Brandon

Brandon

@bricktop3.bsky.social

Educator, Writer, La Croix Boy. Go #Illini. Abolish ICE.

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Brandon
@bricktop3.bsky.social

It is once again bs that this movie has such limited distribution. Champaign-Urbana theaters do better. Considering driving one hour both ways just to watch this in theaters.

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social

I don't think it WILL -- there are so many things standing in its way, simply in terms of which precursors it can even win -- nor would I put money on it, but I think there is an extremely realistic chance of You Can See Everything winning Best Picture and Director at the Oscars.

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mtsw
@mtsw.bsky.social

ultimately it's shit like this that makes the decline of birth rates and resulting demographic skewing towards old people self-reinforcing. Greedy, wealthy retired people voting to destroy the funding for public services they relied on throughout their life now that they no longer need them

Politico@politico.com

“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.

politico.comDo You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No.The argument that property taxes make Americans renters in their own houses has fueled the biggest anti-tax uprising in half a century, and local governments are scrambling.
Brandon
@bricktop3.bsky.social

I think this would be neat. However, I have no interest in watching biopics of 4 of the most covered men in history when we can watch actual footage of with good documentaries.

Pop Crave@popcrave.com

Sony is considering a same-day release for all four Beatles biopics. The studio is also weighing a four-pack ticket and combining the films' box office returns.

Brandon
@bricktop3.bsky.social

this trailer rules

Every Film Now@everyfilmnow.bsky.social

The first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW’ has been released. In theaters next February. #Narnia #GretaGerwig

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Ricky O'Donnell
@rickyodonn.bsky.social

It pays to be a media-friendly white boy with a good story, because people just decided Tyson Bagent is a starting-caliber QB with zero proof of it. I've seen a lot of mediocre backup quarterbacks start games for the Bears, and he's another one of them.

Brandon
@bricktop3.bsky.social

true sicko shit

Jeremy Werner@jwerner247.bsky.social

FINAL: #illini 38, Michigan State 37 Xavier Scott blows up the Philly special. Illinois shows the resilience of a Bret Bielema team in an ugly one.

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jug-hooting yokel
@limusrex.bsky.social

the rest of my life is gonna be every month or 2 getting a text or pm like "hey i saw your old tweet on ____ and it had a bunch of updoots and imbeciles arguing in the comments"

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king
@raxkingisdead.bsky.social

you guys broke watergate

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Is asking someone to leave the beverages at home for an interview as fussy as reminding a lady to wear pantyhose or a gentleman to ask before lighting a cigarette? We assembled a team of Post staffers across the newsroom — and commenters — to find out: https://wapo.st/4dwx0LS

Brandon
@bricktop3.bsky.social

Vote this loser out of office Illinois

Meredith Shiner@meredithshiner.com

I had not seen this clip where Tammy Duckworth advises Democrats to "not impeach anybody," "get back to work" and "allow" Donald Trump to "save face" and I would just like to remind the senator from IL that the federal government took 4,000 Chicagoans and murdered a 38-year-old father last fall.

c-span.orgc-span.org

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Jeremy Werner
@jwerner247.bsky.social

Collin Dixon has tied the #illini record for touchdowns in a single game with three — before half. Last to do it? Casey Washington vs. Northwestern in 2023.

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Heartland Signal
@heartlandsignal.com

"My job is to make children feel safe... and I had absolutely no idea what to tell him." Columbia Academy Principal Leslee Sherk recounts the heartbreak of consoling Liam Conejo Ramos' older brother after ICE detained his father and younger brother.

Brandon
@bricktop3.bsky.social

no we aren't

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Teachers and professors are throwing out old assignments, installing new policies and protocols, and incorporating AI built for the classroom, rather than feeling forced to choose between returning to pencil and paper or acting like the AI police.

washingtonpost.comThese teachers fight AI cheating with classes that force students to show they are learningInstead of relying on AI detectors or going back to pen and paper assignments, educators said they redesigned classes to make students prove they are learning.

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Nathan Tankus
@nathantankus.bsky.social

Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.

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Bill Connelly
@espnbillc.bsky.social

Speaking from at least a LITTLE experience … we don’t talk enough about how weird southern (or central) Illinois is.

A Bloody Woodstake@tenderbeefsteak.bsky.social

My SIL is teaching remotely at a school in southern Illinois and I was not ready to learn about the mascot