Egan Reich
@eganreich.bsky.social
Former press director at the Labor Department; somehow purged twice by this ridiculous administration; writer of plays and one (1) real movie. DC
Stars & Stripes used to be a reliable rejoinder to those unhelpful but justifiable claims that the US has never been anything but an untrustworthy imperial oppressor. A concrete example of its highest ideals made real. It was for me anyway. I thought about it a lot.
Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 7h agoLast month, the Pentagon fired the publisher and editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes. Two opposite headlines this morning show the results were swift.
“Be joyful though you have considered all the facts” - Wendell Berry
The exact moment when I read this for the first time was at least as beautiful and heartbreaking and nourishing as any other moment of parenthood so far.
Great interview with a great director (and woman). Can’t wait to watch.
🏳️🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩@oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · last mo."Art is the thing that helps us continue and allows us to find meaning and joy when life feels like it’s too hard or that something too terrible is happening." For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I spoke with Julia Hart about her new film DON'T SAY GOOD LUCK
THE PIANO is available on digital NOWHERE (in the US)? What is the matter with us?
You know a great female-centered superhero film? Julia Hart's FAST COLOR.
If somebody who made a Democratic VP (along with a lot more, obviously) did this, the press would make every elected democrat in the country explain why they hate America, right down to the sewer commissioner.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoPeter Thiel, the right-wing tech billionaire and Trump donor, has temporarily relocated his family to Argentina. His new roots there are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the U.S.
Asks and answers the question: what if the greatest needle drop of all time was in a book?
It’s so wild how dressing up “the royal family shall no longer pay taxes” as “no audits” is probably going to work on us.
We are just fully living in nakedly racist 1979 South Africa, it’s insane.
Yes, it can never be made right. But as long as we leave him with nothing, the person responsible can make it closer to right than anyone else on earth.
Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 4mo agoI just want to add, since this is breaking containment, that this can't be made right. these people, each one a whole universe, are gone. there can only be justice for the perpetrators; public remorse & restitution; & reform to ensure future aid systems are more just and less prone to imperial whims
So often when people talk about the fashion industry, garment workers are an afterthought. Not for @mayor.nyc.gov and not for me.
Mayor Mamdani Celebrates New York City’s Garment Workers on Met Gala Monday
Because fashion is more than clothes—it’s the people who made them.
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Very close to no one responding to this is wrong.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 6mo agoActually curious how folks would rank Paul Thomas Anderson's top 5 movies?
I do enjoy the idea of putting Vance in charge of something as loose and ill-defined as “fraud.” Looking forward to any fraud anywhere being a personal failure of that guy.
UPDATE: In this environment it takes a lot of courage to report SA and file a police report. THREE women, all political appointees, spoke up about Shawn DeRemer's gross behavior despite potential career repercussions and virtually no employment protections. We believe them.
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It’s cool how we solved the problem of bikes on the sidewalk by letting people ride essentially motorcycles on the sidewalk.
If you just opened this app for the first time in a few hours, close it now. Trust me. There’s nothing here you want to see.
At this point, we need to be reading “The Free Press,” as an ironic literary device of a name. Sorta like Todd Solondz’ “Happiness.”
Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 7mo agoBari Weiss built her career in part by whining about how the left was supposedly censoring conservatives. “The Free Press” - the unironic title of her publication - ran numerous pieces about a “censorship-industrial complex.” Now, under her watch, we get to see real censorship - and hypocrisy.
Definitely think we’re gonna be saying “probably in the files” long after anybody still remembers what that refers to. Like, somebody cuts you off in traffic or leaves a bad tip: “motherfucker… [muttering] probably in the files…”
Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 7mo agoIt’s nice that swarovski crystals decided to make Funko Pops for people who are probably in the files
Career communications staff at the Dept of Labor were ignored and many resigned when a 21 year old starting posting white nationalist meme. Now he is going to DHS. This is who prospers under the clicktatorship. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms
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Honestly believe that Richard Nixon himself would be out here calling for hearings and arrests if somebody killed the Washington Post sports section.
Washington Post Guild@postguild.bsky.social · 7mo agoJoin us Thursday for a rally to #SaveThePost!! The rally will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1301 K St. NW!! Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
This is the closest real life has come to Shakespeare in my 46 years on earth.
Eoin Higgins@eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 7mo agoQueen Elizabeth knew about this stuff btw and intervened repeatedly to protect him
Labor Secretary Frances Perkins’ first challenge in office was figuring out what to do with Section 24, a gang of immigration agents who were causing chaos with “highly visible and extreme” raids on immigrant communities. So she defunded them. More @thebaffler.com thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
A Piece of Work | Kim Kelly
Workers can no longer count on the Department of Labor.
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So what @criterion.bsky.social disc are we buying with our $53 from @criterionchannl.bsky.social?
