Sylvie
@slywit.bsky.social
Half 🇺🇸, half 🇫🇷, all-around opinionated. Editor currently living in San Francisco. Hitchcocko-Hawksienne. National parkologist. Opera aficionada. Supporting women directors is my jam. Blog: slywit.wordpress.com
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Sylvie
@slywit.bsky.social
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It’s #FemaleFilmmakerFriday! As I did last year, I’m beginning my new #DirectedByWomen thread with an Indie Spirit contender. And, since it’s Christmastide, I'm bearing witness to the religious musical bio-pic THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (2025) by Mona Fastvold. #52FilmsByWomen #1 #Filmsky 📽️
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@davidehrlich.bsky.social - THANK YOU THANK YOU - this made my day. A gorgeous reminder of an excellent year of movies in 2025. This is the kind of stuff I want to see at the #Oscars - made me happy I have seen almost all of them - still a couple I am waiting on or need to see #filmsky #movies
January 20, 2026 at 11:53 PM
@davidehrlich.bsky.social - THANK YOU THANK YOU - this made my day. A gorgeous reminder of an excellent year of movies in 2025. This is the kind of stuff I want to see at the #Oscars - made me happy I have seen almost all of them - still a couple I am waiting on or need to see #filmsky #movies
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I feel seen.
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I feel seen.
PSA: This Criterion collection (updated for February) includes the following #DirectedByWomen narrative features:
WILL
A DIFFERENT IMAGE
LOSING GROUND
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST
ALMA'S RAINBOW
THE WATERMELON WOMAN
DRYLONGSO
COMPENSATION
(plus two of my favorite docs, PORTRAIT OF JASON & PARIS IS BURNING)
WILL
A DIFFERENT IMAGE
LOSING GROUND
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST
ALMA'S RAINBOW
THE WATERMELON WOMAN
DRYLONGSO
COMPENSATION
(plus two of my favorite docs, PORTRAIT OF JASON & PARIS IS BURNING)
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
PSA: This Criterion collection (updated for February) includes the following #DirectedByWomen narrative features:
WILL
A DIFFERENT IMAGE
LOSING GROUND
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST
ALMA'S RAINBOW
THE WATERMELON WOMAN
DRYLONGSO
COMPENSATION
(plus two of my favorite docs, PORTRAIT OF JASON & PARIS IS BURNING)
WILL
A DIFFERENT IMAGE
LOSING GROUND
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST
ALMA'S RAINBOW
THE WATERMELON WOMAN
DRYLONGSO
COMPENSATION
(plus two of my favorite docs, PORTRAIT OF JASON & PARIS IS BURNING)
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A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
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One thing that’s being overlooked here is that not only is he being firm in abolishing ICE but he gives a very good reason to why it needs to be abolished, it is no longer doing what it was created to do and that can be sold to independents I think.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
One thing that’s being overlooked here is that not only is he being firm in abolishing ICE but he gives a very good reason to why it needs to be abolished, it is no longer doing what it was created to do and that can be sold to independents I think.
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I will forever believe this and hope someday the truth comes out.
No shit. He didn't win the fucking election anyway. The son of a bitch rigged it with the help of Musk.
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I will forever believe this and hope someday the truth comes out.
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It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
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it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
January 18, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
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More public restrooms across our city?
Relief for all New Yorkers.
Relief for all New Yorkers.
January 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
More public restrooms across our city?
Relief for all New Yorkers.
Relief for all New Yorkers.
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This 80s inspiration thread is dedicated to my brother and his neighbors suffering under a serious wintry mix.
Prince - Uptown (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This 80s inspiration thread is dedicated to my brother and his neighbors suffering under a serious wintry mix.
Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day!
"The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually."
"The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually."
January 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day!
"The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually."
"The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually."
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it's actually really stupid that The Testament of Ann Lee isn't gonna be nominated for a boatload of Oscars like The Brutalist was
January 18, 2026 at 3:28 AM
it's actually really stupid that The Testament of Ann Lee isn't gonna be nominated for a boatload of Oscars like The Brutalist was
This 80s inspiration thread is dedicated to my brother and his neighbors suffering under a serious wintry mix.
Prince - Uptown (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This 80s inspiration thread is dedicated to my brother and his neighbors suffering under a serious wintry mix.
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well THIS is bad. h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social
www.courthousenews.com/feds-plan-to...
Public lands should be protected and shared with the public, not destroyed to make profits for oil companies.
www.courthousenews.com/feds-plan-to...
Public lands should be protected and shared with the public, not destroyed to make profits for oil companies.
Feds plan to lease 1 million acres in California to oil, gas developers
The federal government proposes allowing oil and gas drilling in the Golden State’s Pinnacles National Park, Mount Diablo State Park, Henry W. Coe State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.
www.courthousenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
well THIS is bad. h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social
www.courthousenews.com/feds-plan-to...
Public lands should be protected and shared with the public, not destroyed to make profits for oil companies.
www.courthousenews.com/feds-plan-to...
Public lands should be protected and shared with the public, not destroyed to make profits for oil companies.
But, surely, you say, it didn't score worse than DEATH OF A UNICORN, did it? 📽️
Reader, it did.
My bottom ten of 2025 (so far):
Reader, it did.
My bottom ten of 2025 (so far):
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM
But, surely, you say, it didn't score worse than DEATH OF A UNICORN, did it? 📽️
Reader, it did.
My bottom ten of 2025 (so far):
Reader, it did.
My bottom ten of 2025 (so far):
Decided to finally watch FRANKENSTEIN PART II, which I was told was a vast improvement on Part I, and somehow it's even worse?
Decided to give FRANKENSTEIN another go after chatting with a friend about it and now I've made it 15 minutes but already I'm like...
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Decided to finally watch FRANKENSTEIN PART II, which I was told was a vast improvement on Part I, and somehow it's even worse?
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leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
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"Well-behaved women seldom make history."
—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 AM
"Well-behaved women seldom make history."
—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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I'll keep it simple. I want to see Trump having a stroke at the top of the AF1 steps and falling. On the way down he breaks every bone in his face and body.
He then lives out the rest of his days unable to think, speak or move on a hospital bed.
Then we gold plate the steps and make it a monument..
He then lives out the rest of his days unable to think, speak or move on a hospital bed.
Then we gold plate the steps and make it a monument..
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I'll keep it simple. I want to see Trump having a stroke at the top of the AF1 steps and falling. On the way down he breaks every bone in his face and body.
He then lives out the rest of his days unable to think, speak or move on a hospital bed.
Then we gold plate the steps and make it a monument..
He then lives out the rest of his days unable to think, speak or move on a hospital bed.
Then we gold plate the steps and make it a monument..
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there are some very white working class dudes doing electrical work in the office next door and I just overheard one of them say “fucking paramilitary fucking shooting people in the street, did you see that shit?”
so I don’t think the PR is going over well
so I don’t think the PR is going over well
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
there are some very white working class dudes doing electrical work in the office next door and I just overheard one of them say “fucking paramilitary fucking shooting people in the street, did you see that shit?”
so I don’t think the PR is going over well
so I don’t think the PR is going over well
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I'll never forgive the people who allowed that man to get back into the White House.
January 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I'll never forgive the people who allowed that man to get back into the White House.