Jesse Hawken
@jessehawken.bsky.social
Host and producer of the Junk Filter podcast. Toronto born and raised.
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Taking a break for your mental health is a good idea but if that’s your reason for leaving social media for a while then consider whether coming back is good for your mental health…
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Taking a break for your mental health is a good idea but if that’s your reason for leaving social media for a while then consider whether coming back is good for your mental health…
Something really bad is going around, so bad even I got hospitalized
Almost one in 10 people who visited a doctor in the week ending on December 27 were there for flulike symptoms, according to new U.S. data
This Year’s Flu Season Just Surpassed a Grim New Record
Almost one in 10 people who visited a doctor in the week ending on December 27 were there for flulike symptoms, according to new U.S. data
www.scientificamerican.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Something really bad is going around, so bad even I got hospitalized
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This is great because I'm pretty sure more Republicans voted in California alone than several red states have entire populations, so I'm sure that'll work out
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This is great because I'm pretty sure more Republicans voted in California alone than several red states have entire populations, so I'm sure that'll work out
Trump sounding more and more like that audio recording of Col Kurtz on the reel to reel player towards the start of APOCALYPSE NOW
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Trump sounding more and more like that audio recording of Col Kurtz on the reel to reel player towards the start of APOCALYPSE NOW
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just a reminder of the initial, in the moment, right wing reaction to jan 6
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
just a reminder of the initial, in the moment, right wing reaction to jan 6
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
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Saw The Turin Horse at NYFF with Bela Tarr Q&A. Audience member asks "Why is this your final film?." Tarr stares at her for a bit, turns around to look at the movie screen, then turns back to her and shouts "What the fuck is there left to say!?"
RIP to one of the greatest.
RIP to one of the greatest.
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Saw The Turin Horse at NYFF with Bela Tarr Q&A. Audience member asks "Why is this your final film?." Tarr stares at her for a bit, turns around to look at the movie screen, then turns back to her and shouts "What the fuck is there left to say!?"
RIP to one of the greatest.
RIP to one of the greatest.
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This stand in “Polvos Azules” (Lima) is our Latinamerican’ Criterion Collection…
January 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This stand in “Polvos Azules” (Lima) is our Latinamerican’ Criterion Collection…
Not a great idea to hitch your wagon to Pharrell
GQ's top editor Will Welch is leaving the magazine to go work with Pharrell, per an email he sent to staff. His last day is February 15.
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Not a great idea to hitch your wagon to Pharrell
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Every Doomsday teaser: “Remember these guys who all finished their stories in movies years ago? Well, they’re back to finish their stories and are a lot older.”
Starting with X3, Patrick Stewart has done “farewell” scenes as Xavier for about two decades now
Starting with X3, Patrick Stewart has done “farewell” scenes as Xavier for about two decades now
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Every Doomsday teaser: “Remember these guys who all finished their stories in movies years ago? Well, they’re back to finish their stories and are a lot older.”
Starting with X3, Patrick Stewart has done “farewell” scenes as Xavier for about two decades now
Starting with X3, Patrick Stewart has done “farewell” scenes as Xavier for about two decades now
“The X-Men are back!”
“I heard”
“All your old friends, back together on the big screen!”
“Yeah! Those movies were fun. Who directed them again?”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“remember Cyclops and Nightcrawler?”
“I heard”
“All your old friends, back together on the big screen!”
“Yeah! Those movies were fun. Who directed them again?”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“remember Cyclops and Nightcrawler?”
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“The X-Men are back!”
“I heard”
“All your old friends, back together on the big screen!”
“Yeah! Those movies were fun. Who directed them again?”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“remember Cyclops and Nightcrawler?”
“I heard”
“All your old friends, back together on the big screen!”
“Yeah! Those movies were fun. Who directed them again?”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“remember Cyclops and Nightcrawler?”
Russo brothers: “Avengers Doomsday is a meditation on death and loss”
Me: “Wow, is this some kind of veiled commentary on America’s current doomsday mentality of conquest and the unleashing of disease on the population?”
Russo brothers: “No”
Me: “Wow, is this some kind of veiled commentary on America’s current doomsday mentality of conquest and the unleashing of disease on the population?”
Russo brothers: “No”
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Russo brothers: “Avengers Doomsday is a meditation on death and loss”
Me: “Wow, is this some kind of veiled commentary on America’s current doomsday mentality of conquest and the unleashing of disease on the population?”
Russo brothers: “No”
Me: “Wow, is this some kind of veiled commentary on America’s current doomsday mentality of conquest and the unleashing of disease on the population?”
Russo brothers: “No”
MCU fans love to grapple with their own impending and inevitable mortality. Death comes for us all, don’t forget to buy the commemorative Doomsday popcorn bucket
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
MCU fans love to grapple with their own impending and inevitable mortality. Death comes for us all, don’t forget to buy the commemorative Doomsday popcorn bucket
J6er Down
Doug LaMalfa (California 1st Congressional district House Republican) just died according to Jake Sherman.
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
J6er Down
Looks like a Michael Haneke movie about a dying octogenarian couple
January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Looks like a Michael Haneke movie about a dying octogenarian couple
It rocks that everybody inside Black Rock are just spilling the tea on how bad she is at this www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
‘Blood in the water’: Bari Weiss’s chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News
Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
It rocks that everybody inside Black Rock are just spilling the tea on how bad she is at this www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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Scott Adams about to unlock the ultimate hack to "get the hell away from Black people," excited for his breakthrough
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Scott Adams about to unlock the ultimate hack to "get the hell away from Black people," excited for his breakthrough
Canada should have added to this
Joint statement on Greenland signed by the leaders of 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇵🇱🇪🇸🇬🇧🇩🇰
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Canada should have added to this
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Practising my celebration for when it happens youtu.be/o7T44JGlu3w
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Practising my celebration for when it happens youtu.be/o7T44JGlu3w
Béla Tarr visiting a store in Peru selling pirated DVDs and posing with the owner and bootlegs of his own work, one of the realest ones, RIP
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Béla Tarr visiting a store in Peru selling pirated DVDs and posing with the owner and bootlegs of his own work, one of the realest ones, RIP
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"Watch the movie again."
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
January 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"Watch the movie again."
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
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Some truly demonic stuff online
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Some truly demonic stuff online
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Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
January 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
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the prophecy will be fulfilled yet
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
the prophecy will be fulfilled yet
Trump should be awarded the Nobel Piece of SHIT Prize imho!
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Trump should be awarded the Nobel Piece of SHIT Prize imho!