Jennifer Liao
@averagejenn.bsky.social
Film/TV Director: FROM (MGM+), TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (The CW), MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC). Occasional V.O. artist. Appreciator of comics (both kinds). Based in Los Angeles/Toronto. jenniferliao.com
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Jennifer Liao
@averagejenn.bsky.social
· Nov 13
I'm a film & TV director, notably on episodes of FROM (MGM+) and TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (The CW). I have 12 TV episodes and 4 feature-length projects under my belt and I really hope that isn't the end of it, so if you know of shows hiring, please let them know I welcome their consideration!
Playing some old Cinematrix grids and it seems like an actual mistake that Ed Harris was neither in WYATT EARP nor TOMBSTONE.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Playing some old Cinematrix grids and it seems like an actual mistake that Ed Harris was neither in WYATT EARP nor TOMBSTONE.
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In a perfect autocorrect error, @raxkingisdead.bsky.social just texted me about "Freud Durst" and we both RACED to text each other men doing it all for the nookie with their own mothers.
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
In a perfect autocorrect error, @raxkingisdead.bsky.social just texted me about "Freud Durst" and we both RACED to text each other men doing it all for the nookie with their own mothers.
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I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park | CBC News
Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
I hate this man with the fire of a thousand suns.
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I hate this man with the fire of a thousand suns.
I am bereft to discover this game is only available for Windows systems, but it sounds like fun if you're running such a machine!
They were nice enough to give me a free code for this bonkers typing game and I loved it so much that I had to write about it. It’s like Streets of Rage meets Mario Teaches Typing. Silly and fun and nails the feel of every correctly-typed letter feeling like a punch. The dad joke mode is a dream.
Great article on Keys of Fury: Typing Action by @mikedrucker.bsky.social.
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I am bereft to discover this game is only available for Windows systems, but it sounds like fun if you're running such a machine!
Whoa.
Number Stations are 10,000% my shit, so I somewhat lost my mind when @sispurrier.bsky.social sent me this extract from the Fortean Times.
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Whoa.
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It’s that time of year when comic websites publish their best of year lists and I hope some of you will consider our little book Who Are The Power Pals!
(No I’m not emotionally blackmailing you with a cute image of Alex and Derek)
W: @duanemurray.bsky.social
A: Me!
L: @robjoneswrites.bsky.social
(No I’m not emotionally blackmailing you with a cute image of Alex and Derek)
W: @duanemurray.bsky.social
A: Me!
L: @robjoneswrites.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s that time of year when comic websites publish their best of year lists and I hope some of you will consider our little book Who Are The Power Pals!
(No I’m not emotionally blackmailing you with a cute image of Alex and Derek)
W: @duanemurray.bsky.social
A: Me!
L: @robjoneswrites.bsky.social
(No I’m not emotionally blackmailing you with a cute image of Alex and Derek)
W: @duanemurray.bsky.social
A: Me!
L: @robjoneswrites.bsky.social
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Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn that the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that reportedly engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn that the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that reportedly engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
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indie audio drama will never die!!!! we're going to live forever!!!!!!!
[she says on bluesky, the millennial retirement home as we discuss in the episode]
[she says on bluesky, the millennial retirement home as we discuss in the episode]
Our hopeful bonus episodes continue! This month, @laurenshippen.com talked with the brilliant @marcsollinger.bsky.social about audio drama, being hopeful about progressive candidates, and writing spooky stories. pod.link/1835711536/e...
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
indie audio drama will never die!!!! we're going to live forever!!!!!!!
[she says on bluesky, the millennial retirement home as we discuss in the episode]
[she says on bluesky, the millennial retirement home as we discuss in the episode]
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I really think putting staggeringly dumb rich people who are also total jerks in charge of everything was a bad call.
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I really think putting staggeringly dumb rich people who are also total jerks in charge of everything was a bad call.
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“The LGBTQ+ buying power in the U.S. is an estimated $1.4 trillion and is set to grow, with 23% of Gen Z adults identifying as LGBTQ+… and who further support their favorite franchises through merchandise and experience purchases, social media, and more.”
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“The LGBTQ+ buying power in the U.S. is an estimated $1.4 trillion and is set to grow, with 23% of Gen Z adults identifying as LGBTQ+… and who further support their favorite franchises through merchandise and experience purchases, social media, and more.”
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
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I had no idea they have the fucking guy standing up there on stage the whole time when they do this. The goofball himself. Tire Man.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I had no idea they have the fucking guy standing up there on stage the whole time when they do this. The goofball himself. Tire Man.
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🚨🚨🚨LOS ANGELES- This is a call for ALL HANDS ON DECK! Organize your neighborhood, patrol your block, & defend your neighbors!
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨🚨🚨LOS ANGELES- This is a call for ALL HANDS ON DECK! Organize your neighborhood, patrol your block, & defend your neighbors!
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
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HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is here in a WEEK, so I'm offering a HOBTOWN REFRESHER COURSE for those who haven't been paying attention:
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is here in a WEEK, so I'm offering a HOBTOWN REFRESHER COURSE for those who haven't been paying attention:
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
My top 5 movie genres:
- Loner with a dark past goes on a rampage to save a child they've developed a bond with
- Average person gets caught up in a terrible situation & has the worst night of their life roaming the city
- Psychological horror
- Friends-to-lovers
- Whatever Bong Joon-ho says it is
- Loner with a dark past goes on a rampage to save a child they've developed a bond with
- Average person gets caught up in a terrible situation & has the worst night of their life roaming the city
- Psychological horror
- Friends-to-lovers
- Whatever Bong Joon-ho says it is
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My top 5 movie genres:
- Loner with a dark past goes on a rampage to save a child they've developed a bond with
- Average person gets caught up in a terrible situation & has the worst night of their life roaming the city
- Psychological horror
- Friends-to-lovers
- Whatever Bong Joon-ho says it is
- Loner with a dark past goes on a rampage to save a child they've developed a bond with
- Average person gets caught up in a terrible situation & has the worst night of their life roaming the city
- Psychological horror
- Friends-to-lovers
- Whatever Bong Joon-ho says it is
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Sameer Project’s Give Warmth campaign is up. Pls read, give, and stay tuned for additional ways to give !
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Sameer Project’s Give Warmth campaign is up. Pls read, give, and stay tuned for additional ways to give !
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
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It's become abundantly clear that the wealthy are incapable of happiness, which makes the fact that so much of our society is structured around trying to make them happy particularly obscene.
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It's become abundantly clear that the wealthy are incapable of happiness, which makes the fact that so much of our society is structured around trying to make them happy particularly obscene.
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There is a 20% change Alan Dershowitz shows up in a movie directed by a Safdie in the next 5 years.
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
There is a 20% change Alan Dershowitz shows up in a movie directed by a Safdie in the next 5 years.
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Ooof. I can’t believe X chose this case, and this place, to fight a global takedown order.
Canada is the one country with a Supreme Court decision supporting global takedowns. The case came out of BC, like this one.
It was about trade secrets. This is an ugly NCII case involving a trans person. 1/
Canada is the one country with a Supreme Court decision supporting global takedowns. The case came out of BC, like this one.
It was about trade secrets. This is an ugly NCII case involving a trans person. 1/
British Columbia’s Attorney General says she’s “deeply disturbed” that the social media company X has filed a legal challenge against an order to remove a non-consensual intimate image from the internet. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. Attorney General ‘deeply disturbed’ by social media giant’s intimate image case
British Columbia’s Attorney General says she’s “deeply disturbed” that the social media company X has filed a legal challenge against an order to remove a non-consensual intimate image from the intern...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ooof. I can’t believe X chose this case, and this place, to fight a global takedown order.
Canada is the one country with a Supreme Court decision supporting global takedowns. The case came out of BC, like this one.
It was about trade secrets. This is an ugly NCII case involving a trans person. 1/
Canada is the one country with a Supreme Court decision supporting global takedowns. The case came out of BC, like this one.
It was about trade secrets. This is an ugly NCII case involving a trans person. 1/
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imagine going through a rough patch financially and u have to cancel your subscription to your mum
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
imagine going through a rough patch financially and u have to cancel your subscription to your mum
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Would love an “objective” journalist to explain to me what the objective difference is between force and violence.
The country's largest aircraft carrier is expected to join thousands of service members in the northern Caribbean Sunday. But it's unclear if President Trump will use military force. n.pr/47XHvV3
U.S. official says the 'table is being set' for possible military action against Venezuela
The country's largest aircraft carrier is expected to join thousands of service members in the northern Caribbean Sunday. But it's unclear if President Trump will use military force.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Would love an “objective” journalist to explain to me what the objective difference is between force and violence.