Jason Shawhan
@jshawhan.bsky.social
Media Prophet. Film Critic (GALECA, MCFCA, Rotten Tomatoes, SEFCA). Co-host of @jjlpod.bsky.social . DJ (http://mixcloud.com/DJNomi). Catsitter. 16 insecurities in a leather jacket. Patricia Coma stan. Painter. Very gay. BLM. (He/Him)
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REJOICE!! SOMEONE HAS PUT THE VIDEO OF JESSE VENTURA SINGING WEREWOLVES OF MINNESOTA WITH WARREN ZEVON BACK UP ON YOUTUBE, HAPPY FIRST WEDNESDAY!!! (It starts at the 5-minute mark)
Warren Zevon In Governor Jesse Ventura's Inaugural Ball At The Target Center, Minneapolis, 1/16/1999
YouTube video by LeChuck Threepwood
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December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
REJOICE!! SOMEONE HAS PUT THE VIDEO OF JESSE VENTURA SINGING WEREWOLVES OF MINNESOTA WITH WARREN ZEVON BACK UP ON YOUTUBE, HAPPY FIRST WEDNESDAY!!! (It starts at the 5-minute mark)
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It’s just open white supremacy at this point.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It’s just open white supremacy at this point.
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📚 🦸🏻♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.”
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
📚 🦸🏻♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.”
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
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Yeah she’s not just bad gossip she’s odious but imma keep it a band ?
There are far too many like her in journalism and they’ve gotten so much space and I don’t think she’ll be the last
There are far too many like her in journalism and they’ve gotten so much space and I don’t think she’ll be the last
The strategy memo Olivia Nuzzi wrote for RFK Jr. while also writing an influential hatchet job on the very old candidate he opposed and a fawning puff piece on the very old candidate who out him in charge of public health in America www.telos.news/p/olivias-st...
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Yeah she’s not just bad gossip she’s odious but imma keep it a band ?
There are far too many like her in journalism and they’ve gotten so much space and I don’t think she’ll be the last
There are far too many like her in journalism and they’ve gotten so much space and I don’t think she’ll be the last
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Lithgow saying that a family friend with a trans kid came to him and literally said “please don’t do this” and he did it anyway really gives the game away. they don’t not know
Once again thinking about every actor trying to justify taking the money for the new HP series.
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lithgow saying that a family friend with a trans kid came to him and literally said “please don’t do this” and he did it anyway really gives the game away. they don’t not know
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Elected leaders in cities run by Dems have to demonstrate their commitment to opposing mass deportation if people are going to believe the party is opposed to it.
A proposal intended to reduce the Houston Police Department’s cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) failed to gain support from key council members and the city attorney this week.
Proposal to reduce HPD cooperation with ICE fails to gain steam among Houston city officials
An ordinance proposed by outgoing Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer lacks support from other council members and the city attorney.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Elected leaders in cities run by Dems have to demonstrate their commitment to opposing mass deportation if people are going to believe the party is opposed to it.
I had thoughts about the cosmically minimal and deeply affecting Peter Hujar's Day, opening at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social on Friday, December 5th. I'll be introducing the 6PM show that night.
www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture...
www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture...
‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Is a Triumphant Work of Earthy Grace
The biographical film from director Ira Sachs opens this week at the Belcourt
www.nashvillescene.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I had thoughts about the cosmically minimal and deeply affecting Peter Hujar's Day, opening at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social on Friday, December 5th. I'll be introducing the 6PM show that night.
www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture...
www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture...
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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ from director Ira Sachs — opening this week at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social — is a triumphant work. Senior film critic @jshawhan.bsky.social has this review.
‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Is a Triumphant Work of Earthy Grace
The biographical film from director Ira Sachs opens this week at the Belcourt
www.nashvillescene.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ from director Ira Sachs — opening this week at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social — is a triumphant work. Senior film critic @jshawhan.bsky.social has this review.
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Anyone who complains when critics put films you haven’t seen on their best of the year list doesn’t understand that our job is literally to watch more movies than you do and inform you about them. I mean hundreds more, every year. That’s what we do.
a woman wearing a tiara and a red dress says that 's the point of it
Alt: a woman wearing a tiara and a red dress says that 's the point of it
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Anyone who complains when critics put films you haven’t seen on their best of the year list doesn’t understand that our job is literally to watch more movies than you do and inform you about them. I mean hundreds more, every year. That’s what we do.
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One of my rules to live by is to never, ever believe anyone who claims to work over 100 hours a week or to trust them with anything.
Every - and I mean EVERY - person I've known IRL who makes these claims is not only a liar but a fraudster.
Every - and I mean EVERY - person I've known IRL who makes these claims is not only a liar but a fraudster.
Sen. Roger Marshall on Trump's health: "I'll work 110 hours a week. He outworks me. He's the first person I've ever known that works harder than I do. He runs around that golf course. He's in incredible shape right now. And you talk about sharp! He's playing 4 dimensional chess"
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One of my rules to live by is to never, ever believe anyone who claims to work over 100 hours a week or to trust them with anything.
Every - and I mean EVERY - person I've known IRL who makes these claims is not only a liar but a fraudster.
Every - and I mean EVERY - person I've known IRL who makes these claims is not only a liar but a fraudster.
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I spoke with @hellgatenyc.com about our negligent landlord and the dangerous conditions they’ve created in their rent-stabilized buildings (including in my own apartment).
A ceiling collapse in a Crown Heights apartment over Thanksgiving weekend is the latest sign of neglect inside buildings owned by billionaire Joel Wiener’s Pinnacle Group.
Now, tenants are intensifying their calls to halt the current bankruptcy auction of 93 rent-stabilized Pinnacle buildings.
Now, tenants are intensifying their calls to halt the current bankruptcy auction of 93 rent-stabilized Pinnacle buildings.
All They Want Is a Landlord Who Doesn't Suck
And more news for your Wednesday.
hellgatenyc.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I spoke with @hellgatenyc.com about our negligent landlord and the dangerous conditions they’ve created in their rent-stabilized buildings (including in my own apartment).
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if this happened in the runup to russia or qatar WCs there would be daily guardian and NYT stories, but these outlets ofc support anglo authoritarianism, so expect nothing
@hrw.org has documented the case of a man who was arrested at the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, which he had been attending with his young sons, and deported. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup
The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 20...
www.hrw.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
if this happened in the runup to russia or qatar WCs there would be daily guardian and NYT stories, but these outlets ofc support anglo authoritarianism, so expect nothing
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The non consent machine because a discrimination machine .
They dropped DEI but are now vibe pricing eggs
They dropped DEI but are now vibe pricing eggs
It’s unclear why the prices differ, but a new notice on Target’s website offers a potential hint: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”
Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs
A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The non consent machine because a discrimination machine .
They dropped DEI but are now vibe pricing eggs
They dropped DEI but are now vibe pricing eggs
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The U.S. constitution is widely considered the hardest constitution in the world to amend.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The U.S. constitution is widely considered the hardest constitution in the world to amend.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
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Marshall should lose his medical license for these lies.
Sen. Roger Marshall on Trump's health: "I'll work 110 hours a week. He outworks me. He's the first person I've ever known that works harder than I do. He runs around that golf course. He's in incredible shape right now. And you talk about sharp! He's playing 4 dimensional chess"
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Marshall should lose his medical license for these lies.
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Trump was born on third base and managed to steal second.
Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Trump was born on third base and managed to steal second.
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Trump and Hegseth shifting full blame for the second strike on Admiral Bradley should send a clear message to military service members:
The Trump Admin will throw you under the bus if you follow their unlawful orders.
That video from veteran Democrats was more than justified.
The Trump Admin will throw you under the bus if you follow their unlawful orders.
That video from veteran Democrats was more than justified.
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Trump and Hegseth shifting full blame for the second strike on Admiral Bradley should send a clear message to military service members:
The Trump Admin will throw you under the bus if you follow their unlawful orders.
That video from veteran Democrats was more than justified.
The Trump Admin will throw you under the bus if you follow their unlawful orders.
That video from veteran Democrats was more than justified.
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"He's nothing but an old racist who thinks the only people who belong here are white." Heavy on this part.
He has only become more deranged this time around and all his supporters enable his behavior. His ego is everything. People in power need to just openly disrespect him more.
He has only become more deranged this time around and all his supporters enable his behavior. His ego is everything. People in power need to just openly disrespect him more.
We're about a few days from the president calling us the n word n on Truth Social. And that's going to be another day in America that gets brushed under the rug so he can get away with his next outrageous thing. He's nothing but an old racist who thinks the only people who belong here are white.
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"He's nothing but an old racist who thinks the only people who belong here are white." Heavy on this part.
He has only become more deranged this time around and all his supporters enable his behavior. His ego is everything. People in power need to just openly disrespect him more.
He has only become more deranged this time around and all his supporters enable his behavior. His ego is everything. People in power need to just openly disrespect him more.
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Despite @aftynbehn.bsky.social generating real excitement with an authentic progressive anti-corruption message and getting closer than anyone in #TN7, *experts* are already dropping predictable “a centrist would’ve done better” takes - as though that hasn’t been tried here many times.
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Despite @aftynbehn.bsky.social generating real excitement with an authentic progressive anti-corruption message and getting closer than anyone in #TN7, *experts* are already dropping predictable “a centrist would’ve done better” takes - as though that hasn’t been tried here many times.
The ads for that new Audible Harry Potter series are giving heavy Wizard People Dear Reader.
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The ads for that new Audible Harry Potter series are giving heavy Wizard People Dear Reader.
What exactly is up with putting this Kill Bill reconstruction on so many tiny screens? I'm seeing the screens it's booked on, and so many of them are locked-flat, <100 seat theatres. I don't get it. @lionsgate.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
What exactly is up with putting this Kill Bill reconstruction on so many tiny screens? I'm seeing the screens it's booked on, and so many of them are locked-flat, <100 seat theatres. I don't get it. @lionsgate.com
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Try explaining to foreigners that a major city like Nashville doesn’t have congressional representation and they instantly see the US as far less democratic than most every developed country.
In many nations, Nashville would essentially be a self-governing “state” all by itself.
In many nations, Nashville would essentially be a self-governing “state” all by itself.
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Try explaining to foreigners that a major city like Nashville doesn’t have congressional representation and they instantly see the US as far less democratic than most every developed country.
In many nations, Nashville would essentially be a self-governing “state” all by itself.
In many nations, Nashville would essentially be a self-governing “state” all by itself.
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In more practical terms, Nashville used to have the representation in Congress that a city of its size is meant to have under our constitutional system, and now it doesn’t.
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
In more practical terms, Nashville used to have the representation in Congress that a city of its size is meant to have under our constitutional system, and now it doesn’t.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.