Michael Eric Ross
@michaelericross.bsky.social
Screenwriter (Stage 32 QF, SF; ScreenCraft QF, Emerging Screenwriters QF, Stunt List, LA Int'l Screenwriters) | essayist | journalist (NYT, MSNBC.com, TheWrap) | editor | pain in the ass | captive of LA (indeterminate sentence).
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Time is running out for the @wnba.com to pay the players what they owe them. Their contract expires TONIGHT.
Without the players, there is no WNBA — and fair pay is LONG overdue. America’s unions stand in solidarity with the WNBPA players in this fight ✊
Without the players, there is no WNBA — and fair pay is LONG overdue. America’s unions stand in solidarity with the WNBPA players in this fight ✊
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Time is running out for the @wnba.com to pay the players what they owe them. Their contract expires TONIGHT.
Without the players, there is no WNBA — and fair pay is LONG overdue. America’s unions stand in solidarity with the WNBPA players in this fight ✊
Without the players, there is no WNBA — and fair pay is LONG overdue. America’s unions stand in solidarity with the WNBPA players in this fight ✊
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Mark J. Masek, who wrote Hollywood Remains to Be Seen: A Guide to the Movie Stars’ Final Homes, an insightful 2001 book about 14 Los Angeles-area cemeteries and their celebrated residents, has died. He was 68.
Mark J. Masek, Author of the Celebrity Cemetery Guidebook ‘Hollywood Remains to Be Seen,’ Dies at 68
Mark J. Masek, who wrote Hollywood Remains to Be Seen: A Guide to the Movie Stars’ Final Homes, an insightful 2001 book about 14 Los Angeles-area cemeteries and their celebrated residents, has died. He was 68.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Mark J. Masek, who wrote Hollywood Remains to Be Seen: A Guide to the Movie Stars’ Final Homes, an insightful 2001 book about 14 Los Angeles-area cemeteries and their celebrated residents, has died. He was 68.
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It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
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RFK Jr. has quietly undermined the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which plays a huge role in determining what screenings and other preventive services are available to Americans. From Nina Agrawal, myself and Dani Blum (gift link):
Kennedy Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
RFK Jr. has quietly undermined the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which plays a huge role in determining what screenings and other preventive services are available to Americans. From Nina Agrawal, myself and Dani Blum (gift link):
Got word that “Complications,” my latest series pilot (an urban dramedy on love, loss, family and a past not quite past enough), reached the Quarter-Finalist milestone in the 2026 Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition. Semi-Finalists will be announced on Jan. 29. All appendages crossed.
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Got word that “Complications,” my latest series pilot (an urban dramedy on love, loss, family and a past not quite past enough), reached the Quarter-Finalist milestone in the 2026 Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition. Semi-Finalists will be announced on Jan. 29. All appendages crossed.
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They’re getting desperate…
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
They’re getting desperate…
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As the intensity of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has risen, residents of Chicago are increasingly pushing back. Federal agents repeatedly have been observed releasing smoke bombs, tear gas and pepper balls to disperse residents who gather or capture videos.
ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.
Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
As the intensity of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has risen, residents of Chicago are increasingly pushing back. Federal agents repeatedly have been observed releasing smoke bombs, tear gas and pepper balls to disperse residents who gather or capture videos.
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When I visited The Kennedy/Marshall Company in 2017 this was the first thing I saw as soon as I stepped off of the elevator. It's the original illustration by Drew Struzan.
October 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
When I visited The Kennedy/Marshall Company in 2017 this was the first thing I saw as soon as I stepped off of the elevator. It's the original illustration by Drew Struzan.
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Kudos to the residents of PDX for understanding the assignment and delivering the goods.
Their absurd protests robs the president of any and all of the optics that he craves in these occupations. His masked paramilitary meatheads look ridiculous standing next to a happy dancing inflatable frog.
Their absurd protests robs the president of any and all of the optics that he craves in these occupations. His masked paramilitary meatheads look ridiculous standing next to a happy dancing inflatable frog.
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Kudos to the residents of PDX for understanding the assignment and delivering the goods.
Their absurd protests robs the president of any and all of the optics that he craves in these occupations. His masked paramilitary meatheads look ridiculous standing next to a happy dancing inflatable frog.
Their absurd protests robs the president of any and all of the optics that he craves in these occupations. His masked paramilitary meatheads look ridiculous standing next to a happy dancing inflatable frog.
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Thank you. MAGA is flooding the zone with anti-Bunny hate which is anti-Latino hate including change.org petitions. We need to show them and the NFL he has more supporters than haters.
Please sign the petition.
Please sign the petition.
October 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Thank you. MAGA is flooding the zone with anti-Bunny hate which is anti-Latino hate including change.org petitions. We need to show them and the NFL he has more supporters than haters.
Please sign the petition.
Please sign the petition.
This. Sadly, this.
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This. Sadly, this.
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Coral reefs the first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point," report says
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Coral reefs the first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point," report says
YouTube video by CBS News
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October 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Coral reefs the first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point," report says
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
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Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby
October 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby
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No f's left to give. Way to go. Respect!
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
No f's left to give. Way to go. Respect!
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Walmart to lay off 1,500 employees after announcing price hikes
www.fox32chicago.com/news/walmart...
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Walmart to lay off 1,500 employees after announcing price hikes
Walmart is restructuring its operations and cutting about 1,500 jobs as part of its new plan.
www.fox32chicago.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Walmart to lay off 1,500 employees after announcing price hikes
www.fox32chicago.com/news/walmart...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/walmart...
"Notable." A blue check by another name.
Bluesky will begin verifying ‘notable’ users techcrunch.com/2025/...
Bluesky will begin verifying 'notable' users | TechCrunch
Bluesky on Thursday quietly opened the doors to those who want to become verified on its social networking service. In a post published by the Bluesky Bluesky on Thursday quietly opened the doors to those who want to become verified on its social networking service.
techcrunch.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"Notable." A blue check by another name.
This. A monstrous crime upon a city, committed by those sworn to protect the public.
May 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This. A monstrous crime upon a city, committed by those sworn to protect the public.
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![The former diplomat accused Israel of violating all the rules of conflict and of using the starvation of Gaza’s civilian population as a “weapon of war”.
“Three times more explosive power has been dropped on Gaza than was used in the Hiroshima bomb,” he said. “And for months now, nothing has been getting into Gaza. Nothing: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, no medical services. That’s what [Benjamin] Netanyau’s ministers have said and it’s what they’ve done.”
He added: “We all know what’s going on there, and we’ve all heard the objectives stated by Netanyau’s ministers, which are clear declarations of genocidal intent. Seldom have I heard the leader of a state so clearly outline a plan that fits the legal definition of genocide.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ebnpvh2qn74h56bqgsus4fur/bafkreictv44hajfkeu7pqhqguhmku2lkbrg67e4cmfrzyfggh7iirx5inm@jpeg)
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Republicans are saying that these cuts will be reinvested into Medicaid for people who "deserve" it.
If that were true, the budget would stay the same. But that's not what's happening. Why?
Because down the hall, they are trying to finance tax breaks for billionaires.
If that were true, the budget would stay the same. But that's not what's happening. Why?
Because down the hall, they are trying to finance tax breaks for billionaires.
May 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Republicans are saying that these cuts will be reinvested into Medicaid for people who "deserve" it.
If that were true, the budget would stay the same. But that's not what's happening. Why?
Because down the hall, they are trying to finance tax breaks for billionaires.
If that were true, the budget would stay the same. But that's not what's happening. Why?
Because down the hall, they are trying to finance tax breaks for billionaires.