Samit Sarkar
@samitsarkar.bsky.social
✊🏾 formerly & forever Vox Union | 📝 past life: @polygon.com, next thing: TBD | ⁉️ proud @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social loser | reading, writing, playing, watching, sleeping | he/him
I love hockey... and I love movies... and I loved talking about both with my man @petevolk.bsky.social
our latest @sportsmoviespod.bsky.social episode is up, talking Slap Shot with @samitsarkar.bsky.social. really enjoyed tangling with my feelings about this movie (which ended up very positive!), and talking with Samit about it all.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I love hockey... and I love movies... and I loved talking about both with my man @petevolk.bsky.social
cool notice to see when you open your supermarket app
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
cool notice to see when you open your supermarket app
*sighs wistfully*
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
*sighs wistfully*
I follow the Westchester County government on Facebook, and whenever I glance at the comments under a post about pretty much any county expenditure — but especially ones like EV chargers — there are invariably people complaining like "You're spending money on THIS instead of FIXING THE POTHOLES?!"
It's funny how this isn't identifiable as a Conservative Opinion but is absolutely the sort of thing that runs on conservative opinion pages. An even split between "the traffic is so bad now" and "Mr. Trump, please exterminate the brutes." A perfectly American intellectual movement in that sense.
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I follow the Westchester County government on Facebook, and whenever I glance at the comments under a post about pretty much any county expenditure — but especially ones like EV chargers — there are invariably people complaining like "You're spending money on THIS instead of FIXING THE POTHOLES?!"
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here's the most important scoop in the piece
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
here's the most important scoop in the piece
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there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof.
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof.
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
the framing in the WaPo push notification also was seriously lacking context
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
the framing in the WaPo push notification also was seriously lacking context
It's my favorite time of year, the week where my Google search history is like a dozen variations of "how many onions make for 2 cups chopped onions" "how much fresh sage equals 1 tsp dried sage" "where can I get 1 cup of buttermilk, no more, no less"
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's my favorite time of year, the week where my Google search history is like a dozen variations of "how many onions make for 2 cups chopped onions" "how much fresh sage equals 1 tsp dried sage" "where can I get 1 cup of buttermilk, no more, no less"
lol. lmao, even
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
lol. lmao, even
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the rage that reading this makes me feel. just full 'need to stare into the middle distance because we are so, so lost' stuff.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
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She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
the rage that reading this makes me feel. just full 'need to stare into the middle distance because we are so, so lost' stuff.
Worth noting that as phones have gotten more expensive — flagship phones are all $800+ these days — carriers have kept monthly payments down by stretching out the term. The standard option now is 36-month financing (used to be 24), so why *wouldn't* you hold on to a phone for at least 3 years?
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Worth noting that as phones have gotten more expensive — flagship phones are all $800+ these days — carriers have kept monthly payments down by stretching out the term. The standard option now is 36-month financing (used to be 24), so why *wouldn't* you hold on to a phone for at least 3 years?
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
They paved Paradise, put up a parking lot
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
They paved Paradise, put up a parking lot
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
They paved Paradise, put up a parking lot
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
They paved Paradise, put up a parking lot
"determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy" — c'mon, what are we doing here???
casting RFK as an iconoclast who's valiantly fighting the good fight is a mind-boggling sanewashing of his dangerous views (yes, even considering the aside within em dashes)
casting RFK as an iconoclast who's valiantly fighting the good fight is a mind-boggling sanewashing of his dangerous views (yes, even considering the aside within em dashes)
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy" — c'mon, what are we doing here???
casting RFK as an iconoclast who's valiantly fighting the good fight is a mind-boggling sanewashing of his dangerous views (yes, even considering the aside within em dashes)
casting RFK as an iconoclast who's valiantly fighting the good fight is a mind-boggling sanewashing of his dangerous views (yes, even considering the aside within em dashes)
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"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
Adams: Mr. Man-dah-me gets a lovey-dovey Oval Office meeting. Meanwhile, Eric pledges his undying loyalty to President Trump, and what does he get in return? Threatened by Tom Homan on Fox News? C'mon, man!
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Adams: Mr. Man-dah-me gets a lovey-dovey Oval Office meeting. Meanwhile, Eric pledges his undying loyalty to President Trump, and what does he get in return? Threatened by Tom Homan on Fox News? C'mon, man!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME
Oh my god that is the worst possible answer
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
ARE YOU KIDDING ME
I'm saying this to myself as much as to anyone else: it's okay to admit publicly that you don't know something!
or at least, it should be!
or at least, it should be!
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'm saying this to myself as much as to anyone else: it's okay to admit publicly that you don't know something!
or at least, it should be!
or at least, it should be!
Pig good
Thank you to our friends at Filmbot for their support in presenting this amazing series, kicking off at The Frida on Dec 12 with PIG and RED ROCKET. RELIC, THE WILD GOOSE LAKE, & RELIC on Dec 13th. THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF & WOLFWALKERS on Dec 14 🎬️
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November 21, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Pig good
it's not quite on the level of the orb photo, but still
You get those photos of Trump and MBS?
Sure did boss, real fuckin ominous just like you asked
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Sure did boss, real fuckin ominous just like you asked
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November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
it's not quite on the level of the orb photo, but still
1) this is great!
2) the Bluesky clip cuts off the performance partway through — you can see the full thing here www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
2) the Bluesky clip cuts off the performance partway through — you can see the full thing here www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
1) this is great!
2) the Bluesky clip cuts off the performance partway through — you can see the full thing here www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
2) the Bluesky clip cuts off the performance partway through — you can see the full thing here www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
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This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
This is great, and I was particularly glad to see Alissa note that there's plenty of blame to go around here, including for all the Platforms that are so hungry for Content these days.
Strong incentives for artists to take shortcuts have existed in the past, but doing so has never been this easy!
Strong incentives for artists to take shortcuts have existed in the past, but doing so has never been this easy!
![But with documentaries, there’s also a kind of social contract. We believe that what they show us happened, with some exceptions. Re-enactments have become more common in recent years, but filmmakers have developed a visual vocabulary for those staged scenes: they’re dreamy, a little blurry, usually faceless. You immediately know what you’re looking at, because it doesn’t look “real.”
These conventions exist to preserve our trust in what we’re viewing. If you’re watching historical images of a civil rights march or scenes from a family birthday party, you believe that a producer dug up that footage.
But finding and shooting footage is expensive and takes time. And that’s exactly what today’s documentarians are often not afforded — especially when they’re working on ripped-from-the-headlines films for the bottomless content pits that are streaming platforms. The temptation is clearly there to plug a prompt into A.I.; sometimes that’s even the mandate from on high. Who will know, right?
[the line that begins "And that's exactly what today's documentarians" is highlighted in blue]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fx3fhjmycoch4eaebv5jczmy/bafkreibd62nxasd3yhxsllriijqbewo3rqy5vmiskbxxkpzdn62fcdc6ya@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is great, and I was particularly glad to see Alissa note that there's plenty of blame to go around here, including for all the Platforms that are so hungry for Content these days.
Strong incentives for artists to take shortcuts have existed in the past, but doing so has never been this easy!
Strong incentives for artists to take shortcuts have existed in the past, but doing so has never been this easy!
ah yes, Bill Cassidy — in the parlance of his party's base, his initials might stand for Beta Cuck
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
ah yes, Bill Cassidy — in the parlance of his party's base, his initials might stand for Beta Cuck
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when i was a kid WPIX (free) aired 55 Yankees games a season, WCBS (free) aired two Yankees games a season, ESPN (not free, but basic cable) aired ten Yankees games a season, and MSG Network (your mileage may vary) aired 95 games a season. hell 20 years ago 40% of D-Rays games were on free TV!
You will need YES, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, ESPN, Netflix, NBC/Peacock, FOX, and TBS to watch the Yankees next season.
Learn more: https://atmlb.com/4r9W14K
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
when i was a kid WPIX (free) aired 55 Yankees games a season, WCBS (free) aired two Yankees games a season, ESPN (not free, but basic cable) aired ten Yankees games a season, and MSG Network (your mileage may vary) aired 95 games a season. hell 20 years ago 40% of D-Rays games were on free TV!