Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
A great writer once said in a famous novel, “man in the most dangerous animal” - Richard Connell Therefor any story King writes about man is about animals (though not women; they’re people)
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
A great writer once said in a famous novel, “man in the most dangerous animal” - Richard Connell Therefor any story King writes about man is about animals (though not women; they’re people)
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
GREAT use of state tax dollars that I’m sure have no need to be spent in more pressing ways 🙄
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Wet much, and I kinda remember it being a huge hit at the time & was on the radio A LOT
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
This is now two consecutive popes who have loudly stood against fascism and general malfeasance by the far-right -- both elected, in part, by conservative cardinals within the Catholic Church. It's almost as though God is trying to communicate something here.
James Fallows (@jfallows.bsky.social) reposted
Remember when people used the term "false equivalency"?
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
Ah yes: the problem is cops are overly trained and too educated 🤦🏼♂️ I always thought the training to be a cop that had legal protection from shooting civilians significantly less than it takes to become a licensed electrical engineer
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
Also imagining trying to sell this in a few decades or something. Like white hell would want to buy this, and lords help the realtors trying to sell it 😆
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Or even “I don’t know how to competently watch and properly interpret media even though that’s my job”
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s apparently a “genius” who apparently can’t articulate is anger/disagreements 😆 🤷🏻♂️
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social we need this in CA - sincerely, CA teacher who’d rather not get sick OR see a plethora of students sick
Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) reposted
The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called the orange felon a Russian asset in a live televised speech. Well done, this is how you do it. 👏
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
*putting profits above the good of humanity is the root of our dysfunction. Money in politics is a symptom 😞 🤬
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Would buy
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m confident he couldn’t define the word "prophylaxis" if his paycheck & job depended on it 🤬
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Which, you know, there was actual funding for schools do update their systems during COVID lockdown. Many, of course, did not
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Irrefutable truth 🤷🏻♂️
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
🙋🏻♂️ non-legal expert citizens also worry 😬 🤬 #ThanksSCOTUS
Sam Adams (@samadams.bsky.social) reposted
“We create our own reality” is probably the most important sentence in 21st century politics. Trump’s admin is built on asserting powers he manifestly does not have until people give in and accept that he does.
onion person (@junlper.beer) reposted
they’re calling the most recent shooter in minnesota trans to ignore the fact that there has been an organized group of far-right suicidal school shooters and this person is very likely going to be linked to them as well
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Mike Schmidt: pretty amazing company to be linked to for Kyle Schwarber! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Geezus
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
“Mandalorian Star” 😆 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Didn’t know that and I LOVE that Wright’s masterful filmmaking in SOHO is directly connected to the masterful mirror stuff in POLTERGEIST 3! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 POLTERGEIST 3 has its issues, but the mirror FX were a legit awesome standout!!
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
SoCA resident here: I don’t live in constant fear of anything except falling further into fascist government. No fears of being murdered, robbed, raped, etc. None. LA is a culturally rich cult i visit frequently for its vibrant arts and population. NOT for ICE and military presence
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Sadly that’s EXACTLY what GOP leadership has told us for 25+ years now
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Tom Clancy Wears Prada
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m sure from his posh gated suburb there’s nothing to see
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Not for me, and not for many other nuts who absolutely shouldn’t own more guns than clothes like in the pics above. But a sensible gun owner I get & slightly understand
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
And it’s also…kinda fun. I don’t (and will never) own guns, but my bro in law in OH once took me to a shooting range with all sorts of guns, including an assault rifle, and we shot at zombie targets. It was fun, and I get why people would be into that.
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
Bwahahaha (Probably way cheaper I let the DC sanitation department do this though)
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
They still have em; where I teach the computer lab is in the library (though all students are provided with a Chromebook)
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Lol
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Can a lawyer legit answer how this is illegal? No probable cause for a vehicle search, let alone smash & grab (and pepper spray) the lawful citizen victim who I presume committed no crimes (since presumption of innocence is the first instinct). This sounds like wildly illegal shit & keeps happening
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
🤞🏻
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow that seems like A LOT! Bravo for him taking so much time of his life to make kids happy for a bit!!
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
When my youngest leaned the concept of “when people love each other that’s all the matters: not boy/girl, girl/girl, boy/boy, they/them, etc.” as a toddler he immediately asked “why would anyone have a problem with people loving each other?” and THAT I had trouble trying to explain to him
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
The thought of Teddy Roosevelt beating the ever loving shit out of Miller amuses me
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously; you know a team of coms people workshopped all sorts of ideas to denounce the event and THIS was the best they could come uo with?!? #AmateurHourLosers
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
From your lips to Flying Spaghetti Monster/insert your deity here’s lips 🤞🏻
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
Bwahahaha Pathetic look for Dean Cain, ICE, and Fed Gov in general
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve never used it either; or any AI except sometimes it pops up when I use Google
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Great metaphor for his presidency: both terms, sadly
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
What a perfect album opener. I heard the album before I saw the movie (I was only 8 🤷🏻♂️), and this first track hooked me in and made me a fan for life. Such a great song
Jim Acosta (@jimacosta.bsky.social) reposted
The president of the United States is trying to steal congressional seats so I don’t give a fuck about the Cracker Barrel logo discussion. Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
“It’s the devil’s tritone!!”
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Can’t wait to vote for it 😏
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously; with maybe the exception of “so they made it slightly more bland” can’t fathom any real, legit criticism unless someone is terminally online/terminally stupid (or bashing it to drive stock down to then purchase lower-prices stock to seek when stock goes back to normal)
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Sure, but in the grand scheme of “things wrong with political spectrum in 2025” it’s pretty low on the list. And I’m ok with miserable liberals, seeing a new GOP evil shit show daily, letting off steam & having some fun with dopey memes mocking Trump 🤷🏻♂️
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Mockler: They say that they oppose it at a 79% rate, 61% of them feel less safe… So the question that I then want to ask is, why don't we mobilize the National Guard to the eight out of ten red states that are the highest homicide states?
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Luckily for Vance he just completely pulled that number out of thin air and lied about it completely: science and statistics and facts don’t matter when you can just lie compulsively to the American public
digby (@digby56.bsky.social) reposted
Every GOP leader has become a pathological liar. It's no longer just Trump. Vance just pulled that number out of thin air. How do we deal with that?
Mark Harris (@markharris.bsky.social) reposted
If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
I ❤️ @realgdt.bsky.social - an artist who appreciates fellow artists and their awesome craft 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Great question. As a teacher I used to get a free subscription but years ago during Trump 1 I canceled even that because even for free it wasn’t worth my time or efforts to read
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Also no international full tuition, this likely near-future tuition increases for American college kids for universities already woefully underfunded by Fed Gov
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Soderbergh at least for awhile had RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK on his website, in B&W w/no sound but canned music to properly study how great Spielberg is with blocking and framing shots. Watching that was a revelation, and a great way to appreciate great films
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah yes: there’s 1)War, 2)Famine, 3)Death, and she’s obviously 4)Boxed Wine
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Here’s hoping for a Black Panther renaissance of rifle/carrying members all over DC!
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
No wonder why it’s hard to get a pic of the big guy; he’s zipping around on a rocket bike!
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
😆
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
We (white people who seemingly don’t need to worry about being deported or harassed because of our skin color) _ALL_ need to do this when we see the Gestapo illegally trying to arrest people w/no warrants and no ID. Bravo, citizens in this video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
TX Gov sounding incredibly fascist nowadays 😳
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
“I am a proud member of the AMC Stubs family, but I'm also punctual to a fault” - this is sooo me and I hate myself every time, which is typically multiple times a week 🤬
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
And most of his non-Marvel roles have been not-good. And FWIW I don’t miss him if he’s never Star Lord again 🤷🏻♂️
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
He DEFINITELY looks like a very punchable, curb/stompable racist vile ahole that’s for sure Not that I’d do that…
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t ever let the fake tough and phony brave big bad white men of authority try to tell you that a handful of smart, strong women standing up for what they believe in isn’t more powerful than their racist misogynistic bullshit Well done ladies 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 (@mayorwu.boston.gov) reposted
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
I think they’re mishearing _fuck_ you
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Right: they at least pretended to be moral
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember when a VP misspelling potato publicly was the end of his career for not being smart enough. Now we have a POTUS routinely exhibiting stupid and no issues 🤷🏻♂️
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds on brand for facist GOP
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
And like crypto, the only folks who benefited were the shady grifters, while the gullible lost
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Really unfortunate because of how obviously wrong the Google AI often is
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously: Blue States should move to no longer fund Fed Gov. Red States sure as hell don’t, and without, say, CA (4th biggest economy on earth), Fed Gov would have no money
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Never thought of that ending as aspirational when I saw it in theaters. Yet here we are…
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds like an interesting use of tax paid funds 🤬
Mark Harris (@markharris.bsky.social) reposted
This is a very grim assessment by @chrisgeidner.bsky.social and I have a hard time disagreeing with it. www.lawdork.com/p/our-leadin...
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
I 100% appreciate pairing under seen THE LIMEY The other the well known but co-star Superman stuff
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
*stop enabling men _period_
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
San Diego got an NWSL team a few years ago, and the vibe of the crowd at those games is awesome: like such a cool vibe unlike any MLB, NBA, NFL, even MLS game I’ve ever attended. Amazing and really fun predominantly female (women and plenty of girls) crowds consistently
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
And intellectually vapid
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
(or obviously both)
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds like either 1) an incredibly wasteful use of public tax dollars or 2) a state government boldly making its alignment with white supremacy obvious
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously; these clowns = fake tough, phony brave bullies
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
I of course read your usage of the word “reporter” in air quotes
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems plausible. And ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD feels like a perfect swan song, if it becomes one
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
Same. And all homophobes, racists, misogynists. 🖕🏻 em all
JJ in DC (@jjindc.bsky.social) reposted
🧵 THE OCCUPATION OF DC 🤨 👉 A Local's Perspective 👀 The WaPo has an article detailing the location of Federal forces across the city. While much of this is ridiculous & performative, here's three places I noted with interest, as a DC resident ⤵️ (Gift Link: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...)
Daniel Kibblesmith (@kibblesmith.com) reposted
One thing I know for sure is that if *I* called the cops and said “some guy just threw a sandwich at me” they would consider me to be a huge baby and think I was wasting their time.
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social)
Interesting, if not unsurprising 🤬
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
On the other hand I always can appreciate someone admitting to being wildly stupid and uninformed about obviously basic facts
Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) reposted
“Putin would eat you for lunch.” Today, exactly that happened.
Doug (@dwcrooks.bsky.social) reply parent
25th Hour is the best 9/11 reactionary movie ever made. Damned near perfect film Summer of Sam is also great