Rest in peace, Graham Greene. Thank you for the entertainment.
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Rest in peace, Graham Greene. Thank you for the entertainment.
#OFMD fans will appreciate what my phone did today in photos:
Excellent.
Repost: failed to add my hashtag… Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day... #20Artworks Day 4/20 Diner Still Life with Ketchup, Offset Lithograph (~1990) by Ralph Goings, one of the original photorealist artists. I’ve liked it for over 30 years!
Need to repost, I failed to add my hashtag a couple of times… Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day for 20 days, in no particular order. #20Artworks Day 2/20 Bike by John D. Wibberley (1983) I’ve enjoyed finding a skinny bit of wall to hang it on.
Post a meme made by you:
No, that’s not enough… Made me a little teary-eyed. 🥹
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Well, I had been invited to join a friend at the “tennis on Long Island.” It was an experience, not terrible though too expensive for me, but nothing from those hours beat a certain 56 seconds. And I had to wait until I was home to get some thoughts down…
"sharp mockumentary hilarity, exposing the oddest of horror motifs and myths to a puncturing modernity": Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi's WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014) is ultimately "a story of (undead) assimilation". On @shudder.com UK from today. projectedfigures.com/2014/11/21/w...
Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day in no particular order. #20Artworks 17/20 View of the World from 9th Avenue (1976) by Saul Steinberg
One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
This needs to happen everywhere
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
JD Vance on Donald Trump: “I’m a Never Trump guy. I never liked him. I don’t think he’s the person. I don’t think he cares about folks. I think that he’s noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.” { ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social }
I'm kinda happy summer is over? I'm sick of being a sweat bucket. I want sweaters and hot chocolate and golden leaves.
AND WE ARE LIVE!!! www.32auctions.com/organization...
Make America Healthy again means "hopefully you won't die from an infectious disease or food borne illness" I guess.
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Today is Frankenstein Day—chosen in honor of the birthday of the great Mary Shelley, and in celebration of her most famous work. #MaryShelley #Frankenstein #FrankensteinDay #💙📚 #Booksky
As well as the postcard, my original 7" x 5" embroidery will be up for auction, so I thought I would give a few more details ahead of it going live #ywmlp #ofmd www.32auctions.com/organization...
Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day in no particular order. #20Artworks 16/20 Tom Sawyer by Norman Rockwell
I love when people twin moments from the show! Not a twin, but made me happy to discover, I added "Once there was a boy" by Oliver Jeffers to my Pinterest years ago. Of course it's now such a special scene in #OFMD (both in the story, and behind the scenes). Look at the sun on their faces:
Saved. Thanks!
Oysters? 2 people dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters, Louisiana officials say - CBS News share.google/wwql2HnuTw8M...
Just admit that you voted for the wrong person - you were lied to. You'll be amazed at how many people have the same story as you...
I was just looking for the old recipe, although I guess not to help you, because I never had that info, but I am sure the carbs are over the top. #sogooditwasbad
When I was younger, I used to make zucchini bread often. With oil, not applesauce. It was so good. P.S. I'm not young anymore.
Only an hour and a half until we reach Hannibal, MO. Any Crew coming to the Big River Steampunk Festival, be sure to visit us at Harlan's Emporium of the Curious and the Bizarre. We give discounts to fellow pirates!
Welch: As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities.
The judges made it clear the international emergency powers law the administration leaned on “does not authorize the tariffs imposed by the Executive Orders.” Links: www.investors.com/news/trump-t... www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/u...
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: "The Trump administration has not contacted me at all whatsoever. Nobody in my administration. They're just looking to invade the city of Chicago, not coordinate with law enforcement … not coordinating with the state of Illinois, the Governor or the Mayor of the city."
Columbia Records celebrated the National Urban Coalition’s 15th anniversary at Constitution Hall in D.C. and all these musicians were there: #jazz! Wynton Marsalis Branford Marsalis Ornette Coleman McCoy Tyner Arthur Blythe Rodney Franklin Noel Pointer Ramsey Lewis Hubert Laws Ron Carter
She did! www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Leader Schumer is calling for RFK Jr. to be fired. "By keeping Robert Kennedy in charge of HHS, Trump is doubling down on his own failure. President Trump must admit his mistake and remove Kennedy now."
Labour's cowardice in the face of extremism iandunt.substack.com/p/labours-co...
"It's obvious that you don't respect Copyright Law and Artist Rights any more than you respect Habeas Corpus and Due Process rights, not to mention the separation of Church and State per the US Constitution." — Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to DHS, ordering them to cease and desist From:
A non-zero-sum worldview is, in my mind, the core of what it means to be "on the left." You believe that through cooperation & solidarity, we can *all* benefit. Indeed, if you look back through history, you find that non-zero-sum cooperation is the root of pretty much every human advance!
Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day in no particular order. #20Artworks 15/20 Don Quixote (1955) by Pablo Picasso
Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” https://to.pbs.org/47jrudh
🔘 Contact the ACLU or your local Immigrant/Migrant support orgs if you see someone's rights being violated. ***DISABLE BIOMETRICS ON YOUR PHONE.
⭐️ Bonus info ⭐️ 🔘It is perfectly legal to record immigration agents as long as you are not on government property or at a port of entry. If your train/bus gets boarded, pull your phone out and start recording immediately. [Only horizontal footage may be admissible in court.]
Vaccines are safe and effective. RFK Jr. isn’t.
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
My birthday is June 9, so I would be happy for there to be a replacement euphemism…
I made a thing back in 2016 about how the only jobs left would be cleaning the robots that build the robots that clean the cleaning robots
It was a pretty good day, only made better by your input!
Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day, in no particular order. #20Artworks 14/20 Harry Beck's Tube map (1933) He based it on circuit diagrams he drew for his day job; stripping the Tube network down to a neat diagram of coloured, criss-crossing lines
Trump’s attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook is illegal and politically motivated. It threatens Fed independence—and the economy. The courts must block this. Here's my full statement—it explains exactly how this will hurt the economy in a (hopefully) accessible way: www.epi.org/press/trumps...
Taika ‘Waititi exec-produced #InteriorChinatown... it doesn’t have the blunt humanism of #ReservationDogs, or soaring romance of Our Flag Means Death #OFMD, or compassion of #WWDITS, it is… the most … expressive of Waititi’s TV projects. [Continue in ALT text] From: newrepublic.com/article/1891...
I like the supportive hands on Edankhamun - he truly is a fisherman here!
Hey hey hey art previews are live! So here’s my completed piece for #ywmlp
It’s not T for E, but it made me think of a fanfic…
Trivia: The tune Taika vocalizes/“sings” at 10:20 is called “Axel F” (I owned the 45!) from the Eddie Murphy film “Beverly Hills Cop.”
Tinā, inspired by true events, stars Anapela Polataivao (who is wonderful as “Auntie” in Our Flag Means Death), and opens in theaters Fri Aug 29 according to Rotten Tomatoes:
“The hiring of an election conspiracy theorist with no election knowledge or expertise is the culmination of this reversal,” said David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation & Research. “DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies.”
Every episode of the @dailybeanspod.com has at least one 80s-90s pop culture reference. If you can guess today’s, you’re good. If you can guess tomorrow’s, you’re a pop culture deity. Theres also news, with swearing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
These guys should be home with their families.
For anyone who doesn’t use IG, like me, here’s a long Dads on Tour video… The part you shared starts ~9:30. Taika Waititi’s Dads on Tour (all parts full compilation): youtu.be/TBR63Km3TZ8
Talked to @marcelias.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7ws...
To be clear, you’re not allowed to wear or display political stuff at AFRH regardless of party.
Links: www.reuters.com/legal/govern... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... www.latimes.com/california/s... abc7.com/post/charges... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... immpolicytracking.org/policies/eo-...
BREAKING: Democrat Catelin Drey has pulled off a victory in a special election for the Iowa Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber for the first time in three years. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day, in no particular order. #20Artworks 13/20 [Today it is "one place"] Bemelmans Bar in NYC is decorated with murals painted by the creator of the Madeline book series, Ludwig Bemelmans, around 1947...
Lays, Mountain Dew, and two Homes com. (I think it was 4.)
Some of the many sides of #TaikaTuesday:
And besides that, Taika Waititi is a filmmaker, actor, musician, stuntman, chef, and stroker of curtains. bsky.app/profile/soup...
NEW: A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump rebuked the Trump administration for its unprecedented lawsuit against federal judges in Maryland — and lamented the "smear" of the judiciary by the White House and its allies. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
For UK folk who will be affected, on Saturday 7th September at 3pm, there is going to be a test of the Emergency Alert system. Even if the phone is on silent, it will go off. If you don't want to be jump-scared by it, it looks like the only option is switching the phone off.
I could never! (Was Taika being Taika, or was it to raise $ for something?)
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487. GI Rights Hotline: Military Discharges and Military Counseling: girightshotline.org
Can we please get anti fascist law firms to form a pro bono coalition to represent military personnel who want to fight the segregationist fascist agenda of Republicans?
The Nat'l Guard, FBI, DOJ, & nat'l security apparatus have defined purposes: helping during real crises/ disasters, fighting spies, opposing foreign hackers, finding & stopping terrorists, etc. When they are instead terrorizing immigrants & occupying US cities, they aren't doing these things.
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it.
But if you use flag to beat up a policeman at the US Capital, you get a job in the Justice Department.
Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day, in no particular order. #20Artworks 12/20 The Jungle Book poster (1967) -Bill Peet drew early versions of these characters
So cool! I zoomed right in on Ed giggling happily 😃 and then Izzy sulking. ☹️
People who can't do - can't write, direct, act, etc. - just complain. Small lives. Can't imagine something better to do with their time (like help out when humans are in need in their community), and are only "brave" enough to criticize from behind their online handles.
Taika had so much fun playing that character that he made it enjoyable to watch. #FreeGuy
Thank goodness we had a glimpse of him at the end of #OFMD 1-03, because it was a week before we saw Ed BEING fascinated by Stede… “Mary, we were just playing pirates.” “It's a teeny-tiny version of this ship.” “Who’s this Mary then?”
Choose 20 artworks that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day, in no particular order. #20Artworks 11/20 The City by Fernand Léger (1919), La Ville (The City), oil on canvas
“Fascinating.” #OFMD 1-03
Trump has attacked and undermined vital nonpartisan data, including: -BLS monthly jobs numbers -DC crime statistics -EPA emissions database -NOAA & National Weather Service forecasting Like every dictator, Trump knows the major enemy of tyrants is an educated public.
Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced massive cuts to federal health agencies. The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.
🚨BREAKING: One day after Texas passed its new map, my law firm, in partnership with @redistrictfdn.bsky.social, has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to block the use of the new congressional map for the 2026 election. www.democracydocket.com/cases/texas-...
Fab! bsky.app/profile/ofmd...
I had to work, so decided that was a good enough reason to not try. Big exhale. The one item I wanted went for less than I thought it would. Maybe I’d’ve dropped out after driving up the price. Maybe this. Maybe that. How long until this feeling fades. Very happy for you and all winning #OFMD fans!
There oughta be a law, cos that’s: 👎
Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
reposted this today because the inverse is also true: if you abandon trans people right now, you are abandoning civil rights period. if you can't stand up for trans people when it matters, no one should, or will, ever trust you when the bullseye moves to the next target.
I've labeled this "high quality" because it's the only one I have that's so clear... Prince symbol:
"I'm focusing on all of this brilliant stuff!" #OFMD 1-04
Thank you so much! 🏆🥇💐 I don't know what it means, really, except how many mortgage payments per item, or how many paychecks (PT job) I'd have to save, or how much I'd have to finagle for selling my car... #OFMD #sigh
Did you keep track of each item? I had to work 😩, but I made a quick chart of sold amounts I'd like to see... (Anyone know any of these final bids?
