ProgGrrl βπ
@proggrrl.bsky.social
I work in TV whatever that means now. Cinephile. News junkie. Treehugger. Brooklyn NY. Hating on fascists and authoritarians. I follow tons of folks to grow a great news/culture feed for myself to read, so there.
Pinned
Keeping this thread pinned to look at whenever I need self care. π«Ά
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
Its a massive failure of US news organizations that there's almost 20 stories ahead of even a mention of Epstein on (Yahoo) the news today. Including nearly a half dozen attack ads about Gavin Newsom, the likely Democratic nominee.
These victims have spoken
The President is a pedophile
These victims have spoken
The President is a pedophile
February 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Its a massive failure of US news organizations that there's almost 20 stories ahead of even a mention of Epstein on (Yahoo) the news today. Including nearly a half dozen attack ads about Gavin Newsom, the likely Democratic nominee.
These victims have spoken
The President is a pedophile
These victims have spoken
The President is a pedophile
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
Itβs taken all hands: Nearly 30,000 βconstitutional observers,β plus tens of thousands on the streets to film agents, deliver groceries, and accompany neighbors to school or church.
They've shown the world how to fight backβwithout resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
They've shown the world how to fight backβwithout resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Itβs taken all hands: Nearly 30,000 βconstitutional observers,β plus tens of thousands on the streets to film agents, deliver groceries, and accompany neighbors to school or church.
They've shown the world how to fight backβwithout resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
They've shown the world how to fight backβwithout resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
The latest tranche of Epstein files includes detailed descriptions of alleged abuse by private equity billionaire and MoMA trustee Leon Black. The museum has not publicly acknowledged the allegations and did not immediately respond to Hyperallergicβs comment for this article.
Epstein Files Detail Gruesome Allegations Against Leon Black
Emails and apparent diary entries accuse the billionaire and MoMA trustee of biting and abusing alleged victims.
hyperallergic.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The latest tranche of Epstein files includes detailed descriptions of alleged abuse by private equity billionaire and MoMA trustee Leon Black. The museum has not publicly acknowledged the allegations and did not immediately respond to Hyperallergicβs comment for this article.
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
A new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website.
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteINβas in, Epstein and LinkedInβsearches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website.
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
Rapist Murderer In Chief
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on himself: "He may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us"
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Rapist Murderer In Chief
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
The DOJ is not even doing the bare minimum to protect the Epstein survivors.
Intentional? Most likely.
Intentional? Most likely.
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The DOJ is not even doing the bare minimum to protect the Epstein survivors.
Intentional? Most likely.
Intentional? Most likely.
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
#Pillion, starring Harry Melling and Alexander SkarsgΓ₯rd, is truly provocative, funny, honest, and strangely touching.
Read our Critic's Pick review:
Read our Critic's Pick review:
Pillion Review: A Provocative, Funny, and Touching Anti-Romance
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Pillion opens in theaters on February 6. It wouldnβt be Cannes without a good scandal film. For 2025, British director H...
thefilmstage.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
#Pillion, starring Harry Melling and Alexander SkarsgΓ₯rd, is truly provocative, funny, honest, and strangely touching.
Read our Critic's Pick review:
Read our Critic's Pick review:
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
TIL David Ellison has a face like an eighties frat-boy rich-kid villain straight out of central casting
David Ellison Warns of βMonopolisticβ Netflix in Open Letter to U.K. Creatives
David Ellison Warns of βMonopolisticβ Netflix in Open Letter to U.K. Creatives
David Ellison, chairman and CEO of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, took the war of words and his message across the pond on Thursday, publishing an open letter to the creative community and audiences in the U.K. with a set of commitments, should the company succeed in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), which has struck a mega-deal to sell its studios and streaming businesses to Netflix. Among the list are commitments to the theatrical and home video, the preservation of HBO, and βincreased creative output.β
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
TIL David Ellison has a face like an eighties frat-boy rich-kid villain straight out of central casting
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
very weird βI am Spartacusβ thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
very weird βI am Spartacusβ thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
The Newsom Press Office effect?
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The Newsom Press Office effect?
The GOP did this. All of them together. Itβs not just the work of one greedy man.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The GOP did this. All of them together. Itβs not just the work of one greedy man.
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
US had economic & diplomatic & social hegemony around the world, historic empire without needing to send our military to physically control, it was making US rich & powerful & influential at relative bargain compared to past empires: Trump destroyed that for a few $billion in cash to his family.
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
US had economic & diplomatic & social hegemony around the world, historic empire without needing to send our military to physically control, it was making US rich & powerful & influential at relative bargain compared to past empires: Trump destroyed that for a few $billion in cash to his family.
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
Tom Homan was in charge of Family Separation during Trumpβs 1st term.
He advocated for this inhumane policy in Congress and lied on television.
Caged children are HIS work !
In 2022, he joined the Heritage Foundation and worked on #Project2025.
Trump wants you to forget this !
#ICEBorderCzar
He advocated for this inhumane policy in Congress and lied on television.
Caged children are HIS work !
In 2022, he joined the Heritage Foundation and worked on #Project2025.
Trump wants you to forget this !
#ICEBorderCzar
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Tom Homan was in charge of Family Separation during Trumpβs 1st term.
He advocated for this inhumane policy in Congress and lied on television.
Caged children are HIS work !
In 2022, he joined the Heritage Foundation and worked on #Project2025.
Trump wants you to forget this !
#ICEBorderCzar
He advocated for this inhumane policy in Congress and lied on television.
Caged children are HIS work !
In 2022, he joined the Heritage Foundation and worked on #Project2025.
Trump wants you to forget this !
#ICEBorderCzar
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
I remember when I thought James Bond villains were over the top. And yet here we are.
February 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I remember when I thought James Bond villains were over the top. And yet here we are.
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
The point for SpaceX is once it's in mainstream indexes, index investors functionally are forced to buy. They cannot sell. And since Musk will control voting, they will have no rights at all. Functionally forced to supply capital.
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Exclusive | SpaceX Seeks Early Index Entry as It Prepares Massive IPO
Advisers to company CEO Elon Musk have reached out to major index providers seeking ways to secure earlier inclusion in market benchmarks to lift shares
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The point for SpaceX is once it's in mainstream indexes, index investors functionally are forced to buy. They cannot sell. And since Musk will control voting, they will have no rights at all. Functionally forced to supply capital.
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
And unquestionably, SpaceX will go public with dual class shares - giving Musk unilateral control - incorporated in Texas or Nevada, which functionally block shareholder lawsuits and requests for internal information.
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
And unquestionably, SpaceX will go public with dual class shares - giving Musk unilateral control - incorporated in Texas or Nevada, which functionally block shareholder lawsuits and requests for internal information.
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
also a reminder that mainstream asset managers like blackrock and fidelity invested in xai - and now that spacex is set to go public, many more will be invested
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
also a reminder that mainstream asset managers like blackrock and fidelity invested in xai - and now that spacex is set to go public, many more will be invested
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
the article is a doozy wow
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. Iβm also among 100βs of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valleyβs political power
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
the article is a doozy wow
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
nothing more pathetic than the richest men on earth being obsessed with Greta Thunberg
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
nothing more pathetic than the richest men on earth being obsessed with Greta Thunberg
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
February 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
These chuds try so hard to act like they donβt care what artists think while theyβre fighting off tears. Every one of them desperately wants to be prestigious and itβs absolutely killing them that artists havenβt made a show of submission before MAGA, never mind a show of respect.
βWhile I also donβt look to many (. . .) artists to be experts or guideposts in fields like politics and economics, I also do not have any reason to view Michael Knowles, Megyn Kelly, or Jesse Kelly as any more insightful(. . .). Thatβs because they are not. They are entertainers themselves.β
None More Wonderful Than Man: Art, Artists, and MAGAβs Hollow View of Humanity
MAGA sees art as nothing more than a tool of self-aggrandizement, and artists as less than human.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
These chuds try so hard to act like they donβt care what artists think while theyβre fighting off tears. Every one of them desperately wants to be prestigious and itβs absolutely killing them that artists havenβt made a show of submission before MAGA, never mind a show of respect.
Reposted by ProgGrrl βπ
I just read the declaration that Kira Kelley asked J. Blackwell to consider.
This immigrant describes being
-unlawfully arrested
-taken from one overcrowded & filthy prison to another over 19 days
-held incommunicado
& ICE never telling him a court ordered his release
He describes an American gulag
This immigrant describes being
-unlawfully arrested
-taken from one overcrowded & filthy prison to another over 19 days
-held incommunicado
& ICE never telling him a court ordered his release
He describes an American gulag
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I just read the declaration that Kira Kelley asked J. Blackwell to consider.
This immigrant describes being
-unlawfully arrested
-taken from one overcrowded & filthy prison to another over 19 days
-held incommunicado
& ICE never telling him a court ordered his release
He describes an American gulag
This immigrant describes being
-unlawfully arrested
-taken from one overcrowded & filthy prison to another over 19 days
-held incommunicado
& ICE never telling him a court ordered his release
He describes an American gulag