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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Couldn't be the immediate cries of "No one wants this" upon the live-action Moana's announcement, could it, Disney?

Image from the live-action Moana with the Variety headline "Disney President: 'Moana' Live Action movie failed at Box Office because it released so close to animated 'Moana 2.' Beneath is the "Sure, Jan" meme, reading "Sure, Disney."

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Really not disproving the "everyone is 12" theory, these misuses of oxygen.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

One of my favourite things is when my media worlds collide. When @reggiewatts.bsky.social name-dropped Meshuggah on @crowdcontrol.dropout.tv - made my week. When I tell people I listen to Jazz, those who know me as a metalhead, I send them Tigran and Tosin youtu.be/VdoyOrZdl3Y?...

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Vortex (feat. Tosin Abasi)

YouTube video by Tigran Hamasyan - Topic

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Re: #Trump and all the low polls and backlash. The #GOP will probably turn on him soon since his status and power as their useful idiot wanes. Claiming their policies as HIS policies and that he's chaotic, the GOP will aim to distract from their culpability in the harm Trump's done to the world.

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Dan Olson @foldablehuman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Premiere Smith’s illegitimate attempt to end run the system after the system failed to produce her desired chaos is a master class in ratfucking. Here’s how the question is structured: Should Alberta stay in Canada? Yes - Alberta should leave No - Alberta should stay

“Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?”

“Yes - Alberta should begin the process of holding a binding referendum on separation”

“No - Alberta should not begin the prose of holding a binding referendum on separation - Alberta stays on Canada”

“Not sure”

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Can we talk about stuff like this Aurenbooks reading light? Not just about how inconvenient it would actually be - it's one size, annoying to have to reset it every page flip - simply use one of many reading lights available for a much lower cost than it's $110 cost ($55 on SALE!) (1/4)

Screenshot of an instagram product video of a full-screen LED reading light that overlays the page you're reading.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Conservatism is about creating a bubble, a frictionless existence wherein your in-group is the centre of the universe and you allow yourself to ignore everything outside of it.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Annnnnnnd the Alberta RCMP is investigating. Holy shit

Tweet from Alberta RCMP reads: “The RCMP has initiated an investigation and is working with other law enforcement partners in the province to determine if any offence(s) have been committed respecting the dissemination or handling of the information contained in the voter list.”

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that. Period. End of story. With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

After reading Roadside Picnic...Billionaires read it wanting to be Vulture Burbridge while the rest of us would just be happy to be Dick Noonan. But the Billionaires are just Burbridges failed Stalkers, in the end. #sciencefiction #scifi

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Hollywood...I'm available. Recent roles....T-Rex defeated in an epic fight with a bunny rabbit. I'll await my Oscar, Academy.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A Friend of mine just had a banger of an idea: Jurassic Parks and Recreation. Do it, Spielberg, don't be a coward.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I'm 15 or so years late, but I get to read The Leftovers before I watch the show, and this little book snob couldn't be happier for the journey I'm starting. #reading #theleftovers

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Facebook kindly reminded me that 19 years ago today, I posted photos of myself as a child to an album. This ended up being 10 years TO THE DAY before my first kiddo came into the world. I'm appalled that social media has been a part of our lives for 20 years now. But...am I a prophet? #weird

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Another rejection, #writingcommunity. They come and go. Question: What do you do (if anything) to your project after rejection? Do you give another edit? Change your cover letter? Or do you leave it all alone?

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

It's #blackhistorymonth. Read Octavia Butler, Walter Rodney, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nnedi Okorafor. Watch Sinners again. Watch, read, and listen to Black art. White people: understanding that Black art is art from your fellow human beings is a path to empathy and our collective future.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

“Sure, we’re raping the children right in front of us, but is there more we could be doing to ruin lives all over the world?”

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

For no reason, here's some recommended reading: Coffeeland - Augustine Sedgewick How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Walter Rodney The Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler None of this is new #booksky #minnesota

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Watched "2010" for the first time. Surprised how much political tensions drove the story, given politics were largely absent in 2001. Smart move, really. While it doesn't have the same impact as Kubrick's film, it works as a sequel despite a slightly different tone & some dodgy early CGI. #Filmsky

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

How it feels as a pantser when your characters take over #writingcommunity #writer #writing

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

When Ted Cruz is backpedaling...

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Still gotta see "Bone Temple", but honestly, it's "Send Help" that has me hankering for the theatre. #Filmsky #horror

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This and games - #enshittification and desperation, this just reeks of "please don't unsubscribe, look how fun we are, we have everything you want." Except what we want. #netflix

Screenshot of an email from Netflix announcing "Podcasts Are Here"

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Myriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom) @lesbrains.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This exactly why I tell people to fight misogyny and child abuse if they want to fight authoritarianism. Those are pillars of fascism that so many people think are “normal” parts of a “democratic” society. News flash: they have no place in a democratic society.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This is, hands down, one of the best deconstructions of #Andor yet. As much history lesson, behind the scenes, and analysis. I'd chalk this up to required viewing. @parkesharman.bsky.social youtu.be/6HLS_SQbWR4?...

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The Thousand Faces of Cassian Andor

YouTube video by ArTorr

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Let's talk The Killing Star. Charles Pellegrin and George Zebrowski's answer to Carl Sagan's Contact. A dark hard sci-fi about the human race's survival against malevolent forces wiping out all life on earth. With ties to Titanic, Jurassic Park, Contact... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvMX...

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The Devastating Destruction of the Human Race | The Killing Star

YouTube video by Quinn's Ideas

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

No real surprises with these nominations (except F1 getting a best picture nod). Hope #Sinners does well, but I feel it's One Battle After Another's year, and would love to see Rose Byrne win. #Oscars #OscarNominations www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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Oscars: Full List of Nominations

'Sinners' leads the nominees with a record-breaking 16 mentions.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

God, I hate coming up with titles. Sometimes it's easy, but when it's not.... Staring at the story you've written with the clunky title, wracking your brain for something better. Anyway, subbed my time-travel thriller, hoping "Thread Vector" appeals. #writingcommunity #scififantasy #writing

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Some solid videos on #Andor pop up from @jessiegender.bsky.social & others got me thinking about the right-wing reactionaries again. The core of this is that the right fails to understand the idea of "audiences" and assume THEY are the only audience, but also that maturity just isn't their thing...

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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

He drinks a whiskey drink He drinks a vodka drink He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink He sends a text that remind him of the war plans He sends a text that reminds him of the war crimes #Hegseth

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Que? (The French one, not the Spanish one)

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Well, with some egg on my face, I do owe Daniel an apology. I hate this situation. I hate the damage it will do to survivors of SA who are already struggling to come forward knowing there's real examples like Naomi who lie. I also hate how this is so, so public an example.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/02/2025

Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The allegations against Daniel Greene are stunning and heartbreaking and I hope Naomi King gets the support they need through all this. But what I am right now is angry. I'm fucking raging internally. It's not just that Daniel abused someone who trusted him, it's that he's just another symptom...

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Caleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

All I'm saying is a bunch of six year-olds took over a whole-assed government agency...and no one thought to distract them with Legos or episodes of "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?" This country really doesn't have the mousekatools for this, and it's disgusting.

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Steve Shives @steveshives.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

When you entrust positions of power to unserious people, you give them the ability to do serious damage.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Every time I see a surprised headline from a News Outlet about the next thing Trump is doing I internally scream "WE KNOW, and we KNEW." As if these things weren't communicated clearly by Project 2025 and the Trump teams' own comments. It tells you immediately where the media has always stood.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

One of the most freeing things I did this year was to axe #Goodreads and #Storygraph. I'm tired of Gamifying EVERYTHING, and just want to read for it's own sake. I don't care care for stats or social clout, I just want my hobby to be a hobby again. Anyway - Blood Meridian is fantastic so far.

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I can't avoid @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and Kelly Weinersmith's missed opportunity with this title. "How to Create a Human Terrarium That Isn't All That Terrarible" was RIGHT there.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

People like to think Russia is behind our disinfo and division problem. I have bad news: Russia exploits the cracks we create ourselves. That’s what I told a parliamentary committee in Ottawa today, where I testified on Russian influence and disinformation. SUBSCRIBE: rachelgilmore.substack.com

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I testified about Russian interference and disinformation at a parliamentary committee!

YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 8 / 20

Photo of the Folio Society Edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness"

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Paul Sawchuk @paulsawchuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

While there might be a speck of a point here, old school office “culture” needs to just die. It’s synthetic and propped up by abusive management cultures. Employers acting like they’re not the ones that need to change are driving a lot of these firings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvCP...

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Bosses Are FIRING Gen Z Workers Just Months After Hiring Them.

YouTube video by A Life After Layoff

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