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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve found all US political/spy shows impossible to buy since early 2017, predicated as they are on such quaint ideas as “If the voters find out about the awful thing I did, it will be the end of my administration.”

The only show I’ve seen doing a good job of capturing the zeitgeist is THE BOYS.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 5h

Watching nuclear war drama A House of Dynamite, and by far the most jarring aspect is that the US executive staff are portrayed as competent, sober adults.

C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 5h

Geez, dude. There I was feeling a little lame for even mentioning it and then you go and write something super-nice like that. Thanks much!

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 22h

A friend and I finally watched KPOP DEMON HUNTERS last night, then turned our attention to our seasonal pumpkin-carving today. We may have felt inspired. #MovieSky #Kpop #Halloween

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 22h

I actually wrote the Britannica entry for HEAT. www.britannica.com/topic/Heat-f...

Heat | Plot, Cast, Production, & Facts | Britannica

Heat is an American crime film, released in 1995, that was written and directed by Michael Mann and is considered to be one of the greatest films in its genre.

www.britannica.com

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Art by Emily K @museum.of.emilyk.art · 1d

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)

As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

Hebrew calligraphy in dark green stretches in lines across the image. Negative space makes room for a simple representation of an inflatable frog costume with a blue bandana. That shape consists of the English translation of the Hebrew, in a lighter green, and in much smaller text.
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Famously, the Egyptian tyrant causes Egypt to be overrun with frogs because he refuses to free the Hebrew people, but there are additional details that make this a fun one to ponder. For one, the Hebrew says "the frog came up" - ONE frog - even though the rest of the time it says "frogs." So there are a few explanations rabbis have come up with to explain this. One is that a single frog multiplied to create swarms. A more creative explanation is that there was a singular giant frog who traveled and brought destruction. Jewish social media was sharing videos of the Portland Frog protester with the caption, "One Big Frog! One Big Frog!" Of course the frog protesters did multiply, and many were seen in crowds all over the world on "No Kings" Day. This calligraphic work takes the verses addressing the frog plague and combines them to form a simple rendering of the Portland Frog protester. The frog figure itself is made up of the English translations of the Hebrew around it. At the bottom left my signature is in the shape of a lily pad.

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ana street rat @uldahstreetrat.bsky.social · 3d

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 4d

PSA: New comics by THE FAR SIDE cartoonist Gary Larson! #Comicsky #comics

www.thefarside.com/new-stuff

New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com

Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.

www.thefarside.com

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 4d

One of my favorite series. Just wonderful stuff.

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Mike Koncewicz @mikekoncewicz.bsky.social · 5d

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting has so much cool stuff! It seems that they have really accelerated their digitization projects over the last year or two. americanarchive.org

American Archive of Public Broadcasting

A collaboration between GBH and the Library of Congress with a long-term vision to preserve and make accessible significant historical content created by public media.

americanarchive.org

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 5d

Oh yeah, I really liked that. Actually I think all of my favorite King books are when he steps a bit outside his wheelhouse: 11/22/63, etc.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Four years after GOP lawmakers in Georgia enacted one of the most aggressive anti-voting laws in the country, new evidence filed in federal court shows that Senate Bill 202 has drastically deepened racial inequalities in voting access in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Georgia’s Sweeping Anti-Voting Law Suppressed Black Votes, New Data Shows

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 7d

I attended Atlanta's #NoKings march yesterday with @dzgrizzle.bsky.social and his boyfriend Michael. We saw @warnock.senate.gov and @staceyabrams.com speak, which was unexpected and cool.

I left feeling energized, but also obligated. Our country's sliding into fascism. We must act. #StopFascism

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 9d

"The human heart, even when it wants to die, quite often wants at the same time to eat some tteokbokki, too."

Goodnight, Se-hee.

#BaekSehee #booksky #MentalHealthAwareness

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Baek Se-hee: South Korean author of I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki dies at 35

South Korean writer Baek Se-hee was known for her 2018 bestselling memoir about her struggle with depression.

www.bbc.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22d

History repeats.

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · 25d

You'd think he'd focus on completing "Hush 2."

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 27d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · Sep 17

Happy Brand New Comic Book Day! I got ABSOLUTE BATMAN 12, BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE 11, ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN 11, and DEADPOOL/BATMAN.

Embarrassingly, I got Marvel’s DEADPOOL/BATMAN thinking it was DC’s Morrison-written BATMAN/DEADPOOL. 🤦‍♂️ Ah, well.

#ncbd #ComicSky #Batman #Deadpool #comics #comicbooks

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · Sep 17

This is embarrassing for an old fan like me but I mistakenly bought this ($6.99!) comic thinking it was the BATMAN/DEADPOOL book by Grant Morrison. (sigh) I still haven’t read it yet; the only reason the odd team-up appealed was because I knew Morrison would try to do something interesting with it.

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · Sep 17

Oh hell yeah. I feel like every attempt to relaunch the Muppets is doomed but I always appreciate the attempts—and coming off THE STUDIO I’m particularly pleased to see Rogen’s name attached. (As for Carpenter, sure, whatever.)

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...

Seth Rogen Revives ‘The Muppet Show’ as a Disney+ Special Starring Sabrina Carpenter

The 2026 event is meant to serve as a backdoor pilot.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · Sep 17

This is a bad idea for all the obvious reasons of, like, integrity and craft. But it’s also a bad idea because instead of just writing the thing yourself, you are instead letting the Convincing Lie Machine see if it can trick you into getting fired because you didn’t fact check every single word

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · Sep 17

Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

Business Insider and the Bots

The Axel Springer-owned newsroom is buzzing over new ChatGPT writing guidelines—part of an aggressive A.I. strategy pushed by its German parentco and detailed in a memo obtained by Status.

www.status.news

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · Sep 17

reject booktok culture. go to the library and get a weird little novel you've never heard of in your life and read it all in 2 days like god intended.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 14

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

www.nytimes.com

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · Sep 12

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C. Adam Volle @adamvolle.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today’s *other* shooting was at Evergreen High School—my old HS.

Mass shootings are a solved problem in every rich country but the US, entirely because of the GOP and the gun industry. If you support either, repent of your sin and demand gun control.

www.denverpost.com/2025/09/10/e...

2 students injured in Evergreen High School shooting; suspect also hospitalized

At least three people from Evergreen High School, including a suspected shooter, are in critical condition after a shooting involving an “active assailant,” Jefferson County officials s…

www.denverpost.com

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