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Jonathan Hansen

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Last of the V-8 Interceptors. He/Him. Pop Culture, Politics, and an undying hatred of Trumpers and their white enablers. No friend of fandom. 280,132nd person on Bluesky. Occasionally surly. “Che la mia ferita sia mortale.” https://jonathanhansen.ghost.io

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · Apr 29

I have a #blog on Ghost. This is where I talk about #comics and #movies and #tv shows. It's also where I post my genre #fiction #writing, both short stories and my #WIP #novel. And you can even subscribe for updates for free! Or pay me, if you want... 📽️ 📺
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At the End of Everything (A Work in Progress)

Pop Culture Commentary and Fiction

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 6h

Oh shit, ANTIFA is suiting up!

Sgt. Rock and some members of Easy Company and also Captain America are in a ww2 jeep

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 10h

“The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa.”

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 11h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 11h

This feels too on the nose to be real, but (gestures around at the world) it has to be, right?

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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

“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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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 11h

Chicago. Pretty cool town

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 11h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h

In some ways this is the government now

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I'm sick and tired of seeing these thugs terrorize big events and am worried that they will try to interrupt Limp Bizkit's set. My gf (F19) and I (M31) are going to our first Lollapalooza and are concerned about the growing threat around the city

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 11h

Still remember people yelling at me on the old site for saying this guy specifically was likely an agent provocateur. They're out there!

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 16h

The very first riot after a George Floyd protest was started by a white supremacist nicknamed "Umbrella Man."

He spraypainted "free shit" on an AutoZone, broke the windows, and encouraged others to come in. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/man-h...

Man who helped ignite George Floyd riots identified as white supremacist: Police

A masked umbrella-wielding man helped incite riots and looting in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death, police said.

abcnews.go.com

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 11h

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 16h

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 16h

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 14h

I didn't know Mamdani's wife was a comics nerd! New York, you have to vote for him now because I need at least one person in comics to have good health insurance.

Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · Jun 25

This is Zoran Mamdami’s wife’s portfolio site and she is very good

HOME | Rama Duwaji

Rama Duwaji is a Syrian illustrator and animator based in Brooklyn, NYC.

www.ramaduwaji.com

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

This is a key piece of the attacks we’re seeing on all levels of education: A public that distrusts teachers and professors is a public that is primed to allow government leaders to divert public funds—meaning taxes—towards tech billionaires and their questionable products.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 15h

Fueling distrust in teachers--particularly among vulnerable students--might also be by design. Because tech companies have a great deal to gain financially if they can persuade families and policymakers that AI can replace teachers in struggling public schools. 3/

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 14h

LMAO Dolly Parton’s sister fucked up so massively the poor woman had to come on camera to confirm that she’s still alive 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 15h

If we’re not willing to sit down and listen to people targeting their political enemies then we’re living in a bubble intolerant to the views of others.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 15h

This is what the people love and expect as the new normal and we have to resign ourselves to accepting that.

JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 16h

The percentage of Americans who say Trump has definitely or probably improperly used his office to punish those who say things he does not like, per new Pew Research Center survey:

Overall: 66%
Republican: 42%
Independent: 66%
Democrat: 90%

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 15h

Or the fields

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 15h

What's infuirating is that these idiots intentionally crashed the job market so that we would all either be forced to work for ICE or create AI slop.

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 15h

Yep. He appealed to the cruelty and entitlement inherent to the culture of white America, and they nearly trampled each other in their rush to eagerly embrace Trump as their new Golden Calf.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 15h

Yeah and it’s pretty revealing the sweet talk he broke out for the cops to great effect was essentially telling them they’d be able to beat the shit out of people.

Noreen Folan Essenberg @noreen900.bsky.social · 15h

Just like he did with the farmers. Sweet talked them and they fell for it. At least most of them did.

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 15h

Never forget... This whole rotten spectacle is a 100% accurate representation of white America. The only thing that's changed in the past few years, the only difference between now and how it used to be, is they've stopped pretending this isn't who they are, and that they don't love being this way.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump smiles along as Sortor refers to the White House press as "the garbage standing over here"

Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 15h

The Right's obsession with their fictional idea of "antifa" isn't just about their lies, or their need for a bogeyman, or that it's another smokescreen for their bigotry, the fact that so much of white America eagerly embraces this nonsense shows just how ugly, mean, and dumbfuck stupid they all are

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

from this extremely distressing story:

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 15h

"Critics" in reference to Trump means anyone correcting the baldfaced lies.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

no they're LITERALLY exaggerating this issue. there is absolutely no data backing up their claims. ffs just say that!!

NBC news: The discussions come as Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops in several major cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon — saying they’re needed to reduce crime and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from protesters. Critics have said that the Trump administration is exaggerating issues in those cities.

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