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Ross Llewallyn

@enduringbeta.bsky.social

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Works: Wellness Wheel | Volunteers: Sunday Assembly Atlanta, Fulton County Remembrance Coalition | Likes: podcasts, nuance, #GoodTrouble | Currently v1.3.6b

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Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · Mar 7

Our democracy is not your careless experiment

#standupforscience2025

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Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of folks around Ansley Mall right now, and I'm not quite sure why! Largely younger people. Concert beginning or ending? Can't place what's going on. #atl #atlanta

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 1d

Good fit good find

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 1d

This account often posts articles in one big burst at a time I don't usually see them. I'd love if they were spaced out throughout the day/week, if possible!

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 1d

This retrograde holiday is a good time to coincidentally listen to a Native American US representative talk about the Constitution and how it sets up Congress

pca.st/episode/dacb...

Constitution Breakdown #2: Rep. Sharice Davids

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 3d

Tim Heidecker is so good at this.

WHAT an incredible experience getting to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival. I left feeling grateful and humbled by his majesty’s generosity. I’ll never forget this memorial experience and all the fun we had. Hope to do it again soon.

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Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social · 3d

I'd love to know what every comedian who played the Riyadh Comedy Festival thinks of this piece by Jonathan Liew. It's an electrifying read. And really hard to think what any counter-justification from the participating comics would consist of. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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phil @philjamesson.com · 4d

the sign said open

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Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 4d

Good clip

Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 4d

Come for the criticism of Trump, stay for the brutal takedown of Cuomo.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Mamdani: "Trump ran on 3 promises - punishment of his political enemies, easing cost of living crisis, & mass deportation. It's that second promise that brought so many to his campaign. And yet he's unable & unwilling to deliver bc he's beholden to the very billionaires that are profiting off of it"

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 4d

Woke up early today for #atlanta #atl #bikebus in my neighborhood. I don't have kids, but I love supporting my neighbors to live in the city we want to see.

Me in the dark of a fall early morning in a cul-de-sac with my bike and helmet. My shirt says, "practice radical empathy".

Photo from the middle of a neighborhood street going uphill at dawn. Kids and adults with tail and headlights ride in a scattered group.

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 5d

Important work

Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 5d

In Super Smash Bros., the skeletons visible when characters are hurt by electric attacks are not tied to specific animations, and instead are a form that can be toggled on and off at any time, including in cutscenes. Below are excerpts of the game's intro, with skeletons.

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 5d

Great reporting on a work of art with positive intentions that missed the mark. It makes total sense that a depiction of one of the hardest times in this neighborhood's history may not be what they want to see every day. #atlanta #atl #brownsville

atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-comm...

Atlanta Community Frustrated over Race Massacre Mural - Capital B News - Atlanta

South Atlanta neighbors voiced concern over violent imagery, historical inaccuracy, and lack of community input with the mural.

atlanta.capitalbnews.org

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 6d

Gotta glow up before killing god

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 6d

Very disappointing

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 6d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 11d

BREAKING: Mario Guevara has reunited with family members and media colleagues after being deported to Olocuilta, El Salvador.

"GOD IS GOOD FRIENDS, Ready to continue working double time from my land, that's what my God wanted. Thank you very much to ALL," he wrote in Spanish on his Facebook page.

Mario Guevara enjoying an orange Fanta and pupusas

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Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 15d

I'm losing my mind at how much more live video is in the HR canon than I remembered.

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 15d

Group shot! @sundayassembly.bsky.social #Glasgow Gathering

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 15d

More songs and closing with Auld Lang Syne 🙂

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 15d

"I don't get to draw the line" — you are a wildly influential journalist with an audience of millions, you absolutely do get to draw the line!

John M. Cunningham @jmcunning.bsky.social · 15d

IMO, the most revealing part is Klein wrestling with the question of where "the line" is (between acceptable and unacceptable politics). Realizing that what he considered past the line is now the GOP mainstream doesn't make him commit harder to fighting it. He wonders if he needs to move the line.

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Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 16d

And the story gets better when Jack's friend befriends the devil to get the riddle answers. An unexpected turn that I don't always see in other folk tales. Charming.

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 16d

Love her story about Jack (from beanstalk fame, but there are many other oral tradition stories), which involves riddles that the audience answers with whatever makes sense to them! Love the interaction mid-telling. #glasgow @sundayassembly.bsky.social

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 16d

Claire McNicol is an expert storyteller and starts talking about her Irish personal history and cultural exchange between Scotland.

Also shares about a nationally famous tree just down the street! Dark horse winner as its squeezed between 2 buildings.

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 16d

Starting off #glasgow @sundayassembly.bsky.social this morning! So lovely to see everyone and especially more locals. Michelle and the crew have done a fantastic job.

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Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 17d

Received S.A.M. from #Glasgow as a marker (ritual!!) of Atlanta hosting next year's conference! We'll see you in July 2026 ❤️

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 17d

Jess talks about the responsibility of the work. The sessions creating music with kids can open big emotions, and it requires care to manage. Same with @sundayassembly.bsky.social

Ross Llewallyn @enduringbeta.bsky.social · 17d

Jess leads kids in creating songs, and she plays one that they created together.

What they take away from the experience is usually not about the music itself. It's about the feeling of the space.

Lesson for @sundayassembly.bsky.social for sure. Music as excuse, as vehicle, to connect and feel.