@hmelman.bsky.social
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Johnson: When we cheat, we win.
Mike Johnson: "I think the midterm is gonna be a great one for us. We have a very favorable election map on the Republican side and it will be even more favorable once all the redistricting, uh, stuff has settled out."
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Johnson: When we cheat, we win.
I saw an early screening of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery at the #BrattleTheatre as part of @iffboston.bsky.social #FallFocus
It was great, I think my favorite of the series. Thanks #Netflix for putting it in independent theatres.
It was great, I think my favorite of the series. Thanks #Netflix for putting it in independent theatres.
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I saw an early screening of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery at the #BrattleTheatre as part of @iffboston.bsky.social #FallFocus
It was great, I think my favorite of the series. Thanks #Netflix for putting it in independent theatres.
It was great, I think my favorite of the series. Thanks #Netflix for putting it in independent theatres.
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NEW: The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later. "What a sick world."
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later
"What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
NEW: The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later. "What a sick world."
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
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Hello Boston Bluesky! This (mostly) automated account will announce what movie the Boston Sunday Night Film Club is seeing each week, usually posted on Thursday.
If you have questions, please visit our website (boston.sundaynightfilmclub.com) or contact @grahams.bsky.social
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Boston Sunday Night Film Club
Dinner and a Movie... er, Movie and a Dinner...
boston.sundaynightfilmclub.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hello Boston Bluesky! This (mostly) automated account will announce what movie the Boston Sunday Night Film Club is seeing each week, usually posted on Thursday.
If you have questions, please visit our website (boston.sundaynightfilmclub.com) or contact @grahams.bsky.social
If you have questions, please visit our website (boston.sundaynightfilmclub.com) or contact @grahams.bsky.social
You wouldn’t think members of #SCOTUS would need a reminder of this but apparently they do.
youtu.be/N3BwK51YFgQ?...
youtu.be/N3BwK51YFgQ?...
judgment at nuremberg verdict
YouTube video by delmar2bb
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
You wouldn’t think members of #SCOTUS would need a reminder of this but apparently they do.
youtu.be/N3BwK51YFgQ?...
youtu.be/N3BwK51YFgQ?...
I know it's far away and presumptious but is someone working on a Project2029 to fix a lot of this?
May 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I know it's far away and presumptious but is someone working on a Project2029 to fix a lot of this?
I never watched To Catch a Predator but the doc PREDATORS explores the reasons for its popularity and questions its motives and our desire to watch the moment someone's life is upended. Seeing someone's reaction to the raw footage vs the produced episode is telling. #IFFBoston2025 #Movies #Boston
April 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I never watched To Catch a Predator but the doc PREDATORS explores the reasons for its popularity and questions its motives and our desire to watch the moment someone's life is upended. Seeing someone's reaction to the raw footage vs the produced episode is telling. #IFFBoston2025 #Movies #Boston
Evidently in China if you suspect a cheating spouse, you don't hire a PI, you hire a MISTRESS DISPELLER to go undercover and breakup the affair. Started quite compelling but then dragged a little. No Q&A and I wonder how the doc makers filmed these intimate conversations. #IFFBoston2025 #Movies
Mistress Dispeller (2024) ⭐ 7.0 | Documentary
1h 34m
www.imdb.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Evidently in China if you suspect a cheating spouse, you don't hire a PI, you hire a MISTRESS DISPELLER to go undercover and breakup the affair. Started quite compelling but then dragged a little. No Q&A and I wonder how the doc makers filmed these intimate conversations. #IFFBoston2025 #Movies
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT is about a lesbian poet couple one of whom, Andrea Gibson, has terminal cancer. It's legit laugh out loud funny and incredibly meaningful. Given the description no one would pick this movie to see and yet I think everyone would enjoy it. #IFFBoston2025 #Movies
April 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT is about a lesbian poet couple one of whom, Andrea Gibson, has terminal cancer. It's legit laugh out loud funny and incredibly meaningful. Given the description no one would pick this movie to see and yet I think everyone would enjoy it. #IFFBoston2025 #Movies
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The #IFFBoston2025 lineup has arrived! ✨
From April 23-30, we’ll be showing over 90 films, including COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT at the Somerville Theatre, PAVEMENTS at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social, and SORRY, BABY at @thecoolidge.bsky.social.
Head to iffboston.org for the full lineup!
From April 23-30, we’ll be showing over 90 films, including COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT at the Somerville Theatre, PAVEMENTS at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social, and SORRY, BABY at @thecoolidge.bsky.social.
Head to iffboston.org for the full lineup!
April 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The #IFFBoston2025 lineup has arrived! ✨
From April 23-30, we’ll be showing over 90 films, including COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT at the Somerville Theatre, PAVEMENTS at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social, and SORRY, BABY at @thecoolidge.bsky.social.
Head to iffboston.org for the full lineup!
From April 23-30, we’ll be showing over 90 films, including COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT at the Somerville Theatre, PAVEMENTS at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social, and SORRY, BABY at @thecoolidge.bsky.social.
Head to iffboston.org for the full lineup!
#IFFBoston2025 starts tonight! I expect to go to 19 screenings in the next week. #Boston #Movies
iffboston.org
iffboston.org
Festival! Festival!
YouTube video by Howard Melman
www.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#IFFBoston2025 starts tonight! I expect to go to 19 screenings in the next week. #Boston #Movies
iffboston.org
iffboston.org
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Here's the evidence ICE submitted in his case: a "gang worksheet" filled out by local cops in 2019 saying:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here's the evidence ICE submitted in his case: a "gang worksheet" filled out by local cops in 2019 saying:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
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Agreed, and the more we amplify what Booker is doing, the more we make it matter, in public perception and as an example to other elected officials. On the other hand, the more we disparage and tear it down, the more we make it not matter. It's not all up to him.
I've come along to this take after kneekerk cynicism. Doing stuff that grabs attention is good. Not every action has to accomplish everything. You can praise and be happy about a step forward. We're going to need many steps forward.
yall we can’t collectively screech that “no one’s doing anything!” and then say “no not like that” when someone actually does something.
is Booker’s filibuster gonna save the world? of course not. but since courage begets courage it could lead to more. I’m fucking cynical as hell but come on.
is Booker’s filibuster gonna save the world? of course not. but since courage begets courage it could lead to more. I’m fucking cynical as hell but come on.
April 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Agreed, and the more we amplify what Booker is doing, the more we make it matter, in public perception and as an example to other elected officials. On the other hand, the more we disparage and tear it down, the more we make it not matter. It's not all up to him.
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“If Mr. Trump continues to attempt to usurp the authority of the courts, the battle will be joined, and it will be up to the Supreme Court, Congress and the American people to step forward and say: Enough.”
Thank you, Judge Luttig.
Thank you, Judge Luttig.
Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts (Gift Article)
The judiciary will never surrender to the president its constitutional role to interpret the Constitution.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“If Mr. Trump continues to attempt to usurp the authority of the courts, the battle will be joined, and it will be up to the Supreme Court, Congress and the American people to step forward and say: Enough.”
Thank you, Judge Luttig.
Thank you, Judge Luttig.
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Grateful to talk to John Kruzel @reuters.com about the current moment . . .
"This cannot be stressed enough - up until this point, we have not, in modern times, had to wonder whether a presidential administration would comply with a court order," said Duke Law professor Marin Levy.
"This cannot be stressed enough - up until this point, we have not, in modern times, had to wonder whether a presidential administration would comply with a court order," said Duke Law professor Marin Levy.
With sweeping actions, Trump tests US constitutional order
Donald Trump's sweeping assertion of power since returning to the White House is testing the U.S. constitutional system of checks and balances established in the 18th century as the president faces scant resistance from Congress and tensions with the federal judiciary escalate.
www.reuters.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Grateful to talk to John Kruzel @reuters.com about the current moment . . .
"This cannot be stressed enough - up until this point, we have not, in modern times, had to wonder whether a presidential administration would comply with a court order," said Duke Law professor Marin Levy.
"This cannot be stressed enough - up until this point, we have not, in modern times, had to wonder whether a presidential administration would comply with a court order," said Duke Law professor Marin Levy.
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The first and most important thing to know about last night's Exec order is that it's intended to break current law and allow people throughout the federal gov look at yr tax returns. Beyond that it's intended to compel states to turn over all their data to the fed govt.
March 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The first and most important thing to know about last night's Exec order is that it's intended to break current law and allow people throughout the federal gov look at yr tax returns. Beyond that it's intended to compel states to turn over all their data to the fed govt.
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Every mind-bending TV show:
March 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Every mind-bending TV show:
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Department of unfortunate typos, Purim edition
March 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Department of unfortunate typos, Purim edition
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Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
March 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
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Perfectly executed piece from my colleague @danamilbank.bsky.social, on our owner's edict that WaPo opinions write "every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
The greatest threat to these pillars is Donald Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The greatest threat to these pillars is Donald Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
February 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Perfectly executed piece from my colleague @danamilbank.bsky.social, on our owner's edict that WaPo opinions write "every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
The greatest threat to these pillars is Donald Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The greatest threat to these pillars is Donald Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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These newly cancelled projects “had received a waiver from the freeze because the State Department previously identified its work as essential and lifesaving.”
What else is there to say? They’re all obliterated, with nary an effort to distinguish.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
What else is there to say? They’re all obliterated, with nary an effort to distinguish.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
February 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
These newly cancelled projects “had received a waiver from the freeze because the State Department previously identified its work as essential and lifesaving.”
What else is there to say? They’re all obliterated, with nary an effort to distinguish.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
What else is there to say? They’re all obliterated, with nary an effort to distinguish.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...