Manohla Dargis
@manohladargis.bsky.social
Old hippie, tree hugger, childless cat lady, lover of animals and some humans, I write about movies for the New York Times. Member of the Times Guild, which is represented by the NewsGuild of New York.
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Okay, but please spare a thought for all the nation’s movie critics.
Trump personally rebooting the Rush Hour franchise was by far my favorite story of the day.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Okay, but please spare a thought for all the nation’s movie critics.
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A third infant in Kentucky has died of whooping cough this year.
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A third infant in Kentucky has died of whooping cough this year.
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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"Raul" is working in the sweet potatoes in Merced County. "It’s very tiring. I need to be up at 2:30am to get to work at 3:30. My wife & I leave our kids with a babysitter and rushed to the fields. But it's important we do the work as it feeds our family." #WeFeedYou
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Raul" is working in the sweet potatoes in Merced County. "It’s very tiring. I need to be up at 2:30am to get to work at 3:30. My wife & I leave our kids with a babysitter and rushed to the fields. But it's important we do the work as it feeds our family." #WeFeedYou
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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It's been almost five years since Donald Trump led an angry mob to the Capitol with a gallows and noose in tow.
Now he's calling for members of Congress to be hanged.
To my Republican colleagues:
When are you going to stand up against this violent dictator?
Now he's calling for members of Congress to be hanged.
To my Republican colleagues:
When are you going to stand up against this violent dictator?
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It's been almost five years since Donald Trump led an angry mob to the Capitol with a gallows and noose in tow.
Now he's calling for members of Congress to be hanged.
To my Republican colleagues:
When are you going to stand up against this violent dictator?
Now he's calling for members of Congress to be hanged.
To my Republican colleagues:
When are you going to stand up against this violent dictator?
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Swastikas and nooses are offensive symbols of hate, not merely divisive symbols.
The Coast Guard's decision emboldens those who wish to harm Jewish and Black Americans. It must be reversed.
My statement with my House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism co-chairs:
The Coast Guard's decision emboldens those who wish to harm Jewish and Black Americans. It must be reversed.
My statement with my House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism co-chairs:
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Swastikas and nooses are offensive symbols of hate, not merely divisive symbols.
The Coast Guard's decision emboldens those who wish to harm Jewish and Black Americans. It must be reversed.
My statement with my House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism co-chairs:
The Coast Guard's decision emboldens those who wish to harm Jewish and Black Americans. It must be reversed.
My statement with my House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism co-chairs:
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Angeleno here. No - that’s the answer to your question “Is this how the other coast really lives?” Erewhon is expensive, for one, and it’s easy to make delicious, nutritious, inexpensive smoothies at home. Last, all of its stores are in LA County which, while indeed large, is not “the other coast.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Angeleno here. No - that’s the answer to your question “Is this how the other coast really lives?” Erewhon is expensive, for one, and it’s easy to make delicious, nutritious, inexpensive smoothies at home. Last, all of its stores are in LA County which, while indeed large, is not “the other coast.”
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Shares in Netflix on Wednesday stumbled after Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne questioned the value to the streaming giant from potentially bidding to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery and prized properties like DC Comics and the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises.
Netflix Stock Falls After Analyst Questions Potential Warner Bros. Discovery Bid
Shares in Netflix on Wednesday stumbled after Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne questioned the value to the streaming giant from potentially bidding to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery and prized properties like DC Comics and the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Shares in Netflix on Wednesday stumbled after Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne questioned the value to the streaming giant from potentially bidding to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery and prized properties like DC Comics and the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises.
William Wokester wrote a weight of wakened words,
A weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote;
If William Wokester wrote a weight of wakened words,
Where’s the weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote?
A weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote;
If William Wokester wrote a weight of wakened words,
Where’s the weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote?
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
William Wokester wrote a weight of wakened words,
A weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote;
If William Wokester wrote a weight of wakened words,
Where’s the weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote?
A weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote;
If William Wokester wrote a weight of wakened words,
Where’s the weight of wakened words William Wokester wrote?
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
🧵 (h/t @joshtpm.bsky.social)
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🧵 (h/t @joshtpm.bsky.social)
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Hi. From Vienna the dog.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Hi. From Vienna the dog.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Angelenos! What’s the streetlight situation in your neighborhood? I live east of Western and it is *wild* how many Los Angeles streets don’t have working street lights because of copper theft. When there’s no opposing traffic, I often turn on my brights because I’m so worried about hitting someone.
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Angelenos! What’s the streetlight situation in your neighborhood? I live east of Western and it is *wild* how many Los Angeles streets don’t have working street lights because of copper theft. When there’s no opposing traffic, I often turn on my brights because I’m so worried about hitting someone.
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Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files. He also pals around with a man guilty of incest.
A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.
A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.
Clay Higgins built his brand on law and order. He pals around with a man guilty of incest.
A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana Republican congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files. He also pals around with a man guilty of incest.
A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.
A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.
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Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes. n.pr/47KSHp6
Trump administration shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes. n.pr/47KSHp6
from 2021 (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
from 2021 (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
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Trump: I’m very proud of the job he’s done. What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights.
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump: I’m very proud of the job he’s done. What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights.
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DAILY MEMO: More Than 30 People Taken in At Least 30 Raids During Saturday Through Monday Rains
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
DAILY MEMO: More Than 30 People Taken in At Least 30 Raids During Saturday Through Monday Rains
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I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
The fact that he named it Project Prometheus is priceless.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
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Lest you think Greene has changed her ways, here she is refusing to denounce Nick Fuentes, suggesting Bash have him on her show, and lying about having known him before she appeared at his conference.
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Lest you think Greene has changed her ways, here she is refusing to denounce Nick Fuentes, suggesting Bash have him on her show, and lying about having known him before she appeared at his conference.