Jean-Michel Connard
Jean-Michel Connard
@torriangray.bsky.social
ESL teacher. Software gremlin. Language learner. Dog guardian. Too tired to argue with you.
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People love to frame their preferences as moral imperatives. Back on the bad site I expressed a dislike of CGI compared to practical effects and someone told me I was bigoted against queer artists and artists of color. ???
We’ve officially entered post-wokeism. Not utilizing tech billionaires’ earth-killing plagiarism machine is privileged, elitist, and dare I say, maybe even ableist(?) Please adjust your behavior accordingly.
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The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."
Cheesecake Factory Gate got no traction, so the hunt goes on.
The political media is visibly chafing at the current situation, where Republicans are glaringly awful, fucking everything up, running deviant candidates everyone hates, and Dems are just being normal & winning. The force is out of balance. They are viscerally eager to go after Dems about something.
Walter had chops. It's a shame he didn't get the chance to do more. He was great as Chekov, of course, for all its occasional campy glory, but he was more than that. He had a nice, long career as a working actor, but I would have liked to see him get more opportunitices to show his range.
My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.
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This is the way. Crush the fascists then sort out the rest.
Another interesting thing that happened in Brazil and might be worth considering in the U.S.: a triumph of the liberal field was to detach Bolsonarism from the right. It wasn’t about left or right anymore; it was both left and right, liberals and centrists, fighting against far-right extremism.
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I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.
Our Most Auspicious Leader has ushered in an unprecedented golden age of prosperity for our most powerful nation. Under his glorious and infallible leadership, the economy has reached heights previously unimaginable and every citizen now enjoys boundless wealth and abundance.
Kevin Hassett was on Fox News yesterday insisting that actually, the economy is incredible
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what's the brazilian equivalent of battle hymn of the republic