Todd Holmes

Note from the editors: ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed. The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement. The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.

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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.

Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

RIP to one of the few filmmakers who legitimately lived up to the term visionary.

This seems like a big deal...

A movie that takes place where you're from.

Bob Woodward Remembers Robert Redford

NEW: "I loved him." Bob Woodward remembers Robert Redford

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...

I don't get how people don't realize that a technology that replaces junior and entry level positions in a field destroys that field.

There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.

A great way to honor Terence Stamp is to watch The Limey. First, because it at least partially means you’re watching *two* Terence Stamp movies. Second, because The Limey absolutely rules and Stamp is phenomenal in it.

Headline: "A prominent OPENAI investor appears to be suffering a CHatGPT-related mental health crisis, his peers say"

NEW: A prominent investor in OpenAI has been making strange posts that sound as though he may be going through what's being called "ChatGPT psychosis," in which AI affirms users' unbalanced thinking and leads them down a dark mental health rabbit hole

futurism.com/openai-inves...

A flag in the sky says save n y c from global intifada. Reject Mamdani

They’re so afraid of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, they’re doing airplane messages now?? #NYCvotes #NYCElection

Pretty wild how absolutely terrified the Democratic establishment is of Mamdani.

clip art office guy in red ink, on the horn, saying: Oh my God, this War On Terrorism is gonna rule! I can't wait until the war is over and there's no more terrorism!

www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...

A screenshot of a tweet that says "In honor of my father, I'm spending today pretending like I don't exist."

(Back on Twitter, this was my annual Father's day message, but decided to mix it up here on Bluesky.)

An empty Funko Pop box labelled "My Dad" with the title "Just Going Out for Smokes"

So nice of Funko Pop to honor my dad this Father's Day.

Relatable

Coco Gauff celebrating with the Roland Garros ball kids after winning the trophy

“You guys are awesome” 🥹

(via Roland Garros)

Hello Kitty Mets connect bobblehead

Best bobblehead ever

“You can’t say people are our most important product and then treat them like shit.” - Jim Sinegal, co-founder of Costco

Trump's tariffs could increase the cost of an iPhone 16 Pro by almost $300. Who pays for it? Us or Apple?

And if we moved iPhone manufacturing to the U.S.? Let’s just say… get ready for a bajillion-dollar iPhone.

We broke down the bill of materials. www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

YouTube video by Movieclips Top Secret! (3/9) Movie CLIP - Some Bad Movie (1984) HD

Kept meaning to post this clip from one my favorite Val Kilmer performances. He was so underrated as a comic actor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSZw...

Oh I'm doing fine Dimon--just no longer freelancing. Hope you're also doing well.

The Gen X Career Meltdown

I struggled as a freelance editor for 15 years, finally giving it up when COVID ended my main dependable side hustle. Thankfully I was able to evolve and adapt, because as I've heard from freelancers who were better at it than I, it's only gotten worse out there www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Lisa is our March cover star! 💫 The K-pop megastar wants to prove herself as a solo performer, with a new album and an acting debut in ‘The White Lotus.’ www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

(Also if you haven't seen THE FLORIDA PROJECT, it's even better than ANORA imho.)

ANORA wasn't my favorite film last year but it's great to see a small film made with a lot of passion and heart take home the big prize. LFG Sean Baker!

VistaVision getting a standing ovation at the Oscars like it’s 1956

The Most Relevant Movie in Theaters Is Poised to Make Oscar History. It Would Be a Shameful First. It swept the critics’ awards and seems like an Oscars lock, yet it still doesn’t have a distributor.

congratulations to No Other Land, which may be the first film to win a major Oscar but not theatrical distribution.

I love this format! CELEBRATE the ARTISANS!! ELEVATE the CRAFTS!!!!

If they show the same love to cinematography editing production design sound H&MU and VFX that’s how we’ll know they’re for real

“We’re all here because of him” really is something all of us can say w/r/t Rupert Murdoch.