Matt Keeley
@matt-keeley.bsky.social
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No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
“Standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She asks ‘What’s the point of standards?’
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
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Let’s also not forget that Nakadai was the first guy who got to gush an absolute geyser of blood in a samurai movie, a happy accident that became a trope.
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Let’s also not forget that Nakadai was the first guy who got to gush an absolute geyser of blood in a samurai movie, a happy accident that became a trope.
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
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And so he won! David Szalay’s Flesh takes the Booker Prize 2025
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
And so he won! David Szalay’s Flesh takes the Booker Prize 2025
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
My latest excuse for being late to church: The train ahead of me was on fire.
bcheights.com/225162/news/...
bcheights.com/225162/news/...
Wire Fire Erupts Above Green Line Train at BC Stop, Disrupting B-Line Service
A fire sparked above a Green Line train parked at the Boston College yard around 4:58 p.m. Sunday evening, triggering a large emergency response and temporary shutdown of the MBTA B Line near campus.
bcheights.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
My latest excuse for being late to church: The train ahead of me was on fire.
bcheights.com/225162/news/...
bcheights.com/225162/news/...
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
TBH, my dog has a large space in my hopes for romance.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
TBH, my dog has a large space in my hopes for romance.
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One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”.
This is what I call value for my tax money
This is what I call value for my tax money
Pentulive 24/7 | Pentulive
Pentuliven pikkuiset kehittyvät vauhdikkaasti ja jokainen pentu on saanut nimensä! Kahdeksan viikkoa kestävässä suorassa lähetyksessä seurataan englanninspringerspanieli Murua ja tämän pentuetta.
areena.yle.fi
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”.
This is what I call value for my tax money
This is what I call value for my tax money
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A multi billion dollar giveaway to Turbotax and other big Trump donors.
The I.R.S. is shutting down its free online system for filing tax returns, a program that the Biden administration introduced last year and that users gave high marks.
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A multi billion dollar giveaway to Turbotax and other big Trump donors.
The second-worst direct-to-streaming film I've seen, after the 2021 film Infinite, also on Paramount Plus.
I sometimes have to remind myself that Section 31 is a real Star Trek movie, and not some weird awful fever dream hallucination.
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The second-worst direct-to-streaming film I've seen, after the 2021 film Infinite, also on Paramount Plus.
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My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
Tonight's movie: The Strawberry Blonde, directed by Raoul Walsh. Starring James Cagney, Olivia de Haviland, and Rita Hayworth.
The singing, brawling, and nostalgia call to mind John Ford. Hayworth's arch mannerisms are a bit irritating; why oh why was she directed like that?
The singing, brawling, and nostalgia call to mind John Ford. Hayworth's arch mannerisms are a bit irritating; why oh why was she directed like that?
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Tonight's movie: The Strawberry Blonde, directed by Raoul Walsh. Starring James Cagney, Olivia de Haviland, and Rita Hayworth.
The singing, brawling, and nostalgia call to mind John Ford. Hayworth's arch mannerisms are a bit irritating; why oh why was she directed like that?
The singing, brawling, and nostalgia call to mind John Ford. Hayworth's arch mannerisms are a bit irritating; why oh why was she directed like that?
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Still showing at Coolidge Corner in Brookline, so you can see it on a big screen in a 1930s movie palace.
Highly, highly recommended. (And planning to rewatch a different deal Toro tonight)
Highly, highly recommended. (And planning to rewatch a different deal Toro tonight)
FRANKENSTEIN is on NETFLIX but- still in many theatres- please consult your local listings and choose your watch/rewatch preference!
Where do I even begin? Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social has created an absolute masterpiece. I only wish I’d had the chance to experience it on the big screen. The story of Frankenstein has been told countless times, but never like this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Still showing at Coolidge Corner in Brookline, so you can see it on a big screen in a 1930s movie palace.
Highly, highly recommended. (And planning to rewatch a different deal Toro tonight)
Highly, highly recommended. (And planning to rewatch a different deal Toro tonight)
I want to play games that make me feel like I was eight and playing Metroid for the first time at my cousin's house in Ohio.
Gaming discourse is so toxic because millions of people are mad that video games don't make them feel like they're 13 anymore
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I want to play games that make me feel like I was eight and playing Metroid for the first time at my cousin's house in Ohio.
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Alasdair Gray’s Celestial Ceiling at the Òran Mór (formerly Kelvinside Parish Church), an arts & entertainment venue in Glasgow’s West End, is stunning – described as “resurrecting the spirit of William Blake, but on a much larger scale”
📷: Mark Wild Photography
oran-mor.co.uk/arts-for-all...
📷: Mark Wild Photography
oran-mor.co.uk/arts-for-all...
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Alasdair Gray’s Celestial Ceiling at the Òran Mór (formerly Kelvinside Parish Church), an arts & entertainment venue in Glasgow’s West End, is stunning – described as “resurrecting the spirit of William Blake, but on a much larger scale”
📷: Mark Wild Photography
oran-mor.co.uk/arts-for-all...
📷: Mark Wild Photography
oran-mor.co.uk/arts-for-all...
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Hah! Yes. I still believe this is true.
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hah! Yes. I still believe this is true.
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
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Frankenstein is available to stream on Netflix today, so expect a bunch of “I don’t get the big deal” takes from people uninterested in the movie who half-watched it on their phones.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Frankenstein is available to stream on Netflix today, so expect a bunch of “I don’t get the big deal” takes from people uninterested in the movie who half-watched it on their phones.
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did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan
Choose your preferred music service
30tgrs.ffm.to
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
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The First Auteurist Mayor
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The First Auteurist Mayor
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