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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 23h

My 14 yo really wants this $210 pair of jeans. I told him he & his friends should chip in, buy them together & take turns wearing them. "You can be the brotherhood of the smiling pants."
He did not appreciate the reference.
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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 2d

You always know

The good news about Monster: The Ed Gein Story is that Ryan Murphy barely had anything to do with the writing and directing of it. Max Winkler (son of Fonzi) keeps the story on track for the most part, and... Read more...

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 2d

Hey. I wrote this about Netflix' new season of Monster. Check it out, even if you're not going to watch the show.

Pajiba @pajiba.com · 2d

Netflix’s ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Forgives the Unforgivable

The trailer for Deathstalker made me question what year it is. Director Steven Kostanski (Psycho Goreman) doesn't seem to have strayed very far from Roger Corman's aesthetic in the 1983 original. And the star, Swiss actor Daniel Bernhardt, bears a... Read more...

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 5d

Friday trailers!

Pajiba @pajiba.com · 5d

Mads Fights Monsters and an ’80s Fantasy Classic Gets Remade in This Week’s Three Trailers

Almost 90 years ago, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), a congressional body that investigated alleged disloyalty and a wide array of activities deemed "subversive," was formed under the guise of rooting out the red scourge of communism in the... Read more...

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 5d

Fire all of them. Primary every single one. If now is not the time to be "alarmist" when is?!
Feckless, lazy & power hungry.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 5d

“I asked Chris Murphy if he privately talks to Dem colleagues about why they don't sound the alarm loudly. His answers were depressing. Dems tell him they don't want to be ‘alarmist’…”

Well, that explains a lot.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone should listen to Chris Murphy's extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. First, he says the logic must be that the more lawless he gets, the stiffer the resistance.

"If I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics then it just normalizes it all." 1/

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 6d

Last night I spent some time reading about the HUAC & how Jane Fonda is never afraid to follow in her father's activist footsteps. Give it a read.

Pajiba @pajiba.com · 6d

Jane Fonda Revives Hollywood’s Committee for the First Amendment

Dr. Jane Goodall, legendary animal rights advocate, dies at 91

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 7d

😭😭😭😭

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 7d

BREAKING: Dr. Jane Goodall, an animal rights advocate, has died of natural causes at age 91, the Jane Goodall Institute says in a statement.

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wednesday statement.

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As we do with so many of del Toro's projects, we've been talking about Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for a long time. The anticipation is part of the fandom! With the same eye for bold, luxurious... Read more...

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 7d

Frankenstein is here in all of its Gothic glory. Check out the trailer below.

Pajiba @pajiba.com · 7d

Trailer Watch: Spooky Season Officially Begins With Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein'

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 8d

Is it bad for SecDef to record himself telling our troops to commit war crimes? Let's turn to The Hague to find out...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 9d

Something to put in the W column!

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 9d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 10d

There have been at least 324 mass shootings – defined as when at least four people are shot, not including the shooter – in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
We're 271 days into the year.

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 10d

Jeffries' gotta gooooooooooo

Netflix Renews HAUNTED HOTEL For A Second Season

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 10d

Great news. This is a fun show.

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 10d

FYI: Netflix has booked another stay at the HAUNTED HOTEL, with the animated comedy-horror series getting renewed for a second season.

Netflix has booked another stay at the HAUNTED HOTEL, with the animated comedy-horror series getting renewed for a second season.

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 10d

a woman in a yellow sweater is sitting on a couch holding a bag of popcorn

ALT: a woman in a yellow sweater is sitting on a couch holding a bag of popcorn

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 11d

Did something prompt this or is he just pulling city names out of a hat?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland

At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 12d

Running on Empty is on TCM & I'm reminded of how sincerely goofy and charming River Phoenix was as an actor. I had such a crush on him. He'll always be perfect.

a young man wearing a blue shirt is sitting in the woods with his eyes closed .

ALT: a young man wearing a blue shirt is sitting in the woods with his eyes closed .

media.tenor.com

With The Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal has taken the experiment Mary Shelley destroyed in her original novel and brought it back to life. Stylistically, The Bride seems more beholden to Blade Runner, classic gangster films, and Nine Inch Nails (Icelandic composer... Read more...

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 12d

Mmmh mmmh good. Trailers for lunch!

Pajiba @pajiba.com · 12d

Three Trailers: Steve With The Best Hair, the Bride, and the Dog Lives!

ICE Officer ‘Relieved of His Duties’ After Pushing Woman to Floor

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 12d

Record everything. Share everything. Keeping eyes & pressure on this gestapo shit is starting to work.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12d

An ICE officer was “relieved of his duties” and is under investigation after he shoved an Ecuadorean woman whose husband had been arrested and pushed her to the floor at an immigration courthouse in Manhattan, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.

The Department of Homeland Security said it was investigating an officer’s action during an altercation at a New York City immigration courthouse.

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JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 13d

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 13d

So?

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 13d

This didn't work out very well the last time we took this stance on a dictator marching across Europe. But whatever. I'm sure it's fine.

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 14d

And Jesse Williams mopeding around the Italian Coast is not the worst kind of distraction.
I would make a joke about it being Italian Brain Rot, but my kid got mad at me for suggesting it.

JenVegasInNY @jenvegasinny.bsky.social · 14d

I was going to write something about Hotel Costiera on Prime. But, The Hollywood Reporter compared it to Pokémon Concierge & I knew I'd never top that.
I'll just say that it would have been a great USA Network Original back when characters were welcome...