If you’re interested in reading more about WHY Niu Lai has struck such a chord, my latest piece explores five reasons why this particular movie is resonating with Chinese millennials and Gen Z. Find it here: www.whatsonweibo.com/the-power-of...

The Power of Ugly: Why Niu Lai Became China’s Unlikeliest Box-Office Hit

How the two-person animated film Niu Lai turned its “ugly” visuals, dreamcore nostalgia, and remarkable cinema journey into a nationwide participatory meme.

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"I get that you are having an existential crisis of self, facing the realities of aging, and accepting your social and economic circumstances, but listen, there is nothing I can do; I’m just a cat stretching in a bodega."

I Can’t Fix Your Life; I’m Just a Bodega Cat Stretching

“I can’t do anything about your unaffordable rent or exorbitant student loans; I have no expenses in my life. I live in a potato chip display and sleep twent...

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Wrioters: I implore you, if you are writing about folklore and fairy tales, “I watched the Disney version“ should not be the beginning and end of your research 🤦‍♀️

Seein' a lotta woo-woo #Disability Awareness here. That ain't the occasion, kids. July is #DisabilityPride Month. Awareness knows #Disabled people exist. Pride means we’re not here to placate your perspective or adorn your annual panel. Awareness observes. Pride belongs. Commit that to memory.

What to do with your one free night following another fantastic LEAD conference by The Kennedy Center? See a movie!

1. The Incredible Journey (1963) 2. The Warriors (1979) 3. Walkabout (1971) Bonus Film: Stroszek (1977) Noah asks, in honor of The Odyssey, give us your top 3 films about trying to get home -- NOT including #TheOdyssey.

Noah Berlatsky@nberlat.bsky.social · 2w ago

OK, in honor of the The Odyssey, give me your top 3 films about trying to get home (NOT including The Odyssey) 1. Planet of the Apes (1968) 2. Send Help (2026) 3. Wizard of Oz (1939)

1. The Incredible Journey (1963) 2. The Warriors (1979) 3. Walkabout (1971) Bonus Film: Stroszek (1977) Noah asks, in honor of The Odyssey, give us your top 3 films about trying to get home -- NOT including #TheOdyssey.

Noah Berlatsky@nberlat.bsky.social · 2w ago

OK, in honor of the The Odyssey, give me your top 3 films about trying to get home (NOT including The Odyssey) 1. Planet of the Apes (1968) 2. Send Help (2026) 3. Wizard of Oz (1939)

💥A longtime ECHR judge and later Hungary’s Supreme Court chief, András Baka was forced out after criticizing Viktor Orbán’s judicial crackdown. In 2016, the ECHR ruled his rights had been violated. Now, PM Péter Magyar’s Tiszta party nominates him for president of Hungary. A well-deserved redress.

This was such a good read to start my Saturday. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is all hits no skips. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/o...

Opinion | Socialists Are Winning Because They Listen to People (Gift Article)

Democrats are going to have to organize voters — not just fund-raise off them.

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The Samurai and The Prisoner sees Kiyoshi Kurosawa at the height of his powers: aftermath.site/the-samurai-an...

Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams. (Published Jan. 2025)

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

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Disability Justice-centered co-working space for folks who are sick, Mad/mentally ill, neurodivergent, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, low vision/blind, or otherwise chronically ill. 🥰

CRIP CREATE

A weekly online co-working space by and for Disabled and Deaf people This is a Disability Justice-centered co-working space for folks who are sick, Mad/mentally ill, neurodivergent, Deaf, Hard of Hear...

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“Disability is not a bad word” has done enough damage. Repeating an accusation—even to deny it—only makes it stick. Denial fades. Stigma remains. Status quo sets the terms. I dare ya... Less “not.” More “is.” Disability is _____. ablenews.com/disability-i... Only in this month's #AbleNews.

Disability Is: Bipartisan Lessons From Beleaguered Presidents - Able News at The Viscardi Center

Recently, I was called for jury duty. I sat in the courtroom all day, over eight hours total, but was never interviewed, and not chosen. Easy to consider that time wasted. It wasn’t. The judge didn’t ...

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Provocative? Yes. It needs to be. Before you come at me over the quote, read the piece. I’m not sayin' words don’t matter. Quite the opposite. But even the best intentioned slogans can outlive their usefulness. Strategy, solidarity, and power require more than reassurance. #AbleNews #DisabilitySky

ReelAbilities International@reelabilities.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ReelAbilities' @lcarterlong.bsky.social's #DisabilityPrideMonth column for Able New examines what two beleaguered former presidents -- one Democrat, one Republican -- can teach us about tough love, effective messaging, and the limits of playing defense. READ ONLINE 📰 zurl.co/foZaw

TODAY'S MUST READ: The US of A prefers its #disabled folks to be inspirational, employable, and not making waves. Alive, mobile, and adequately supported? Not so much. @steveway.bsky.social nails the split-screen absurdity o'er at @time.com. time.com/article/2026... #DisabilitySky

The Contradiction at the Heart of Disability in America

America loves seeing disabled people. It doesn’t want to pay to keep us alive, writes Steve Way.

time.com

TODAY'S MUST READ: The US of A prefers its #disabled folks to be inspirational, employable, and not making waves. Alive, mobile, and adequately supported? Not so much. @steveway.bsky.social nails the split-screen absurdity o'er at @time.com. time.com/article/2026... #DisabilitySky

The Contradiction at the Heart of Disability in America

America loves seeing disabled people. It doesn’t want to pay to keep us alive, writes Steve Way.

time.com

PROVE ME WRONG... In Trump’s America, #gender-affirming care is only allowed when it affirms Pete Hegseth’s insecurities. Wrap hormones in tactical packaging, rebrand low self-esteem as military readiness and, yippee-ki-yay, cowboy, suddenly it’s patriotic. Full story: www.bbc.com/news/article...

"High-T Department": Hegseth approves testosterone screening in military

Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

bbc.com

PROVE ME WRONG... In Trump’s America, #gender-affirming care is only allowed when it affirms Pete Hegseth’s insecurities. Wrap hormones in tactical packaging, rebrand low self-esteem as military readiness and, yippee-ki-yay, cowboy, suddenly it’s patriotic. Full story: www.bbc.com/news/article...

"High-T Department": Hegseth approves testosterone screening in military

Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

bbc.com

Judge Sullivan has given acting AG Todd Blanche 5 days to produce unredacted versions of some Epstein Files documents & proof that the reasons given for making the redactions were true. Here’s what’s significant about that: joycevance.substack.com/p/an-importa...

An Important Epstein Files Update

This afternoon, federal District Judge Emmet Sullivan did something unexpected.

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while on hiatus for the summer, we are accepting submissions of fiction, essays and experimental texts ... general submission guidelines are linked here, more specific instructions for the various sections follow ... minorliteratures.com/submissions/

submission[s]

We are open for submissions of reviews, interviews, extracts, beefs, and textos en español/textes en français year round. Please read submissions requirements carefully before sending your work. Fi…

minorliteratures.com

if you're a presenter it takes 15 minutes to look up names you're not sure how to pronounce. A great way is to look up interviews or videos- people often introduce themselves in videos, and research is a miniscule effort you can do to honor their work and achievements

Jamie McKelvie@mckelvie.bsky.social · last mo.

Awards ceremonies should not be mispronouncing nominee names in 2026, imo

Nixon tried to hide the evidence. The Supreme Court unanimously said no president is above the law. Katie Phang explains why United States v. Nixon still matters today—and why its lessons feel more urgent than ever. Read this:

Nixon's Tapes Were Never His To Hide

In 1971, then-President Richard Nixon secretly installed a voice-activated recording system throughout the White House.

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This is the only credible election fraud information i've seen.

Brant Reeves@bireeves95.bsky.social · last mo.

Looks Like Cheating to Win an Election…..

And never forget he pardoned them all. Every last one of them. #Insurrectionists #Traitors

Seein' a lotta woo-woo #Disability Awareness here. That ain't the occasion, kids. July is #DisabilityPride Month. Awareness knows #Disabled people exist. Pride means we’re not here to placate your perspective or adorn your annual panel. Awareness observes. Pride belongs. Commit that to memory.

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp

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.

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LAST CHANCE: Submissions for #TheDARCYS, the Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards, close TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 14! Disability forward work too often goes unseen, under-recognized, or w/o the distribution it deserves. YOU can help change that. socal.easterseals.com/darcyawards

Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards (The DARCYS)

Celebrate authentic disability representation in film, television, and digital media. Submit work to the Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards formerly known as the Media Access Awards.

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Donald abandoned his 3 oldest kids, when they were all in grade school, to run off with a mistresses. He had a child with that mistress, speculated about the eventual size of that baby's breasts, and then abandoned her too. He married his next mistress. And cheated on her with someone in porn.

Martha Lillard deserved better. Her death is no nostalgia trip. It is a warning about what happens when care no longer pays, a warning of what happens when support systems vanish because they no longer generate enough profit. people.com/the-last-us-... #Disability #DisabilitySky

Last U.S. Polio Survivor in an Iron Lung Dies After the Machine Began to Break Down and No One Could Repair It

Martha Ann Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient who used an iron lung to survive, has died at age 78 after the machine, which dates back to the 1940s, began to break down. No one could repair it.

people.com

Provocative? Yes. It needs to be. Before you come at me over the quote, read the piece. I’m not sayin' words don’t matter. Quite the opposite. But even the best intentioned slogans can outlive their usefulness. Strategy, solidarity, and power require more than reassurance. #AbleNews #DisabilitySky

ReelAbilities International@reelabilities.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ReelAbilities' @lcarterlong.bsky.social's #DisabilityPrideMonth column for Able New examines what two beleaguered former presidents -- one Democrat, one Republican -- can teach us about tough love, effective messaging, and the limits of playing defense. READ ONLINE 📰 zurl.co/foZaw