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The soul must accept guilt in order to destroy existing evil, lest it incur the greater guilt of idyllic withdrawal, of seeming to be good by putting up with wrong. -Ernst Bloch https://wertham.substack.com/
Not even Donald Sutherland would dare to enter... Castle of the Living Dead 5 Aug 1964 #FilmSkyποΈ
(I wouldn't go out with you if you were...) The Last Woman On Earth Robert TowneβοΈ Roger Cormanπ£ 5 Aug 1960 #FilmSkyποΈ
Robert Plant & Saving Grace will perform as part of 'STAND BY ME: Bob HarrisβA Celebration of Life in Music' at Royal Albert Hall December 2. Tickets on sale this Friday: gigst.rs/BHLIM
"He's about being Donald Trump's lawyer" -Senator Cory Booker
Strongmen are always looking out for number one: themselves. Thatβs why they create inner sanctums around themselves, surrounding themselves with family members who do not give them objective feedback. We should all be concerned when leaders surround themselves with only sycophants.
David Ellison once again π© on the 5625 career film makers that have clearly opposed this merger based on the loss of competition, consolidation of power&decision making, loss of jobs and the ridiculous idea that he is going to make more movies with less money because he is starting $83 bil in hole.
Freedom of the Press Foundation@freedom.press Β· yesterdayDavid, if you want this charm offensive to work, your dad should sit for an interview. Maybe with an unemployed ex-60 Minutes reporter. He can make the case for giving CBS, CNN and TikTok to a guy building an AI surveillance dystopia. What could go wrong?
In which the president of the United States summons an ostensibly independent US Attorney to the White House after she failed to prosecute an innocent man. Because that's completely normal. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She βChokedβ in Reflecting Pool Case (Gift Article)
President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., βfolded like an umbrella.β For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
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In the November elections, to be radical is to be pragmatic.
We are deciding whether we want to be a country of ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
Indivisible βπ@indivisible.org Β· 2d agoBREAKING β Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
He really needs a new crisis management team. No one is buying it. He is not only destroying CBS with alleged promises to Trump to make βchangesβat CNN but he is pushing through a thoroughly illegal merger at the cost of Paramounts brand. The film makers are not goint to want to work with them.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social Β· yesterdayDavid Ellison may think we are stupid, but we know who he is. We know what he has done to CBS. We know what he wants to do to CNN. Support independent media.
Man, if Putin had told Trump exactly what he wanted the US to do to help Iran and Russia and hurt Ukraine, it would have been exactly what Trump did in his war. This is a Russian strategic dream we are watching.
NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's willing to "micromanage" Corpus Christi's water crisis. But he's gone quiet on the financial troubles of an agency that could help expand the region's water supply β despite Abbott having appointed its entire board. With KRIS 6 News and @texastribune.org
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi regionβs water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agencyβs financial problems, despit...
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Today is Primary Election Day in #Michigan! Top of mind is Donavan McKinneyβs fight to unseat a corporate Dem in MI-13 and send a climate leader to Congress. Polls are open 7amβ8pm local time, with same-day registration available. π Vote climate, vote @donavanmckinney.bsky.social in Detroit!
SatchmoπΊ 4 Aug 1901 #MusicSkyπ΅