Jack H Christal-Gattanella
@jackherbert.bsky.social
Adjunct Professor, semi-professional independent filmmaker, amateur/would be professional film Critic, driving instructor, couch potato and the luckiest husband. New Jersey is home for some reason. Cinetarium.blogspot.com
What did Trump say when he got to the bbc? Bggrbgvggfrgbggrr
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 1h agoJUST IN: Trump is scrambling to stop the BBC from digging into the finances of his business empire after a judge ordered him to hand over records in his $10B defamation lawsuit against the network.
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Help Mohammad and Lubna reach safety and secure a future for their baby
Hello! My name is Andi and I am raising funds for Mohammad and his wife Lubna from Gaza.
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"The power to incinerate cities in a single blow, long ascribed only to gods, was now an option for the species that invented bloodletting, the cholera belt, and the electric tablecloth." www.rogerebert.com/mzs/silhouet...
Silhouettes and Warnings: On Reading Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" On the Exact Day When It's Set
The events of Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" occur today: August 4, 2026.
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Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
He will never understand that being "the fat guy from Superbad" is infinitely better than being "the martial arts chud nobody likes"
Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.
"First, Democratic senators should kill the deal on the CR. Then they need to use the Blanche confirmation to highlight that a GOP Senate will be a rubber stamp for Trump. Blanche may get confirmed. But Democrats can turn that sour lemon into sweet, tart lemonade." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...
GOP Sheep to the Midterm Slaughter
Todd Blanche’s confirmation will be bad for the country—and a gift to Senate Democrats.
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Most of the corruption perpetrated by the Trump admin would not be possible without the complicit enabling of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. The only way to put any check and balance on this out of control regime is to vote them out in November.
Trump allies at Heritage celebrating the Cornyn cave on Blanche because you actually need both parties to sign off on changing the “settlement.”
Blanche's letter has no mention of starting from scratch with a new fund tomorrow, this just says they'll get rid of the fund cooked up in May. This is the most useless piece of paper ever and it even includes some grievances about the judicial rulings against the bogus lawsuit.
Blanche's statement simply disregards the main point Cornyn's questioning of him established. If the slush fund/amnesty agreement were legal -- rather than the product of a a bogus collusive prosecution -- it would give Trump the legal right to enforce, and DOJ couldn't unilateraly abrogate.
So, pretty much a done deal for Blanche as AG now, eh?
Hannibal Buress on Eric Andre Show: Hahahahaha
ALT: Hannibal Buress on Eric Andre Show: Hahahahaha
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June Foray and Bill Scott #BOTD the voices of Rocky and Bullwinkle. "It was a special show for special people," said Scott, who also voiced Mr. Peabody and Dudley Do-Right and was the head writer and co-producer of the show (with Jay Ward). #TVSky #animation
BREAKING: He can reestablish this fund at ANY TIME. And the underlying agreement is not terminated. Please stop reporting the bullshit coming out of this administration as if it were actually real.
There was a movie than came out about 18 months ago called "Companion" which kind of addresses this sort of thing. Just a bit.
Sophie Thatcher Crying in Companion
ALT: Sophie Thatcher Crying in Companion
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Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3d agoA caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.
To the extent that the media is treating this as a horse story: Max Miller is not a some random candidate from Ohio. This is a picture of President Trump speaking at the wedding of Max Miller and Emily Moreno.
Sony's SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY netted a spectacular, an amazing, an ultimate $355M opening weekend. Just, WOW. Second (for now) only to the mighty AVENGERS: ENDGAME which grossed $357M. You want a BRAND NEW RECORD... you know what to do today.
You heard @mattthecatania.bsky.social on the new Wages of Cinema podcast on #Spiderman ? Well, now the blog is where you swing to! mattthecatania.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/d...
Does Spider-Man Deserve A Brand New Day?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the first fourth Spidey film! It is not Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4, however, as some fans are still holding out hope for. It’s undoubtedly Tom Holland’s…
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I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
Hi. My name is Wages of Cinema. You may not remember me, but I.... Ok, enough of the preamble (not to mention a dramatic letter stuck in a coffee cup). My show has returned, alongside Korey and @mattthecatania.bsky.social, to talk things BRAND NEW DAY! #Spiderman soundcloud.com/wagesofcinem...
Episode 193: SPIDER-MAN - BRAND NEW DAY (2026)
Hi. My name is Wages of Cinema. You might remember me from such Podcast as.... wait, that's a different property Disney gobbled up into its coffers! But yes, once again it has been a little too lon
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