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Sean Connell

@slcpgh.bsky.social

2.7K followers 450 following 18K posts

Wordsmith, educator, parent (not in order of importance). Now quasi-librarian. Opinions are frequent and vociferous and very much not representative of my employer who shall not be named. He/Him.

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · Apr 23

Speaking of such things…

New followers (that are actual people and/or sentient bots): Hi, welcome!

Are you sure about this?

No, really, are you sure this is wise?

I swear a lot, am frequently angry lately, but there are occasional cat and food posts.

Gallows humor is all I’ve got.

James Franco with a noose around his neck. Caption reads “First time?”

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 8h

I’m depressed enough as is, thank you very much.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 9h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 8h

I will note that by all accounts Fieri is a decent dude. I just can’t envision his tequila being worth stealing, though.

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 8h

Just saw it. Now to see if I can actually go see it.

Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 8h

Oh hell yes (assuming it’s anywhere near me of course).

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 9h

Of course he fucking did.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 10h

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 11h

It's difficult at times to hold both "this admin is doing lasting and serious damage to our institutions and the globe" and "this admin is full of the most bafflingly incompetent idiots you've ever seen who fall over themselves like a Vaudeville act constantly."

The duality of man is incredible.

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 10h

No, no, you go where the muse takes you.

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · 10h

University of Chicago alumnus.

Indiana Jones punching a Nazi in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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Chris Hauselt @movingsideways.bsky.social · 10h

In space no one can hear you SCRAM!!!

RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 12h

horror movie posters but with muppets: thread

Oscar the Grouch in the movie poster for Alien.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 1d

Happy birthday, Sci-fi Queen Sigourney.

And she's far from finished with sci-fi, as she'll be appearing in Avatar: Fire and Ash (Dec. 2025) and The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 2026).

Sigourney Weaver in The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026)

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 10h

Huh. I would have thought Rowlf.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 11h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 10h

Weirdly, that’s the one that’s closest to the French.

Unlike how we pronounce “Versailles.”

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 11h

Underrated part of this story is that official USG business is done by Truth Social DM. It almost makes you miss the good old days of the PC small group Signal Chat.

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 11h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

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

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 11h

I’m not even sure how to pronounce that based on “how it looks.”

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Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 17h

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

Jim Lee On Why DC Will Never Use AI: “AI Doesn’t Dream, Feel, Or Make Art, It Aggregates It”

The President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics spoke out at today's Retailer Day at New York Comic Con.

comicbookclublive.com

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 11h

Hell, I skipped all but half a dozen of my Art History class and I still got an A.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 15h

Shocked, just shocked, by this important scoop on front page of today's NYT. /s/

Based on report that came out ... nine months ago

And behavior long predating that

("Skip a class? Perish the thought!!" Says anyone who ever worked on a college newspaper, which covers a lot of people in the media.)

NYT front page headline: "Harvard Finds Skipping Class Part of Culture."

Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 11h

Counterpoint: what if you did need to hire Pedro Pascal every time?

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

/12 And they are TERRIBLE at budgets. TERRIBLE. No money for compliance training but we somehow have FOUR shows in development at Netflix to promote the trans agenda. YOU'RE ANARCHISTS GUYS NOT PRODUCERS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND STREAMING FINANCING, YOU DON'T NEED TO HIRE PEDRO PASCAL EVERY TIME

Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 12h

At least someplace still gets proper fall colors.

Keng Jaemthaworn (aka นายแจ่ม) 🏳️‍🌈🐾 @kengome.bsky.social · 13h

Edinburgh in Autumn is another level of magical moment

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 12h

you can only pre-order this design throughout the month, then we're delisting it again. printed locally.

Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 4d

BANNING BOOKS ONLY MAKES US SCARIER. T-shirts, tanks, and bags available to pre-order throughout October only. Get yours reserved here: ghoulish.rip/product-cate...

a graphic advertising t shirts tanks and tote bags with luke spooner's commissioned art for our BANNING BOOKS ONLY MAKES US SCARIER quote

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12h

“They sponsor this? Fuck them. No, really. Fuck them—I mean it. And you can quote me on that.”

The US pays millions to Professional Bull Riders for advertising. Photojournalist Carrie Schreck reports on the bizarre spectacle.

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

www.motherjones.com

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 12h

Ay me, this tyrant fever burns me up

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 16h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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William Meikle @williammeikle.com · 15h

Over 700 freebies of SHERLOCK HOLMES: A FLASH IN THE PAN given away since yesterday... wish I could sell books as easily as I can give them away...

www.amazon.com/dp/B083RD74QC

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A FLASH IN THE PAN: Four canonical Sherlock Holmes stories (The London Terrors)

Amazon.com: SHERLOCK HOLMES: A FLASH IN THE PAN: Four canonical Sherlock Holmes stories (The London Terrors) eBook : Meikle, William: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com

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