This is a good way to write about the anti-trans sentiment popping up around the WNBA lately, imo. It's gross and bad, and people should say that plainly!

WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | Defector

On Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player So...

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There are many reasons I wish this asshat wasn’t president and that long list includes not getting to fully enjoy how hilarious this is. He ends this bit with “he was a tough cookie, darling”. COMEDY GOLD

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump takes issue with the Lindsey Graham eulogy he's reading: "Virtually everyone liked Lindsey. Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second."

Such a fun podcast! It also led to me filming my laptop to capture this moment of cinematic excellence. Jefferson in Paris is a mess but at least we now know the way all men should prove their love: leaping headfirst over a random ass stack of logs in a forest. GET ON IT, FELLAS.

Supporting Actresses@actressespod.bsky.social · 3w ago

For episode 6, producer and @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social co-host @dreaclark.bsky.social joins us to talk about the 1995 historical drama Jefferson in Paris. Brush up on your harpsichord before tuning in on 7/22!

It's like we have been sent an appetizer because the main course is taking too long.

It's the 2nd annual Main Feed Legends Invitational! THE REINER RUN SUPER DRAFT Drafted by Clay, Ryan, Darren, @billyraybrewton.bsky.social, @bryancogman.bsky.social, @grahamskipper.bsky.social, @dreaclark.bsky.social, @oriananudo.bsky.social Listen everywhere! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

This birthright ruling is why I just refuse to tolerate all the Democrat garment rending over NY voters choosing progressive candidates. They are incapable of governing in this moment. The politics of appeasement and centrism gets us to a 5-4 decision on the constitutional question.

I brought up Man of Steel while discussing Disclosure Day’s attempts to consider the common man’s theological response to an extra terrestrial presence, and that may/may not haunt me. @jamellebouie.net was insightful, per usual!

Maximum Film!@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · last mo.

Have you listened to our latest episode yet? We've got @jamellebouie.net! We're discussing movie news, DISCLOSURE DAY, plus some directors whose filmographies are especially revealing... maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

humans have known how to construct a shoulder seam for thousands of years, but with AI, we are unlocking untold new ways to fuck it up

Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Teams have to wash and steam #WorldCup shirts to remove shoulder bulges. "Nike boasted about the use of 'computational design'… driven by performance data that incorporated elements of AI to work alongside the company’s designers as they crafted the kits." How could they even ship these?! Shame.

I cried watching every single Steve James film in preparing for this draft, because we so often fail our vulnerable and yet humanity can still have such tremendous moments of grace.

Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our first Documentarian Draft! STEVE JAMES Drafted by Ryan Marker & @dreaclark.bsky.social, with special guest Joy Novak Celebrating 60 years of Kartemquin Films with the Film & Media Archive at WashU! For information on screenings, events, & exhibits, visit: library.washu.edu/news/kartemq...

If you want to know why Rotta the Hutt is Stinky, unpack the birth of Wookiepedia, and fangirl over stop motion, you gotta call @danielleradford.bsky.social. She's our guest today as we talk THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU & take a Hotline Question about Dad Movies! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

Pratt is trying to divide the left vote. Don't fall for it. Be strategic and vote for Nithya. Also, you do not have to hand it to someone calling people zombies and demonizing your neighbors

How the shit does Spencer Pratt have any kind of traction? Based on the math of voters being 18+, these people have all lived through the extended nightmare and chaos of being governed by an inexperienced, self-aggrandizing reality star. HOW THE SHIT.

There are so many bullshit things happening these days, and this bullshit thing (SUCH a bullshit thing!) has a website where you can voice your rageful disdain.

Tilly Bridges@tillybridges.bsky.social · 3mo ago

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

Sometimes a murder movie is also a feel-good movie, and this one also happens to be a talking animals movie! We are talking (humans) about THE SHEEP DETECTIVES! Plus some memorable talking animal movies from the past; which ones would you add to the list? #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Been grinding to pull this program together and thrilled to announce what we're showing at this year's Bentonville Film Fest! So many treats: If I Go Will They Miss Me, Valentina, Cookie Queens, The Dads, literally so many more that I love. Support indie film! www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...

This Year’s Bentonville Film Festival Lineup Is a Family Affair, from Bacon and Sedgwick to a New ‘Little House’

The annual Arkansas festival will also screen festival hits like John Early's "Maddie's Secret," Liz Sargent's "Take Me Home," and more.

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One good thing that entertainment journalists covering The Odyssey can do is never to ask Nyong'o, Page, or Nolan about this. When a prominent racist and transphobe says something racist and transphobic, go make his life miserable and leave his targets alone. They have nothing to defend or explain.

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 3mo ago

Elon Musk is criticizing the casting of both Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o and transgender actor Elliot Page in director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster “The Odyssey.”

🏳️‍🌈JUNE🏳️‍🌈 GAY '90s w Angela Robinson, @adambvary.bsky.social, & @markharris.bsky.social STEVE JAMES w Ryan & @dreaclark.bsky.social ALTMAN 3 w Ryan, @emilystjams.bsky.social, & @aduralde.bsky.social '90s BEST ACTRESS w/ This Had Oscar Buzz & @chasingamyadams.bsky.social REINER RUN w The Legends

Man, that sounds terrible. Killed with impunity by agents of the state for just being on the street and protesting? Hard to see how regimes like that can continue to claim a popular mandate.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Rubio: "You've got friends who have been shot in the head because they're out protesting, and it's heartbreaking to him to see these people are abused in this way and have no measures to take against their own government as a result of it. This is a vicious regime."

Every title that Kevin mentions sounds like a fake film that would be on a marquee in the background of an actual movie. Can't wait to watch one of these "movies".

Maximum Film!@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We hit our milestone goal of 300 new members, so Kevin is going to subject (?) @dreaclark.bsky.social & @aduralde.bsky.social to one of the old movies he keeps mentioning. Will it be 'The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh?' 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken?' Help us transcend at maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm!

Enjoy this Sleeping with Celebrities for my theory that all men become Bigfoot guys or UFO guys, plus my attempt to whisper. Then PLEASE support #MaxFunDrive if you enjoy this or Maximum Film! Today is the day, we need and appreciate every member! maximumfun.org/join maximumfun.org/episodes/sle...

Bonus Mini-Sode: Bigfoot Guys, Aliens Guys, and That’s the Two Types of Guys w/ Drea Clark | Maximum Fun

Drea Clark, one of the hosts of the popular and important Maximum Film! podcast has a theory: all middle-aged Guys think about the Roman Empire but from there, the Guys separate into Bigfoot Guys and ...

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The Max Fun Drive is sitting at about 7,000 new/upgrading subscribers out of their goal of 16,000 with two days left to go. If you enjoy any of their podcasts, and can spare 5 bucks a month, now's a good time to support this artists' co-op. 💛

Alonso Duralde@aduralde.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The big movie opening this week is about the media suffering in the wake of corporatization and consolidation. Support the shows you love, and keep them independent, by joining (or upgrading or boosting) Maximum Fun today! maximumfun.org/join @maximumfun.org @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social

Anyone who listens to @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social is not going to be surprised by the appearance of a red light therapy mask photo in a promo for our Bonus Content, but they may be intrigued by who brings up skincare first. Maximumfun.org/join to solve that mystery!

Maximum Film!@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Did you see? We dropped a teaser for our latest Bonus Content in the feed today. MAXIMUM SIDEBAR! is Kevin, @aduralde.bsky.social and @dreaclark.bsky.social sharing good stuff in the areas of food, self care, and technology. You can hear it all as a member. Just go to MaximumFun.org/join now!

If you listen to @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social or any of the excellent shows on @maximumfun.org, please support us in the MAX FUN DRIVE! Maximum Fun is a worker-owed co-op run by nice folks, the shows are artist-owned, and we love making them for people who love hearing them.

Maximum Film!@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re closing in on 150 new/boosting/upgrading members supporting MAXIMUM FILM! If we can get there by the end of the day, Marissa will cook Alonso’s (er, Dave’s) chicken piccata pasta recipe on livestream! As described in our Bonus Ep…which you can only hear as a member! MaximumFun.org/joinmaxfilm

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

People often ask me for trans cinema starter recs. Here’s a list for #TDOV. ❤️ Rent a movie and put some money in a trans filmmaker’s pocket today!

Worthy Films for Trans Day of Visibility

This TDOV, I'm sharing a list of trans-made films to add to your watch list.

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No surprise that the addition of Dan Waters as a GM led to maybe the most quotable draft ever. This was fun! And stressful! The Screen Drafts way!

Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The biggest Draft of the year is here! BEST OF 2025 MEGA Drafted by @dreaclark.bsky.social, @katiewalshstx.bsky.social, @markerryan625.bsky.social, & Daniel Waters Listen everywhere! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

I like the “we’ve been at war with iran for 40 years” talking point because by implication surviving members of the reagan bush natsec team should be tried for treason

Have you heard about the new A24 kinda-rom-com about gay BDSM biker culture? That’s PILLION, starring Alexander Skarsgaard and Harry Melling, and we’re thrilled to have our friend @naylandblake.bsky.social riding with us! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

"Anglo derived culture from our history"... STFU, my guy. In general I'm more incensed over the leaders swollen with authoritarian righteousness, but the amount of absolute mouth breathers they've promoted is wild.

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.