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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 4h

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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Karen Geier @karengeier.com · 4h

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1h

What the actual fuck??? This is a really scary situation. This family is already facing death threats which is why they are leaving.

Because Dr. Bray is a scholar of anti-fascism.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 1h

In addition to Comey, Trump’s DOJ is supposedly about to charge John Bolton, and is in the process of investigating Christopher Wray and John Brennan. It seems like they’re trying to go after any former official from Trump’s first term who has since become a critic of him.

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1h

Remember that "Pam: I have reviewed ..." TruthSocial post from Trump, the one that looked a lot like a private message?

Yes, it was supposed to be a private message.

Trump "was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 1h

They’re really and truly gonna do a civil war

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 2h

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States
respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants
and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between
States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital
interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration
laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens.
The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public
importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal
governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their
National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster
response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 2h

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 3h

love your work mrs theranos but how do you walk into this

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Sasha the Furious Ghost 👻 @sashafury.blackskycomra.de · 4h

We're at, uhh, this stage of fascism.

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 5h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 8h

a good maxim for whatever comes next is: "what's the stupidest possible thing you can imagine this admin can do? now imagine that it was more stupid somehow"

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 11h

Preach, Angry Hank!

Give me a single reason why Sora2 should exist.

YouTube video by Hank Green

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1d

Wow, that looks seriously bubblicious. The velocity of AI $ is now in a league of its own.

Nvidia and OpenAI tangle web of deals are “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“ www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Sadly accurate. #Democracy youtu.be/QCphS4_Rp3w?...

Honest Government Ad | Democracy™ [Blocked in 🇮🇳]

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 1d

This should be a good discussion, featuring Paul Krugman, Zeynep Tufecki and others.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AI and the Future of Work. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Artificial Intelligence is developing at breakneck speed, causing much anxiety about how our society and daily lives may change in the not-too-distant future. Top of mind for many: jobs. A panel of ex...

gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 2d

Living in Ontario is just an endless groundhog day with two press cycles:

1. Free the cars
2. Booze

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ford says he'll yank Crown Royal from LCBO shelves if Diageo closes Ontario plant | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will pull Crown Royal off the shelves of the province's liquor stores should Diageo, the global company that produces the iconic Canadian whisky, go through with its ...

www.cbc.ca

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 2d

He‘s such a dweeb. And that sing-songy “one time, at band camp” voice, lmao

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 2d

Lotta ramen pervs out there

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 2d

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 2d

There’s so much going on here, none of it good.

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 2d

Yikes

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 2d

It’s white collar jobs I was referring to, by way of analogy to what the manufacturing sector went through. But as we’ve seen in studies such as the MIT one there’s not much to worry about there so far.

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 2d

Here are some of the automated speed enforcement tickets given to vehicles assigned to Ford cabinet ministers. #OnPoli

Story ▶️ globalnews.ca/news/1146373...

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 2d

The hopium is it will replace labour, but somehow the ramifications of that are never addressed. If (big if) the predictions come true, it’ll blow the last 50 years of manufacturing job outflows and stagnant wages out of the water. But it will make the rich even richer.

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