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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Apr 3

Southwest Airlines has this new thing where they play “You’re the Inspiration” by Chicago while you’re boarding your plane. And honestly, I’m here for it.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 28

Frasier (the original series) is the best sitcom of all time

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 21

“And I think now that fate is shaped half by expectation, half by inattention.”

-Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 19

This is exactly where you need to be!!! Go go go!

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 19

God, I love Severance.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 16

“Everything that was to happen had happened and everything that was to be seen had gone”

Another gem.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 15

Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 11

“One of life’s quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch yourself softly becoming the author of something beautiful”

-Norman Maclean

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 10

The Jonathan Larson Project at the Orpheum in NYC! Go see it!

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 9

Our empathy is one of the only things that keeps us from being monsters.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 6

“How do you think things happen in the world? They happen because every once in a while enormous numbers of people become ready to hear something. And if you’ve got what they’re ready to hear, then you’re a very powerful person”

-Lee Blessing, Two Rooms

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 6

That’s gotta be the word, right? Like I’ve been trying to place it for days.

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 6

28 years gone, but not forgotten. Miss ya, Dad.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 6

What’s the opposite of Empathy?

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 6

This is maybe the most fucked up thing he’s ever said. Empathy is a superpower. He WISHES he could harness that.

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 4

But like…you probably should go. The more dissenting voices he has the more it seems like we stand a chance. Please go?

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 4

How are they surprised? This makes total sense. There’s a huge population of people who lack critical thinking skills AND a lot of people are always looking for an easier way to accomplish things. This sounds about right to me.

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Mar 3

Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster

Stanford researchers analyzed 305 million texts, revealing AI-writing trends.

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Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 4

Finished reading my (10th!) book of the year. If nothing else: I know I’m making up for many years of not reading.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Mar 1

NYC. Go support your neighborhood library! It feels great.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Feb 28

Put up resistance at every chance possible. Every single day. And shut him down. Belittle him. Get dirty.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Feb 28

Invest in people. Invest in community. Divest from overconsumption.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Feb 28

Met today with a General Managing group and Executive Producer about a play that I’m Producing. The ball is officially rolling. Very excited to be creating things in this time and place. It’s so necessary. Art. Is. Necessary.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Feb 25

Recently been playing N64 games thru the Nintendo Switch and I can’t say anything has made me happier ever.

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Feb 25

Aren’t we done with Amazon at this point y’all?

Travis M Leland @travisleland.bsky.social · Feb 25

That’s also because SK is such a fantastic writer.