Shawn Marier
@smarier.bsky.social
Runner of SF Conventions and Film Festivals. Norwescon, Speculative Film Fest, and now multiple Worldcon Film Festivals. (He/Him)
SciFi, fandom, smof, cons, Lovecraft, Cthulhu, comics
SciFi, fandom, smof, cons, Lovecraft, Cthulhu, comics
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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I think it’s bad that ai allows people to pretend to live in completely separate realities so they don’t have to process news and events that make them uncomfortable. I think that is bad for the health of society!
Trump supporters are also making shitty AI videos of Trump arresting Mamdani in the Oval Office.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I think it’s bad that ai allows people to pretend to live in completely separate realities so they don’t have to process news and events that make them uncomfortable. I think that is bad for the health of society!
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If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
Just watched this on Amazon Prime. So fun seeing the voice actors performing their characters songs. Only complaint was it was to short.
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Just watched this on Amazon Prime. So fun seeing the voice actors performing their characters songs. Only complaint was it was to short.
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Film fiends! Our 1st feature for @bonebat.bsky.social Comedy of Horrors Film Fest 15 is The Demonatrix, directed by Jeff Ferrell & @aureliovoltaire.bsky.social, starring Hannah Fierman & @dougbradley.bsky.social! Don't miss this hellishly hilarious Seattle premiere at @siffnews.bsky.social Uptown!
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Film fiends! Our 1st feature for @bonebat.bsky.social Comedy of Horrors Film Fest 15 is The Demonatrix, directed by Jeff Ferrell & @aureliovoltaire.bsky.social, starring Hannah Fierman & @dougbradley.bsky.social! Don't miss this hellishly hilarious Seattle premiere at @siffnews.bsky.social Uptown!
Bye bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out.
JUST IN: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress in surprise announcement
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation after feud with Trump
The representative for Georgia's 14th Congressional District comes amid a spat with the president over the release of the Epstein files.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Bye bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out.
The same way Trump looks at Bubba.
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The same way Trump looks at Bubba.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Every Democrat who voted for this need to primaried out of office. Starting with Minority Leader Jefferies.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Every Democrat who voted for this need to primaried out of office. Starting with Minority Leader Jefferies.
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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 8:53 PM
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.
Mamdami and Trump are being friendly and respectful to one another during a press conference, while the far right press keeps asking questions which are designed to get them fighting.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Mamdami and Trump are being friendly and respectful to one another during a press conference, while the far right press keeps asking questions which are designed to get them fighting.
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It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
An X user asks Elon Musk why they’re seeing tweets from left-wing lawmakers.
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
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Good Mourning, Film Fiends! Unfortunately, the 15th @bonebat.bsky.social Comedy of Horrors Film Fest Kickstarter campaign received no pledges yesterday, so we don't have a short to share, so for the 1ST TIME IN BBFF HISTORY, we are thrilled to announce the festivals 1st feature DURING the campaign!
BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Fest XV Kickstarter Update #1
If this Kickstarter campaign is successful, the BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Fest XV, featuring the finest in Comedy, Horror, and Horror Comedy features…
vimeo.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Good Mourning, Film Fiends! Unfortunately, the 15th @bonebat.bsky.social Comedy of Horrors Film Fest Kickstarter campaign received no pledges yesterday, so we don't have a short to share, so for the 1ST TIME IN BBFF HISTORY, we are thrilled to announce the festivals 1st feature DURING the campaign!
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Currently reading next months @norwescon.org book club selection. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie.
So far I'm more entertained by the story's alternative version of the Catholic Church, and world history, than the characters.
So far I'm more entertained by the story's alternative version of the Catholic Church, and world history, than the characters.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Currently reading next months @norwescon.org book club selection. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie.
So far I'm more entertained by the story's alternative version of the Catholic Church, and world history, than the characters.
So far I'm more entertained by the story's alternative version of the Catholic Church, and world history, than the characters.
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also we now have a “whites only” refugee policy. they aren’t trying to hide the white supremacy anymore. it’s overt and mainstream.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
also we now have a “whites only” refugee policy. they aren’t trying to hide the white supremacy anymore. it’s overt and mainstream.
Trump learned a new word: Affordability. He thinks it is a fake made up word, and says it with a weird accent. Can they give him another MRIs, as I think he is having micro strokes.
#Article25
#Article25
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trump learned a new word: Affordability. He thinks it is a fake made up word, and says it with a weird accent. Can they give him another MRIs, as I think he is having micro strokes.
#Article25
#Article25
WTF? If those aren't Hate Symbols, what are? The Fascist Racists have taken over our country.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
WTF? If those aren't Hate Symbols, what are? The Fascist Racists have taken over our country.
The RNG gods were not kind to me. I just participated in the @borderlands.2k.com Happy Mercenary Day (DLC) and got two uniques, both the same (Angry Cricket), and not something I will use with this build.
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The RNG gods were not kind to me. I just participated in the @borderlands.2k.com Happy Mercenary Day (DLC) and got two uniques, both the same (Angry Cricket), and not something I will use with this build.
The Facist Trump just called for the death penalty for 6 Democrat Senators and Congressperson for telling US Soldiers NOT to follow ILLEGAL orders.
25th Amendment! Trump is insane. #NoKings
25th Amendment! Trump is insane. #NoKings
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Facist Trump just called for the death penalty for 6 Democrat Senators and Congressperson for telling US Soldiers NOT to follow ILLEGAL orders.
25th Amendment! Trump is insane. #NoKings
25th Amendment! Trump is insane. #NoKings
Some great SciFi in this bundle.
Humble Book Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics: Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson by HarperCollins
We’ve teamed up with HarperCollins Publishing for the perfect book bundle for fall—cozy up with modern sci-fi classics and help support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Some great SciFi in this bundle.
Any one in the military which follows Trump's illegal orders WILL go to jail the next time a different party controls the Whitehouse. Better to get a dishonorable discharge now, than spending months/years in jail later.
Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Democratic lawmakers urge troops to disobey illegal orders | CNN Politics
Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging servicemembers and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by ...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Any one in the military which follows Trump's illegal orders WILL go to jail the next time a different party controls the Whitehouse. Better to get a dishonorable discharge now, than spending months/years in jail later.
Can anyone recommend good websites which show the current difference in programming choices between US and Canada Netflix?
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Can anyone recommend good websites which show the current difference in programming choices between US and Canada Netflix?
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Welcome to the loophole.
Bondi on the Epstein investigations that Trump demanded: "We're not gonna say anything else on that because now it is a pending investigation in SDNY"
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Welcome to the loophole.
Hopefully this new distribution stream will make it easier to find indie films which are currently impossible to find. I've seen so many great movies at festivals, which never see the light of day.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hopefully this new distribution stream will make it easier to find indie films which are currently impossible to find. I've seen so many great movies at festivals, which never see the light of day.