kirkbyoung
@kirkbyoung.bsky.social
I once dreamed Air Supply tried to kill me in a castle. Screenwriter.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Two thoughts about Frankenstein this week:
1. I really hope @realgdt.bsky.social visited the Frankenstein Pub while filming in Edinburgh
2. I also hope he went to Oxford to see a couple of Mary Shelley’s original draft pages in the Treasures exhibit at the Bodleian Library
1. I really hope @realgdt.bsky.social visited the Frankenstein Pub while filming in Edinburgh
2. I also hope he went to Oxford to see a couple of Mary Shelley’s original draft pages in the Treasures exhibit at the Bodleian Library
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Two thoughts about Frankenstein this week:
1. I really hope @realgdt.bsky.social visited the Frankenstein Pub while filming in Edinburgh
2. I also hope he went to Oxford to see a couple of Mary Shelley’s original draft pages in the Treasures exhibit at the Bodleian Library
1. I really hope @realgdt.bsky.social visited the Frankenstein Pub while filming in Edinburgh
2. I also hope he went to Oxford to see a couple of Mary Shelley’s original draft pages in the Treasures exhibit at the Bodleian Library
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history
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Whoever is the next Democratic presidential candidate should vow to tear down the hideous ballroom and rebuild the Rose Garden, I bet there are a lot of votes in that
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Whoever is the next Democratic presidential candidate should vow to tear down the hideous ballroom and rebuild the Rose Garden, I bet there are a lot of votes in that
Star Wars has been revealing every character you thought died actually somehow survived ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm, but this is the one they drew a line on…
it is funny how much studio executives dislike making money
whelp, I’ll be thinking about the Steven Soderbergh movie about Ben Solo until the day I die, I guess. we could’ve had it all.
apnews.com/article/adam...
apnews.com/article/adam...
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Star Wars has been revealing every character you thought died actually somehow survived ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm, but this is the one they drew a line on…
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future grandchild: like shit, from an ass?
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
future grandchild: like shit, from an ass?
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
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I just keep thinking about the first guy to put on the frog costume reading the news today and seeing frogs literally all over the world
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
October 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I just keep thinking about the first guy to put on the frog costume reading the news today and seeing frogs literally all over the world
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
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A stable, functioning democracy is often unassuming, boring even. Easy to take for granted.
But this - millions coming together in a shared public space to insist on their rights as democratic citizens - is a mighty reminder that a proper democracy is something quite incredible and inspiring.
But this - millions coming together in a shared public space to insist on their rights as democratic citizens - is a mighty reminder that a proper democracy is something quite incredible and inspiring.
Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A stable, functioning democracy is often unassuming, boring even. Easy to take for granted.
But this - millions coming together in a shared public space to insist on their rights as democratic citizens - is a mighty reminder that a proper democracy is something quite incredible and inspiring.
But this - millions coming together in a shared public space to insist on their rights as democratic citizens - is a mighty reminder that a proper democracy is something quite incredible and inspiring.
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
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when you're in a work meeting with someone who hates meetings exactly as much as you and you're both totally focused on getting through the necessary decision-making hurdles to end the call early i think that's what it feels like in pacific rim when the two mech pilots perfectly sync their brains
October 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
when you're in a work meeting with someone who hates meetings exactly as much as you and you're both totally focused on getting through the necessary decision-making hurdles to end the call early i think that's what it feels like in pacific rim when the two mech pilots perfectly sync their brains
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A sane country would be impeaching and removing Donald Trump tonight
September 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A sane country would be impeaching and removing Donald Trump tonight
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I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.
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There is no argument against birthright citizenship other than “I am incredibly racist and don’t like it”
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back bef...
www.cnn.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There is no argument against birthright citizenship other than “I am incredibly racist and don’t like it”
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
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to put an even finer point on it: the percentage of U.S. adults who say they “strongly disapprove” of Trump‘s job as president (about 46-50% of adults) is significantly higher than the percent of adults who voted for him (about 32% of adults)
genuinely believe that a large number of political, economic and media elites do not realize that nearly half the voting public did not vote for trump
currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
September 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
to put an even finer point on it: the percentage of U.S. adults who say they “strongly disapprove” of Trump‘s job as president (about 46-50% of adults) is significantly higher than the percent of adults who voted for him (about 32% of adults)
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He’s historically unpopular. His desecration of the Constitution is getting more brazen every week. Congress, honor your oath and impeach him.
AP-NORC poll | 9/11-9/15
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+7)
Approve 39% (-6)
(shift since last poll)
apnorc.org/projects/pes...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+7)
Approve 39% (-6)
(shift since last poll)
apnorc.org/projects/pes...
Pessimism about the direction of the country is growing among Republicans - AP-NORC
Forty-nine percent of Republicans say things in the United States are heading the right direction down from 75% in June.
apnorc.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
He’s historically unpopular. His desecration of the Constitution is getting more brazen every week. Congress, honor your oath and impeach him.
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it’s real easy to doom and gloom on this site but this simply isn’t going to work. 360 million people aren’t going to just shrug and say “okay I guess I don’t have bread OR circuses, will die in corner i guess”
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
it’s real easy to doom and gloom on this site but this simply isn’t going to work. 360 million people aren’t going to just shrug and say “okay I guess I don’t have bread OR circuses, will die in corner i guess”
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Trump keeps telling legacy media he wants to be a fascist dictator and they keep responding: "Ha, yeah, but seriously, all jokes aside, what are your intentions?"
EARHARDT: We have radicals on the right as well. How do we fix this country?
TRUMP: I'll tell you something that's gonna get me in trouble but I couldn't care less. The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don't want to see crime. The radicals on the left are the problem.
TRUMP: I'll tell you something that's gonna get me in trouble but I couldn't care less. The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don't want to see crime. The radicals on the left are the problem.
September 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump keeps telling legacy media he wants to be a fascist dictator and they keep responding: "Ha, yeah, but seriously, all jokes aside, what are your intentions?"
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.
September 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.
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Either she’s performatively & publicly lying - a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties - or she sincerely believes this & is unfit to serve on SCOTUS.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett tonight: "I don't think that we are currently in a constitutional crisis."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says country is not in a 'constitutional crisis'
Speaking to Free Press founder Bari Weiss to promote her new book, the conservative justice said the American people should trust the Supreme Court.
www.nbcnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Either she’s performatively & publicly lying - a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties - or she sincerely believes this & is unfit to serve on SCOTUS.
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