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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 33m

When facing a strong incumbent who is likely to win, both parties run weak candidates who "deserve their shot." Career pols that excite no one, like Bob Dole, John Kerry and Mitt Romney. Dems didn't think they could beat W so they didn't try.

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 1h

This NYT Obit of VP Cheney mentions something that seems impossible in retrospect: That he and GWB were re-elected *after* it was proved there were no WMDs in Iraq.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...

Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84

www.nytimes.com

NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 5h

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (2025) - or, when bad movies happen to good actors. ⭐⭐. #Letterboxd

A ★★ review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)

This is allegedly a potboiler but I didn't see a single bubble. You couldn't cook ramen noodles on the heat this thing puts off. I hated Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Caitlyn Morales, largely because of t...

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 15h

God damn, David Byrne is glorious. So playful, fun, sincere. Surrounded by incredibly talented folks, too. My face hurts from smiling.

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 17h

I’m so excited I can’t properly frame photos!

A middle aged man and woman in front of a marquee for An Evening with David Byrne

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 20h

I’ll (probably not) see you there! But I’ll know we were in the same building.

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 1d

Open challenge to crossword puzzle creators: Make ONE puzzle without the word "orca." I swear it's in every NYT puzzle.

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 1d

No way this doesn’t lead to ad-based or subscription-based not dying from cancer.

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 1d

A movie you've seen more than seven times with a GIF

a close up of a man 's face with the words that there 's some good in this world mr. frodo

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words that there 's some good in this world mr. frodo

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 2d

Source Code and Oblivion are a great double feature!

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 2d

Showed my daughter Little Shop of Horrors today. Practically perfect, the pinnacle of practical effects and dynamite casting.

a man is standing in front of a sign that says this is audrey

Alt: The talking plant from little shop of horrors sings Feed Me Seymour.

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, so you're a noble warrior on a crusade to tell people what they already know, assuming they aren't doing anything to stop it and aren't aware of the problem?

Ok buddy.

NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 3d

I spent hours on my Old Flattop costume. Monkey finger, juju eyeball, toe jam football, Coca Cola squirt gun… nobody got it.

NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 3d

oh yes. I almost never venture beyond my OnlyPosts feed, which is just the original posts (no reposts),

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 3d

The. Single. Thing. that makes Bluesky great is the lack of a fucking algorithm. I guess go ahead and make it like every other shitty site so I can be free of it?

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 3d

“As users ‘dislike’ posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.”

Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta | TechCrunch

As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.

techcrunch.com

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 3d

My dude, you're breaking Wheaton's Law TO WHEATON'S FACE. Don't be a dick.

NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, I work in marketing and it's all "content consumption," which sounds like a disease, and "consuming content," which sounds like a Conehead describing eating.

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 4d

When Dems are in power they support the social safety net, consumer protections, bodily autonomy, and LGBTQ+ rights.

When Republicans are in power they seek to dismantle all of the above.

They're not the same.

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NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.social · 4d

My last four - almost done with my Nightmare on Elm Street rewatch (reviewed them out of order but watched in sequence), and the new IKWYDLS is solid if not thrilling.

#FilmSky #LastFourWatched #Letterboxd