"If this is what it takes to get a rom-com greenlit these days, maybe we should just let them die. Death with dignity is surely a better fate for the genre than fascist capitulation." @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social from her zero star review of ONE NIGHT ONLY:

One Night Only review: Pull out from this sex-negative rom-com

If this is what it takes to get a rom-com greenlit these days, maybe we should just let them die.

rogerebert.com

I thought Ted Lasso was finished???

I'm still looking for full time work and projects after 2 years plus. Things are difficult, but I'm not giving up. As always, thanks so much to everyone who has supported my GFM. Please continue to share it and donate if possible 🙏🏾💕 gofund.me/4f50bd6c1

Donate to Help Keep My Home, organized by Regine Sawyer

Since losing my job over a year ago, like many of us across the U.S., I have yet to find full time wor… Regine Sawyer needs your support for Help Keep My Home

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This sends the message to men and boys — from classrooms to Congress — that abusing women is not disqualifying. That it won’t stop you from getting what you want in life. This is much bigger than just Max Miller. But Miller’s comments are sure symbolic of it. 2/2

This highlights a profound impact of Trump — the further normalization of violence against women. Trump got elected in spite of his long history of violence against women. He is not held accountable when he continues to abuse women. 1/2

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h ago

Max Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."

NEW: Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. They ran for nine months. Some were live this week. After WIRED asked about them, researchers found ~30 more

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.

wired.com

LARRY, I'M ON DUCKTALES

honestly can't stress enough, as a former family law attorney, how depressingly common Max Miller's behavior and words are, right down to the petty fixation on custody procedure and rules when faced with allegations of shocking violence.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 24h ago

Rep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."

Chipotle said on Tuesday it had removed jalapenos from all its restaurants in Minnesota and other locations that received the product after identifying the peppers as a potential common ingredient in a salmonella outbreak under investigation by ​public health authorities.

Chipotle pulls jalapenos from some restaurants amid salmonella probe

Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Tuesday it had removed jalapenos from all its restaurants in Minnesota and other locations that received the product after identifying the peppers as a potential common ...

reuters.com

NEW: For @indiewire.com, I spoke to Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Jamie Selkirk and *many* more for an oral history of The Frighteners as it turns 30. Specifically, how the commercial flop drove innovation at Wētā, paved the way for The Lord of the Rings, and was just a whole lot of fun to make.

IndieWire@indiewire.com · yesterday

Peter Jackson and more reflect on 'The Frighteners,' their first Hollywood film, and the growth of Wētā for its 30th anniversary. Oral history.

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

thank you SO MUCH to everyone who subscribed or just otherwise enjoyed Hater Week, it was one of the biggest weeks in the site's history (in terms of pageviews AND new subscribers) Because of this, we're extending the sale. $75 for a 'Member' sub is an absolute steal.

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d ago

Our latest sale was such a success we're extending it for another week! Until midnight on August 9 you can get 25% off our 'Member' tier annual sub, OR pay just $1 for your first month! aftermath.site/aftermath-sale...

once upon a time, we cut off the trolls’ oxygen and they got bored and wandered off. that’s how this place became the so-called “bubble” they hate so much. the end.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Bluesky oldheads will remember that brief period of time when the conservative trolls tried to storm the place and were flummoxed by the idea they would have to organically grow an audience and that someone who didn't want to talk to them could nuke every interaction they ever had from orbit

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

Was feeling like a Battlestar Galactica rewatch, thought I owned it but was wrong. Apparently a new blu-ray set is coming out very soon but it's so expensive 😭 www.amazon.com/Battlestar-G...

btw this has options to sign if you don't make comics but are a fan or colleague of people who do! make number go up, support the union!

Jimmy Presler 🐴@jimmypresler.bsky.social · 4d ago

Sign this petition to show your support for keeping Senior Editors in the Dark Horse Workers Union. actionnetwork.org/petitions/dh...

All of what @moryan.bsky.social says here and also the additional thought that in the current exceptionally shitty climate there's the wager that not only do some people just not care about awful behavior, some people (mostly dudes) valorize it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Opinion | Jared Leto and Hollywood’s Open Secrets (Gift Article)

Whispers can fester for years before anyone faces consequences. And the tactics celebrities use to escape scandal have completely changed.

nytimes.com

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE)@shengokai.blacksky.app · 3d ago

I'm not going to be relitigating COVID lockdowns or mask mandates. Both were necessary measures that saved lives. If you cannot accept the curtailing of even the minor of freedoms in the name of public safety, you have demonstrated that you do not give a solitary fuck about the rest of us.

If you believe this, and I hope you do, there is nothing stopping you from continuing to protect your vulnerable neighbors by wearing masks in crowded and indoor spaces, especially necessary spaces like healthcare facilities, grocery stores, and public transportation. Absolutely nothing.

Dave Andress@davidandress.bsky.social · 4d ago

Covid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.

And of course why we should CREDIT Abby when aggregating her reporting but surely nobody would be tacky enough to— I’m being handed a note

You can read about it here! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

motherjones.com

I first got 1000+ pages of court documents from Miller & Moreno's custody case. Anybody can request these from Cuyahoga County. I reviewed those by myself, one by one—no AI involved!—and the filings pointed to police reports. I then sought those out separately and spent days combing through them.

Here’s pt 2. I’m hoping they can fix my Batman Caped Crusader credit, but I’m being told not much can be done at this point. I swear this isn’t my villain origin story! At least @shawnabenson.bsky.social’s credit was right!

Working as a writer/Co-Producer on S2 of Batman Caped Crusader was a dream come true and yet personally, I’m bummed. Regardless of my credit snafu I hope you all check it out on Amazon Prime. Here’s pt 1 of 2:

“If this was true, I would be in jail” is not a real profession of innocence; it is a brag about how strenuously the state protects the male right of private sphere violence against women and children.

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3d ago

Those who believe things like this are working hard at not understanding the finite options available to someone whose abuser has not been prosecuted, found guilty, etc. by the law. And how rarely those things happen to abusers, esp. high-status white male abusers.

Just a reminder that our galleries will be open for their final time today from 11am to 5pm — drop on by if you’re able.

Cartoon Art Museum@cartoonart.bsky.social · 5d ago

Some news: our lease on Beach Street is coming to an end so we're closing up shop this Sun., Aug. 2, and looking towards our next chapter. Thanks for your support; we'll stay in touch. cartoonart.org/press-releases/2026/7/31/cartoon-art-museum-update-closing-a-chapter

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Joe Schmidt@hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 5d ago

NYC Civics for All Comics Group’s KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic by @alexsegura.com @davidhahn.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social & @tayloresposito.bsky.social is now available in 14 languages! Download here: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...

How are you still smoking cigarettes in 2026??!

Ah, this warms the cockles of my cold, dead heart. Wait til you see the price a TERF had to pay for lying about a trans woman. "...also be required to publish a court-approved apology that must remain pinned on their social media channels for three months" www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/an-a...

An anti-trans activist lied about a trans athlete injuring cis women. Now she has to pay the price. - LGBTQ Nation

Kirralie Smith admitted in court she didn't have any evidence to back up her claim about a trans woman injuring two cis women.

lgbtqnation.com

Every con, doubly and triply so the big ones, I hate watching COVID rip through them, but c'mon y'all. Mask up. It didn't go away. Long covid is still al thing. We don't HAVE to have super spreader cons. We don't. It's a choice, now.