

I think part of the reason why films like The Aristocrats and Robin Hood are more genuinely appreciated today, beyond just nostalgia, is people don't appreciate what filmmakers and animators have to do under financial compromise until compromise becomes the norm. (4/4)

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 10h

Much like a certain series of fantasy books written by a TERF, Disney isn't to blame for that pro-status quo sentiment, but they are complicit in where it currently stands politically and socioeconomically. (3/4)

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 10h

Of course, we now know that Disney was struggling financially back then, that they've always had this fickle relationship with what audiences "want," and the pro-status quo sentiment that goes back to the fairytales they were inspired by and how their messaging has been interpreted over time. (2/4)

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 10h

Much of Renaissance animated media like Batman, Prince of Egypt, Gargoyles, Hunchback, even some of the comedic leaning media like Hey Arnold and Rocko's Modern Life felt inspired by that Bakshi/Watership Down period which itself was a response to Disney's safe period after Walt died. (1/4)

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Tristan Petty @fantasyartist.bsky.social · 11h

That realization that Nigel Hawthorne was in three animated films where the villains met some pretty grisly fates. (Yes. The first one is ambiguous but still...)

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 17h

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the gargoyle about to take Frollo down to Hell.

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The Star Wars Underworld @theswu.bsky.social · 17h

At a recent #Andor screening event, Tony Gilroy urged people to participate in the #NoKings protest coming up this Saturday. 🚫👑

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 17h

a cartoon of three monsters with purple eyes and the words are you readdddy

Alt: "Are you readdddy?!?" The Princess and the Frog (2009)

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 17h

Going the way of Jeremy Kyle... seen for the hypocritical sack of wank he is!

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 17h

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Ryan Robotham @ryanjrobotham.bsky.social · 17h

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 19h

Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.

They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.

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Progressive-Man @progressive-man.bsky.social · 18h

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🕷️🕸️🎃 Skellyton (they/he/any) ♾️🏳️‍⚧️🪐 @kozmikkylekelly.bsky.social · 21h

A generation really did grow up with a big cluster of popular movies that were social commentaries and examined America’s ills, music that challenged the status quo, and somehow ended up as Trump supporters.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 19h

Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.

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The-Autistic-Artist 🥥 🎃 🏳️‍🌈 Halloween Era @theautisticart.bsky.social · 19h

Basically, what Mike is saying is this clip from Megamind:

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 23h

Just Jack Kirby in 1939, reminding us not to make deals with Nazis

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 20h

Jack Kirby: "I was raised in an area where you had a lot of gangsters. I know what gangsters do. Hitler's gonna want war. You start jumpin' around and giving him what he wants, he's gonna feed on your weakness."

MARK: So the capacity for great good and evil is inherent in everyone?
JACK: Of course. I was dating my wife at the time Hitler was coming on, and I did this editorial cartoon which showed Neville Chamberlain patting a boa con-strictor, and the boa had a bulge called Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain had just given Czechoslovakia to Hitler, okay.
And the boa had Hitler's mustache. I showed it to my boss at the syndicate and he says, "How dare a 19-year-old like you do a cartoon like that? What do you know?" I says "Well, I was raised in an area where you had a lot of gangsters. I know what gangsters do. Hitler's gonna want war. You start jumpin' around and giving him what he wants, he's gonna feed on your weakness." And Hitler wanted more and more until there was a face-off.

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Politico @politico.com · 20h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 20h

“At least one person in the Telegram chat works in the Trump administration: Michael Bartels, who, according to his LinkedIn account, serves as a senior adviser in the office of general counsel within the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

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