Kathy Gibson
@kathyfgibson.bsky.social
Bollywood critic and entertainment writer. Owner of accessbollywood.com. she/her
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Netflix Unveils India Slate of New Movies & Series for 2026
Next on Netflix India brings us over two dozen new and returning series plus movies coming up in 2026.
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We updated our GIANT @whatsonnetflix.bsky.social 2026 Netflix India preview with all of the newly announced titles from today's Next on Netflix India event. Check it out: www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/... #DesiWatch
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Let me get this straight.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Let me get this straight.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
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He had a joke in his stump speeches about how, if he were to walk on water, the headlines the next day would read “Jesse Jackson Can’t Swim”
How many of the media outlets eulogizing Rev. Jesse Jackson today spent decades trying to undermine his work & turn him into a punchline?
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
He had a joke in his stump speeches about how, if he were to walk on water, the headlines the next day would read “Jesse Jackson Can’t Swim”
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A song from the Dhurandhar 📽 soundtrack infuriated me when I heard it. It quotes—or more precisely, interpellates—"I Feel Love," the monumental hit from the disco era that is also the first EDM song.
Here's the story of how a jingoistic, saffron propaganda film made EDM its own 🧵 1/7
#DesiWatch
Here's the story of how a jingoistic, saffron propaganda film made EDM its own 🧵 1/7
#DesiWatch
Oh, excellent! Did you see how this song (specifically the chorus) was sampled recently on the #Dhurandhar soundtrack? open.spotify.com/track/7q3zgW...
Ishq Jalakar - Karvaan
open.spotify.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
A song from the Dhurandhar 📽 soundtrack infuriated me when I heard it. It quotes—or more precisely, interpellates—"I Feel Love," the monumental hit from the disco era that is also the first EDM song.
Here's the story of how a jingoistic, saffron propaganda film made EDM its own 🧵 1/7
#DesiWatch
Here's the story of how a jingoistic, saffron propaganda film made EDM its own 🧵 1/7
#DesiWatch
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Happy 12-year anniversary to my favourite broadcast subtitle mistake
And a happy year of the whores to you all
And a happy year of the whores to you all
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Happy 12-year anniversary to my favourite broadcast subtitle mistake
And a happy year of the whores to you all
And a happy year of the whores to you all
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Job growth has been driven by an increased demand for elder care.
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
February 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Job growth has been driven by an increased demand for elder care.
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Rev. Jackson had the same neurodegenerative condition my mom did - progressive supranuclear palsy. I assure you, it's horrible. I'm sorry he suffered with it, and my heart goes out to all those who cared for him. www.psp.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Rev. Jackson had the same neurodegenerative condition my mom did - progressive supranuclear palsy. I assure you, it's horrible. I'm sorry he suffered with it, and my heart goes out to all those who cared for him. www.psp.org
Netflix India renewed the teen series CLASS in 2023, but a second season never materialized. What happened? www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/what-ha... #DesiWatch
What Happened to Netflix India's 'Class' Season 2?
After being officially renewed, Class Season 2 is dead in the water.
www.whats-on-netflix.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Netflix India renewed the teen series CLASS in 2023, but a second season never materialized. What happened? www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/what-ha... #DesiWatch
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pretty stunning chart
February 15, 2026 at 7:58 PM
pretty stunning chart
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AI does not enhance “efficiency.” AI is a permission structure for a totalizing regime of austerity and labor immiseration.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
AI does not enhance “efficiency.” AI is a permission structure for a totalizing regime of austerity and labor immiseration.
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If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
I think most (not all) of the "I will never vote for Gavin Newsom" people are communists who are mad that Americans don't like communism and want to destroy the Democratic party out of revenge. They don't care how many elections Republicans win or how many trans people die as long as the Dems fall.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
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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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M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Netflix India made the first episode of the courtroom comedy MAAMLA LEGAL HAI available for free on its YouTube channel (with English subtitles): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgVD... #DesiWatch
Maamla Legal Hai: Season 1 Episode 1 | Full Episode | Ravi Kishan, Nidhi Bisht | Netflix India
YouTube video by Netflix India
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February 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Netflix India made the first episode of the courtroom comedy MAAMLA LEGAL HAI available for free on its YouTube channel (with English subtitles): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgVD... #DesiWatch
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This is horrific. As the covid pandemic rages on and damages people’s immune systems en masse, we desperately need more vaccines and therapeutics for disease not less. Gutting.
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is horrific. As the covid pandemic rages on and damages people’s immune systems en masse, we desperately need more vaccines and therapeutics for disease not less. Gutting.
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My apologies, Charles Darwin. I wasn’t familiar with your Hater Game
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
My apologies, Charles Darwin. I wasn’t familiar with your Hater Game
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McLean County Courthouse
February 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
McLean County Courthouse
Bad news for parents of elementary school girls: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS 2 won't come out until 2030, at the earliest. Per @whatsonnetflix.bsky.social -- www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/kpop-de...
‘KPop: Demon Hunters 2’ Unlikely to Release Before 2029, Sony Animation Bosses Confirm
Bad news for fans of the biggest movie in Netflix history: You are going to be waiting a very long time for the encore. Sony Pictures Animation has hinted
www.whats-on-netflix.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Bad news for parents of elementary school girls: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS 2 won't come out until 2030, at the earliest. Per @whatsonnetflix.bsky.social -- www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/kpop-de...
A new Hindi series premieres on Prime, KOHRRA S2 debuts on Netflix, plus the last special event celebrating the return of YRF movies to Netflix is underway. Details in today's Streaming Video News: accessbollywood.net/2026/02/12/s... #DesiWatch
Streaming Video News: February 12, 2026
I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Amazon Prime with the premiere of the new Hindi romance series Bandwaale, starring Shalini Pandey and Zahan Kapoor. Amazon also announced a March 5 premiere…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
A new Hindi series premieres on Prime, KOHRRA S2 debuts on Netflix, plus the last special event celebrating the return of YRF movies to Netflix is underway. Details in today's Streaming Video News: accessbollywood.net/2026/02/12/s... #DesiWatch
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If I get measles effing around with you narcissistic professional victims who refuse to vaccinate? Let’s just say “radicalized” will barely cover it.
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
If I get measles effing around with you narcissistic professional victims who refuse to vaccinate? Let’s just say “radicalized” will barely cover it.
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I have been pleasantly surprised to hear people openly talking about the end of institutional life as we know it (it’s been over. We’ve been living and working in zombie institutions for three decades now) and instead of collapsing at the thought they’re like okay let’s rebuild but better. More.
This is the type of thing I keep trying to talk to people about for higher ed. Not conference rooms where I "listen to diverse perspectives" but actually doing work to imagine what strengthening the US higher education system in furtherance of a democracy would look like.
Very excited about this new @knightcolumbia.org project, both because it gives us the chance to look beyond the current democratic crisis and because so many super people have already agreed to participate. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I have been pleasantly surprised to hear people openly talking about the end of institutional life as we know it (it’s been over. We’ve been living and working in zombie institutions for three decades now) and instead of collapsing at the thought they’re like okay let’s rebuild but better. More.
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Glad that’s settled 👍
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Glad that’s settled 👍
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Another relatively dry week led to many degradations and almost no improvements. Areas that worsened include the Northwest, Rockies, Plains, Midwest, South/Southeast, Northeast, and Alaska.
#Drought2026 Footprint: 39.1% of USA
drought.gov @noaa.gov
#Drought2026 Footprint: 39.1% of USA
drought.gov @noaa.gov
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Another relatively dry week led to many degradations and almost no improvements. Areas that worsened include the Northwest, Rockies, Plains, Midwest, South/Southeast, Northeast, and Alaska.
#Drought2026 Footprint: 39.1% of USA
drought.gov @noaa.gov
#Drought2026 Footprint: 39.1% of USA
drought.gov @noaa.gov
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"The highest-earning 10% of households now account for nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending. About 30 years ago, those earners were just over one-third of U.S. consumer spending."
US firms confront widening income gulf as wealthy spend, budget shoppers struggle
America's consumer economy is pulling in opposite directions, a gulf increasingly apparent in C-suite commentary, with premium brands profiting from well-off customers while value-focused firms battle...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"The highest-earning 10% of households now account for nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending. About 30 years ago, those earners were just over one-third of U.S. consumer spending."
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Using AI on Notepad is like … I don’t know, carpeting the room your water heater is in. You do not need to do it, and all you do is create more opportunities for something bad to happen.
In fact the whole point of notepad is that it is as barebones as fucking possible.
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Using AI on Notepad is like … I don’t know, carpeting the room your water heater is in. You do not need to do it, and all you do is create more opportunities for something bad to happen.
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Interiors in Litchfield (new), Lincoln, and Lexington (3/3)
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Interiors in Litchfield (new), Lincoln, and Lexington (3/3)