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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 11h

i invite you to check out my new competition show, GLOBAL BBQ THROWDOWN, where for a solid week we have countries compete eurovision-style to see which cuisine can make the best charcoal grilled meats

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 19h

as someone who used to work in a story department, AI cannot replace a half decent reader. many of the jr executives who use those notes in lieu of reading to prep for meetings however….

Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 19h

“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”

Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback

Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.

variety.com

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 19h

“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”

Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback

Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.

variety.com

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 20h

ok i’m only MOSTLY convinced she’s not secret hitler and just too rich

Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 20h

i don’t think taylor swift is secret hitler but it definitely is confirming of her out of touch whiteness that she doesn’t have anyone in her orbit who could / would tell her to stop and consider the optics of her merch looking nazi-ish

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

I frequently say you don't need to protest. You don't! There are a thousand other ways to push back on fascism if protesting doesn't feel comfortable or safe for you!

But if you CAN go, this 10/18 #NoKings thing is really a key protest to participate in. Be part of it, friends.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

NO KINGS, y'all! October 18! Find a rally near you and GO!

nokings.org

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 3d

and I feel fine

jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 4d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 2d

my means are sane, my motive and my object mad

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 2d

I need a long nap to recover after tonight’s TASK pre-title opening

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 3d

if you want to know why alan moore aka the best to ever do it hates even having to think about comics, how would you feel if your shit was wholly misinterpreted by peter thiel

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 4d

this stop was about two miles from where I live

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 6d

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

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

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 6d

tempted to go to the portland ice protest and recreate this www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMShVd7q/

not a big fan of the government https://linktr.ee/nathesman #rageagainstthemachine #karaoke #memes

TikTok video by nathesman

www.tiktok.com

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 7d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 7d

why oh why do i gotta parent during a truly sinister and profoundly idiotic period of history

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 8d

white women talk about taylor swift the way nerds talk about batman

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 8d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 9d

the words every girl wants to hear

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11d

Did you know that your healthcare premiums are about to double because the GOP is intentionally sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and pretending that Democrats are trying to give undocumented immigrants free insurance?

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Sterling Gates @sterlinggates.bsky.social · 11d

Letterers are incredible artists and should be treated/paid better.

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 12d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 11d

me but covered in pizza crumbs and soda

a man with a beard is smiling with his eyes closed while sitting in a dark room .

ALT: a man with a beard is smiling with his eyes closed while sitting in a dark room .

media.tenor.com

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