So. Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. Fair warning, spoilers in this thread (I'll try to be vague, but some of the points that irked me the most do contain big spoilers for those who haven't seen it.)
— Meredith Placko (@mplacko) December 30, 2017
the importance of multiple drafts: Maleficent, with earlier concept art. http://pic.twitter.com/SKZJtXZ5kr
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) December 28, 2017
the only rule that matters is if you hit someone with a Draw 4 card twice in a row that person is within their rights to fistfight you in the front yard https://t.co/clUzNBXWXl
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) December 25, 2017
This sounds worse literally than it does as innuendo. https://t.co/QYdaUtHcZX
— Jay Garmon (@jaygarmon) December 26, 2017
Someone asked me if at the AMA if i would ever have Scandal Savage and Batwoman fight.
— GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) December 22, 2017
FIGHT?
Er.
No.
Not fight.
- President should make as much as national median income
— Rhea Butcher 🇵🇷 (@RheaButcher) December 20, 2017
- Senators should make state median income
- Congress should make district median income
Me: Never read the comments!
— Peter Miller (@peter_miller) December 20, 2017
Also me: Time to log onto twitter, a website that is only comments. An endless fusillade of comments. Comments about comments, nested within comments, forever. Comments fill your lungs. Surrender to comments.
“Per my last e-mail” is office speak for “bitch can you read”
— Loft burner acct (@OhEmmeG) December 21, 2017
the difference between Star Wars now and star wars in 1977 is that now my friends that don't like Star Wars prefer a different version of Star Wars that exists in their head, and in 1977 my friends that didn't like Star Wars preferred Smokey And The Bandit
— Tom Spurgeon (@comicsreporter) December 19, 2017
Up from @OTLonESPN now and on @E60 @ 9aET, ESPN2: How ex-Louisville AD Tom Jurich leveraged big deals and big-time basketball to build the university into a sports powerhouse, only to watch it burn amid charges of excess, exploitation and corruption. https://t.co/5CopQz4cUj
— Chris Buckle (@chris_buckle) December 10, 2017
so what you are saying is, Century Fox is now Disney
— Siberian Fox (@SilverVVulpes) December 7, 2017
which means the Alien franchise is now Disney
which means Xenomorphs, being born from the Xenomorph Queen, are now Disney princesses https://t.co/iop6TM3Rx0
Jyn Erso, a resistance fighter raised by Saw Gerrera who led Rogue One during the Battle of Scarif and who was instrumental in securing the Death Star blueprints that would prove monumental in the fate of the Rebel Alliance despite their initial lack of support. https://t.co/UVd84htQrS
— wikipedia brown (@eveewing) December 3, 2017
This version of Trivial Pursuit is from 2008 and I’ve never been madder at a question in my life. http://pic.twitter.com/FCQY1mClzH
— S.E. Sinkhorn (@sesinkhorn) December 4, 2017
Oh yeah? Well if Donald Trump is so dumb, then why is he rich? [someone whispers in my ear how this country works] I see
— Hippo (@InternetHippo) December 5, 2017
So, hey, sometimes you can see a dude saying "save up money, quit your job, follow your dreams!" and think that's the real way to go about it.
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) December 4, 2017
There is zero shame in having a day job when your'e a creative professional. Stability reduces anxiety and makes good art.
Act like Jesus. https://t.co/NRoTdEecmf
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) December 3, 2017
"I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office."
— Thomas E. Ricks (@tomricks1) December 3, 2017
-- Sen. Lindsey Graham on Trump, Feb 2016
"What concerns me about the American press is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy some kind of kook not fit to be president."
-- Sen. Graham, last week
7 Reforms After Trump
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) December 4, 2017
1. Repeal Shelby v Holder
2. Repeal Citizens United
3. Abolish electoral college
4. Apply anti-nepotism law to White House
5. POTUS candidates must release tax returns
6. Presidents may not self-pardon
7. Special counsel has power to indict president
Opera singer and swordswoman la Maupin, who set fire to a nunnery to rescue her female lover and was later challenged to a duel by 3 noblemen after snogging a different woman at a society ball, then beat them all. https://t.co/ctQZV01nus
— Fiona Longmuir 🍂 (@EscapologistFi) December 2, 2017
When the dust settles in a couple weeks, let’s add up all the buyouts, new contracts and raises for coaches who flirted w/new jobs and see how much $ schools don’t have for players.
— Crooked Halery (@DavidHaleESPN) December 1, 2017
so, uh, three published authors just started writing Berenstain Bears fanfic in this thread if you want in https://t.co/tAAMU8c8uw
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) December 1, 2017
If wealthy, highly visible women in news and entertainment are sexually harassed, assaulted and raped -- what do we think is happening to women in retail, food service and domestic work?
— Charlene Carruthers (@CharleneCac) November 29, 2017
Parents: Kids are more depressed these days, I wonder why?
— Parker (@panoparker) November 28, 2017
Kids: You destroyed the economy for us, the earth is literally dying, we are going to work until we die and on top of that the Nazis are back.
Parents: It's those pesky iPhones
*Shockingly*, Comcast has dropped its promise not to create paid lanes after Net Neutrality is killed. https://t.co/QKWLHLz18Q
— John Wiswell (@Wiswell) November 27, 2017
The guys at @JOE_co_uk won the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry engagement announcement with this headline and story. 😂😂 #Headlines #RoyalWedding http://pic.twitter.com/lxsQ0wHdOn
— Edward Israel-Ayide (@wildeyeq) November 27, 2017
when taxation is actually theft http://pic.twitter.com/X7mBfXKsCV
— SF Tenants Rights ✊🏽🌹 (@SFTenantsRights) November 26, 2017
Lmfao all black people at their white significant others house on thanksgiving http://pic.twitter.com/DB9PBd2cgt
— We Know. Ima get suspended. We get it. (@DimplesBePlayin) November 23, 2017
A plot is at least two people who cannot fail and whose goals are opposed to each other.
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) November 24, 2017
0 sympathy for whines of "but if I pay writers I can't afford to do X project."
— Alex GET RID OF THE NAZIS FFS Acks/Wells (@katsudonburi) November 23, 2017
1) If you don't pay me, I can't afford to live.
2) I was not placed on earth to help you live your fucking dream. I have my own.
3) Come back when you've figured out funding/your business model.
Take it from a bitch in management AND talent.
— Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) November 22, 2017
There is no abusive, misogynist, sociopathic "genius" out there that CAN'T be replaced by an equally creative person who is not a living trash fire.
I will confess that I'm more than a little relieved that 'Oumuamua doesn't look more like this: http://pic.twitter.com/bskq8IGWai
— Michael Okuda (@MikeOkuda) November 21, 2017
Some lunatic genius is pasting Brooklyn Nine-Nine dialogue onto Deep Space Nine screengrabs, and IT IS EVERYTHING https://t.co/CR1OFsAHqH
— Jay Garmon (@jaygarmon) November 21, 2017
Can we just take a minute to appreciate how fucking amazing and incredible Christopher Reeve was as Superman? http://pic.twitter.com/sPXjshepLP
— John Rain (@MrKenShabby) November 20, 2017
Realtalk: Writing is a career. It has a community. You have colleagues. To suggest that you don't need or shouldn't want any of these things is ridiculous. Colleagues help each other out.
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) November 19, 2017
It's so much worse than you think... https://t.co/revV5lCtlN
— Jay Garmon (@jaygarmon) November 17, 2017
If a rapist cured cancer, they'd still be a rapist.
— Emma Evans (@TrancewithMe) November 16, 2017
That bad people can do good things is something all adults should be aware of at this point in time. Good deeds do not give you a pass for bad deeds.
/screams eternally into the void
How to Write a Novel:
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) November 15, 2017
1. Write what's in your heart.
2. No not like that.
This is hard. But @ShaunKing is 100% right. I completely support @SenFranken's politics. His mugging for the camera as he squeezes a woman's breasts is a loathsome example of sexual assault. He is unfit for the Senate, as is Roy Moore. https://t.co/idTvbfpqXY
— Glenda Gilmore (@GilmoreGlenda) November 16, 2017
Video: The real-world privacy implications of AI everywhere https://t.co/Qhae9A6E1y via @TechRepublic with @jaygarmon
— Dan Patterson (@DanPatterson) November 16, 2017
How to Write a Novel:
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) November 13, 2017
1. Have an idea
2. Develop a reliable schedule
3. Accept the realization that they'll one day know you have no fucking idea what you're doing
3a. They'll all know
4. Outline!
I don't understand why all the Jedi in the prequels dress like one guy who was hiding in the desert trying to make sure nobody thought he was a Jedi.
— Hamish Steele (@hamishsteele) November 12, 2017
You do have power & privilege even in small doses and small interactions. One great example of this is street harassment. You do not GET harassed on the street as often as women/nonbinary/trans people do. https://t.co/2br6TtBD9l
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) November 11, 2017
This is truly incredible.
— Life on Earth (@planetepics) November 12, 2017
http://pic.twitter.com/221RFxHOI7
pro tip: if everyone you admire keeps disappointing you with awful sex scandals, try admiring more women.
— Laura Bradley (@lpbradley) November 9, 2017
Protip: If you write a bunch of words you hate, it doesn't make you a bad writer. Sometimes you have to write a lot of bad to figure out what's good.
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) November 11, 2017
Lamar Jackson is the first player in FBS history to have two seasons with 1,000 yards rushing and 3,000 yards passing. Only 7 players have done it once.
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) November 11, 2017
#tweet280.
— Phillip M. Bailey (@phillipmbailey) November 10, 2017
Per @MurphyCartoons: http://pic.twitter.com/MdXCuzjMlk
first place I heard "petrification." again, started at 7. https://t.co/YnE0CvqJGn
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 10, 2017
Doubling the character count on Twitter has been like doubling the item count on the express lane checkout at the grocery store.
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) November 9, 2017
in PTSD lingo, we call that "hypervigilance." it literally destroys the mind and body https://t.co/Aj743i54UZ
— stemck (@mckelldogs) November 6, 2017
SOMETHING WRONG?
— FAKEGRIMLOCK (@FAKEGRIMLOCK) November 5, 2017
YOU FIX IT.
OR YOU OK WITH IT.
People who use ‘snowflake’ as an insult seem to be frightened of women, foreigners, Muslims, gays, trans people, Jews & people of colour.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) November 5, 2017
I wrote this a few months ago, but it still matters. Remember, that you matter. #mentalhealthawareness #endthestigmahttps://t.co/2YkHuyyaUP
— Katie's Game Corner (@katiesgamecrner) November 2, 2017
i'm going to make this my lock screen http://pic.twitter.com/8AttHdPkQv
— hannah moskowitz (@hannahmosk) November 3, 2017
Do y'all think the fact that so many men who control media are abusive misogynists affected the election coverage of 1st female candidate? 🤔 https://t.co/7zR4aGFy87
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 3, 2017
For #NaNoWriMo I trained a neural net to write the first line of a novel. https://t.co/kwQbHfZnGH It didn't go well. http://pic.twitter.com/yZKDqAB2av
— Janelle Shane (@JanelleCShane) November 2, 2017
In a better world we'd get to spend today talking about Stargate https://t.co/1Z3GMVFkla
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) November 2, 2017
Imagine if, in 1960, United Airlines offered to airdrop Russian leaflets over swing states for $$.
— Catherynne Valente (@catvalente) November 1, 2017
That’s what Twitter did to us in 2016.
As a guy you *might* not be aware of the creepy shit women online sometimes receive. Check this out. https://t.co/9sABt3ggId
— Matt (@mattstaggs) November 2, 2017
re Fanart: make it! that's great! it might get you work!!
— Jeff Zugale (@jeffzugale) November 1, 2017
not great: trying to make a living *selling* it directly.
Seriously, though, fanart has been, like, 80% of art. It’s just that for a long time Jesus was the only fandom.
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) October 31, 2017
Thank you to whoever added Ruth Vader Ginsburg to the costume database. I got to wear a cape and carry a light saber and fight for justice. http://pic.twitter.com/EKIw7CBPF4
— Janelle Shane (@JanelleCShane) October 29, 2017
Curiosity can lead you to some crazy places. Check out Louisville’s secret underground tunnels for yourself.https://t.co/VPkbjUZf8v
— Thomas Novelly (@TomNovelly) October 26, 2017
Pool re Trump motorcade: "Then it overtook a female cyclist, wearing a white top and cycling helmet, who responded by giving the middle finger. The motorcade had to slow and the cyclist caught up, still offering the finger."
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 28, 2017
Also a pedestrian who gave a thumbs down signal.
World building is fine so long as it’s affecting the characters. Otherwise it’s just trivia. https://t.co/qU8lWC81BR
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) October 29, 2017
overheard the dunkin donuts cashier tell someone “if you don’t like my content you’re not my audience” and now i’m saying that to everyone
— Kristen Arnett (@Kristen_Arnett) October 27, 2017
It's amazing what happens when boys are actually taught to respect women. http://pic.twitter.com/IbjdtAPyRD
— ATTN: (@attn) October 26, 2017
Twitter the only place where well articulated sentences still get misinterpreted.
— Coolee Bravo (@BravoCoolee) October 23, 2017
You can say “I like pancakes” and somebody will say “So you hate waffles?”
No bitch. Dats a whole new sentence. Wtf is you talkin about.
Jeff Brohm coaches real football like I coach video game football https://t.co/NubB5yUdpQ
— Jay Garmon (@jaygarmon) October 22, 2017
How bad do things have to be both of these to be in town? http://pic.twitter.com/ASiLfoRVfx
— You Had One Job (@_youhadonejob1) October 19, 2017
Also, if you're a liberal who hates guns but loves marriage equality, probably shouldn't demand narrow interpretation of constitutional text
— Joe Dunman (@JoeDunman) October 18, 2017
I am all for forgiveness and reconciliation.
— Myke Cole (@MykeCole) October 18, 2017
After accountability.
After contrition.
After justice.
It's Friday the 13th, so I remind you of this exchange. https://t.co/tjZMU4a893
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) October 13, 2017
To paraphrase: let's form a committee to change nothing. https://t.co/rGntGGVpXX
— Dana O'Neil (@DanaONeilWriter) October 12, 2017
A live-action Justice League movie w/o Superman and Green Lantern and where Aquaman is the coolest character is the most 2017 shit ever.
— Matt Wallace (@MattFnWallace) October 10, 2017
Self care is also not arguing with people who are committed to misunderstanding you.
— Ayishat A. Akanbi (@Ayishat_Akanbi) October 9, 2017
Nerds getting rewarded for becoming dumb, angry mobs has been a terrible trend over the last few years. https://t.co/03h8RQBwHj
— Halloween Mike (@KlausBromi) October 9, 2017
Twitter:
— ya fave μαλάκας (@mathaiaus) October 5, 2017
Here’s a photo of my cute children playing with their new puppy aww 😘
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No I didn’t say Hiroshima was good I just said it helped push the Japanese towards surrender
BABEL FISH!!! https://t.co/olW9DuLuVV
— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) October 4, 2017
I keep coming to the inescapable conclusion that a certain portion of the population flatly refuses to think about stuff that's complicated.
— Dan Canon (@dancanon) October 2, 2017
Kevin Crawford did an AMA and this response is everything. http://pic.twitter.com/F0HUSS4ukx
— Joe DeSimone (@IHeartFargo) September 30, 2017
"When you use a person to make money while at the same time limiting that person from making money, you exploit." https://t.co/rAnElg0UOW
— Justin Taylor (@between2worlds) September 28, 2017
A major report on college sports found slush funds, pay to athletes, rampant commercialism...Carnegie Report in 1929. How far we've come.
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) September 27, 2017
Not sure that feeling goes away https://t.co/boBM08pX5D
— Kameron Hurley (@KameronHurley) September 27, 2017
The NCAA isn't just a price-fixing cartel, it's an inept one.
Recruiting as we know it is over.
"Student-athletes" is a euphemism for undercompensated labor.
Restraining player labor and compensation is what created the NCAA cesspool.
Only a fraction of universities [have] the fan support and financial wherewithal to actually pay players what they are worth.
The NBA and NFL aren't obligated to underwrite Major League Soccer or Lacrosse.
The AAU-ification of high school basketball was always a ticking corruptible time bomb and the bomb just went off. 7-on-7 football next?
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) September 26, 2017
The only problem Equifax has with hackers viewing your private info is the hackers didn't pay them enough.
— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) September 20, 2017
Check my convo on #StarTrek, today's tech and yet another shot @elonmusk with @DanPatterson @jsnell @jaygarmon - https://t.co/zmTERnKdGF
— Eric Mack (@EricCMack) September 20, 2017
Under communism you buy everything from a single state outlet, whereas under fully-mature capitalism you buy everything from Amazon.
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) September 19, 2017
Strange that Trump would attack Jemele Hill for calling him a White Supremacist but doesn't have much to say when David Duke calls him one.
— Frederick Douglass (@HITEXECUTIVE) September 15, 2017
My theory of Trump's relative appeal is no matter who you are, eventually he gets around to bullying someone you secretly think deserves it.
— Irin Carmon (@irin) September 14, 2017
not having healthcare https://t.co/ySxFKT270D
— Rebecca Watson (@rebeccawatson) September 13, 2017
The Shareef don't like it http://pic.twitter.com/pqWN0sDbQ3
— Joao Morais (@_JoaoMorais) September 10, 2017
this is the best dead meme http://pic.twitter.com/fdeLiEOw7k
— kathleen🏳️🌈 (@localwinemom) September 9, 2017
someone has been replacing the NYC MTA ads with their own way more subversive (and subtle) versions http://pic.twitter.com/cXtfVn3UfV
— nevona (@nevona) September 7, 2017
