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That Film Nerd with the Book @thatmatt.bsky.social · 4h

Goldeneye has a great hook and that new Bond energy, but I think TND has a more coherent plot. Everything with Michelle Yeoh is an instant sit down and rewatch.

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That Film Nerd with the Book @thatmatt.bsky.social · 18h

I’m reading it right now! This latest essay is fantastic: shelfdust.com/2025/10/15/a...

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Tom Shapira @tomshaps.bsky.social · 1d

I don't care that they were never worn, I'm not paying full price for secondhand shoes.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 4d

One great aspect of iconic inflatable costumes (aside from how they instantly undermine propaganda about war zones) is that it's useless to arrest the person wearing one. Cuffing a frog would make law enforcement look pathetic. And carting one off just guarantees that more will show up the next day.

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Piper @yourfriendpiper.bsky.social · 4d

I love this piece and glad this part was noted: "The question of who wins or who loses in Triangle Posting Politics is divorced from material conditions, justice, or the common good."

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 4d

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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That Film Nerd with the Book @thatmatt.bsky.social · 5d

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Derek Faraci @whwoolhat.bsky.social · 5d

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Deniz Camp @denizcamp.bsky.social · 5d

Stipan, Matt and I are kind of doing here what we did with 20th Century Men and superheroes, but with zombies; taking the archetypes, themes, and visual language of zombie fiction and trying to do something new with it, telling the most human stories we can.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 5d

One of the problems we've been having is that the anti-Trump protests HAVE been big, but they've been under-covered by the media for various reasons.

And Pritzker calling on people to show up on October 18 doesn't just make the protests bigger, it makes them more newsworthy as well.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 5d

There was never going to be a moment when everyone—everyone in government, everyone in media, everyone in the population—was roused to action at the same time. We're turning a battleship. And Pritzker understands that.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5d

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 7d

"You wouldn't know him. He lives in Canada."

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 7d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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That Film Nerd with the Book @thatmatt.bsky.social · 7d

Lived around the northeast all my life, from Appalachia to Upper New England, and this really nails what I've always known.

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 8d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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That Film Nerd with the Book @thatmatt.bsky.social · 7d

Don't listen to the name-calling haters, especially with this Crisco-quaffed boob.

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Darren Mooney @darrenmooney.bsky.social · 7d

And then I got to do a deep dive on James Gunn and #Peacemaker, that I think turned out rather well.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DieY...

How Peacemaker (and Superman) Are About the Internet | The Backdrop

YouTube video by Second Wind

www.youtube.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 8d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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The Jaunted Castle of Stephen Ray Garza @stephenrgarza.bsky.social · 8d

In praise of older women

Ghostbusters (1984) @ghostbusters1984.bsky.social · 10d

Some moron brought a cougar to a party and it went berserk.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 8d

The right to read belongs to all of us, but rights only survive when we defend them. ALA is standing with library workers, parents, and readers to push back against censorship. You can donate to support our work at ilovelibraries.org/1984.

Censorship is so 1984, but supporting libraries is so 2025.

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That Film Nerd with the Book @thatmatt.bsky.social · 9d

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

ALT: a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

media.tenor.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 11d

The fundamental nature of the Trump regime: they are so driven by what they think will make people cheer for them on social media

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11d

None of it was in pursuit of justice, but all of it was in pursuit of social media videos.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 12d

Reposted with alt text. Also, from a cursory look, this appears to basically be true, which is pretty funny. Philosophers... debate.

Number of times the Wikipedia entry about the ship of Theseus has been edited since it was published in 2003: 2,052
Number of sentences from the original entry that remain today: 0

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 13d

this is the greatest thead

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 14d

If I’m the president of npr and there is no federal funding…

Bring me Michelle Norris… and the swear words button

a man is pointing up with his finger while holding a cell phone .

ALT: a man is pointing up with his finger while holding a cell phone .

media.tenor.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14d

This is the best elevator pitch I've seen from Dems on the shutdown.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14d

Good morning.

The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 14d

Oh no! Time to spend all my money! 😍😭😍

ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 14d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 14d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 15d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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