Anthony Kaufman

So the Dem lost in #TN07 no surprise there, but look at those blue swings!

I thought the same thing. Now, finally, his language is "xenophobic"!

Still waiting for the video leak of the murders of fishermen off the coast of Venezuela. Remember the "Collateral Murder" video from Iraq....

Of course not, but this shows that the right film can outsmart the algorithm.

There is not a single poll, data point, or political precedent for this region that has @aftynbehn.bsky.social winning #TN07. I know it's fun to keep playing this game, but can we stop.

For those who like charts (as I do), here is how big "The Perfect Neighbor" performed (approximately) on Netflix. More on what this could do for the flailing feature doc industry... anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

In acquiring and releasing “The Perfect Neighbor,” Netflix may have learned a valuable lesson in its late-stage capitalist phase: Quality is important.

Is an Oscar Campaign Worth the Cost for an Independent Documentary? Everyone wants an Academy Award.

“What we really need is campaign finance reform for the Oscars” (an oldie, but still a goodie)
www.documentary.org/online-featu...

It's extortion, plain and simple.

What's your take now that SCOTUS is waiting for Texas's response? Is there any reason why Texas can't wait out the clock and say, it's too late, sorry, we get to go forward...

Early voting data shows familiar patterns as TN-7 special election enters final week Early voting in TN-7 has passed 54,000 ballots. Turnout patterns resemble 2024 more than a toss-up, with GOP-leaning counties driving much of the vote.

How does she have momentum?
Read:
tnpolitico.com/2025/11/23/t...

Early voting data shows familiar patterns as TN-7 special election enters final week Early voting in TN-7 has passed 54,000 ballots. Turnout patterns resemble 2024 more than a toss-up, with GOP-leaning counties driving much of the vote.

For all the hype, here is some initial analysis: As much as I would love to see a flip, this is all looking like a nothing-burger, hyped up by press and pundits looking for eyeballs...
tnpolitico.com/2025/11/23/t...

Early vote totals in #TN07 @taniel.bsky.social @the-downballot.com experts, please explain. Low? High? How much does this explain for # of Dem voters?
votehub.com/2025/11/17/e...

anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/can-the-le...

"The new rental platform is a potential gamechanger for a corporate-dominated streaming industry that has increasingly squeezed out indie films." anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/can-the-le...

Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park It's one of the most high-profile prosecutions to result from the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz." Defense attorneys have been aggressively challenging evidence and sought a speedy tri...

Another Border Patrol case bites the dust in court. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

And 2) the overwhelming success of "The Perfect Neighbor" (one of the top docs on Netflix in years), and which relies on surveillance video, suggests the doc market might not be dead, and that audiences have faith in those "found footage" images.

Good article, Alissa! While I wholeheartedly agree with the warnings, two caveats: 1) your piece ignores the long tradition of great doc makers manipulating & blurring "the truth" (Werner Herzog, Sarah Polley)...

NUREMBERG is very obviously a terrible movie. Critics know this, but apparently, there are a lot of general audiences who believe this is a legitimate "prestige" picture.

Well, they wouldn't. Hard to say they believe in the Voting Rights Act, either. So they may legalize racial gerrymandering, too. Not out of the woods yet.

Federal Judges Block Texas GOP Congressional Map, Citing Racial Gerrymandering A panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday that Texas cannot implement a new congressional map drawn by Republicans, which was aimed at securing the GOP

Got it, so the Texas government is racist, after all. Thank you for attending to this matter.
www.tampafp.com/federal-judg...

But Texas's maps were explicitly racist; Cali's aren't.

Texas judges on Texas gerrymander: "Notably, the DOJ Letter targeted only majority-non-White districts. Any mention of majority-White Democrat districts—which DOJ presumably would have also targeted if its aims were
partisan rather than racial—was conspicuously absent."

Hahahahaha. "A federal court just blocked Texas from using its newly drawn map, ruling that state lawmakers likely engaged in unconstitutional racial gerrymandering." No, duh!

CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

CPB revives $36 million NPR deal killed after Trump’s pressure www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...

Our new report, Anti-Blackness Is the Point, out today reveals how Trump’s second administration has worked to roll back 60+ years of civil rights and equal opportunity. From racist narratives to book bans, the attack is coordinated and historic in its scope.

Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

I understand not the best source, just another indicator out there. Can you point me to any more reliable data?

Tennessee House Special Election Polymarket | This market will resolve to "Yes" if the listed candidate wins the 2025 special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District to replace f...

Got it. Well, Polymarket only gives the Dem candidate 8% odds.
polymarket.com/event/tennes...

I am confused... #PA18 as a congressional district no longer exists. What special election is this?

@baseballot.bsky.social Are any of these actually competitive? I don't believe the #TN07 buzz.