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Ben Schwartz

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Writer: 84th Oscars, Letterman, The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The Baffler, Air Mail, Emmy nominee, NEH Public Scholar, and author of way too many posts. rep: Dara Kaye WME #WGAW letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1lq09

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don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

08.03.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11091    πŸ” 2487    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 91

it's not even like she's trolling and published that on may 4th or anything. she means it.

08.03.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

has @newyorker.com ever formally apologized for this?

08.03.2026 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

at my house, anyway.

08.03.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
the image is a screencap of the "pauline kael bot" acct with the quote:  "I don't speak as a Trekkie, or even as someone who would watch 'Star Trek' at home. But I've had it on when I was unpacking or washing my hair in a hotel room and there was nothing else on the box that wasn't a car chase or a preacher. (1982)"

the image is a screencap of the "pauline kael bot" acct with the quote: "I don't speak as a Trekkie, or even as someone who would watch 'Star Trek' at home. But I've had it on when I was unpacking or washing my hair in a hotel room and there was nothing else on the box that wasn't a car chase or a preacher. (1982)"

pauline kael is CANCELLED.

08.03.2026 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

The podcasters aren't comedians, they're just shock jock and morning zoo retreads. If they can't go out and create comedy for real in a club or in sketches or whatever, they're not comedians.

08.03.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you -- i was thinking of that post from arnold but did not know where to find the quote.

08.03.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i've ordered from here! great store, great books! πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

08.03.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even Hegseth can't go there sober.

08.03.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i do not kid when i say this, but -- in a few years, we're going to be reading about ICE and DHS suicides, bc not everyone can live with this kind of crime and cruelty on their conscience. quit your awful job, come back over to this side of the line.

08.03.2026 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
the image is of robert duvall as col. kilgore in "apocalypse now" telling a young soldier "cheer up, son" after they attacked and destroyed a vietnamese village.

the image is of robert duvall as col. kilgore in "apocalypse now" telling a young soldier "cheer up, son" after they attacked and destroyed a vietnamese village.

*and* only accepting an unconditional surrender as trump defines it. got it.

07.03.2026 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yes, but he's one of ours.

07.03.2026 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
the image is of robert duvall as col. kilgore in "apocalypse now" telling a young soldier "cheer up, son" after they attacked and destroyed a vietnamese village.

the image is of robert duvall as col. kilgore in "apocalypse now" telling a young soldier "cheer up, son" after they attacked and destroyed a vietnamese village.

*and* only accepting an unconditional surrender as trump defines it. got it.

07.03.2026 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

so, we're keeping our objectives limited to regime change, assassinating their entire gov't, choosing their next leader, destroying their uranium enrichment program, encouraging a popular revolution, encouraging a kurdish insurgency, and blowing up girls schools. got it.

06.03.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

so, we're keeping our objectives limited to regime change, assassinating their entire gov't, choosing their next leader, destroying their uranium enrichment program, encouraging a popular revolution, encouraging a kurdish insurgency, and blowing up girls schools. got it.

06.03.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Alpha Critic Reviews on Instagram: "Famed comedian Rodney Dangerfield presented the Oscar for Best Makeup during the 1987 Academy Awards. Born as Jacob Rodney Cohen in 1921, Dangerfield started up a... 15K likes, 136 comments - alphacriticreviews on February 24, 2026: "Famed comedian Rodney Dangerfield presented the Oscar for Best Makeup during the 1987 Academy Awards. Born as Jacob Rodney Cohen i...

"no laughs, just cute stuff. that's all i do." www.instagram.com/reels/DVKW_1...

06.03.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love how honest Trump is when he has absolutely nothing to lose.

06.03.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I love how honest Trump is when he has absolutely nothing to lose.

06.03.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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@thehardtimesnews.bsky.social

05.03.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Widow and the Firebrand: How Candace Owens Turned a Conservative Succession Into a Crusade Against Erika Kirk With her new multi-part series 'Bride of Charlie,' Owens has trained her sights on the Turning Point USA CEO and exposed a fault line running through the heart of the American right.

hugely disappointed in candace owens for calling her erika kirk documentary "bride of charlie" instead of "bride of chucky." www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

05.03.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Widow and the Firebrand: How Candace Owens Turned a Conservative Succession Into a Crusade Against Erika Kirk With her new multi-part series 'Bride of Charlie,' Owens has trained her sights on the Turning Point USA CEO and exposed a fault line running through the heart of the American right.

hugely disappointed in candace owens for calling her erika kirk documentary "bride of charlie" instead of "bride of chucky." www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

05.03.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

!!!

05.03.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

they got rid of bovino and it didn't change anything. it won't matter until miller is gone.

05.03.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

sheehy is a maga navy seal and the β€œmarine” is a marine veteran running as a green party candidate in north carolina and still wearing his uniform. fox will accuse him of stolen valor in the morning.

05.03.2026 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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so, maron’s new look is basically β€œcool tevye.”

04.03.2026 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor

oh, here's why. iran has an unlimited supply of ayatollah khameneis. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...

04.03.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

how is it we’re killing off iran’s entire first, second, and third tier leadership but it doesn’t feel like we’re going to β€œwin?"

04.03.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

comedy the way it used to be? so we're getting a semi-funny white guy from snl who inexplicably gets thirty movies?

04.03.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a way of saying that by embracing the Declaration that Mamdani is becoming an American, as if he isn't already one.

03.03.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0