Char
@curryalley.bsky.social
Talking to myself about movies, politics, and the Arizona Diamondbacks
Anybody know a hockey team looking for a home?
The Mesa City Council approved the creation of a special theme park district at the former Fiesta Mall site. Here's what that means.
Mesa takes steps toward major project at Fiesta Mall. Could a stadium be coming?
The Mesa City Council approved the creation of a special theme park district at the former Fiesta Mall site. Here's what that means.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Anybody know a hockey team looking for a home?
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The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom
TPM Reader EB emailed today to tell me something that hadn’t come...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
Brilliant idea. Court martial Mark Kelly. His presidential campaign ad will write itself.
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Brilliant idea. Court martial Mark Kelly. His presidential campaign ad will write itself.
As a reader and film fan, I enjoyed this analysis.
reading less, comprehending little, expecting more: illiteracy and the movies.
maxineayawrites.com/blog/2025post29
maxineayawrites.com/blog/2025post29
reading less, comprehending little, expecting more: illiteracy and the movies. — maxine aya writes...
scroll on any social media platform after a new movie release and you will get a firsthand look at the media illiteracy crisis – failure to grasp plot, failure to grasp story, failure to grasp perspec...
www.maxineayawrites.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
As a reader and film fan, I enjoyed this analysis.
I put up some Christmas decorations. I've very much struggled the past few years to do basic tasks so I'm proud of this bit of cheer.
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I put up some Christmas decorations. I've very much struggled the past few years to do basic tasks so I'm proud of this bit of cheer.
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Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
I live in a top 10 major metropolitan area. That only one theater in the 1,000 square miles of this place is showing Wake Up Dead Man is a personal attack.
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I live in a top 10 major metropolitan area. That only one theater in the 1,000 square miles of this place is showing Wake Up Dead Man is a personal attack.
The funniest thing about the use of the lyric "anaconda" in the trailer for the new Anaconda movie is that in the song, "anaconda" is a euphemism for a penis.
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The funniest thing about the use of the lyric "anaconda" in the trailer for the new Anaconda movie is that in the song, "anaconda" is a euphemism for a penis.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
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Emillie Ferris, textile artist who creates embroideries inspired by flora and fauna #WomensArt
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Emillie Ferris, textile artist who creates embroideries inspired by flora and fauna #WomensArt
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Schemes from shell companies
Snails found in London offices in suspected tax avoidance scheme
Boxes of snails are found in offices as firms pretend to be tax-exempt farms, a London council says.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Schemes from shell companies
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Trial balloon shot down
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Trial balloon shot down
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The Uninhabitable United States
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Uninhabitable United States
I mean this with complete sincerity. Suburban moms are going to be PISSED if you take away their gummies.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I mean this with complete sincerity. Suburban moms are going to be PISSED if you take away their gummies.
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One of the things I love about FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) is that it gave us an all-time great Steve Martin meltdown.
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One of the things I love about FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) is that it gave us an all-time great Steve Martin meltdown.
Gee, I wonder what happens when the legislation to approve ACA fails in the Senate next month?
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Gee, I wonder what happens when the legislation to approve ACA fails in the Senate next month?
1. Mark Kelly did some political side step here.
2. I continue to believe that Mark Kelly is going to run for President.
2. I continue to believe that Mark Kelly is going to run for President.
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
1. Mark Kelly did some political side step here.
2. I continue to believe that Mark Kelly is going to run for President.
2. I continue to believe that Mark Kelly is going to run for President.
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So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
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"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
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Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
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Specifically, the fear of God comes from GOP uncertainty with rejiggering maps after Virginia turned into practically a supermajority state overnight. You might redistrict yourself right out of a job
really important element of this basically total victory is that it puts the fear of god in republican incumbents and may bring the redistricting push to a total halt
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Specifically, the fear of God comes from GOP uncertainty with rejiggering maps after Virginia turned into practically a supermajority state overnight. You might redistrict yourself right out of a job
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going back to ringing the bell that Trump's win in 2024 wasn't because of a huge cultural shift to the right, especially among young voter blocks that went for him, as much as it was a general frustration with Biden, with centrism, and with the lack of a clearly articulated positive vision from dems
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
going back to ringing the bell that Trump's win in 2024 wasn't because of a huge cultural shift to the right, especially among young voter blocks that went for him, as much as it was a general frustration with Biden, with centrism, and with the lack of a clearly articulated positive vision from dems