Julia

{disruptor of the status quo} master of the Dewey decimal system, game of thrones enthusiast, and Disney ✨🌻

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

🚨 BREAKING:

Wow. This heart-rending ad, when tested, moves swing-state men 2.5 points away from Trump.

Massive.

Please share everywhere.

Women are dying NOW in states with extreme bans. If Republicans win, a national abortion ban is next. Don't look away. #MAGAAbortionBan

[Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford]

So what’s next? To celebrate our anniversary, I hope you will check your voter registration and make a plan to vote!!!

[Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford]

If you think children regularly slaughtered in their classrooms with weapons of war is simply “the cost of freedom”, you’re not “pro-life”, @JDVance. You’re a fucking ghoul.

[Julia @julia_clements]

The Simone Biles of Country Bear Musical Jamboree

[TrumpsTaxes (@trumpstaxes.com on bsky) @TrumpsTaxes]

If Joe Biden wins a 2nd term, our country will be fine.

If Donald Trump wins a 2nd term, our country won’t.

I can’t put it in any terms simpler than that.

[Heartless ⸆⸉ 🩵🧚🏻‍♀️🦋 @Heartless_103]

“-You cannot possibly know because you are not a woman. You have the choice to be any kind of person you wish to be, while the only choice women have is to conceal the parts of ourselves the world will not accept”
THIS SPEECH 👏

#Bridgerton #polin

[Scott Gustin @ScottGustin]

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a win for Magic Kingdom Park and Walt Disney World. Here are my overall thoughts, but a warning — my praise for the ride far outweighs my criticisms. I'm a big believer in not shaming others for their lived experiences, so I'm not here to make a case for or against anything. Just my thoughts.

I loved the critters. They bring a classic Disney theme park charm to the ride. I wish Disney had used some of the space in the ride to give us more of the critters. Maybe show us some of the critters' homes? Maybe a log full of critters? Or maybe find a way to weave more of the story in Critter Co-op into the attraction itself.

The animatronics are exceptionally impressive. I loved Splash Mountain, but seeing these advanced AAs on a log flume is still mind-boggling. Disney is still working on audio timing and sync (the ride officially opens on June 28) -- but even with those hiccups, the AAs never failed to impress. I'm still blown away by Mama Odie.

Many people have said this, but the ride feels similar to a classic Fantasyland dark ride but on a thrilling log flume attraction. As someone who loves both of those things, I'm not sure why that's used as a criticism by some - but it's an accurate observation. And I know some fans feel the ride needs a villain - and while I would have loved to see Dr. Facilier featured in the attraction, the attraction doesn't *need* a villain. The ride has plenty of thrills and fun without a good vs. bad dynamic.

The story does feel unnecessarily bloated, often jumping around more than any of the frogs you see in the attraction. I wish Disney had kept a simpler narrative instead of trying to combine two or three stories, but that's just me playing armchair Imagineer. Even with narrative nitpicks, the story works (even if you might need to explain to your kids that we've been shrunk down to the size of a frog).

Looking ahead vs. looking around: On Splash Mountain, you're constantly looking around at the scenes and scenery that surround you. On Tiana's Bayou Adventure, you're often looking ahead at upcoming scenes. The scenes in Tiana's Bayou Adventure are often packed with multiple characters (like the zydeco band) -- but when you're looking ahead instead of around, I get why some people have said the ride feels shorter than Splash Mountain (even though it's the same length).

The POV video released by Disney did a disservice to the whole attraction experience. At the very least, Disney should have filmed and shared a detailed look at the impressive attraction queue. If you're leaning into a bloated storyline, the queue serves a huge purpose — and the ride (like most) is a lesser experience without the story-building in the queue.

Overall, the attraction is a win for Disney. My kiddos gave it a 10/10 and loved everything about it — the story, the music, the critters. All of it. When we were riding through the second time, I was ready to start nitpicking when my 10-year-old read aloud the quote on the back of the water tower: "Never, ever lose sight of what's really important." I quickly unfolded my arms and was ready to party.

[Julia @julia_clements]

@DrewDisneyDude @DisneyParks @WaltDisneyWorld CHRIS!!! He’s such a wonderful person 🥹

[Julia @julia_clements]

@Schmoofy I’ve never loved your account more

[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[Julia @julia_clements]

@anakbeltran Only the first one is translated in English 😭😭

[Julia @julia_clements]

@CosmicHj Wow!

[🍓✨carlye wisel @carlyewisel]

just like theme parks, entertainment is nothing without the highly skilled and often underpaid people working behind the scenes.

you have no streaming platform without them.
you have no IP without them.
you have nothing without them.

[Brandon Lewis 🔜@ TIFF/NYFF @blewis1103]

Is The Bear a straight comedy? No. Is this one of the funniest scenes of the year? Absolutely. Super-tight writing/timing and insane cast chemistry. Not a single beat is missed. Ayo Edebiri’s finest comedic moment of the season, and Abby Elliott is everything.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

In one of the most notable moments in sports history, Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped thinking he had completed the race.

A Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him, and after realizing what was happening, he started shouting at the Kenyan for him to continue running; but Mutai didn't understand his Spanish.

Fernandez eventually caught up to him and instead of passing him, he pushed him to victory.

A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?"
Ivan replied, “My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win.” The journalist insisted “But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win.” The journalist insisted again, “But you could have won!”Ivan looked at him & replied, “But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of that medal?
What would my Mom think of that?”

Values are transmitted from generation to generation.

What values are we teaching our children?

Let us not teach our kids the wrong ways to WIN.

[Alicia Stella @AliciaStella]

I just remembered, this all started because he hates gay people. For a minute I had forgotten and was like, wait, why is he at war with one of the state’s largest employers? Oh, that’s right, blatant homophobia.

[Ryan Shead @RyanShead]

What better way to show America that Florida cares about children than building a prison next to Disney World.