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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 6h

I’m not but I’d like to read that piece!

Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 7h

Please tell me you’re writing a piece about anti-fascism in popular movies of old?!?

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 7h

Maria is walking up the aisle - she’s about to climb that mountain, I guess.

Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 7h

Ok, so I’m watching “The Sound of Music” (don’t ask) and an old nun just asked Maria if she’s in love with the Baron (duh, of course) and now the old nun is singing “Climb Every Mountain” and I have to ask: Is this old gal warbling a dick metaphor?

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 7h

It brings out my inner Lorenz Hart.

Tuttle Tuttle Toil & Trouble 🎃 @katekilla.bsky.social · 7h

Omg I hope not! I found that song truly inspiring as a little kid!

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 7h

Ok, so I’m watching “The Sound of Music” (don’t ask) and an old nun just asked Maria if she’s in love with the Baron (duh, of course) and now the old nun is singing “Climb Every Mountain” and I have to ask: Is this old gal warbling a dick metaphor?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 14h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 1d

I used to be able to keep these DAILY MEMOs to under 3 minutes, the last couple videos have been impossible to. ICE is escalating in Los Angeles, just look at the article version with every incident highlighted. This is only what we could confirm, only what we know of. @lataco.bsky.social

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 16h

DSA affirms our fundamental right to free speech and assembly. We will not be intimidated by the Trump administration’s cronies, and we will continue our struggle for democracy to the end. If you want to live in a free society, join DSA today. dsausa.org/join

Join DSA. Become a member today.

Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

act.dsausa.org

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 16h

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 17h

All conspiracy theories eventually lead to antisemitism.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 17h

Judge who has been asked to block National Guard deployment in Chicago asks DOJ a key question: What if it's the feds who are provoking the violence, rather than stopping it? DOJ says it doesn't matter.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17h

Perry asks again whether, if the inability to execute the law is b/c of the feds' "own provocation, does that matter under the law?"

Hamilton: "No, if that were true, the fact still remains that we are seeing sustained violence against federal personnel and property in Illinois."

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1d

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 1d

antifa!

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about the filmmaker Ken Jacobs, who changed the way I look at movies and the world. It was one of the great honors of my life to have met him and Flo, his partner in life and in art.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/m...

The Strangely Beautiful Realities You Can Discover in a Ken Jacobs Film

www.nytimes.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

"Meche" works making raisins in Fresno CA. Fresh grapes are placed on sheets of paper and then laid on the sand between rows. The suns heats the sand and dries out the grapes. She can feel the heat from the sand through her shoes while she earns 35 cents for each sheet. #WeFeedYou

Grapes on brown paper drying into raisins after workers harvested them

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 1d

“Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar.”
apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t stop thinking about this and what it says about a person.

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 2d

“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the unprecedented threat that RFK Jr’s policies pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 28d

"Arts leaders in Los Angeles say that, three years out, their city’s Olympics committee — LA28 — hasn’t adequately taken up that torch, with no cultural plan yet announced, just two people assigned to the effort (one is a volunteer); and no dedicated fundraising for ambitious arts programming" 🎁🔗

As Los Angeles Olympics Loom, Critics Worry Its Cultural Plan Is Lagging

www.nytimes.com

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 2d

SORREL IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN. Last seen at Nostrand and Church. She's 22 pounds and chipped:
985112012434882. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT SORREL!

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 2d

authentic image of Amelia Earhart

A photo of Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo on “The Golden Girls.”

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 2d

d’oh!

Matthew Budman, book guy @matthewbudman.bsky.social · 2d

They're on the *other* thumb drive

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 2d

“Honey, have you seen my top-secret Amelia Earhart records?”

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Tommy Tuberville on the 2020 census: "The Democrats were letting illegals come in for a different count. They obviously had a census going that was all rigged. The 2020 election basically was rigged."

(Believe it or not, Donald Trump was president in 2020.)

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