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Robert King @robertking.bsky.social · 6h

For what it’s worth:

Speaking as a showrunner with two writers rooms going on now, this article from Ankler is insane. I don’t know who the insider is, but the reporter should call bullshit. This is a GPT press release.

The Ankler @theankler.com · 23h

The “GPT-5 pass” has gone from curiosity to mandate. Scripts, trailers, pitch decks are all being filtered through an AI model that remembers every draft and forgets what originality looks like. @erikbarmack.bsky.social on Hollywood’s uneasy reset:
theankler.com/p/run-it-thr...

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 6h

COOLANT. How could I have forgotten about the coolant?!

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 23h

How could a straight-to-series greenlight go so wrong for the first TV series I ever created?! Today, the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast brings you Part 1 of a four-part Hollywood horror story I describe as a cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all your dreams come true.

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/07/2025 · 15m

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 6h

Coming from the world of online TV fandom and seeing the fanvids that gets created it's WILD to me that this is considered slick.

12 year olds can do better the night after their show airs a new episode.

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 8h

Valais Blacknose sheep are truly best kind. LOOK AT THESE FLUFFERNUTTERS.

Christian Kleindienst @postkulturwissenschaften.de · 9h

Mood

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 12h

And THAT is how you handle an exposition heavy episode. #GenV

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 13h

As he prepares to end high school, if Harry ends up circling the idea of being a firefighter, I wonder how Athena would handle him floating that idea right now considering she'll still be grieving Bobby. #911onABC

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 1d

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country.

Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

‘The Toxic Avenger’ & Undue Medical Debt Cleared $15 Million in Real-Life Medical Debt Together!

Before Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger released in theaters back in August, the Cineverse marketing team came up with a wonderful idea. They took the remainder of their marketing budget for the film a...

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 15h

lmao, kristi noem wanted a black bloc fight and got an inflatable rave instead. fuck you DHS, rip city forever.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 17h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 16h

I feel compelled to point out that Less Than Lethals are not non-lethal. And the recommended use of pepper balls is supposed to be aiming them at the ground so that they break on the ground and aerosolize for overall crowd control.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 20h

Here’s video of the incident

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 22h

Seated.

Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · 22h

Netflix brings Clue to life with a new unscripted competition series where contestants face off to solve the mystery

Crack the Case with Netflix's New CLUE Competition Series

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 1d

My sense of time is messed up. I thought new #GenV came out today.

DISAPPOINTED.

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

Complaining about cancel culture in Riyadh is one of the best examples I've seen of how "free speech culture" rots the brain.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 6d

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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Brian Altano @brianaltano.bsky.social · 5d

GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:

You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 6d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 5d

Physical miniature elements getting ready

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 6d

Also, I can EASILY see this being weaponized against people certain techbros and politicians dislike. "Oh, we swear, this account was using AI inappropriately. We got a complaint, so we're suspending it."

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 6d

That OpenAI's response is to refuse to accept a blanket opt-out, but to send talent/representation a link to report a violation... The implication is OpenAI will make it difficult to preemptively protect talent. Taking action after AI already used copyrighted works means that work is in the model.

Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 8d

How is this legal?
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 7d

#GenV #GenVSpoilers

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A HEALER! IT'S ABOUT GODDAMN TIME. Pretty much anyone who has talked to me at length about The Boys' Universe knows I've been waiting for a healing power set.

Muh girl Marie is a full Empath. Life Transfer. Boom, Chakra!

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 13d

So when I wrote this, I added a place for other journalists to "co-sign" this "Declaration of an independent Press." And what's really cool to me is already two other journalists have signed.

If you haven't read it yet...

eapmstyleguide.org/9-25-2025-de...

The declaration of an independent Press – EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

eapmstyleguide.org

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 14d

GOOD NEWS.

75%(!!!) of people having a slowed progression is wild work.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14d

This is a fantastic health breakthrough.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC

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ceej @ceej.online · May 2

CHOTINER: But you’ve had romantic entanglements in the past. For instance, Lucy Westenra?
DRACULA: Tragic case. The poor girl.
CHOTINER: Died of acute blood loss, I believe?
DRACULA: Attacked by a wolf, I think.
CHOTINER: You can turn into a wolf, right?
DRACULA: That’s right.
CHOTINER: Thank you.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 15d

Isaac Chotiner has invited me to sample some delicious Amontillado wine and I don’t know guys but I think I’m going to come out of this interview seeming like *quite* the wine expert

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 15d

would anyone like my recommendations of gay romance books i really liked. i have a bunch up my sleeve now, they are pretty much all fairly raunchy historical fiction

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Random Acts @randomacts.org · 17d

The #SPNFamily came together and raised over $250,000 for Random Acts – with more coming in every day. That’s hundreds of kindness acts funded, enough to keep our Acts program alive and thriving for years to come.

From all of us at Random Acts: Thank you. You are extraordinary. 💙💚

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The SPN 'Verse @thespnverse.bsky.social · 17d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Ben Edlund! 🎉 Thank you for all the wonderfully spooky, heartfelt and quirky moments you helped bring to life in Supernatural. We are forever fans. #Supernatural

➡️Follow @thespnverse for more!

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