Sean Connell
@slcpgh.bsky.social
Wordsmith, educator, parent (not in order of importance). Now quasi-librarian. Opinions are frequent and vociferous and very much not representative of my employer who shall not be named. He/Him.
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Sean Connell
@slcpgh.bsky.social
· Apr 23
Speaking of such things…
New followers (that are actual people and/or sentient bots): Hi, welcome!
Are you sure about this?
No, really, are you sure this is wise?
I swear a lot, am frequently angry lately, but there are occasional cat and food posts.
Gallows humor is all I’ve got.
New followers (that are actual people and/or sentient bots): Hi, welcome!
Are you sure about this?
No, really, are you sure this is wise?
I swear a lot, am frequently angry lately, but there are occasional cat and food posts.
Gallows humor is all I’ve got.
Speed Racer is not just a fun film, it’s a good film that just didn’t get enough love when it came out.
"Simply put, it’s a work of art. Less simply, SPEED RACER is a work of Cubist art." - @bcwallin.com
Speed Racer: Cubist Cinema
In the Wachowskis’ earnest work, Speed Racer valorizes a supportive family just as much as it celebrates acts of love and a true love of art.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Speed Racer is not just a fun film, it’s a good film that just didn’t get enough love when it came out.
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I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
Have needle. Have thread. Have scraps of paper. Have free will. Have made a notebook.
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
For a moment I thought this was about the US…
This was always the problem with antiwar protestors, by the way: it’s not that they were wrong. If anything, it was too painfully obvious they were correct. The problem was: they are a lesser class of pig-people who were insulting and embarrassing our golden special boys, people who actually matter.
January 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
For a moment I thought this was about the US…
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Can’t pull the lever to stop the trolley. The trolley has rich people on it and it lets them go so fast!
January 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Can’t pull the lever to stop the trolley. The trolley has rich people on it and it lets them go so fast!
At least once a week I have to tell a patron to not just take search results at face value. Google lies.
It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
At least once a week I have to tell a patron to not just take search results at face value. Google lies.
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
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Stop saying that all Schumer and Jeffries ever do is write strongly worded letters. Bullshit. They're not strongly worded at all.
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Stop saying that all Schumer and Jeffries ever do is write strongly worded letters. Bullshit. They're not strongly worded at all.
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Honestly, the "this is a distraction" people need to gtfo. The rest of us can hold more than one idea in our head at a time, and so can this terrible administration.
a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .
Alt: a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white movie clip saying "get out."
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Honestly, the "this is a distraction" people need to gtfo. The rest of us can hold more than one idea in our head at a time, and so can this terrible administration.
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Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
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Enjoying (derogatory) blocking and hiding replies from people asking what can Dems do. I strongly feel these are not being asked in good faith.
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Enjoying (derogatory) blocking and hiding replies from people asking what can Dems do. I strongly feel these are not being asked in good faith.
Meet the new year same as the old year.
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Meet the new year same as the old year.
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And here I stand both to impeach and purge
January 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
And here I stand both to impeach and purge
I’m sorry, but no. At the very least it should be closer, but I guess everyone with an important opinion is just more comfortable with Battle than Sinners, despite the latter being staggeringly original.
Can’t imagine why.
Can’t imagine why.
Best Picture: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (57 points)
Runners-up:
SINNERS (29 points)
THE SECRET AGENT (27 points)
Runners-up:
SINNERS (29 points)
THE SECRET AGENT (27 points)
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I’m sorry, but no. At the very least it should be closer, but I guess everyone with an important opinion is just more comfortable with Battle than Sinners, despite the latter being staggeringly original.
Can’t imagine why.
Can’t imagine why.
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Residents of Baltimore & local organizers gather in front of City Hall to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning. I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Residents of Baltimore & local organizers gather in front of City Hall to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning. I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
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I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
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Emergency protest in an hour-ish:
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Emergency protest in an hour-ish:
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My attitude on this is that I'm not calling them because I think I can change their minds.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I call Tommy Tuberville every fucking week, multiple times a week, because he can be evil but I don't have to let him do it without pushback.
So I don't need to hear excuses. I call the dumbest senator in the country. 😂
So I don't need to hear excuses. I call the dumbest senator in the country. 😂
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
My attitude on this is that I'm not calling them because I think I can change their minds.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
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I’m not paying attention to the news, not one bit.
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I’m not paying attention to the news, not one bit.
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no one:
my child: you should never surrender to destiny. The fates only know how to take and take. They will discard you without a thought.
my child: you should never surrender to destiny. The fates only know how to take and take. They will discard you without a thought.
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
no one:
my child: you should never surrender to destiny. The fates only know how to take and take. They will discard you without a thought.
my child: you should never surrender to destiny. The fates only know how to take and take. They will discard you without a thought.
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Let's get real. The only people calling Kurosawa movies "homework" are racist fucksticks who don't like movies that aren't in English. At the end of it, that's all it ever is.
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Let's get real. The only people calling Kurosawa movies "homework" are racist fucksticks who don't like movies that aren't in English. At the end of it, that's all it ever is.
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I miss only being governed during eastern time business hours. These speed freaks are out here governing on Christmas, in the middle of the night. Do weird bad stuff from 9-5. These are our hours. The hours of the people.
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I miss only being governed during eastern time business hours. These speed freaks are out here governing on Christmas, in the middle of the night. Do weird bad stuff from 9-5. These are our hours. The hours of the people.
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Seeing some real "1930s Germany is responsible for ironing its own stuff out" takes today and I just want the international crowd to know you washing your hands of this is not morally acceptable either.
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Seeing some real "1930s Germany is responsible for ironing its own stuff out" takes today and I just want the international crowd to know you washing your hands of this is not morally acceptable either.