Is that it? Is that the entire meet cute? They just lightly hump into each other on a random street? No dropping a bunch of papers or falling down or anything even remotely comedic? Just "Oh, hi"?

Peter Labuza@labuzamovies.com · 2w ago

Do people just not write dialogue anymore? This entire scene feels like did a first draft with a bunch of "[insert joke line here]".

In case you were wondering: is Ed Flynn really, really racist? Like father, like son! (former Mayor Ray Flynn started his career as, what would've been called in the South, a strict segregationist: he opposed busing to integrate schools in Boston).

Universal Hub@universalhub.com · 50m ago

Councilor Flynn just blocked a non-binding resolution calling on the city to set up a coordinated emergency response plan to help Haitian immigrants facing loss of their homes now that they lost their TPS status today. Flynn wants more info on how much helping Haitians in Boston would cost. 1/2

She hasn’t given interviews, attacked him on socials, campaigned against him. Only *after* Miller turned the dispute into a livestream did *her spokesperson* respond, calling it a “bizarre and lie-filled rant." That distinction matters. Sometimes silence is court ordered.

The Easter eggs in the article supporting this abound: Emily asked her father not to attack Miller publicly. Her allegations have gone through legal channels—court filings, police reports, requests for restraining orders—which then became public. /3

I hope people will actually listen to the statements of El Sayed about his focus--improving the lives of the people of Michigan, getting money out of politics, unrigging the system, standing up to Trump, Rogers & MAGA--and tune out the inside-the-beltway soap opera about division peddled by pundits.

Every time a Jolie kid drops their Pitt surname, a Brad Pitt redemption arc movie spawns.

can you guys retire "the right wing / chuds don't know what to do with trans men and forget they exist and will be So Confused by them!!!!" already. they are fully aware trans men exist and the thing they do to trans men is violently abuse and murder them

Why do they all look like this?

Ray Beckerman@raybeckerman.bsky.social · 4h ago

MAGA Rep. Accused of Sexual Harassment Abruptly Ends Midterm Campaign newrepublic.com/post/213995/...

also I have a copy of the video of the call (the Christian group who posted it took it down not long after Politico reported on it) so if you need that let me know, happy to share

Did moderates get the night they wanted

Politico@politico.com · 12h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

They should have Daniel Craig do it again hut give him the Benoit Blanc accent

The Independent@the-independent.com · 10h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

Pretty sure when you win the election it's a big election night. Pretty sure when your party's leadership all endorses the loser, it means the leadership is out of touch with the electorate.

Politico@politico.com · 12h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

People who have never been to Kansas think of it as hicksville/ farmland and probably couldn't imagine the luxury apartment complex I lived in and excellent public schools I went to there nearly 55 years ago. Things have changed since then: that same school system stopped teaching evolution, but..

Back in the 90s when I spent time there Johnson County, KS, (affluent suburbs of KC) was very GOP. Now it's blue and ought to get the same attention from the media as rural and rust belt counties gone red. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary (Gift Article)

The Rev. Adam Hamilton will be a serious underdog against Roger Marshall, a Republican, but Democrats think the state could be competitive if the November environment is favorable enough to them.

nytimes.com

Right now in many parts of this country, I'd feel unsafe entering a men's room, even though I have M on my ID and I'm by all appearances a man, that's how fucked this broader situation is. If you're cis and you've never had to contemplate such things, indeed! We're experiencing different things.

Sandy Ernest Allen@sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 9h ago

Do cis people understand that these laws effectively are forcing trans people to use the bathrooms that *don't* match their gender identity and presentation? That this will make them a target for not just mistreatment but violence?

Sure your daughter may literally be murdered, but have you considered the murderer may lose the seat that was gerrymandered for him?

Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com · 6h ago

While federal, state and local Republican leaders are concerned about the allegations against Ohio Congressman Max Miller, losing a key U.S. House seat is also top of mind. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/05/r...

“if we are supposed to believe that the film is making some subversive statement about the state of sex and bodily autonomy in this country, it cannot end with its leads embracing their chains. That’s just warmed-over conservatism running around in sheep’s clothing” By @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social

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

This image has been widely shared on social media as a document of the human tragedy that has unfolded in Ceuta and an indictment of the EU's murderous border regime in the Mediterranean. The problem is: It's AI-generated. It has a SynthID watermark, as can be checked with OpenAI's Verify tool 1/

As someone who watched her friend commit suicide on a livestream and then had to endure that clip going viral across the world for a week, I give this advice: - Don't go searching for the Perez Hilton video - Turn off autoplay - Prepare to get off social media for several days if things get worse

Unsurprising to anyone who grew up around American fundies.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

There is nothing gracious about that racist piece of shit, Stevens. People think so only because the bar set by the likes of Tr*mp and his toadies is in the fucking toilet, in the pipes below the toilet, FFS: there is nowhere to go but up.

Being a bad person can be bad for you. I hope he learns something? Just don’t be a bad person, kids.

BuzzFeed@buzzfeed.com · 6h ago

Perez has been suffering severe health issues since February, and notably told followers that “God presented himself” to him when he was hospitalized in March.

Today the UK is putting into practice aggressive restrictions on trans people using toilets and changing rooms. This follows a complex legal/political mess over two years. The UK was among the best countries in Europe on LGBTQ rights; now it's among the worst. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...

The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse

It's never just one minority.

liberalcurrents.com

If Stevens had made it to the general election and lost in the fall, the argument would have been that the left cost the Dems the Senate. The left is pretty used to the media narrative always being “the left is at fault.”

Faeelin@faeelin.bsky.social · 7h ago

If sayed loses in the fall then the argument will be the left cost the Dems the senate which would be bad IMO

LIBERALS: Why do you people always say we have to destroy capitalism, all we have to do is elect enough Democrats and they’ll reform it into something that works for everybody COMMUNISTS: A company that got rich making shackles for slaves is still in business making restraints for migrant workers

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2w ago

Lemme tell you about the angel of history being blown backwards into the future: The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.

ok so now we all have to make sure that AES wins in MI in November so the libs have to shut up already Holscher in kansas too gotta show that anti-billionaire candidates are as electable as we’ve known they are

I was married to an abusive woman. They say this too! Again, abuser all do and say exactly the same things. You might think your abusive partner isn't an abuser (I thought this too!) but they are, by virtue of the abuse and all the things they do that goes along with it.

Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h ago

Two things abusive men almost always say: “I promise I will change”. “You made me do it.” Ladies… you are not responsible for a man’s behaviour. His abuse is on him. He’s not going to change. Get out while you can, these men always become dangerous.

No matter the margin the story is that Haley Stevens got $70M of support, more than $30M of it from a single organization, and still lost.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 19h ago

30,000,000 dollars

he won by the same margin as Trump, which represented "a huge mandate" back then.

Politico@politico.com · 12h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

Okay, can we stop using opinion polls now? They've been wrong (and people have been lying to them) for a while now. Basically, people are perfectly fine voting in a racist way, but they'd rather not tell strangers that's what they're doing.