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This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
Robert Duvall, All-Purpose Actor With Few Peers, Dies at 95
The seven-time Oscar nominee, a winner for 'Tender Mercies,' also was memorable in 'The Godfather,' 'Apocalypse Now,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Lonesome Dove.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
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"Ms. Bondi’s refusal to look the survivors in the eye was symbolic of a broader failure. The [DOJ] had an opportunity to finally prioritize the women who were preyed upon by Mr. Epstein and his circle. Instead, through a combination of malice and incompetence, it has done the opposite."
February 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"Ms. Bondi’s refusal to look the survivors in the eye was symbolic of a broader failure. The [DOJ] had an opportunity to finally prioritize the women who were preyed upon by Mr. Epstein and his circle. Instead, through a combination of malice and incompetence, it has done the opposite."
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The essence of the Big Lie
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The essence of the Big Lie
Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
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Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims
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February 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
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"The Crime of Witness" by Fintan O’Toole in @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
February 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"The Crime of Witness" by Fintan O’Toole in @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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This scheme to make passports harder to obtain comes as Republicans are trying to make passports one of the few documents that can be presented in order to be permitted to register to vote.
State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
The State Department has ordered nonprofit public libraries to stop taking passport applications, cutting off a popular local service.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This scheme to make passports harder to obtain comes as Republicans are trying to make passports one of the few documents that can be presented in order to be permitted to register to vote.
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I am a nyc teacher and would love an ipad folio for our one class ipad. Please repost. Thanks so much. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
February 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
Yes, that’s why my family left Germany because they really wanted to go to Great Britain and sort of missed it by thaaat much
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Yes, that’s why my family left Germany because they really wanted to go to Great Britain and sort of missed it by thaaat much
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My favorite thing about cats is that they're covered in spit
February 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
My favorite thing about cats is that they're covered in spit
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Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
February 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
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interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
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Ah, my favorite part of Jurassic Park
February 15, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Ah, my favorite part of Jurassic Park
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Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
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For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
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Happy Valentines Day!
February 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Happy Valentines Day!
Patriot
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
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I may say more later but part of what some of us need to understand is that the right has built an entirely distinct civic society, with its own hierarchy and (mostly networked) cultural institutions. That includes celebrity.
“The convergence of influencer culture and venture capital is part of a broader shift reshaping America’s institutions.”
Jake Paul may have gotten his jaw broken on Netflix, but he and his $65 million fortune are laughing their way into Silicon Valley boardrooms | Fortune
“We’re going to do amazing things in 2026,” said Steve Han, a partner at Paul's Anti Fund, told Fortune. “And then hopefully we'll show it over YouTube.”
fortune.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I may say more later but part of what some of us need to understand is that the right has built an entirely distinct civic society, with its own hierarchy and (mostly networked) cultural institutions. That includes celebrity.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims
The attorney general’s behavior reveals a deeper rot in the American justice system.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
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"[Stephen Miller] is trying to change the perception in the nation toward immigrants to basically make it so that the pendulum of politics shifts and there's more of a tolerance for the policies he's trying to implement," said Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"[Stephen Miller] is trying to change the perception in the nation toward immigrants to basically make it so that the pendulum of politics shifts and there's more of a tolerance for the policies he's trying to implement," said Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
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Inevitably, their affair ended: Howard worried excessively about what the pack would think, and Agnes simply ate the flowers.
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Inevitably, their affair ended: Howard worried excessively about what the pack would think, and Agnes simply ate the flowers.
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That’s what the top of the toilet paper dispenser is for you fucking maniac jesus christ they can’t even do drugs right
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
That’s what the top of the toilet paper dispenser is for you fucking maniac jesus christ they can’t even do drugs right