James
@9voltdc.bsky.social
Camera enthusiast, amateur filmmaker, coffee addict.
Nampa, Idaho
Nampa, Idaho
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If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
The Takeover of Malheur Kicked Off a Decade of Lawlessness
The wildlife refuge occupation set the stage for Trump, January 6, and so much more.
www.pdxmonthly.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
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Fighting with Margot Robbie in a bathtub is certainly a choice
Bessent: "These 2008, 2009, 2010 financial rules were too tight. They hamstrung the American financial system. It was time for a change ... we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket ... the regulated system is too constrained."
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fighting with Margot Robbie in a bathtub is certainly a choice
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my short film Homemade Gatorade is showing at Sundance 2026 😋 such a wonderful honor, I can’t believe it !!
big big thanks to my friends that contributed to this film, and to all my patrons that helped fund it ✨ @sundance.org
big big thanks to my friends that contributed to this film, and to all my patrons that helped fund it ✨ @sundance.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
my short film Homemade Gatorade is showing at Sundance 2026 😋 such a wonderful honor, I can’t believe it !!
big big thanks to my friends that contributed to this film, and to all my patrons that helped fund it ✨ @sundance.org
big big thanks to my friends that contributed to this film, and to all my patrons that helped fund it ✨ @sundance.org
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Marlene Dietrich by Eugene Robert Richee, 1930.
December 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Marlene Dietrich by Eugene Robert Richee, 1930.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Rob Reiner religion note: One of his last film projects was “God & Country,” a documentary released last year based on Katherine Stewart’s book.
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Rob Reiner's 'God & Country' explores the politicization of Christianity
The new documentary looks at the rise of Christian Nationalism as a political movement through the eyes of theologians and conservative thinkers.
www.wbur.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Rob Reiner religion note: One of his last film projects was “God & Country,” a documentary released last year based on Katherine Stewart’s book.
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Rob Reiner had one of the most wide-ranging audiences of any American filmmaker. People rewatch his films with nostalgia and joy. They quote them with parents and pass them down to children.
Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.
Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.
December 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Rob Reiner had one of the most wide-ranging audiences of any American filmmaker. People rewatch his films with nostalgia and joy. They quote them with parents and pass them down to children.
Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.
Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.
In all the the tragedy of the news recently, it’s good to see Michele Singer Reiner recognized as the talented photographer she was. 😿📷
Michele Singer Reiner: A Photographer Who Changed Movie History
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In all the the tragedy of the news recently, it’s good to see Michele Singer Reiner recognized as the talented photographer she was. 😿📷
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Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke. When they wheel me into the Soylent Green death chamber, this is what I want them to play as I slowly drift away. youtu.be/5DfCS08FsRw?...
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (1968) | Me Ol’ Bam-boo | MGM
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
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December 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke. When they wheel me into the Soylent Green death chamber, this is what I want them to play as I slowly drift away. youtu.be/5DfCS08FsRw?...
Seems AppleTV is the only streaming service that gives a shit about HDR quality. Everything is in Dolby Vision, and generally looks fantastic. But if you have a good OLED TV, do yourself a favor and watch PLUR1BUS.
December 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Seems AppleTV is the only streaming service that gives a shit about HDR quality. Everything is in Dolby Vision, and generally looks fantastic. But if you have a good OLED TV, do yourself a favor and watch PLUR1BUS.
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According to the Idaho Statesman, the Nampa Police Department sent 26 officers to the raid and spent $24,000 in wages that day. The Caldwell Police Department, spent $11,300 on personnel that day to cover 16 officers. Caldwell police zip tied children. #FOIA #Idaho law enforcement
How much did the Wilder raid cost Idaho taxpayers? What we know
The Idaho Statesman filed records request to find out what local law enforcement agencies spent to assist the federal operation.
www.idahostatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Exactly. Fuck ‘em.
I admit that I get annoyed at the people who see this and feel a need to scold about how gossip is naughty.
First of all, this is how the left gets a rep for being woke scolds.
Second of all, JD Vance sticks his nose directly into everyone's business. So fuck him.
youtu.be/QEfkB7-6B5s?...
First of all, this is how the left gets a rep for being woke scolds.
Second of all, JD Vance sticks his nose directly into everyone's business. So fuck him.
youtu.be/QEfkB7-6B5s?...
JD and Usha Vance can’t escape divorce rumors
YouTube video by Salon
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December 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Exactly. Fuck ‘em.
Absolutely nailed it.
With absolutely no expertise in Tarantino and lots of expertise in film bros, my theory has always been that he wasn’t the movie guru of that video store: one of his co-workers was and he has been coasting on regurgitating that guy’s taste for decades but he ran out ten, fifteen years ago.
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Absolutely nailed it.
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
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"Patrons from Utah to Pennsylvania have apparently been buying Blu-Ray players and borrowing the Criterion Collection because they no longer have patience for the Disney-Hulu-Paramount-Netflix game of IP thrones." lithub.com/have-librari...
Have libraries have become the new Blockbuster?
Streaming is over. The magazine is back. And everyone who’s too online is apparently getting off again. The time is ripe for an analog revolution. And where better to start than the stacks? A…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Patrons from Utah to Pennsylvania have apparently been buying Blu-Ray players and borrowing the Criterion Collection because they no longer have patience for the Disney-Hulu-Paramount-Netflix game of IP thrones." lithub.com/have-librari...
Oklahoma film Exchange presents Mickey Reece retrospective January 15-17! #DIYfilmmaking
OFX Presents Mickey Reece Retrospective 1/15-1/17
YouTube video by Mickey Reece
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December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Oklahoma film Exchange presents Mickey Reece retrospective January 15-17! #DIYfilmmaking
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Here's the full look at the sensational @criterion.bsky.social 4K release of EYES WIDE SHUT, which is one of the most dramatic 4K upgrades that you'll see all year:
Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social revisits Stanley Kubrick's final film, 1999's EYES WIDE SHUT, available in a new 3-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray release from @criterion.bsky.social. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Here's the full look at the sensational @criterion.bsky.social 4K release of EYES WIDE SHUT, which is one of the most dramatic 4K upgrades that you'll see all year:
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The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue - Detroit Metro Times
Nearly 15 years later, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in East...
www.metrotimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
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Revolutionary French filmmaker & life-long curmudgeon Jean-Luc Godard was BOTD in 1930 & died by assisted suicide in 2022 at 91. An early supporter of Palestine & other political causes, his 1960 film "Le petit soldat" was banned due 2 its political commentary on the Algerian War
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Revolutionary French filmmaker & life-long curmudgeon Jean-Luc Godard was BOTD in 1930 & died by assisted suicide in 2022 at 91. An early supporter of Palestine & other political causes, his 1960 film "Le petit soldat" was banned due 2 its political commentary on the Algerian War
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This is one of the things I talked about yesterday with a local business owner. It was my 54th birthday yesterday and we discussed the fabulous feeling of being free of what anyone thinks especially dumb and mean people.
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is one of the things I talked about yesterday with a local business owner. It was my 54th birthday yesterday and we discussed the fabulous feeling of being free of what anyone thinks especially dumb and mean people.
I’ve been complaining about this low contrast, what I call “wet oatmeal look” in modern cinematography for ages, nice to see more people talking about it.
Why Movies Don't Look Like Movies Anymore
YouTube video by tographer
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November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’ve been complaining about this low contrast, what I call “wet oatmeal look” in modern cinematography for ages, nice to see more people talking about it.