MArll

@inkwarp.bsky.social

Autodidact. Painting, drawing, making things. Original art/prints for sale: www.marll.co.uk

Ballou on Epstein Files Hearing: There were just long periods of silence in the courtroom as the DOJ struggled to articulate why it couldn’t follow the law here. I had never really been in a hearing like that, where one side was just silent on their own arguments…

1/2 The BBC dedicated nearly an hour to broadcasting an empty podium for a Reform UK presser while uncritically relaying unverified welfare policy claims. When a public broadcaster acts as a platform for minor parties, impartiality is dead. Is BBC news impartiality broken?

BBC slammed over pushing Reform UK propaganda yet again

Overly eager to air Reform's latest press conference, the BBC displayed an empty podium for the better part of an hour. What the hell?

thecanary.co

LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’ will reportedly make stop-motion history as the longest film ever made in the medium, with a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes.

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MAJOR BREAKING NEWS 🚨: MASSIVE PROTECTION FOR OUR NEIGHBORS! MA Governor Maura Healey signed the historic PROTECT Act, enacting the nation’s strongest safeguards by banning warrantless ICE arrests in schools, hospitals, and courts while prohibiting state resource cooperation!

Now rewatching, Burn After Reading (2008). After Fargo, Coen’s did Lebowski, confounding many, because we all wanted another Fargo. So what did the Coen’s do after, No Country? They gave us another silly comedy. But just like Lebowski, it’s actually great. Better with each new viewing. 4/5

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Attacking reporters, particularly female reporters and now even one’s children, is a Trump tactic used to disguise is inability to answer a hard question. We deserve a leader with some maturity and respect for the role of the press to inform the public. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

White House attacks CNN reporter after Trump clash, invoking her children

The president shushed CNN’s Kristen Holmes in the Oval Office, and later an official White House account said her children would be “embarrassed” by her.

washingtonpost.com

the human printer bit keeps getting told as a quirk. it's a filter. the most powerful man alive reads only what one aide chooses to print and hand him. she decides which version of reality reaches the president, and she's optimizing for his mood, not for what's true.

Jon Ossoff Doubles Down On Natalie Harp Dig—Blasts Trump Aides Who Act As His ‘Security Blanket’

Harp is nicknamed the “human printer” because she prints off articles and social media posts for Trump to read.

forbes.com

This is the 20th hunger strike of this year. 140 people detained in Tacoma’s ICE detention center are protesting inhumane conditions, inadequate medical care, and meals unfit to eat. People shouldn’t have to starve themselves just to be treated with basic human dignity. Shut it down.

Raw beef, late meals spark hunger strike by 140 at Tacoma ICE center

The hunger strike marks the 20th time this year that detainees have used the tool to advocate for better food and medical care, advocates say.

seattletimes.com