BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

omg I found the picture ❤️

ECP@ecppdx.bsky.social · 16h ago

Years ago I coined the milleneuve, which is a unit to measure how horrible the sky color is based on Villeneuve films. Blade Runner 2049 is around 900mn. Today is around 250 I'd say. (It's a very scientific scale.)

Pro tip: iOS always requires a password at boot. You can also lock it quickly by pressing the side button five times rapidly. I use both to quickly disable FaceID.

SeasonalPun@pixelfish.bsky.social · last wk.

Just as a heads up, passwords are protected in legal situations, like when police or customs wants to “just see” your phone, but biometrics are not.

This morning Im watching #Lisztomania (1975) by Ken Russell on Criterion. Came out same year as #Tommy?!! Who are contemporary directors (say 50y or younger) whose films are as absurd, surreal & hyper-sexual (and well shot) as KR? That are not horrors? #nfotd www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dM-...

Lisztomania (1975) reconstructed trailer

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Op-Ed: What Else Do Black Superheroes Have Left To Prove? www.essence.com/entertainmen...

Op-Ed: Black Superheroes Have Nothing Left To Prove

Mahershala Ali's reported departure from Blade and the cancellation of Wonder Man raise bigger questions about Marvel's commitment to Black superhero stories.

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On this day 3 years ago a man sent up a call for aid and his neighbors answered, giving us the greatest video of the decade. Happy Chairteenth to all who celebrate.

Tonight I watched #Tow by Stephanie Laing, starring Rose Byrne. Based on a true story. #nfotd www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL-W...

TOW Official Trailer (2026) Rose Byrne, Drama Movie [HD]

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LOVE this photo. I saw it on Substack

I'm back to watching #Furious. Something happens in the first few minutes of e104, and I had to check imdb & triple confirm this show is helmed by women. The show "goes there". Karena Evans directed TF out of 103 & 104.

I just finished a new oil painting. Its a diptych. Panel on the left is titled "All of These Spirits" Panel on the right is titled "Voices Rule the Night" Each 18"x24" It's a painting of my Great Grandmother and two of her sisters. cybelartstudio.com/art/6440529

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It was fun to watch #TheReturn after seeing #TheOdyssey & chewing on *that* review. I was curious to see how Pasolini handled the final battle scene. Also interested in depiction of the enslaved women. I dont recall a film version where they were killed? Must reread Odyssey + Atwoods #ThePenelopiad

Daily bunny no.3400 is out of control

Tonight I am watching Pasolini's #TheReturn (2024) on Kanopy. His take on #TheOdyssey. Stars Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes. #nfotd www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Ul...

THE RETURN, Le Retour d'Ulysse - Bande-annonce

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Bonus #nfotd was #TheMaid aka #LaNana (2009) by Sebastian Silva. "A drama centered on a maid trying to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years." Also on Kanopy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPVT...

LA NANA / THE MAID (TRAILER HD SUBTITLES) 2009

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Tonight I watched #TheWolfHouse (2018) by Joaquin Cocina, & Cristobal Leon on Kanopy. Its absolutely hypnotic. Stop motion animation. Its phenomenal "Tells the story of Maria, a young woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German colony." #nfotd

The Wolf House trailer

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Dear @padilla.senate.gov : Can taxpayers also sue the contractor we paid $14.7 million (with his profit margin of $20% compared to typical 6%-12% federal range) who botched the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool--along with the sitting president who gave him a no-bid contract?

Scott Dworkin@dworkin.bsky.social · 3d ago

Padilla co-wrote a bill that would let the public sue a sitting president to recover money taken through corruption. Yes, a sitting president. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-law...

Four Republicans joined Democrats to defeat an effort to write Trump’s transgender military restrictions into federal law.

Reposting my two year old piece about how one year every single MCU villain on the big and small screen was Black. www.rogerebert.com/black-writer...

Marvel's Black Villain Era

Almost every MCU villain in 2023 was Black. Why? And what does that mean for the MCU going forward?

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It frustrates me that I can‘t/don’t trust what I read or see online anymore. I wanted to look up the word “Mwanga” which means “light“ in Swahili & came across info re: King Mwanga II. Wikipedia says he was born 6/3/1868, Brittanica says 1866 and another site says 6/16/1868.

This week was not kind to Donald Trump. Record low approval ratings, Democrats leading on the generic ballot, and courts pushing back on his attempts to undermine elections. He might not love to see it, but I sure do! If you need some good news, start here.

Our Wins Of The Week

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Some great new reaction images to use when people are obtuse on BlueSky.

"This was my way of saying 'fuck it.'" Steve Macfarlane interviews Ngozi Onwurah about WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME, the first British film by a Black woman, back in theaters after 30 years: filmmaker.substack.com/p/in-the-hou...

In the Hour of Chaos: Ngozi Onwurah on “Welcome II the Terrordome”

The first British feature directed by a Black woman is back in theaters after 30 years.

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I’m going to tell y’all’s kids that this is Charlie Brown & Friends.

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

I’m so here for this!!! Ill agree with whatever Margaret Atwood thinks - but Im also sure she won’t step a toe in this battle bsky.app/profile/reze...

Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · 4d ago

SUSAN ORLEAN HAS JOINED THE ENEMY IN THE ODYSSEY WARS

Entrance #LittleItaly #NewYork. #streetphotography #blackandwhite

This is what the legacy media doesn't cover. Luckily, I built Democracy Docket to fill this gap. Help support independent, pro-democracy media by subscribing to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld