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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 4h

I knew someone whose last name was Fun. He was a Statistical Outlier in Terms of Height and took objection to fun-sized candy.

Him: *beats his chest* THIS IS THE SIZE OF FUN!

Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 4h

I am a fan of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness! I am seeing this in November.

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 14h

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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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 6h

Fuck this guy.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 21h

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI. And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 6h

My personal business model would be killed if I'm stopped from breaking into Clegg's house and taking all his stuff.

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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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 11h

Lee Greenwood was at the 1989 Scout Jamboree, and every scout in my troop was making fun of That Song even then. What a moist loser...

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 19h

If only there were some universal way to address healthcare...

Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 1d

Only old people use Zoob now!

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 3d

It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 3d

This post shows up for me flagged as rude. I know some people think it's impolite to remind them that proportionately, most of the lives saved by vaccines are those of children; it's also true. Vaccinations save children. If you care about them, fight FOR vaccination, not AGAINST abortion.

Treyf Posting 🤌 @postingtreyf.bsky.social · Jul 17

There’s a section in my shul’s cemetery that’s just babies, toddlers, and littles. The most recent died less than 100 years ago. If you love your kids, vaccinate them.

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 3d

At this point, the best thing any media could do is not report anything ICE claims until it is verified.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 4d

The CEO of Bluesky is craven and evil. The only people that build these platforms are infected with the self-reproducing moral rot of capitalism. They have no sense of duty or stewardship. They see their monetary reward as a cleansing justification for their actions.

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 4d

There is a Miss Havisham mod? Cool!

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Batallon Bakunin @batallonbakunin.bsky.social · 4d

This is where we are.

This man is a professor. Who has written a book. About antifascism. He’s just one of many in this situation; and his situation is just one amongst a sea of varied horrors that MAGA fascism is unleashing on society.

But this is where we are. Don’t look away.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 4d

Jay said "if you don't like Bluesky you can just leave" and apparently now we really can.

boosprout 🔞👻⚙️💥 @bisprout.writes.fyi · 19d

So, you want to leave Bluesky, but you don't want to lose your community and start all over again.

Great news! You can leave without losing anything. Here's how.

Please share if you find this helpful so people don't lose their shit and go back to twt for no reason 🙏💖

So, You Want to Leave Bluesky...

The most important thing you need to know is:

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 4d

Should have bought a sword from WETA and said it was Custer's or something...

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Grand Admiral Shaun Duke @shaunduke.net · 4d

So emailed Tubi about them running political ads containing outright lies and made it abundantly clear that if they don't pull them or give me an option to filter all political ads, I will only watch in a browser that blocks ads outright.

I love Tubi, but this is my line.

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 4d

How many angels can have intestinal distress on the head of a pin?

Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 4d

Translated into North Jersey:

"I heard what you said. I'm not listening, though."

Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 4d

Dartmouth response to the Trump Administration Compact

president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...

Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President

president.dartmouth.edu

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famous bog body @bogbird.bsky.social · 5d

don’t make me use mastodon oh my god

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Katie Brennan @katiebrennan.bsky.social · 4d

Take it from me: You do NOT negotiate with abusers.

So if Trump wants to illegally take New Jersey’s funding, we have to fight back with everything we’ve got.

My idea? Eminent domain Trump’s golf course for affordable housing.

My debut in @nydailynews:
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/04/t...

Trump took Gateway money, we must take his golf club

Take it from someone who’s spent years as a survivor advocate, working with people hurt by those in power: You do not negotiate with abusers.

www.nydailynews.com

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 5d

I mean, it's where the bears are...

uselessetymology.com/2018/01/01/t...

The Etymology of “Arctic” and “Antarctic” (and a Bit About “Bear”)

“Arctic” is from the Greek arktos, “bear,” because the constellation Ursa Major, “the greater she-bear” (also known as the Big Dipper), is always visible in the …

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 5d

So many of our problems stem from people acculturated to order, not justice, and with that the weaponization of civility.

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 5d

Anything will fit if you try hard enough.

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Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social · 5d

Can't you just grab Mike Johnson, stuff his head in the toilet a few times, and force him to swear her in? Does he have to consent to her being sworn in, or can you just make him do it?

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