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DGA Director KELLY & CAL, RUST CREEK, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek:Discovery, Titans https://www.jenmcgowan.com I boop snoots Ally to all except jerks, jerks you're on your own #RESIST she/her

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I still can’t believe a single human woman looks at this guy and thinks β€œyes, please”

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10.03.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I made a helpful guide for posting

10.03.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Jan 6 arrests should have been an opportunity β€œhey thanks for collecting all these losers in one place for us to get off the streets”

Instead we emboldened them

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10.03.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ravenswool Ravenswool creates hand dyed yarn and fiber. Based out of the Ravenswood district of Chicago.

It's always awkward to self promote, but im a trans woman and make pretty yarn! Www.ravenswool.com so if you need some yarn orn other fiber arts and want to help me become independent of my corporatr job its appreciated. πŸ’œ

10.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

β€˜Hey’ came before β€˜hi,’ and β€˜hi' came before β€˜hello.’

β€˜Hi’ is most likely a variant of β€˜hey.’

β€˜Hello’ is not related to either.

Goodbye.

10.03.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2951    πŸ” 556    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 79

p.s. apologies for the β€œyoung” note but relationships take years to build so starting early is key

10.03.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

09.03.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8940    πŸ” 2883    πŸ’¬ 591    πŸ“Œ 139

So get to it!

And don’t worry

Those people need you as much as you need them*

IF you’re making things others want to see

10.03.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

… you must also build relationships with Producers, Writers and Talent

Real, collaborative, hang out in person relationships

That is what is meant by β€œit’s all about relationships”

I don’t even know if directing careers will be possible in the future, but now and in that past that is essential

10.03.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New (likely young) Directors!

Esp having not come from the industry, here’s something I wish I knew a bit sooner that is essential to building a career

Ofc you must make work that a decent group of non-relatives want to see

At the same time…

10.03.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Man Spends Afternoon Volunteering Opinions About The Homeless

Man Spends Afternoon Volunteering Opinions About The Homeless

Man Spends Afternoon Volunteering Opinions About The Homeless https://theonion.com/man-spends-afternoon-volunteering-opinions-about-the-homeless/

10.03.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 826    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6
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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

And the pigs keep gobbling.

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab newrepublic.com/post/207555/... via @newrepublic.com

10.03.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 852    πŸ” 381    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 98

It's so bad that we've reached a point where members of Congress casually discuss stripping citizenship from and deporting people because they don't like their views.

10.03.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3785    πŸ” 945    πŸ’¬ 270    πŸ“Œ 51

So much of dog training is teaching them impulse control

I feel like many of our β€œleaders” need some dog training

10.03.2026 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can eat tons of pie in Griffith Park on Pi Day. Here’s how Our friends at KCRW are bringing together a lot of pie-makers for their annual PieFest & Contest. It’s all going down this weekend in Griffith Park.

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laist.com/news/food/lo...

10.03.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s fine for Russia to use drones to freeze out your population β€” by the way, can you give us your drone defenses? This is the actual US position.

09.03.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1256    πŸ” 582    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 12
Pet loss grief; the pain explained  | Sarah Hoggan DVM | TEDxTemecula
YouTube video by TEDx Talks Pet loss grief; the pain explained | Sarah Hoggan DVM | TEDxTemecula

I’m so sorry for your loss

May their memory be an inspiration

I found this helpful - youtu.be/TkJGhQANjZo

10.03.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Mississippi mother couldn’t find accurate sex ed for her kids. So she started a class at church As states scale back requirements for comprehensive sex ed, some parents and faith communities are stepping in to teach what schools won’t

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

10.03.2026 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

How the Roberts Court destroyed our Democracy

"Five presidential elections ago, before the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling that lifted many remaining campaign finance restrictions, the share of billionaire spending was almost zero β€” 0.3 percent, to be precise."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 307    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3
My mom drunk falls into the chair

My mom drunk falls into the chair

My mom drunk falls into the chair https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/mumon-drunk-falls-into-the-chair-1940

06.03.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Boop!

10.03.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"computer says no" is not a thing journalists should trust, just as we should never trust "the police said XYZ"

10.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 215    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

This is super cool and I was thrilled to share until I saw the article was created using AI

Nope

10.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would you forget 168 children being murdered by a foreign government?

I doubt they will either

πŸ˜”

10.03.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Man.

The world fucking is on fire.

So go be as corny and cringe as you wanna be without hurting people.

Live whats left of your only life.

If you can’t be free in your body at least go be free in your mind and soul.

Fuck the haters.

10.03.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3488    πŸ” 1125    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 18
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This disgusting shit doesn’t belong in American society.

And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress.

09.03.2026 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3635    πŸ” 804    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 76

Regulate the algorithms please

10.03.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just walked by a colleague's classroom after my class finished and he was talking about Elvis, getting blank stares and so he had to ask "Does anyone know who Elvis Presley is?"

It's rough out here on these teaching streets.

09.03.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5041    πŸ” 336    πŸ’¬ 265    πŸ“Œ 204
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Andrew O’Hagan Β· Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

Nobody has ever been so lyrically yet thoroughly excoriated as in this piece. And yet, few people have ever deserved such a complete dismantling as the Prince formerly known as Andrew

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

09.03.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 619    πŸ” 233    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 55
How to fight AI slop, according to Hany Farid
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour How to fight AI slop, according to Hany Farid

youtu.be/jvfPjq0rTB4

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