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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · 2d

On a related note: to watch a Michael Curtiz movie, even one you’ve seen 25 times, is to wonder once again “was this guy the GOAT?”

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · 2d

I love how the last image of MILDRED PIERCE ties Mildred—who, by film’s end, has lost both her empire and the family she built it for—back to the working women she sprang from. It’s an incredibly potent symbol of the film’s critique of wealth and class.

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · 2d

You Will Never See Me, pictured here with some friends and influences. Out October 14th from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · 4d

My cat, on brand and on message

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The Saturday Morning Podcast 🎙️ @satmornpod.bsky.social · 4d

One of the coolest moments in ANY movie is Kirk saying he doesn’t like losing, and pulling out his communicator to advance the story. It’s a moment that changes everything, and breathes new life into the story. It’s the second wind!

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 5d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

Thread 👇

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · 22d

Every single time there’s something I want to see at Doc Films it turns out to be programmed by @kathygee.bsky.social

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · 25d

Heads up, New York City! I'm coming your way on Oct 21st to celebrate the launch of my new book YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME at the legendary Mysterious Bookshop. If you're in or around town, come see me!

www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/jak...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 26d

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Latinx Heritage Month starts in three days, so here’s the perfect read for you. Come find out what makes the racists so angry…

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pig sooie

Squirma (Halloween version) @eckslibris.bsky.social · Sep 5

Country Ham

two maps--of the US and the world--with the legend "tell me where you are from using only 2 words"

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Sophie Ann Hinkson @sophieannhinkson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Last day to submit your fiction/poetry/non fiction/play to The Coachella Review:

thecoachellareview.submittable.com/submit

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Sophie Ann Hinkson @sophieannhinkson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Firing up my Bluesky with the kind of joke that our cat loves when high on catnip.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · Aug 27

So many adults have to fail a child before he ends up 10 years old telling CNN about the mass shooting he lived through this morning

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Aug 24

Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he's causing families.

We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · Aug 23

CASABLANCA was the gateway drug that got me hooked on classic movies. And that love of classic cinema had a profound impact on my career as both a writer and a teacher.

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · Aug 23

What movie has had the most impact on your actual literal life? Not necessarily your favorite, but the one that’s most influenced or shaped something in your trajectory?

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · Aug 23

The best shoutout to Arkansas in any Faulkner novel is at the funeral scene in SANCTUARY, “He’ll be in hell before I could even make it back to Little Rock.”

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Julie Phillips @julie-phillips.com · Aug 22

Here's me on Positive Obsession, Susana M. Morris's illuminating new bio of Octavia E. Butler.

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Cover of "Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler," by Susana M. Morris, with a portrait of Butler

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Aug 19

If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.

Trump on TruthSocial: The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE.’ The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future. We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made. This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the ‘HOTTEST’ Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums.

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Kent seems like a man with a basement full of wonders

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hooooleee shit

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Jake Hinkson @jakehinkson.bsky.social · Aug 13

Saw WEAPONS tonight and thought it was a lot of fun. I’d still rate TOGETHER the better movie, though. Scarier, funnier, more twisted. See it in the theater while you can, preferably with someone you love and/or hate.