Helena Fitzgerald
@hellafitzgerald.bsky.social
feelings, now more than ever!
wrote some stuff in some places
wrote some stuff in some places
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‘get the fuck out of minnesota [or else i swear i’ll have a bunch of minnesotans arrested for protesting you]!’
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
‘get the fuck out of minnesota [or else i swear i’ll have a bunch of minnesotans arrested for protesting you]!’
got to see Grand Illusion on a big screen for the first time this morning and it really drove home that “when they sing La Marseillaise in the movie” is my single favorite discrete emotion. feels pretty relevant right now, couldn’t say why
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
got to see Grand Illusion on a big screen for the first time this morning and it really drove home that “when they sing La Marseillaise in the movie” is my single favorite discrete emotion. feels pretty relevant right now, couldn’t say why
bread AND roses? it’s more likely than you think
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
bread AND roses? it’s more likely than you think
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How is Hegseth so fucking bad at working out? I have a theory: he is unable to accept any critique of his form or technique, so he keeps doing things wrong over and over while congratulating himself for doing “hard things.” Incredibly weak mentality.
Hegseth had cameras recording him working out with recruits today at UCLA
January 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
How is Hegseth so fucking bad at working out? I have a theory: he is unable to accept any critique of his form or technique, so he keeps doing things wrong over and over while congratulating himself for doing “hard things.” Incredibly weak mentality.
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Timeline cleanse: Mamdani governing like Fred Rogers (compliment).
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
January 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Timeline cleanse: Mamdani governing like Fred Rogers (compliment).
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
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Just completed a gnarly week, and I'm exhausted, but I'm popping in to say that The Secret Agent—about a guy targeted by the Brazilian dictatorship in the late seventies—is an incredible, beautiful, sad, funny, gripping, thrilling, gorgeous movie. See it in a theater if you can, but see it.
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Just completed a gnarly week, and I'm exhausted, but I'm popping in to say that The Secret Agent—about a guy targeted by the Brazilian dictatorship in the late seventies—is an incredible, beautiful, sad, funny, gripping, thrilling, gorgeous movie. See it in a theater if you can, but see it.
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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These students are being brutally harassed by their government and still showing more bravery and integrity than most college presidents.
By Lila Dominguez, Editor in Chief of the Roosevelt Standard, news site of Roosevelt High School: "Later in the afternoon today my high school Roosevelt was paraded by ICE vehicles during dismissal. Our community and staff stepped up to protect one another."
ICE Needs To Get Out Of Minneapolis
On Wednesday January 7th at 3:20 pm I was working in the wrestling basement of Roosevelt Highschool to publish an article about the tragic event that occurred earlier today in South Minneapolis when a...
rooseveltstandard.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
These students are being brutally harassed by their government and still showing more bravery and integrity than most college presidents.
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Dudes rock, immigrants rock, New York fucking rules
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Dudes rock, immigrants rock, New York fucking rules
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
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Never mind that this isn’t the definition of doxing in the first place, but you can’t dox a federal employee. If you’re a public servant, your identity isn’t “hidden.” It’s on public records. People can access those public records.
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Never mind that this isn’t the definition of doxing in the first place, but you can’t dox a federal employee. If you’re a public servant, your identity isn’t “hidden.” It’s on public records. People can access those public records.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
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"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
had a great time at the new york film critics’ circle awards tonight (thank you so much @thehighsign.bsky.social for letting me tag along) and, among many other things, it was great to learn that everyone else who cares about movies feels just as embarrassingly parasocial about Jafar Panahi as I do
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 AM
had a great time at the new york film critics’ circle awards tonight (thank you so much @thehighsign.bsky.social for letting me tag along) and, among many other things, it was great to learn that everyone else who cares about movies feels just as embarrassingly parasocial about Jafar Panahi as I do
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Béla Tarr, 1955-2026: the great cinematic poet of despair, whose movies were as rigorously bleak as they were paradoxically invested in the infinite value of every human life. The Kafka of motion pictures. Thread of images from his masterpiece Damnation (1988).
January 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Béla Tarr, 1955-2026: the great cinematic poet of despair, whose movies were as rigorously bleak as they were paradoxically invested in the infinite value of every human life. The Kafka of motion pictures. Thread of images from his masterpiece Damnation (1988).
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lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
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RIP to Béla Tarr, an artist who made beautiful (often haunting) films on his own terms and took no prisoners when talking about them. Truly one of the best to ever do it.
Full interview: www.filmcomment.com/blog/intervi...
Full interview: www.filmcomment.com/blog/intervi...
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
RIP to Béla Tarr, an artist who made beautiful (often haunting) films on his own terms and took no prisoners when talking about them. Truly one of the best to ever do it.
Full interview: www.filmcomment.com/blog/intervi...
Full interview: www.filmcomment.com/blog/intervi...
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turning the 3rd of January into the 3rd of Shit
January 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
turning the 3rd of January into the 3rd of Shit
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Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
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this is one of the most beautiful human acts I've ever seen, read the write-ups
magical
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
this is one of the most beautiful human acts I've ever seen, read the write-ups
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"Too many New Yorkers have been forced to pay more for less—living in unsafe, unconscionable, and unaffordable housing... Today's executive order is the first step towards giving New Yorkers a voice in addressing the housing crisis that is pricing them out of our city."
Mamdani announces NYC "Rental Ripoff" hearings in all 5 boroughs
Mamdani says tenants will testify at "Rental Ripoff" hearings before New York City takes action against "unconscionable" business practices.
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"Too many New Yorkers have been forced to pay more for less—living in unsafe, unconscionable, and unaffordable housing... Today's executive order is the first step towards giving New Yorkers a voice in addressing the housing crisis that is pricing them out of our city."
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it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
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The entirety of Powell and Pressburger's THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COL. BLIMP (1943) is available on YouTube for free, so you have no excuse not to watch it
One of the gayest antifascist stories ever filmed, as well as just one of the best goddamn movies ever made, period
Hit that play button, folks!!
One of the gayest antifascist stories ever filmed, as well as just one of the best goddamn movies ever made, period
Hit that play button, folks!!
The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp | FULL MOVIE | British War Romance Drama
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The entirety of Powell and Pressburger's THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COL. BLIMP (1943) is available on YouTube for free, so you have no excuse not to watch it
One of the gayest antifascist stories ever filmed, as well as just one of the best goddamn movies ever made, period
Hit that play button, folks!!
One of the gayest antifascist stories ever filmed, as well as just one of the best goddamn movies ever made, period
Hit that play button, folks!!
I’ve thought about this monologue, and this one particular line, every single day since I saw it for the first time a year ago
Been thinking a lot lately about Anton Walbrook's monologue in the refugee office from THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COL. BLIMP (1943)
January 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
I’ve thought about this monologue, and this one particular line, every single day since I saw it for the first time a year ago