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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 9h

My first introduction to Tim Curry's acting was his role as Rooster in Annie. Who was your first Curry?

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 9h

My first introduction to Tim Curry's acting was his role as Rooster in Annie. Who was your first Curry?

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 9h

Oh, I loved reading this. Apart from all the cocaine use and massive fame, I found Curry's story to be relatable in many ways. He's been a favorite actor of mine since childhood. And of course, RHPS has been a formative experience in my queer life. ❤️

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10h

‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardom

From Rocky Horror to the Muppets, Curry’s extraordinary career made him world-famous. Then, a stroke left him paralysed. The actor talks about his cocaine years, his friendship with David Bowie – and the moment his mother came at him with a knife

www.theguardian.com

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Angela Steffens @wonderwomancode.bsky.social · 17h

Shocked, just shocked! I'm never going to Portland ever again!!!!

Not without my kids anyway.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 2d

My squat little neck has never felt so inadequate, so unfit for purpose, compared to that glorious extension.

TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 2d

Dang, that's a loooong neck!

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 2d

brett banditelli, part time volunteer neck photographer 🪶

a great blue heron, but just their neck and head, looking slightly to the right of the camera

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 2d

"Willa (Chase Infinity), our cohosts argue, embodies the entangled, embattled, and yet still hopeful left politics that the film ultimately celebrates."

One Battle After Another

In this episode of the Superstructure podcast, Scott Ferguson is joined by independent film scholar Jonathan Haynes to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed new film, One Battle After Another. T…

moneyontheleft.org

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 2d

I hated the act of shaving & finally stopped a couple of years ago. It took time to adjust, but I don’t even think about it anymore & would never go back to shaving. That ad copy sounds like desperation to sell razors to me.

The Three Body Hair Problem | TanzPunk

Can we ever know what our authentic desires are? Does it matter? By JD Goulet 15 May 2024 Content warnings: accidental injury from a razor, brief mention of anorexia, body image At age 47, I'm sli...

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 2d

And Portugal.

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 2d

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 7d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 2d

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 2d

May I offer you a borb in these trying times? 🪶

maybe a bushtit flying directly towards the camera , extremely puffed out

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Marco Rubio & several other U.S. Republicans nominated her. All the supposed outrage over her being awarded the prize is manufactured. It's political theater to cover for their intent to topple Maduro (who is definitely NOT a good guy), crush Cuba & access the Venezuelan market & natural resources.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Marco Rubio & several other U.S. Republicans nominated her. All the supposed outrage over her being awarded the prize is manufactured. It's political theater to cover for their intent to topple Maduro (who is definitely NOT a good guy), crush Cuba & access the Venezuelan market & natural resources.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Machado is not the noble, long-suffering champion of the people the MSM reports her to be. She was selected because she serves the interests of "peace" via free market ideology. Norwegians appointed to the Peace Prize committee adhere to the theory that the free market is the best path to peace.

TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

"Machado has voiced support for U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and other efforts to topple the government; she aims to privatize the country’s state oil industry and has praised right-wing Latin American leaders, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele."

TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Original interview in English.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Machado is not the noble, long-suffering champion of the people the MSM reports her to be. She was selected because she serves the interests of "peace" via free market ideology. Norwegians appointed to the Peace Prize committee adhere to the theory that the free market is the best path to peace.

TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

"Machado has voiced support for U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and other efforts to topple the government; she aims to privatize the country’s state oil industry and has praised right-wing Latin American leaders, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele."

TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Original interview in English.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

"...anti-capitalist structural analysis leads to the inevitable conclusion that acts of political terror or isolated violence are more than futile and must be deterred."

Esquerda.Net @esquerdanet.bsky.social · 3d

Trump classifica o “anticapitalismo” como um pré-crime político

A nova diretiva de segurança de Donald Trump classifica as crenças anticapitalistas como um indicador de violência política. A ironia: a análise estrutural feita pela esquerda, na verdade, afasta as pessoas de ataques solitários e leva-as à organização em massa por mudanças.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

The choice is between private wealth or shared dignity. Fascism is no answer to any of this.

We must demand governments that work in our common interest rather than to benefit a few.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Private affluence & public squalor are two sides of the same coin. A society that lets its public realm collapse cannot endure. The public can see that this is what's happening & that is why they are angry with the neoliberal parties that put us into this position.

Why do we have so much stuff but don't meet needs?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

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Euronews @euronews.com · 3d

Euronews Health breaks down how to differentiate the hype from reality when it comes to the science on gut health.

Experts share 5 tips to sort fact from fiction on gut health

Euronews Health breaks down how to differentiate the hype from reality when it comes to the science on gut health.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

They know what they are doing and know exactly who Machado is. Can't say I agree, but their priorities aren't likely the same as mine. The Nobel Peace Prize committee members are chosen by the Norwegian parliament. The current committee members are listed here:

The Norwegian Nobel Committee

www.nobelprize.org

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

"Machado has voiced support for U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and other efforts to topple the government; she aims to privatize the country’s state oil industry and has praised right-wing Latin American leaders, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele."

TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · 3d

Original interview in English.

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqua...

www.democracynow.org

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