James Oliphant
@jamesoliphant.bsky.social
Political Correspondent for Reuters
Creator, Nuclear Theater on Substack
Movies, politics, writing
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Creator, Nuclear Theater on Substack
Movies, politics, writing
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Good Night, and Good Luck: Gatekeepers
“The fault dear Brutus lies not in the stars but in ourselves.”
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A film for our times. And all times.
James Oliphant | Substack
Reuters political correspondent; spare-time film writer
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November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Them! Ant-agonists
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Them! Ant-agonists
'When Man entered the atomic age, he opened a door into a new world. What we'll eventually find in that new world, nobody can predict."
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October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Them! Ant-agonists
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Judges will end up throwing many of these cases out and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are civil suits that the government will end up losing and paying up.
SCOOP: As the National Guard takes over the streets of DC, military officers are now going to be detailed to prosecute civilian criminal cases for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover
Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
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August 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Judges will end up throwing many of these cases out and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are civil suits that the government will end up losing and paying up.
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In a 1983 opinion by Ted Olson(!), DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that assigning JAG lawyers to serve as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys violated a statute that bans military officers from exercising the duties of a civil office.
Then, Congress authorized it.
This is dumb—but legal.
Then, Congress authorized it.
This is dumb—but legal.
SCOOP: As the National Guard takes over the streets of DC, military officers are now going to be detailed to prosecute civilian criminal cases for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover
Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
www.nbcnews.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
In a 1983 opinion by Ted Olson(!), DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that assigning JAG lawyers to serve as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys violated a statute that bans military officers from exercising the duties of a civil office.
Then, Congress authorized it.
This is dumb—but legal.
Then, Congress authorized it.
This is dumb—but legal.
A film for our times. And all times.
Good Night, and Good Luck: Gatekeepers
“The fault dear Brutus lies not in the stars but in ourselves.”
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August 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A film for our times. And all times.
How Trump’s crackdown on law firms is undermining legal defenses for the vulnerable - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Trump’s war on Big Law leads firms to retreat from ’pro bono’ work for underdogs
Major law firms are scaling back the free work they do for advocacy groups fighting the government in the wake of Donald Trump’s attacks on the profession. Interviews with over 60 lawyers and 30 nonprofits show legal aid groups now have fewer resources to defend the vulnerable.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
How Trump’s crackdown on law firms is undermining legal defenses for the vulnerable - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Hanks for nothing? Nuclear Theater takes on the long-forgotten THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE. #filmsky
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The Man with One Red Shoe: Hanks a lot
"What are the odds of the Russians attacking on a Thursday night?!?"
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July 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hanks for nothing? Nuclear Theater takes on the long-forgotten THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE. #filmsky
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Oliver Stone took us through the looking glass. Today, we live there. #filmsky #nucleartheater
JFK: The end of the innocence
"You all got to start thinking a different level - like the CIA does. Now, we're through the looking glass here, people. White is black, and black is white."
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July 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Oliver Stone took us through the looking glass. Today, we live there. #filmsky #nucleartheater
The latest for NUCLEAR THEATER. The reality bending JFK from Oliver Stone. #filmsky
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JFK: The end of the innocence
"You all got to start thinking a different level - like the CIA does. Now, we're through the looking glass here, people. White is black, and black is white."
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July 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The latest for NUCLEAR THEATER. The reality bending JFK from Oliver Stone. #filmsky
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The latest Nuclear Theater:
World Without End: Down in the hole
I am a person of precious few skills, but I think I would recognize the planet I grew up living on, even if it has mutants.
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June 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The latest Nuclear Theater:
Waiting for the end of the world. This week on NUCLEAR THEATER.
On the Beach: The last place on Earth
"There isn't time. No time to love. Nothing to remember. Nothing worth remembering."
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May 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Waiting for the end of the world. This week on NUCLEAR THEATER.
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The Road Warrior: A last chance power drive --my latest for NUCLEAR THEATER. Subscribe today!
The Road Warrior: A last chance power drive
A movie where gas is expensive and life is cheap. But surprise! It's not set in modern-day America.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Road Warrior: A last chance power drive --my latest for NUCLEAR THEATER. Subscribe today!
The Road Warrior: A last chance power drive --my latest for NUCLEAR THEATER. Subscribe today!
The Road Warrior: A last chance power drive
A movie where gas is expensive and life is cheap. But surprise! It's not set in modern-day America.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Road Warrior: A last chance power drive --my latest for NUCLEAR THEATER. Subscribe today!
Sitting out Liberation Day
April 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Sitting out Liberation Day
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Asteroid City: Fetishizing the Fifties
Wes Anderson turns nuclear terror and 50s paranoia into one of his still-life dioramas. It doesn’t work but manages to evoke a nostalgia for a time that never quite existed.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Trump’s Gaza proposal builds on his expansionist aims - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's Gaza stunner builds on his expansionist aims
President Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping statement that he would like the U.S. to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip might have sounded like it came from nowhere, but it was in keeping with his new administration’s expansionist ambitions.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trump’s Gaza proposal builds on his expansionist aims - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
