Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Disregarding the not-terribly-ideal outcome in this film, doing science in an atmospheric abandoned church sounds like a pretty good gig 010
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Who wants to go for a dip in the Liquid Satan from Prince of Darkness? 010
Reposted by AmandaTyTheFilmAddict @tythefilmaddict.bsky.social · 10/10/2026No film captures what it feels like to wake up and read about the current state of America every single day quite like this one.static.klipy.comTexas Chainsaw Dinner SceneALT: Texas Chainsaw Dinner Scene 24913
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026(*Full disclosure: I haven’t read Looking for Alaska. But as far as I know, that isn’t one of the themes) 010
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026At least* 3 of the top 5 most challenged books on this list frankly and deftly address the topic of sexual violence, particularly its impact on survivors. 121
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Really great time to start a medication that has irritability as an initial side effect 020
Reposted by AmandaSean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 05/10/2026name a prompt that's a red flag to respond to. 112614
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Surely not a lesson learned from personal experience 😅 110
Reposted by AmandaSean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 04/10/2026New Order - Regretyoutube.comNew Order - Regret (Official Music Video)YouTube video by New Order 0181
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Stuart, exasperated with his bioethics class: “Abortion is fine. Can we just move on please, Jesus fucking Christ?” 262
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I went to visit my son (19) at college today, and offered to take him shopping for necessities or treats or whatever. He really loathes shopping, but reluctantly picked out: socks odor-absorbing shoe spray melatonin gummies a party-sized bag of nacho cheese Doritos 🥳🥳🥳 030
Reposted by AmandaMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 03/10/2026the Cornell case should make us question prosecutors and police all the time: the same DA offices discounting college students’ sexual assault cases (the lacking investigations, the disbelief) are happy to jail countless women for far less, day in and day out, when most people aren’t watching 11097234
Reposted by AmandaRabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Charles Burchfield, "October in the Woods", 1938-63, Watercolor, gouache, chalk, and charcoal on joined paper mounted on cardboard, 45 5/8" x 57 3/4" 210116
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Why did I agree (months ago) to take my coworker’s on-call shift the weekend You Can See Everything opens 😭 030
Reposted by Amandahammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow 359209125043
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026(^ which, as you mentioned, doesn’t actually work super great!) 020
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yeah, it’s not something I consider completely off-limits. But when I’m first meeting someone, I try to reflect on whether it’s more about me trying to sort of … head their ambivalence off at the pass because (understandably) I want them to feel better, sooner. 120
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Over the years, I’ve learned to pause and consider whether the precise phrasing “It wasn’t your fault”, as my impulsive response when a victim/survivor expresses self-blame, is always going to land as supportive rather than dismissive for this reason. Especially if their experience was very recent. 120
Reposted by AmandaRichard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Autumn Omens 2026 A hole in the ground seems cozy. Strange Times by The Chameleons. Walking at 7PM is like walking at 3AM. A mouse would like a word. The garden looks tortured, but for the asters. Golden rod is not a weed. Ray Bradbury. Any small living thing is an imp. 1276
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Someone in the comments suggests that the body glitter flecks could be imprinted with a microdot barcode, tracing back to the person who purchased the glitter, and who has (apparently, in this fantasy) registered as such: like when you microchip your dog. I ask again, and always, What are we doing? 060
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"But the most awesome part is ..." I'm going to stop you so I can interject: THERE IS NO AWESOME PART. None of this can be described as awesome. 140
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I've been inundated with posts at least as unhelpful as this, often shared by people I know are just trying to find a foothold in the midst of a lot of pain. I'm sure the same is true of the content creator, who really does seem to care and want to offer some supportive remedies. But. 121
Reposted by AmandaPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I am incensed by sexual violence, and also angry that the systems that have disappointed people are actually working as intended. A system's purpose is what it does. It's pretty hard to make progress without acknowledging that. 431050
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Facebook, which I cling to for reasons unknown, has decided I love to see random strangers’ posts about their pets passing away. 120
Reposted by AmandaRichard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today, @bleakhousing.bsky.social's new novel, The Ship of Death, was released, and my dude is on a major label. Some thoughts: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...bookshop.orgThe Ship of Death: A Novel“Mind f*cking melting.” —BENJAMIN PERCY“Cosmically creepy as hell. A nightmarish experience.” —DAN CHAON"Every turn of the page is a creepy as f*ck critical success D20 roll. Winkler warmed my nerd he... 1166
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026MadS is a one-shot horror film from a couple years back that is truly thrilling, fast-paced, and creative. Not *only* for the technical aspect, but that part is pretty remarkable to witness. 000
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026National Theatre Live is a streaming service that has many of their past productions archived! I subscribed for a month to access some titles that especially interested me. It was too spendy for me to sustain, but well worth it as a little monthlong treat! 130
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anyway, I have a random day off of work due to an excess of PTO (hard to believe, but there are nonprofits that at least try, and even largely succeed, in treating their employees with ethical decency). I’d intended to clean the house. Am instead eating popcorn and watching GONJIAM HAUNTED ASYLUM. 040
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is not a revelation for the many survivors from oppressed groups grappling with the double bind of “Even these ineffectual remedies aren’t meant for you” and “If you don’t go through the motions of trying to access them, your story must lack credibility.” 031
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I intentionally avoid saying “systems don’t function the way they’re *supposed* to” because, well. 141
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I work in community-based advocacy: unaffiliated with systems, but helping victims/survivors navigate systems they bump up against. Which usually means caring for them through, and trying to mitigate, the shock and devastation of realizing systems don’t function the way they’re perceived to. 141
Reposted by AmandaMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 28/09/2026It's too grim to face the situation we are in, every time these cases come out in the news, which is there there is no law, policy, or policing remedy to sexual violence, and definitely not one that is capable of ending sexual violence. 129846
Reposted by AmandaRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Stories like this have, for ages, treated men's desire to harm women as a sort of background noise, a weather we just normalize and accept and try to work around. Feminism is among other things a process of denormalization. 292399730
Reposted by AmandaRue Morgue Magazine @ruemorguemag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in Horror History, CARNIVAL OF SOULS was released in 1962. 218557
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Read a comment on IG positing that nudity was never OK in a documentary (one guess what this was about) because nudity is only ever appropriate as a “plot-forwarding device” and “documentaries don’t have characters or a plot” In case I was still imagining the internet as a great equalizer … 020
Reposted by AmandaLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026A problem I have about the pervasiveness of GenAI outside of the basic ethical nonstarters is that I… I don’t want to live in a world where I have to doubt, scrutinize or investigate everything I see that isn’t happening right in front of me. I find it horrible, exhausting & time consuming. 837564
Reposted by AmandaKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11896971921
Reposted by AmandaMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/09/2026ICYMI: The forever funny Julie Klausner (@julieklausner.bsky.social) shared a can't-miss movie pitch with us this week. buff.ly/PSniJtxbuff.lyBackrooms, but for IntrovertsLogline: “A guy not particularly fond of fresh air or crowds enters a nightmare universe full of the kind of outdoor spaces that give introverts panic attacks.” 0236
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Listen, this film has some second act narrative lag, and of course, for at least 20 years of its 30+ year existence, it’s been blighted by unrestrained, landfill-bound merchandise tie-ins. But the thing itself is an artistic marvel. 020
Amanda @tacittaciturn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026One for the “Things I Say That Make it Sound Like I’m High When I’m Not” files: My daughter is watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, and, when Jack first gazes upon Christmas Town, a colorful twinkle-light-illuminated vista in the sparkling snow… Me, voice catching: “It’s just so beautiful” 🥹 120
Reposted by AmandaPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever 188137462918
