Patrick Hegarty

John Roberts and his miserable excuse for a high court of justice are presiding over a great disassembling of the United States and the rare American experiment in government by its people. It began with Citizens United and it continues relentlessly. This is a second civil war in slow motion.

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Thought it was this guy.

That never gets old.

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The writers’s dilemma: lots of time on your hands because you’re waiting to be paid for finished project; should use the free time to write something new; can’t write anything new because it’s super hard to focus WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAID! #scriptsky #booksky

Unfortunately, these Dirty Blvd. lyrics could not have been more prescient:

"Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor I'll piss on 'em
That's what the Statue of Bigotry says
Your poor huddled masses
Let's club 'em to death
And get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard"

But there’s a great new book by @billjanovitz.bsky.social out about The Cars that you can salve your soul with. a.co/d/diWhQFH

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

We elected the most soulless, self-absorbed empty suit we could possibly scrape from the gutters of late-stage capitalist grift. Twice.

This is on us as much as on him. As a country, we showed ourselves as infantile rubes and slack-jawed marks. As a people, we asked for this. Twice.

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social… as someone who has deeply studied the alleged mental deterioration of a President and their fitness to remain in office, how do you think we are doing right now?

Can’t even have the Ryder Cup on in the background because Mango Mussolini appears. Never been more proud to have Irish citizenship. Go @rydercupeurope.bsky.social! #RyderCup

YouTube video by Binge Society A River Runs Through It: Paul’s death (HD CLIP)

Such a beautiful film. Redford not only diercted but he provides the powerful VO epitaph at the end, which always gets me.
youtu.be/nMAk0E465lo

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Years ago, I entered three scripts in the AFF. 2 were Second Rounders. The 3rd actually won a specialty category. But in the last decade, I’ve only made 50k or so as a screenwriter.

My takeaway: placing in a prestigious competition might not mean much. Just keep working. #scriptsky

Quick! Get Jake Tapper on the case!

Watched Small Things Like These. LIke the book, it’s devastating, haunting, and somehow beautiful. Cilian Murphy and Emily Watson amaze. Highly recommend. #filmsky

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Saw Jaws yesterday with my 22-year old daughter, who’d seen it on TV before but never on the big screen. She said, “That was a perfect movie.” I have hope for the future. #filmsky #scriptsky

Saw it in the theater with my 22-year old daughter yesterday. She’s seen it on TV before, but when we left the theater she said, “That is a perfect movie.” Have fun!

It’s so nice when a producer actually knows how to speak to a screenwriter…and has good notes to boot! Sad that it’s so rare. #screenwriting #filmsky

Nothing says freedumb like restricting citizens’ personal health choices.

This picture is a parody, right?

Stripes. An American classic.

Reminder: only cucks let other men grab their legs and hoist them over pullup bars.

Fearless is one of my favorites.

For chissakes, mIx in a salad, you fucking fascist.

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Seriously, how many teachers are leaving higher salaries and better living conditions in California and New York for fucking Oklahoma?

Don’t ask. They’ll come up with a bigger abomination by next Tuesday.

Wait, I thought only Nancy Pelosi had the authority to deploy the National Guard in DC.