Andrea Mann
@andreamann.bsky.social
Frequent screenwriter, occasional musician, landlocked yacht rock-lover. West Yorkshire. She/her www.andreamann.com
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Andrea Mann
@andreamann.bsky.social
· Oct 17
*waves in Bluesky* Hello folks! I'm Andrea. I'm a screenwriter, I love cats AND dogs, and I've got several films currently in the works, including this one:
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A genuine piece of writing advice: if you have writer's block, set the goal of doing a single thing today - just creating the document file is enough. Save that sucker. There, you did something today. The boulder has started to move. Tomorrow, do something else. A word or two. Momentum will come.
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A genuine piece of writing advice: if you have writer's block, set the goal of doing a single thing today - just creating the document file is enough. Save that sucker. There, you did something today. The boulder has started to move. Tomorrow, do something else. A word or two. Momentum will come.
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Was really struck by what a lovely inspiring exercise this is, like a primary school version of Mary Oliver’s Instructions for living a life
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Was really struck by what a lovely inspiring exercise this is, like a primary school version of Mary Oliver’s Instructions for living a life
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it
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You cannot separate the current nightmare we now inhabit from the collapse/crisis in how rich, powerful middle-aged men perceive masculinity, especially their own insecurities.
I’m sorry, but a goofy looking guy who grew up a privileged son of a pediatrician and has a phd in social theory from the university of Goethe and started in tech by investing an inheritance left to him by his grandfather talking about being a “dude” is very, very funny to me.
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You cannot separate the current nightmare we now inhabit from the collapse/crisis in how rich, powerful middle-aged men perceive masculinity, especially their own insecurities.
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Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
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When trans+ people are discussed in the media, women’s voices are too often represented by a few who want to exclude. But many of us feel differently.
We believe trans women have every right to share our spaces and our communities safely.
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We believe trans women have every right to share our spaces and our communities safely.
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NION Women Rejects Anti-Trans Narrative at Kenwood Ladies Pond - Not in our name
NION women supports the previous decision by members to keep the Kenwood ponds inclusive, and calls for people to engage in the consultation
notinourname.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
When trans+ people are discussed in the media, women’s voices are too often represented by a few who want to exclude. But many of us feel differently.
We believe trans women have every right to share our spaces and our communities safely.
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We believe trans women have every right to share our spaces and our communities safely.
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Unemployment.
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Unemployment.
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
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People say Barbie is an unrealistic role model, but what about Mr. Potato Head? I’ve never seen a guy who looks likes that
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
People say Barbie is an unrealistic role model, but what about Mr. Potato Head? I’ve never seen a guy who looks likes that
I resent this. Also:
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I resent this. Also:
Janeane Garofalo in The Truth About Cats and Dogs.
What’s your all time favorite Hollywood Homely fail? When a woman is meant to be unattractive but she’s gorgeous. Thinking of how Safety Not Guaranteed has a key moment where a man’s ex is in the script old and no longer attractive and she’s a knockout who the movie still plays as old.
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Janeane Garofalo in The Truth About Cats and Dogs.
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The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid
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November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid
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Mirroring the video here if you don't want to even humor going onto Twitter, but when it gets into the "process" section, there's so many red flags of them lying about the work they put into the commercial that reveal how much of this video is them trying and lying after the fact.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Mirroring the video here if you don't want to even humor going onto Twitter, but when it gets into the "process" section, there's so many red flags of them lying about the work they put into the commercial that reveal how much of this video is them trying and lying after the fact.
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Frame by frame, pixel by pixel, we worked to create the perfect christmas animals *panda with a samurai sword appears*
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Frame by frame, pixel by pixel, we worked to create the perfect christmas animals *panda with a samurai sword appears*
Love the sound of this. If there was one in a UK city I'd be there like a shot (with screenshots of companies that don't give out any kind of phone number on their 'Contact Us' pages).
Here's a sense of what the last one was like, aka a very good time
Bring any and all consumer tech you'd like to see submitted to the tribunal for judgment. Hammer will provided.
See you there.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Bring any and all consumer tech you'd like to see submitted to the tribunal for judgment. Hammer will provided.
See you there.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Revenge of the Luddites!
The author of “Blood in the Machine,” a history of the tech-destroying movement, holds a tribunal for a Ring camera and a printer. (Guilty objects get sledgehammered.)
www.newyorker.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Love the sound of this. If there was one in a UK city I'd be there like a shot (with screenshots of companies that don't give out any kind of phone number on their 'Contact Us' pages).
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an arc where the former governor of NY loses increasingly inconsequential elections until the series finale is him trying to run for senior class president at a local high school and getting his ass kicked by some 17 year olds.
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
an arc where the former governor of NY loses increasingly inconsequential elections until the series finale is him trying to run for senior class president at a local high school and getting his ass kicked by some 17 year olds.
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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it was love at first sight
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
it was love at first sight
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"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
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The ludicrous thing is believing the point of creating and playing music is to end up wildly financially successful rather than entertaining yourself and some friends
*looks at my piles of synths and guitars nervously*
*looks at my piles of synths and guitars nervously*
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The ludicrous thing is believing the point of creating and playing music is to end up wildly financially successful rather than entertaining yourself and some friends
*looks at my piles of synths and guitars nervously*
*looks at my piles of synths and guitars nervously*
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I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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If any of you doubted that Mamdani would, if he won, become an instantly national figure, I urge you to seek out and watch his speech in full. It is a barn-burner, with a big piece of it aimed right at Trump and another big piece pretty clearly aimed at the Democratic Party establishment.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
If any of you doubted that Mamdani would, if he won, become an instantly national figure, I urge you to seek out and watch his speech in full. It is a barn-burner, with a big piece of it aimed right at Trump and another big piece pretty clearly aimed at the Democratic Party establishment.
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Full Mamdani victory speech. ✌️❤️💗
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
WATCH LIVE: Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters after winning 2025 NYC mayoral race
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Full Mamdani victory speech. ✌️❤️💗
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
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Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
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Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM