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Gloria Grahame is a legend, a very talented actress. Her life is filled with shadows. Finally some light can be thrown on them. Tony Ray’s unpublished memoirs are now published. For those who love movies and Gloria this is a must: CIRCLE OF LIONS stickingplacebooks.com/circle-of-li...
“We are going to stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“We are going to stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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That's the idea! Wrecking the biggest threat to autocratic domination.
It will take America *decades*—not merely years—to recover from what these robber barons did to us.
They destroyed our government, caused untold pain to the average American directly and indirectly, and used our money as their piggy bank.
And all of it *should* have been criminal.
They destroyed our government, caused untold pain to the average American directly and indirectly, and used our money as their piggy bank.
And all of it *should* have been criminal.
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
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November 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
That's the idea! Wrecking the biggest threat to autocratic domination.
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You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
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I hope it’s now (even more) obvious that having military in our streets, with instructions to ignore “stupid rules of engagement,” is not in any way intended to protect us or make us safer
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I hope it’s now (even more) obvious that having military in our streets, with instructions to ignore “stupid rules of engagement,” is not in any way intended to protect us or make us safer
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
Pussy Riot co-founder Nady Tolokonnikova's performance piece & exhibition -- POLICE STATE -- will run at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art through Nov. 30. Tolokonnikova has converted the Edlis Neeson Theater into a makeshift prison cell. windycitytimes.com/2025/11/28/a... @pussyriot.bsky.social
ART Nadya Tolokonnikova’s ‘POLICE STATE’ at MCA through Nov. 30 - Windy City Times
LGBTQ+ Pussy Riot co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova’s exhibition POLICE STATE will run at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art through Nov. 30. For the activation, Tolokonnikova has converted the Edlis N...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pussy Riot co-founder Nady Tolokonnikova's performance piece & exhibition -- POLICE STATE -- will run at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art through Nov. 30. Tolokonnikova has converted the Edlis Neeson Theater into a makeshift prison cell. windycitytimes.com/2025/11/28/a... @pussyriot.bsky.social
“Watching Fuckktoys feels like stepping into an alternate reality, where magic and curses and psychics are all real.” movieweb.com/f-toys-review/
'F**ktoys' Is Fearless Filmmaking at Its Finest
Hollywood would never make a movie like this anymore – and that's exactly why it's so great.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“Watching Fuckktoys feels like stepping into an alternate reality, where magic and curses and psychics are all real.” movieweb.com/f-toys-review/
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor known for her role in Northern Exposure, said she was detained by ICE officers in Seattle, who told her that her tribal identification “looked fake.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Native American actor says she was detained by ICE officers who said tribal ID ‘looked fake’
Elaine Miles of Northern Exposure was stopped by four masked men in Seattle while walking to bus stop
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November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor known for her role in Northern Exposure, said she was detained by ICE officers in Seattle, who told her that her tribal identification “looked fake.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
U.S. Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson’s refusal to follow orders at My Lai is the stuff of peace prizes. If, heaven forbid, this government ever ordered troops to put down a protest by firing on citizens, we will need a platoon full of Hugh Thompsons. www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
U.S. Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson’s refusal to follow orders at My Lai is the stuff of peace prizes. If, heaven forbid, this government ever ordered troops to put down a protest by firing on citizens, we will need a platoon full of Hugh Thompsons. www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Claudettes at Greater Boston's best kept secret --> The Fallout Shelter www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqmM...
''You Don't Move Me No More'' - The Claudettes
YouTube video by The Fallout Shelter
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November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Claudettes at Greater Boston's best kept secret --> The Fallout Shelter www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqmM...
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions | Official Trialer www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfSp...
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions | Official Trialer www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfSp...
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This epic takedown of Trump’s entire cabinet by Jen Psaki would be funny if millions of lives weren’t hanging in the balance because of his no good, incompetent, unqualified, reckless, corrupt, unserious, and flat out dangerous picks.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This epic takedown of Trump’s entire cabinet by Jen Psaki would be funny if millions of lives weren’t hanging in the balance because of his no good, incompetent, unqualified, reckless, corrupt, unserious, and flat out dangerous picks.
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INTERVIEW | Maria Alyokhina, Russian punk activist: The price of political art was prison www.bbc.com/audio/play/w... @pussyriot.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
INTERVIEW | Maria Alyokhina, Russian punk activist: The price of political art was prison www.bbc.com/audio/play/w... @pussyriot.bsky.social
BROOKLYN | Moor Mother debuts her new band. Pussy Riot disrupts with raw power. Two uncompromising forces. One charged night—in the round—preceded by a conversation with Laurie Anderson & Nadya Tolokonnikova [DEC 2: 322 3rd Ave] festival.powerhousearts.org/festival-per... @pussyriot.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BROOKLYN | Moor Mother debuts her new band. Pussy Riot disrupts with raw power. Two uncompromising forces. One charged night—in the round—preceded by a conversation with Laurie Anderson & Nadya Tolokonnikova [DEC 2: 322 3rd Ave] festival.powerhousearts.org/festival-per... @pussyriot.bsky.social
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Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
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But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
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Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
LONDON! Heads up! Following the success of its Ring Cycle in 2025, in April 2026 Regents Opera will be staging Salome by Richard Strauss conducted by Ben Woodward and directed by Mark Ravenhill. www.ticketsource.co.uk/regents-opera
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
LONDON! Heads up! Following the success of its Ring Cycle in 2025, in April 2026 Regents Opera will be staging Salome by Richard Strauss conducted by Ben Woodward and directed by Mark Ravenhill. www.ticketsource.co.uk/regents-opera
Concerning the dismissals of Comey and James, the incompetence is a feature not a bug; there was never an expectation that these cases would have merit, because in Trump’s infantile mind it’s all a show -- and it’s impossible for a wrestler to wrestle themselves.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Concerning the dismissals of Comey and James, the incompetence is a feature not a bug; there was never an expectation that these cases would have merit, because in Trump’s infantile mind it’s all a show -- and it’s impossible for a wrestler to wrestle themselves.
Matthew Bergman has seven lawsuits in CA against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT contributed to severe mental health harms. Four are wrongful death claims from families of individuals who died by suicide after prolonged conversations with the bot. pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/ai/chatgp...
From Asbestos to AI: The Lawyer Taking on ChatGPT Over Mental Health Harms
Matthew Bergman has become the go-to attorney for families suing tech companies over wrongful deaths linked to AI and social media.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Matthew Bergman has seven lawsuits in CA against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT contributed to severe mental health harms. Four are wrongful death claims from families of individuals who died by suicide after prolonged conversations with the bot. pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/ai/chatgp...
CHICAGO! Nadya Tolokonikova's “Police State” opens tomorrow! visit.mcachicago.org/events/perfo... @pussyriot.bsky.social @mcachicago.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
CHICAGO! Nadya Tolokonikova's “Police State” opens tomorrow! visit.mcachicago.org/events/perfo... @pussyriot.bsky.social @mcachicago.bsky.social
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
America’s Housing Crisis, in One Chart
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America’s Housing Crisis, in One Chart
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November 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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America’s Housing Crisis, in One Chart
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America’s Housing Crisis, in One Chart
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Nadya Tolokonnikova, co-founder of Pussy Riot, has been in Vladimir Putin’s crosshairs half her life. But being on Russia’s wanted listed, will not deter her. Nov 25 to 30, she will perform an installation piece, “Police State.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/m... @pussyriot.bsky.social
MCA’s ‘Police State’ is a lesson in resistance from a founding member of Pussy Riot
Dissident Nadya Tolokonnikova talks to the Tribune about the installation that re-creates a Russian prison cell inside the museum.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nadya Tolokonnikova, co-founder of Pussy Riot, has been in Vladimir Putin’s crosshairs half her life. But being on Russia’s wanted listed, will not deter her. Nov 25 to 30, she will perform an installation piece, “Police State.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/m... @pussyriot.bsky.social
The story of Vladimir Okhotnikov, who goes by the name "Lado," highlights how crypto has turbocharged age-old financial schemes and allowed accused criminals to outrun authorities trying to catch and prosecute them. www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
The Russian crypto guru’s Hollywood gambit
How the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam teamed up with a globe-trotting influencer and a disgraced Oscar winner as he pushed his latest dubious project.
www.icij.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The story of Vladimir Okhotnikov, who goes by the name "Lado," highlights how crypto has turbocharged age-old financial schemes and allowed accused criminals to outrun authorities trying to catch and prosecute them. www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
Jan Kerouac’s 1981 novel “Baby Driver” chronicles a fearless and windblown life entirely distinct from her famous parent’s. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
Her Father Wrote ‘On the Road.’ She Lived Her Own Version.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Jan Kerouac’s 1981 novel “Baby Driver” chronicles a fearless and windblown life entirely distinct from her famous parent’s. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
At least 52 schoolchildren and teachers have been kidnapped from a school in northwestern Nigeria, according to government officials, the second such attack in the country this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week
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November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
At least 52 schoolchildren and teachers have been kidnapped from a school in northwestern Nigeria, according to government officials, the second such attack in the country this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "I'm seeking the help of Congressmen Vindman and Jamie Raskin, to get the transcript of the conversation between President Trump and Crown Prince MBS to understand the truth."
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "I'm seeking the help of Congressmen Vindman and Jamie Raskin, to get the transcript of the conversation between President Trump and Crown Prince MBS to understand the truth."