Wrought & Wrote
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So. We meet again. Again.
Read the last 100 pages of BLOOD MERIDIAN. Pretty sure I won't be sleeping tonight.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Read the last 100 pages of BLOOD MERIDIAN. Pretty sure I won't be sleeping tonight.
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
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The Pope got to meet Dario Argento! I wonder which of the Three Mothers trilogy is Leo's fav, I'm gonna say Inferno, cos this Pope doesn't seem like a Suspiria kinda guy.
The Pope welcomed a number of Hollywood film stars to the Vatican, where he called cinema a "vehicle of hope".
More than 100 film industry professionals were received at the Apostolic Palace, including Cate Blanchett, Alison Brie and Viggo Mortensen.
jrnl.ie/6875825
More than 100 film industry professionals were received at the Apostolic Palace, including Cate Blanchett, Alison Brie and Viggo Mortensen.
jrnl.ie/6875825
Pope greets Hollywood stars at the Vatican as he calls cinema a 'vehicle of hope'
Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee and Viggo Mortensen were among those the pope encouraged to use film to foster compassion and humanity.
jrnl.ie
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Pope got to meet Dario Argento! I wonder which of the Three Mothers trilogy is Leo's fav, I'm gonna say Inferno, cos this Pope doesn't seem like a Suspiria kinda guy.
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As Bluesky's chief opponent of blue/orange murk, I learned a lot from this video's approach; digital murk masks a variety of failures that are primarily formal rather than technological in nature
This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As Bluesky's chief opponent of blue/orange murk, I learned a lot from this video's approach; digital murk masks a variety of failures that are primarily formal rather than technological in nature
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
I finished my demon book draft. I FINISHED IT!!!
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I finished my demon book draft. I FINISHED IT!!!
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US government really thought they could use any type of gem to control any type of snake
Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
US government really thought they could use any type of gem to control any type of snake
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Designer: all right Mr. Del Toro here’s those Frankenstein’s monster designs, real sexy just like you asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Designer: all right Mr. Del Toro here’s those Frankenstein’s monster designs, real sexy just like you asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
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Willem Dafriend
Willem Dafoe and Martin Scorsese on the set of THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (1988)
October 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Willem Dafriend
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me when my 32mm scale model Meiji Restoration-era Japanese village is out for delivery
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
me when my 32mm scale model Meiji Restoration-era Japanese village is out for delivery
I love Mervyn Peake but the fucking professors and the endless nonsensical British public school send up does irreparable harm to GORMENGHAST
September 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I love Mervyn Peake but the fucking professors and the endless nonsensical British public school send up does irreparable harm to GORMENGHAST
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what i dont get about guys like linehan is like, didn't they win? didn't the UK just basically make a lot of the shit they wanted into law? but i guess when your politics are fueled by single-minded resentment and cruelty then there is no measure of suffering you can inflict to fully satisfy you
September 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
what i dont get about guys like linehan is like, didn't they win? didn't the UK just basically make a lot of the shit they wanted into law? but i guess when your politics are fueled by single-minded resentment and cruelty then there is no measure of suffering you can inflict to fully satisfy you
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just once i’d like to hear an established, successful artist look back at their work and say “of course, you couldn’t make that these days, because you can’t get funding for original work that’s not based on an established ip”
August 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
just once i’d like to hear an established, successful artist look back at their work and say “of course, you couldn’t make that these days, because you can’t get funding for original work that’s not based on an established ip”
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Teenagers fled Syria for Germany, where, a few months after their arrival, their accommodation was stormed by a group of men who attacked them with iron bars. Last year Germany recorded 255 attacks on refugee accommodation, the highest number since 2017. The true figure is likely to be higher.
Im sächsischen Ellefeld wurden minderjährige Geflüchtete mit Sprengsätzen und Eisenstangen angegriffen. Statt Solidarität fordert der Bürgermeister: die Unterkunft schließen. Die Jugendlichen selbst werden zum Problem erklärt – nicht die Täter, nicht die Hetze, nicht der Rassismus.
Gewalt gegen Geflüchtetenunterkünfte: Fremd, jung, verdächtig
Im sächsischen Ellefeld leben 30 geflüchtete Jugendliche. Nach einer Explosion vor ihrer Unterkunft und einem Angriff will die Gemeinde sie loswerden.
taz.de
August 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Teenagers fled Syria for Germany, where, a few months after their arrival, their accommodation was stormed by a group of men who attacked them with iron bars. Last year Germany recorded 255 attacks on refugee accommodation, the highest number since 2017. The true figure is likely to be higher.
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It really does feel like a lot of formerly reasonable people have been infected by some sort of terrifying brain parasite when it comes to unthinking and total acceptance of using AI tools
Absolute worst part, imo, is the pressure from school administrators to "welcome our new overlords" by adopting AI. It's also happening in elite universities, to my utter bafflement & horror. Anyone who calls bullshit on AI is treated as if only ignorance could explain their perspective.
August 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It really does feel like a lot of formerly reasonable people have been infected by some sort of terrifying brain parasite when it comes to unthinking and total acceptance of using AI tools
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like truly if you aren't denouncing it now you can go fuck yourself with a rocket launcher sideways
i try not to be vindictive in my life these days just as a general rule because everybody fucks up but i do keep a mental list of every single person who wholethroatedly defended this motherfucker's actions from october 2023 on who is notably silent now
The prime minister and his far-right colleagues have faced intense backlash for such a plan, which would be a major escalation in the 22-month offensive.
August 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
like truly if you aren't denouncing it now you can go fuck yourself with a rocket launcher sideways
My most controversial GORMENGHAST opinion is that anytime Prunesquallor talks I'm like
a group of soldiers are standing in a field with the words get on with it
ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a field with the words get on with it
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August 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
My most controversial GORMENGHAST opinion is that anytime Prunesquallor talks I'm like
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there’s a degree of moral and ethical cowardice in a great number of people where their notion of the communal task ends abruptly at locating and isolating wrongdoer and has no mechanical or social vision beyond that
August 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
there’s a degree of moral and ethical cowardice in a great number of people where their notion of the communal task ends abruptly at locating and isolating wrongdoer and has no mechanical or social vision beyond that