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@madmads33.bsky.social

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I write screenplays and other things 👩‍💻 LA🌴 ADHD🙃 Autistic 😐 Queer. Tired. She/her 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Cats and politics. 2024 Humanitas New Voices Fellow 🎡🎢🎠

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · Jan 23

I was radicalized by The Monkees

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2h

So wirecutter is pitching the thing I made in shop class and it’s only $100.

Cool cool cool.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h

This minimalist, paper-based to-do manager can help you focus on completing your important tasks while staying offline. nyti.ms/4h8ijiC

An Ugmonk Analog card standing up in the card holder on a desk beside a keyboard and laptop sitting on a riser.

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2h

I think Lola likes the pillow I made for her office #catsofbluesky #cats #pets

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 6h

If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 18h

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 6h

“His name is James Cameron— the greatest pioneer! No budget to big, no sea too deep— who’s that? It’s him! James Cam-er-on.”

Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 8h

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
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Investigation of:
LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ON JUNE 18, 2023
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Accident No.:
*********** * * * * * *
Interview of:
Co-designer/Pilot
Deepsea Challenger
DCA23FM036
via Microsoft Teams
Friday,
July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF
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BY LCDR
11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible
12 operations?
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A.
Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.
When I
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set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did
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was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible
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program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named
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Professor
I. I did that through a mutual friend
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of ours, a guy named
, who is one of the preeminent
underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a
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submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the
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Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was
22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 12h

NO MORE UNAUTHORIZED CINNAMON!

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 12h

Remember in the movie The Net when Sandy orders a pizza on the internet?

We should’ve stopped there.

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 12h

So wait… there’s synthetic pubic hair woven into the panties? Or there’s a fake bush as part of the look? (Like a merkin?)

(I can’t believe I’m asking this but here we are)

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

AOC: I don't care if someone likes me or not. That will never change the fact that I'm going to fight for them to have health care. I want MAGA to have health care. I want MAGA to be paid a living wage.

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 1d

“If Uncle Frank says no, then it must be really bad.”

Eric Kim (김현철) inkskratch.com @inkskratch.com · 1d

If hegseth's new rules are too putrid for even newsmax, then they've gotta be hella awful

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 1d

Minor triumph of the day. I HATE throwing out perfectly good cardboard so I managed to donate all the our boxes from the move to a local elementary school so they can build Dracula’s Castle for a Halloween event. 💪🧛🏰

That’s the best second life anyone could ask for. #littlewins

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Johnson must be giving Covenant Eyes a lotta business these days.

Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

Hahahahahahha YUP!

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

Did beach season just end? Where TF has his jabroni been?

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

And I can’t stop laughing

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 2d

The master race everybody

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 2d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

Why do they all look like Peter Griffin

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile @sallyjenx.bsky.social
“This is excellent”

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

Way to speak truth to power, Bari
www.thefp.com/p/donald-tru...

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

Sally, I brought some treats for you from your girl BARI.

So much truth. YOU STAND BY THIS SALLY! This is your girl!

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

You’re a latchkey generation raising screen kids… but it’s cool. We millennials can’t even afford kids or screens to babysit them.

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Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

John Buckout murdered his family is white plains and then walked to the Tavern in Terrytown were the authorities found him drinking.

Legend says if you drive buckout road at night and flash your brights… a horde of albino zombies will come attack you.
(The story really fell apart over the years)

Emily "Babe" St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 2d

What’s the best ghost story from your hometown?

Mads @madmads33.bsky.social · 2d

Pontypool and Lake Mungo are two of my personal favorite horror movies! You have exceptional taste 🤓