Chris O'Coin
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Documentary Video Editor + Producer. CREDITS: PBS Frontline, American Experience, Showtime, Paramount+, HBO, Discovery, Vice, ESPN. Vocals in punk bands. Opinions my own. Nothing is true and everything is possible.
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Chris O'Coin
@ocoin.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Chapter 1 | KISSINGER: Part One | American Experience | PBS
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
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KISSINGER: Part 1 The Necessity of Power premieres Wednesday Oct 27 on PBS but you can watch the first 9 minutes RIGHT NOW! ✂️🎞️ youtu.be/BChZxWl_8Hg?...
Yeah, you know, Christmas; snowboarding by yourself while listening to the Thin Red Line soundtrack.
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yeah, you know, Christmas; snowboarding by yourself while listening to the Thin Red Line soundtrack.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Let's do the fucking [file not found]
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NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
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this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
1/ President Trump calls Somalia a "hellhole" and has told Somalis, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), to "go back to where they came from."
Here's the history of US involvement in Somalia over the past 45 years 🧵
Here's the history of US involvement in Somalia over the past 45 years 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
1/ President Trump calls Somalia a "hellhole" and has told Somalis, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), to "go back to where they came from."
Here's the history of US involvement in Somalia over the past 45 years 🧵
Here's the history of US involvement in Somalia over the past 45 years 🧵
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Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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He was a man whose voice could capture defiance and compassion, struggle and beauty, who could make hardship sound not just survivable but worth surviving. He gave hope to so many, especially those who needed it the most. Rest in peace.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
He was a man whose voice could capture defiance and compassion, struggle and beauty, who could make hardship sound not just survivable but worth surviving. He gave hope to so many, especially those who needed it the most. Rest in peace.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
‘Kissinger’ Review: What It Used to Mean to Make America Great www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
‘Kissinger’ Review: What It Used to Mean to Make America Great
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
‘Kissinger’ Review: What It Used to Mean to Make America Great www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
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Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.
Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients
A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.
KISSINGER: Part 1 The Necessity of Power premieres Wednesday Oct 27 on PBS but you can watch the first 9 minutes RIGHT NOW! ✂️🎞️ youtu.be/BChZxWl_8Hg?...
Chapter 1 | KISSINGER: Part One | American Experience | PBS
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
KISSINGER: Part 1 The Necessity of Power premieres Wednesday Oct 27 on PBS but you can watch the first 9 minutes RIGHT NOW! ✂️🎞️ youtu.be/BChZxWl_8Hg?...
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Painter and television host Bob Ross' original work will be auctioned off to help support public television stations after funding was cut by the Trump administration.
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to raise money for public television stations after funding cuts
"I can’t think of a more meaningful way to share his works of art than by supporting public television’s mission to educate and inspire," said the president of Bob Ross Inc.
nbcnews.to
October 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Painter and television host Bob Ross' original work will be auctioned off to help support public television stations after funding was cut by the Trump administration.
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The most important human story in the entertainment industry right now is the severe downturn in film and TV production in LA and how it's affecting middle-class crew workers. I spoke to dozens of them for this story about the depressed Hollywood economy. www.wsj.com/business/med...
L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie
Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and Los Angeles’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.
www.wsj.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The most important human story in the entertainment industry right now is the severe downturn in film and TV production in LA and how it's affecting middle-class crew workers. I spoke to dozens of them for this story about the depressed Hollywood economy. www.wsj.com/business/med...
Coming soon to an American city near you.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Coming soon to an American city near you.
Calvin and Hobbes referenced for the first time ever in a Supreme Court dissenting opinion. Let’s hit up Bill Watterson for comment. He will not respond.
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Calvin and Hobbes referenced for the first time ever in a Supreme Court dissenting opinion. Let’s hit up Bill Watterson for comment. He will not respond.
The final cut in this video, from an officer’s hand poised on his weapon to the White House logo animation, would be considered too on-the-nose in a Paul Verhoeven film.
The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
August 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The final cut in this video, from an officer’s hand poised on his weapon to the White House logo animation, would be considered too on-the-nose in a Paul Verhoeven film.
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Just so we’re keeping score & everyone understands where we are now: you live in a country where there are two tiers of citizenship, the government is sending people to concentration camps, the president sets the policies of elite universities, & there are security checkpoints in the capital city.
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
August 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Just so we’re keeping score & everyone understands where we are now: you live in a country where there are two tiers of citizenship, the government is sending people to concentration camps, the president sets the policies of elite universities, & there are security checkpoints in the capital city.
Back in 2001, you didn’t need a crystal ball to see where the war on terror would lead: to a moment when US troops patrol American streets and aim their weapons at US civilians.
NEW: L.A. and D.C. are only the beginning, as Trump's team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
August 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Back in 2001, you didn’t need a crystal ball to see where the war on terror would lead: to a moment when US troops patrol American streets and aim their weapons at US civilians.
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The targeted killing of Anas al-Sharif and five other journalists on Sunday means at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of October 2023.
No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed.
No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed.
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The targeted killing of Anas al-Sharif and five other journalists on Sunday means at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of October 2023.
No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed.
No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed.
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The Israeli military has issued a statement saying that they struck Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Anas al-Sharif and accused him of being part of a Hamas cell.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/o5rzvs
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Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif
Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The Israeli military has issued a statement saying that they struck Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Anas al-Sharif and accused him of being part of a Hamas cell.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/o5rzvs
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/o5rzvs
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"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
We cut this film in 5 weeks. I am very tired.
FRONTLINE’s documentary "Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran" examines Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s long campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the conflict with the Palestinians and the role of the United States. Premieres 7/29 on @pbs.org and online. to.pbs.org/4f8pBC9
July 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We cut this film in 5 weeks. I am very tired.
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The rescission bill has passed the Senate. Once it passes the House, as expected, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget will be zeroed out for the first time since 1967, back when TV stations still broadcast in black and white.
July 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The rescission bill has passed the Senate. Once it passes the House, as expected, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget will be zeroed out for the first time since 1967, back when TV stations still broadcast in black and white.