Reposted by James KeithLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4063369310193
Reposted by James KeithAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026they did the thing 251161143686
Reposted by James KeithLucretiel @lucretiel.me · 17hGonna be thinking about this all day www.404media.co/it-is-done-h...404media.co'It Is Done. Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at City Council MeetingIowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city." 1129
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I finally saw Harry and the Hendersons for the first time a few weeks ago and I was DELIGHTED by it's overt commitment to gentleness and kindness. 0101
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of my favorites! Richard Franklin had some bangers, and this one is up there. Also Meg Tilley is looking a lot like Lea Seydoux in this screenshot. 000
Reposted by James Keithalisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Because capitalism teaches us to believe that we're not capable of creating a better more meaningful life, we tend to think other people are stupid, but they're not because we're not and we're them and they're us and we all have the right to well-being, kropotkin reminds us we're good 042
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A decade-plus ago when a friend's wife worked for Palantir, he told me that the kind of guys he'd meet in their canteen when visiting her for lunch were uniformly the kind of preening dummies who were convinced they were geniuses. She got out shortly afterward, but I think about that A LOT now. 0102
Reposted by James Keithshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better 142633491
Reposted by James KeithUrsula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 30/09/2026These people think everyone wants a Society of Billionaires, where every single person only ever experiencing exactly what they prefer without any friction or shared experience or exploration, not realizing that that is exactly why every billionaire is a sociopathic loser who everyone hates. 093
Reposted by James KeithJoyce Park @troutgirl.bsky.social · 22/11/2025I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles. 6888862662
Reposted by James KeithPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 552967771
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Counterpoint: I don't want want to pay a yearly subscription fee in order to be able to play a game that's essentially in the public domain. 151
Reposted by James KeithPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Anyway, we are NOT throwing our trans siblings under the bus for ANY reason. NO. You can kick rocks. 183067727
Reposted by James KeithDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Three notes: (1) this is not *just* marketing. These guys really do mean it. They are convinced they’ve built a vengeful digital god. (2) but also they’re a cult. They are not impartial scientific experts. (3) and one of the byproduct of their endless confidence is marketing hype. 31763174
Reposted by James KeithRetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972, Warner Bros.), directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Starring Barbra Streisand & Ryan O'Neal. Currently available for free streaming on Tubi & Plex. 3214
Reposted by James KeithSara Michelle Fetters @moviefreaksara.bsky.social · 26/08/2026So many I could come up with, especially anything by Madeleine L'Engle, James Howe, or Beverly Cleary. But I’m going with the Lloyd Alexander Prydain books. The awesome librarian at my elementary school recommended the first one to me in third grade. Read all five in less than a month. Glorious. 071
Reposted by James Keith𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡 @outlawvern.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Movies used to have Charles S. Dutton in them. 2424
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Screaming Mad George AND Hayden Panettiere on the same day? Fuck that's depressing :( 010
Reposted by James KeithBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/08/2026As the pioneering cybernetician Stafford Beer famously wrote, "the purpose of a system is what it does." If your bureaucracy is more concerned with fighting fraud than delivering service, then it isn't a service delivery system at all - it's a service *denial* system. 32/ 322369
Reposted by James KeithoptiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026[knock knock knock] "Are you boys cooking up there?!" "No!" "Are you making an interociter?!" "NO!" #MST3K 4555
Reposted by James KeithMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I was moved to read Samantha Morton talk about getting fired from the Spike Jonze movie Her in this piece. She was on the set when I was there reporting a story--her work as the voice was done live, and her commitment to what she was doing on the film was extraordinary. deadline.com/2026/08/sama...deadline.comSamantha Morton On Why She "Hasn't Worked For A Year" Since 'The Odyssey' & Why She Was "Sad" & "Hurt" After Getting "Fired" From 'Her'Samantha Morton is opening up about not working after filming Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. 1527631
Reposted by James KeithChristina Holland @mortalwombat.info · 05/08/2026I think one reason a lot of people want to believe everything is worse than ever is the vitamin post. You're struggling and don't know why it's so hard and what's wrong with you, so imagine how it feels to find out you've got by despite it actually being harder than it's ever been for anyone before 1164
Reposted by James KeithDavid Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone” 201120982630
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Some good recs here, but I am a little weirded out that most of them are "middle/end book in larger series." I have my favorites of multi-book runs, too, but I don't think I'd ever reccomend them on their own? 000
Reposted by James KeithMax Covill @maxcovill.com · 29/07/2026RIPstatic.klipy.comRyan Gosling Driving at Night - Drive NightcallALT: Ryan Gosling Driving at Night - Drive Nightcall 0113
Reposted by James KeithMichael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 27/07/2026men only want one thing, and it's a world where time drifts slowly and music carries you away. to be set adrift by the timeless pleasures of tubular bells. to order Pure Moods, call the number on your screen, or send check or money order for the amount shown, plus shipping and handling. 2054299
Reposted by James Keithtalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 24/07/2026not a defense of aoc’s wandering accent but i am a californian who has lived in nyc for a decade and when i get loud i get unearned brooklyn and i hear it and wince but i swear when i worked food service if i yelled out “COFFEE” no one heard it but if i said CWAFFEE people picked up their drinks 1320113
Reposted by James KeithRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/07/2026And here's a bit from Lakey himself: Polarization is like a blacksmith’s forge: it heats up society, making norms and institutions malleable and easier to change. A forge doesn’t have an opinion about the outcome: the heated metal can be made into horseshoes or junk or beautiful art.friendsjournal.orgThe Fiery Forge of Polarization - Friends JournalHistory shows that moments of political polarization are opportunities for change. 25411
Reposted by James KeithJoaquin Sapien @jbsapien.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A few weeks ago, after two years of work, I published a story unlike any I’d encountered in my 18 years at ProPublica. I’ve been off social media for a while, but I felt compelled to share some of my reporting journey here. 🧵 9762228
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The divide here is so crazy, multiple people in my region crowing about how awesome it is that the sun is still up at 9 pm which is the one thing I hate the most about summer. 020
Reposted by James KeithPJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 06/07/2026In gremlins 2 when a panicked Pheobe Cates pulls the fire alarm, the fire alarm pontificates “Fire! The untamed element, oldest of man’s mysteries, giver of warmth [etc]” anyway that’s what it’s like when you google something now. 22103503
Reposted by James KeithNefarious Means @nefariousmeans.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Never did I think I would see a cure for sickle cell in my lifetime. A friend of mine in fifth grade died from this disease. My parents kept me home from the funeral because they thought I was too young to handle it. Modern science is a miracle. www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/n...wafb.comNew Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell diseaseDaniel Cressy, 23, underwent gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s Hospital. 553209054476
Reposted by James KeithTerence Towles Canote @mercurie80.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Today in 1929 James Shigeta was born. 062
Reposted by James KeithPutri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Singaporean artist Leia Ham reimagined LotR as Tale of the Middle Kingdom, since Chinese name for China (Zhōngguó) means "The Middle Kingdom." Her concept art includes the Fellowship, armors, buildings like Bag End, props like Aragorn's banner and Fellowship brooches, and more. #TolkienTrewsday 4429901362
Reposted by James Keithc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 10/06/2026In case you missed this 2024 story: Scientists are building FROG SAUNAS, and it's letting one species of endangered frogs rid themselves of a deadly fungal pathogen. Also, they appear to just, like, enjoy it. Frog sauna. Or 'frauna'. Or, alternatively, 'hopspital'.theguardian.com‘Frog saunas’ could save species from deadly fungal disease, study findsAustralian scientists create brick refuges in greenhouses to help green and golden bell frogs survive infection 613793894
Reposted by James Keithrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 05/06/2026‘dear rax, my middle class parents are ashamed that i clean houses for a living’ www.patreon.com/posts/160262... 271668399
James Keith @chumblespuzz.bsky.social · 08/06/2026A lot of people are reporting that The Amazing Digital Circus apparently sticks the landing, but I'll never forget how off-putting the merch push after the first few episodes was. 100
Reposted by James KeithNose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Life changing #booksky 1076473870
Reposted by James KeithThe Verge @theverge.com · 22/05/2026Boots Riley turns class struggle into comedy with I Love Boostersbuff.lyBoots Riley wants you to wake up and smell the class struggleI Love Boosters is telling a story about the power of working class solidarity. 09128
Reposted by James KeithGlonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Raising taxes to pay for expanded and improved government services is literally the opposite of austerity politics. Anti-tax leftism has got to be strangled in the crib before it destroys what scant hope we have of ever implementing a social democratic system in America. 943572505
Reposted by James KeithDonna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Ladd Essay 2: www.mississippifreepress.org/democracy-wh...mississippifreepress.orgDemocracy | ‘Whiteness’ Is an Ancient Con. We Can Defeat It.We don’t need “a coalition of humanity that agrees all the time, but one united to save democracy,” Donna Ladd writes. 153
Reposted by James KeithGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up. 113130944410
Reposted by James KeithAlonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I mean, if we’re relitigating the 00s:youtu.beJunior Senior - Move Your Feet (Official music video, HD)YouTube video by Crunchy Frog Recordings 3292
Reposted by James Keithwhoops, excuse me. oh man, my bad. @whoopsexcuseme.bsky.social · 29/04/2026 031044
![[Scene is the Tudor royal court. ladies and gentlemen standing round. In the corner a very fat HENRY VIII is hunched over playing a lute.]
1
LADY:
Hey Anne Boleyn -
Who’s that lute player?
ANNE BOLEYN:
I dunno
[Determined face]
But I’m gonna find out.
[Title lettering panel]:
THIS SUMMER
[Scene is now two musicians - one with a harp, the other is Henry VIII again playing the lute]
HARPIST:
Yo Henry VIII -
Who wrote that sick lute riff yo’ jamming?
HENRY VIII:
Why...
[Looking around, modest, surprised at the attention]
I did…!
[Title lettering panel]:
SEE THE STORY
[Scene is now a tudor record producer with ruff and wearing dark sunglasses]:
PRODUCER:
Congratulations Henry
Your lute thing is a hit and your story is now one of uncomplicated musical success!
[Show a panel with lots of Beatlemania-style scenes of success for Henry the musician - swooning tudor girls, playing lute on stage, waving to fans as he descends from his golden carriage. In the middle of it in Tudor lettering are the words]:
“UNCOMPLICATED MUSICAL SUCCESS MONTAGE”.
[Another scene - a man is saying to Henry]:
MAN:
Say Henry VIII -
Are you doing anything outside this narrative that is very bad or weird?
HENRY VIII:
No.
[Title lettering panel]:
…OF A MUSICAL GENIUS
who definitely didn’t do anything outside this narrative that was very bad or weird
[Scene with Thomas Cromwell]
THOMAS CROMWELL:
Hang on Henry aren't you also a -
HENRY VIII [jumping in front of him with his lute held aloft]:
LUTE SOLO!
[Final film title panel]:
HENRY VIII:
Rock Biopic
[rated U]
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