Why is it that when some people break rules they expect a please and thank you before they correct their mistake? (This question brought to you by the latest asshat to ignore the sign instructing them not to park in certain places in our lot. The sign was the “please”, dude.)

if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets. no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.

You get staffed on a show. It’s a dream come true. The 1st week is so fun. And then deadlines and notes hit, and people get nasty. Every day is full of stress and difficult situations to navigate. It’s happened to me a few times. SO HOW DO YOU SURVIVE A TOXIC ROOM? 🧵1 #Scriptsky #Screenwriting

Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits. Please share!

If we are not disabled, we are temporarily able-bodied. Disability protections protect all of us.

Schoolkids traumatized by lockdown drills and those who survived actual school shootings were then urged to "tough it out, school shootings are just a thing that happens."

If I were a liberal billionaire, I’d think about creating a new media outlet that could scoop up all the talent that’s been marginalized and offer a product that half this country would eagerly pay for. A true public service, but one with profits. Or you know, a big shiny rocket with my name on it.

I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. — Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

As someone who needs to take the precaution of masking in public, this was very powerful. The last few years have been deeply demoralizing.

I’ve seen people talk about a lot of things that you should consider having on hand In Case Of Things Going Weird starting on January 20th—electronics, food prep, and so forth. One thing I haven’t seen on any lists yet? A darning needle and darning thread.

Gritty reboot of Jack and Jill Ep1: Jack Ep2: Jill Ep3: the Hill Ep4: the Pail of Water (1) (the thirst) Ep5: the Pail of Water (2) (the well) Ep6: the Fall Ep7: Broken Crown Ep8: Jill Falls Ep9: After

Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you - have never published anything - have no readers - didn't write anything this month - didn't write anything this year - can't articulate words anymore - can only float and mournfully wail - were murdered ten years ago on this very spot

This is very lovely.

“The Democrats can’t just oppose everything Trump does.” Why not? He doesn’t want to help the country, why should they help him? Republicans didn’t help Clinton, Obama or Biden but we have to be the better people? How has that been working out?

Just insane that the left treated the tech industry with increasing hostility just because they undermined organized labor, flouted the regulatory state, and bragged that they were going to get rid of everybody's jobs for a decade straight.

Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved. We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.

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So, this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth and every day after remember to prioritize Consent in how you interact with Native people and their communities. There are boundaries and boundaries are healthy. You are not entitled access to us, our bodies, cultures, and spaces.

This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...

You see it, you share it. Them's the rules.

We are not playing the "health is morality" game anymore. We should never have played it to begin with. The whole idea that if you have a pre-existing condition you have somehow earned severe illness and waved your right to compassion was pushed during lockdowns to make people spend again.

I have been vegetarian since age 10. I eat organic. I don’t eat dairy. On most days, my diet includes leafy greens, fruit, vegetables and beans or lentils. I still got achalasia. I still got long Covid. My heart still doesn’t work. These people believe health is willpower and it’s unconscionable.

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newskies, some culture notes: don't be a jerk don't quote-skeet to dunk on ppl don't do stuff for clout / clicks don't argue with dinguses, just mute/block/report (this is NOT a nazi bar) amplify good folks cheer ppl on we're glad to cheer you & your work on you are not a brand be a human being

I hope we Americans can let go of our desire to be the individual Chosen One who leads the rebellion and punches every Nazi. Organizing is hard, it takes experience and resources and time. Stop fantasizing about being a superhero. Start joining existing groups and be part of collective action.

This too! The white cishet grievance culture IS identity politics! There's this concept in feminist theory of "marking." Who gets to be marked and whose identity goes unnoticed. Anyone not a white cishet dude is "Marked" by very nature of their existence.

For those who are mad and activated (good) my one hope is that you will look for the people already doing the work. You probably do not need to invent your own new organization or group. Find the people already doing it and join them, listen to them, learn from them.

And for some of the more privileged of us, stop pretending it’s an argument, and not a fight.

This is the tail end of the long 20th Century. The future many of us thought we’d be living in hasn’t even shown its face yet. All we can do is be there for each other as PEOPLE. Be strong for each other. Shame them with kindness,drive them mad with joy. Make a world their children leave them for.

-2% for being black. -2% for being a woman. That’s all it took to make it this close (it is, in fact, not over). And the fact that the people in charge were more scared of ruining America’s image (in their heads) than they were of allowing insurrectionists and traitors to roam free.

Bev Chukwu is a wonderful writer/director who I’ve been honored to get to know over the last few years. If you can, please consider helping her and a group of diverse independent filmmakers by supporting her new project at seedandspark.com/fund/princess#story

Bullshit, intimidation, and spin. If it doesn’t come from a Guild email, it was leaked to a friendly reporter by somebody on the other side, or some idiot agent freelancing. This is your mantra.

WGA members: picketing is extended until 2pm today. #wga #wgastrike #wgastrong

"Refrain from feeding obsolete hungers" is so fucking good.

This is the key point and every studio board member and stockholder needs to understand it. Your executives are so horribly bad at business they've taken what could've been a small expense that gave them a ton of goodwill and turned it into a very, VERY expensive PR nightmare. Respond accordingly.

"AI" is a marketing lie. It's not independently intelligent, there are underpaid--or not paid at all--human beings propping up Silicon Valley's latest scam.

This is a strong article, highlighting a lesser known aspect of the strike if you’re not in the business: these chucklefucks took one of the most consistently profitable business models in American history, the country’s biggest export and tool of soft power, and drove it off a cliff.