Bridgett T
@bwrites.bsky.social
Checking out the blue skies. Same Watari as always.
I assume this whole production was just a thinly-veiled bribe to the Trump administration but there's still a certain satisfaction in watching the rats run off the ship
The mass Alan Smitheeing is *chef's kiss*
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I assume this whole production was just a thinly-veiled bribe to the Trump administration but there's still a certain satisfaction in watching the rats run off the ship
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I think what a lot of folks miss is how profitable deportation is for the corporations involved & the politicians they're backing.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I think what a lot of folks miss is how profitable deportation is for the corporations involved & the politicians they're backing.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
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@wgaeast.bsky.social members at Hearst are fighting for a fair contract with better wages, AI protections and more. But management has refused to address workers’ concerns.
Workers need your support. Tell Hearst Magazines executives: agree to a fair contract now!
Workers need your support. Tell Hearst Magazines executives: agree to a fair contract now!
Fair contract for union members at Hearst
WGA East members at Hearst Magazines are bargaining for a fair union contract, and they need your support. Our contract proposals are reasonable, fair, and necessary for Hearst to be a sustainable pla...
actionnetwork.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
@wgaeast.bsky.social members at Hearst are fighting for a fair contract with better wages, AI protections and more. But management has refused to address workers’ concerns.
Workers need your support. Tell Hearst Magazines executives: agree to a fair contract now!
Workers need your support. Tell Hearst Magazines executives: agree to a fair contract now!
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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If you understand that having too much money and power rots people's brains and souls because no one can ever say no to them without consequences
then you understand why a groveling chatbot programmed to agree with everything someone says is detrimental to their mental health
then you understand why a groveling chatbot programmed to agree with everything someone says is detrimental to their mental health
“Many experts said that the number of people susceptible to psychological harm, even psychosis, is far higher than the general public understands. The bots, they said, frequently pull people away from human relationships, condition them to expect agreeable responses and reinforce harmful impulses.”
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
If you understand that having too much money and power rots people's brains and souls because no one can ever say no to them without consequences
then you understand why a groveling chatbot programmed to agree with everything someone says is detrimental to their mental health
then you understand why a groveling chatbot programmed to agree with everything someone says is detrimental to their mental health
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If Stephen Miller is still in the White House, that means the white nationalist gameplan is still all systems GO.
What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.
Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.
Keep your eyes wide open.
What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.
Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.
Keep your eyes wide open.
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 AM
If Stephen Miller is still in the White House, that means the white nationalist gameplan is still all systems GO.
What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.
Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.
Keep your eyes wide open.
What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.
Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.
Keep your eyes wide open.
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One of many awful stories: “One woman, who had no history of mental illness, asked ChatGPT for advice on a major purchase she had been fretting about. After days of the bot validating her worries, she became convinced that businesses were colluding to have her investigated by the government.”
How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM
One of many awful stories: “One woman, who had no history of mental illness, asked ChatGPT for advice on a major purchase she had been fretting about. After days of the bot validating her worries, she became convinced that businesses were colluding to have her investigated by the government.”
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Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
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They’re gonna try to blame all of this on Kristi Noem and hope we let this continue as-is, btw.
January 26, 2026 at 10:35 PM
They’re gonna try to blame all of this on Kristi Noem and hope we let this continue as-is, btw.
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The Onion:
"Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders"
theonion.com/kristi-noem-...
"Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders"
theonion.com/kristi-noem-...
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
WASHINGTON—Urging locals to “fully cooperate” with federal agents, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Minneapolis residents Monday to stop obstructing murders. “The brave ...
theonion.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The Onion:
"Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders"
theonion.com/kristi-noem-...
"Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders"
theonion.com/kristi-noem-...
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I wonder if it has occurred to anyone at the Atlantic in this moment, that perhaps spending the past decade creating false equivalency between the avowed fascist movement on the right, and the college kids protesting fascists on college campuses was a mistake?
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I wonder if it has occurred to anyone at the Atlantic in this moment, that perhaps spending the past decade creating false equivalency between the avowed fascist movement on the right, and the college kids protesting fascists on college campuses was a mistake?
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
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The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
Wrote a thing about the lasting popularity and recent resurgence of Lonesome Dove.
The Grave’s Our Destination: Death and Belonging in Lonesome Dove
Why we keep coming back to Larry McMurtry's vision of the American West.
www.mediamagpies.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Wrote a thing about the lasting popularity and recent resurgence of Lonesome Dove.
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to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
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part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
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ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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we didn't finish denazification. we didn't finish desegregation. we didn't finish reconstruction. every opportunity for transformative change was deliberately sabotaged by american leaders who knew their wealth would not survive a world freed from eugenics, white supremacy, and war profiteering.
January 25, 2026 at 8:36 PM
we didn't finish denazification. we didn't finish desegregation. we didn't finish reconstruction. every opportunity for transformative change was deliberately sabotaged by american leaders who knew their wealth would not survive a world freed from eugenics, white supremacy, and war profiteering.
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If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM
If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
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The revolution must be accessible!
if you’re tired of users telling you to use alt text, JUST FUCKING DO IT. the app automatically detects text on mobile. it’s literally a copy/paste job. communication is a two-way street. some people don’t use their eyes for that. it’s not a big deal. don’t be a dick.
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The revolution must be accessible!
I'm sure I'm not the only one who didn't really pay attention to what this account has been up to, but I blocked altnps today and you might want to too.
I've been saying this shit for months. If I catch whoever runs this account it's on sight
AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I'm sure I'm not the only one who didn't really pay attention to what this account has been up to, but I blocked altnps today and you might want to too.
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I'm really sick of the "we have to be realistic" people who think that being realistic is bargaining with Kristi Noem and Donald Trump about how many people they get to shoot.
They've already said their answer is anyone they want, unconstrained by the law.
They've already said their answer is anyone they want, unconstrained by the law.
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I'm really sick of the "we have to be realistic" people who think that being realistic is bargaining with Kristi Noem and Donald Trump about how many people they get to shoot.
They've already said their answer is anyone they want, unconstrained by the law.
They've already said their answer is anyone they want, unconstrained by the law.
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An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files