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Here's hoping review codes are going out soon so the reviewers will be able to have as full a picture of this days before release as they did of Ghost of Yotei.

YouTube video by Zeteo ‘Andor’ Star Says Israel is ‘Gaslighting’ Us

Denise Gough sits down with Mehdi Hasan and connects the dots between Ghorman and Gaza. Well worth your time.

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

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But you’re still not going to preorder it?

Me: "Anera is wrong? Christian Aid is wrong? The Danish Refugee Council is wrong? The Norwegian Refugee Council is wrong? Doctors Without Borders is wrong? Save the Children is wrong? Oxfam is wrong? 100 aid groups are all wrong? Do you realize how silly you sound?"

If it were done in the open without pushing to control their messaging, it would be a good idea. The secrecy around the payments makes suspect forever everything these content creators say.

She Won't Survive

I don't think Gloria Gaynor's career will survive this.

YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart Mehdi Hasan on the Media, Democrats & The Crisis In Gaza | The Weekly Show

My 'The Weekly' podcast interview this week with Jon Stewart on Trump, fascism, feckless Dems, Merrick Garland's role, Gaza, Israel, the corporate media, and more, has been getting a lot of love online, and positive feedback, and just crossed 1 million views on YouTube.

Have you watched it yet?

The 4-hour version actually feels shorter than the 2.5 hour version. It carries you along on its eddies in a way that feels effortless, while the studio cut makes the viewer work to keep up with the

Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice

BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
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I'd probably swap out Grand Budapest Hotel (which I just found overdesigned and formalized to the point of bloodless preciousness, and just couldn't connect with) with Almodovar's Volver. But the rest of these are fire. Love Millennium Actress, and Parasite is one of the greats.

Yes. Especially if you can get Josh Sawyer in there early. His top 10 list from the 21st century on here earlier today is amazing, and I’d love to hear him talk about a handful of them.

The Overton Window has shifted all the way to ban all non-white people from coming to America. It was never about illegal immigration.

Of course that’s what the Nazis said they were doing, too.

VOTER: “But people will die!” (if you kick them of Medicaid)

ERNST: “Well, we all are going to die.”

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...

DNC leaders take a clear stand in favor of spinelessness.

WATCH: @aoc.bsky.social explains how the Republican bill will:

- Gut Medicaid
- Increase premiums for private health insurance
- Force rural hospitals to close

All to give a giant tax handout to billionaires.

AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?

YouTube video by Genetically Modified Skeptic The Brutal Reality of Fighting Christian Nationalism in Texas

This is worth the time--far less than the 22 hours he had to spend to present two minutes of testimony. It details how they are using process to strangle dissent and manufacture the illusion of consent.

DNC takes step towards ousting David Hogg and another DNC vice chair The challenge centers on a procedural squabble, but Hogg alleged a connection with his efforts to oust incumbent Democrats.

The DNC leadership’s contempt for voters and cowering before the political consultant class and big donors who want to keep using Trump for campaign marketing and fundraising rather than actually fighting for change is costing us all dearly.

He's still just upset that Parasite got a best picture Oscar.

I think what’s most striking about the last few months is how rarely anyone in the GOP applies this simple test. A lot of checks and balances rely on this kind of worrying about precedent but it’s now totally absent, as if they don’t think they’ll ever be out of power again.

Congratulations. I really enjoyed your game and recommended it to friends.

This is the next step after Kilmar Ábrego García--ICE detaining and planning to deport a U.S. citizen based on racial profiling. The quest to nullify the Constitution's promise of Due Process to all persons started with immigrants and now is moving on to citizens with brown skin.

Illinois Democrats await decisions from Durbin, Pritzker that will spark high-stakes political shuffle For now, candidates are anxiously awaiting word from both Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin, but the behind-the-scenes jockeying is in full force.

The people eyeing Durbin's Senate seat should stop waiting, get off the sidelines and start running. After his CR vote, I'm ready to vote for anyone challenging Durbin from the left, anyone willing to *actually* fight Trump--not just talk a big game but fold when there's an actual fight to be had.

Satoshi Kon was a master filmmaker -- and a master storyboarder. His detailed sketches were blueprints for his movies.

Take Millennium Actress. He spent nine months boarding it alone, on a quest to make a great film with a small budget. We explore:
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After a bunch of failed runs, I’m finally getting the hang of Pacific Drive and enjoying it. #pacificdrive #virtualphotography

We saw it last weekend. It does rock. I think it's my favorite Miyazaki. So unsettled.