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Cathy Leaves
@cathyleaves.bsky.social
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stories and stuff, she/they. on unceded kaurna country, https://cathyleaves.blogspot.com/
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briantallerico.bsky.social
I really dug undertone and its use of sight and sound. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/unde...
undertone movie review & film summary (2026) | Roger Ebert
This is a film that doesn’t feel the need to explain itself. Nightmares rarely do.
www.rogerebert.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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nicolechung.bsky.social
“For years, a certain kind of liberal has either minimized such culture war rhetoric coming from the other side, or urged political actors of all stripes to ignore this, in favor of ‘material’ & ‘kitchen table’ issues—as though the state regarding one’s life as ‘garbage’ has no tangible consequence”
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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tgk.bsky.social
Everybody shut the fuck up and pay attention to the most important thing happening at this moment.
An instagram post by Sarah Michelle Gellar, where she shares a screenshot of a tweet by user @godimsuchadyke. The tweet is a photo of Buffy and Faith standing close together lesbianly from Season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with the caption "this was my heated rivalry". Sarah thanks user @godimsuchadyke in the caption of her post.
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
WHO removing Us Flag
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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lizzieohreally.bsky.social
genuinely stunning image
Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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normcharlatan.bsky.social
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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te-mutunga-wiki.bsky.social
Daniel Craig introducting The Weekend on SNL, with the text: E rangatira mā... te mutunga wiki
January 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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dexanderson.com
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Thoughtful and moving piece on what happens when fandom becomes complicity
dylanroth.bsky.social Dylan Roth @dylanroth.bsky.social · 16d
I never thought I would walk away from Star Trek. I’ve written about it for a decade and I’ve eagerly shared it my entire life. But given who owns it now and who stands to profit from Trekkies’ loyalty, I can’t keep promoting it. The Trekkie in me won’t allow it.

Here’s why I’m beaming out.
I Can Say Goodbye To Star Trek Because Star Trek Raised Me
Star Trek instilled in me many of the same values that are taught in houses of worship across the world, but in my faith, there is no God to judge or punish me—I learned how to rely on my own moral co...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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reactorsff.bsky.social
@indrapramitdas.bsky.social, author of The Devourers, reflects on Pluribus, the transformation–of people, countries, art–without consent, and why we hate the hivemind just as much as Carol:
Resisting the Hivemind: Pluribus, Generative AI, and Empire - Reactor
While its creator tell us that Pluribus is not about advent of generative AI, it's difficult not to spot the many places where the fledgling tech and extraterrestrial hivemind overlap.
reactormag.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
America's NATO allies organize to discourage American attack
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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squigglyrick.bsky.social
Some thoughts on Adelaide Writers' Week and the moment we find ourselves in. It's all just so grinding. rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...
The Great Silencing
Last week it snowed heavily twice in Paris, turning the city into a frigid, monochrome fantasy land over three days, and at the weekend I popped into the Musée Marmottan Monet for a spot of impression...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Whether it's Barack Obama asking for Dijon mustard or Donald Trump screaming "fuck you" in a Ford plant at someone calling him a "pedophile protector," presidential norms have been challenged in the 21st century
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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roycerk2.bsky.social
Who could have known?
Writer Abdel-Fattah launches legal action against Premier - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Writer Randa Abdel-Fattah has launched defamation proceedings against the Premier over her Writers' Week cancellation.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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jaythechou.bsky.social
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1765
Paddington in Godzilla Minus One (2023)
January 13, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
I don’t know how Malinauskas is managing to make this even worse. This is a horrendous comment - the false equivalence here is horrific
January 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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omarsakr.bsky.social
Adelaide Writers Week is officially cancelled, with all remaining board members stepping down. This is a travesty. Not only did they refuse to reverse course and save the festival, they “apologised” to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah… and then once again tried to justify their decision by citing Bondi.
We recognise and deeply regret the distress this decision has caused to our audience, artists and writers, donors, corporate partners, the government and our own staff and people. We also apologise to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah for how the decision was represented and reiterate this is not about identity or dissent but rather a continuing rapid shift in the national discourse around the breadth of freedom of expression in our nation following Australia's worst terror attack in history. We acknowledge and are committed to rebuilding trust with our artistic community and audience to enable open and respectful discussions at future Adelaide Writers' Week events.
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
Update: the entire board has resigned, apologised, and announced the cancellation of Adelaide Writers' Week 2026
www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/ad...
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 AM
cathyleaves.bsky.social
Carn Dasha! 🎾
January 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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kjephd.bsky.social
I had no idea the material conditions in Iran had degraded so badly. As the speaker, Prof Fatemeh Shams explains later, these are explosive, borderline revolutionary conditions, much more serious than previous rounds of mass protest
The main thing that is important to keep in mind, and this is a significant change, is that it has become essentially impossible for the majority of the population to make ends meet. I don’t mean just the working classes or the lower classes. Even the majority of the middle class, who were still able to cover the cost of living until last year, are almost completely paralyzed at the moment. The cost of living has significantly increased, and one reason for that is the plummeting value of the country’s currency, which has led to an inability of merchants and traders to import goods from abroad. Then there is the extreme inflation and the lack of basic foods. My mom was just telling me that it has become hard to get cooking oil. The price of chicken has gone way up. Many small businesses have been shut down or are completely unable to operate. The government has been unable to manage the situation, and basically the society cannot survive anymore. This is a riot of a starving population. This is a riot for survival. Society cannot survive without being able to manage the cost of living.
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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lukeoneil47.bsky.social
Today @kimkelly.bsky.social writes about the parallels between the killings of Renee Nicole Gold and Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017.
www.welcometohellworld.com/justificatio...
Justification for our own murder
Are you not as sick as I am of being lied to?
www.welcometohellworld.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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eclectichutch.bsky.social
“Olivier Assayas has always been, ‘You ARE a filmmaker’ And also Pablo Larraín. I have both of their voices in certain times when I need them ringing in my ear. There was just space they created around me to be purely visible.”

Read my full interview with Kristen Stewart about filmmaking below 📽️
Olivier Assayas (left) and Kristen Stewart (right) laughing together while working together on a scene for the 2016 film PERSONAL SHOPPER. Kristen Stewart (left) as Diana and Pablo Larraín (right) sitting behind a camera talking while working on a scene for the 2021 film Spencer.
January 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
Randa Abdel-Fattah’s response:
January 8, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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instanterudite.bsky.social
As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.

A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM