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sean kuhn

@seankuhn.bsky.social

excellent blogs today at defector. good time to subscribe! defector.com/products

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October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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Michael

@fleerultra.bsky.social

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM

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L.A. TACO

@lataco.bsky.social

How to record ICE:

1) Record from a safe distance. DO NOT INTERVENE.
2) Put the DATE, TIME, & LOCATION on the video.
3) Ask for NAMES & BIRTHDAYS
4) CONTEXT, how many people were taken? What happened? How?
5) If possible, document vehicles used and agents, even if masked.

@eltragon.bsky.social

September 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM

Minty Plover

@mintyplover.bsky.social

Episode 199 of Trusty Hogs is 10/10 💔
Featuring good company, great jokes, real talk, and @alisonspittle.bsky.social hypothesizing about an Ozempic downline 💯
www.listennotes.com/podcast-clip...

#TrustyHogs #Podcast #EdinburghFringe #Comedy #Big

(00:49:30) Podcast Clip of Ep199. ALISON SPITTLE / Emotions, Endings & Edinburgh Fringe | Listen Notes

(00:49:30) Alison Spittle receiving unsolicited body positivity from a formal guy A podcast clip of Ep199. ALISON SPITTLE / Emotions, Endings & Edinburgh Fring…

www.listennotes.com

August 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM

Minty Plover

@mintyplover.bsky.social

Movie recommendation if you want to spend time with someone who had the magic in them: It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley 🎬🎙️
(And for extra magic: @aimeemann.bsky.social is here too)
If you can, try to catch a screening with the bonus concert footage after the main screening
m.youtube.com/watch?v=DRrc...

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - Official Trailer | Directed by Amy Berg

YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

m.youtube.com

August 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM

Minty Plover

@mintyplover.bsky.social

"Stevie 👏👏 Huge news. Defector watches Taskmaster"
defector.com/sure-we-gain...

Sure, We Gained Our Independence, But We Lost The Ability To Make Anything As Good As ‘Taskmaster’ | Defector

The Fourth of July is always there to remind us that we aren’t the country we fancy ourselves being, but this year’s national try-not-to-blow-your-hand-off munitions festival was even grimmer given th...

defector.com

July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Minty Plover

@mintyplover.bsky.social

"Moment by moment, M**k and his strike force...are rats in the walls, gnawing hideously through the wiring in search of richer fare. There is public money in there somewhere, and they believe it is theirs by right."

🔥

defector.com/billionaire-...

Billionaire Dipshit And His Strike Team Of Greasy Beavises Are Stripping The Wires From The Federal Government | Defector

The most important thing to know about both the chittering Renfields gnawing through the ductwork of the American administrative state and the billionaire sociopath they serve is that they don’t care....

defector.com

February 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM

Minty Plover

@mintyplover.bsky.social

I didn't realise it was the final episode 💔 What an absolute gift of a series. Bridget Everett is a force #Don'tGiveUp #FrenchToastForTheTable #SomebodySomewhere

www.hbo.com/somebody-som...

Somebody Somewhere | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com

The official website for Somebody Somewhere on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.

www.hbo.com

December 16, 2024 at 6:36 PM

Minty Plover

@mintyplover.bsky.social

The song in the trailer for "Will & Harper" is a cover of "I Got You Babe", right?
Where can this gem be found? (There's a post by Safari Riot claiming ownership, but I don't know them. Their parents could be pirates).
The full movie is a treasure, btw 🛣️💺💺

#Cher #Trailers #Netflix #WillAndHarper

September 21, 2024 at 10:33 PM

Minty Plover

@mintyplover.bsky.social

Surf Nation blew my perspective open. What a totally random gem of a documentary.
Lolo will figure it all out, she's asking the right questions 🌊✌️
#SurfNation #Documentary #GrowingUp