Austin Reynolds
@reynoldsaustin.bsky.social
Writer / AFI Conservatory Senior Lecturer and Senior Story Mentor / WGA & AAUP / AFI Alum / Blacklist Alum
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I've been saying to friends for a few months that the more I study authoritarianism in other countries, the more concerned I become that the CBS story is the sleeping giant here. The process has been a simmer (people inside the network have spoken out in real-time) but don't mistake slow for safe.
One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
July 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've been saying to friends for a few months that the more I study authoritarianism in other countries, the more concerned I become that the CBS story is the sleeping giant here. The process has been a simmer (people inside the network have spoken out in real-time) but don't mistake slow for safe.
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Just a reminder that Orwell’s protagonist in 1984, Winston Groom, works as a copy editor, except that his job entails endlessly “correcting the data” so that the archival record conforms to the Party’s preferred fictions, and what is “known” becomes a principal instrument of conformity.
June 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Just a reminder that Orwell’s protagonist in 1984, Winston Groom, works as a copy editor, except that his job entails endlessly “correcting the data” so that the archival record conforms to the Party’s preferred fictions, and what is “known” becomes a principal instrument of conformity.
When will the other countries start sanctioning Trump and his family?
June 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When will the other countries start sanctioning Trump and his family?
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breaking: world’s richest humanoid can afford to buy clean pee to submit for testing.
Very normal stuff from Elon, posting his drug test results
June 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
breaking: world’s richest humanoid can afford to buy clean pee to submit for testing.
Saw a lot of standard Sunday afternoon Instagram posts of people out and about, hiking in Griffith Park, playing in their backyards with their kids, brunch with friends. If he’s so concerned about losing LA, he should move the Olympics. #NoOlympicsLA
June 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Saw a lot of standard Sunday afternoon Instagram posts of people out and about, hiking in Griffith Park, playing in their backyards with their kids, brunch with friends. If he’s so concerned about losing LA, he should move the Olympics. #NoOlympicsLA
“NOT TO ME! FREE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! FOOL”
May 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
“NOT TO ME! FREE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! FOOL”
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“You don’t pay for BRIBES, stupid!”
lol “getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE,” yeah that’s the problem my guy
May 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“You don’t pay for BRIBES, stupid!”
Transparent Corruption
Statement from the White House on this matter:
“Any gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full compliance with all applicable laws. President Trump's Administration is committed to full transparency.”
“Any gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full compliance with all applicable laws. President Trump's Administration is committed to full transparency.”
1. NEWS
The Trump administration plans to accept a Boeing 747 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family, which will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One.
The plane will then be donated to Trump’s library when he leaves office, allowing him to continue using it as a private citizen.
The Trump administration plans to accept a Boeing 747 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family, which will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One.
The plane will then be donated to Trump’s library when he leaves office, allowing him to continue using it as a private citizen.
May 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Transparent Corruption
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT
He opens the door… but Megan is gone. He hears little footsteps…
NOTIFICATION: Boo!
Megan POPS UP and DANCES down the hallway!!
NOTIFICATION: Tonight is a great night for pizza! UberEats from Dominoes and enjoy 20% off (up to $15) using code “BYE BYE MOVIES”
Megan backflips!!
He opens the door… but Megan is gone. He hears little footsteps…
NOTIFICATION: Boo!
Megan POPS UP and DANCES down the hallway!!
NOTIFICATION: Tonight is a great night for pizza! UberEats from Dominoes and enjoy 20% off (up to $15) using code “BYE BYE MOVIES”
Megan backflips!!
Blumhouse, the horror studio, teamed with Meta to experiment with a technology called Movie Mate. It’s a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones as they watch films in movie theaters.
Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
Blumhouse, the horror movie studio, has teamed up with Meta on a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones while watching a movie.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT
He opens the door… but Megan is gone. He hears little footsteps…
NOTIFICATION: Boo!
Megan POPS UP and DANCES down the hallway!!
NOTIFICATION: Tonight is a great night for pizza! UberEats from Dominoes and enjoy 20% off (up to $15) using code “BYE BYE MOVIES”
Megan backflips!!
He opens the door… but Megan is gone. He hears little footsteps…
NOTIFICATION: Boo!
Megan POPS UP and DANCES down the hallway!!
NOTIFICATION: Tonight is a great night for pizza! UberEats from Dominoes and enjoy 20% off (up to $15) using code “BYE BYE MOVIES”
Megan backflips!!
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Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."
April 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."
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See the movies or don't, read your kids whatever you want, but this self-portrait of a gloating hatemonger is the identity she has chosen.
April 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
See the movies or don't, read your kids whatever you want, but this self-portrait of a gloating hatemonger is the identity she has chosen.
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BREAKING: Mike Waltz caught discussing military plans in LetterBoxd review of 'Rango'
April 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING: Mike Waltz caught discussing military plans in LetterBoxd review of 'Rango'
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All of them witches.
We’re mapping the DOGE team. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
All of them witches.
Every time I drive Los Feliz Blvd I’ll see 2-3 cyber trucks. I apologize to anyone else on the road that thinks I’m giving you the finger. Those birds are for the Nazi supporters. 🖕
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #ElonMuskIsANazi
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #ElonMuskIsANazi
February 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Every time I drive Los Feliz Blvd I’ll see 2-3 cyber trucks. I apologize to anyone else on the road that thinks I’m giving you the finger. Those birds are for the Nazi supporters. 🖕
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #ElonMuskIsANazi
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #ElonMuskIsANazi
Vince is right.
February 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Vince is right.
They’re so afraid of her campaign in four years 🤞 @aoc.bsky.social
Openly threatening a member of Congress with prosecution
for the second time today, Tom Homan is on Fox News confirming that he asked the DOJ to investigate AOC
February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
They’re so afraid of her campaign in four years 🤞 @aoc.bsky.social
Seems like any journalist or podcaster can influence policy by asking a leading question on a subject of their own interest. How do we get recess therapy and corn kid in the press briefings? The Muppets? Anyone with student loans?
February 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seems like any journalist or podcaster can influence policy by asking a leading question on a subject of their own interest. How do we get recess therapy and corn kid in the press briefings? The Muppets? Anyone with student loans?