Alonso Duralde
@aduralde.bsky.social
Film critic (thefilmverdict.com) Podcaster (linoleumcast.bsky.social bfastallday.bsky.social maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social deckthehallmark.bsky.social) Member, LAFCA & NSFC. Books: HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE XMAS, HOLLYWOOD PRIDE. he/him🌹🏳️🌈🎄📽
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If you don't like the weak arguments for "popularism" or "moderation" or "centrism," you will love this very sharp and smart piece
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
If you don't like the weak arguments for "popularism" or "moderation" or "centrism," you will love this very sharp and smart piece
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There's a prominent Republican congressman who met his current wife when she was in high school and he was in his 40s, and it's just treated like no big deal by his caucus.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
this might sound bad. but if you look into the story it's actually much, much worse prospect.org/2022/04/08/h...
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
There's a prominent Republican congressman who met his current wife when she was in high school and he was in his 40s, and it's just treated like no big deal by his caucus.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
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3 sitting justices worked on that case, too.
It’s a really bad sign if they are calling up Roger Stone who ran the Brooks Brothers riot in 2000 (to stop the Florida recount), cavorted with the Proud Boys & Oath Keepers before Jan 6, & was a primary architect of so-called “Stop the Steal” campaigns in 2016, 2018, and 2020, 1/
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
3 sitting justices worked on that case, too.
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A multimillionaire thinks that paying down the national debt is so important that all the poors should get into the workforce earlier, work in it harder, and stay in it later to help pay it off.
It's the only possible way to do it!
It's the only possible way to do it!
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
A multimillionaire thinks that paying down the national debt is so important that all the poors should get into the workforce earlier, work in it harder, and stay in it later to help pay it off.
It's the only possible way to do it!
It's the only possible way to do it!
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From last summer...
🏝️ The True, Top-Secret Story of President Donald Trump and Epstein Island
🏝️ The True, Top-Secret Story of President Donald Trump and Epstein Island
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
From last summer...
🏝️ The True, Top-Secret Story of President Donald Trump and Epstein Island
🏝️ The True, Top-Secret Story of President Donald Trump and Epstein Island
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Given how thoroughly the American people have rejected the cruel Republican vision of "immigration enforcement" -- with clear majorities in poll after poll insisting ICE has gone too far -- he's just lying lazily here by claiming the American people are "demanding" this
Mike Johnson: "You can't in any way lighten the enforcement requirement of federal immigration law. That's what the American people demand and deserve."
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Given how thoroughly the American people have rejected the cruel Republican vision of "immigration enforcement" -- with clear majorities in poll after poll insisting ICE has gone too far -- he's just lying lazily here by claiming the American people are "demanding" this
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BREAKING: Viewers of “Melania” Documentary Receive Call Telling Them They Will Die in 7 Days
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
BREAKING: Viewers of “Melania” Documentary Receive Call Telling Them They Will Die in 7 Days
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ahahahahaha lakeoswegoreview.com/2026/02/02/l...
Lake Oswego theater loses rights to screen 'Melania' after marquee jokes - Lake Oswego Review
Lake Theater & Cafe announced that it will no longer show “Melania,” the Amazon Studios documentary about the first lady, after Amazon revoked the theater’s rights to the film. “Got […]
lakeoswegoreview.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:29 AM
ahahahahaha lakeoswegoreview.com/2026/02/02/l...
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This is like an Onion article.
🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:33 AM
This is like an Onion article.
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Just fucking abolish it, you spineless cunt
Americans from all walks of life agree that the status quo cannot continue.
What's happening in Minneapolis and other cities around the country is not law and order, it's thuggery.
We will keep working to rein in ICE’s abuses.
What's happening in Minneapolis and other cities around the country is not law and order, it's thuggery.
We will keep working to rein in ICE’s abuses.
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Just fucking abolish it, you spineless cunt
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This is ridiculous. Trump would never disappear a child… oh, wait…
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This is ridiculous. Trump would never disappear a child… oh, wait…
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"People don't trust us. Maybe it's because we're platforming a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
February 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
"People don't trust us. Maybe it's because we're platforming a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
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If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
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"It's not a crime to party with a convicted sex offender and the victims of his sex trafficking pedophilia ring, and ... hang on, let me start again."
February 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
"It's not a crime to party with a convicted sex offender and the victims of his sex trafficking pedophilia ring, and ... hang on, let me start again."
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The universe sent me an unmistakable sign that I didn't need to torture myself any further when the sound cut out twenty minutes into Melania. I nevertheless feel qualified to say it's the worst movie ever made. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/i-walked-o...
I Walked Out After Twenty Minutes Yet I Still Feel Qualified to Say That Melania is the Worst Movie Ever Made
I hated, hated, hated, hated it!
nathanrabin.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The universe sent me an unmistakable sign that I didn't need to torture myself any further when the sound cut out twenty minutes into Melania. I nevertheless feel qualified to say it's the worst movie ever made. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/i-walked-o...
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Tonight TCM #TCM
WHAT'S OPERA, DOC (1957)
Director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese together create one of the great comedy cartoons of all time. Essential viewing. 🎥
WHAT'S OPERA, DOC (1957)
Director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese together create one of the great comedy cartoons of all time. Essential viewing. 🎥
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Tonight TCM #TCM
WHAT'S OPERA, DOC (1957)
Director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese together create one of the great comedy cartoons of all time. Essential viewing. 🎥
WHAT'S OPERA, DOC (1957)
Director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese together create one of the great comedy cartoons of all time. Essential viewing. 🎥
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“As we all know now, he was a terrible person.”
All of Tisch’s revealed correspondence occurred AFTER Epstein was guilty of procuring a CHILD for PROSTITUTION.
All of Tisch’s revealed correspondence occurred AFTER Epstein was guilty of procuring a CHILD for PROSTITUTION.
February 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
“As we all know now, he was a terrible person.”
All of Tisch’s revealed correspondence occurred AFTER Epstein was guilty of procuring a CHILD for PROSTITUTION.
All of Tisch’s revealed correspondence occurred AFTER Epstein was guilty of procuring a CHILD for PROSTITUTION.
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Immediately after the part quoted below, Trump continues:
"But think of it, they were working together to try and help me lose the election, but this is the Oval Office so I guess that didn't work out too well."
His brain is just a pile of molded applesauce at this point.
"But think of it, they were working together to try and help me lose the election, but this is the Oval Office so I guess that didn't work out too well."
His brain is just a pile of molded applesauce at this point.
Trump: "When Epstein was alive, like 10 years ago, nobody cared about him. But now it's really hitting back on them because Bill Clinton is such a big part of it. It's turning out to be the Democrats who conspired with Epstein. So I think you're probably gonna see a little pullback from them."
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Immediately after the part quoted below, Trump continues:
"But think of it, they were working together to try and help me lose the election, but this is the Oval Office so I guess that didn't work out too well."
His brain is just a pile of molded applesauce at this point.
"But think of it, they were working together to try and help me lose the election, but this is the Oval Office so I guess that didn't work out too well."
His brain is just a pile of molded applesauce at this point.
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64-Year-Old Non-Musician Complains About Grammy Awards
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Gervais cited his own 2020 Golden Globes monologue, in which he urged winners not to use their acceptance speeches "as a platform to make a political speech."
decider.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:46 PM
64-Year-Old Non-Musician Complains About Grammy Awards
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Again, they still haven't released about half of what they were supposed to, but I'm sure there's nothing incriminating about the president in there.
He even said so! And surely he is a man of his word.
He even said so! And surely he is a man of his word.
NYT in December: “Trump’s named rarely mentioned”
NYT today: “5300 files containing 38,000+ references related to Trump”
😕🤔🤷🏼
NYT today: “5300 files containing 38,000+ references related to Trump”
😕🤔🤷🏼
February 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Again, they still haven't released about half of what they were supposed to, but I'm sure there's nothing incriminating about the president in there.
He even said so! And surely he is a man of his word.
He even said so! And surely he is a man of his word.
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"And as far as insurance goes, the poors can just play their scratch-offs"
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
"And as far as insurance goes, the poors can just play their scratch-offs"
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This man is so racist he's offended by the existence of chocolate milk.
"The head of the Nashville Electric System prioritized DEI initiatives" -- Rep. David Kustoff found a way to blame Black people and women for power outages in Tennessee
February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This man is so racist he's offended by the existence of chocolate milk.
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review: THE MOMENT
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The No No Song
There are spoilers ahead. Stop reading if that sort of thing matters to you.
The Moment, a punchy, successful, anxiety-fantasy starring Charli XCX, features a thematically relevant amount of cocaine ...
sluggish.ghost.io
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
review: THE MOMENT
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Jeb's been going in and out of style
But he's guaranteed to fake a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
This a-hole, who after all that, still sucked up to Trump to help his son, who Trump crushed anyway.
But he's guaranteed to fake a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
This a-hole, who after all that, still sucked up to Trump to help his son, who Trump crushed anyway.
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Jeb's been going in and out of style
But he's guaranteed to fake a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
This a-hole, who after all that, still sucked up to Trump to help his son, who Trump crushed anyway.
But he's guaranteed to fake a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
This a-hole, who after all that, still sucked up to Trump to help his son, who Trump crushed anyway.