With the increasing exodus from the toxic and decaying corpse of Twitter interesting things are popping up elsewhere. I managed to avoid the opening ceremony of the Olympic games, as is my habit. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to miss the ensuing culture war horseshit about which the less is said the better. That sad episode seems to have overshadowed the below which seems unfair. In case any of you missed the metal band Gojira opening the Olympics while playing on a castle with an army of headless Marie Antoinette behind them... streamable.com/4qdjv2?src=p... [image or embed] — Hillary Monahan ( @hillarymonahan.bsky.social ) Jul 30, 2024 at 1:01 AM The castle is called La conciergerie and this is the exact place where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned for her last night before being beheaded. And the song they sang is a revolutionary one involving hanging aristocrats — winyyy⁷ ( @winy.bsky.social ) Jul 30, 2024 at 8:28 AM