David McMahon
@davidmcmahon.bsky.social
NYC and HVR via Bama. Film,
Politics, theater and the Tide. Oh, and tennis. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Politics, theater and the Tide. Oh, and tennis. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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"We would rather be ruined than changed;
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"We would rather be ruined than changed;
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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ORIENTATION
FACT SHEET
64
WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreigaks7wgy4rvmszhobeed7hlaqap4mynkhqketipzolmesislssci@jpeg)
August 1, 2024 at 9:35 PM
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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Gee, right after he criticized Paramount for selling CBS's soul out to Trump?
Sure Jan.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
Sure Jan.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gee, right after he criticized Paramount for selling CBS's soul out to Trump?
Sure Jan.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
Sure Jan.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
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The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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The auteur theory is an attempt by adult males to justify staying inside the small range of experience of their boyhood and adolescence. (1963)
July 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The auteur theory is an attempt by adult males to justify staying inside the small range of experience of their boyhood and adolescence. (1963)
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It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
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I loved the halftime show,
but if I'd never left my home town,
ignored history,
got all my news from right wing sources,
only knew ppl who looked like me,
and never read books,
and voted for an amoral lying racist,
I'd probably hate it as much as the FOX News audience did.
but if I'd never left my home town,
ignored history,
got all my news from right wing sources,
only knew ppl who looked like me,
and never read books,
and voted for an amoral lying racist,
I'd probably hate it as much as the FOX News audience did.
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I loved the halftime show,
but if I'd never left my home town,
ignored history,
got all my news from right wing sources,
only knew ppl who looked like me,
and never read books,
and voted for an amoral lying racist,
I'd probably hate it as much as the FOX News audience did.
but if I'd never left my home town,
ignored history,
got all my news from right wing sources,
only knew ppl who looked like me,
and never read books,
and voted for an amoral lying racist,
I'd probably hate it as much as the FOX News audience did.
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I rode the back of the bus. I buried Dr. King. You want me to participate in your little hate-a-thon against some other group? Kindly kiss my black ass.
February 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I rode the back of the bus. I buried Dr. King. You want me to participate in your little hate-a-thon against some other group? Kindly kiss my black ass.
I pronounce field goal, “feel gold.”
February 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I pronounce field goal, “feel gold.”
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These great research institutions in red states are slated to lose about $1B in NIH research dollars
February 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
These great research institutions in red states are slated to lose about $1B in NIH research dollars
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I think this is where the abbreviation VIP reaches its maximum grossness.
According to US officials speaking to the newspaper, three American soldiers are dead tonight, but none of them were very important people.
It’s a sickening thing to say when you think about it. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
According to US officials speaking to the newspaper, three American soldiers are dead tonight, but none of them were very important people.
It’s a sickening thing to say when you think about it. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
January 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I think this is where the abbreviation VIP reaches its maximum grossness.
According to US officials speaking to the newspaper, three American soldiers are dead tonight, but none of them were very important people.
It’s a sickening thing to say when you think about it. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
According to US officials speaking to the newspaper, three American soldiers are dead tonight, but none of them were very important people.
It’s a sickening thing to say when you think about it. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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The Scottish Sunday Herald TV guide featured this preview of the Trump inauguration.
It’s fucking brilliant.
It’s fucking brilliant.
January 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Scottish Sunday Herald TV guide featured this preview of the Trump inauguration.
It’s fucking brilliant.
It’s fucking brilliant.
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"Love don't make things nice. It ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren't here to make things perfect.
The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us, not us. We are here to ruin ourselves and break our hearts and love the wrong people and die."
The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us, not us. We are here to ruin ourselves and break our hearts and love the wrong people and die."
MOONSTRUCK (1987) | Love Don't Make Things Nice | MGM
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
youtu.be
January 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"Love don't make things nice. It ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren't here to make things perfect.
The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us, not us. We are here to ruin ourselves and break our hearts and love the wrong people and die."
The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us, not us. We are here to ruin ourselves and break our hearts and love the wrong people and die."
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Welcome to the public domain, THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE (1929), which introduced the 🌎️ to the song Singin’ in the Rain & has scenes in 2-strip Technicolor! 🎶☔ Check out the #BusterKeaton cameo!
Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #InternetArchive
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#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #InternetArchive
January 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Welcome to the public domain, THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE (1929), which introduced the 🌎️ to the song Singin’ in the Rain & has scenes in 2-strip Technicolor! 🎶☔ Check out the #BusterKeaton cameo!
Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #InternetArchive
Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #InternetArchive
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The back handspring at the end killed me 😂
December 24, 2024 at 8:54 PM
The back handspring at the end killed me 😂
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Though you have put me into darkness, and given your drunken cousin rule over me, yet have I the benefit of my senses
December 1, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Though you have put me into darkness, and given your drunken cousin rule over me, yet have I the benefit of my senses
I'm David and this is my new puppy, Upton. He's an Affenpinscher. I'm entranced...
November 13, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I'm David and this is my new puppy, Upton. He's an Affenpinscher. I'm entranced...