Daniel B. Thompson
@dbttheater.com
Performing arts nonprofit type. dead inside, queer, pedantic - yes, I'm great at parties.
Contact for work stuff: www.dbttheater.com or directly at [email protected]
Contact for work stuff: www.dbttheater.com or directly at [email protected]
"...ignored a slue of differences..." - should be "slew" 🤓
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"...ignored a slue of differences..." - should be "slew" 🤓
*absolutely insane noises filtering up through the floor*
Me: what's going on down there today?
Assistant: masks class
Me: oh, OK
Me: what's going on down there today?
Assistant: masks class
Me: oh, OK
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
*absolutely insane noises filtering up through the floor*
Me: what's going on down there today?
Assistant: masks class
Me: oh, OK
Me: what's going on down there today?
Assistant: masks class
Me: oh, OK
Yeah, I absolutely don't want to see it, but having it out in the public domain has value, although less so in the age of genAI fakery.
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yeah, I absolutely don't want to see it, but having it out in the public domain has value, although less so in the age of genAI fakery.
At various times working for performing arts organizations, my office has been above or below rehearsal studios and the noises I have heard coming from those rooms are hilarious, especially out of context.
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
At various times working for performing arts organizations, my office has been above or below rehearsal studios and the noises I have heard coming from those rooms are hilarious, especially out of context.
Your skeet also says the UT SC is forcing the leg to comply with Prop 4, but those orders have only come from Judge Gibson based on the underlying ruling in League of Women Voters, and those orders have not yet been appealed to the SC.
December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Your skeet also says the UT SC is forcing the leg to comply with Prop 4, but those orders have only come from Judge Gibson based on the underlying ruling in League of Women Voters, and those orders have not yet been appealed to the SC.
I did, thanks, but the post says "But the Utah Supreme Court struck down that law as unconstitutional..." It did not do so, the district court did and that ruling has not been reviewed on appeal.
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I did, thanks, but the post says "But the Utah Supreme Court struck down that law as unconstitutional..." It did not do so, the district court did and that ruling has not been reviewed on appeal.
Mostly a useful patsy. The UT Gov .has little actual power, the state is run by the GOP leg. caucus. Cox is only Gov. because the state GOP hasn't been able to get rid of the Count My Vote primaries and go back to caucus/convention-only primaries. Otherwise, we'd have Gov. Phil Lyman *shudder*
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Mostly a useful patsy. The UT Gov .has little actual power, the state is run by the GOP leg. caucus. Cox is only Gov. because the state GOP hasn't been able to get rid of the Count My Vote primaries and go back to caucus/convention-only primaries. Otherwise, we'd have Gov. Phil Lyman *shudder*
The Utah Supreme Court has not ruled directly either on Prop 4 or on any of the maps in play. The only UT SC ruling in this case after the remand was a denial of a stay on technical grounds. The tactics seen here are preemptive to prevent affirming on appeal or stopping new legislative power grabs.
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Utah Supreme Court has not ruled directly either on Prop 4 or on any of the maps in play. The only UT SC ruling in this case after the remand was a denial of a stay on technical grounds. The tactics seen here are preemptive to prevent affirming on appeal or stopping new legislative power grabs.
The district court then held that the law modifying/repealing Prop 4 was unconstitutional per that ruling and thus the 2021 map was unconstitutional as it didn't then comply with the Prop 4 requirements and ordered a new map to be drawn, then found that new map also didn't meet the requirements.
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The district court then held that the law modifying/repealing Prop 4 was unconstitutional per that ruling and thus the 2021 map was unconstitutional as it didn't then comply with the Prop 4 requirements and ordered a new map to be drawn, then found that new map also didn't meet the requirements.
That's not quite right. Judge Gibson originally dismissed the Prop 4 lawsuit and then the Utah Supreme Court held that the Utah Constitution doesn't allow the legislature to repeal certain ballot propositions if they reform government. They did not rule on Prop 4, it went back to the district court.
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That's not quite right. Judge Gibson originally dismissed the Prop 4 lawsuit and then the Utah Supreme Court held that the Utah Constitution doesn't allow the legislature to repeal certain ballot propositions if they reform government. They did not rule on Prop 4, it went back to the district court.
Any time I see references to the HTS, I remember learning that I could temporarily import theater stuff under bond when we rented a production from the Royal Birmingham Ballet, which was apparently news to my dude at OOCL . . . and that's where my knowledge stops, lol
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Any time I see references to the HTS, I remember learning that I could temporarily import theater stuff under bond when we rented a production from the Royal Birmingham Ballet, which was apparently news to my dude at OOCL . . . and that's where my knowledge stops, lol
hey henry, fuck off
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
hey henry, fuck off
And, like, the flip comparison to the government of North Korea is both off-base and kinda rude, tbh.
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
And, like, the flip comparison to the government of North Korea is both off-base and kinda rude, tbh.
Sure, but the question "are Mormons Christian?" is substantially different from "is the Latter-Day Saint movement Trinitarian per Nicene in the tradition of the (variously) ecumenical Christian Church post 325CE?". Short answer to the first question is closer to yes/sorta than hard no, imho.
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Sure, but the question "are Mormons Christian?" is substantially different from "is the Latter-Day Saint movement Trinitarian per Nicene in the tradition of the (variously) ecumenical Christian Church post 325CE?". Short answer to the first question is closer to yes/sorta than hard no, imho.
Jesus is the center of the LDS faith. It's inherently a Protestant Christian denomination, not some separate religion.
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Jesus is the center of the LDS faith. It's inherently a Protestant Christian denomination, not some separate religion.
"Significant"? It's literally in the name.
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Significant"? It's literally in the name.
That is, uh, an uninformed take.
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
That is, uh, an uninformed take.
This meeting could have been a succulent Chinese meal
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This meeting could have been a succulent Chinese meal
I don't know if this is actually authentic (oop) but it's been floating around the theater world for a while and I 100% identify with Pinter here.
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I don't know if this is actually authentic (oop) but it's been floating around the theater world for a while and I 100% identify with Pinter here.
Every time I see "AEA" my brain says "Actors Equity Association" which has made reading the news this year weird.
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Every time I see "AEA" my brain says "Actors Equity Association" which has made reading the news this year weird.