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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
Come on people. Little Mermaid is not my favorite, but it's so much better than that dog movie.
"Lady and the Tramp has a 30-vote lead over The Little Mermaid" was not on my bingo card today.
Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, a young mermaid with a yen for humans goes up against a romance that’s for the dogs.
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/7wEDaF/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Little Mermaid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/7wEDaF/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Lady and the Tramp
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/7wEDaF/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Little Mermaid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/7wEDaF/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Lady and the Tramp
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February 17, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Come on people. Little Mermaid is not my favorite, but it's so much better than that dog movie.
Time to re-watch the masterpiece Secondhand Lions.
February 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Time to re-watch the masterpiece Secondhand Lions.
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Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, a wayfaring young woman goes up against a kindly young bell-ringer. This should be fun.
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Moana
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Moana
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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February 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, a wayfaring young woman goes up against a kindly young bell-ringer. This should be fun.
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Moana
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Moana
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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THREAD!
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
THREAD!
Neither of these are top tier for me, but both are very good so this is a hard choice.
Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, two sisters go up against a girl, a mad tea party, and a lot of silliness.
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kWcp1E/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Frozen
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kWcp1E/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Alice in Wonderland
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kWcp1E/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Frozen
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kWcp1E/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Alice in Wonderland
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February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Neither of these are top tier for me, but both are very good so this is a hard choice.
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"That guy's not canon." Seth Rogen had my favorite joke on the new Muppet Show special on Disney+. (Confession: I've been playing it every night, just in case the extra streams help turn the backdoor pilot into a new series.)
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 AM
"That guy's not canon." Seth Rogen had my favorite joke on the new Muppet Show special on Disney+. (Confession: I've been playing it every night, just in case the extra streams help turn the backdoor pilot into a new series.)
Noooooo. I will forever have his voice in my head from his role in HIMYM talking about "Louise Marsh's parents just put in a jacuze."
James Van Der Beek, who has been battling cancer, has died.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Noooooo. I will forever have his voice in my head from his role in HIMYM talking about "Louise Marsh's parents just put in a jacuze."
Don't love either of these, but abstaining from your democratic right to vote is for losers.
Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, a classic faces off against a sequel to a classic. What film gets your vote?
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/T58AuW/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Bambi
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/T58AuW/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Fantasia 2000
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/T58AuW/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Bambi
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/T58AuW/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Fantasia 2000
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February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Don't love either of these, but abstaining from your democratic right to vote is for losers.
Come on, bookish Disney adults, we can beat the birds.
February 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Come on, bookish Disney adults, we can beat the birds.
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There could be more important things for people to know, but this is what I *want* people to know
![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
There could be more important things for people to know, but this is what I *want* people to know
Please let the original colors be coming back.
Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle Repainting Progress - Gold Changing to White www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/...
Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle Repainting Progress - Gold Changing to White
Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle Repainting Progress - Gold Changing to White
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February 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Please let the original colors be coming back.
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I once again implore you to vote for the best Disney movie ever made, The Emperor's New Groove.
Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, two unlikely friends face off against…well, two unlikely friends. But I kinda think the more recent story has a hoof up here.
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ESN7RZ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Fox and the Hound
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ESN7RZ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Emperor’s New Groove
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ESN7RZ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Fox and the Hound
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ESN7RZ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Emperor’s New Groove
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February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I once again implore you to vote for the best Disney movie ever made, The Emperor's New Groove.
Can't vote against these two icons.
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Can't vote against these two icons.
Former libertarian here - when I was libertarian, I tried to warn the rest of my family who was also allegedly libertarian, so... that obviously didn't work out.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Former libertarian here - when I was libertarian, I tried to warn the rest of my family who was also allegedly libertarian, so... that obviously didn't work out.
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I didn't have TikTok on my phone when it was Chinese spyware, I'm not going to have it on my phone when it is US spyware
"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE
In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z’s preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I didn't have TikTok on my phone when it was Chinese spyware, I'm not going to have it on my phone when it is US spyware
I have been doing this meme for what feels like years at all the Epcot stuff on the Technology Connections wall and his niche shirts like the LwtL shapes for what feels like YEARS and exclaiming to my spouse "He's an old school Epcot stan too!!"...
CONFIRMED.
CONFIRMED.
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I have been doing this meme for what feels like years at all the Epcot stuff on the Technology Connections wall and his niche shirts like the LwtL shapes for what feels like YEARS and exclaiming to my spouse "He's an old school Epcot stan too!!"...
CONFIRMED.
CONFIRMED.
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Average Summer Olympic sport: I’d look really stupid if I was out there
Average Winter Olympic sport: a broken leg would be a relatively good outcome for me
Average Winter Olympic sport: a broken leg would be a relatively good outcome for me
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Average Summer Olympic sport: I’d look really stupid if I was out there
Average Winter Olympic sport: a broken leg would be a relatively good outcome for me
Average Winter Olympic sport: a broken leg would be a relatively good outcome for me
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 AM
An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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I dunno, but if I were the new CEO of Disney and wanted to win over literally a whole generation of creatives and audience members I might, maybe, pick up that Muppet Show reboot for a dozen or two episodes a year because holy shit it’s nice to have that back again.
February 7, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I dunno, but if I were the new CEO of Disney and wanted to win over literally a whole generation of creatives and audience members I might, maybe, pick up that Muppet Show reboot for a dozen or two episodes a year because holy shit it’s nice to have that back again.
My life became so much better when my spouse pointed out that my trump-loving parents overwhelming made bad faith arguments for everything so I didn't need to engage. So I don't.
this may be the single most insufferable thing about the radical centrist caucus - not just extending good faith to obviously bad faith people but demanding everyone else do the same and chiding them when they don’t
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
My life became so much better when my spouse pointed out that my trump-loving parents overwhelming made bad faith arguments for everything so I didn't need to engage. So I don't.
This is too close. Vote for Robin Hood.
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is too close. Vote for Robin Hood.
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oh did the basketball-playing dog dunk on your head for once
are you complaining to the refs now
are you complaining to the refs now
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
oh did the basketball-playing dog dunk on your head for once
are you complaining to the refs now
are you complaining to the refs now