People have asked me my opinion of President Biden's criticism of "semi-fascism." Well, I can't overstate my disapproval of the inappropriate use of "semi."
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I know it doesn't speak well of me, but in my dreams I'm coronated as Kang.
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The day after I saw #GotGVol3 I came across threads insisting it'd be smart for Marvel to recast Kang w/ the actor who played the High Evolutionary. So many ways this notion is misconceived and dumb that I must leave listing and counting the ways as an exercise for the tweeter.
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To all my British friends: I confess that if I ever get arrested on suspicion of wanting to breach the peace, I'm going to have plead guilty. No one suspects I want to breach the peace more than I do.
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All the histories of British royalty that I read when I was growing up depicted monarchs who had lots of power but kept running out of money. So it seems odd that it's now the other way around.
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Believe me, people are going to love my novel based on my year at TikTok. Just waiting to clear all the karaoke rights.
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One of the few things I missed in an otherwise excellent season of #Schmigadoon / #Schmicago was a show-stopper performance from Ariana DeBose. (She does appear briefly at the start.) And then they gave us a DREAMGIRLS-inspired number, and she was stellar.
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Everyone who speaks glibly or dismissively about a presumptively innocent human life in a case in which someone died needlessly is telling you how little value they give to these previously unknown names. Don't trust them on humane values. They want you to be dismissive.
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could not be happier to announce that this week, I began working as Policy Counsel, Disability Rights in Tech for . I’m so excited to engage in disability rights advocacy — work that has long been both my personal & professional passion — with this incredible org!
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Not a spoiler, I’d say, but I’m pretty sure I just saw at a #knowhere dance party. #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol3
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I plan to celebrate May the Fourth by seeing THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY NOT THAT FAR AWAY.
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I hope the Script Doctors Union shows up with their historic battle cry: "Amenders Assemble!" (Seriously, I support the #WGA strike for all the reasons.)
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Someone's already recutting the ENDGAME finale to depict this, right? twitter.com/carlitomachete…
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jfc.
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Clarence Thomas Had A Child In Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/clarence-
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Look, everyone has moments in which they wish violent consequences for those they disapprove of. But for me it's only been those audience members who text on their iPhones in the middle of the movie.
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This is excellent as an explanation of the writers strike, and h/t to and for sharing.
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Here’s a very good explanation of “mini writers rooms” — one of the main sticking points for the WGA strike.
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It’s difficult to overestimate how much Wolfe’s logophilia has infected me.
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this corporate communication could have been a community note
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Super excited to host , in conversation with and myself, to talk about the lessons of copyright law for platform regulation. Monday the 8th, 12:45 Pacific.
stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Some days are just like the third or fourth time John Wick is hit by a car or tumbles down all those stairs.
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After a while of building the company, you shouldn’t be the smartest person in the room. Hire people smarter than you.
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I promise to love you unconditionally, but only if you publicly acknowledge that I made this promise.
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No matter how often I use the clarified butter that the recipe calls for, nothing gets any clearer for me.
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(David French analyzes this issue correctly.) Disney v. DeSantis: How Strong Is the Company’s Lawsuit?
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Josh Hawley, not just a radical insurrectionist, also a crook
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Replying to @ImSpeaking13
missouriindependent.com/2022/11/15/mis
Missouri judge rules AG's office under Josh Hawley 'knowingly' violated ...
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My 10-year-old inner self has loved each John Wick film, including the 2023 film. But my current self loves this other 2023 movie six times as much, and my 10-year-old self enthusiastically agrees: POLITE SOCIETY (written & directed by Nida Manzoor)
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Most people agree that clotheslining some bike rider with the door of one’s parked car is a low-probability. So why are people so upset that I didn’t guess I might do it a second time?
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I'm pretty sure there were a lot more cars on Parisian streets before they filmed JOHN WICK 4.
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Paris, un samedi ensoleillé… flâner à pied ou à vélo 
- Et dire que certains rêvent du retour du tout-voiture !
- Et dire que certains rêvent du retour du tout-voiture !
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Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.”
It wasn’t even this way in late 2019 when I was there last.
Just a few years ago, all of #Paris was choking in car traffic.
This is new. This is leadership.
Cities are a result of choices.
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I'm the kind of anarchist who wants to use the TikTok app only when in Montana.
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Members of the Supreme Court:
‼️Accepted payments from billionaires and special interests
‼️who had business before the court
‼️and kept that info from the public
‼️now they are refusing to comply with a Congressional inquiry about it
The Court is de-legitimizing *themselves.*
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🚨 huge deal = for the first time ever, the US produced more electricity from wind and solar than coal
15 states now get at least half their electricity from zero-carbon sources
Not everything is bad
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I know it's a bit borderline of me to side with the birds over the squirrels.
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This is a weight-activated squirrel-proof feeder. It allows birds to eat and saves seed by keeping squirrels away.
Get it 
poxostore.com/bird-feeder
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How I wish even a few more Republicans would decide that evil fuckery is not the path of choice.
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Damn it, I shouldn't have hired that housekeeper so soon after I imprisoned the Howling Man!
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It turns that whenever you select "Increase Contrast" in a Macintosh's Accessibility Settings panel, *you can never turn it off without a session with Apple Support*.
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