We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
This is one of the funniest videos I've ever seen in my life
"Kelly Erin had accumulated so many Dunkin' Donuts points that it drew the attention of the CFO. "She cashes even a quarter of this in and we're bankrupt." "How is that possible?" the CEO demanded to know." today from @indigojackal ! www.havehashad.com/hadposts/the...
The Queen of Cape Cod by Avee Chaudhuri
Kelly Erin had accumulated so many Dunkin' Donuts points that it drew the attention of the CFO. "She cashes even a quarter of this in and we're bankrupt." "How is that possible?" the CEO demanded to…
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I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
I watched the House of the Dragon season finale a few days ago and woke up with Ramin Djawadi's music from the final sequence stuck in my head the next morning. Overwhelming work, anchored by white-hot performances by Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, Freddie Fox, and Phia Saban. This one stayed with me.
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Finale Recap: Breaking Mad (Gift Article)
Aegon’s and Sunfyre’s “resurrections” may be the last straw for Rhaenyra as the Battle of Tumbleton looms.
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The replies to this on Instagram are unhinged but not surprising given the framing. Alas, I had still the opposite impression as the piece. I found Zeus, Poseidon, and Athena omnipresent in the storms, thunder, and the consequences of Odysseus and his men’s actions. Who controls weather and (1/2)
Poetry Foundation@poetry.foundation · 2mo agoLike the Trojan Horse, Robert Rubsam found Christopher Nolan’s IMAX ODYSSEY massive, impressive, and mostly hollow. Read Rubsam's full essay on the film: https://bit.ly/4hT7KlQ
I interviewed actor Fabien Frankel about playing Ser Criston Cole on House of the Dragon. He has heard what you people think of the guy because you shout at him from cars. He wonders what you'll be shouting now.
‘House of the Dragon’: Fabien Frankel on One of Ser Criston’s Happiest Moments (Gift Article)
This week’s episode was a pivotal moment in the Kingmaker’s long and tortured journey. According to the actor who plays him, it was also a highlight.
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This episode has given me, within the opening scenes and the title (!!!) two of the things I wanted most from this show. Feels like a surprise birthday party.
people are grossed out by the word moist but sebaceous gives me sound icks so much worse
‘and sometimes just breakfast’ knocked me straight back to my last spawn point man
blaine@jblainefoster.bsky.social · 3mo agoneed you all to see this deeply indescribable cooking video
Rewatching Battlestar Galactica. My favorite TV series of all time AND one of my favorite TV trials.
Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All Moment
ALT: Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All Moment
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Westeros has accompanied me during so many seasons of my life. My heart is ready to feast on this next devastation.
Meleys Dragon
ALT: Meleys Dragon
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Thinking about Landlocked Blues, one of the great protest songs of the Iraq War and especially these lyrics: But greed is a bottomless pit And our freedom's a joke, we're just taking a piss And the whole world must watch the sad comic display If you're still free, start running away
We need better Democrats. Not a single dollar more for Trump’s illegal war.
Politico@politico.com · 7mo ago‘We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war
They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 7mo agoTo strike 1,000 targets in 24 hours in Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced AI it’s ever used in warfare. Anthropic’s Claude partnered with the military’s Maven Smart System, suggesting targets and issuing precise location coordinates. https://wapo.st/46BFe1T
To understand what's happening in Iran today, you have to know about the history of Western intervention in the country. In the early 1900s, the British secured oil rights in the country until 1993, where they only agreed to pay Iran 16% of the total profits. This was seen as an unfair deal. 🧵
When we say no war but class war we mean that no one in Iran is poisoning our water or stealing our wages or kidnapping our neighbors. And the people who are? They're spending our money on killing Iranians
waking up to more american atrocities and running out of places to put my disgust
Dunkin Donuts: Sorry, we’re out of chocolate glazed. Me: [about to lose it] No Mark, save this feeling. Use it for your art.
NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims. By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social
Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories
Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.
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1. The New York Times, unsurprisingly, has released yet another hit piece on transgender people. This time, it comes from Jesse Singal. I fact check it in my latest piece. End your NYT subscription, and put it towards people doing good work on the issue. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Fact Check: Jesse Singal Lies About Trans Care At The New York Times
The New York Times spreads misinformation about transgender people yet again.
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we are ruled by a class of men incapable of experiencing joy
CNN@cnn.com · 7mo agoOfficers responding to a planned snowball fight in Washington Square Park were struck by members of the crowd. The NYPD commissioner described the incident as "illegal" and said authorities are investigating.
“It doesn’t have to be that bad, / it doesn’t have to be bad at all, / but if it is, please call.” — Lena Oleanderson (@lena-oleanderson.bsky.social)
Any time you’re tempted to take legal academia seriously, just remember that John Yoo has never paid even the slightest price within the academy.
PBS News@pbsnews.org · 7mo agoOn the other hand, John Yoo, a professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley and former Justice Department official during the George W. Bush administration, says the consolidation of power in a strong executive is a return to previous norms.