Danielle Van Lier 🩷💜💙

Happy birthday!

Showtime Defeats ‘Yellowjackets’ Copyright Lawsuit A federal court judge found that the hit series and 2015 film 'Eden' aren't substantially similar outside of tropes common to most survival thrillers.

Okay, the copyright litigation is out of the way (subject to possible appeal) and the ratings are up.

Can we please get a season 4 renewal announcement for Yellowjackets now?

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I'm doing a Black Mirror rewatch and i can't help but be struck by how much of The Waldo Moment - the 2013 episode where the crude animated dog runs for political office - resembles Trump's campaigns. Right down to encouraging violence.

And yet people voted for him...

Pain and unpleasant recovery aside, I'm happy for you, friend! Hugs to you.

I find it fascinating how many young content creators are creating content about surviving the Trump regime.

Where were they a few months ago when we were trying to prevent this?

It would be interesting to look back and see how many of these folks actually vocally supported Harris.

With the occasional YMCA thrown in for poorly executed dancing. (I still can't get over how big of a role that song played at Trump functions as he promised to roll back LGBTQIA rights. 🤦‍♀️)

Honestly, I generally support prominent news podcasters & bloggers having access to the press briefing. Not a place of honor, and not the unethical propaganda grifters like these. But, given the way younger generations get their news, it makes sense to give access to the sources they turn to.

Congrats. I certainly wish I could get rid of my uterus. It's becoming quite the nuisance as it reaches the end of its useful life.

I'm looking forward to seeing this tweet being brought up in the court hearing re whether the case challenging the freeze is now moot.

Such a petty, narcissistic child. This is a toddler level tantrum

Wut? 😵‍💫

When reading an article about the TV/streaming shows returning in 2025, I realized I somehow missed season 5 of Handmaid's Tale.

With the US about to launch a possible unofficial unscripted prequel in 2.5 weeks, and the official season 6 on the horizon, I figured I better get caught up...

🤭

As lawmakers kick off the new Congress with great fanfare and GOP joy about President-elect Trump, a reminder that so, so many of these Republicans -- esp Mike Johnson -- tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election by fueling a lie that it was stolen from Trump.

I also did not realize until I finished it that Netflix only had season one.

So, of course, that meant that I needed to upgrade my Paramount+ subscription to add Showtime.

Well played, Paramount. Well played.

Made it through the first season and did not see that 2021 timeline ending coming.

That show is full of twists and turns in both timelines.

I'm finally watching Yellowjackets because it showed up in my Netflix recommendations. (Yes, I know I'm way behind the curve.)

Holy fuck this is intense.

I'm on episode 8 of the first season and it's been really hard resisting the urge to look up a wiki it something to find out what happens...

A 90's Christmas. Kat Barrell and Kate Drummond were both in it. I had it on my DVR from when it aired earlier this month.

It actually was cute. An overworked lawyer who just made partner is sent back to 1999 to relive a meaningful Christmas.

The timeline is a little sus tho...

Both. Or, really, any time I feel like that is/could be my own facial expression.

I'm pretty sure I used it a few times in Toronto last week...

I have gotta say that I love when I'm watching a Hallmark Christmas movie and not one, but two, #WynonnaEarp actors are in it.

For those who still have accounts on XTwitter, Grok is now available to all users w/image capability

There appear to be almost no guardrails around what it can generate.

I'm beginning to think the only way to fix the lack of regulation is to fight tech bro & GOP arrogance is w/their own tools...

Rideshare pet peeve -

Uber assigned a driver for my ride to LAX. When the app said the driver was 2 minutes away, I got a notification for a different driver - another 5+ minutes.

I selected a pricing option based on the estimated time & price - this doubled the time.

New York Times news alert: The Trump White House must prepare for the possibility that bird flu might mutate to spread rapidly, writes a co-leader of Operation Warp Speed.

I’m sure they’ll get right on that lol

Sen Crapo on whether nominees should get a full FBI background check: “My position is what President Trump decides to do is what I will support.”

Everything you need to know about the current state of the GOP, in one single quote:

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...

Inconceivable that this person would lead the Department of Defense.

"I’ve seen him drunk so many times. I’ve seen him dragged away not a few times but multiple times."

Trump transition team's skipping FBI background checks is going to bite them.
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This is the one I have...

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If you want, I can send it to you. I'm not using it these days.

You might want to get yourself one of those sun lamps. Days can get much shorter up there than we are used to at lower latitudes and that can genuinely mess with your moods.

I got one during the pandemic cuz I wasn't getting out and getting enough sunlight.

I once had an option where I could name the amount I wanted as I was checking in for a flight home. I put something like $1k. Due to a flight cancellation and people needing to make a connecting flight, not only did I get $1k, but I also got food vouchers & an upgrade and only had to kill 2ish hours