Brian Marks
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Entertainment writer. No good car ideas.
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Olivia Nuzzi got horny at the part of ET where he’s lying sick in the water
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Olivia Nuzzi got horny at the part of ET where he’s lying sick in the water
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This single story is worth the cost of my year's subscription to
@wired.com
@wired.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This single story is worth the cost of my year's subscription to
@wired.com
@wired.com
No comment on the films, most of which I haven’t seen, but it always seemed laughable that whenever they have filmmaker-curated collections on Shudder they mostly pick Shudder originals. Do they think we’re stupid?
The horror streaming service Shudder has some of the best original and exclusive scary movies. Here are the top 20, including ‘In a Violent Nature,’ ‘Influencer,’ ‘Speak No Evil,’ and a ‘V/H/S’ entry.
The 20 Best Shudder Original Movies
The horror streaming service Shudder has some of the best original and exclusive scary movies. Here are the top 20, including ‘In a Violent Nature,’ ‘Influencer,’ ‘Speak No Evil,’ and a ‘V/H/S’ entry.
www.vulture.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
No comment on the films, most of which I haven’t seen, but it always seemed laughable that whenever they have filmmaker-curated collections on Shudder they mostly pick Shudder originals. Do they think we’re stupid?
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Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
October 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
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Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now
what even happened on the other site this time
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now
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Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...
Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.
One of the Biggest Cases of the Supreme Court’s Term Is John Roberts’ Decadeslong Pet Project
If there’s one thing the Roberts court has been consistent on, it’s this.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...
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☑️ Halloween costume all sorted
October 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
☑️ Halloween costume all sorted
I saw two coyotes on my late-night walk. This one was following behind a bigger one that I didn’t catch in time
April 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I saw two coyotes on my late-night walk. This one was following behind a bigger one that I didn’t catch in time
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flashback to how americans acted the last time federal agents started kidnapping their neighbors
April 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
flashback to how americans acted the last time federal agents started kidnapping their neighbors
Holy shit
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Releasing 23 May 2025.
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Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp present:
Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Releasing 23 May 2025.
stereolab.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Holy shit
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u... Oh cool, now Trump’s gonna raise taxes on medicine too
As Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Kick in, Officials Signal Openness to Talks
President Trump’s next round of tariffs on major trading partners went into effect just after midnight, bringing levies on China to at least 104 percent.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u... Oh cool, now Trump’s gonna raise taxes on medicine too
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I am actually scared now
April 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I am actually scared now
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The dollar amount of the embezzlement crime Le Pen’s party committed, for which she is responsible, over 12 years is roughly the same as what Elon Musk illegally spent on a single state Supreme Court election just yesterday
March 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The dollar amount of the embezzlement crime Le Pen’s party committed, for which she is responsible, over 12 years is roughly the same as what Elon Musk illegally spent on a single state Supreme Court election just yesterday
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if the democratic party had a functional propaganda arm it could make a lot of hay of the fact that a non-trivial number of MAGA personalities and politicians are child sex offenders
March 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
if the democratic party had a functional propaganda arm it could make a lot of hay of the fact that a non-trivial number of MAGA personalities and politicians are child sex offenders
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4/ who they are, whether they’re even American citizens. They all seem to be Thiel and Musk protégés. And I’ve had multiple references to their refusing to identify themselves by anything but first name. The rationale given is that they could be doxed.
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
4/ who they are, whether they’re even American citizens. They all seem to be Thiel and Musk protégés. And I’ve had multiple references to their refusing to identify themselves by anything but first name. The rationale given is that they could be doxed.
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3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
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2/ they already have over key computer systems, payment systems, etc. and with the press picture it’s not that things aren’t getting out. The stuff abt the Treasury payments systems and control over certain computer networks has been reported. It’s more putting together the big picture abt how …
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
2/ they already have over key computer systems, payment systems, etc. and with the press picture it’s not that things aren’t getting out. The stuff abt the Treasury payments systems and control over certain computer networks has been reported. It’s more putting together the big picture abt how …
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Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
Excited to see John Zorn has a new complete string quartets recording with the JACK Quartet, one of the best modern music ensembles out there. Fantastic performances of some of the most challenging — but fun — music around. Looney Tunes fans need to listen to Cat O’ Nine Tails
January 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Excited to see John Zorn has a new complete string quartets recording with the JACK Quartet, one of the best modern music ensembles out there. Fantastic performances of some of the most challenging — but fun — music around. Looney Tunes fans need to listen to Cat O’ Nine Tails
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If you are
1) a federal civil servant/contractor ordered not to release scheduled data or reports, or
2) an academic who has lost access to government data in the past week
...please get in touch. I'm happy to keep our conversations confidential.
crampell[@]washpost[dot]com
1) a federal civil servant/contractor ordered not to release scheduled data or reports, or
2) an academic who has lost access to government data in the past week
...please get in touch. I'm happy to keep our conversations confidential.
crampell[@]washpost[dot]com
January 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you are
1) a federal civil servant/contractor ordered not to release scheduled data or reports, or
2) an academic who has lost access to government data in the past week
...please get in touch. I'm happy to keep our conversations confidential.
crampell[@]washpost[dot]com
1) a federal civil servant/contractor ordered not to release scheduled data or reports, or
2) an academic who has lost access to government data in the past week
...please get in touch. I'm happy to keep our conversations confidential.
crampell[@]washpost[dot]com
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The corollary to "don't obey in advance" is "don't obey more than you have to" - do the minimum legally required, and make them fight you for everything else
Here's the thing about the Tuskegee Airmen history - there was nothing in the EO about it. Someone in the Air Force interpreted it that way -- which is far worse.
January 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The corollary to "don't obey in advance" is "don't obey more than you have to" - do the minimum legally required, and make them fight you for everything else
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It's bad, T. He's firin' all the Inspector Gadgets.
January 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It's bad, T. He's firin' all the Inspector Gadgets.
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People are registering displeasure with Cybertruck owners.
January 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
People are registering displeasure with Cybertruck owners.
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Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.