Baby’s first billboards! The American Experiment is out NOW on Netflix
Aaron Crozier
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Editor of horror, true crime, history and more: Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War Murder Mountain We Are Still Here Late Phases
Tomorrow is the debut of The American Experiment on Netflix - I am proud and honored to have been given a chance to help edit this new mini-series from @brianknappenberger.bsky.social and Playtone - I hope you'll check it out!
‘The American Experiment' shows how the nation has been an inspiration - and a mess - from the start
Netflix's "The American Experiment" refuses to flatter U.S. history, turning the nation's 250th birthday into a sharp warning for now.
yahoo.com
i am still working through my top hip hop albums of 2025 list - just chill and whet your appetite with this
Oracle Bone Script
YouTube video by mary sue
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More general strikes please! Way to be Minneapolis! Sending you all the best
Thousands brave bitter cold to demand ICE leave Minneapolis
On a day that started with temperatures as low as minus 20 Fahrenheit (minus 29 Celsius), organizers said as many as 50,000 people took to the streets to demand an end to Trump's immigration crackdown...
reuters.com
fiendish domestic terrorist! taunts? at a masked thug kidnapping people? drives away when the same masked thugs attempt to forcibly open their door? the kidnappers are indeed following their training. the training: "shoot first, the admin will back you up later" worthy of a fifa peace prize
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 8mo agoSHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News
it's been long past time to overthrow this clown - midterms, schmidterms - stay angry at these fascists because they are coming for us all
Trump Threatens to Denaturalize Some U.S. Citizens
Trump is factoring in denaturalization as part of his immigration crackdown.
time.com
white supremacist backing up and backed by ICE source: www.threads.com/@amay.a100/p...
a video taken by the eyewitness, Emily Heller, shows agents denying a self-identified physician access to the victim and telling bystanders to “just relax.” “How can I relax? You just killed my fucking neighbor,” Heller responded. “How the fuck do you show up to work every day?”
excessive use in force results in tragedy - easily predictable and totally unnecessary - this will get worse
🚨 Emergency Action: Vigil in Response to Minneapolis Shooting
This morning, ICE agents shot and killed a legal observer.
thepeopledissent.substack.com
does anyone still need proof that our president is a sick person who is selling us all out right in front of our faces?
Trump defends Saudi crown prince, who US intelligence found ordered killing of Washington Post columnist
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Jamal Khashoggi's killing “painful” for his country, after pledging nearly $1 trillion in investments in the U.S.
politico.com
this unsettling article makes me think we all need to do more music recommendations to each other - i do my “best of” list every year but i am frequently extremely late with it and maybe it’s a little overload to hit people with 20-25 albums - anyways, ai music is two thumbs down from me
AI slop tops Billboard and Spotify charts as synthetic music spreads
Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition
theguardian.com
oh sure, they won’t target all trans people, just ones who don’t speak in the precise ways the Heritage Project vaguely alludes to. news flash - this administration will come for anyone and everyone it deems a problem; your citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, race won't matter in the end.
Group behind Project 2025 urges FBI to brand ‘transgender extremists’ a terror threat
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation proposed a broad definition of trans ‘extremism’ that would seemingly cover a wide range of pro-LGBT+ activism
independent.co.uk
masked men taking people off the streets, 1st for seeming hispanic, next for...? doing everything in their power to do away with due process $45 billion for new detention centers shutting down criticisms of our pedo-in-chief equating 1 murderer to the entire left see you at the gulag friends!
kidnapping legalized by SCOTUS - abominable decision made by 6 supreme dickheads
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to resume arresting immigrants in Los Angeles
Los Angeles reacts to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Trump's immigration raids.
latimes.com
Russian invasion troops spotted flying US flags at the frontline in Ukraine, in honour of Donald Trump and MAGA after the recent Alaska summit.
This is full-on authoritarianism. Free Nicole Collier. #txlege
I’m certainly not an expert in TX law but it sounds a lot like kidnapping what they’re doing to TX State Rep Nicole Collier and other TX Democrats. If confining a person who refuses to sign a waiver isn’t illegal, then it should be. (of course, legality has hardly stopped the kidnappings here in CA)
Texas Democrat sleeps in chambers after refusing GOP law enforcement escort mandate
A trio of Texas Democrats slept overnight Monday in the statehouse instead of traveling home with a mandated law enforcement escort ordered by the Republican leadership.
abcnews.go.com
How do these tactics make anyone’s (not counting racist assholes) lives better? Does this make anyone feel safer???
Why federal agents say they opened fire at family truck in San Bernardino
YouTube video by NBCLA
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Checkpoint Zoo is an amazing documentary directed by my buddy @joshzeman.bsky.social - please go see it! 8/15 - Quad Cinema in NYC 8/21 - Laemmle in LA Additional cities found at checkpointzoo.com
OFFICIAL TRAILER | CHECKPOINT ZOO
YouTube video by Abramorama
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said that the FBI is “tracking down” Democratic state lawmakers who fled the Lone Star State as the GOP looks to return them to the state Capitol.
thehill.com
A memo obtained by TNR signals top-level DHS discussions about using the military to combat illegal immigration—and not just at the border. It suggests that DHS is anticipating uses of the military in urban centers, noting that L.A.-style operations may be needed “for years to come.” trib.al/z8KYjKq
I believe the administration is hard at work trying to figure out every way it can compromise our upcoming midterm elections. They're very scared of what working class voters will do. It is going to be crucial to follow what the administration is doing as we head towards election day.
Brennan Center@brennancenter.org · last yr.The Trump administration is undertaking an unprecedented strategy to try to undermine our elections. They are doing so by rewriting election rules, targeting election officials, supporting election deniers, and retreating from protecting voting rights. bit.ly/4l1lUPP
The war on the first amendment continues - free speech champions sure are quiet these days…
Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down Operations After Loss Of Federal Funding
The CPB will lay off staffers at the end of September following the loss of federal funding.
deadline.com
well this is a nice surprise - tenth anniversary of @tedgeoghegan.bsky.social's WE ARE STILL HERE (edited by me)
Dark Sky Films@darkskyfilms.bsky.social · last yr.📀 Dark Sky Selects presents The 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Ted Geoghegan's WE ARE STILL HERE, featuring brand-new bonus content, available 8/5! Pre-order now or get a copy early at Flashback Weekend: selects.darkskyfilms.com/products/we-...
