James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And let's get rid of "Free Speech Zones" while we're at it. With some small concessions to safety, people in the US should be able to exercise free speech everywhere. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Turns out the seven seals are actually flavored Oreos. Six more to go. 130
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I've been on a faculty that voted a no confidence measure. Nobody cares. The President is fine if the donors support him and out if they don't. 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026He loves what New York actually is, too. He isn't trying to turn it into a feudal village. He kinda hates rich pricks. I loved how he genuinely disliked Cuomo. 020
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026How far does this go? Can a Protestant trust a Catholic? Can a Democrat trust a Republican? Can a Southerner trust a Northerner? There are very few people who are really like you. You'll just keep finding the differences and excluding more and more people. 1100
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The second one ran during the ABC nightly news last night. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Dems can't pass legislation that rewrites that until at least 2029 and nothing needed to be done until SCOTUS changed the rules. It all comes back to SCOTUS reform which needs to be at the top of a Dem agenda. 100
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How? Best they could do is not fund it and the powers would go to another executive office. And even that couldn't happen before the next Congress. SCOTUS said everything executive is under the direct control of the President. This is the outcome of that. 100
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No way to fix it since SCOTUS said the President can remove anyone but Fed members. There's no such thing as independence from the President now. 100
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My wife said if she was going to do all that she’d get out the sewing machine and at least have the dress at the end. 120
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Theatre director Anne Bogart talked about the importance of having to pitch ideas to backers because it forced her to have to clarify the ideas to herself. 001
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If it's us versus any other country we probably win, but if it's us versus the entire world, we'll lose. We're the big dog, but we're not that big. 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My dog won’t eat his dinner without a pinch of shredded cheese. 030
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's perfect because they are mindlessly creating a mess that the workers will have to endure. 020
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The people who care about the issue to make it the dominant reason for their vote are persuadable to vote Dem. 120
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You need an answer if questioned, but you certainly don't need to choose to spend any time on the issue. 111
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Lawler is running an ad tying the Dem to data centers and it’s running constantly. 021
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My wife eats oatmeal with berries every day. She loves it. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026C e C will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026No matter where you stand on the issue rest assured that I stand there with you. 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I remember on our adoption trip in 2006 we flew into an airport that looked brand new but the entire terminal only had our flight. Then we drove past a new four lane freeway with no vehicles. There was extra stuff even then. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Never worked with a good actor who was worried about being too prepared. 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I once worked on a production of Carousel and the actor playing Jigger came to the read thru with all lines memorized, a polished accent, and a clear physical being. Every actor at that table realized they needed to get to work. 030
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Just around the corner from where the Emerson College theatre department used to be. Also, the alley that ran alongside the theatre was called Beaver Place and was a known hotspot for in-car prostitution. 020
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Divorce made some things more difficult. 0380
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Is that Jared Fogle behind the second Che? 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A double in heaven is a reward for merit. 180
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Pretty sure that's a second Stalin near the back of the line. 190
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Wasn’t expecting jet pack, but hard to argue. 0111
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Between price and volume of competition I just can’t come close to buying all the games that interest me. I’ll be just as happy with a 15$ indie game so I pick that. 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There's long been an unwritten agreement that faculty will do lots of extra work in exchange for shared governance. If faculty just do what they are obligated to do and nothing more the whole system will fall apart. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Male and female were created in his image. 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026There’s got to be a good story looking at those wellness checks. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026They'd suffer enormous consequences if they invaded, even if doing so was militarily rather easy. If Taiwan capitulates without violence the world will grumble, but not do much of anything. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I directed that years ago. You really have to lean into the sincerity and playfulness of it. It isn't Shakespeare, but it works when presented as it is. 030
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It’s a system without legitimacy. There has to be a means to stop illegal activity. 000
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Step 1: Cut peppers Step 2: Cook sausages Step 3: Don't fuck it up 010
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I taught an intro playwriting course at a max security prison and it was one of my best experiences. 021
James Phillips @arlecchinoswart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026My daughter went to Amsterdam for the first show. She wasn't this close, though. 010
