Shawnte McCall
@shawntem.bsky.social
Black TV/movie writer, "too good" coordinator of scripts, and man about town from the comfort of my room. That’s all I really need and a bag of Blue Funk. Traders, artists, “No Posts Yet” and “Hello”s in the DMs = instant blocks. Lurkers block me. He/Him.
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Shawnte McCall
@shawntem.bsky.social
· May 12
I remain a fan of lovers, not liars and cowards.
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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the streamer has no "opposition" to releasing Warner Bros. movies in theaters, but hints that "windows will evolve to be much more consumer friendly."
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the streamer has no "opposition" to releasing Warner Bros. movies in theaters, but hints that "windows will evolve to be much more consumer friendly."
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO Max in an $82.7 billion deal.
The announcement came after a weeks-long bidding war that pitted the streaming giant against David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and Comcast.
The announcement came after a weeks-long bidding war that pitted the streaming giant against David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and Comcast.
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal
It's official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
variety.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO Max in an $82.7 billion deal.
The announcement came after a weeks-long bidding war that pitted the streaming giant against David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and Comcast.
The announcement came after a weeks-long bidding war that pitted the streaming giant against David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and Comcast.
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Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The thing about this is that it's a very sneaky sleight of hand. It seeks to paint you as the one with pipe dream magical thinking ("oh so you just want to win every election forever, great plan dumbass"), when in reality it reveals their own ("we should have a magic fix rendering elections moot!").
I fucking hate the way social media has embraced the “win every election forever can’t be the answer” straw man. Yes, we need structural change. Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it will continue to be hard and require work. Every time I see this it feels like people lusting for an easy forever answer.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The thing about this is that it's a very sneaky sleight of hand. It seeks to paint you as the one with pipe dream magical thinking ("oh so you just want to win every election forever, great plan dumbass"), when in reality it reveals their own ("we should have a magic fix rendering elections moot!").
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I fucking hate the way social media has embraced the “win every election forever can’t be the answer” straw man. Yes, we need structural change. Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it will continue to be hard and require work. Every time I see this it feels like people lusting for an easy forever answer.
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I fucking hate the way social media has embraced the “win every election forever can’t be the answer” straw man. Yes, we need structural change. Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it will continue to be hard and require work. Every time I see this it feels like people lusting for an easy forever answer.
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Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
Right
I'm going to say the same thing about carrot bacon that I say about vegan chicken wings: It's fuckin' cauliflower! I can tell the difference between cauliflower and wings, and I can tell the difference between carrots and bacon! Stop trying to make stuff what it ain't!
It’s interesting that people who are not vegan got so upset at this 😭even now yall are being triggered
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Right
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It's profoundly different to cover a U.S. president than state or local officials, and too, much harder to vent publicly if you're female. But if in my reporting days, if anyone from a police sergeant to the mayor of Baltimore told me, "Quiet, piggy," I'd immediately insist he go fuck himself.
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It's profoundly different to cover a U.S. president than state or local officials, and too, much harder to vent publicly if you're female. But if in my reporting days, if anyone from a police sergeant to the mayor of Baltimore told me, "Quiet, piggy," I'd immediately insist he go fuck himself.
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Exclusive: The Education Department plans to move multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments, an unprecedented effort to dismantle an agency created by Congress to ensure all Americans have equal access to educational opportunity.
Trump administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.
wapo.st
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Exclusive: The Education Department plans to move multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments, an unprecedented effort to dismantle an agency created by Congress to ensure all Americans have equal access to educational opportunity.
Wait, Jamie Raskin's comments about MTG were a work?
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Wait, Jamie Raskin's comments about MTG were a work?
Now that I've seen both Wickeds, I'm looking forward to the inevitable combo movie, Wicked: The Whole Bloody Affair.
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Now that I've seen both Wickeds, I'm looking forward to the inevitable combo movie, Wicked: The Whole Bloody Affair.
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Yup
Get ready
Get ready
Look I’m just trying to prepare y’all for the inevitable VF profile on “the quiet strength” of Majorie Taylor Greene
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yup
Get ready
Get ready
How ‘bout no, Jamie?
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
How ‘bout no, Jamie?
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stop listening to rage farmers that lie to you for money
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
stop listening to rage farmers that lie to you for money
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"i cant believe the democratic party bowing to marjorie taylor greene"
well im glad you cant believe it because its not true and believing it would be really fkn dumb
well im glad you cant believe it because its not true and believing it would be really fkn dumb
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"i cant believe the democratic party bowing to marjorie taylor greene"
well im glad you cant believe it because its not true and believing it would be really fkn dumb
well im glad you cant believe it because its not true and believing it would be really fkn dumb
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The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot as announced moments ago by @baseballhall.org (baseballhall.org/news/2026-bb...). Results will be announced Jan. 20th. Game on!
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot as announced moments ago by @baseballhall.org (baseballhall.org/news/2026-bb...). Results will be announced Jan. 20th. Game on!
Does the league still issue those "lol we made an oopsie on that call, our bad lol, it won't change anything Lions, sorry, lol" statements? Because I can totally see them sending one out by Tuesday about that call.
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Does the league still issue those "lol we made an oopsie on that call, our bad lol, it won't change anything Lions, sorry, lol" statements? Because I can totally see them sending one out by Tuesday about that call.
This game is over.
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This game is over.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Philly holds on every down.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Philly holds on every down.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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Goff is all over the place. He's jumpy, missing throws -- missed two guys on that red zone fourth down. He's been pressured quite a bit ... but yeah
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Goff is all over the place. He's jumpy, missing throws -- missed two guys on that red zone fourth down. He's been pressured quite a bit ... but yeah