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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 4h

"This is a story of a period between two World Wars—an interim in which Insanity cut loose. Liberty took a nose dive, and Humanity was kicked around somewhat."

Next week marks 85 years since THE GREAT DICTATOR opened in New York City.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 1h

Casablanca still getting people riled up. Love to see it.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 1h

I was thinking of both!

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 1h

Actually had one person reply “not to be pedantic” and then proceeded to be pedantic 🫠

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 1h

Good lord y’all I know she was married to Victor. It’s a fucking meme.

Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 5h

Excited for @filmiliarface.bsky.social's
upcoming online class on the Cinema of Mira Nair! It's only $20 and will be awesome. Details at the link!

cinejourneys.com/the-cinema-o...

Mira Nair A Four Film Journey Oct 21 &28 at 8pm ET

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 8h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 7h

quick question, who were the antifascists in 1930s Germany against

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

“.. it's every day, some new excuse why he won't sign, right? Look at the core. He knows that, that is the deciding signature on the discharge petition," Gallego added.

@nbcnews.com #AZ07
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 14h

Got both yesterday and I am feeeeeeling it

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Eat shit, haircut

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t Believe the Hype: Trump Bum-Rushing DC Reporters Edition talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...

Don’t Believe the Hype: Trump Bum-Rushing DC Reporters Edition

News comes today that Russ Vought is now threatening not to pay...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

New column up at @thr.com where I offer a history of the Committee for the First Amendment, then and now.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Doing some back of the napkin math on the Free Press acquisition, I've determined The Onion is worth $2 trillion.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

it's a really dark day for journalism and this country. the old institutions simply will not stand—and that's why it's time to create new ones.

make independent media a viable path. subscribe to the handbasket: www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2d

“Get the fuck out of my city, Lebowski!” except it’s the Dude tossing the fascist Santa Monica police chief

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2d

“Shall we drink to a blitzkrieg?”

“I prefer a slow encirclement.”

Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 2d

—Lieutenant, this is the first time I've ever met a man who could drop three tons of dynamite in two minutes.

Happy birthday to Carole Lombard, whose magnificent swan song TO BE OR NOT TO BE (Lubitsch, 1942) is now playing on the Criterion Channel.

Robert Stack as Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski and Carole Lombard as Maria Tura in Ernst Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 2d

—Lieutenant, this is the first time I've ever met a man who could drop three tons of dynamite in two minutes.

Happy birthday to Carole Lombard, whose magnificent swan song TO BE OR NOT TO BE (Lubitsch, 1942) is now playing on the Criterion Channel.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 3d

Love that damn movie so much. And last time I watched I noticed this:

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 3d

😂