So happy to see all the folks giving some love to my mention of Patrick Stewart in Jeffrey!

Welp, time to binge TNG. Probably start with Forst Contact, tho; those first couple of seasons are going to take some resilience. (And no, I’m not watching Code of Honor.) Man, this one really, really stings. It’s like having a chunk of my childhood ripped away.

Fuck this week. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86

He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”

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@digby56.bsky.social Do you really think so? I go back and forth on it. And tbh every day I expect news of a catastrophic fall, a grand mal seizure, or even “the President has a case of the flu but is doing well” that really means “he’s dead / had a major stroke / is a vegetable”.

@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social And that button is “Caring”. youtube.com/shorts/Ng5Sz...

Mamdani evokes Avatar to pump Central Park water renovation

YouTube video by NBC New York

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Old-line nerds could only laugh at this.

Obviously at this critical juncture we must share @jerilryan.bsky.social’s fabulous portrayal of Seven of Nine’s reaction to her first-ever bite of cheesecake. (Which is probably how most of us felt at our first bite.) youtu.be/sXXWrW6DiJA?...

Seven of Nine eating cheesecake

YouTube video by Cannikin

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Salon.com@salon.com · 2d ago

The president’s love of kitsch once charmed his base. Now it’s finally failing him.

@theguardian.com into oblivion, preferably. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The survival of American democracy depends on taxing billionaires

It is essential not just to fund the public goods the nation needs, it is indispensable to restore a sense of fairness

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I hate to be reductive, but imo the reasons for the current situation (and massive discontent) are obvious: The insane migration of wealth from the middle class to a tiny ultra-wealthy minority. Twain could never have imagined such a gilded class.

Salon.com@salon.com · 4d ago

Youth protests in Europe and India signal a deepening crisis. For most people, democracy hasn't delivered.

@ashliedstevens.bsky.social There’s another facet to this: In college I’d stayed over at my gf’s. I was going to the store for myself. “Get me an apple.” Got her an apple. “This isn’t the right kind.” Not sure what % of partners are afraid to get the wrong type of apple, but it isn’t 0.

Rewatching Kpop Demon Hunters for the first time in a year or so. Man, what a great movie.

K-pop Demon Hunters Kpop Demon Hunters

Alt: K-pop Demon Hunters gif

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I really love animation. That’s it. That’s the post.

Chronic pain is fucking exhausting.

Airbags No lead paint No leaded gasoline No asbestos Catalytic converters - the smog in LA is far less now than in 1960, despite a massive population increase Electronic banking Mobile phones

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app · 7d ago

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

This is leadership.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 7d ago

If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know.

“I’m the only one allowed to win elections.”

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 7d ago

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate race: 'I'm the one that said do it.'

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social Be like this, Pete. I have a trans daughter. Be like this. cc @susiebright.bsky.social youtu.be/uj_R4H4U_mk?...

'Targeting trans people': AOC warns Trump’s transgender policies could threaten women’s civil rights

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It would be such a shame if wide sharing of these names and photos ruined these rapist’s lives. Such a shame.

This kind of post always confuses me. This is social media; social media is all about opinions and expressing them. It’s fine to disagree with the opinions of others; they’re *opinions* after all. But to gatekeep what kind of opinions are appropriate as a reply to a post strikes me as weird.

Grant@granthenry.bsky.social · last wk.

Interesting reaction to other people enjoying something

More than $23B in profits and AT&T apparently can’t afford to give me two extra fucking days to pay my cell bill. Fuck capitalism.

Despite me telling her many times that it's the way weather in Texas works, every time we have one of our "the temp changed 45 degrees in a few hours" swings she's stunned. TBF I'm usually surprised, too.

If someone wants to make a mint, they will start a movie studio that guarantees no AI was used in their films. Books that have a "no AI" stamp. Applications that you can BUY (not *subscribe to*) that don't force AI on you. And so forth. Honestly I'm stunned no one has done this.

I’m never watching another of Matthew McConaughey’s films again. “Walk on road, hm? Walk right side, safe. Walk left side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, squish like grape.” tinyurl.com/3k2cz867

@alexwgalbraith.bsky.social Pretty disappointed to see Brad Dourif on your list. I’ve been an admirer of his work since I first saw him (in Ragtime), and would be quite disappointed to find out he’s a political fellow traveler of Shapiro’s.

Salon.com@salon.com · 2w ago

The failed screenwriter is in the business of giving disgraced stars an embarrassing second act.

Today I went to the Austin Public Library, currently celebrating its Centennial. Then I listened to a guitarist on the terrace of a crepe place next door. Went for a walk on Red Bud Isle dog park. Listened to Bob Marley. Tonight I’ll make pesto It’s 68°, sunny, & breezy. This was a good day.

@jamestalarico.bsky.social why did you throw my trans daughter under the bus?

@notherobot.bsky.social Was wondering if you’ve seen Get Jiro.

@briankarem.bsky.social I literally * just* finished reading your post about her in @salon.com, went to my BlueSky feed, and there this was. Jon must have posted it whe I was in the middle of reading “The aforementioned Anthony Scaramucci publicly mused that she may not last as long as he did.”

Jon Passantino@passantino.bsky.social · 2w ago

NYT: Katie has been fired www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Micromanaging really pisses me off. It creates busywork, wastes people’s time, and makes everyone paranoid.