A reminder that Collins only votes no on these things when they are guaranteed to pass. Never mistake Susan Collins for anything but the most far right Republican, because that is what she enables at every turn.

Brett Kavanaugh stops are Susan Collins stops.

In the last year, I have written and edited extensive tribute coverage for David Lynch, Val Kilmer, Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, Rob Reiner, Tom Stoppard, Diane Ladd, Diane Keaton, Terence Stamp, Brian Wilson, and Catherine O'Hara, and no wonder I'm sad too often.

From beyond the grave Paul Allen embarrassing Bob Kraft. Man do I wish the owner of the Patriots wasn’t an asshole.

Will always love Catherine O’Hara’s scenes in After Hours.

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Wow -- incredible!!!

You were more precious than a pot of gold

There isn’t a bad one. She was able to find little moments of kindness and sentimentality even in some of her most ridiculous characters (thinking particularly about her work with Christopher Guest, but even in Moira Rose).

the full headline is even better

The party of free speech is at it again.

Also remember Florida was the first to pass its (unconstitutional) law suggesting that no political speech could ever be removed from social media, and desantis did a whole big thing about how Florida had the strongest free speech protections.

If they arrested Don Lemon without a warrant after 2 judges both refused to sign off on charges, then we are way further on this descent into fascism than any of us realize. And if this illegal directive came from Stephen Miller it’s further proof that he needs to be arrested and prosecuted himself.

Even I, a diehard Patriots fan, will be perfectly content to see Bob Kraft take another L.

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

Today seems a good day as any to remind you that there is an excellent documentary about how fascist regimes go after media organizations — specifically Putin’s but it could be ours next. You should definitely see once it drops on Mubi later this year. (Gift link.)

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/m...

Judges need to stop using the normal order scalpel and start using the abnormal order hatchet.

I think we all forgot just how badass the Casino Royale opening title sequence is. Chris Cornell gave us the best Bond anthem of the last two eras, not even close.

Again, reconstruction 2029 the move isn’t to sue to recoup this, it is to seize.

If you don’t make an example out of this motherfucker, why even have examples?

the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system