Ryan Robotham
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Wow... I can't even... Wow!
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Wow... I can't even... Wow!
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Trump's Veterans Day speech: "Secretary of War -- we like the sound of that better than the other."
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trump's Veterans Day speech: "Secretary of War -- we like the sound of that better than the other."
The Running Man, Demolition Man, when did action heroes refusing to fire on homeless people become such a dying value?
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Running Man, Demolition Man, when did action heroes refusing to fire on homeless people become such a dying value?
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the only kinds of people you should record in public without consent are cops
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
the only kinds of people you should record in public without consent are cops
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ICE may think the masks protect their identities but payroll data lasts forever.
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ICE may think the masks protect their identities but payroll data lasts forever.
I hope conservatives remember THIS when they pull their "think of the children" horseshit!
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I hope conservatives remember THIS when they pull their "think of the children" horseshit!
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Hey so Michael Burry (the dude Christian Bale plays in The Big Short) just took out a billion dollar short bet against a few HUGE Ai companies…………
Reminder that he made mega bank betting on the housing market to fail back in 2008. No one believed that was even possible at the time.
Reminder that he made mega bank betting on the housing market to fail back in 2008. No one believed that was even possible at the time.
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hey so Michael Burry (the dude Christian Bale plays in The Big Short) just took out a billion dollar short bet against a few HUGE Ai companies…………
Reminder that he made mega bank betting on the housing market to fail back in 2008. No one believed that was even possible at the time.
Reminder that he made mega bank betting on the housing market to fail back in 2008. No one believed that was even possible at the time.
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I was expecting the AI Coca-Cola commercial to look like shit, but I wasn’t expecting it to SOUND like shit, too.
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I was expecting the AI Coca-Cola commercial to look like shit, but I wasn’t expecting it to SOUND like shit, too.
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
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She seems to fly under the radar as a truly disgusting person so share this clip
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
She seems to fly under the radar as a truly disgusting person so share this clip
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🎶 Income as a birthright...
Cash is power! 🎶
Cash is power! 🎶
September 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🎶 Income as a birthright...
Cash is power! 🎶
Cash is power! 🎶
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Disney adults proved that they won’t stand for fascism, and they caved to the pressure, so I’m not too concerned about that.
Lucasfilm needs to protect their actors and crew of all kinds from fan harassment and hate. Learn from how Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie-Tran were treated.
Lucasfilm needs to protect their actors and crew of all kinds from fan harassment and hate. Learn from how Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie-Tran were treated.
Oscar Isaac says he is open to returning to STAR WARS but is doubtful about Disney after they suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Disney adults proved that they won’t stand for fascism, and they caved to the pressure, so I’m not too concerned about that.
Lucasfilm needs to protect their actors and crew of all kinds from fan harassment and hate. Learn from how Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie-Tran were treated.
Lucasfilm needs to protect their actors and crew of all kinds from fan harassment and hate. Learn from how Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie-Tran were treated.
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Wow, I can't imagine a brand of collectibles that manages to make every licence look the same, and does seemingly a bajillion versions for even minor characters no one would buy, might have a huge problem with debt.
They Funko'd too close to the sun.
They Funko'd too close to the sun.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wow, I can't imagine a brand of collectibles that manages to make every licence look the same, and does seemingly a bajillion versions for even minor characters no one would buy, might have a huge problem with debt.
They Funko'd too close to the sun.
They Funko'd too close to the sun.
#PredatorBadlands Going for some Army of Darkness style swings in the universe of Alien and Predator, this is a fun and often surprisingly touching adventure, this time following a Predator, with Dek being a protagonist to root for and empathize with, and Elle Fanning effortlessly stealing the show.
predator badlands logo on a black background with red lines
Alt: Predator: Badlands (2025)
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
#PredatorBadlands Going for some Army of Darkness style swings in the universe of Alien and Predator, this is a fun and often surprisingly touching adventure, this time following a Predator, with Dek being a protagonist to root for and empathize with, and Elle Fanning effortlessly stealing the show.
So my local looks like it's been passed over for One Battle After Another, but we're getting the Silents Synced feature for Sherlock, Jr. x R.E.M. in the New Year. 1920s silent films crossed with 90s alt-rock, which seems arguably, if not, OBJECTIVELY more niche!
Ah, at this point, why not?!?
Ah, at this point, why not?!?
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So my local looks like it's been passed over for One Battle After Another, but we're getting the Silents Synced feature for Sherlock, Jr. x R.E.M. in the New Year. 1920s silent films crossed with 90s alt-rock, which seems arguably, if not, OBJECTIVELY more niche!
Ah, at this point, why not?!?
Ah, at this point, why not?!?
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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Psychopaths do not follow the law.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Psychopaths do not follow the law.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
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I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
Amy Squirrel from Bad Teacher.
I'd almost forgotten how much I HATE this film!!!
I'd almost forgotten how much I HATE this film!!!
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Amy Squirrel from Bad Teacher.
I'd almost forgotten how much I HATE this film!!!
I'd almost forgotten how much I HATE this film!!!
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The MAGA cultist running Paramount be sweating because most people don’t want facist propaganda in Star Trek and Transformers.
‘CHRISTY’, starring Sydney Sweeney, had one of the worst opening weekends of all time for a movie released in 2,000+ theaters.
Read our review: bit.ly/ChristyDF
Read our review: bit.ly/ChristyDF
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The MAGA cultist running Paramount be sweating because most people don’t want facist propaganda in Star Trek and Transformers.
"Silly rap videos?"
"SILLY RAP VIDEOS?!?"
The fiend!
Do I even need a SARCASM CLARIFICATION?
"SILLY RAP VIDEOS?!?"
The fiend!
Do I even need a SARCASM CLARIFICATION?
Another notable thing about Zohran Mamdani: those billionaires surely spent millions on opposition research to find dirt on him, and all they could come up with was that dumb Columbia application story and the fact that he made some kinda silly rap videos.
Guy seems pretty clean!
Guy seems pretty clean!
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Silly rap videos?"
"SILLY RAP VIDEOS?!?"
The fiend!
Do I even need a SARCASM CLARIFICATION?
"SILLY RAP VIDEOS?!?"
The fiend!
Do I even need a SARCASM CLARIFICATION?
An update and rearrangement of my Top 10 movies of 2023:
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
9. Robot Dreams
8. Sing Sing
7. Perfect Days
6. The Zone of Interest
5. The Boy and the Heron
4. Godzilla Minus One
3. Past Lives
2. Anatomy of a Fall
1. Oppenheimer
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
9. Robot Dreams
8. Sing Sing
7. Perfect Days
6. The Zone of Interest
5. The Boy and the Heron
4. Godzilla Minus One
3. Past Lives
2. Anatomy of a Fall
1. Oppenheimer
an older man with a mustache is crying with his eyes closed
Alt: Perfect Days (2023)
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
An update and rearrangement of my Top 10 movies of 2023:
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
9. Robot Dreams
8. Sing Sing
7. Perfect Days
6. The Zone of Interest
5. The Boy and the Heron
4. Godzilla Minus One
3. Past Lives
2. Anatomy of a Fall
1. Oppenheimer
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
9. Robot Dreams
8. Sing Sing
7. Perfect Days
6. The Zone of Interest
5. The Boy and the Heron
4. Godzilla Minus One
3. Past Lives
2. Anatomy of a Fall
1. Oppenheimer
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Guys trading Marcus Aurelius quotes who don’t pay their own phone bill.
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Guys trading Marcus Aurelius quotes who don’t pay their own phone bill.
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The same dudes who fetishize the supposed lost strength and competence of their forefathers want computers to write their emails for them.
January 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The same dudes who fetishize the supposed lost strength and competence of their forefathers want computers to write their emails for them.
Speaking as an autistic millennial, the reason it's my favourite album of all time is, harmonies and all, it comes from a place of honesty, communication, and vulnerability that feels almost like a dying value today, especially when you consider how much of a mess the band's relationships were!
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Speaking as an autistic millennial, the reason it's my favourite album of all time is, harmonies and all, it comes from a place of honesty, communication, and vulnerability that feels almost like a dying value today, especially when you consider how much of a mess the band's relationships were!