Rees Monet
@reescmb.bsky.social
writer. narrative omnivore. culture/media geek/sponge. Hyperfixater Extraordinaire! inverting the y axis one game at a time.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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I don't know why I haven't made this before now.
July 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I don't know why I haven't made this before now.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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A left wing politics that is oriented around your rights and identity as an individual consumer instead of your responsibilities as a member of a social or political community is basically a left aesthetic pasted onto an internalized neoliberal ontology.
Spin this out a bit?
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A left wing politics that is oriented around your rights and identity as an individual consumer instead of your responsibilities as a member of a social or political community is basically a left aesthetic pasted onto an internalized neoliberal ontology.
One Battle After Another
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
One Battle After Another
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As usual with this issue, Harris is calling for a compromise that already exists. Every sporting body has standards for how long athletes must be on hormones before they can compete as women.
The problem isn’t that we’re ignoring ‘reasonable concerns,’ the problem is that republicans are lying.
The problem isn’t that we’re ignoring ‘reasonable concerns,’ the problem is that republicans are lying.
September 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
As usual with this issue, Harris is calling for a compromise that already exists. Every sporting body has standards for how long athletes must be on hormones before they can compete as women.
The problem isn’t that we’re ignoring ‘reasonable concerns,’ the problem is that republicans are lying.
The problem isn’t that we’re ignoring ‘reasonable concerns,’ the problem is that republicans are lying.
A good night for The Sting and Sneakers
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A good night for The Sting and Sneakers
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He was very good in person with his trans fans too. Growing up going to SF cons, I met many trans people before I even knew what trans meant. I gave my parents very little they needed to accept in their child, so they had lots left over for everyone else. 😉 www.thepinknews.com/2021/08/06/t...
August 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
He was very good in person with his trans fans too. Growing up going to SF cons, I met many trans people before I even knew what trans meant. I gave my parents very little they needed to accept in their child, so they had lots left over for everyone else. 😉 www.thepinknews.com/2021/08/06/t...
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Stay salty DC 🔥
August 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Stay salty DC 🔥
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I mean fine but if Mamdani was Spider-Man the editor of the big local paper would have a completely over-the-top and underexplained vendetta against him
This is like how New York treats Spider-man in the comic books
July 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I mean fine but if Mamdani was Spider-Man the editor of the big local paper would have a completely over-the-top and underexplained vendetta against him
… or, and I’m just spitballing here, you could put in the effort and write through the damn scene yourself..? the way you want it?
i keep cracking up at this post on AI writing
June 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
… or, and I’m just spitballing here, you could put in the effort and write through the damn scene yourself..? the way you want it?
how dare you appropriate my likeness for yourself in this manner, sir!
me: in cheers frasier said his dad was dead but then when sam visited him in seattle he had to explain that he was lying because their relationship was strained but to me the weirder thing is he never mentioned niles to anyone at cheers
the federal soldier being unlawfully quartered in my home: ok
the federal soldier being unlawfully quartered in my home: ok
June 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
how dare you appropriate my likeness for yourself in this manner, sir!
I wish I could describe a coherent plot! But suffice to say there was a plucky kitchen boy with a talking fox as a mentor, a villain who rode a black pegasus, and some weird bits of unnecessary cruelty because I was trying to be “serious.” Lol
so, to the writers... what was the terrible novel you wrote at 14? Mine was about a redhaired freedom fighter called Eleanor Sunstripe
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I wish I could describe a coherent plot! But suffice to say there was a plucky kitchen boy with a talking fox as a mentor, a villain who rode a black pegasus, and some weird bits of unnecessary cruelty because I was trying to be “serious.” Lol
Thorny loner does not want to do something good …. ultimately (grudgingly) does the good thing.
What is one thing you fall for in a movie every single time?
May 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thorny loner does not want to do something good …. ultimately (grudgingly) does the good thing.
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SINNERS is now the biggest Hollywood original movie of any kind at the box office since 2017 when Pixar's COCO came out. To find a live-action movie that made at least $200M domestic, we have to go back much further. This is truly bananas.
www.slashfilm.com/1857902/sinn...
www.slashfilm.com/1857902/sinn...
Sinners Just Passed A Box Office Milestone Not Seen In Nearly A Decade - SlashFilm
Sinners continues to defy even the most optimistic of expectations with its box office performance, having passed yet another milestone for original films.
www.slashfilm.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
SINNERS is now the biggest Hollywood original movie of any kind at the box office since 2017 when Pixar's COCO came out. To find a live-action movie that made at least $200M domestic, we have to go back much further. This is truly bananas.
www.slashfilm.com/1857902/sinn...
www.slashfilm.com/1857902/sinn...
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The thing with Pedro Pascal is he not only gives a fuck; he knows he's huge enough to spend all day trashing bigots safely because entire franchises are built around him atm. He's no dispensable Gina Carano-tier secondary guy. This also underlines how most famous artists as big as him are cowards.
April 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The thing with Pedro Pascal is he not only gives a fuck; he knows he's huge enough to spend all day trashing bigots safely because entire franchises are built around him atm. He's no dispensable Gina Carano-tier secondary guy. This also underlines how most famous artists as big as him are cowards.
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This is all fascinating. I had no idea Ryan Coogler negotiated a contract where he kept final cut, first-line profits, and the rights to SINNERS after 25 years. But the idea of studio execs FREAKING OUT about it ("What if EVERY in-demand creative wants rights over their own work?") is even better.
Hollywood Execs Fear Ryan Coogler’s Sinners Deal ‘Could End the Studio System’
Warner Bros.’ unusual agreement with the director has rival executives sweating, with some saying it sets a “dangerous” precedent.
www.vulture.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is all fascinating. I had no idea Ryan Coogler negotiated a contract where he kept final cut, first-line profits, and the rights to SINNERS after 25 years. But the idea of studio execs FREAKING OUT about it ("What if EVERY in-demand creative wants rights over their own work?") is even better.
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RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
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JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010 refers solely to biological sex, and does not include people with a Gender Recognition Certificate.
April 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.
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In our house, boxes get left out for a week or so (in which time they will be fought over re: who gets to sit in them) before being switched out for a NEW box. … because they will get tired of the old box, and stop using it. Cats!
I bought each cat a new toy and they hate all of them and are now fighting over the box they came in
April 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
In our house, boxes get left out for a week or so (in which time they will be fought over re: who gets to sit in them) before being switched out for a NEW box. … because they will get tired of the old box, and stop using it. Cats!
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We can quibble about the placement of each item but the original sin here is the very existence of this graph. Why on earth would a news organization rank social issues like they're weapons in an RPG?
Of course the NYT sees the "DEI" stuff positively & is neutral on anti-trans discrimination
March 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We can quibble about the placement of each item but the original sin here is the very existence of this graph. Why on earth would a news organization rank social issues like they're weapons in an RPG?
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Most people i think would benefit from having a "little guy" in your home somewhere. it could be a little stuffed animal or a bobblehead or a cute keychain - everyone needs a little guy to point to when the day is rough so they can go "well at least this little guy is still here with me"
June 24, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Most people i think would benefit from having a "little guy" in your home somewhere. it could be a little stuffed animal or a bobblehead or a cute keychain - everyone needs a little guy to point to when the day is rough so they can go "well at least this little guy is still here with me"