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Gints Zilbalodis

@gintszilbalodis.bsky.social

More than 6000 people came to this Flow screening in Medellín, Colombia last night! ❤️

May 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM

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Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday was blistering in his criticism of Trump’s action as he granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Trump’s executive order from taking effect nationwide.

“I’ve been on the bench for over four decades, I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said from the bench. “There are other times in world history where we look back and people of goodwill can say where were the judges, where were the lawyers?”

Coughenour interrupted before Brett Shumate, a Justice Department attorney, could even complete his first sentence.

“In your opinion Is this executive order constitutional?” he asked.

Shumate said, “it absolutely is.”

“Frankly I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” Coughenour said. “It just boggles my mind.”

January 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM

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Sharon

@sharonk.bsky.social

If someone genuinely believes that we're in a peer-level competition with Beijing, it is utterly foolish to cancel NIH and other research efforts primarily out of a Vought-driven ideological mission to terrify civil servants. It's utterly counterproductive.

S the Researcher @stheresearcher.bsky.social · Jan 23

As someone who is outside of the DC circle, I am missing some context. Could u elaborate a bit on why this is the case?

January 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

I forget who pointed it out on Twitter awhile back but it’s actually brave and necessary to make a Good werewolf movie cause compared to the other classic monsters, the movies tend to underperform or be critical failures.

January 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM

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Raven Campbell

@ravenmcampbell.bsky.social

Robert eggers do a stoner comedy

January 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

Gotta imagine he changes things up a little after the werewolf movie. But if they keep being as good as the first four he can keep going and I’ll happily watch

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Jan 22

Robert Eggers has interestingly positioned himself in a way that he has pigeonholed himself into a hyper specific niche - period horror - but delivered a level of quality that he could absolutely step out of it any time he wants to & get the money to make something modern. And still excite everyone.

January 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

Haven’t seen this one but Edward Norton is one of our best actors imo

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · Jan 22

I’ve spent quite a bit of time listening to Pete Seeger in my life, and as soon as Edward Norton started talking in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, it made me smile.

January 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM

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Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.

(b) The Federal contracting process shall be streamlined to enhance
speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws. Accordingly:
(1) Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025.
(ii) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs within the Department of Labor shall immediately cease:
(A) Promoting "diversity";
(B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking "affirmative action"; and
(C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.

(iii) In accordance with Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002
(Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community
Organizations), the employment, procurement, and contracting practices of Federal contractors and subcontractors shall not consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil rights laws.
(iv) The head of each agency shall include in every contract or grant
award:
(A) A term requiring the contractual counterparty or grant recipient to agree that its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal
anti-discrimination laws is material to the government's payment
decisions for purposes of section 3729(b) (4) of title 31, United States
Code; and
(B) A term requiring such counterparty or recipient to certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable
Federal anti-discrimination laws.

January 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

#NowWatching Let the Right One In (2008)

January 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

#NowWatching They Cloned Tyrone (2023) Been meaning to get to this one for awhile, pretty certain it’s gonna be a blast

January 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM

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Dave Itzkoff

@ditzkoff.bsky.social

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

January 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

Missed out on most of the SIFF Powell and Pressburger series cause I didn’t know their movies existed until like a month ago. But the fire at the Egyptian forced a few to be rescheduled. So I was able to get my shift covered and see Moira Shearer dance in technicolor on the big screen!

Jesse Kennemer @jessecooksfood.bsky.social · Jan 16

#NowWatching The Tales of Hoffman (1951) at SIFF Uptown

January 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

#NowWatching The Tales of Hoffman (1951) at SIFF Uptown

January 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM

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Rad O'Brien, Chief Engineer 🔵

@radobrien.myatproto.social

Also china doesn't want your data anyway, they dont care about you unless you work in the military or tech, and then again, they're just going to buy your data from data brokers legally

January 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

#NowWatching Civil War (2024) heard so much discourse about this one, trying to approach it with an open mind.

January 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

Took bane on a walk

January 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM

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Brendel

@brendelbored.bsky.social

I really hope at some point the rightwing victimhood thing rings hollow because we’re at the point now where they have the Supreme Court, 99.9% of billionaires, the house, the senate, the presidency, and they’re going “you know who is oppressing us now? The deaf”

Ashlee @ashleemboyer.com · Jan 11

🔊 PSA for nondisabled people 🔊

It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.

ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.

Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.

Quote tweet by Richard Hanania from 1/11/2025. The quoted tweet, which has a community note, is by Christopher F. Rufo on 1/10/2025.

Christopher's tweet reads: "I'm sorry, but we have to stop with the ridiculous sign language interpreters, who turn serious press conferences into a farce. There are closed captions on all broadcast channels and streaming services. No wild human gesticulators necessary."

The community note (which has supporting .gov links) reads: "Fact: Not all broadcast channels have closed captions, which isn't universally effective anyway; many Deaf rely on ASL for comprehension as ASL offers nuances captions miss. This is part of ADA requirements, passed by GOP."

Richard's tweet reads: "The community note shows that the process has been captured by the disability lobby. It’s not about access, CC works fine. They have to pretend like it doesn’t to force this absurdity onto us. And the ADA amendments of 2008 have led to a nightmare, as I explain in my book."

January 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

#NowWatching All the Colors of the Dark (1972)

January 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

#NowWatching Sing Sing (2024)

January 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

Blanket name-calling anyone who is critical aka “mad about it” is not a normal way to respond to criticism.

January 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM

Jesse Kennemer

@jessecooksfood.bsky.social

#NowWatching The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) as I continue with hammer horror and begin my Frankenstein prep for Guillermo del Toro’s version.

January 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM

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Jess Calarco

@jessicacalarco.com

The media has focused on wealthy, White neighborhoods. But the fire in Altadena--a racially and economically diverse suburb--deserves more attention, because insurance may not cover their rebuilding costs, forcing families out and leading the neighborhood to gentrify.
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...