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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 44m

That's a good-lookin buster

Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 21h

"If you can issue a fake apology, you can issue a real one; if you can consciously pivot to right-wing audiences, as CK did in the wake of his cancellation, you can pivot away from them."

Louis CK, Moron

Also: Theo Von and Nimesh Patel, Morons.

www.humorism.xyz

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 22h

Goddamn typo. It’s 2025 and we can’t get a shitposting microblogging platform with edit capabilities, come on

Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 22h

OJ Simpsons is bucking tradition and legal precedent with his unique method of knife deployment in regions occupied by his ex-wife

NPR @npr.org · 1d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

n.pr

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

"Mainstream media has become so terrified of appearing biased that they’ve abandoned their basic responsibility to clearly communicate truth to the public. They’d rather hide behind the false comfort of 'some say' and 'experts disagree' than plainly state obvious facts."

The Mainstream Media Is Catastrophically Failing To Meet The Moment

Earlier today we wrote about Trump’s extraordinary admission that he was basing military deployment decisions on old Fox News footage and lies from his advisors. But there’s an even mor…

www.techdirt.com

Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

"You want me to stand here? You sure this looks good?"
"Yeah, looks great."
"Are you laughing?"
"I didn't think you could hear me. I mean no, I'm not laughing."

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

What we think of as "objective journalism" existed briefly in the US in the 1970s-80s as a result of Watergate (which legacy media had to be forced to cover) and was eventually stomped out by capitalism and cable news. Most of our country's history is a culpable media misleading gullible people.

Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 1d

I do not understand why television stations are not showing live coverage of how there is literally nothing happening in Portland and Chicago. I mean, Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, and Tom Brokaw would each be sitting on a set in those cities telling everyone the white house is lying.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Posting from my laptop instead of my phone just to see if it feels different

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Great review that digs into Ryan Murphy's pseudo-intellectualism and the basic disdain he has for his viewers

Judy Berman @judyberman.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely despised Monster: The Ed Gein Story, but not as much as Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan hate their audience (and potentially themselves?)

'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' Hates It Audience Most of All

The true crime franchise's third season finds a new villain: the original true crime fan

time.com

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Anderson's a funky one for me: I love many of his movies (grew up on them like we both did), yet there's a trickiness, or prickliness, that makes his stuff hard to grip sometimes. I've got to be tuned into the right wavelength.

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Now I want to see it again, and also to write about how Anderson's lifelong penchant for maximalism and mercurial shifts between mournful drama and absurd comedy have found such a spiritual match in Pynchon that it's like they were destined for each other.

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Haven't had a movie stick in my head in a while like ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. While watching it yesterday I thought (at various times) "this is good, I like this, this rules, wow" but was almost overwhelmed when I left the theater and went back about my day. It percolated all afternoon and evening.

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 2d

"We are not fascists, and if you call us fascists, we will throw you in jail."

We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You

President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and yet, the woke leftist mob continues to deli...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 2d

Every accusation is a confession, part 758: "Morris has been politically active and formerly served on President Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory board. The church hosted Trump on its Dallas campus in 2020 for a discussion on race relations and the economy."

Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse

The ex-pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake will serve the first six months of his 10-year suspended sentence in a county jail in Oklahoma, where the abuse took place.

www.texastribune.org

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 2d

We’re living in a mini-golden age for traditionalist country, but it’s sadly mostly from artists at lower levels putting out EPs

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 2d

So apparently 28 YEARS LATER is getting the movie equivalent of video game DLC? Is this like when they stapled together outtakes and abandoned plot lines to make WAKE UP RON BURGUNDY?

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE - Official Trailer (HD)

YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment

youtu.be

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 2d

Sitting in a movie theater during the preroll trash and saw the same ad for Claude AI twice in 5 minutes. Feels desperate.

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 3d

God above, I would’ve been so happy working a copy desk at a city daily in like 1975. Just editing shit, putting the paper to bed, nothing knowing I’m in my groove and it will run as long as I will. I am a man out of time

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 3d

You can freshen the cliche with a tweaked headline 1 of 2 ways (maybe more I’m not God):
- Straight rhythm match with a twist (These Boots Were Made for Gawking)
- Inserted word in the original (These *Cowboy* Boots Were Made for Walking)

You do not need to do both! Doing both ruins the whole thing

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 3d

My bad, I left out words; I meant I thought I saw you post yesterday about mainlining all of TWIN PEAKS s1-2 overnight, though I might be misremembering

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 3d

I have zero proof for this but my copy editor’s gut says that the intended/desired headline was a straight rhythm match for the original (These Boots Were Made for Gawking) and a killjoy sr editor made them clarify “Cowboy Boots” just to be extra clear even though it was needless and killed the joke

These Cowboy Boots Were Made for Gawking

A Houston custom bootmaker delivers comfort and style in equal measure. It also now offers the chance to hunt your own alligator hide.

www.texasmonthly.com

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 3d

Did you pull off the marathon?

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trick van treat @derek.bike · 5d

and scene

a tweet by Dana Gould @danagould that says:

Thinking about Rush Limbaugh and how, now that he's dead, you never, ever hear about him. No one mentions anything he did.
Because what he did had no value.
It contributed nothing worthwhile to the culture. Nothing of lasting value.
He just made anger. Every day.
Rising, blooming & fading like a fart.
Then he died & was instantly replaced by a fleet of little replicas, farting fake fury five days a week.
Creating nothing of interest or artistic value to anyone.
Seriously, what an awful way to make a living.

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