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Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d ago

Every paragraph of this story is more of a jaw-dropper than the last.

Earlier tonight, @michellegoldberg.bsky.social read *another* quote from this weirdo that reflected the same general sentiment. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d ago

Every single Democrat running for the House or the Senate should run on this. Loudly.

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

Adam B. Vary@adambvary.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is exactly right. Spider-Man exists outside the Marvel phenomenon (whatever remains of it) the same way that, to a lesser (in terms of box office) extent, Batman exists outside of the DC phenomenon (whatever remains of it).

I'm seeing a lot of SUPERHERO MOVIES ARE BACK posts in the wake of #BrandNewDay's success. Spider-Man movies were breaking box office records well before the MCU existed. They are a cinema phenomenon onto themselves, because Spider-Man is a singularly resonant and relatable character.

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social · 3d ago

I finished reading The Odyssey last night. It was somehow not on any syllabus in high school or college, and I avoided it for decades, assuming that you couldn't just read it but that it had to be taught to you. Very belatedly, I'm here to report that you can read it! It teaches itself to you. >

I have been alternately reading and listening to Emily Wilson's Odyssey translation. The audiobook is read (beautifully) by Claire Danes, but if you play it at 1.2x, she somehow becomes Claire Danes in Homeland.

Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · 3d ago

So many parallels: Advances followed by brutal backlashes. Hatred cloaked in concern about "fairness" and "undue influence" on children. Insistence that it's a medical/mental problem. Rage at cultural institutions that "promote a lifestyle." Invective about "special rights." Malevolent statehouses.

I have been thinking a lot lately about how so many of the "arguments" against trans rights are essentially the same as the various fake panics about gay people.

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social · 3d ago

Reminder: Bernie Moreno dismissed women as "single-issue voters" on abortion during his 2024 run and said it was "crazy" that women over 50 think about it at all. It's sweet that he has opportunistically discovered empathy for his daughter and granddaughter. He should ask them what gender they are.

A better moment to say this would have been any time during the last two years of "pure hell."

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d ago

A better moment to say this would have been any time during the last two years of "pure hell."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. Moreno says Rep. Max Miller should not serve in House after abuse allegations from Moreno’s daughter.

As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily's divorce.
It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent two-year-old girl is caught in the middle. Our priority has always been protecting our daughter and our granddaughter. Out of concern for the safety of my family, I hoped to keep this matter private but Max Miller's increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible.
As he has admitted privately, Max Miller needs serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.
If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives. I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake. I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does.
I ran for office because I wanted to make a difference for the country that gave me every opportunity to succeed, and to leave this nation better for my children and grandchildren. That sacrifice has been especially hard on my wife Bridget, whose big heart and steady support have never wavered. I owe it to her, to Emily, and to my granddaughter to speak the truth now.

I wish Pauline Kael were around to say that she doesn't know anyone who saw Spider-Man and then make some sidelong comment about how all superhero movies are for homosexual men and then write that Zendaya's "fizzy pop nihilism" or something is the best thing in the film.

The Spider-Man box-office is...how do you even talk about a $350M US opening ? For a movie starring a guy who also has a major role in the country's #2 movie, which has grossed $400M in 3 weeks? To quote Olivia Colman's Oscar speech, I kind of hope you're watching, this is not gonna happen again.

Just want to note re the Odyssey controversy that EW has written a thread about the film, a long piece, a thread summarizing the piece, an addendum with a couple of regrets, and has also done a podcast about her essay. Each approach is tonally different from all the others, and together...

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 4d ago

She's going back in! REPEAT: She is Going. Back. In.

I cannot rest from discourse. I will see that film again tomorrow. I will drink life to the lees. Again I will enjoy greatly, will suffer greatly, both with those that love me, and in Pleasantville NY. I am become a meme. Film showing: burnsfilmcenter.org/booking/the-...

I've spent the last week binging For All Mankind. I'm through the first two seasons and...it's great. Should have been in awards discourse, etc. A very smart premise and incredibly complicated, well-planned, often ruthless storytelling (at least so far). Why hasn't there been more talk about it?

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d ago

Blazered old queen with a combover at a gay bar in early 1970s Turtle Bay hitting on a cadet who's wandered in by mistake.

Trump's insecurities and narcissism are just spilling out all over his Turth Social media account at the moment.

Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · 4d ago

I want more. More! Have the Harper's Letter signatories weighed in? What about Timothee Chalamet? Mayor Mamdani, I am a supporter but your silence on this matter is deafening.

Dying. It continues. SUSAN ORLEAN

Deadline@deadline.com · 5d ago

Ugh, no, don't. A hardcore antisemite. What a giant unforced error.

John Galliano will be the subject of its spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition, with the Met Gala set to celebrate the acclaimed British designer.

Kristen Baldwin @kristengbaldwin.bsky.social · 4d ago

My son was just asking ChatGPT a question and it pretended to type while it looked something up, so I asked why it pretended to type when it obviously is not typing, and it literally said back to me “good catch” and I want to murder everything in sight

Too soon to ask Tom Holland and Zendaya to host the Oscars? What about begging? Too soon to beg?

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 5d ago

I'm....speechless.

TMZ reporter: “A lot of people have been saying you’ve got BDE…” Ossoff: laughs “Oh, my brother…”

I don't usually do prompts, but I'm thinking of writing a story, so...do you keep lists of all the movies and TV shows you semi-intend to watch, and all the books you might want to read? Are the lists weird and long and too obsessive to show anyone? Hit 🩶 if this is you, and feel free to elaborate.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d ago

These craven scumbags blithely lied in order to get the day of headlines the mad king wanted. They knew they had nothing, but all that matters to them is whatever six-hour news cycle they're in the middle of.

Scott MacFarlane: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn. Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 5d ago

My city.

"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG