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Park Chan-wook delivers masterpieces like mailmen deliver mail. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U77...
I need to rewatch The Killing Fields — it's been decades and my memory is fuzzy, but I remember that meeting the mark while also working as an excellent journalism movie.
Well, maybe that and Grave of the Fireflies.
I think Come and See might be the only truly anti-war movie I've seen.
Seriously! Unfortunately it seems to be the world we've got.
Wouldn't it be cute if he and Trump died on the same special day like Jefferson and Adams both croaking on the 50th Fourth of July? What's a prominent holiday for Epstein perverts?
One of my favorites! Will Sheff's songwriting is a thing of beauty.
I took the opportunity to remind my friends we need to be ready for a spontaneous celebration whenever it does happen.
We're probably not there yet, but you can bet that when it does come, I'm gonna be ready a "the president's DEEEE-AH-AAAAAHHHHH-EEEEEDDDD." www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dU-...
Each Dixie boy must understand that he must mind his Uncle Sam.
they’ll just move him to a different parish and he’ll do it again
id be slightly less angry at dem leadership saying theyre only interested in throwing political punches on “kitchen table issues” if they were currently out there landing punches on “kitchen table issues”
Such a great point that rarely gets brought up. I haven't felt ready to put anything I've done in front of a public audience yet, but that's fine, because the experience was worth it. But they only understand these things through the lens of economic productivity.
It’s wild that the most unrealistic part of Terminator 2 is now the idea of a tech founder being told their creation will enslave humanity and they decide to destroy their product & company.
The whole goddamn world is enthralled by the nonsensical ramblings of an old paedophile with delusions of grandeur and blatant dementia. When the history books are written on this period, Christ it’ll be embarrassing to have lived through it, that’s if we live.
My biggest fear in this historic era is durable fascism. My second biggest fear is a failure to build a second Progressive Era from the populist energy surging in the Democratic base. While I appreciate Gavin Newsom's fight, I dearly hope it doesn't establish him as the de facto party leader.
Suikoden 1 & 2 on sale for $30 at Best Buy! PS5 and Xbox!
It really sucks to see so many Dems lying down and allowing Newsom to effectively be the most formidable leader in the 2028 Democratic primary because while his rhetoric is straight 🔥 his policies doesn’t match that We need somebody with Newsom’s zeal and Mamdani’s policies
Michael Brooks would have turned 42 today. Here he is flawlessly explaining why the Israel Palestine situation is not complicated. Why it's not even asymmetrical warfare, but an occupation. Rest in peace Michael. You were the best of us.
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history" It is propaganda, pure and simple.
I remember when the intentional murder of journalists made international front-page news and it was just ten years ago.
I've got my own issues with Christian theology, sure, but at least I don't twist it into something it's not. These little antichrists, on the other hand, can't help but make Jesus as contemptible as themselves. It's a proud authoritarian tradition.
civilization vi leader two turns before you destroy his lone attacking trebuchet unit with a missile cruiser
How I wish stupid and greedy were fatal conditions
Can we start making the distinction clearly for people between redistricting and gerrymandering? Redistricting is normal and necessary. Gerrymandering is a word created to describe the abuse of redistricting meant to deprive people of fair representation.
Cancelled Paramount + and instead subscribed / donated to PBS Passport. This is the way.
Google used to have a gigantic free newspaper archive that was just a wonderful, wonderful resource if you ever wanted to research something from the past, and it sucked so, so much when they knifed it in the back one day.
Certain kinds of liberals & leftists are really going to need to get okay with having Christians who take their faith seriously in their coalition.
New: One of @mehdirhasan.bsky.social’s debate opponents on Jubilee was Richie Black, who organized the far right “Battle of Berkeley” counterprotests in 2017. The violence at those events elevated alt right celebrities including “Based Stickman” and “Baked Alaska” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Holy shit, Maus is good. Last time I read it was for an undergrad world lit course, and I’ll just say that I missed a LOT. And it could only have worked exactly as it is—as a graphic novel.
That was the best thing i ever watched thanks to a friend who recommended it to me It's definetly not an easy watch for sensitive people but it's totally worth it 🛐✨
It's interesting. Monster has some horrific moments, but there's also this profound throughline of kindness and humanity — much of it embodied by the saintly Kenzo Tenma. What a wonderful protagonist he is, and a perfect foil for the perfect villain, Johan Liebert.
It's clearly a coy reference to *something.* And even if this isn't some kind of code, Trump clearly has an affinity for the occasional word or phrase that he thinks sounds smart or official. His more recent obsession with, "Thank you for your attention to this matter," is the latest in that trend.
That was the phrase that jumped out at me, too, and I agree. I think that's a real possibility.
Just marveling that I live in a time when people are earnestly arguing: "That letter linking the president to the world's most notorious pedophile can't be real. Trump's too stupid to use the word 'enigma.'"
It's been obvious for years that, apart from a handful of congressional districts, "Republican-lite" picks up a trivial number of swing voters while depressing base turnout, resulting in a net loss. Problem is, the most influential people in our party prefer a loss to a win by anyone to their left.
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I continue to think that American right-wing evangelicalism is evolving away from Nicene Christianity into a new thing. I don't mean that in the "no true Scotsman" sense, as if Christians can't believe bad and toxic things. I mean these guys are literally adopting a new fundamental creed.
That final statement hits damn hard. Well said as always. Mandy is a gem. This is why perverting the definition of antisemitism to run cover for genocide is an abomination that endangers Jews everywhere. And don't get me started on the moral blasphemy of invoking the Holocaust to justify it.
These MAGA influencers sure seem desperate for their audiences to drop this Epstein fiasco. Worried about losing that cushy gig? Venal. Corrupt. Cynical. Empty. But even if you reduce it to material self-interest, this is why you never hitch your wagon to life-wrecking idiots like Trump.
“Head of ADL Regrets Defending Nazi Salute” How do you keep that job after that
Remarkable that people still hold onto this tribalistic fantasy when establishment Dems are on TV every day all but openly plotting to ratfuck their mayoral candidate who actually wants to make people's lives better. That is, when they aren't bowing down to fascists or running cover for genocide.
It's the weirdest quirk of this site. Completely bizarre.
That's puzzling. Still excited for this release, but it really does stick out like a sore thumb.
idk which branch of Christianity this is, but if there’s a pamphlet or something, you have my interest
Although you're probably a pretty bad Christian if you could mistake this for an authentic verse from the Gospel of Matthew. "God smiled"? An embarrassment.
Imagine being a Christian and getting your ass booted into hell on Technical Blasphemy for accidentally sharing false scripture.
We'll always have hot dog :(
I have gotten a number of reposts etc asking who funds this which makes me feel like I need to explain that it's not obvious that something like this needs to be bankrolled, the right is very capable of self-organizations, and people really do believe this stuff
It's horrible. Just horrible. Makes me wonder how many lives around me in my own little world might have been broken in those days without my ever knowing.
WIld how the vacuousness and moral rot that drove me away from Conservative Evangelicalism in the late 2000s continues to reveal itself even today. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
One of the hardest things for a managing editor to do is to see 3 of your reporters get a tip, work to nail it down, get comment from the other side, have another editor get it in shape, and then say ah, thanks you guys but this isn’t as much of a story as we thought www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
A lot of people tired of the way things are going (and rightfully so) but don't vote in midterms. I'm not saying you have to be a 24/7 political advocate, but showing up every 4 years and expecting it to matter isn't it. Some of us show up every time, you need to help us vote ALL of them out
Discussing current events with my partner: “Did you hear this? ‘He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.’”
Wow! All those desperate people will die happy knowing that Chuck Schumer slightly inconvenienced the MAGA branding.
WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON. #That’sCapitalism
>shows up >makes 3 of the most interesting RPGs ever made >leaves
It’s weird to me that a lot of people seem to be deciding that this woman voted for this. To be clear, she did not. I don’t think most people (including myself!) thought this would be one of the outcomes. Again, just because it’s a “red state” doesn’t mean we aren’t people!
Well, we all know what happened to Jesus at age 33, right? Let's just hope the social redemption that Zohran might represent doesn't involve a martyr's death. America has a knack for killing its prophets.
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
If Mamdani wins and he’s half as politically astute and reasonable as he seems, within six months all the liberals will adore him and the left will regard him as a betrayer, a la AOC
The rise of Christian gospel pop/rock is a sign of the fundamental rot and decay at the heart of American society as people seek a refuge from the atomization and severing of bonds by replacing them with the dweebiest white dude you've ever seen singing "Ohhhhhhh Jeeeesus sucked my soul's diiiiiick"
Class traitors fueled by the coping and seething of the moneyed interests have historically been a good thing for the Democratic Party. "They are unanimous in their hatred for me, and I welcome their hatred."
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Dear Dems: this is what we want. This is who we want. Listen to us.
Haven't had quite this feeling since Obama was first elected, when it felt like a political movement of the people, by the people and for the people might be possible. Hopefully it turns out better this time.
"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"
I wonder if the same people who supply his Path of Exile level grinding and gear farming services also deal in clean pee.
Man, and this particular post was from years ago on Twitter, which I imported over here after deleting my account. He's been blowing up rockets for a good long while.
Roger Ebert would have been 82 today, sharing the only Onion article to ever legitimately make me tear up theonion.com/roger-ebert-...
If we don't want to repeat history, we'd better be strong enough to learn from it. The authoritarian playbook starts with pointing to a group of people who don’t look like you and blaming them for your problems. When those issues are still there, what comes next?
This is a good thread on a group of obvious scammers that are — somehow — insanely popular among people who (correctly!) regarded QAnon with contempt
And hopefully that wasn't his only shot at a position of federal authority. Still, what a missed opportunity.
It's the evaporation of those three virtues that have brought America to this low and desperate place. I might also add selflessness to the list. That's the true spiritual crisis in America today. Not the prohibition of teacher-led prayer and Bible reading in schools.
Oh boy, Jake, if you want a redo on aggressively covering the WMD claim that led to a war, do I have a story for you!!
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I sometimes wonder if we systematically overthink things and miss the fact that America is stacked to the gills with rubes www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Viggo Mortensen attended the protest in Sandpoint, Idaho along with 1,000 others. He is a part time resident in Bonner County and clearly opposes Kings. 😊
I haven’t seen nearly enough people talking about this. The levels of greed and inhumane thinking on display is actually terrifying. America really is dystopian as fuck.
We really need to stigmatize conspiracy theories again. We gotta get to a point again where people at least say "I know I sound crazy" when they say they believe in some far-reaching plot.
"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old? He said "I'm just beginning!"
A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name. This is your legacy!
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
The Minnesota assassinations, the attempted arson at Governor Shapiro's home, and the violent arrest of Senator Padilla are all straight out of the Jim Crow terrorism playbook. Same goes with cops aiming for journalists covering the ICE protests. None of these are new tactics, just a new iteration.
absolutely horrifying: "Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer."
Oh man, I'd nearly forgotten about Horse ebooks.
If that’s what they do to a US Senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks, and the other nonviolent immigrants they are targeting in California and across the country. Or any American that dares to speak up. I will not stop fighting to demand accountability.
Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
the southern baptist convention just had to sell their headquarters in downtown nashville to pay for all the sex abuse legal fees.
He thinks he has this keen eye for social satire, and he's so fucking bad at it. It's a badly paced, off-putting mess with puddle-deep insight.
I did give Thanksgiving a try because of the positive response. What a repulsive, stupid movie.
This is an easy one. I've been ignoring him for years because he makes shit movies.
Whinging about how other people are destroying his chances to show leadership? O captain, my captain! Would follow this man through the gates of hell.
I will share this clip from the Modest Heroes anthology anytime I see it because it's one of the coolest, most engrossing pieces of animation you'll ever see in your life.
In 1936, FDR closed out his re-election campaign by bragging to a massive crowd at Madison Square Garden that “organized money” hated him “and I welcome their hatred.” He took 60% of the vote in a 523-8 electoral college landslide. FDR knew having the right enemies could be a useful thing.
Night of the long knives but literally there’s no plan and everyone is just stabbing each other wildly and the stabbing is quote-poasting