@cinepost.bsky.social
Four careers—precision machinist, freelance film cameraman, classical record buyer for an independent record store, postproduction engineering/supervision at an undergraduate film program. Now retired. Witness to too much over the last 60 years. Taoist.
Pinned
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I think our biggest mistake was in desiring to spare our offspring the misery of our youth. Well-intentioned as it was, it has been a horrible mistake. My paternal ancestors were Volgadeutsche. My mother grew up in Nazi Germany.
I think our biggest mistake was in desiring to spare our offspring the misery of our youth. Well-intentioned as it was, it has been a horrible mistake. My paternal ancestors were Volgadeutsche. My mother grew up in Nazi Germany.
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All that talk about restoring respect for the U.S. around the world? This is what one of our strongest allies feels about that:
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
'Monster's Paradise,' lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera
Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 AM
All that talk about restoring respect for the U.S. around the world? This is what one of our strongest allies feels about that:
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Part of that whole character thing. They lack the strength to confront uncomfortable truths. Or own up to their responsibilities.
“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..”
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
February 4, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Part of that whole character thing. They lack the strength to confront uncomfortable truths. Or own up to their responsibilities.
Must read article. One take away for me: If we are to “framing the struggle not as a contest over policy, but as a fight for the fundamental fairness of the system itself,” we need candidates with publicly demonstrated ethical character to carry that message.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
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 7:44 PM
Must read article. One take away for me: If we are to “framing the struggle not as a contest over policy, but as a fight for the fundamental fairness of the system itself,” we need candidates with publicly demonstrated ethical character to carry that message.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
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My current cozy little hobby is reading up on the Nuremberg trials.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
As a Springfield, Ohio resident, I'm particularly touched that Judge Reyes used a screenshot of Kristi Noem'sTwitter feed 🤣
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
My current cozy little hobby is reading up on the Nuremberg trials.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
One of the key things they did was use Nazi officials' braggadocious speeches as evidence.
Give a speech taking credit for annexing Austria? Ok, that'll be a conviction for annexing Austria.
Community exists on many levels. There is the sense of community we feel with MSP all across the nation. But we also must build up our sense of community with the folks next door, wherever we call home, if we are going to survive this attack on our society.
Introduced a friend of a friend to someone who needed groceries brought to their home. I thought it would just be once.
Just got a message from that friend of a friend: “I'll keep them fed from here.”
Goddamn, I love you, Minnesota.
Just got a message from that friend of a friend: “I'll keep them fed from here.”
Goddamn, I love you, Minnesota.
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Community exists on many levels. There is the sense of community we feel with MSP all across the nation. But we also must build up our sense of community with the folks next door, wherever we call home, if we are going to survive this attack on our society.
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I would like to see a feature length film, “Eleanor Roosevelt: The White House Years” in an international theatrical release with all profits designated for an ICE/CBP victims fund.
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I would like to see a feature length film, “Eleanor Roosevelt: The White House Years” in an international theatrical release with all profits designated for an ICE/CBP victims fund.
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When you defend the indefensible, you forfeit your right to represent people
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
When you defend the indefensible, you forfeit your right to represent people
ICE needs to go. Aside from the obvious… the violence and disregard of human rights… they are fueling the animosity of the radical conservative underground and lone actors.
Columbia Heights (Liam's school district) cancelled school today because of a credible bomb threat at Liam's elementary and multiple ICE vehicles parking in the high school staff parking lot at 6:15am.
February 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
ICE needs to go. Aside from the obvious… the violence and disregard of human rights… they are fueling the animosity of the radical conservative underground and lone actors.
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Every accusation is a confession.
February 2, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Every accusation is a confession.
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The Whistle Pig
#Groundhog
Today is
Groundhog Day.
If it sees its shadow we get six more weeks of winter.
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
But,
more importantly. .
Groundhogs are also called whistle pigs. They make a high-pitched whistle to warn their colony when they sense danger.
They care for
their neighbors
#Groundhog
Today is
Groundhog Day.
If it sees its shadow we get six more weeks of winter.
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
But,
more importantly. .
Groundhogs are also called whistle pigs. They make a high-pitched whistle to warn their colony when they sense danger.
They care for
their neighbors
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The Whistle Pig
#Groundhog
Today is
Groundhog Day.
If it sees its shadow we get six more weeks of winter.
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
But,
more importantly. .
Groundhogs are also called whistle pigs. They make a high-pitched whistle to warn their colony when they sense danger.
They care for
their neighbors
#Groundhog
Today is
Groundhog Day.
If it sees its shadow we get six more weeks of winter.
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
But,
more importantly. .
Groundhogs are also called whistle pigs. They make a high-pitched whistle to warn their colony when they sense danger.
They care for
their neighbors
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
What have we become? What world are we creating for our children?
A Minneapolis woman asking the internet if tear gas exposure will harm her fetus is the most American thing I read this morning.
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
What have we become? What world are we creating for our children?
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I think we as a society need to seriously grapple with the well-substantiated fact that the modern day incel movement and the political polarization of young men which exists downstream of it was in large part the direct result of an influence operation orchestrated by Jeffrey Epstein
January 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I think we as a society need to seriously grapple with the well-substantiated fact that the modern day incel movement and the political polarization of young men which exists downstream of it was in large part the direct result of an influence operation orchestrated by Jeffrey Epstein
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THIS BILLBOARD BEING PUT UP ALL OVER AMERICA COURTESY OF THE @womensmarch.com
*please donate
Thank you WOMEN'S MARCH
"What women have known forever"
I don't know about you but don't you hate the word
" REDACTED "
We stand with the victims
#EpsteinFiles
#REDACTED
#PedoPotus
*please donate
Thank you WOMEN'S MARCH
"What women have known forever"
I don't know about you but don't you hate the word
" REDACTED "
We stand with the victims
#EpsteinFiles
#REDACTED
#PedoPotus
January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
THIS BILLBOARD BEING PUT UP ALL OVER AMERICA COURTESY OF THE @womensmarch.com
*please donate
Thank you WOMEN'S MARCH
"What women have known forever"
I don't know about you but don't you hate the word
" REDACTED "
We stand with the victims
#EpsteinFiles
#REDACTED
#PedoPotus
*please donate
Thank you WOMEN'S MARCH
"What women have known forever"
I don't know about you but don't you hate the word
" REDACTED "
We stand with the victims
#EpsteinFiles
#REDACTED
#PedoPotus
Fight for a world where children may enjoy their childhood. This world we are living in today is forcing them into adulthood way too soon. 💔
🎧 listen this is heartbreaking 💔
@coldfishstix on TikTok for the whole track
@coldfishstix on TikTok for the whole track
January 31, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Fight for a world where children may enjoy their childhood. This world we are living in today is forcing them into adulthood way too soon. 💔
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The Self-Portrait…
January 31, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The Self-Portrait…
The very definition of community policing.
Holy crap. Minnesota police chief tracks down ICE agents in his car and de-arrests a woman who lives in his town.
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The very definition of community policing.
Congress, are you listening? Controlled derailment = impeachment.
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Congress, are you listening? Controlled derailment = impeachment.
Remembering Pierre Desir today. Amazing film production professor and human being. “If you can’t establish a scene and tell a story in six minutes or less, you can’t make a feature.”
His koan, intoned often, was “It’s your film.”
His koan, intoned often, was “It’s your film.”
January 31, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Remembering Pierre Desir today. Amazing film production professor and human being. “If you can’t establish a scene and tell a story in six minutes or less, you can’t make a feature.”
His koan, intoned often, was “It’s your film.”
His koan, intoned often, was “It’s your film.”
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Palantir is mentioned 66 times in the Epstein Files
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Palantir is mentioned 66 times in the Epstein Files
This is where we are. This administration is utterly depraved.
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This is where we are. This administration is utterly depraved.