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Patrick Leavy<p>Ever wonder how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> got away with perpetuating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillancecapitalism</span></a> despite all the scandals?</p><p>It's a quirk of human <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> that is exploited by autocrats:</p><p>"Ludicrous lies and cynical propaganda campaigns are meant to create apathy and nihilism." </p><p>Or as Bunk said in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a> TV show "The bigger the lie, the more they believe" </p><p>It's how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> operates, it's how big tech operates.</p>
Mark Taylor<p><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/USPol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/TheWire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheWire</a></p>
David Njoku<p>My favourite TV show of all time is The Wire. </p><p>My favourite quote of all time from the show is this: </p><p>"If it's a lie, then we fight on that lie."</p><p>Reminds me of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporters right now.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHol7WW2A8g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=oHol7WW2A8</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>‘<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a>’ Creator Calls Out <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> Streaming Services for Removing References to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> Character</p><p>“Omar Little of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baltimore</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maryland</span></a>, is unapologetically gay and, though fictional, infinitely more badass and tactically effective than all of the conscripts and paroled thugs you’ve sent into the meat-grinder in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>,” David Simon writes</p><p><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/the-wire-creator-russia-streaming-omar-little-gay/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thewrap.com/the-wire-creator-r</span><span class="invisible">ussia-streaming-omar-little-gay/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a></p>
Weird Ugly Sweaters<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> <br>It kills me that this is going to mean many people's loudest experience of <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> will be the ILA.<br>It's like the single remaining union that fits the corruption stereotype from the early 20th century. </p><p>(Pour one out for <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a> Season 2)</p>
Kelly Guimont<p>My house is watching <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RingsOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RingsOfPower</span></a> and this latest episode made the little voice in the back of my head go "Adar Comin" like he is on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a> and now I have the giggles.<br>I'm also testing a theory that I can't possibly be the only person who lives at that intersection. So enjoy.</p>
Doom Disco!<p>Top 5 TV themes (join in) In no particular order <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/Babylon5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Babylon5</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/RobinHood" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobinHood</a> (80s) <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/StrangerThings" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrangerThings</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/TheWaterMargin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheWaterMargin</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/TheAddamsFamily" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheAddamsFamily</a> Honorable mentions <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/TrueBlood" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrueBlood</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/CowboyBebop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CowboyBebop</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/TheWire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheWire</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/Bonanza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bonanza</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/OrangeIstheNewBlack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrangeIstheNewBlack</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/SesameStreet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SesameStreet</a> (German edition) <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/TheFlintstones" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheFlintstones</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/MiamiVice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiamiVice</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q7xwcrh5k2ucdnp77ss64mmj/post/3l3ks6fwsgr2p" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q7xwcrh5k2ucdnp77ss64mmj/post/3l3ks6fwsgr2p</a></p>
Jamie Gaskins<p>Is Gabriel Bell related to Stringer Bell? Right now would be a great time for the Star Trek and The Wire universes to cross over.</p><p><a href="https://zomglol.wtf/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://zomglol.wtf/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a></p>
vruz<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@joelvanderwerf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joelvanderwerf</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz/@mitch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mitch</span></a></span> </p><p>He was last spotted in New York City guiding the legal work of Elsbeth Tascioni.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Elsbeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elsbeth</span></a></p>
vruz<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz/@mitch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mitch</span></a></span> </p><p>When the series begins he is known as "Bunk". Our hero begins his journey from humble origins, goes through a transformative experience getting pissed with McNulty, and ultimately becomes the hero that Baltimore deserves.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a></p>
Mirror Ayako<p>Garak with another story. Which one is real?!</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AllStarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllStarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StarTrekDS9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrekDS9</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DS9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DS9</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/allstartrek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>allstartrek</span></a></span></p>
Ned Raggett<p>Folks, I'm not going to lie -- I am utterly gleeful over the fact that not only do I have a short piece in the newest issue of <a href="https://spaceballs.masto.host/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a>, which focuses on the soundworlds of <a href="https://spaceballs.masto.host/tags/DavidLynch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidLynch</span></a> in many areas, but that I am surely the first person to seriously discuss the work of Toto there as a result. <a href="https://spaceballs.masto.host/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/486" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thewire.co.uk/issues/486</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
DJM (freelance for hire)<p>Exchange between David Simon (creator of The Wire) and Ari Shapiro (NPR journalist) on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p><p>Simon: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TVSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TVSeries</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a></p>
Mark Sussman :vbike:<p>Top 5 best TV shows of all-time (I&#39;ll start):<br />1. <a href="https://thepit.social/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheWire</span></a><br />2. <a href="https://thepit.social/tags/BreakingBad" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BreakingBad</span></a><br />3. <a href="https://thepit.social/tags/BetterCallSaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BetterCallSaul</span></a><br />4. <a href="https://thepit.social/tags/CurbYourEnthusiasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CurbYourEnthusiasm</span></a><br />5. <a href="https://thepit.social/tags/HaltAndCatchFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HaltAndCatchFire</span></a></p>