maybe this is just confirmation bias, but I’m in a fast-casual girlboss-salad restaurant and they’re playing the Lumineers and I could swear this is the first time I’ve heard this song in the wild in ten years
Marissa Skudlarek
@marissaskud.bsky.social
Writes playscripts & computer scripts in English, French, & Python. Proof that there are still artists in San Francisco.
A bunch of people have noted how much more accurate this is than US media headlines etc. it’s true! But don’t think the French press covers its OWN national politics with more clearsightedness than the US press covers ours (it does not). It’s always easier to be honest about someone else’s country
Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 13h agoStephen Miller, reactionary ideologue and white supremacist, promoted head of Trump administration
I’m at the intermission for an opera They used some cheap AI images in the background projections. It looks like garbage and it’s distracting from an otherwise good performance 🙄
you know, this summer was the 25th anniversary of the movie “A.I.”, and I’m really surprised I haven’t seen a single “Revisiting Spielberg’s ‘AI’ in the age of actual AI” kind of essay
What I’m really looking forward to are the Reddit and forum posts a couple years from now when these things need repairs or service and the spare parts don’t exist and the xAI customer service bot or whatever is pretending like the Cybertruck is something they made up
Jeremy White@jeremywired.bsky.social · yesterday"FUCK THAT SHITBOX": The Cybertruck is dead. It's been a hell of a ride. The reactions to the EV's demise don't disappoint, either—read the full, gloriously messy story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/rip-cy...
Just an incredible story: long-lost Georgia O'Keeffe painting, not seen in public since early 1960s, had been hidden in a closet in an East Village apartment for decades—in its original box from the storied Downtown Gallery, one of most influential NYC art galleries of the 20th century
Peter Huestis@peterhuestis.bsky.social · 2d ago"Oh, right, there's a Georgia O'Keeffe in the closet under the furs." nypost.com/2026/11/05/u...
This woman now occupies Strom Thurmond's Senate seat btw
My serious answer (because my joke answer is already up) is that it is high time to fund the arts as generously as possible, and bring back WPA-style programs.
Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4d agoWhat's your most ridiculous, newly emboldened political demand? (Absurd answers only.)
"On Nov. 5, Vogue announced 'extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday'" ... oh them rich people is SCARED scared. Transparent pandering to the proletariat so we don't eat them scared! 👀
New Met Gala 2027 Theme Announced After John Galliano Backed Out of Original Exhibit Due to Backlash
The Met Museum Costume Institute announced its new 2027 exhibition after designer John Galliano backed out of the original exhibit. The ‘John Galliano: Horizons’ exhibit received backlash due to the p...
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Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Commuted 548 Death Row Sentences
While we’re all thinking about our voter demands, I want all those betting platforms decimated. Into dust.
this is a fantastic story of righteous revenge, & also made me realize that COLOM (& Talarico in TX) will have blue-slip veto power Which could be the first step in the long & deeply necessary process of un-fucking the Fifth Circuit
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 3d agoWorth repeating, the whole reason why this election happened was that Biden nominated Scott Colom as a federal judge but Cindy Hyde-Smith refused to return her blue slip BECAUSE SCOTT COLOM ALLEGEDLY SUPPORTED LETTING TRANS STUDENTS PLAY IN GIRLS AND WOMEN'S SPORTS
Scott Wiener's victory in the CA-11 congressional race and Nithya Raman's victory in the LA Mayor's race send a clear message to California electeds: pro-housing policy is a ticket to electoral success and higher office.
YES!! And a progressive Screenwriters Guild member is now the first gentleman of Los Angeles. 🥳
Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 3d agoDecision Desk HQ projects Nithya Raman wins the CA Los Angeles Mayor Nonpartisan General Election #DecisionMade: 7:49 PM EST Follow live results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-1...
bluesky added a pronouns field today. the day after election night. pronouns really are going back in the bios, you can't make this shit up
Update: am headed to MISSISSIPPI to help chase & cure ballots 💪💪💪 "What's 'curing ballots'?" I'm so glad you asked!
The geography of this is wild. The west side was strongly against establishing Sunset Dunes 2 years ago. Now it’s much closer, with many Outer Sunset precincts in support. Great to see!
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈@maxdubler.com · 4d agoThe measure to put cars back on the roadway currently occupied by Sunset Dunes Park is losing badly.
Huge congratulations, and a heartfelt thank you, to everyone who worked on the RTM campaign. From signature gathering, to organizing, go GOTV, it was obviously a huge success. You truly saved the Bay more than most people will ever know. 🙏🏻
Seamless Bay Area@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social · 4d agoYES on RTM!!! We wrapped up our last banner drops at highway overpasses and transit stations earlier today! In four days, we had 31 actions in 11 Bay Area cities - SF, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Mountain View, San Leandro, Walnut Creek, Orinda, Lafayette, El Cerrito, and Belmont.
federally funded 24/7 marathon productions of “Angels in America” at the Kennedy Center
this is the only thing that has happened in this whole year of America250 that feels like it actually gets the vibes right
WAIT HOLY SHIT WE CAN KILL THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE PA: 19 Wi: 10 AZ: 11 MI: 15 That’s 55 electoral votes. 48 needed to ratify the NPVIC! www.nationalpopularvote.com/state-status
Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · 4d agoHISTORIC WIN: Democrats are on track to fully control government in states with 52% of the population—their first majority since the 1978 elections. Republicans will drop to just 24%. Dems may fall just short in the GA, NC, and TX senates due to gerrymandering—these would have added another 16%
This WAS just stupid traumatized dooming! It’s a great night!! www.sfchronicle.com/election/art...
Big win for Bay Area transit as voters approve regional measure and S.F. Muni tax
Voters have passed the Regional Transit Measure which projects to raise $1 billion annually to bolster public transit in five counties and serve as a crucial lifeline for BART, Muni and more.
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Marissa Skudlarek@marissaskud.bsky.social · 2w agoOne week from Election Day & I dunno if this is hoping, coping, dooming, or what, but here's my prediction: Polls are accurate! Blue wave for House & Senate in red/purple states! 🌊 BUT, since it can't be 100% good news, the Bay Area transit measure will fail & make my life MUCH worse in 2027 🙃
Between Texas, Kansas, and the Carolinas, the Dems have obtained a BBQ majority
girl come to SF yourself and ditch this man
Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James@adashtra.bsky.social · 4d agoPUT IT IN MY VEINS!!!!
this doesn't feel like 2008 (to me) bc in 2008 we were all so full of hope with eyes wide open for the future, and i have too much anger for that now. but this does feel like catharsis, like a result we were owed but were never confident we would get.
"we can win everywhere that we fight, and we lose in the places where we do not fight" would be a really good overall theme for the Democratic Party to come away with by the end of the night 🙏
Current status: getting a Negroni at my local watering hole, “White Wedding” is on the stereo, and I just shouted “It’s a nice day for a BLUE LANDSLIDE”