Shannon Corbeil

California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.

California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.

Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.

Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods.

Exclusive: Kerr County, where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing, had the technology to turn every cellphone in the area into a blaring alarm, but officials did not do so before or during the river level rising to record heights.

And it is as true today as when it was written (by me)

I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.

In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.

And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.

know the difference between something not being for you and it being objectively bad. know the difference between not agreeing with another artist’s choices and those choices being objectively bad. know the difference between explaining your taste and attacking another’s. never yuck someone’s yum.

Hmmm wonder if it’s too late to switch to football…😳

Next up, @sagaftra.org needs an honorary award for Casting Directors.

If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.

Here's the thing about GenAI, LLMs, whatever tf you want to call the tech.

There may've been reasonable ways to use it, but every one is nullified because:
1. They're trained off stolen work.
2. Running them is disastrous for the environmental.

No potentially beneficial use excuses either...

What Star Wars Taught Me About AI Alignment We're totally screwed..

Shout out to @johnaugust.bsky.social's Inneresting newsletter for sharing this great article about "what a little sociopathic con man R2-D2 really is." I'm so amused by these kinds of deep dives.

flyingblind.marcmuszynski.com/p/star-wars-...

The most shameful betrayal of an ally by a U.S. President in modern history.

She’s perfect. A little goddess of the night.

I miss it too.

AOC is just one high profile woman of color who has been targeted with the worst kind of threats for years. She was specifically targeted on J6. Still—She’s fighting & telling people how to fight for their communities. I don’t care what you think of her politics. We just need more of that energy.

I see regular folks trying brave things. And I see those w the most protection & most insulation mostly doing everything they can to bend the knee. Media companies, tech companies, most politicians—I did not think the bending of the knee would be this complete & this universal this quickly.

Little white dog with brown dapple and spots sleeping all snuggled up in a cozy blanket. She is so small and so cute.

Hot dog. 🥰

Certainly the anger would come. I’m actually surprised that there aren’t more slow burning revenge stories against those damn kids and their mind blowing dog.

Hard to be furious if you encounter a talking dog, though?

#StayinLA Help Rebuild LA’s Production Industry The Palisades and Eaton Fires have deepened the crisis for LA’s film/TV workers, small businesses, and families. We need emergency incentives to bring production ...

In the wake of the fires, LA production is hurting even more than before. People can’t afford to live here if there isn’t work here.

Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)

You're actually not transphobic I promise you.

You're not transphobic. Trust me on this.

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I have seen the doppelgänger!

POTUS in a bicycle accident.

(The only news I’m digesting today.)

Gimme filler episodes, bottle episodes, and holiday episodes. I want September to May entertainment with my TV friends!

(And, my god, I want to be making those episodes.)

The spreadsheet has gotten a lot longer, if you can make any donations:

Thus is so fun, except…I want explanations!! My curiosity is piqued.

Unconscionable. I wonder if this applies?

LA Fires | IN PERSON Volunteer Opps

Here are some volunteer opportunities today related to the Los Angeles fires. Please amplify.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Here you go—make sure to uncheck any default apps and people it includes in “allow” that you DON’T want to let through. Then turn the focus on and turn your ringer on when you go to bed and you’ll only get notifications allowed in the focus.

Matthew McConaughy smoking meme - Logging into Watch Duty to check on fires... then subscribing to see helicopter water drops.

Subscribed to Watch Duty for $25/year. Also, I like supporting good/important/useful stuff like this.

Humanitas - Los Angeles Fire Resource & Fundraisers List (updating)

For those asking how they can help the screenwriting community, @humanitasprize.bsky.social is putting together a master spreadsheet of existing GoFundMes for writers affected by the LA fires.

To add a GoFundMe, please DM them the GFM link with the names of the writers. shorturl.at/2DIh5