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Curtis

@soccurt.bsky.social

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Overly caffeinated prof in SW Ontario. Liberal socialist and limitarianist. He/him. 🏳️‍🌈

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 3d

Don't get too excited. The compromise is coming.

It's the "Go to horny jail" where one dog is hitting the other with a bat that says bonk, except the caption has been changed to "Go to means testing jail."

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 5h

I unironically love that you're this way.

Wait what does this say about me

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 6h

I believe they prefer the term "synthetic information"

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 7h

I feel liberal socialism and 4 day work weeks have strong affinities, so you should take a three day weekend if you can.

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you BP, I will use this power wisely.

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 8h

Agree. And it gets done for medical reasons like phimosis.

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 8h

Counterpoint: Everything is economics. (And sociology. And gender.)

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

The amount of thought in Trump's speech barely goes above Brick's "I love lamp" scene in Anchorman.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

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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K. Liakos @kliakos.com · 1d

America 2025:

The facade of a store in a Delaware strip mall called its fashion but the lights on the o n and exclamation point are out so it says it’s fashi

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair a lot of cartoons are protesting fascism on the streets right now.

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. While I don't speak for all Indigenous people, I would personally say fuck off to that.

Also relevant: jacobin.com/2022/02/rei-...

REI Wants You to Know They Are Busting a Union on Indigenous Land

REI is fighting a union drive at a New York store. Toward that end, the company published a podcast, offering a master class in progressive justifications for anti-unionism.

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

No! the medication just turns the frogs gay!

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

Just get 200 pounds of dried soy beans, the farmers need you to step up your soy game.

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

Show that wall who's boss. I believe in you.

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

I joked that the "not fascism" side's main argument was "What are we, Germans and/or Italians?" Now even that joke argument isn't tenable.

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Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 1d

Really good Gray episode with Sean Illing and philosopher Ingrid Roebyns on why it is unethical for there to be billionaires

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Imagine there's no billionaires

Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 09/01/2025 · 54m

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad whenever I hear her work gets a wider audience. Keep recommending her book to everyone.

Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations Paul! 🎉

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”