Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026i re-watched hairspray (the musical) for the first time in ages last night and it was both a wonderful shot of dopamine —i’d forgotten how good the music and production value is—and a painful reminder of the bygone consensus that we were moving toward equality, and that was a good thing. 000
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026this story feels like it belongs to obama or biden-era politics, when we could afford this kind of bullshit. but apparently there are still people who need to learn that you have to choose between building community and chasing clout. 000
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026it’s funny how the foundational ethos of MAGA is both “unapologetic dick-swinging masculinity” and “sniveling, whipped dog subservience to the whims of the geriatric show tunes fan.” 000
Reposted by Elaine AtwellCharles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026do actors in movies actually die? they at least behave as if they do 5378107
Reposted by Elaine AtwellSara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He imposed Shania Law 14875431459
Reposted by Elaine AtwellMike Ginn @shutupmikeginn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Middlebrow” is the perfect level of brow for a movie to be. if you want smarter read a book if you want dumber read some posts 91201140
Reposted by Elaine AtwellCarolyn Kellogg @paperhaus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Huge props to the headline writers at The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comAlberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of ratProvince’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin 321218191
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026got on facebook for the first time in a while to sell a couch and: JESUS CHRIST it somehow got more horrifying. my whole feed was the right wing rage bait of twitter plus the trauma porn of quora. (and also my mom.) 000
Reposted by Elaine Atwellphil @philjamesson.com · 20/09/2026when i start ruminating on the boxed cereals which destroyed my memory, nothing can help me sleep. not even getting in full military regalia 502326267
Reposted by Elaine AtwellStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 15/10/2025WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you 144103132973
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026i will subscribe to whichever streaming service rescues this show! 100
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026oh so he’s REAL upset about that elephant graveyard video 000
Reposted by Elaine AtwellBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Lots of rude comments but each of these items gives her a different stat boost and some of us care about gameplay 188113541912
Reposted by Elaine AtwellMike Masnick @masnick.com · 14/09/2026I am curious if any of the Harper's Letter signers will comment on this? 1135269
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026no of COURSE i’m not starting a new play through of the witcher 3, a game i previously spent 178 hours on. that would be CRAZY. i’m just…dipping my toe in. like going to lunch with an ex; we’re in safe territory as long as no one starts drinking. 001
Reposted by Elaine AtwellYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026the one rule of social media is, whenever a clip of sister rosetta tharpe pops up on your feed, take a minute and watch it 1034881
Reposted by Elaine AtwellAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously. 4331321632
Reposted by Elaine Atwelldrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 31/08/2026the constant small changes in user interfaces, like font changes, the spacing of elements, the slight shift of color palettes, etc. reinforces the fact that a platform allows you to use it, but is not for your benefit. cultivate rather than ignore this sentiment 113716
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026holy shit just finished listening to Careless People, from ex-facebook insider sarah wynn-williams. it got covered as “just” a juicy tell-all but it is so much more thorough and shocking than that. you will never look at meta executives the same way, which I KNOW is saying something. 000
Reposted by Elaine AtwellBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Actual adult people who work in the mainstream press talk to this guy and take him seriously. He's a white supremacist, yes, but he's also just a premium sexless dork. 57695921213
Reposted by Elaine Atwellthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026most embarrassing guy of all time 37693601031
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“we’re shutting down the hospices” is a BANANAS midterms message given that people feel viscerally defensive of the people who have gotten their families through the hardest times in their lives. 052
Reposted by Elaine AtwellDaryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly broke me in early to her raucous self deprecating sense of humor when we began steel magnolias rehearsals  i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours? Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it! i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that 289278963815
Reposted by Elaine AtwellDun Jun @clustertuck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly Parton ❤️ Here's a lovely Dolly story: We worked together on "Transamerica." She told me that the bible passage that used to puzzle her the most was, "the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." She said, "How the heck do you sin against the Holy Ghost, and- 183177701
Reposted by Elaine AtwellMicroplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP to a legend 9104571948
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026i fucking DARE someone at work to ask why i’ve been crying 010
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026if you’re not sure what to do with yourself, i just drove around playing light of a clear blue morning real loud with my windows down and it helped a little. 000
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026DON’T get distracted and DON’T let him get away with this*. *stealing his look from a mario brother 000
Reposted by Elaine Atwellmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026the news media understood perfectly that stuff like this was what was actually at stake in the 2024 election and told voters instead that the larger issue was that it was a scandal that Tim Walz retired after 21 years in the national guard 7998211
Reposted by Elaine Atwellamy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 23/08/2026we’re at costco and my husband ordered a hot dog from the cashier and the guy said “what flavor” and my husband said wat and costco guy said “jk there’s only one flavor. it’s hot dog” and my husband said dammit you did this to me last time and the costco cashier collapsed in giggles 35136392125
Reposted by Elaine AtwellRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/08/2026LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE 343148213448
Reposted by Elaine AtwellRobert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We are all dogs locked in god’s hot car 76774371117
Reposted by Elaine AtwellA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I know there are lot of people who think voting does nothing to stop fascism, but I do notice that one group who seems to think voting does something to stop fascism are the fascists, who are trying to prevent it as much as possible. 402468864
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026he’s great and everything, but i was really looking forward to seeing ryan hurst in this role; he brought such a wounded sweetness to his character in sons of anarchy that would have been cool to see in kratos. 000
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026i talk to writers i edit a lot about the dangers of overusing the “rule of three,” and now i have the perfect example to point to. 100
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026does it perchance feature a partially finished wine cellar? no reason, just curious. 021
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026unfortunately the state-sponsored misinformation is only the second most horrifying part of this video, running far behind THE MOST APPALLING KNIFE SKILLS I HAVE EVER SEEN. the man cuts into raw salmon with a dull knife directly onto a granite countertop. 000
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026brb, carving a bloody path of vengeance through everyone who told me to get sonos speakers, thus afflicting me with their cursed app for the rest of my life 100
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026i walked my dad around his hospital unit last night and he occasionally paused to stick his head in other patients’ rooms to say “stop watching CNN! it’ll make you worse!” and honestly, yes. 000
Reposted by Elaine Atwellmike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“ok, let’s see if he can fight……..he couldn’t” perfect. 4538
Reposted by Elaine Atwellmolly priddy @mollypriddy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026there’s a tacit agreement among federal lawmakers and the political press to just overlook certain Trump things for their own benefit, and Ossoff broke that rule by saying one of the things out loud now instead of waiting to write it in a book like the reporters were going to do. 1111
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026my father is currently in duke hospital, waiting on a heart transplant, and this abomination is roaming the halls. not sure which is the richer text, its heart eyes or the message written on its screen. 000
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026such a weird time to be alive bc every conversation with friends is either: “i just started watching this new show it’s so good.” or “hey lol so do you guys kinda just think everything is going to keep getting worse forever until we die?” 020
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026STOP 🛑: telling people to touch grass START 🏁: telling people to go mountain biking at dawn while listening to the last of the mohicans soundtrack, bc i did that this morning and it may have fully fixed me 000
Reposted by Elaine AtwellThe Verge @theverge.com · 11/08/2026Perhaps an AI agent might be better at predicting what my father will want for his birthday than I am, but it definitionally cannot give him my time and consideration. Love is not just a feeling; it is a way of paying attention.theverge.comMark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to liveAn AI future of sleek, streamlined, and totally empty relationships. 3742999
Elaine Atwell @elaineatwell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026obviously it’s a competitive field in MAGA world, but miller has to be in medal contention for “reeks of bad vibes.” in every image of him i’ve seen, he looks like he’s one second from throwing a punch. 021
Reposted by Elaine AtwellJVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Calling it a "pied-à-terre" tax was some brilliant Mamdani political jujitsu because now anyone who whines about it sounds like Marie Antoinette 181918190