Merrill Barr
@merrillbarr.com
📝 Wordsmith & Entertainment Enthusiast 📺 | Disabled but Unstoppable 💪
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Links and $ accounts: beacons.ai/merrillbarr
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I just want someone who looks at me like this:
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I just want someone who looks at me like this:
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Lol at NYT, after everything, having to roll with a smiling triumphant Mamdani looking down on Trump as lead story
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Lol at NYT, after everything, having to roll with a smiling triumphant Mamdani looking down on Trump as lead story
This was my first thought too.
He’s never looked more like the South Park version of himself.
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This was my first thought too.
What happened here is Mamdani very wisely knows the press wants a sound bite and he's refusing the play the game. The issue is Trump WANTS the soundbite too, so knowing Mamdani wasn't gonna do it, he did it himself instead.
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What happened here is Mamdani very wisely knows the press wants a sound bite and he's refusing the play the game. The issue is Trump WANTS the soundbite too, so knowing Mamdani wasn't gonna do it, he did it himself instead.
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Maybe the internet was a mistake
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Maybe the internet was a mistake
Culver City is LA’s industrial park.
My flight got delayed leaving me with extra time to kill. I texted a few friends asking “What’s the best thing to do with a spare afternoon in Culver City?
The answer, resoundingly, was get the fuck out of Culver City.
So that’s my Friday sorted, I guess.
The answer, resoundingly, was get the fuck out of Culver City.
So that’s my Friday sorted, I guess.
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Culver City is LA’s industrial park.
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20th Century just can’t die fast enough.
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
20th Century just can’t die fast enough.
Memory Of A Killer Premieres This January | Memory Of A Killer
YouTube video by FOX
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Wrote a bit about my fascination with FAST channels over on Substack:
FAST Channels Are the New Cable (Mostly)
From comfort rewatches to quirky niche lineups, FAST TV scratches the cable itch. Here’s what works—and the tweaks that would make it great.
ryanschwartz.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wrote a bit about my fascination with FAST channels over on Substack:
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In which Patton Oswalt tells Jay Mohr Joe Rogan is like the new L Ron Hubbard
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In which Patton Oswalt tells Jay Mohr Joe Rogan is like the new L Ron Hubbard
The level of marketing failure represented by this product in the video will be studied.
they finally made the wearable computer that also sucks your dick www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvCG...
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The level of marketing failure represented by this product in the video will be studied.
And just like that, chili week comes to a close.
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
And just like that, chili week comes to a close.
Spotted this bad boy while food shopping this morning. I have new plans for this weekend…
Tonight… we cook.
Tonight… we cook.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Spotted this bad boy while food shopping this morning. I have new plans for this weekend…
Tonight… we cook.
Tonight… we cook.
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UBI FUCKING WORKS GIVE PEOPLE MONEY
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
UBI FUCKING WORKS GIVE PEOPLE MONEY
I hope they make a lot of cheddar together…
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I hope they make a lot of cheddar together…
On to The Last Frontier.
Time for new Pluribus!
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
On to The Last Frontier.
Time for new Pluribus!
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Time for new Pluribus!
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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 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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.
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I just did this. I loathe "opt-out" AI bullshit that they sneak into things. Should be illegal.
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 12:02 AM
I just did this. I loathe "opt-out" AI bullshit that they sneak into things. Should be illegal.
The tax credit stories today have got to be some of the most brazen Hollywood math stories I’ve seen in a loooooong time.
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The tax credit stories today have got to be some of the most brazen Hollywood math stories I’ve seen in a loooooong time.
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Elon's the throat goat. That's canon now.
Might be Grok’s boldest claim yet, even over saying Musk is more athletic than LeBron
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Elon's the throat goat. That's canon now.
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Worth reiterating that the Coast Guard is part of DHS, not the military.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Worth reiterating that the Coast Guard is part of DHS, not the military.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.