Shawnte McCall
@shawntem.bsky.social
Black TV/movie writer, "too good" coordinator of scripts, and man about town from the comfort of my room. That’s all I really need and a bag of Blue Funk. Traders, artists, “No Posts Yet” and “Hello”s in the DMs = instant blocks. Lurkers block me. He/Him.
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Shawnte McCall
@shawntem.bsky.social
· May 12
I remain a fan of lovers, not liars and cowards.
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It’s a strange situation when we’ve established the POTUS is a criminal, we’re just trying to find a crime his party wouldn’t be okay with.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It’s a strange situation when we’ve established the POTUS is a criminal, we’re just trying to find a crime his party wouldn’t be okay with.
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Quit watching your trafficking documentaries and getting angry if you still support this guy .
Trump is in the files
Trump is in the files
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Quit watching your trafficking documentaries and getting angry if you still support this guy .
Trump is in the files
Trump is in the files
Anyone concerned about Sinners’ awards prospects should be aware that the movie has been playing all over town during awards season, complete with Q & As with people like Coogler, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Ludwig Goransson, etc.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Anyone concerned about Sinners’ awards prospects should be aware that the movie has been playing all over town during awards season, complete with Q & As with people like Coogler, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Ludwig Goransson, etc.
Michigan basketball once again playing down to the level of the competition and now heading to overtime, pissing me off in the process…
November 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Michigan basketball once again playing down to the level of the competition and now heading to overtime, pissing me off in the process…
Damn, man. Explains why Kimmel abruptly canceled last Thursday’s show.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime musical director of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and childhood friend of the late-night host, died early Tuesday morning. He was 59.
latenighter.com/news/cleto-e...
latenighter.com/news/cleto-e...
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader, Dies at 59 - LateNighter
Saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime musical director of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and childhood friend of the late-night host, died early Tuesday morning. He was 59.
latenighter.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Damn, man. Explains why Kimmel abruptly canceled last Thursday’s show.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
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Whatever the complaint is with Schumer, it is the same with whomever they think is better. It doesnt change the makeup of the Senate. That's up to the ELECTORATE.
OMG the brilliant!!!
OMG the brilliant!!!
THE BIG LIST TO OUST SCHUMER DOES NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDE
ANY ELECTED SENATORS
THAT COULD VOTE TO OUST SCHUMER.
🤣
ANY ELECTED SENATORS
THAT COULD VOTE TO OUST SCHUMER.
🤣
El. Oh. El. I don't see a single US Senator on that list... ya know, the body that actually electes their leadership? 🤣😂😅
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Whatever the complaint is with Schumer, it is the same with whomever they think is better. It doesnt change the makeup of the Senate. That's up to the ELECTORATE.
OMG the brilliant!!!
OMG the brilliant!!!
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I have a lot to say but I'm keeping out of it. The way Dems hate the people that they elect is pathological and we're having just as much of an ignorance problem as Republicans.
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I have a lot to say but I'm keeping out of it. The way Dems hate the people that they elect is pathological and we're having just as much of an ignorance problem as Republicans.
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
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We are clearly unreliable and inconsistent with who we vote into office because we’re dealing with a really dumb, selfish, racist, propagandized voting population.
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We are clearly unreliable and inconsistent with who we vote into office because we’re dealing with a really dumb, selfish, racist, propagandized voting population.
This is essential discourse
I’ve only had one of these, gonna lean into my Chicago natives for more information
I’ve only had one of these, gonna lean into my Chicago natives for more information
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is essential discourse
I’ve only had one of these, gonna lean into my Chicago natives for more information
I’ve only had one of these, gonna lean into my Chicago natives for more information
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🚨 Trump has called for troops to invade Chicago. In a late night post, he falsely attributed vacancy rates to "murder and crime." The Magnificent Mile is experiencing retail recovery, decreasing vacancy rates and increasing foot traffic (10/8/25). There is no Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago.
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨 Trump has called for troops to invade Chicago. In a late night post, he falsely attributed vacancy rates to "murder and crime." The Magnificent Mile is experiencing retail recovery, decreasing vacancy rates and increasing foot traffic (10/8/25). There is no Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago.
New Luther is always welcome news
And yes, with Alice
And yes, with Alice
Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson are reuniting as detective John Luther and his serial killer paramour Alice Morgan for a new Luther movie at Netflix.
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New Luther is always welcome news
And yes, with Alice
And yes, with Alice
Dems in Disarray!
“We are SO back!,” The Media exclaimed
“We are SO back!,” The Media exclaimed
The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity. https://to.pbs.org/4qR742A
Centrist Democrats say they had no choice but to craft a deal to end the shutdown. Progressives are fed up
Some progressives are renewing their calls for Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer to step aside, even as he publicly opposes the deal.
to.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Dems in Disarray!
“We are SO back!,” The Media exclaimed
“We are SO back!,” The Media exclaimed
I get this but keep in mind that the next Bond isn’t coming off of just one movie, but a five-movie series where the tone was “gritty” and “realistic.” Has enough time passed where the thought is that people should be ready to go back to the “old” Bond tone?
this is so silly. people know the deal with bond. the writers should just embrace the metatextual aspects of the franchise
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I get this but keep in mind that the next Bond isn’t coming off of just one movie, but a five-movie series where the tone was “gritty” and “realistic.” Has enough time passed where the thought is that people should be ready to go back to the “old” Bond tone?
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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A bit of a contrarian view. Democrats likely won't pay a price for this in the midterms. The American memory is quite short on political machinations. But Republicans are about to learn a central tenet of American politics: You cannot give people a benefit and then take it away.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A bit of a contrarian view. Democrats likely won't pay a price for this in the midterms. The American memory is quite short on political machinations. But Republicans are about to learn a central tenet of American politics: You cannot give people a benefit and then take it away.
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Shout out to all the Veteran baddies
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Shout out to all the Veteran baddies
A whole word
2023 should have been the final indicator to me
I'll just leave it at that
2023 should have been the final indicator to me
I'll just leave it at that
PSA: The saying “I followed you on Twitter” is no longer good enough. Once you reveal yourself, you are getting the ax. So if you know our goals and agenda no longer match up. See yourself out.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A whole word
2023 should have been the final indicator to me
I'll just leave it at that
2023 should have been the final indicator to me
I'll just leave it at that
If they want to do business with big-name directors, they’re going to have to be
Wait, is Netflix quietly shifting its strategy to finally start really releasing movies in theaters?
"It is," TheWrap Executive Editor Adam Chitwood explains. "Netflix is going to be a bigger force in theaters whether they want to admit it publicly or not."
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XlzYKF
"It is," TheWrap Executive Editor Adam Chitwood explains. "Netflix is going to be a bigger force in theaters whether they want to admit it publicly or not."
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XlzYKF
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If they want to do business with big-name directors, they’re going to have to be
Good
There will be moments of silence tonight in the NBA to recognize Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Good
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All those people moaning about the Democrats having "Bad Messaging" seem to be clueless about the fact that THEY are amplifying the message (and lie) that Democrats are "Bad at Messaging"... that THEY are the problem they're whining about.
All while ignoring the GOP/Billionaires own all the media.
All while ignoring the GOP/Billionaires own all the media.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
All those people moaning about the Democrats having "Bad Messaging" seem to be clueless about the fact that THEY are amplifying the message (and lie) that Democrats are "Bad at Messaging"... that THEY are the problem they're whining about.
All while ignoring the GOP/Billionaires own all the media.
All while ignoring the GOP/Billionaires own all the media.
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If all you're doing is bashing Democrats, I'm just going to unfollow you, because you're not a serious person, and you're not helping, and you're just mindlessly parroting tired Anti-Dem stereotypes and propaganda.
Focus your venting and ire on the GOP where it belongs. THEY did all this. Not Dems.
Focus your venting and ire on the GOP where it belongs. THEY did all this. Not Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If all you're doing is bashing Democrats, I'm just going to unfollow you, because you're not a serious person, and you're not helping, and you're just mindlessly parroting tired Anti-Dem stereotypes and propaganda.
Focus your venting and ire on the GOP where it belongs. THEY did all this. Not Dems.
Focus your venting and ire on the GOP where it belongs. THEY did all this. Not Dems.
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Bingo. They won’t stand up to MAGA themselves but got hot bars for completely outnumbered Democrats in Congress doing what they can with what the voters gave them.
Many of the same white voters who are screaming at Chuck Schumer and angry at the 8 Senators that voted to end the shutdown, are STILL going to have Thanksgiving and Christmas with their MAGA family members.
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Bingo. They won’t stand up to MAGA themselves but got hot bars for completely outnumbered Democrats in Congress doing what they can with what the voters gave them.
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At the end of the day I personally don’t see this so called “cave” doing much because all the Senate GOP did was toss this back to Simp Johnson and his boss Trump.
But y’all got good and rage baited so…yay.
But y’all got good and rage baited so…yay.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
At the end of the day I personally don’t see this so called “cave” doing much because all the Senate GOP did was toss this back to Simp Johnson and his boss Trump.
But y’all got good and rage baited so…yay.
But y’all got good and rage baited so…yay.