Steven Santos
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2025: The Year In Film
Explore the transformative power of cinema and the resurgence of original storytelling in an era dominated by corporate rehashing.
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As I will not being see any new releases the next few days, I have written about the year of 2025 in film on my website including my top 20 films of the year, two older films I discovered for the first time and a few thoughts about the world and the business.
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Saw the movie Nuremberg last night.
Very much worth seeing. IMO especially at this moment, especially for Americans.
(Aware that reviews are positive though mixed. For me, what is strong about it outweighs what isn't.)
Very much worth seeing. IMO especially at this moment, especially for Americans.
(Aware that reviews are positive though mixed. For me, what is strong about it outweighs what isn't.)
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Saw the movie Nuremberg last night.
Very much worth seeing. IMO especially at this moment, especially for Americans.
(Aware that reviews are positive though mixed. For me, what is strong about it outweighs what isn't.)
Very much worth seeing. IMO especially at this moment, especially for Americans.
(Aware that reviews are positive though mixed. For me, what is strong about it outweighs what isn't.)
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Ponzi scheme could collapse without new marks (ahem) investors
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Ponzi scheme could collapse without new marks (ahem) investors
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As the AI bubble bursts you are going to see lots of "sensible AI" guys who talk about "what AI can really do" to try and be the "smart guys in the room that can tell you the truth" so they don't have to explain why they spent years claiming LLMs were the future. can't wait
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
As the AI bubble bursts you are going to see lots of "sensible AI" guys who talk about "what AI can really do" to try and be the "smart guys in the room that can tell you the truth" so they don't have to explain why they spent years claiming LLMs were the future. can't wait
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"In the extreme wing of this movement, some suggest that the way to prevent AI's harms is simply to refuse to use it," linking to a piece in the BBC that is about regular people who don't use it - fuck you for claiming that this is an extremist view!
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"In the extreme wing of this movement, some suggest that the way to prevent AI's harms is simply to refuse to use it," linking to a piece in the BBC that is about regular people who don't use it - fuck you for claiming that this is an extremist view!
In the three years of endless hype for this crap, I haven't used it once and I seem to be functioning as a person much better than those who are using it.
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
In the three years of endless hype for this crap, I haven't used it once and I seem to be functioning as a person much better than those who are using it.
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"Criticisms of AI must include guidance for responsible engagement with it, not just exhortations to avoid it" good lord, I am so tired of these pieces that are the "sensible AI guy" stance that mostly comes down to "AI is here to stay and I am ready to lick the boot, begrudgingly"
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Criticisms of AI must include guidance for responsible engagement with it, not just exhortations to avoid it" good lord, I am so tired of these pieces that are the "sensible AI guy" stance that mostly comes down to "AI is here to stay and I am ready to lick the boot, begrudgingly"
I'm awaiting the results of Erika Kirk's pregnancy test more.
JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child this summer.
JD And Usha Vance Announce Pregnancy
JD And Usha Vance Announce Pregnancy
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January 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I'm awaiting the results of Erika Kirk's pregnancy test more.
"I only voted to hurt gay people."
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"I only voted to hurt gay people."
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ICE/CBP raids so far today 1/20
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
ICE/CBP raids so far today 1/20
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Important perspective from Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Important perspective from Greenland.
It's a Brett Ratner movie, so it'll look more like $3 million.
Amazon paid Melania Trump $40 million to make a documentary about her life and now it is flushing more money down the toilet by advertising the documentary on X.
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
It's a Brett Ratner movie, so it'll look more like $3 million.
This guy should get a job.
January 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This guy should get a job.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
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"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
: PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings
www.theregister.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
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I see a lot of non Black people on here saying, “…we should have done more to prevent this” and I’m trying to understand who is WE?
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I see a lot of non Black people on here saying, “…we should have done more to prevent this” and I’m trying to understand who is WE?
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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
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one of my favorite crank stock trading theories is Elliott Wave, which says that markets/stocks move in certain predictable patterns. for a bit now they've been predicting a massive, century-defining market crash. i always laughed it off but i'm starting to get concerned.
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
one of my favorite crank stock trading theories is Elliott Wave, which says that markets/stocks move in certain predictable patterns. for a bit now they've been predicting a massive, century-defining market crash. i always laughed it off but i'm starting to get concerned.
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Trump is ranting and hallucinating now, before a world audience, on live TV. While our decades-long allies talk about how to protect themselves.
Anyone who sounded the way he does, RIGHT NOW, would be moved from "main" part of assisted living facility to the memory unit.
Hey GOP: just listen.
Anyone who sounded the way he does, RIGHT NOW, would be moved from "main" part of assisted living facility to the memory unit.
Hey GOP: just listen.
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Trump is ranting and hallucinating now, before a world audience, on live TV. While our decades-long allies talk about how to protect themselves.
Anyone who sounded the way he does, RIGHT NOW, would be moved from "main" part of assisted living facility to the memory unit.
Hey GOP: just listen.
Anyone who sounded the way he does, RIGHT NOW, would be moved from "main" part of assisted living facility to the memory unit.
Hey GOP: just listen.
Between Paramount already being a turkey of a company before Ellison bought it and some of the fishy accounting going on at Oracle, we have a possible candidate for a total media empire implosion.
I think it would be nifty if Larry Ellison's attempt to create trump state media results in a complete and total existential collapse for his empire
With Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Down Over 30%, Let’s Look at Who Owns It - TipRanks.com
Paramount Skydance ($PSKY) stock has plunged more than 30% over the past three months amid the heated battle with Netflix ($NFLX) to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery ...
www.tipranks.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Between Paramount already being a turkey of a company before Ellison bought it and some of the fishy accounting going on at Oracle, we have a possible candidate for a total media empire implosion.
More like the Down Jones, am I right?
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
More like the Down Jones, am I right?
Every time I cancel a streaming/software subscription and they instantly offer me the subscription at a much lower rate.
January 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Every time I cancel a streaming/software subscription and they instantly offer me the subscription at a much lower rate.
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If Schumer were ONLY the party's midterm strategist--and if he managed a win--many Democrats would grit their teeth and say, I don't like him but he got us the majority. But he's also the Senator who should be mobilizing opposition re ICE and Greenland. And it is cataclysmic to fail in that duty.
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
If Schumer were ONLY the party's midterm strategist--and if he managed a win--many Democrats would grit their teeth and say, I don't like him but he got us the majority. But he's also the Senator who should be mobilizing opposition re ICE and Greenland. And it is cataclysmic to fail in that duty.
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One problem Democrats face is that the job of chief electoral strategist (Schumer) is increasingly incompatible with being party leader (also Schumer). Both roles matter, but if you can't use your platform as leader to say what's right because you're too into the game, you don't belong in the job. >
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
One problem Democrats face is that the job of chief electoral strategist (Schumer) is increasingly incompatible with being party leader (also Schumer). Both roles matter, but if you can't use your platform as leader to say what's right because you're too into the game, you don't belong in the job. >
It's funny how he can just say this on television and becomes more popular while others are too chicken shit to do the same thing.
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
It's funny how he can just say this on television and becomes more popular while others are too chicken shit to do the same thing.