Madeleine Gray

Opera singer, educator, mom, photographer, and information junkie

[Alex Forbes @AForbesWx]

To nail a forecasted landfall spot within 12 miles as the storm is forming is phenomenal.

The first forecast came out at 11 AM Saturday.

The storm made landfall at 8:30 PM Wednesday. Major props to @NHC_Atlantic.

#Milton

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Climate scientists for years:
Unless we address climate change hurricanes will become unimaginably destructive!

Republicans:
Climate change is a hoax! It’s not the government’s job to control the weather!

[enter hurricanes Helene and Milton]

Republicans:
No one ever imagined hurricanes could be this destructive! Is the government controlling the weather?

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

NEW: THREAD: A new ruling from Judge McBurney in Georgia overturning the abortion ban and allowing the procedure to continue has some REMARKABLE quotes. Let's take a look at just a few. 1/

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Hillary Clinton once said “A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”

Think about this: In the debate on Tuesday, trump was very easily baited into blowing his top over crowd size.

Kamala Harris wasn't even trying.
She didn't even break a sweat.
She didn't have to: HE did all the sweating.
She had a game plan, and executed it to perfection.

How difficult do you believe it would be for autocratic foreign leaders to manipulate his predictable ass?

At 78 years old, he is NOT getting better.
He's getting worse. MUCH worse.

And now, extreme far-right radicals have his ear, feeding him disgusting and racist conspiracy theories, and he's doubled down on them, despite more moderate voices imploring him not to.

If he were just a regular grandpa in your family, you'd be having conversations to take the car keys away from him, and ensure that he was not left alone.

This is NOT someone you elect as President.
This is an unhinged, hateful old man.

He lied about the Central Park 5.
He lied about President Obama.
He's lying about Haitian immigrants.

We are a nation of immigrants.

Aside from Native Americans, ALL OF US are immigrants, our ancestors came from somewhere else.

Whether they were from England looking for a better life, Africans brought here as slaves, Asians working on the railroad, Irish, Italians, Norwegians -- people have some from ALL OVER to our beautiful country.

We're the melting pot.
It's what makes us special.
THAT'S what makes America great.

Immigrants have built MUCH of our country, and they are a vital part of our workforce, whether you choose to acknowledge it or not.

To demonize immigrants, to tap into some base fear of otherness, to leverage hate by saying they're poisoning the blood of our country just to win an election, is just fucking evil.

Several times in history, evil leaders have sought to demonize, and dehumanize, certain groups of people in order to gain power. That NEVER ends well.

And that's not who we are.
America is better than that.
We are better than trump.

We MUST reject him in November.

[Just Jack @7Veritas4]

After a full day of wandering the streets and yelling at the clouds that he won the debate, he's now accusing ABC of giving Kamala Harris the questions beforehand.

He fumbled a straight yes/no question on whether he would veto a federal ban on abortion.

He conceded that after 6 years of telling everyone he had a better healthcare plan, it was only a "concept" of a plan.

He threw all his talking points out the window and camped on "they're eating your pets"...a Facebook rumor started by his idiot followers. When offered a graceful exit by the moderators, he doubled down on his nonsense, claiming he "saw it on TV". It's now gone viral, only adding to his global humiliation.

The second she needled him on his crowd sizes and people getting bored at his rallies, his circus peanut brain exploded and he showed the world how deranged he truly is.

Yes, Kamala Harris bested him on every topic...but the reason he's apoplectic today is because he knows he looked like an unhinged fool.

He did that part all by himself.

[VWolf 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇺🇦🇷🇴 @VWolf83864177]

@TarotWSean @FPWellman Well, there's this:
https://t.co/KkJnRiF6Wd

[🦋the-michael-datson.bsky.social🦋 @fuller_sean]

@edokeefe @saraecook @CBSNews I got chills. This woman is an absolute workhorse. It might be the case that we as Americans may need to convince ourselves that we are WORTHY of her leading this nation. We are like an abused spouse. Or at least that's how I feel

[aisling murphy @aisling_murph_]

The secret’s out! My play “look away from me” (formerly known as “Feast”) will be opening Play Reading Week at @tarragontheatre on June 10!

This reading is FREE and will be followed by a talkback and other juicy theatre criticism activities. Pls come! 🐀

https://t.co/n77v14hNww

[Intermission @intermissionmag]

NEWS: Announcing the winners of the 2023 Nathan Cohen Awards

"The Canadian Theatre Critics Association has announced the winners of the 2023 Nathan Cohen Awards, including five writers from Intermission."

Read the full release: https://t.co/mfnTtC0J9C

[aisling murphy @aisling_murph_]

Oh hi! I’m leaving Bell Media at the end of the year, and entering the freelance market as a culture journalist and critic.

So much to say. But the big one: PITCH ME! I write about theatre and Taylor Swift and books and TV and, well, all things pop culture.

[Madeleine Gray @MezzoMG]

@TwoShotPod Sad to hear it's ending, but grateful for the fantastic conversations you've shared!

[Madeleine Gray @MezzoMG]

@bmoredownbeats DON'T DISS MY FORESTER 😂

[Madeleine Gray @MezzoMG]

@bmoredownbeats @aisling_murph_ Welcome to my world.... ❤️😭❤️😭

[Madeleine Gray @MezzoMG]

@MrDMBarcroft @AButschko Americans who watch it adore it, but it's not an across-the-board "household name" program due to the channel it's on (PBS).

BTW, thank you for your AMAZING interviews - just fantastic . I hope you may get the team to talk about s9 now it's over!!

[✨🎶Kristennnn🍉✨ @singingsox]

Today my 15 year old voice student and I cried together, as I told her she likely has to go to a doctor to get her vocal folds looked at, because she didn’t recover from her “summer flu” infection in June (it was covid)

[aisling murphy @aisling_murph_]

SOURCE CALLOUT: For a @CP24 story, I'm looking to chat with Toronto residents whose commute has significantly increased due to recent changes on the TTC (Queen Street closure and the like). My DMs are open! @ttcriders

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Why are thousands of workers across multiple industries currently striking or planning to strike?

I guess it’s a mystery.

In other news, CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,460% since 1978, while typical worker pay grew by just 18%.

[John Cusack @johncusack]

I know someone - very close to me actually - that was on a hit cable show - ran seven years - ( it could still be going)
She was paid I /7 th of the male lead - she was nominated for multiple Emmy’s and won - ( nominated for at least 3 recall ) no other person behind or in front of camera was ever nominated,
The rich ass studio rolling in money - would NOT give her a raise - after underpaying her horribly
And made her take cable guest star money - which was not 4 thousand a week in cable - but still viciously underpaid her for a long running show - who’s performance was nominated for multiple Emmy’s - as she was everyone’s favorite character - and clearly the most popular character on the show.
It was so mean she just hated the gaslighting asshole execs - and wants out of the business - as the treatment is so toxic -?
- Why did they do it -
Because they could get away with it .
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[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

"BBC news has taken leave of it's senses.. Lineker has attacked the Tories, they've hit back.. This is utterly mad.. BBC can't sack him for bias as everyone will turn to the BBC's own chairman who is closely connected to the Tory party"

Andrew Marr's masterclass on Gary Lineker