Devindra Hardawar
@devindra.bsky.social
Immigrant. Tech/movie 🇬🇾 guy. Engadget Editor. Filmcast co-host. ATL Film Critics Circle member. He/Him. devindra@devindra.org @devindra@mastodon.social
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so much backbone and courage, everywhere you look
BBC Director General and CEO of News Step Down After Trump Editing Controversy
BBC's director general Tim Davie and the CEO of News Deborah Turness resigned after BBC Panorama was accused of doctoring a Donald Trump speech.
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
so much backbone and courage, everywhere you look
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Kiarostami literally cast Ershadi in the middle of traffic to star in Taste of Cherry, and it's one of the great performances in cinema history. very sad news.
Homayoun Ershadi Dies: Iranian ‘The Kite Runner’ Actor Was 78
Homayoun Ershadi Dies: Iranian ‘The Kite Runner’ Actor Was 78
deadline.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Kiarostami literally cast Ershadi in the middle of traffic to star in Taste of Cherry, and it's one of the great performances in cinema history. very sad news.
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“If I had a choice between my taxes going up by 2 percent and every New York schoolchild getting enough to eat, you better believe I’d be letting those little brats scour the subway for enough loose change to buy a chopped cheese. Starvation builds character.”
"When I’m in the city, I want the authentic New York experience—getting served a hot slice of pepperoni pie by a Turkish immigrant who commutes in from Pennsylvania because he can’t afford to live anywhere in the five boroughs."
If New York City Is No Longer Going to Be an Unaffordable Police State Run by Crooks, I’m Taking My Hard-Earned Sex-Pest Dollars Elsewhere
“New York millionaires are plotting their exit from the city after the election of Zohran Mamdani, the socialist who plans to increase the taxes of...
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“If I had a choice between my taxes going up by 2 percent and every New York schoolchild getting enough to eat, you better believe I’d be letting those little brats scour the subway for enough loose change to buy a chopped cheese. Starvation builds character.”
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so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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It's almost this time of year.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's almost this time of year.
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Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
bookriot.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
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I think Joyce Carol Oates has managed to be impossible to milkshake duck.
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I think Joyce Carol Oates has managed to be impossible to milkshake duck.
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
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hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
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RIP Tatsuya Nakadai. I interviewed and was star struck by him twice. Once was on stage at the Museum of the Moving Image after a screening of the paranoid spy comedy AGE OF ASSASSINS, and once was for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/a...
A Living Legend: Tatsuya Nakadai on "Sword of Doom" | Interviews | Roger Ebert
An interview with legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai about "Sword of Doom" and his extensive career in film.
www.rogerebert.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai. I interviewed and was star struck by him twice. Once was on stage at the Museum of the Moving Image after a screening of the paranoid spy comedy AGE OF ASSASSINS, and once was for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/a...
Didn’t think I’d get chills watching the Schwarzenegger Running Man, all this dystopian fiction and we’ve learned nothing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Didn’t think I’d get chills watching the Schwarzenegger Running Man, all this dystopian fiction and we’ve learned nothing
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"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
The hottest trend this winter will be wearable blankets. They can’t let you down, like so many things today. All they deliver is snuggs. (Sent while wearing a Dragonball blanket robe)
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The hottest trend this winter will be wearable blankets. They can’t let you down, like so many things today. All they deliver is snuggs. (Sent while wearing a Dragonball blanket robe)
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There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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SESAME STREET debuted #OTD in 1969.
It changed the face of children's television — and transformed the way a generation looked at race and the world beyond our doorstep. #SesameStreet #SesameStreetDay
It changed the face of children's television — and transformed the way a generation looked at race and the world beyond our doorstep. #SesameStreet #SesameStreetDay
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
SESAME STREET debuted #OTD in 1969.
It changed the face of children's television — and transformed the way a generation looked at race and the world beyond our doorstep. #SesameStreet #SesameStreetDay
It changed the face of children's television — and transformed the way a generation looked at race and the world beyond our doorstep. #SesameStreet #SesameStreetDay
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IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME CRIMES AND WANT TO GET AWAY WITH IT:
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME CRIMES AND WANT TO GET AWAY WITH IT:
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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fuck chuck schumer and anybody down with him
March 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
fuck chuck schumer and anybody down with him
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Also, I had no idea?! "Hospitals are notorious for their greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for around 5% of emissions globally."
America's first all-electric hospital is opening soon in Orange County. Super cool. laist.com/news/all-ele...
The first all-electric hospital in the US will soon open in Irvine
It’s part of what the hospital says is a 'healthcare without harm' model.
laist.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Also, I had no idea?! "Hospitals are notorious for their greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for around 5% of emissions globally."
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FFC review: PREDATOR: BADLANDS, by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/11/pred...
Predator: Badlands (2025) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
****/****starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Reuben de Jongscreenplay by Patrick Alson and Brian Duffielddirected by Dan Trachtenberg by Walter Chaw There are two moments back-to-b...
filmfreakcentral.net
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
FFC review: PREDATOR: BADLANDS, by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/11/pred...
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We try to give as much insight into how we report our stories and our dealings with tech companies as we can, and the narratives that they push. Meta has become obsessed with telling reporters that its smart glasses are no different than an iPhone. So we wrote this:
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR
Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We try to give as much insight into how we report our stories and our dealings with tech companies as we can, and the narratives that they push. Meta has become obsessed with telling reporters that its smart glasses are no different than an iPhone. So we wrote this:
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Maybe Zohran Mamdani should have come out for ending the shutdown so Democratic Senators could have opposed it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Maybe Zohran Mamdani should have come out for ending the shutdown so Democratic Senators could have opposed it.