Eugenie Blasingame

Better living through chemistry. Earnest/petty on politics & tv + bits of film, food & wine. A no DB zone~🌹

[Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland]

Ten out of the last eleven recessions started under Republican administrations. It’s practically a central campaign promise

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

So looks like Yasmin is taking a leave of absence from Pierpoint to go on #LoveIsland for the summer! One last fling before the wedding I guess, fair enough. Love her! #LoveIslandUK #Industry

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

@restofesto @rulesofdining Hey congrats! and on the Beard nom, that's awesome! So happy for you

[🍉🍉🇸🇩🇸🇩The Yassification of Chinua Achebe @Ethereal_ilo]

A gentle reminder that missionary work is still colonialism.

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

There are just no words anymore

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

OMFG!!! Wow unreal. Poor thing https://t.co/RMmbUpPB9P

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

Great analysis here

[Michael Podhorzer @Mike_Podhorzer]

A thread on how Trump “won” the popular vote.

I put “won” in quotes because it wasn’t his win, but Harris’s loss. The results were not a “swing right” embracing Trump/MAGA, but a vote of no confidence in Democrats (and in our system as a whole).
https://t.co/FpfYTxBClw

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

https://t.co/0DoLo1PCoy

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

Hell of a story. Chilling

[Josh Kaplan @js_kaplan]

THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.

It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd done a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

“The Vegas bomber called for a "hard reset" 👀 Anyone who studies Terrorgram will recognize "hard reset" as an accelerationist phrase popular among neo-fascists” via @chadloder.bsky.social https://t.co/pcqWArUpTo

[Tweets of Dogs @TweeetsOfDogs]

Sleeping baby donkeys.

[Film Festival @LifeIsAFilmFest]

Jeff Baena was a unique voice in American independent film. RIP. The five films he directed are below. I ❤️ Huckabees, which he co-wrote, is on demand.

The Little Hours - Tubi, Prime
Joshy - Prime, Freevee
Horse Girl - Netflix
Life After Beth - Prime
Spin Me Round - Hulu

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

Jesus Christ!

[Siqi Chen @blader]

this is an actual insane email sent by the HR department of a startup and i am still shaking.

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

Oh my god! How awful. Baena made some great little films and was a real talent. What a loss

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Jeff Baena, writer and director who was married to Aubrey Plaza, has died by suicide, @TMZ reports. He was 47.

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

Whelp, Road Rules *is* the perfect qualifying experience for a Trump Department of Transportation lol https://t.co/QGiEpp6oye

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

Malort hits the NY Times — is the party over? lol https://t.co/4Qto1jFqQD

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

More reasons why people are leaving Twitter (X) 👇👇👇#bluesky

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

great to see everyone popping up on Bluesky. Just a tip: use the Sky Follower Bridge extension (or whatever else is out there) to follow your peeps there before you deactivate here, makes it much easier to rebuild! :)

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

OMG I know he had health issues but this still hit me like a Mack truck RIP sweet Phil

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead's co-founder and bassist, has died at age 84.

"Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a legacy of music and love."

More on his life and music legacy: https://t.co/1hDBlXJc7x

[Eugenie Blasingame @nSquib]

Nice #Olympics highlights thread here

[bavi pria @BaviPria]

#Paris2024 Olympics showcase many beautiful moments. Here are a few highlights you might look forward to: ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ (Thread)
#ClosingCeremony #Olympics

1 - Bow down: Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bow to Brazil's Rebeca Andrade on the gymnastics podium