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<Todd>
@todd323.bsky.social
Sociologist, criminologist, and intense cinephile. Primarily interested in the intersection of popular culture and politics.
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A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.
August 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Thought Experiment: What if Americans were as passionate about stopping real fascism as they were in stopping fascism's impact on Andor!
July 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Pete Buttigieg is a coward...er um... I mean a democrat.... oh right, either one works.
July 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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This is worth sharing. Please do. 🙏
July 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I miss the old days when I thought AI would be a cunning villain...

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A ★★★★★ review of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
"... this conversation can serve no purpose any more." - H.A.L., Wow, I used to think that AI was going to destroy us by like literally trying to kill us and shit and that it would have a cool name an...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Two suggestions: Take climate change seriously and make the world less of a capitalist hellscape? Would that maybe work? www.bbc.com/news/article...
'The village will die' - Italy looks for answers to decline in number of babies
The government wants to encourage women to have babies but Italians say they need greater help.
www.bbc.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It takes a real fucked up political moment for Saw VI to become a comfort film for me, but here we are. boxd.it/apPYmX
A ★★★★★ review of Saw VI (2009)
"Addiction is not simple Jill.... WAKE UP!!!!!" - John, So, I've finally come to accept that Saw VI is a comfort watch for me. What that says about me, no idea.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I haven't read Dante in a while, in what ring of hell do people that pre-comply go?

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The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests
The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests
Protesters are rallying against the closure of a major gender-affirming care center for kids and teenagers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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July 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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So, Fox has this headline on it’s newspaper, in the post they did say that Mamdani was quoted as saying ""If somebody is jaywalking, if somebody is surviving, going through domestic violence – there are so many different, different situations 1/3
July 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Yes, we can disagree about who's the best Batman. Not about if brown kids deserve human rights.
July 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If your takeaway from the state of the world is “ugh, leftists are annoying,” I don’t know what to tell you. We don’t have time for this shit. The planet’s burning, fascists are organizing, and you're too cool to care? Maybe being a little annoying is what organizing requires.
July 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Viewers of "Love Island USA" Season 7 have taken the fandom to new heights by attending watch parties.
'Love Island USA' watch parties have reached 'Super Bowl' levels of 'excitement'
Viewers of "Love Island USA" Season 7 have taken the fandom to new heights by attending watch parties.
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July 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Woh, I just stumbled upon the fact that Gary Hart is still alive, I wonder if every time he reads a story about Trump he's like "you know you couldn't get away with that in 1988!" and his friends and family are like "we know Gary."
July 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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The most undefeated tweet
July 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Finally got around to this... who said this was the correct way to talk about race? I never got to vote! boxd.it/agZ969
A ★½ review of Remember the Titans (2000)
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” - Dr. Ian Malcolm (nif) - 5x10 Actors (Denzel 4/10): boxd.it/CvmkC This 3.8 average has ...
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July 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Saw a screening with Q&A at the Socialism 2025 conference.

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A ★★★★½ review of The Encampments (2025)
“Bravery is very contagious.” — A student reflecting on the courage galvanized by the encampment - 2025: boxd.it/CZnT4 Watched this at a Socialism conference in a live Q&A with an outreach director fr...
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July 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Finding out a UFC fight will be on the White House lawn feels like Trump didn't understand or see this movie: boxd.it/8EJJQv
A ★★★ review of Idiocracy (2006)
"But it's got electrolytes!" - Secretary of Defense, I just... Okay, it's super cliche to talk about how prescient this film is, but there is some stuff in here that is hard to ignore. On the whole I ...
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July 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Newist addition to my "Are we sure about capitalism?" film list.

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A ★★★★★ review of Salt of the Earth (1954)
"I want to decide for myself what I do and what I don’t do.” - Esperanza Quintero, Some films are time capsules. Others are calls to arms. Salt of the Earth is both. Banned, blacklisted, and buried up...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I think this film, which my mom brought me to at age 10 back in 1989, was pretty formative in getting me to think about race and systemic inequality (not that I called it that at 10). Anyways.... great film.

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A ★★★★★ review of Do the Right Thing (1989)
"If you don’t fight for what you want, don’t cry for what you lost.” — Da Mayor - Lee: boxd.it/1XDiG Been thinking about this movie since I saw it back in 1989.... here's five things I've been thinkin...
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July 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Given the vote today, I am trying to focus on films about social change that give my cynical heart some glimmer of hope. Here's one: boxd.it/7L0fFx
A ★★★★★ review of Pride (2014)
"Terrific.... let's take down the government." - Punk Woman, AND "The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press o...
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July 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM