Ben Schwartz
@benschwartz.bsky.social
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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Ben Schwartz
@benschwartz.bsky.social
· Aug 18
Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past
How the fabled Hollywood director confronted survivor’s guilt, the legacies of the Holocaust, and the paradoxes of Zionism.
www.thenation.com
I have a new piece up @thenation.com on Billy Wilder, the Holocaust, survivor's guilt, and confronting the limits of Zionism. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
"We don't dial 911" – I hope every NRA member who ever thought their gun would help keep the federal gov't in check takes a good long look at this photo.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
"We don't dial 911" – I hope every NRA member who ever thought their gun would help keep the federal gov't in check takes a good long look at this photo.
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After Biden and Harris blank-checked arms to Israel after Oct 7, the question is irrelevant. He didn't get picked bc he would draw even more attention to that.
What a pathetic whiner. This is not an "all Jews have dual loyalty" bias, it's a "this specific dude was so into Israel that he implied he was in the IDF when he wasn't."
Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
After Biden and Harris blank-checked arms to Israel after Oct 7, the question is irrelevant. He didn't get picked bc he would draw even more attention to that.
Izzy's Deli on Wilshire, open 24 hours – I used to go there after movies at the American Cinematheque with my late friend, film critic FX Feeney. Both are definitely missed, but one without the other also makes no sense to me.
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Izzy's Deli on Wilshire, open 24 hours – I used to go there after movies at the American Cinematheque with my late friend, film critic FX Feeney. Both are definitely missed, but one without the other also makes no sense to me.
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Kristi Noem is right, don't say his name. Use his title: Obersturmführer Ross
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Kristi Noem is right, don't say his name. Use his title: Obersturmführer Ross
Kristi Noem is right, don't say his name. Use his title: Obersturmführer Ross
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Kristi Noem is right, don't say his name. Use his title: Obersturmführer Ross
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thank you, quentin, for the perfect double bill.
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
thank you, quentin, for the perfect double bill.
thank you, quentin, for the perfect double bill.
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
thank you, quentin, for the perfect double bill.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Kind of a snoozeroo last four. Phantom Thread had me and then I ... lost the thread.
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Kind of a snoozeroo last four. Phantom Thread had me and then I ... lost the thread.
no, dude, one thing women understand is how quickly men can escalate a confrontation into violence.
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
no, dude, one thing women understand is how quickly men can escalate a confrontation into violence.
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Scott Adams' last post: "Cancer killed me because I'm white."
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Scott Adams' last post: "Cancer killed me because I'm white."
Scott Adams' last post: "Cancer killed me because I'm white."
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Scott Adams' last post: "Cancer killed me because I'm white."
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The “AI” that brought you MechaHitler and CSAM on demand is being integrated into military networks.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 AM
The “AI” that brought you MechaHitler and CSAM on demand is being integrated into military networks.
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whenever I have a question about history, I always do my own research.
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
whenever I have a question about history, I always do my own research.
whenever I have a question about history, I always do my own research.
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
whenever I have a question about history, I always do my own research.
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that explains all the armed militias on their streets
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
that explains all the armed militias on their streets
that explains all the armed militias on their streets
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
that explains all the armed militias on their streets
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YES YES YES YES YES welcome ‘em back welcome ‘em in we’ve all been dummies about something
It's actually a good thing that previously apolitical normies are finally getting angry and starting to speak out. We need the numbers in the streets and at the polls.
If your response to them is "no, fuck you, too late," then you don't actually care about stopping Trump. You're just preening.
If your response to them is "no, fuck you, too late," then you don't actually care about stopping Trump. You're just preening.
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
YES YES YES YES YES welcome ‘em back welcome ‘em in we’ve all been dummies about something
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🎶 Try that in a big city 🎶
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Dave, it's not the job of citizens who want an abusive dept of the gov't abolished or defunded to present a powerpoint every time they say it. They need to make clear what they want and vote for ppl who agree and legislate for a living.
Continue to think that saying “abolish ICE” without explaining how you’ll enforce the law is a trap, but boosting this
"YouGov has ICE at 39% favorable, 52% unfavorable...But this top line really understates the intensity of public backlash to ICE and its tactics. In February 2025, just 19% of Americans held a strongly unfavorable view of ICE. Today, 40% do."
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Dave, it's not the job of citizens who want an abusive dept of the gov't abolished or defunded to present a powerpoint every time they say it. They need to make clear what they want and vote for ppl who agree and legislate for a living.
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM