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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 2h

The subtext of this comment is that the Mayor of Boston is Asian-American, whereas the Mayor of Chicago (like almost everyone else that Trump refers to as “a low IQ person”) is Black.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: "Boston had a bad mayor who at least is a reasonable IQ person. Most of them are low IQ. I mean, what's going on in Chicago ... "

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 4h

i'm not going to chide or scold anyone for only now leaving twitter. your private, unspoken acknowledgment that i'm your intellectual and moral superior is all i need

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 4h

It's days like today I am reminded that even some ostensibly normal people are way too serious about posting

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 5h

Yes! YES!!

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 21h

"In radical defiance of linguistical conventions, recent studies reveal you park in a driveway but drive on a parkway."

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 1d

WATCH: Trump, honoring Native American vets, revives ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Warren

The Republican president has repeatedly mocked the Massachusetts senator for claims she has made about being part Native American.

www.pbs.org

Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 1d

Trump criticizes Harris, Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal on 3-year anniversary

Trump laid wreaths to mark the Kabul airport attack that killed 13 U.S. soldiers as he continues to slam the Biden-Harris White House over Afghanistan withdrawal.

abcnews.go.com

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 1d

Trump honors Diamond at memorial service, claims he ‘didn’t know Silk at all’

Former President Donald Trump, speaking at a memorial service for half of the conservative duo “Diamond and Silk,” said he never really knew Silk.

nypost.com

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 1d

"Trump roasting the dead at their memorial service" is an under appreciated subgenre in his oeuvre.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 1d

Produced in 24 hours, done under a punishing deadline, no time to hang about - yet that image IS "The Thing" to me, and to millions of others as well, I suspect. Those images, those compositions, those posters ARE the films, in my head. What a talent. He'll be so missed.

Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Time to tune in to some analysis from Antifa expert…Chef Andrew…Gruel?…founder of…American Gravy Concepts?

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank

I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 2d

Asking the Wallet Inspector for a receipt

Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing people nonchalantly post stuff like makes me feel like I'm going crazy honestly.

A post from an academic on blue sky that says: "I'm learning about "prompt engineering" when asking LLMs to extract data. I now add this to all instructions:

Style
Be concise, analytic, and specific (cite page/figure if provided). If essential info is missing, keep going but flag Unclear and exact data needed. Never invent data.

#academicsky"

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 2d

It's called the freaking Smiling Man

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 2d

Old CBS would’ve probably spelled the guy’s name right, too.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 2d

Night of the Creeps, Halloween 3, and The Fog, where he goes from picking up a hitchhiking Jamie Lee Curtis to bedding here in less than 55 minutes

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 2d

For a certain type of filmmaker in the early 80s, Tom Atkins was the definition of a perfect male specimen and I think that's beautiful.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

genuinely trumps funniest bit ever for him to admit that he knows he’s a grifting piece of shit who’s going to hell lol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Andrew Granola @mourningcake.bsky.social · 3d

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 3d

My last pre-COVID movie was a sold out and wildly engaged showing of The Invisible Man... we were on such a good run before everything hit the fan

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Matt Jordan @itsmattjordan.com · 3d

Had to have been one of Craig's demands for coming back, absolutely fucked decision, but oddly poetic considering the franchise was subsequently sold off and will likely be stripped for parts now anyway