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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 8h

When I was a kid, I was legit terrified of the Wicked Witch of the West. I *hated* The Wizard of Oz and left the room when my brothers watched it.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 8h

Can I tell you a secret? When you sympathize with Nazis, there is a phrase for what you become...!

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 8h

Spoilers for the 2032 US elections

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 8h

So the lesson at the end of 'Lanterns' is that rural whites get whatever they want without consequences. I guess that tracks with the last 10+ years of US politics.

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juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 04/10/2026

Yeah 😞

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I still think about Kendrick Johnson. He didn't roll himself up in that gym mat.

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Fearless Freep @fearlessfreep.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Those poor aliens… and Zoidberg.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Rori! @roricomics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm in a different district and how I heard about Fred Wellman WAS one of her smear commercials on YouTube "He'll bring his socialist agenda to DC..." good, great! Thank you for paying to run this on a leftist creator's video, Ann, win/win 😏 (Also props to Wellman for not scapegoating trans kids.)

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 02/10/2026

I LOOOOOVED when he toured with Pearl Jam during the Vote For Change tour back in the day. Also, he played a Nader rally at one point, which my buddy @zdroberts.bsky.social put on YouTube.

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John HELL Roberson @jlroberson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh, I love Bob Roberts(the film, not the dude) and always have. He's due for a comeback in fact IMO www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iZb...

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Bob Roberts (1992) - Full Movie

YouTube video by LukaS Arts

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 02/10/2026

Bob Roberts is one of the top 3 all-time mockumentary movies. Fight me. And the best movie ever made based on an SNL sketch.

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Bob Roberts Book Burning - Saturday Night Live

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 02/10/2026

See, this is why I have always pushed back against the centrist narrative that "aside from Watergate, Nixon was a great president, actually." First, he was demonstrably NOT that. And second, it opens the door to this kind of horseshit.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 01/10/2026

Little known fact; those robots are named Lily and Rosemary.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 29/09/2026

Hey @laurendavis.bsky.social - check your Instagram account. I just received a DM from you and think you may be hacked.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 28/09/2026

I want to get @allisonpregler.bsky.social to say “the Guardians are dicks” so I can just use that every time I’m talking about #Lanterns instead of saying it myself.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:

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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks

Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states

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The Final Straw Radio @thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hear our chat with Cal of the Minnesota 15 (activists facing felony charges in relation to resisting the ICE and Border Patrol assault on the Twin Cities during Metro Surge. More on the case & how to support can be found via @minnesota15.bsky.social thefinalstrawradio.mayfirst.info/2026/09/27/c...

"TFSR 9-27-26 | Cal of the MN15 on Metro Surge and this Moment of Growing Fascism" alongside a flyer showing black and white butterfly reading "Defend the Minnesota 15 | October 3rd! Day of Solidarity! Abolish ICE! Return the abducted & deported! Drop the charges! MN15" plus "Fifteen activists have been federally indicted for their role in the Twin Cities' historic movement against ICE. The Trump regime wants to make an example of them to stop all of us from fighting back. On Saturday, October 3rd, the Minnesota 15 Anti-Repression Committee is calling for an international day of solidarity actions to show the regime we will not back down. Plan an action at your local ICE office or federal building!"

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 27/09/2026

Friendly reminder that ANYONE still on X is a Trump ally and not to be trusted, regardless of the excuses they might give.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“As Trump funds influencers to manipulate the Brazilian election, he is getting help in his quest from Elon Musk, who is blocking accounts that post critiques of the Bolsonaro-Trump alliance. This week, the National Conference of Bishops of Brasil lost access to its X account.“

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Huge anti-ICE pasteup memorial in Minneapolis for those killed by ICE in the past year. The pasteup is in the Whittier neighborhood, on the same block as Alex Pretti's memorial.

Huge anti-ICE pasteup memorial for those killed by ICE in the past year.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My kids have measles, I can’t buy diesel, and I have explosive diarrhea from a parasite that the CDC no longer monitors. But at least now I’ll be able to watch a baseball game in a national park

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James Ferguson @jamesfergcomics.com · 26/09/2026

ICYMI: Here's @radpencils.bsky.social's cover for Clean Up Crew #1 as revealed by @thecomicon.bsky.social. This is the first of the movie poster variant covers which will feature different films for each issue. This first one HAD to be Kevin Smith's Clerks. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

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Scott Snyder @ssnyder1835.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pre-order ABSOLUTE BATMAN #25 before FOC MONDAY! This is the end of our latest story arc and the biggest issue yet from me and @nickdragotta.bsky.social! Glow-in-the-dark cover by Jonboy Meyers

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 26/09/2026

Google and Meta have both said they’ll now take studio Bleecker Street’s money to promote the film. www.avclub.com/meta-and-goo...

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Now that they think about it, Meta and YouTube actually will take money to run Musk doc ads

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 25/09/2026

Every day we get closer to this:

Cartoon by the human artist Twonks, showing George Jetson vacuuming the floor while Rosie the robot paints a picture

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is my new favorite thing.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 23/09/2026

I cannot tell you how much you will enjoy it if you back Erin's Kickstarter. Her work is gorgeous and the community she has built on her social pages is one of the kindest on the internet.

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D&D ⚔️ Cats 😻 Tarot ✨ A 2027 Wall Calendar

Keep the magic of imagination alive all year with this 12-month wall calendar, ft. original paintings that mash up cats, D&D and tarot.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Looked at GPU prices and Jensen Huang should be tried at The Hague.

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Snuff Capitalism @snuffcapitalism.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And we’re being culled.

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Adam Gorham - NYCC F07 @adamgorham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just had a great signing for FOX MASK KILLER at Anyone Comics in Brooklyn, NY. Please enjoy this sketch of @mayor.nyc.gov repping FMK

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Dennis Perkins @dennisperkins5.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On our weekly Saturday yard sale drive (shut up, we love it) and is a good sign when every other chain gas station has their big electric gas prices sign just turned off?

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 19/09/2026

Did you know Eric Schenkman from the Spin Doctors got his first electric guitar from Jimmy Dale, conductor of the Sonny & Cher Orchestra for $30? True story.

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Bruno Catarino @brunocatarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Daily reminder to go watch this

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 19/09/2026

If you look to Box Office Mojo, a leading website for tracking box office data, it will tell you that Coyote vs. Acme is still designated as an “underperformer,” which is why you should never trust anyone who uses a strict formula for these kinds of things.

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Coyote vs. Acme Passes Its Production Budget at the Box Office

The little movie that could is still going.

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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s Batman Day. People call Batman ‘66 silly but let’s remember that Christopher Nolan ends The Dark Knight Rises with a slightly higher budget version of this classic scene from that movie.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 18/09/2026

I had a chance to sit down with Emily, a band whose 2001 debut album recently went unexpectedly viral on Instagram. They're pretty cool. Check out our conversation here:

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Emily: The Emerald City Video Interview

The Internet is meeting Emily for the first time, 25 years later.

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Russ Burlingame @russburlingame.com · 18/09/2026

I had a chance to sit down with Emily, a band whose 2001 debut album recently went unexpectedly viral on Instagram. They're pretty cool. Check out our conversation here:

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Emily: The Emerald City Video Interview

The Internet is meeting Emily for the first time, 25 years later.

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Fitzbattleaxe @fitzbattleaxe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Serious Talk: Most ads that lean into absurd masculinity for jokes and a hook piss me off and make me want to never give the company money. "ARE YOU A MANLY MAN WHO WANTS TO BE MANLY?!?!" You know what? Fuck you. I won't be moved by a shtick that courts a shade of toxic masculinity even for LULZ.

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Tim Allen's Manly Things on Home Improvement

ALT: Tim Allen's Manly Things on Home Improvement

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In the age of Ai, the Gaza Genocide denialists and Luigi, I think about this paragraph a lot.

Excerpt from Ward Churchill's Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens

Well, really. Let’s get a grip here, shall we? True enough, they were civilians of a sort. But innocent? Gimme a break. They formed a technocratic corps at the very heart of America’s global financial empire – the “mighty engine of profit” to which the military dimension of U.S. policy has always been enslaved – and they did so both willingly and knowingly. Recourse to “ignorance” – a derivative, after all, of the word “ignore” – counts as less than an excuse among this relatively well-educated elite. To the extent that any of them were unaware of the costs and consequences to others of what they were involved in – and in many cases excelling at – it was because of their absolute refusal to see. More likely, it was because they were too busy braying, incessantly and self-importantly, into their cell phones, arranging power lunches and stock transactions, each of which translated, conveniently out of sight, mind and smelling distance, into the starved and rotting flesh of infants. If there was a better, more effective, or in fact any other way of visiting some penalty befitting their participation upon the little Eichmanns inhabiting the sterile sanctuary of the twin towers, I’d really be interested in hearing about it.

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