Sean McNall
@seanmcnall.bsky.social
Associate Artistic Director at Hudson Valley Shakespeare | Educator, Actor, Advocate | Parent to a brilliant neurodivergent mind | Building bridges with Shakespeare, storytelling, and a banjo in hand |
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I think Mamdani did an amazing job with Trump, he was charming & warm but also disciplined, on message. I also think it’s a mistake to think there’s a cheat code with Trump, that when he abuses someone, it’s the target’s fault… you cd do everything “right” & the man can still explode
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I think Mamdani did an amazing job with Trump, he was charming & warm but also disciplined, on message. I also think it’s a mistake to think there’s a cheat code with Trump, that when he abuses someone, it’s the target’s fault… you cd do everything “right” & the man can still explode
If this behavior becomes normalized, it will erode trust in democratic institutions, damage the economy, and entrench kleptocracy in American governance. Ultimately, voters—and a politically mobilized opposition—are the last remaining check on Trump’s misuse of power.
Opinion | A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of Corruption
www.nytimes.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If this behavior becomes normalized, it will erode trust in democratic institutions, damage the economy, and entrench kleptocracy in American governance. Ultimately, voters—and a politically mobilized opposition—are the last remaining check on Trump’s misuse of power.
HVShskespeare Scripps Center under construction
April 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
HVShskespeare Scripps Center under construction
The NEA has updated its Assurance of Compliance, a required declaration for all applicants, incorporating new, chilling language in a section related to anti-discrimination that places restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and gender-related programming:
February 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The NEA has updated its Assurance of Compliance, a required declaration for all applicants, incorporating new, chilling language in a section related to anti-discrimination that places restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and gender-related programming:
“The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.” – Julius Caesar
When leaders discard accountability and conscience, tyranny follows. Democracy depends on check authority, not unchecked rule. #RuleOfLaw #Democracy #Shakespeare
When leaders discard accountability and conscience, tyranny follows. Democracy depends on check authority, not unchecked rule. #RuleOfLaw #Democracy #Shakespeare
February 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.” – Julius Caesar
When leaders discard accountability and conscience, tyranny follows. Democracy depends on check authority, not unchecked rule. #RuleOfLaw #Democracy #Shakespeare
When leaders discard accountability and conscience, tyranny follows. Democracy depends on check authority, not unchecked rule. #RuleOfLaw #Democracy #Shakespeare
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” – Shakespeare’s Henry VI
A stark warning about the perils of dismantling legal institutions. In the play, it’s uttered by a rebel sowing chaos, highlighting that eliminating those who uphold the law paves the way for tyranny.
A stark warning about the perils of dismantling legal institutions. In the play, it’s uttered by a rebel sowing chaos, highlighting that eliminating those who uphold the law paves the way for tyranny.
February 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” – Shakespeare’s Henry VI
A stark warning about the perils of dismantling legal institutions. In the play, it’s uttered by a rebel sowing chaos, highlighting that eliminating those who uphold the law paves the way for tyranny.
A stark warning about the perils of dismantling legal institutions. In the play, it’s uttered by a rebel sowing chaos, highlighting that eliminating those who uphold the law paves the way for tyranny.
“Let them hang! Let them stab! Let them drown! Let them break!”
Shakespeare’s Coriolanus warns us: democracy dies when power is handed to those who weaponize fear and division.
Shakespeare’s Coriolanus warns us: democracy dies when power is handed to those who weaponize fear and division.
January 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“Let them hang! Let them stab! Let them drown! Let them break!”
Shakespeare’s Coriolanus warns us: democracy dies when power is handed to those who weaponize fear and division.
Shakespeare’s Coriolanus warns us: democracy dies when power is handed to those who weaponize fear and division.
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You know people are really having a bad mental day when they're lashing out at Phil Williams, one of the best mainstream reporters when it comes to tearing down Nazi groups. I understand everyone is on edge but there's really no need to be so cruel to each other.
Trying this again: I deleted posts earlier because Blue MAGA crowd became completely unhinged to the point that I was getting messages telling me that I deserved to die. This posts specifically references what those neo-Nazi accounts were saying, including the terminology they were using. 1/
January 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
You know people are really having a bad mental day when they're lashing out at Phil Williams, one of the best mainstream reporters when it comes to tearing down Nazi groups. I understand everyone is on edge but there's really no need to be so cruel to each other.
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Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
HVS Scripps Theater Construction
January 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
HVS Scripps Theater Construction
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
The final episode in our great political films series explores Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest (2023), his haunting take on the home life of the man who ran Auschwitz. This is a film like nothing else.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
The final episode in our great political films series explores Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest (2023), his haunting take on the home life of the man who ran Auschwitz. This is a film like nothing else.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
The final episode in our great political films series explores Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest (2023), his haunting take on the home life of the man who ran Auschwitz. This is a film like nothing else.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
The final episode in our great political films series explores Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest (2023), his haunting take on the home life of the man who ran Auschwitz. This is a film like nothing else.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
HVS second week of construction. This is how you build a theater.
December 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM
HVS second week of construction. This is how you build a theater.
Building a theatre begins with moving earth.
December 16, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Building a theatre begins with moving earth.
“They say there is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death.”
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 5, Scene 1
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 5, Scene 1
November 30, 2024 at 1:23 AM
“They say there is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death.”
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 5, Scene 1
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 5, Scene 1
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I know that "adaption" has been showing up in print since the early 17th century, but I bet that in the early 17th century they thought it was a typo too.
November 28, 2024 at 2:09 AM
I know that "adaption" has been showing up in print since the early 17th century, but I bet that in the early 17th century they thought it was a typo too.
“Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast” - The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare’s line distills an essential human truth: joy is not measured by abundance but by the spirit of generosity and connection.
Shakespeare’s line distills an essential human truth: joy is not measured by abundance but by the spirit of generosity and connection.
November 27, 2024 at 4:36 AM
“Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast” - The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare’s line distills an essential human truth: joy is not measured by abundance but by the spirit of generosity and connection.
Shakespeare’s line distills an essential human truth: joy is not measured by abundance but by the spirit of generosity and connection.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about the fentanyl crisis and the Democrats’ failure to respond to it. The Party was “a little too ready to dismiss the hubbub over opioids as partisan hysteria, and a little too slow to notice that people were actually troubled.”
Did the Opioid Epidemic Fuel Donald Trump’s Return to the White House?
New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic theory or messaging—it was, more simply, a failure of political attention.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about the fentanyl crisis and the Democrats’ failure to respond to it. The Party was “a little too ready to dismiss the hubbub over opioids as partisan hysteria, and a little too slow to notice that people were actually troubled.”