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Film critic (thefilmverdict.com) Podcaster (linoleumcast.bsky.social bfastallday.bsky.social maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social deckthehallmark.bsky.social) Member, LAFCA & NSFC. Books: HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE XMAS, HOLLYWOOD PRIDE. he/himπŸŒΉπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŽ„πŸ“½

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As we build out Trump's lies, let's not forget that the one they were most desperate to cover up before these came out was Melania's ties to Epstein, she of the Einstein visa.

16.02.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 694    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.

15.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1195    πŸ” 654    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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Peter Attia appears to be staying at CBS News despite Epstein communications Staffers believe network has decided to retain Attia, who issued apology after inappropriate Epstein emails, as on-air analyst

Most people don’t know this but the C in CBS stands for Cool (with pedophiles) www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

15.02.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Warner Bros. Is Said to Consider Reopening Talks With Paramount

This would be, in every way, worse than a Netflix-WB deal. No point in preserving the integrity of the theatrical experience for a company funded by a right-wing ideologue. I don't believe there's a world in which Larry Ellison funds One Battle or Sinners. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/b...

16.02.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 506    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 7
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

15.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3102    πŸ” 1344    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 73
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"I never want to see a child ever run away from our own government ever again" Notes on changing brains. And Brians.

I wrote about the "I never want to see a child ever run away from our own government ever again" guy.

I think he shows why Trump being a dogshit president temporarily solves many of the Democrats' worst problems with the media. And we have to take advantage of this moment.

15.02.2026 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 335    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Building the camps The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.

"...what we’re witnessing is the express repetition of a project on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in historyβ€”the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps in the People’s Republic of China."

This is a piece you need to read and share while we can.

12.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 151    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Learned about this list from @aduralde.bsky.social and just ordered a bunch of cookies for my office.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/2026-trans...

16.02.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will never understand why people think β€œVote for someone who intends to do you and those you love harm because they’re at least better than the person who intends to do me harm” is a winning argument

16.02.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the AI craze may actually do more damage via creating additional unaccountable centibillionaires than by all of the other disruption it’s causing, which is considerable

16.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4
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The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox The sports media is ignoring the story, but wealthy sports figures are all over the Epstein files.

NFL franchise owners in the EPSTEIN e-mails & assorted docs

Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons

14.02.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6576    πŸ” 3854    πŸ’¬ 482    πŸ“Œ 348

My timeline is half leftists complaining about Gavin Newsom and half liberals complaining about Graham Platner and I'd like to propose that we launch both of them into the sun together.

16.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2547    πŸ” 259    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 54

He had to go back and watch the first one before watching and reviewing this one. I sat on the couch and annotated it for him because I speak fluent Evangelical. In other news, this film features a GILMORE GIRLS alt-timeline where Jess marries Lindsay.

15.02.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it good or bad that an agency that is technically involved in law enforcement is using ideas from the serial killer playbook?

15.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2722    πŸ” 819    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 21
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Today’s matinee? Eephus. Baseball in New England personified. Thanks to @aduralde.bsky.social for the recommendation. Solid film. #filmfun

15.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some of the jobs people are posting on Upwork have the most insulting pay rate to offer. I mean, 10-12$ an hour for a proofreader and editor? Less than minimum wage at least in CA? You deserve your typos, friend.

15.02.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice thread:

15.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

15.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8608    πŸ” 2241    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 27
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I Can Only Imagine 2 - The Film Verdict Extracting more drama from the life of MercyMe frontman Bart Millard proves difficult for this unnecessary sequel.

My review of I Can Only Imagine 2 for The Film Verdict #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

15.02.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
15.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 423    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6

This is straight-up Nazi rhetoric from Musk, and the only tiny thing I can do is address myself to those of you who are still on X. No more excuses about how you need "reach" or how good the conversation is there or the importance of debate. You will not regret walking away, and it's time.

15.02.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 253    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

You will not find better advice on Bluesky today.

15.02.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

No wonder they love concentration camps.

15.02.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I think this is part of my generation's confusion about AI.

We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated.

15.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 943    πŸ” 179    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 12
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The amazing thing that’s been revealed about Musk is not that he’s racist and cruel. That’s hardly surprising. It’s that he’s dumb.

Like, if he was put in a room with a random people, he’d be one of the dumber people. He’d be the loudest and most obnoxious and bullying, but one of the dumber.

15.02.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 3

"Order on Ineptitude" is so funny to see in a court filing

15.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone’s gotta be working on a new version called β€œMinnesota Goddamn,” right? (Where, unlike the original, Minnesota is the aggrieved party.)

15.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Set to debut April 9 at the Malaga Film Festival and looking for international distribution at EFM, Spanish stage adaptation, LAPONIA, starring Ángela Cervantes, Vebjørn Enger and AdriÑn GÑmiz. Directed by David Serrano

Two families spending Christmas in Lapland together clash over parenting styles

15.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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