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Centuries of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social · 7h

If there's a heaven then Beckett has this framed on his desk.

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 18h

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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Mat Brunet (AniMat) @matbrunetvo.com · 1d

It's already bad enough that they got Jared Leto starring in the feature, whose presence alone will be a big reason to the film's failure at the box office, but the addition of teaming up with Twitter and its AI garbage should have Ares to get more backlash than they did for the Snow White remake.

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Mat Brunet (AniMat) @matbrunetvo.com · 1d

At the Tron: Ares premiere, Disney partnered with the self-proclaimed MechaHitler to promote the picture...I'm sorry if this sounds mean of me, but this movie deserves to be burned to the ground because whatever Disney lost during the Jimmy Kimmel controversy, it's not enough.

A Telsa Optimum robot in black and red at the premiere of Tron: Ares, which was sponsored by Twitter and its AI feature, Grok.

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 8h

Even a pause in the killing and displacement would be good and I share the cautious optimism that this could end this phase of the catastrophe. But it is wild that people are treating this as if it’s the negotiated end of the Russo-Japanese War, or even Camp David 1978.

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 17h

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit scared of any new ‘environment laws’ that Labor can get Matt Canavan and Andrew Hastie to vote for…I think they will be better described as ‘ how to build more mines faster laws’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...

www.abc.net.au

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 12h

I feel like this encapsulates the social media ban’s motives. It’s not actually about doing something it’s just looking like you are.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 13h

4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant says message board will need to comply with other codes which will also include age assurance for sites hosting violent and adult content * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The eSafety commissioner is not expected to block children from accessing 4chan as part of the under-16s social media ban, despite it being labelled one of the “darker” places on the internet. The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, was asked by independent senator Fatima Payman in Senate estimates on Wednesday night whether 4chan, the message board often referred to as the engine room of the internet, would be considered one of the sites required to prevent under-16s when the social media ban comes into effect from 10 December. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Grant Tanaka @granttanaka.bsky.social · 19h

don't judge a man 'til you've walked a mile in his shoes all the way to the courthouse where you put on a black robe and get your gavel and tell the bailiff to bring in the next defendant and hear their testimony and make a decision by fairly interpreting and applying the law and

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 15h

portland frog you smoke too tough. your swag too different. your rubber suit is too bad. they’ll kill you portland frog

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John Lyon @johnlyon.bsky.social · 17h

Me: Is there something I could do differently to improve my sleep?

Doctor: I recommend not looking at your phone for at least an hour before bed.

Me: So nothing then.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 11h

stop bringing policy white papers to a propaganda fight if you want to live 2k25

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 11h

Essential services are not suited to "the market" — the objectives of private capital are too misaligned with the nature of the inelastic demand for the services.

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 11h

I will never understand people who claim to understand capitalism and profit, and also suggest that "the market" can deliver security or lower costs or whatever.

"The market" will extract as much profit as it can. That's the explicit goal. It's an obligation for management.

Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 15h

Because it’s going so well and all

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...

Richard Prebble: Govt must get out of electricity and let market deliver security

OPINION: Repaying debt would be better for taxpayers and the market.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18h

Industrial Revolution Provides Millions Of Out-Of-Work Children With Jobs https://theonion.com/industrial-revolution-provides-millions-of-out-of-work-1819571223/

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 17h

Ask yourself what you would do if you found out your friends were hanging out with child rapists. You would not be friends with them anymore!

Instead everyone has turned this into another political talking point.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 17h

I genuinely have tried to not think all that much about the Epstein Files because it is so deeply disturbing and horrifying but this is SO ridiculous.

It's not that complicated to see how corruptly this has been handled by everyone in Washington.

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®PG🇵🇸 @realphilgold.bsky.social · 18h

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 19h

Ubisoft: "Okay, so in this game you fight the Klan"
Marketers: "You can't sell that in America"
Ubisoft: "Why?"
Marketers: "Umm [gestures broadly]. The Klan fucking won?"
Ubisoft: "Merde."
Marketers: "Yeah, we've asked for the Statue back but they're being dicks about that too."

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 20h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18h

I saw Antifa in Portland making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me

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Sol's Roles (He/They) {Accepting New Clients} @solsroles.bsky.social · 1d

If you never experience that discomfort then you have a lot of actions open to you, psychology wise, that other people cringe from. It would be a hell of an advantage in manipulation and politics and shit.

Maybe some of us are just optimized for that, in this way. (Not a good thing)

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Sol's Roles (He/They) {Accepting New Clients} @solsroles.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, I will also buy in on people being very duplicitous in their motives and stated ideals, sure. But on the face of it, there also has to be a large group that just never has issues with cognitive dissonance.

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Sol's Roles (He/They) {Accepting New Clients} @solsroles.bsky.social · 1d

I honestly think that a lot of our issues are because some subset of people seem to be immune to the discomfort caused by cognitive dissonance. They sincerely hold two or more conflicting beliefs, or act in opposition to them, and just...are fine with that?

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Not Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 but Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 @theterroirist.bsky.social · 1d

So then let it die.

Isn't this supposed to be the basic tenet of our system? Let the markets decide? If your product can't be profitable without theft, then how is it different from somebody on a street corner selling pirated DVDs?

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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bkeithb @bkeithb.bsky.social · 1d

🔊 Narrator's Voice (November 2026): "Chosing the allure of Donor Class cash, @democrats.org lost again, allowing the GOP to increase their majorities in both the House & Senate."

Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 1d

If Democrats want to win, they’ll need to put delivering good jobs and holding corporations accountable at the center of everything they do and say.

Economic Populism Is the Key to Rust Belt Votes

A new study found that progressive economic populism can win back Rust Belt voters—inside the Democratic Party where necessary, outside it where possible.

www.commondreams.org

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clemattlee.bsky.social @clemattlee.bsky.social · 1d

Wait until the end.

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