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If this goes thru it will accelerate Hollywood’s precipitous decline. Thousands laid off. Creatives w/fewer studios willing to bid on projects. Fewer choices of what to watch for consumers. Possibly a death blow for theatrical filmgoing. Just terrible news all around
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion
But what will they rename HBO Max this time?
www.theverge.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If this goes thru it will accelerate Hollywood’s precipitous decline. Thousands laid off. Creatives w/fewer studios willing to bid on projects. Fewer choices of what to watch for consumers. Possibly a death blow for theatrical filmgoing. Just terrible news all around
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
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The Chair Company, "I won. Zoom in." (2025, d. Aaron Schimberg)
12297. Passion Cove “Silent Night” - This ep of the Cinemax softcore anthology series surely has to be the most sex scenes in a Christmas Carol adaptation. To answer your question: no the Scrooge doesn’t have sex w/the ghosts, there’s only one but she is constantly topless. (C-)
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The Chair Company, "I won. Zoom in." (2025, d. Aaron Schimberg)
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A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. n.pr/44K1Tb9
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. n.pr/44K1Tb9
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor and The Man in the High Castle, has died.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
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NOROFLK, Va. (AP) — Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says.
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
NOROFLK, Va. (AP) — Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says.
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It is simply impossible to believe on this record that this would have been the lineup (or a stay issued at all) if the district court had found a racial gerrymander in a large blue state.
Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections electionlawblog.org?p=153359
Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections #ELB
You can find the order. a concurrence, and a dissent at this link. [This post is in progress]
electionlawblog.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It is simply impossible to believe on this record that this would have been the lineup (or a stay issued at all) if the district court had found a racial gerrymander in a large blue state.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Her Listening Age was 16 you sick fuck
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Her Listening Age was 16 you sick fuck
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Helped pick the records and wrote some blurbs on Stereogum's list of the year's best albums. I think we did a good job on this one, but then I always think that.
The 50 Best Albums Of 2025
Things are looking different around here these days. Not long ago, Stereogum moved to a new platform and a revamped membership system – changes that had to be made in a landscape where Google AI is ch...
stereogum.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Helped pick the records and wrote some blurbs on Stereogum's list of the year's best albums. I think we did a good job on this one, but then I always think that.
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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Fallon continuing his tradition of making some of the worst people in the world seem self deprecating, lovable, and harmless
Sam Altman is headed to late night. The OpenAI chief executive will make his 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' debut on Monday, Dec. 8.
OpenAI Chief Sam Altman to Sit With Fallon, Marking Late-Night TV Debut
Sam Altman is headed to late night. The OpenAI chief executive will make his 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' debut on Monday, Dec. 8.
dlvr.it
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fallon continuing his tradition of making some of the worst people in the world seem self deprecating, lovable, and harmless
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does anyone else notice the giant lady doesnt cut up your hot dogs anymore!?
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
does anyone else notice the giant lady doesnt cut up your hot dogs anymore!?
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literally what the fuck
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
literally what the fuck
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As your holiday shopping kicks into high gear, reminder that we're still boycotting Target until they fulfill their commitments to the Black business community. www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
We ain’t buying it: Why we boycott Target
For a long time, Target—that popular mega store that seemed to hit just the right combination of low prices and of-the-moment swagger—was everyone’s darling, the go-to spot for everything from groceri...
www.aft.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
As your holiday shopping kicks into high gear, reminder that we're still boycotting Target until they fulfill their commitments to the Black business community. www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
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everyday i learn about a new empty headed idiot who happily gobbles up the administration's slop in defense of the utterly indefensible
Batya might be just fine with a dudetrustme basis for a terrorist designation, but Americans with a functioning moral compass actually expect a plausible public rationale for who is to be treated as a terrorist in our name.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
everyday i learn about a new empty headed idiot who happily gobbles up the administration's slop in defense of the utterly indefensible
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We’ve just stopped talking about the disgraceful complicity of every MSM outlet and reporter that has chosen to remain on a site that is an explicitly racist, Nazi cesspool.
It is unconscionable that they have CHOSEN to continue using it as their primary social media platform.
It is unconscionable that they have CHOSEN to continue using it as their primary social media platform.
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We’ve just stopped talking about the disgraceful complicity of every MSM outlet and reporter that has chosen to remain on a site that is an explicitly racist, Nazi cesspool.
It is unconscionable that they have CHOSEN to continue using it as their primary social media platform.
It is unconscionable that they have CHOSEN to continue using it as their primary social media platform.
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He literally was in an air conditioned office when they killed the survivors.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
He literally was in an air conditioned office when they killed the survivors.
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For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
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it’s really depressing how little the entitled ghouls who rule over us actually know about American history
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
it’s really depressing how little the entitled ghouls who rule over us actually know about American history
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So at this point she is a pariah, yes?
No person who ever wants a shred of respect, or to be booked on any movie, TV or streaming program,or to be platformed on any media outlet, or to serve in any state, local or federal govt position, should have anything to do with this sadistic weirdo.
Right?
No person who ever wants a shred of respect, or to be booked on any movie, TV or streaming program,or to be platformed on any media outlet, or to serve in any state, local or federal govt position, should have anything to do with this sadistic weirdo.
Right?
Megyn Kelly on alleged war crimes: "I really do kind of not only wanna see them killed in the water, whether they're on the boat or in the water, but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out."
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
So at this point she is a pariah, yes?
No person who ever wants a shred of respect, or to be booked on any movie, TV or streaming program,or to be platformed on any media outlet, or to serve in any state, local or federal govt position, should have anything to do with this sadistic weirdo.
Right?
No person who ever wants a shred of respect, or to be booked on any movie, TV or streaming program,or to be platformed on any media outlet, or to serve in any state, local or federal govt position, should have anything to do with this sadistic weirdo.
Right?
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The 50 best albums of 2025
The 50 Best Albums Of 2025
Things are looking different around here these days. Not long ago, Stereogum moved to a new platform and a revamped membership system – changes that had to be made in a landscape where Google AI is ch...
stereogum.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The 50 best albums of 2025
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HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
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Every sentence here is even crazier than the last.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Every sentence here is even crazier than the last.
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there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
August 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
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Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…