Howard A. Rodman
@rodman.bsky.social
• Novelist, The Great Eastern, Destiny Express.
• Screenwriter, Joe Gould's Secret, Savage Grace.
• Past President, WGAW
• Vice President & Governor, AMPAS
• Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts
• Postpunk guitarist
• Home barista
• Screenwriter, Joe Gould's Secret, Savage Grace.
• Past President, WGAW
• Vice President & Governor, AMPAS
• Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts
• Postpunk guitarist
• Home barista
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November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Scanning the crowd at that Pope Leo film thing at the Vatican. Spike Lee and Cate Blanchett sure, but front row seat for Dario Argento 💥...
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Scanning the crowd at that Pope Leo film thing at the Vatican. Spike Lee and Cate Blanchett sure, but front row seat for Dario Argento 💥...
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See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
A younger Howard in L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours a/k/a The Big O.
Written and directed by André S. Labarthe.
Featuring László Szabó, Ágnes Bánfalvy, Peter Bogdanovich, Curtis Harrington, John Houseman, Susan Strasberg et. al.
Thanks to François Thomas!
Written and directed by André S. Labarthe.
Featuring László Szabó, Ágnes Bánfalvy, Peter Bogdanovich, Curtis Harrington, John Houseman, Susan Strasberg et. al.
Thanks to François Thomas!
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A younger Howard in L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours a/k/a The Big O.
Written and directed by André S. Labarthe.
Featuring László Szabó, Ágnes Bánfalvy, Peter Bogdanovich, Curtis Harrington, John Houseman, Susan Strasberg et. al.
Thanks to François Thomas!
Written and directed by André S. Labarthe.
Featuring László Szabó, Ágnes Bánfalvy, Peter Bogdanovich, Curtis Harrington, John Houseman, Susan Strasberg et. al.
Thanks to François Thomas!
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
NYTimes euphemism watch: "blending governance and family business."
Isn't this what used to be called, at the very least, bribery? Corruption? Violation of the emoluments clause?
Let alone: flagrant violation of the law of the land?
@nytimes.com
Isn't this what used to be called, at the very least, bribery? Corruption? Violation of the emoluments clause?
Let alone: flagrant violation of the law of the land?
@nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NYTimes euphemism watch: "blending governance and family business."
Isn't this what used to be called, at the very least, bribery? Corruption? Violation of the emoluments clause?
Let alone: flagrant violation of the law of the land?
@nytimes.com
Isn't this what used to be called, at the very least, bribery? Corruption? Violation of the emoluments clause?
Let alone: flagrant violation of the law of the land?
@nytimes.com
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One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
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Hold up… this motherfucker has had a THIRD MRI this year?!?
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Hold up… this motherfucker has had a THIRD MRI this year?!?
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
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65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
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Time to listen to season 6 of @karinalongworth.bsky.social’s podcast You Must Remember This about Hollywood’s black list during the Red Scare.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Time to listen to season 6 of @karinalongworth.bsky.social’s podcast You Must Remember This about Hollywood’s black list during the Red Scare.
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Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, with annotations on the gimlet by Raymond Chandler.
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, with annotations on the gimlet by Raymond Chandler.
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For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
These are the faces that welcome you to America.
Tom Bradley International Terminal, LAX.
Tom Bradley International Terminal, LAX.
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
These are the faces that welcome you to America.
Tom Bradley International Terminal, LAX.
Tom Bradley International Terminal, LAX.
“You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style.”
—Nabokov, Lolita.
—Nabokov, Lolita.
did not have Harvard English professor Elisa New emailing Jeffrey Epstein about Lolita on my 2025 bingo card
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style.”
—Nabokov, Lolita.
—Nabokov, Lolita.
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If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
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I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
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It's really weird to see people like Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, who once had sweet corporate gigs, have to turn up the creep knob to compete with a generation of personalities that started with an iPhone and a mental disorder.
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's really weird to see people like Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, who once had sweet corporate gigs, have to turn up the creep knob to compete with a generation of personalities that started with an iPhone and a mental disorder.
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I live in a time when "a cabal of pedophiles runs the country" and "the national media have been engaging in a multi a year long conspiracy to end democracy" are factual statements and I want a refund
About the same time the NYT sat on a scoop tying Trump to Epstein, Maggie Haberman was downright giddy (y'all) about NYT promoting an anti-Hillary Clinton book.
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I live in a time when "a cabal of pedophiles runs the country" and "the national media have been engaging in a multi a year long conspiracy to end democracy" are factual statements and I want a refund
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The past is yesterday..
Yesterday belongs to the dead,
tomorrow belongs to the living
(Sun Ra)
Yesterday belongs to the dead,
tomorrow belongs to the living
(Sun Ra)
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The past is yesterday..
Yesterday belongs to the dead,
tomorrow belongs to the living
(Sun Ra)
Yesterday belongs to the dead,
tomorrow belongs to the living
(Sun Ra)
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If only our society took major crimes by rich people as seriously as minor crimes by poor people. Ideally more seriously. But as seriously would be a big improvement.
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If only our society took major crimes by rich people as seriously as minor crimes by poor people. Ideally more seriously. But as seriously would be a big improvement.