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Out of the Past @filmclassics.bsky.social · 14h

Detour (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945)
DoP: Benjamin H. Kline

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 7h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

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Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

Finally realized what the freakout over Mamdani becoming mayor reminded me of, and it's the freakout over the first black mayors in southern cities.

New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:

"Too Young to Die"

As the seemingly endless NYC mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the howls of the Democratic establishment in the city are only getting louder. They've really convinced themselves that the elect...

campaign-trails.ghost.io

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 33m

Absolutely. This New Republic substack post is spot on. Language matters.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 47m

Absolutely crucial point here by Greg Sargent. When we don’t call propaganda what it is, we co-produce it, and hasten disaster.
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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.substack.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 23h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 1d

Sigh.

a woman in a striped coat is standing in front of a man

ALT: a woman in a striped coat is standing in front of a man

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 1d

I love this picture. Not as good as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but does make for a great double feature with that film.

LithiumChaser @lithiumchaser.bsky.social · 2d

Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush in It Came from Outer Space by Jack Arnold - The first 3D movie from Universal, it was based on a story by Ray Bradbury (1953)

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Michael Socolow @michaelsocolow.bsky.social · 4d

Great piece by @ajbauer.bsky.social in Time about how Conservatives have been after CBS News for a very long time.

I wish AJ had mentioned G.H.W. Bush's ambushing Rather on live TV, and G.W. Bush's FCC giving CBS biggest fine in history for Janet Jackson, etc.

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CBS Has Been in Conservative Sights for Decades

It was once deemed the "Communist Broadcasting System" by conservative activists.

time.com

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 1d

Downloaded! Thanks for sharing this.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 1d

I hope the ham taster is ok! Such a little darling!

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 1d

If you've seen Marcel Ophuls's Hotel Terminus, this Sun-Times story will resonate extra for you: "This motion picture is dedicated to the late Mme. Bontout, a good neighbor." chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to brave Debbie Brockman and all the other journalists covering the crisis that the White House has created in Chicago.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!!!

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, am so excited!

Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 2d

So thrilled, my Nashville book has arrived! You can order it here: www.bloomsbury.com/us/nashville... It's still 2025, so not too late for 50 year anniversary screenings. Need a guest speaker? "Let me be the one!"

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 2d

THE NASHVILLE BOOK HAS ARRIVED! Check it out, I've made my first "reveal video."

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 2d

Basic Training for the win!

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 2d

Good work, MIT. Let's see the other schools follow their lead. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 2d

I'm generally big AP booster, but super frustrated by "mirror" headline, which I've seen from other news sources as well, and more recently. A mirror reflection looks like something real, but is not real in the same way. DJT's authoritarian actions *are* authoritarian.
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Trump's moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 2d

Right on, guv.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: A judge blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks.

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 3d

Right on!

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

Temporary Restraining Order to be granted tomorrow in the Chicago case filed by journalists, pastors, and others hit with riot control munitions by ICE!

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4d

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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Heather Hendershot @profhendershot.bsky.social · 4d

Right on, Chicago news outlets. We need you now more than ever!

G @monkeyes2.bsky.social · 4d

Shout out to the Chicago local news! @blockclubchi.bsky.social @thetriibe.com @southsideweekly.bsky.social
@unraveledpress.com
@borderlessmag.bsky.social

Follow the locals!

And the strong reporting hasn’t come only from legacy outlets such as the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune but also from newer independent media such as Block Club Chicago, the TRiiBE, Borderless, Unraveled, and South Side Weekly.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6d

"In 1964, while reporting from the Republican National Convention just south of San Francisco, Ms. Davis and a Black male reporter were hounded from the hall by fans of the nominee, Barry Goldwater. The crowd snarled racial epithets and tossed garbage at them..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...

Belva Davis, West Coast Trailblazer in TV News, Dies at 92

www.nytimes.com

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