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The World’s 3RD deadliest Comic Book Geek, Cinephile, Political Wonk, Music Nerd, Digital Strategist, Human Rights Activist – He/Him, because it's all connected.
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Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced her run for Minnesota governor early Thursday. There is already a crowded field of Republicans in a race where immigration enforcement has become a key issue. n.pr/465LrTq
Saying Minnesota has 'been through a lot,' Klobuchar announces bid for governor
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced her run for Minnesota governor early Thursday. There is already a crowded field of Republicans in a race where immigration enforcement has become a key issue.
n.pr
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced her run for Minnesota governor early Thursday. There is already a crowded field of Republicans in a race where immigration enforcement has become a key issue. n.pr/465LrTq
Some of us did
Tulsi Gabbard is a traitor. We already knew that.
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Some of us did
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Firefly
Name a TV show that overstayed it's welcome
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Firefly
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🔥 We're happy to announce that all screenings (from February 5-12) of the #NYFF63 selection and two-time Oscar-nominated film SIRĀT will be presented exclusively on 35mm 🎞️!
🎟️ also remain for our in-person 🎤 Q&As with director Oliver Laxe next Thursday and Friday evening! ➡️ filmlinc.org/sirat
🎟️ also remain for our in-person 🎤 Q&As with director Oliver Laxe next Thursday and Friday evening! ➡️ filmlinc.org/sirat
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
🔥 We're happy to announce that all screenings (from February 5-12) of the #NYFF63 selection and two-time Oscar-nominated film SIRĀT will be presented exclusively on 35mm 🎞️!
🎟️ also remain for our in-person 🎤 Q&As with director Oliver Laxe next Thursday and Friday evening! ➡️ filmlinc.org/sirat
🎟️ also remain for our in-person 🎤 Q&As with director Oliver Laxe next Thursday and Friday evening! ➡️ filmlinc.org/sirat
Pitch a movie with just the actor and director.
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Pitch a movie with just the actor and director.
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“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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Just to be clear. CBS news is no longer a journalism or news source. A sad day for integrity.
January 28, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Just to be clear. CBS news is no longer a journalism or news source. A sad day for integrity.
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for what it's worth, probably one of my favorite books of all time is one called Breach of Peace by Eric Etheridge. The photographer took portraits of the freedom riders and arranged them next to their mug shots. It's incredibly powerful.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
for what it's worth, probably one of my favorite books of all time is one called Breach of Peace by Eric Etheridge. The photographer took portraits of the freedom riders and arranged them next to their mug shots. It's incredibly powerful.
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How didn’t I hear Olivia Thirlby was in Wonder Man?
January 29, 2026 at 1:56 AM
How didn’t I hear Olivia Thirlby was in Wonder Man?
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This Ice Cream Candy Bar Is So Good, I Had to Hide the Box from Myself After the First Bite
www.thekitchn.com/snickers-ice...
www.thekitchn.com/snickers-ice...
This Ice Cream Candy Bar Is So Good, I Had to Hide the Box from Myself After the First Bite
“Everything I want in a sundae in a perfectly packaged bite.”
www.thekitchn.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This Ice Cream Candy Bar Is So Good, I Had to Hide the Box from Myself After the First Bite
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Jack Hill (with scenes from his film "Foxy Brown" featuring Pam Grier) - BOTD
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Jack Hill (with scenes from his film "Foxy Brown" featuring Pam Grier) - BOTD
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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Forty years after the Challenger disaster, engineers who fought to stop the launch still grapple with the guilt of "what if." The tragedy remains a definitive lesson in the danger of prioritizing management goals over engineering truths and the fatal cost of silencing dissenting voices.
40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, in a cloud of smoke with a crew of seven aboard. The shuttle exploded shortly after this photo.
Thom Baur/AP
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, engineers who fought to stop the launch still grapple with the guilt of "what if." The tragedy remains a definitive lesson in the danger of prioritizing management goals over engineering truths and the fatal cost of silencing dissenting voices.
Some punchable punks are about to get punched people! 🥊
TOKYO BURST Teaser Signals The Far Eastern Future Of Don Lee’s ‘The Roundup’ Franchise!
Coming in Summer 2026!
Coming in Summer 2026!
TOKYO BURST Teaser Signals The Far Eastern Future Of Don Lee’s ‘The Roundup’ Franchise!
Coming in Summer 2026!
filmcombatsyndicate.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Some punchable punks are about to get punched people! 🥊
I might actually scream if I see another film or show where old for a Gen-Xer is indicated with 60s music
January 28, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I might actually scream if I see another film or show where old for a Gen-Xer is indicated with 60s music
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Bet you their entire signing bonus that they’re too stupid to know what an embassy is and their bosses were too stupid to tell them
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Bet you their entire signing bonus that they’re too stupid to know what an embassy is and their bosses were too stupid to tell them
I was really hoping for another, less blithely racist, pulp esthetic revival before the end times.
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I was really hoping for another, less blithely racist, pulp esthetic revival before the end times.
This all could have been avoided at like 6 different inflection points, but no.
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This all could have been avoided at like 6 different inflection points, but no.
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more evidence that "heterodox visionary" always means, "phrenologist."
always.
always.
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 AM
more evidence that "heterodox visionary" always means, "phrenologist."
always.
always.
O’ FFS this dipshit isn’t a moderate, he’s a ‘class’ populist and therefore a reactionary who should never been the Democratic nominee because adults should understand that “economic populism” is cartoonish ultimately regressive ideology off the left/right axis whose adherents can’t be fking trusted
Fetterman is a moderate Democrat who has broken with his party in the past to support some of Trump’s deportation efforts.
Fetterman Urges Trump To Fire ‘Grossly Incompetent’ Noem
Fetterman is a moderate Democrat who has broken with his party in the past to support some of Trump’s deportation efforts.
www.forbes.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
O’ FFS this dipshit isn’t a moderate, he’s a ‘class’ populist and therefore a reactionary who should never been the Democratic nominee because adults should understand that “economic populism” is cartoonish ultimately regressive ideology off the left/right axis whose adherents can’t be fking trusted
Wait. The ban whistles stuff is real and not a joke someone cooked up in “photoshop” ???
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Wait. The ban whistles stuff is real and not a joke someone cooked up in “photoshop” ???