JosephScrimshaw

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That vibe when you're starting to feel a little hope

Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.

A tv screen. Zohran Mamdani stands above Trump, looking down on him in the Oval Office

Mamdani looking down on Trump like you’d watch a dog try to open a locked door with their paws

They should invent a phone where if you shake it hard enough good news comes out

The wrapper of a tombstone frozen pizza. There’s a stylized slice of pizza and the words “full on flavor”

I don’t want any of that bullshit Sneaking Up Behind Me Flavor

Found a hack to turn off AI on your phone. You go to settings, advanced settings, then temporal rift settings and click “throw device into the sea.” You will be teleported to a windy cliff in Norway where a mischievous voice will whisper “do it, do it” until you hurl your phone into the raging waves

A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF

If I were writing a fantasy novel, I would base all the characters' names off of sounds I make when I stand up. Hurrghh. Mwoor. Unng-Rugg the Burdened

If I were writing a fantasy novel, I would base all the characters' names off of sounds I make when I stand up. Hurrghh. Mwoor. Unng-Rugg the Burdened

Concept art for the movie, Jaws. A man rests on a pool float, oblivious to the giant shark opening its mouth directly below him

Every time I try to relax, I keep thinking of this concept art I saw at the Jaws exhibit. A great "how your email finds me" image for our times

No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.

When nature takes him, as it takes us all, perhaps his entire obituary will simply read “quiet, piggy”

A man holds a clapperboard on a film set. He wears a Cinerama t-shirt and smiles

One year ago today we started filming our horror movie DEAD MEDIA. Today I celebrated by doing some work on marketing/distribution possibilities for the film and started writing the outline for the next movie I want to do. I also took a nap. Thanks to all who helped make DEAD MEDIA exist!

Sad to report I was not affected by the internet outage and can currently see all the websites I'm looking at to distract myself from working

I also had to warn Sara about that one when she suggested putting "We Have All The Time In The World" on our wedding CD!

Sara and I went to see it at Block E the next day! I had to warn Sara there was going to be some not very happy relationship content in the film

A photoshop file of the back of a wedding program. It lists events that also occurred on November 17th including the inauguration of the Suez Canal, Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook" quote, the airing of the Star Wars Holiday Special, and railroads instituting time zones

My wife @scrimstreet.bsky.social and I celebrated our anniversary by looking up our wedding program. As history lovers, we put this list of November 17th events on the back of the program. We got married in 2006 so we should have included the release of Casino Royale on the same day.

Had a great time visiting the Jaws exhibit at the Academy Museum. Thankful for this zolly shot interactive that allowed me to capture the feeling of checking back in with social media after being away for a few hours

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what ads are selling, but this one is clear. This is an ad for CRUSHING LONELINESS

See you on the other side, fellow Old Men. #kenburns #americanrevolution

The awful past:
We fear there is a secret message from Satan that kids listen to when they play rock n’ roll songs backwards

The awful present:
We’ve made an AI guessing what Satan might say and now he can help your children with their homework. It’s part of the undeniable technology of the future

A squirrel in profile sits dramatically on a light attached to a palm tree. The sun glows through dark clouds

In between a tree and an ornamental vase, a squirrel looks forward staring directly at the camera

A squirrel clings to a tree, craning their neck to stare directly at the camera

Took a walk to the Hollywood Forever cemetery. The squirrels were all very friendly. I know it’s because people feed them, but the way they posed for the camera had a very “I’m ready for my close up” vibe

Heard about the "artsy show" from my older brother's friends so we watched and taped the re-broadcast of Season 1 in late summer of 1990. None of my friends at school watched so I felt like Cooper after his dream snapping his fingers to music no one else could hear

YouTube video by ForceCenter Inside the mind of Katie Lucas | The evolution of Asajj Ventress | The Jedi Beat

22 years ago today #AsajjVentress emerged into the #StarWars world.

Celebrate #Ventressday with a look at the Star Wars writer that made her such a compelling and rich character with this episode of The Jedi Beat from @jenniferlanda.bsky.social

—> youtu.be/QNeWfV8AYq4

The rainbow in my neighborhood was directly over Jon Favreau’s apartment building in Swingers. Hollywood history comes alive!

The sun sets over a Los Angeles apartment building. A bright blue sky covered in wispy clouds, reaching upward and at the bottom of glowing orange sun.

The sky in Los Angeles feeling jealous of all those beautiful Northern Lights shots this week

People pitching audience-created generative AI:

“You know what’s wrong with fan fiction? It’s not causing enough horrific climate damage. We’ve fixed that.”

Hey young readers book about Dracula. The cover is a picture of Bela Lugosi as Dracula with his hypnotic fingers spread looking down toward the title. It says Dracula in blocky orange letters. Stamped on the cover is the word reject upside down on Dracula stomach.

The last page of the book. A picture of the King Kong from the 1930s film leans in. A says I suggest you read about my friends. There is a list of other horror books you can get from Crestwood house.

The Dracula book next to a DVD for a film called Night of the lurchers. The DVD is a prop from the horror film, Dead Media.

Close-up of the book featuring the title Dracula in Black Orange letters, and the stamp that reads reject upside down on Dracula’s stomach

Today I finished tweaks to our horror film, DEAD MEDIA. As a reward, I opened a book I got on eBay a year ago. Probably my first encounter with horror: checking this book out from the public library. A bonus that this copy was stamped REJECT. Thanks for the inspiration, Reject Dracula.

A shark and a rainbow with a "for sale" sign that reads "TESLA TAKEDOWN," and "SATURDAY AT NOON, 4330 S Macadam Ave."

PORTLAND: come on down to the Tesla store this Saturday for the #NoTrillionaires national day of action!

I'll be there from 11am to 1pm, with music and bubbles and sign-making supplies. Bring friends and family, and remind our neighbors their Tesla funds fascism!

actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...

The poster for the film Star Trek The Motion Picture. Large colorful lines streak across a star field with the characters faces at the bottom and the film’s title below

Difficult to see with the naked eye, but if you’ve got a good camera you can see the faces in the Northern Lights