David Bass
@davidbasswrites.bsky.social
Screenwriter in Raleigh NC. Comedy features. ISA finalist. Slated #2 on Top of the Charts. Page Awards QF.
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This nugget was in one of my news feeds; after several readings, I haven’t a clue what any of it means. Can someone explain it to this non-gamer, aging boomer? 🤷♂️ 🤷♂️ 🤷♂️
#Steam #SonixLegend #Valve
#Steam #SonixLegend #Valve
September 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This nugget was in one of my news feeds; after several readings, I haven’t a clue what any of it means. Can someone explain it to this non-gamer, aging boomer? 🤷♂️ 🤷♂️ 🤷♂️
#Steam #SonixLegend #Valve
#Steam #SonixLegend #Valve
How do these business news headlines make sense when seen together? 🤷♂️
September 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How do these business news headlines make sense when seen together? 🤷♂️
Replace a word in a famous TV/Film line with butthole.”
“No one expects the butthole inquisition!”
“No one expects the butthole inquisition!”
July 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Replace a word in a famous TV/Film line with butthole.”
“No one expects the butthole inquisition!”
“No one expects the butthole inquisition!”
SUGAR IS MAGIC
An amateur chef with germaphobia and autism wills himself out of his daily routines to drive from Myrtle Beach to Manhattan—with his cat—to appear on a TV baking competition.
CHEF meets LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
#screenpit #scriptsky #comedy
An amateur chef with germaphobia and autism wills himself out of his daily routines to drive from Myrtle Beach to Manhattan—with his cat—to appear on a TV baking competition.
CHEF meets LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
#screenpit #scriptsky #comedy
June 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
SUGAR IS MAGIC
An amateur chef with germaphobia and autism wills himself out of his daily routines to drive from Myrtle Beach to Manhattan—with his cat—to appear on a TV baking competition.
CHEF meets LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
#screenpit #scriptsky #comedy
An amateur chef with germaphobia and autism wills himself out of his daily routines to drive from Myrtle Beach to Manhattan—with his cat—to appear on a TV baking competition.
CHEF meets LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
#screenpit #scriptsky #comedy
In 1869, Louisiana granted a legal monopoly to a butchering center in New Orleans. The dispute over whether this grant was mainly motivated by sanitary concerns or by corruption & profit led to a defining moment for #SCOTUS and the 14th Amendment.
#Slaughter-House #14A #Reconstruction
#Slaughter-House #14A #Reconstruction
June 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In 1869, Louisiana granted a legal monopoly to a butchering center in New Orleans. The dispute over whether this grant was mainly motivated by sanitary concerns or by corruption & profit led to a defining moment for #SCOTUS and the 14th Amendment.
#Slaughter-House #14A #Reconstruction
#Slaughter-House #14A #Reconstruction
The #ColfaxMassacre in 1873 Louisiana ranks up with the #TulsaRaceMassacre among the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. And #Colfax directly contributed to #SCOTUS finding another way to rollback the goals of #Reconstruction.
June 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The #ColfaxMassacre in 1873 Louisiana ranks up with the #TulsaRaceMassacre among the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. And #Colfax directly contributed to #SCOTUS finding another way to rollback the goals of #Reconstruction.
June 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In #Blyew v US, #SCOTUS invalidated provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 that had allowed federal prosecutions for violent crimes against Blacks, despite states like Kentucky prohibiting Blacks citizens from testifying against white defendants. Basically… “so what?” said the Court.
May 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If you think heavily armed, private, right-wing militias are a new-ish thing, study the #Reconstruction era. If you believe #SCOTUS won’t allow intimidation tactics to work, study the Reconstruction era. History history history.
May 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If you think heavily armed, private, right-wing militias are a new-ish thing, study the #Reconstruction era. If you believe #SCOTUS won’t allow intimidation tactics to work, study the Reconstruction era. History history history.
If you want to be reminded of what really pissed off many white southerners during #Reconstruction, read Chapter 6 of A LESS PERFECT UNION. In response, heavily armed, private right-wing militia groups emerged to intimidate the masses. Sound familiar? #SCOTUS
May 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If you want to be reminded of what really pissed off many white southerners during #Reconstruction, read Chapter 6 of A LESS PERFECT UNION. In response, heavily armed, private right-wing militia groups emerged to intimidate the masses. Sound familiar? #SCOTUS
#Dad would love to sell a few more copies of his book A LESS PERFECT UNION. The parallels between the US Supreme Court during #Reconstruction and #SCOTUS in recent years are both frightening and highly informative.
May 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#Dad would love to sell a few more copies of his book A LESS PERFECT UNION. The parallels between the US Supreme Court during #Reconstruction and #SCOTUS in recent years are both frightening and highly informative.
Sometimes #scotus fools us, especially in deciphering the boundaries between federal and state authority. Other times, #scotus contorts itself into a reflection of the public’s mood, the law and facts be damned.
In US v Rhodes (1868), #scotus deferred to a single Justice acting as a circuit judge.
In US v Rhodes (1868), #scotus deferred to a single Justice acting as a circuit judge.
May 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
When the Three-Fifths Compromise ended, the change in population count gave the South 13 more seats in the US House.
Before this turned into Congressional dominance, union leaders pushed through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and several key laws. 14A is still a hot button! #scotus #14A
Before this turned into Congressional dominance, union leaders pushed through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and several key laws. 14A is still a hot button! #scotus #14A
May 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In his four years as President, Lincoln added five new members to the Supreme Court. He could have gone out of his way to appoint justices committed to Reconstruction and social reforms in the South. But he didn’t… and the country paid an exorbitant price! #scotus #reconstruction
May 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In his four years as President, Lincoln added five new members to the Supreme Court. He could have gone out of his way to appoint justices committed to Reconstruction and social reforms in the South. But he didn’t… and the country paid an exorbitant price! #scotus #reconstruction
VP Hannibal Hamlin was a committed abolitionist. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln replaced him with Andrew Johnson, a pro-slavery / anti-succession senator from TN. Five days after the Confederate army surrendered, Lincoln was killed and Johnson stepped in—determined to block social reform in the South.
May 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
VP Hannibal Hamlin was a committed abolitionist. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln replaced him with Andrew Johnson, a pro-slavery / anti-succession senator from TN. Five days after the Confederate army surrendered, Lincoln was killed and Johnson stepped in—determined to block social reform in the South.
Many (most?) #scotus justices are incapable of rising above their personal biases. Always has been that way. It shows in the Chief Justice’s remarks about slavery in 1857: “That unfortunate race… altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations…” #dredscott
May 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Many (most?) #scotus justices are incapable of rising above their personal biases. Always has been that way. It shows in the Chief Justice’s remarks about slavery in 1857: “That unfortunate race… altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations…” #dredscott
Dad’s interested in SCOTUS and Reconstruction grew out of his earlier work on a biography of the legendary Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. of Alabama. #scotus #reconstruction
May 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Dad’s interested in SCOTUS and Reconstruction grew out of his earlier work on a biography of the legendary Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. of Alabama. #scotus #reconstruction
It was a rare privilege to help push my Dad’s 10th book across the finish line. A LESS PERFECT UNION tells the story of the SCOTUS’ repeated actions to undermine Reconstruction in the late 1900s. The tail of a wrongful, politically charged ruling is incredibly long. Now available on Amazon. #scotus
May 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It was a rare privilege to help push my Dad’s 10th book across the finish line. A LESS PERFECT UNION tells the story of the SCOTUS’ repeated actions to undermine Reconstruction in the late 1900s. The tail of a wrongful, politically charged ruling is incredibly long. Now available on Amazon. #scotus
Before and after Dad’s haircut.
May 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Before and after Dad’s haircut.
For Fathers Day, I want to make a film poster of my 90-year-old Dad. What would the movie’s title be? #fathersday #scriptsky #scriptskylol
May 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
For Fathers Day, I want to make a film poster of my 90-year-old Dad. What would the movie’s title be? #fathersday #scriptsky #scriptskylol