Matthew Lawrence
@beefcakefactory.bsky.social
I made a magazine called headmaster and a musical documentary video thing called scandalous conduct: a fairy extravaganza.
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Think someone should do a post-press conference check on Debra Messing?
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Think someone should do a post-press conference check on Debra Messing?
People who wrote for physical media: Do you save things? Clip them? Just save PDFs? I'm inclined to Save Everything because it can be fun to flip through Providence Monthlys from 2005 or Phoenixes from 2012 but the weekly newspaper thing is growing burdensome.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
People who wrote for physical media: Do you save things? Clip them? Just save PDFs? I'm inclined to Save Everything because it can be fun to flip through Providence Monthlys from 2005 or Phoenixes from 2012 but the weekly newspaper thing is growing burdensome.
Black Friday Came Early, said Zoom.
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Black Friday Came Early, said Zoom.
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Jesus is the weirdest parasocial relationship because he hasn’t posted any new content since before my parents were born. It’s like weirder than crushing on one of the Beatles at this point.
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Jesus is the weirdest parasocial relationship because he hasn’t posted any new content since before my parents were born. It’s like weirder than crushing on one of the Beatles at this point.
I'm a big fan of "in:inbox in:unread to:me -in:promotions -in:updates -in:social -in:forums".
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I'm a big fan of "in:inbox in:unread to:me -in:promotions -in:updates -in:social -in:forums".
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It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
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This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
Way late this year but have mentally started to compile my favorite songs of the year list.
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Way late this year but have mentally started to compile my favorite songs of the year list.
An update on the recipient of the 1961 Rhode Island Elks Lodge Outstanding Girl scholarship.
cranstononline.com/stories/arle...
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Arlene - Cranston Herald
You never know what you will find in the filing cabinets at Beacon Media. The endless piles serve as an unofficial archive. About a week ago, the team was cleaning out a drawer and came across …
cranstononline.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
An update on the recipient of the 1961 Rhode Island Elks Lodge Outstanding Girl scholarship.
cranstononline.com/stories/arle...
cranstononline.com/stories/arle...
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When it comes to AI, I always feel like a proud but damaged teen girl in a melodrama. "USE AI TO SUMMARIZE THESE MESSAGES!"
Me, dirty face, ripped jeans, piercings: "I don't need your help! Leave me alone!"
Me, dirty face, ripped jeans, piercings: "I don't need your help! Leave me alone!"
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
When it comes to AI, I always feel like a proud but damaged teen girl in a melodrama. "USE AI TO SUMMARIZE THESE MESSAGES!"
Me, dirty face, ripped jeans, piercings: "I don't need your help! Leave me alone!"
Me, dirty face, ripped jeans, piercings: "I don't need your help! Leave me alone!"
Tomorrow I somehow have an eye exam, a meeting with my mom's hospice team, and then a memorial.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tomorrow I somehow have an eye exam, a meeting with my mom's hospice team, and then a memorial.
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I think I'd know if one of my toes left my body and went to market
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I think I'd know if one of my toes left my body and went to market
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😡 1984 is Here 😡
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social 's latest video reveals how the government is using football games for mass surveillance.
It's time to push back against the Panopticon! 😡
Video Link: youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo
#Surveillance #Privacy #BigBrother #Orwellian #Stingray #DigitalRights #BigTech
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social 's latest video reveals how the government is using football games for mass surveillance.
It's time to push back against the Panopticon! 😡
Video Link: youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo
#Surveillance #Privacy #BigBrother #Orwellian #Stingray #DigitalRights #BigTech
The Secret Surveillance System Behind College Football
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
😡 1984 is Here 😡
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social 's latest video reveals how the government is using football games for mass surveillance.
It's time to push back against the Panopticon! 😡
Video Link: youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo
#Surveillance #Privacy #BigBrother #Orwellian #Stingray #DigitalRights #BigTech
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social 's latest video reveals how the government is using football games for mass surveillance.
It's time to push back against the Panopticon! 😡
Video Link: youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo
#Surveillance #Privacy #BigBrother #Orwellian #Stingray #DigitalRights #BigTech
Me in the back of the Eagle.
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Me in the back of the Eagle.
Thinking about movies I have seen in a theater twice:
Home Alone 2
American Beauty
Jackie
Everything Everywhere All At Once
There must be more?
Home Alone 2
American Beauty
Jackie
Everything Everywhere All At Once
There must be more?
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Thinking about movies I have seen in a theater twice:
Home Alone 2
American Beauty
Jackie
Everything Everywhere All At Once
There must be more?
Home Alone 2
American Beauty
Jackie
Everything Everywhere All At Once
There must be more?
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If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.
BREAKING: Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair said the administration is eyeing ways to give millions of Americans $2,000 dividend checks from tariff revenue without congressional approval, per Bloomberg.
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions
I don't think I realized that John Ritter was a nepo baby.
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I don't think I realized that John Ritter was a nepo baby.
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Fuyu persimmons are on my fave fruits list. They taste like the experience of hearing someone say "did you a know a tomato is a fruit"
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Fuyu persimmons are on my fave fruits list. They taste like the experience of hearing someone say "did you a know a tomato is a fruit"
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Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
What the hell
Very disappointing to see @bostonglobe.com running a piece from Richard Hanania today.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What the hell
Throbbing Gristle, Lightning Bolt, and the Associates, together at last.
So in the all-time ratings of the 1001 albums generator I'm genuinely gobsmacked that Velvet Underground & Nico isn't in the top 10 ... And also that the totally inoffensive Haunted Dancehall is in the bottom 10. What's wrong with people?! 1001albumsgenerator.com/stats
1001 Albums Generator
Global statistics based on user ratings
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November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Throbbing Gristle, Lightning Bolt, and the Associates, together at last.