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Screenshot from The New Yorker There have been some critiques of the movie. People have said that it was essentially a payoff from Amazon to the White House, and that you’re doing propaganda for an authoritarian President. I know you said you don’t want to get into politics, but what do you think of that critique? Well, you know, I felt like I was a reporter. I see. You see what I mean? Sure. It’s, like, would you do an interview with Melania or President Trump yourself? Probably yes. It doesn’t mean that you think the same way or that you approve of him doing what he’s doing. You and I are two journalists talking, essentially. Yeah. So, I mean, to me, the experience was about, yes, being a reporter—being a cinematographer in a documentary, and doing my best to make Melania look visually beautiful with the lighting. One thing reporters try to do is to spotlight ideas or news stories, and what you’re trying to do is spotlight her face and its beauty. I do see a real similarity there. Yeah. We were trying to do the best we could.

Mercy.
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The 2026 Full Snow Moon is Sunday, Feb 2, 2026 appearing full in the sky from the nights of February 1-2. Named for the heavy snowfalls of February in the Northern Hemisphere, this winter moon—also known as the Storm, Hunger, or Bear Moon—symbolizes a time of quiet, introspection, and endurance.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

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It's this one. They're finally boarding, more than 12 hours late

So now Glen's flight AA5274 doesn't have a crew, doesn't have a jet. But it does have a gate. @americanair.bsky.social get your shit together!

this is f'n brilliant. it takes a page from the style of the other side and frames it all nicely...

Now, Glen's flight, AA5274, is at 8:05 this morning. But the passengers have been told there is STILL no crew! @americanair.bsky.social what is your problem??

Rabbit! Rabbit! White rabbit! It's February.

Glen was supposed to leave PHL at 9:27PM. Some crew didn't show up. They've been sitting in the aircraft all this time. @americanair.bsky.social The gate crew isn't offering accommodations, meals, etc.

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Gay asylum-seekers set for deportation to Iran fear execution in their home country Two gay men who came to the United States seeking asylum are set to be deported out of the Mesa Gateway Airport to their home country of Iran, and what their attorney fears will be their deaths.

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Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.

It's January 732, 2026.

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YouTube video by SCTV SCTV Lola Heatherton in Concert with Catherine O'Hara

It's hard to pick a favorite Catherine O'Hara performance, though I do like Lola Heatherton. She was that rare performer who did it without fear of looking ridiculous as her characters, transforming herself. I'll miss her. youtu.be/dDU5l4ewaRc?...

I no longer trust or support Hakeem Jeffries. We need a new leader in the House. We need a leader with BALLS.

Can you two keep it down? I need to sleep.

This is the start of Cheyne-Stokes respiration of the Trump administration.

I hope everybody out there realizes, and I am completely serious, if Donald Trump and the Republicans win the midterms, we will become the United States of trump. And I'm not even joking. He stole a dead presidents theater.

House resolution expressing support for the principles behind the statement of Governor Philip B. Scott regarding the federal surge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the State of Minnesota
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Wrong thinking is punishable. Right thinking will be as quickly rewarded.

But you wouldn't be you.

143-Year-Old Shipwreck Emerges on a New Jersey Beach The unfortunate ship, along with its cargo of oranges, sank in 1890 while en route to New York City.

I'd go down the Shore each summer until I was 18. We'd go to Bricktown's beach on the ocean. We never saw a wreck, though there was lots of sandglass, some of which we could tell was very old.
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Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired

Chaya Raichik is a terrible person. I am angry -- very pissed off -- about this. But I will take Shakespeare's advice: "Leave her to heaven / And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge / To prick and sting her"
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They hve him on the ground. Did ICE shoot him?

Oh @stephaniemiller.bsky.social -- they're spreading out.

ICE Detains Somali Taxi Driver in Burlington Amid Crackdown | Seven Days Hussien Noor Hussien, 63, was working at the Burlington Airport on New Year’s Day when federal immigration agents detained him.

They're here, #Vermont.
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YouTube video by MS NOW Maddow: Trump is losing more supporters every day — while the opposition only grows

MS NOW: #RachelMaddow He doesn't have the f'ing cards...
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