Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 19hTop 5* new-to-me watches in September: GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE (2026) THUMBSUCKER (2005) КОРОТКИЕ ВСТРЕЧИ (BRIEF ENCOUNTERS) (1967) BAD DAY FOR THE CUT (2017) WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001) *Since most of the month was spent rewatching Bond films, I only have a Top 5. 100
Reposted by SylvieBrent, the Sue Bob White of BlueSky 💅🏻 @slurmqueen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The only thing that would be genuinely surprising is if a storyline resolved or a dead character stayed dead or they announced the next one would contain no CGI. 051
Reposted by SylvieSteven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"This is your brain on drugs." Because people were hungry for that fried egg. 161
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When you get a royal blue nano as a last line of defense, you name her Nut, mother of Isis and goddess protector of the living and the dead. 030
Reposted by SylvieThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“In addition, giraffes are now tall horses. Because that’s what they are. They’re just tall horses. Everybody knows it, they just don’t say it. I’m not afraid to say these things. And those so-called capybaras will be known as ultimate guinea pigs.” 81797192
Reposted by SylvieAndi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The connections being drawn between the Cornell 7 and Brock Turner bring up something crucial: The outrage at Turner’s insanely light sentence has ultimately made it impossible for him to blend back into society. Where legal redress failed, community stepped in to make sure no one would forget. 426059
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026OMG the new interface for Criterion is awful. My watchlist is now completely disorganized and, in Firefox, I can't see any of the images attached to the films. It's row after row of this: 110
Reposted by SylviePeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026i really can’t bring myself to care about AI anthropomorphism debates. “is AI thinking?” i don’t know. is a calculator calculating? questions for the philosophers. what’s important is that we put sam altman in prison. 7978911403
Reposted by SylvieDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.forbiddenstories.orgThe Deportation Project MapBetween 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De... 3822421171
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Repost with an image of your favorite James Bond (wrong answers only) #IYKYK 040
Reposted by SylvieJames Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Karl Rove on endorsing a Democratic candidate (watch, if only to here Rove's imitation of Trump) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3J...youtube.comKarl Rove on endorsing a Democratic candidateYouTube video by C-SPAN 012
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This motherf*cker is so lucky he is running against a Republican this cycle. 020
Reposted by SylvieCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 21/09/202629% approval rating is still too high for that man. 58746113
Reposted by SylvieMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks. 12737354
Reposted by SylvieRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Not really the point, but I'd suggest that if you own 20 "family farms," they probably aren't "family farms." 703492625
Reposted by SylvieAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 8030831809
Reposted by SylvieMark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026To my friends in the Bay Area: I'm hearing Rob Bonta is about to cave and hand Warner Bros over to the Ellisons. We can't let him do that. Can you show up outside his AG office in Oakland tomorrow at 5pm to reject this backroom deal? Reject the deal. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...mobilize.usBlock the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the LawJoin us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a... 361587650
Reposted by SylvieDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When I worked at Texas A&M I asked people, why are these students dressed in pretend uniforms? The Corps of Cadets is pretend. It is not a part of the military. It's dress up. Its perfect for a pretend Secretary of Defense. 46879138
Reposted by SylvieMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026That's how you make a movie 210111
Reposted by SylvieCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If you break bread with Steve Bannon, you will never have my support for anything. You are untrustworthy. You are in direct opposition to my survival. 158185
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026When a new gold nano rises to replace one of your muses, you name her Isis 040
Reposted by SylvieJeff Billington @facesofjeff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The second part of Don Quixote, where all the characters have read the first part and are winding Quixote and Sancho up, and also they come across the unauthorised sequel, is like proto-Python. 022
Reposted by SylvieTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Twenty years of writing fashion commentary has taught me that this is the single most-cited fashion reference by the general public. People who don't know a thing about fashion or costume design remember this dress. It's safe to call it one of the most remembered dresses of the last hundred years. 641068
Reposted by SylvieTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I have a cousin who was constantly putting me on game with ways that I could get out of my J-O-B and not do all that “smart shit cuz.” I finally explained to them that I LIKE all the smart shit, did in fact choose to do it for a living, and I am very good at it. They never really believed me. 11952105
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It's true, folks. It only takes inches of water to drown. Stay safe out there. #RIP Melete (the heir). Your twin Aeode (the spare) will miss you. 030
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Looks like this would have gone to waste tonight so it's a good thing no one got it for me I guess. 130
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Appalling behavior on the part of SF Opera tonight. Entered the opera house at 7:35 to no sign of a problem. Had to be told of the cancellation by another attendee. No apology from the employee I confirmed with. This longtime subscriber is not amused. #ISupportTheOrchestra @sfopera.bsky.socialsfchronicle.comSan Francisco Opera cancels opening night after orchestra goes on strikeSan Francisco Opera patrons were already in their seats when the company announced that opening night was canceled because of an orchestra strike. 272
Reposted by SylvieTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Every half-ass plan for our extinction that they provide just turns me on. No internet, you say? No online banking?? No 2FA to use the bathroom at my job??? Baby I was a latchkey kid in the 1980s. You’re describing my platonic ideal. Extinct me. 171399233
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I just want a phone that fits in my hand and has a headphone jack. 040
Reposted by SylvieKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?" ... "By choice, man!" 4404
Reposted by SylvieMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828. 142135272195
Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is incredible. Glad my Smart TV from 2012 is still dumb vis-à-vis audio I guess. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFV...youtube.com216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV ProblemYouTube video by Gamers Nexus 010
Reposted by SylvieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026I wish I had my own little stock market I could invest in before making business decisions that would benefit my portfolio using taxpayer money. 33666262277
Reposted by SylvieRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is what Trump did on 9/11. 31155942295
Reposted by SylvieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026I think this is Eddie from Duolingo 98223987
Reposted by SylvieToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 06/09/2026‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ has now officially surpassed the $30M amount Warner Bros. originally planned to write the film off for. The film is now projected to earn over $60M domestically. 8556531630
Reposted by Sylvieconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026To deny the devastating effects of climate change and the deadly effects of capitalism on steroids, is plain ignorance. What kind of world are we leaving our children and grandchildren?!?!? 12113
Reposted by Sylvielaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you haven’t read the dedication of Gloria Steinem’s autobiography My Life on the Road, it is really worth taking a second today. 272163477