Camille Bacon-Smith
@camille2000.bsky.social
I write about the arts in Philadelphia for BroadStreetReview.com. Also write contemporary fantasy under my own name and epic fantasy as Curt Benjamin. Phillies Forever. Photo is a close-up of flowers growing at the side of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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a rather significant portion of the founding was based on “no guys like Donald Trump in particular”
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
people will say the framers never could have predicted this, but that's not true at all, they absolutely *did* expect someone like trump, they thought congress would *stop* him, and they thought they made that clear
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
a rather significant portion of the founding was based on “no guys like Donald Trump in particular”
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
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This is your regular reminder that authoritarianism is just domestic abuse writ large.
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
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January 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is your regular reminder that authoritarianism is just domestic abuse writ large.
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John Cage, submitting the sheet music for "4'33"" to his publisher: What do you think?
Publisher: No notes.
Publisher: No notes.
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
John Cage, submitting the sheet music for "4'33"" to his publisher: What do you think?
Publisher: No notes.
Publisher: No notes.
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we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
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“The guy who was your childhood slumlord is going to be president, he’s going to tear down part of the white house, engage in a military occupation of Minnesota in January, and he’s going to try to start a war with Europe by invading Greenland.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“The guy who was your childhood slumlord is going to be president, he’s going to tear down part of the white house, engage in a military occupation of Minnesota in January, and he’s going to try to start a war with Europe by invading Greenland.”
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“I’m not an activist”
The Life We Are Living… This collective experience will activate us all
The Life We Are Living… This collective experience will activate us all
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
“I’m not an activist”
The Life We Are Living… This collective experience will activate us all
The Life We Are Living… This collective experience will activate us all
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This place is morally superior to Twitter for reasons that don't need to be explained on here. But I think the sense that being here is a moral act in and of itself (it's not) gives a lot of people permission to lecture strangers about things that are dumb and also frankly none of their business
January 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This place is morally superior to Twitter for reasons that don't need to be explained on here. But I think the sense that being here is a moral act in and of itself (it's not) gives a lot of people permission to lecture strangers about things that are dumb and also frankly none of their business
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Same with scientists. Each "fun" generative AI thing shared makes me a little less confident in the quality of your research.
Deleted a repost of a thread.
Looking closer, the person is comfortable sharing AI images & video. Was the thread also AI? Was it accurate?
I’d rather not take the chance and share it.
Journalists, keep this in mind. “Fun” AI videos & images undercut your credibility.
Looking closer, the person is comfortable sharing AI images & video. Was the thread also AI? Was it accurate?
I’d rather not take the chance and share it.
Journalists, keep this in mind. “Fun” AI videos & images undercut your credibility.
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Same with scientists. Each "fun" generative AI thing shared makes me a little less confident in the quality of your research.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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I am annoyed by the persistence of 'resist libs are tired of resisting Trump' line.
No Kings put record-breaking numbers of people into the streets, specials/off-years are at D+10 or more.
I don't think the resist libs are tired. I think some writers are tired of writing about resist libs.
No Kings put record-breaking numbers of people into the streets, specials/off-years are at D+10 or more.
I don't think the resist libs are tired. I think some writers are tired of writing about resist libs.
December 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I am annoyed by the persistence of 'resist libs are tired of resisting Trump' line.
No Kings put record-breaking numbers of people into the streets, specials/off-years are at D+10 or more.
I don't think the resist libs are tired. I think some writers are tired of writing about resist libs.
No Kings put record-breaking numbers of people into the streets, specials/off-years are at D+10 or more.
I don't think the resist libs are tired. I think some writers are tired of writing about resist libs.
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I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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From the Hamill House to your's:
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
🎅 🎁 ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ ⛄ 🤶
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
🎅 🎁 ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ ⛄ 🤶
December 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
From the Hamill House to your's:
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
🎅 🎁 ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ ⛄ 🤶
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
🎅 🎁 ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ ⛄ 🤶
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your moment of calm is from much earlier this year, back in those innocent days of "wtf" not "*unending soundless scream*"...
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
your moment of calm is from much earlier this year, back in those innocent days of "wtf" not "*unending soundless scream*"...
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I keep thinking about all those videos of people, having overthrown the dictator, who film themselves toppling statues of the old man and ripping down other dictatorship bric a brac, all with great glee and cheering.
December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I keep thinking about all those videos of people, having overthrown the dictator, who film themselves toppling statues of the old man and ripping down other dictatorship bric a brac, all with great glee and cheering.
BroadStreetReview.com is free to readers. It covers #Philadelphia arts, running on a frayed shoestring budget --we do it for lunch money and love of the arts. This is our big fundraiser party to keep us going through the year. Come out and join us!
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Party with the Critics: 20 Years of Broad Street Review
Broad Street Review is celebrating 20 years of independent nonprofit arts journalism serving the greater Philadelphia area.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BroadStreetReview.com is free to readers. It covers #Philadelphia arts, running on a frayed shoestring budget --we do it for lunch money and love of the arts. This is our big fundraiser party to keep us going through the year. Come out and join us!
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In ways both big (blowing off the law to release ALL Epstein files today) and small (putting Trump's name on the Kennedy Center), today has a total "who's gonna stop me" vibe from the regime
Maybe stop him?
Maybe stop him?
December 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In ways both big (blowing off the law to release ALL Epstein files today) and small (putting Trump's name on the Kennedy Center), today has a total "who's gonna stop me" vibe from the regime
Maybe stop him?
Maybe stop him?
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I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.
I have just heard that Hans van Manen has died. He was 93 years old, but he'd been choreographing until he was 90, I think, so he had a long and storied run. Looking back now at his work at the Philadelphia Ballet a few years ago.
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The Philadelphia Ballet presents Hans van Manen’s Humankind
The Philadelphia Ballet says goodbye to longtime dancer Jermel Johnson in this program from choreographer Hans van Manen, who has his own retirement…
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December 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I have just heard that Hans van Manen has died. He was 93 years old, but he'd been choreographing until he was 90, I think, so he had a long and storied run. Looking back now at his work at the Philadelphia Ballet a few years ago.
www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/phil...
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I am confused about an Anthropic lawsuit claim. A beneficial owner has sold the rights to a publisher, and a sole owner, retains all right to their own work. But I don't see a way to claim sole ownership of the electronic rights, which were not contracted, but got pirated anyway.
#Anthropic
#Anthropic
December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I am confused about an Anthropic lawsuit claim. A beneficial owner has sold the rights to a publisher, and a sole owner, retains all right to their own work. But I don't see a way to claim sole ownership of the electronic rights, which were not contracted, but got pirated anyway.
#Anthropic
#Anthropic
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My sainted mother, who only has a Bluesky account to keep track of her son's nonsense, has responded for the first time in her entire time on the platform to clarify to one of you that no, Buck Rogers was not successful in his attempt, and I feel like I've unlocked a hidden achievement of some kind.
I've famously told this story on podcasts a number of times, but I met Gil Gerard as a kid at a celebrity tennis tournament and he tried to pick up my mom right in front of me. Was I mad? No. Buck Rogers tried to fuck my mom, which is the most Buck Rogers thing he could do. Lived up to the legend.
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My sainted mother, who only has a Bluesky account to keep track of her son's nonsense, has responded for the first time in her entire time on the platform to clarify to one of you that no, Buck Rogers was not successful in his attempt, and I feel like I've unlocked a hidden achievement of some kind.