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(It Was a Graveyard Josh)

@shmeppy.bsky.social

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Assoc Prof of modernism, film, sound studies. Interloping but proud Portlander. Donkey lover, foe of AI, Douglas Sirk acolyte, blunderer of pawns, despairing Broncos fan. The slotted spoon can catch the potato. 🥔

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 13d

*banjo strumming in background* Dear Mother, I write from my bunker in Beaverton, my supply of almond milk running low. Who knows when this affair will be over, but for love of country, please send a new beanie when you can. 27th September 2025

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 5h

Life
uh uh uh uh uh uh
finds a way

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 5h

RIBBIT CITY ☠️☠️☠️

Inflatable frog costume carrying a sign reading FROGS TOGETHER STRONG

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 5h

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 5h

Celia, Celia, Celia shitposts!

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 9h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 7h

get a squeeze back, that's fancy cookin'!

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 7h

Labubu
Labubu
Labubu
The toy that's hard to get
Labubu
Labubu
Labubu
But you can't get one yet
You
Can't
Get
One
Yeeeeeeet

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 7h

imagining a choral composition where everyone just ad libs the "OOOOOH" noise that kids make when someone is in trouble.

(c) 2025 don't steal it!

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 11h

I'm still enjoying that Mikhail the Medic's dismissal of Beckett. I like to imagine that he really liked CATS, but couldn't get into GODOT because it had no point or story.

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 11h

Inserting them in bodily cavities can help to stave off infections, I hear

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 11h

I could do without the bridge but I guess a thong song needs one of those

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t argue with that!

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

I want to go with Mikhail the physical medicine guy to a production of Not I, starting a gofundme

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh phew I thought the Russell era was back

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

Everybody dank meme tonight
(everybody dank meme tonight)

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

Doot doot doot lookin out my dank memes

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

antifa in portland just announced they will be hosting a counter halftime show to counter turning point's counter halftime show

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Show of hands if you’re a Portlander dog-tired from dealing with the fables spun by this Trump disciple

Kristi Noem calls Oregon leaders liars, says feds will ‘double down’ in Portland

The remarks came two days after Noem made an appearance Tuesday at South Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, the site of protests since June.

www.oregonlive.com

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

What they undertook to do 
They brought to pass; 
All things hang like a drop of dew
 Upon a blade of grass.

WBY, Gratitude to the Unknown Instructors

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 1d

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 1d

I know I’m a Debbie Downer but… every third person you see on the bus thinks he meets a high moral standard.

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1d

These are terrible numbers for Trump (via @pewresearch.org)

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

"Majorities say trump has used his office improperly; fewer say he has improved government, U.S. standing" (graphs via Pew Research)

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 2d

My love language is such a Samantha

(It Was a Graveyard Josh) @shmeppy.bsky.social · 2d

or maybe GIFs