#John McElroy

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 12 September:

In the Liturgical calendar, it is the Feast day of St. Ailbe, Bishop of Emly, Tipperary. Mexico – Commemoration of the mass hanging of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion. 1653 – Ireland and Scotland are represented by six and five members respectively in the ‘Barebones’ parliament which is in effect from 4 July to this date. 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion: Rebels attack Castlebar and are…

[krowbats]

the hunger

[lithiumseven]

Hey, if you are bored at any point in the next 48 hours (Feb 16-18, 2024) you should check out the Project For Awesome on YouTube. The P4A was started by John Green and Hank Green, it’s the 17th annual, it’s a 48 hour livestream with them and guests, and they raise money for charities. The money from the first 24 hours goes to Save the Children and Partners in Health, two very well established charities that have been around for decades (Save the Children for 125 years) and Save the Children is all around the world but also in Gaza and it’s actually been there for decades and Partners in Health works to build hospitals, clinics, and resources and research all around the world in areas that need it and helped get the UN to require Johnson and Johnson to give up the patent to the tuberculosis cure (TB is the disease that kills the most people in the world every year). The money raised in the second 24 hours goes to charities voted on by viewers.

So if you can’t donate you can vote and have a very tangible impact, and you can vote for as many charities as you want. If you do want to donate there are fun perks and stuff you can choose. It’s my favorite thing every year they have guests I know Brennan Lee Mulligan is gonna be on with Hank at midnight EST tonight

Seriously guys this is a huge thing that raises millions for great charities and especially this year it’s so so important, and it’s FUN

[ethersierra]

Need John Darnielle guest starring on TAZ... NOW...

[lgbtqreads]

New Releases: September 17, 2024

Middle Grade Wishbone by Justine Pucella Winans Ollie Di Costa wishes things could be different. He wishes the bullies at school would leave him alone. He wishes his parents would stop fighting. He wishes his sister Mia didn’t have to worry about things like paying for college. But most of all, he wishes he wasn’t so angry about all of this. When he and Mia find a two-tailed cat they name…

[thefabelmans2022]

there's a certain. we'll say comedy group. that i've watched clips of and enjoyed but i refuse to ever actively seek it out bc the fandom feels like a pressure cooker waiting to explode.

[terabyte-teddybear]

“this can be our little truth zone.” a john x merle playlist as a surprise gift for @novvakid

the chess game ~ christian borle and andrew rannells from falsettos

this will end ~ the oh hellos

i’m dying tomorrow ~ alkaline trio

harlem roulette ~ the mountain goats

hold me like a grudge ~ fall out boy

no plan ~ hozier

au contraire ~ they might be giants

karma ~ ajr

run from me ~ timber timbre

are you tired of me darling ~ nanci griffith

[tmos-time]

Do you think horses should vote?

not the ones that were loose in the hospital at least o7

[eternity--box]

can one of those maxfun podcasters my dad has a parasocial relationship with start talking about getting tested for adhd and shit maybe then my dad will do it

[greerbaiting]

I'm so hyped for the McElroys vs Greens war

[notaplaceofhonour]

Resisting the urge to “Why Is No One Talking About This” this, but outside of replies to my own posts [Exhibit A, Exhibit B] about it, I have seen maybe one or two people even mention the radicalization of DropOut, and seen zero people mention the fact that the platform is a hub for multiple “Media Empires”, from the Green Brothers, to The McElroys, to Critical Role.

I often feel, when I talk about anything to do with Antizionism, like I did in 2019-2020 when I was saying “hey this QAnon stuff is pretty concerning”, and most of the people I mentioned it to were like “uh, yeah, okay… sure…” until January 6th, 2021.

And I’m aware this specific case of DropOut is probably not what most people, even those who are worried about I/P being used to radicalize people, are immediately concerned about. After all, a bunch of improv nerds playing tabletop games & panel game shows (however bigoted or misguided) are hardly Hamas fighters. DropOut is just one relatively small link in the chainmail, so to speak.

But damn if it isn’t a significant link if it can connect maybe 80% of the media I (and many of my friends) cared most about in the last half decade within 2 degrees of separation.

I’m obviously not afraid of Brennan Lee Mulligan walking into a synagogue with a bomb strapped to his chest or leading a brutal militia in some kind of wannabe Bolshevik Revolution. What I am worried about is him (and Sam Reich, and Ally, and others in the cast, and associated guests from Hank Green and Matt Mercer) putting a fun, friendly face to the pipeline that pushes people in the orbit of people who want to convince them that maybe, just maybe, it wouldn’t be so bad if some other people did. I’m concerned about DropOut pushing JVP/SJP-style propaganda (both in employees’ social media & in campaigns), pushing people towards JVP & associated organizations, which themselves push people towards terror groups like the PFLP.

I’m concerned about The McElroys fundraising for PCRF, an organization with concerning ties, run by openly antisemitic people, that pushes antisemitic narratives. I’m concerned about the Green Brothers fundraising for UNRWA, which Hamas is heavily embedded in, and whose employees participated in the October 7th attacks. I’m concerned about the broader pattern of radicalization that this represents.

I’m concerned about queer nerdy neurodivergent people like me who grew up on Vlogbrothers or John Green novels or DFTBA records, who go to VidCon, who watch Polygon & Game Changers & SciShow & Brian David Gilbert & GeoTheBio & Worthikids & ContraPoints & Tom Cardy & follow fandom artists & cosplayers & listen to D20 & The Adventure Zone & MBMBAM & Sawbones & Delete This! & Chappell Roan & You’re Wrong About (or G-d forbid QAA & Behind the Bastards) & Conspirituality & Knowledge Fight & whoever else and are now surrounded by a media ecosystem in which many of its members are slowly (or perhaps in some cases not so slowly) tilting its floor into a funnel towards extreme, violent organizations.

I’m concerned about the people who aren’t connected to or knowledgeable enough about I/P to recognize that’s what’s happened. I’m concerned about the people who are and now find themselves losing comfort media, losing safety & feeling seen in their fandoms, losing community.

Idk if people know. Idk if they want to. Idk if anyone outside of like a handful of (let’s be real, mostly only Jewish) former DropOut fans are ever going to care.

The fact that a significant amount of influential & prolific people in the internet media landscape—several of whom have been so influential & prolific that their ventures have been described in media profiles as media “Empires”—are at most 2 degrees of separation from individuals actively promoting the manifesto of a terrorist organization involved in the October 7th massacre is truly, mind-bogglingly concerning.

[moviesandmania]

ROTTEN, WELCOME TO THE FREAK SHOW Jaw-dropping micro-budget horror

Rotten, Welcome to the Freak Show is a 2023 American micro-budget horror film about a young boy with a skin disease who is bullied by classmates before being attacked and left for dead. Rescued by a side show ringmaster the legend of Rotten is born. As the past surfaces, Rotten plots his revenge. The movie was written, directed by and co-stars Vince Burkett (Normal Violence; The Allegheny Demon;…

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have What If 2010

[milliondollarbaby87]

The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) Review

When Ben, the youngest member of the family, is kidnapped with no trace to be found. Nine years later, everything is about to change when they find him living in the new town they have just moved to. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) Review

[kittilumpo]

WHO WOULD WIN?

a bestselling author worth over $18 million

OR

~20-100 gay people with tumblr accounts and no shame

[terabyte-teddybear]

the stolen century aesthetic: balance arcs 7/8