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Jordan Harper

@jordanharper.bsky.social

Edgar-and-steel-dagger-winning author of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA and LOVE AND OTHER WOUNDS. A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE: "The Noir Novel of Our Times" -- The New York Times

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Mad Scholar Frights@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 2d ago

Wow, I wrote this one a long, long time ago – it's a rant about people going to see old movies so that they can watch them "ironically" and laugh

MidCenturyCinema@midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 2d ago

10/10/63: From Russia with Love w/Sean Connery, Robert Shaw Remains peak Bond More: @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/from-... @cinemascholars.bsky.social: cinemascholars.com/the-making-o... @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social: pressplayredux.com/2012/09/14/f...

Ghoul-in’ Dickey@colindickey.com · 2d ago

I think maybe the best analog to Trump is Sapurmurat Niyazov, president of Turkmenistan from 1985-2006. It's not just the gold statues of himself, but the absolute *mania* of naming things after themselves and renaming everything just to prove their omnipotence

Niyazov became a substitute for the vacuum left by the downfall of the communist system, with his image replacing those of Marx and Lenin. During his rule, Niyazov created a strong cult of personality around himself, which resembled the one around the Kim dynasty in North Korea and the Gaddafi regime in Libya. He renamed the town of Jaňga and city of Krasnovodsk after his nickname Türkmenbaşy, and renamed schools, airports,[72] Ashgabat streets, and even a meteorite after himself and members of his family. The city of Kerki was renamed for his father, and city of Ýylanly for his mother. The doting actions of the official Turkmen media supported his cult of personality. The government renamed the months and most days of the week after symbols Niyazov wrote about. The national anthem of Turkmenistan referred to him. According to the newspaper Neytralny Turkmenistan physicians were ordered to swear an oath to the President, replacing the Hippocratic Oath.[64] Statues and portraits of him were put everywhere throughout the country. In Ashgabat, he erected a rotating, $12 million, golden statue of himself that always faces the sun.[73][74][75] Niyazov gave every citizen a watch with his portrait in its dial.
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4d ago

I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.

Glen David Gold@glenqgold.bsky.social · last wk.

As she so often does, Solnit finds all the connections and tells a brutally accurate story about sexual assault, New York politics and, by extension, everything else.

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · last wk.

It's good news that NY Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Leticia James special prosecutor in this case, and here remember that Hochul became governor because Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign in disgrace because of his serial sexual harassment...