austin

austin

@powerllama.com

Trying my best. Casual spy. vfx artist. los angeles. https://duck.haus/@powerllama he/him. avatar from https://bsky.app/profile/pantspants.bsky.social

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lauren
@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com

why aren't packable jackets better. it's 2026, i should be able to push a button on the jacket and it goes FWOOOSH into its little carrying bag. if accidentlly pressing the button while wearing the jacket crushes me to death instantly i consider the tradeoff worth it

austin
@powerllama.com

just watched it for the first time a few months ago and it's an incredible film

lauren@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com

i'm tired of pretending Lincoln isn't a top 5 Spielberg

austin
@powerllama.com

after all the php stuff i logged back onto the SA forums and got a whiff of nostalgia. some places on the internet are still just like that

austin
@powerllama.com

watching the movie and shaking my head every time Holmes is dishonest to make sure everyone knows i don't agree with her

Zito@zeets.bsky.social

I think this is a failure of the film, though. Malcolm Harris and John Carreyrou have been pushing back against this because this framing of “knowing the human” is inherently sympathetic and it achieves this by ignoring so many of the hard facts. For one, she chased that public attention.

austin
@powerllama.com

it's good to follow one boomer / gen-xer on here so you can find new accounts who follow 8k+ and only post images with text on them to block

austin
@powerllama.com
National Weather Service@nws.noaa.gov

A strong Pacific weather system will bring a deep surge of moisture to the southwestern US Wednesday and Thursday, with periods of widespread showers and thunderstorms expected. A Flood Watch is in already effect for Wednesday and Thursday in much of Arizona. Monitor weather.gov for the latest.

austin
@powerllama.com

finally an interview also with Lance Oppenheim!

youtube.comNathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim on You Can See EverythingAt the 64th New York Film Festival, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim discuss You Can See Everything with NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim. In this astounding new high-wire act of self-reflexivity from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, created in secret, convicted Silicon Valley fraudster Elizabeth Holmes becomes an entirely different kind of camera subject. The 64th New York Film Festival is presented in partnership with Rolex. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=filmlincdotcom Showtimes and tickets: https://filmlinc.org Follow on X: http://x.com/filmlinc Follow on Instagram: http://instagram.com/filmlinc Follow on Facebook: http://facebook.com/filmlinc
austin
@powerllama.com

and more of them were republicans than democrats lamaterial.com/p/voter-frau...

lamaterial.comPoster Child of L.A. Voter Fraud Bust Is Registered RepublicanFeds arrested more registered Republicans than Democrats in Monday’s voter fraud sweep in L.A., according to an L.A. Material review of voting records.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Some facts about the 28 people charged today: - Every one was a lawful permanent resident. - 4 of the 28 are accused only of registering, and not voting, and only 22 are accused of voting in 2024. - The median and average age is 50 - 22 noncitizen voters = 0.0001% of the California 2024 electorate.

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DC Pierson
@dcpierson.bsky.social

RANDOM POSTER WHOSE OPINION I HAVE NO REASON TO TRUST: A result like this in NV-03 would be seismic. That’s deep Blortles country. It was Vinkum +8 in ‘24 ME DURING ELECTION SEASON: totally. i just need to look at 9000 more of these

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Peter Flax
@pflax1.bsky.social

First fire of the season in Malibu. Latest update: it has reached Encinal Road. "The main priority will be keeping the fire from spotting over the road. If this happens, there is a good chance the fire makes it to the ocean by sunrise."

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Elizabeth Chou
@reporterliz.bsky.social

This is the political committee that recently helped fund an anti-Nithya Raman ad!

L.A. Material@lamaterial.com

One of L.A.’s powerful public-sector unions has a dead man signing its political paperwork. Now, it’s facing accusations of financial mismanagement. Read @matt-hamilton87.bsky.social's investigation: buff.ly/5UdpHl3

buff.lyInside the Turmoil at LAPMA: A Dead Treasurer, Unreported Contributions, and a $3.7M Dues WarLAPMA, one of L.A.’s powerful public-sector unions, has a dead man signing its political paperwork, and SEIU Local 721 is accusing it of financial mismanagement, including $3.7 million in unpaid dues.

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Elizabeth Chou
@reporterliz.bsky.social

Replying to @reporterliz.bsky.social

Candidates aren't asked -- to the same degree of volume as other questions like "how are you going to increase the police force" -- about things like "how will you ensure that housing/shelter offers are meaningful?" paths.la/reports/erp/... bsky.app/profile/repo...

Elizabeth Chou@reporterliz.bsky.social

And a report from PATH, a longitudinal survey of people since three years ago, looks at what are termed as "encampment sweeps" (think 41.18) and "encampment resolutions" (like Inside Safe). They ask things like "How often do sweeps result in a meaningful shelter offer and stay?"

austin
@powerllama.com

Hmmmm

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com

"Raman looks like she wants to be anywhere but there. Bass is coming out firing," says columnist Gustavo Arellano. Bass and Raman quickly clash after debate moderators say there will be ‘no personal attacks’ in the final L.A. mayoral debate. Join us for live updates and commentary

latimes.comBass and Raman face off in high-stakes debate just weeks before election dayThe final debate of the election, hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo 52, could be pivotal after a recent poll found many voters are still undecided.

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Philip Bump
@pbump.com

It’s very funny to be like “X is once again important because it’s where executives post marketing material.”

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Brian A. Anderson
@thebanderson.bsky.social

For my weekenders: I profiled Ken “Goldfinger” Connell, an acid courier, hash smuggler, escape artist, folk hero in the Dead’s orbit—and a catastrophe to his own family. Decades later, his son and niece went looking for who he truly was. Read on @playboy.com: www.playboy.com/read/celebri...

playboy.comThe Rise and Fall of Goldfinger, the One-Handed Acid OutlawKenneth Connell moved through the Grateful Dead’s world like a character out of one of their songs. His relative are just now piecing together the life he kept hidden.
austin
@powerllama.com

i don't think we should be executing anyone but also i think about this

Screamer Jim@screamerjim.bsky.social

Deleted because someone tagged me into Jamelle Bouie’s mentions and I do not need that today. Will just leave this here.

austin
@powerllama.com

but i also think this whole spectacle will be a money making scheme for lots of people, which makes it even more gross. many conflicting thoughts