Jeff Goldsmith
@yogoldsmith.bsky.social
Yes - it's that cinephile, journalist, host of The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith podcast in Apple Podcasts/Spotify and the Publisher of Backstory Magazine - see the latest here —> https://linktr.ee/yogoldsmith
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Jeff Goldsmith
@yogoldsmith.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Folks the new Backstory Magazine #KnivesOut : #WakeUpDeadMan Issue is LIVE featuring an in-depth chat with writer-director @rianjohnson.bsky.social !
Backstory also talks to Dead Man DP Steve Yedlin, Editor Bob Ducsay & is packed w/ Film, TV, Theatre & Comics articles!
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backstory.net/latest-issue/
Backstory also talks to Dead Man DP Steve Yedlin, Editor Bob Ducsay & is packed w/ Film, TV, Theatre & Comics articles!
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backstory.net/latest-issue/
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It's so weird that I can't stop thinking about the 1987 movie "Matewan" with James Earl Jones and David Strathairn about working-class people standing up against private corporations who employ death squads to rob them of their rights and dignity.
It's a mystery.
Why this movie?
Why now?
I dunno
It's a mystery.
Why this movie?
Why now?
I dunno
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
It's so weird that I can't stop thinking about the 1987 movie "Matewan" with James Earl Jones and David Strathairn about working-class people standing up against private corporations who employ death squads to rob them of their rights and dignity.
It's a mystery.
Why this movie?
Why now?
I dunno
It's a mystery.
Why this movie?
Why now?
I dunno
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"'The pastors’ group that I’m in, we got together, and we agreed that if violence breaks out in Springfield, we have a duty to go right to the front of it and to call for peace,' he said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"'The pastors’ group that I’m in, we got together, and we agreed that if violence breaks out in Springfield, we have a duty to go right to the front of it and to call for peace,' he said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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Big Oil's climate lies are fueling the insurance affordability crisis — and the costs are falling on disaster survivors and residents.
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
New bill aims to allow California AG to sue oil companies for disaster costs
“We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag,” said the author of the measure.
www.fresnobee.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Big Oil's climate lies are fueling the insurance affordability crisis — and the costs are falling on disaster survivors and residents.
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
If anyone has a spare ticket to the Marty Supreme screening tomorrow night at the American Cinematheque, please let me know!
Also, if there’s anyone, I know that actually happens to just be going please let me know that too~
Also, if there’s anyone, I know that actually happens to just be going please let me know that too~
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
If anyone has a spare ticket to the Marty Supreme screening tomorrow night at the American Cinematheque, please let me know!
Also, if there’s anyone, I know that actually happens to just be going please let me know that too~
Also, if there’s anyone, I know that actually happens to just be going please let me know that too~
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
Loved this fun kids movie
50 years ago:
No Deposit, No Return (US)
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of th...
1976-02-05
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/21147
No Deposit, No Return (US)
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of th...
1976-02-05
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/21147
February 6, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Loved this fun kids movie
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We can’t have someone enforcing the law who isn’t even following the law himself. The American people deserve to know if Tom Homan took $50k from an FBI undercover agent and what he did with the money.
February 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We can’t have someone enforcing the law who isn’t even following the law himself. The American people deserve to know if Tom Homan took $50k from an FBI undercover agent and what he did with the money.
“Karp will stay at the firm as a partner focusing on client work.”
Of course he didn’t lose his job, now he can spend quality time with clients who admire his Epstein work…
Of course he didn’t lose his job, now he can spend quality time with clients who admire his Epstein work…
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations ft.trib.al/H1vYT7B
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations
Files released by US Department of Justice detailed his relationship with the child sex offender
ft.trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 7:52 AM
“Karp will stay at the firm as a partner focusing on client work.”
Of course he didn’t lose his job, now he can spend quality time with clients who admire his Epstein work…
Of course he didn’t lose his job, now he can spend quality time with clients who admire his Epstein work…
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
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Visar Morina's Shame and Money, a grand jury prize winner at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, may be set in Kosovo, but its depiction of a family attempting to struggle in the current global economy may feel very close to home
'Shame And Money' Review: Family Only Goes So Far As A Kosovo Father Looks For Economic Dignity [Sundance]
Visar Morina's Sundance Audience Award winner Shame and Money is a captivating look at the universal economic disparity of a Kosovo family
theplaylist.net
February 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Visar Morina's Shame and Money, a grand jury prize winner at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, may be set in Kosovo, but its depiction of a family attempting to struggle in the current global economy may feel very close to home
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Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
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Lmao, imagine getting your ass kicked by a group of teenagers — in a fight you started — and then going to jail for it 🤣🤣🤣
February 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Lmao, imagine getting your ass kicked by a group of teenagers — in a fight you started — and then going to jail for it 🤣🤣🤣
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At this point, some leaked videos might help.
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
At this point, some leaked videos might help.
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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NBC News's Tom Llamas did an hour-long interview with Trump filled with softballs & filled with Trump lies that he didn't challenge.
Worst of all, he did not ask 1 single question to Trump about the Epstein files & the 38,000 references to Trump.
Our mainstream media is broken. Subscribe to Zeteo.
Worst of all, he did not ask 1 single question to Trump about the Epstein files & the 38,000 references to Trump.
Our mainstream media is broken. Subscribe to Zeteo.
Read the extended transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Tom Llamas
Trump spoke about immigration, the Fed, artificial intelligence, the economy and more in the February 2026 interview.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:17 AM
NBC News's Tom Llamas did an hour-long interview with Trump filled with softballs & filled with Trump lies that he didn't challenge.
Worst of all, he did not ask 1 single question to Trump about the Epstein files & the 38,000 references to Trump.
Our mainstream media is broken. Subscribe to Zeteo.
Worst of all, he did not ask 1 single question to Trump about the Epstein files & the 38,000 references to Trump.
Our mainstream media is broken. Subscribe to Zeteo.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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just realized I never shared this little piece I wrote for Hagerty about the cars of Fallout
The Cars of Fallout Are Ever-Present Beacons in the Wasteland - Hagerty Media
The futuristic series Fallout uses to great effect some truly unsung heroes of 1950s American auto design.
www.hagerty.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
just realized I never shared this little piece I wrote for Hagerty about the cars of Fallout
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🚨BREAKING: The latest DOJ Epstein dump includes never before seen Epstein death photos that show a mystery bruise.
DOJ Hid This Epstein Death Pic
Unreleased photos show unexplained bruise. GRAPHIC.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:33 AM
🚨BREAKING: The latest DOJ Epstein dump includes never before seen Epstein death photos that show a mystery bruise.
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“The main event is this: the world is building optionality away from U.S. policy and platform dependence. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it — because it’s showing up in procurement decisions, supply chains, defense budgets, and capital flows”
Europe just started building a ‘kill switch’ for U.S. tech — and the market isn’t priced for it, says this strategist — MarketWatch
Zoom and Microsoft are among those companies that could lose business, says Matthew Tuttle
apple.news
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
“The main event is this: the world is building optionality away from U.S. policy and platform dependence. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it — because it’s showing up in procurement decisions, supply chains, defense budgets, and capital flows”
Folks you have a good 24+ hours to enjoy ALL of Backstory Magazine for *FREE* as part of our #SundanceFilmFestival deal!
This postcard was given out @ the fest so I figured I’d share it while we keep Backstory free to read for another 24+ hours.
Thanks for reading & spreading the word~
This postcard was given out @ the fest so I figured I’d share it while we keep Backstory free to read for another 24+ hours.
Thanks for reading & spreading the word~
February 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Folks you have a good 24+ hours to enjoy ALL of Backstory Magazine for *FREE* as part of our #SundanceFilmFestival deal!
This postcard was given out @ the fest so I figured I’d share it while we keep Backstory free to read for another 24+ hours.
Thanks for reading & spreading the word~
This postcard was given out @ the fest so I figured I’d share it while we keep Backstory free to read for another 24+ hours.
Thanks for reading & spreading the word~