Tim Stevens
@ungajje.bsky.social
Writer (Connecticut College), TV Editor (The Spool), Film Critic (Wealth of Geeks). Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic. Member of the CCA. Therapist on Hiatus. Formerly of Marvel.com, Comics Nexus, ComicsVerse, CBR, and likely more. he/him
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To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.
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when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
Would love to know what "culturally normal" means there Gav-bear.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Would love to know what "culturally normal" means there Gav-bear.
What do you think Boy-and-Girl-Land is like?
December 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
What do you think Boy-and-Girl-Land is like?
If autocorrect fucks up more times than not, why do people think AI is a good idea?
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If autocorrect fucks up more times than not, why do people think AI is a good idea?
Not making me feel excited about the future there Ted.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER would have been just as big on Netflix.
“There’s no reason to believe that the movie itself is better in any size of screen for all people. My son’s an editor, he watched ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ on his phone.”
via
@nytimes
“There’s no reason to believe that the movie itself is better in any size of screen for all people. My son’s an editor, he watched ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ on his phone.”
via
@nytimes
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Not making me feel excited about the future there Ted.
Super strange to hear Jeff Pearlman discuss a basketball player at my D3 alma mater/current employer. Cool, but strange.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Super strange to hear Jeff Pearlman discuss a basketball player at my D3 alma mater/current employer. Cool, but strange.
There was an era in advice columns staffed by Millennials where one of the most oft-repeated pieces of advice essentially amounted to "you don't have to make friends at work, you don't have to be friendly with your neighbors, you don't have to socially interact with anyone if you don't want."
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There was an era in advice columns staffed by Millennials where one of the most oft-repeated pieces of advice essentially amounted to "you don't have to make friends at work, you don't have to be friendly with your neighbors, you don't have to socially interact with anyone if you don't want."
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Imagine being so unaccomplished that you have to force people to put your name on buildings and holidays and parks. MLK didn't name a single building after himself because he didn't need to. Trump's name will be removed so fast, you'll need slo-mo footage to see it.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Imagine being so unaccomplished that you have to force people to put your name on buildings and holidays and parks. MLK didn't name a single building after himself because he didn't need to. Trump's name will be removed so fast, you'll need slo-mo footage to see it.
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If you’re not already using it, udm14.com (which is Google search with the AI slop removed) has been a lifesaver. It’s like old-school search!
&udm=14 | the disenshittification Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you’re not already using it, udm14.com (which is Google search with the AI slop removed) has been a lifesaver. It’s like old-school search!
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Like this stuff is why “no kings” has such resonance.
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Like this stuff is why “no kings” has such resonance.
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This, the coin, his name being engraved in the US Institute of Peace, these are all first attempts at establishing a more robust and open personalist rule than we have ever seen in this country.
When I saw the story in passing I thought it was the same dumb bit as the army parade, the fig leaf of using Flag Day because it happens to also be his birthday. But no, Trump's birthday as such is now an official commemoration for NPS free admission days.
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This, the coin, his name being engraved in the US Institute of Peace, these are all first attempts at establishing a more robust and open personalist rule than we have ever seen in this country.
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i get madder about it every time i read this dude pretend that going to the movies is some elitist coastal affectation only the privileged few get to enjoy when it’s one of the most widely accessible ways for pretty much anyone to have a fun night out
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
i get madder about it every time i read this dude pretend that going to the movies is some elitist coastal affectation only the privileged few get to enjoy when it’s one of the most widely accessible ways for pretty much anyone to have a fun night out
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USPS subsidizes a *lot* of shipping in the united states and characterizing it in terms of profit and loss is fundamentally a bad faith exercise given how many of it’s benefits are truly universal in a way that not all federal agencies are
December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
USPS subsidizes a *lot* of shipping in the united states and characterizing it in terms of profit and loss is fundamentally a bad faith exercise given how many of it’s benefits are truly universal in a way that not all federal agencies are
What. A. Shame.
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What. A. Shame.
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Infantino said this isn’t “a normal draw”
That was at least thing said on stage that was true
There were moments that approached propaganda, especially in the highly politicised interpretations to justify Trump’s Peace Prize - a debasing of football
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
That was at least thing said on stage that was true
There were moments that approached propaganda, especially in the highly politicised interpretations to justify Trump’s Peace Prize - a debasing of football
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Trump, Infantino and Ferdinand’s bad jokes: Inside Fifa’s shameful World Cup draw
The drawn-out ceremony at Washington’s Kennedy Center was a highly politicised show and a glimpse into football’s dystopian future
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Infantino said this isn’t “a normal draw”
That was at least thing said on stage that was true
There were moments that approached propaganda, especially in the highly politicised interpretations to justify Trump’s Peace Prize - a debasing of football
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
That was at least thing said on stage that was true
There were moments that approached propaganda, especially in the highly politicised interpretations to justify Trump’s Peace Prize - a debasing of football
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
Only just now?!?!
Breaking: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways after new revelations and allegations about an affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
Exclusive | Vanity Fair to Part Ways With Journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Nuzzi’s contract with Vanity Fair expires at year-end, following new allegations and revelations about her conduct while she reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Only just now?!?!
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Theater kids, it's time to get to the movie theater.
"You might’ve noticed that the verb tenses in this review are all over the place. That’s because it’s tricky to describe the architecture of a film that runs in the opposite direction from most." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/merr...
Merrily We Roll Along movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
Magic happens.
www.rogerebert.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Theater kids, it's time to get to the movie theater.
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‘Sinners’ and ‘Adolescence’ Lead 2025 Critics Choice Awards Film and TV Nominations — See the Full List www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...
cool to see where my fellow voters landed with this
cool to see where my fellow voters landed with this
‘Sinners’ and ‘Adolescence’ Lead 2025 Critics Choice Awards Film and TV Nominations — See the Full List
'Sinners' and 'Adolescence' and lead all nominees.
www.indiewire.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
‘Sinners’ and ‘Adolescence’ Lead 2025 Critics Choice Awards Film and TV Nominations — See the Full List www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...
cool to see where my fellow voters landed with this
cool to see where my fellow voters landed with this
Why is a soccer organization passing out a Peace Prize?
December 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Why is a soccer organization passing out a Peace Prize?
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But long & exclusive theatrical windows are what will keep theaters and theatrical exhibition alive. And long and exclusive theatrical windows are, to me, the definition of consumer and community friendly, especially for wide releases.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the streamer has no "opposition" to releasing Warner Bros. movies in theaters, but hints that "windows will evolve to be much more consumer friendly."
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
But long & exclusive theatrical windows are what will keep theaters and theatrical exhibition alive. And long and exclusive theatrical windows are, to me, the definition of consumer and community friendly, especially for wide releases.
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People are all sharing this approvingly, but the reason Halle Berry is mad at Gavin Newsom is because her scam AI menopause supplement health woo company can't bleed taxpayers because of the bill he vetoed.
A pox on all of their houses.
A pox on all of their houses.
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
People are all sharing this approvingly, but the reason Halle Berry is mad at Gavin Newsom is because her scam AI menopause supplement health woo company can't bleed taxpayers because of the bill he vetoed.
A pox on all of their houses.
A pox on all of their houses.
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lol what? We’re about to hit the one-year anniversary of the most devastating fires LA had, and my nerves are shredded.
Contributor: The left's climate panic is finally calming down
Contributor: The left's climate panic is finally calming down
Millions of Americans may still believe warming exists, but far fewer view it as an imminent existential threat.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
lol what? We’re about to hit the one-year anniversary of the most devastating fires LA had, and my nerves are shredded.