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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 3d

Don't worry Yankees fans, once you factor in Canadian tariffs you're only down 8-0 right now

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 8d

I've been in Paris for eight hours and now I've been smoking for 10 years

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 10d

Is "The Natural" a perfect movie? No.

But have I ever *felt* a moment in my bones the way I felt Hobbes realizing Wonderboy was broken? Also no.

John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 10d

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 10d

If you can help, please do. Pretty monstrous stuff here. Arrested at her scheduled green card meeting after having gotten married. We are in Hell.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-barba...

Donate to Help Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention, organized by Nikki Groton

Support Barbara’s fight to stay with her family and community!!!! … Nikki Groton needs your support for Help Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 12d

It might not feel like it, but Trump is failing. The more pain he brings, the more the resistance strengthens. It's been said that it's always darkest before the dawn. It will get darker...and at this point, I hope it does...because the problem...is also the solution. You can feel it.

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 12d

I have a lot of deadlines in front of me but I'm also a Mets fan and it's the last week of the regular season so that means everything can wait till Monday

John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 12d

At its highest level, the consistent normalization that only one chosen person operating outside the rule of law/authority could save us from evil/destruction.

John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 13d

The most interesting wrinkle of 1) is that Paul Verhoeven and Ed Neumeier both clearly sensed it and made RoboCop and Starship Troopers as a result

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 13d

For any particular discussion or the whole syllabus? :)

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 13d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep

1. How action movies from the 70s and 80s led us to the brink of fascism

2. Mystery Science Theater 3000

3. The religious underpinnings of the first 3 Indiana Jones movies and how the last 2 fumbled the ball in modernizing them

Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 13d

list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep

1. the music of John Prine
2. what to expect if you are a caregiver for someone with Lewy Body Dementia
3. How to research, pitch and write op-eds

Alasdair Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 13d

list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep

1. Single season ‘90s TV shows
2. Hamlet through the ages as an avatar for emotional repression and later the healing process of mental health.
3. The secret life of Jack Traven aka Johnny Utah aka John fucking Wick

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 13d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep

1. How action movies from the 70s and 80s led us to the brink of fascism

2. Mystery Science Theater 3000

3. The religious underpinnings of the first 3 Indiana Jones movies and how the last 2 fumbled the ball in modernizing them

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 13d

It is not a coincidence that most of the videos you see of ICE agents using excessive force seem to feature unarmed women half their size. 🙃

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 13d

"When an obscure union bylaw prevents the heroes of a mythical kingdom from battling a powerful non-union sorcerer bent on world domination, the ne'er-do-well son of the union's founder and his fellow 'scab' heroes are thrust into service to save the day." - if that's something you'd dig, HMU :-)

John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 13d

My rewrite the first screenplay I ever penned, 'The Legend of the Legend of Firesteel', made #AFF second round this year.

I'd hoped for better but since it's a VERY silly adventure about a kingdom where the heroes and villains have unionized, I'll take whatever laurels the fests offer. #scriptsky

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 15d

I just want to live long enough and do enough to one day be able to answer an interview question the way Orson Welles answered the question about Elia Kazan at the 1982 Cesars, is THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK, UNIVERSE

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Beth Schacter @bethshax.bsky.social · 15d

Not getting Kimmel tonight? Tell your local broadcaster you want him on air. Start here:

Gary Weitman
EVP & Chief Communications Officer
(972) 373-8800 (office)
[email protected]

Jessica Belucci SINCLAIR
[email protected]

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Lauren Shippen @laurenshippen.com · 16d

I am casting ONE MORE ROLE for my 90s rock audio drama, Phantom Pulse!!!!

this time we're seeking an LA-based Black actor with (or comfortable with) she/her pronouns!! please share around, we want to hear from as many people as we can!!

Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · 19d

We are casting AGAIN! We've got a final member of PHANTOM PULSE, our ghost-busting 90s rock band, to find: Jo, the drummer.

Full casting details at atypicalartists.co/casting. Unlike previous postings, you do not need any musical talent, but you DO need to be based in LA!

CASTING — ATYPICAL ARTISTS

atypicalartists.co

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 21d

In honor of the great Robert Redford's passing: if you like @missionrejected.bsky.social and have never seen 1993's "Sneakers", treat yourself at the earliest possible convenience.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 22d

I saw goody proctor celebrating charlie kirk’s assassination

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 22d

Was he one of the all time greats?

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 24d

Yes there's a lot going on right now, but Department Q might be the best thing ever

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John P. Dowgin @johndowgin.bsky.social · 25d

The Simpsons really did make it impossible for me to hear the words 'banana bread' without reacting

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 26d

Remember how scary it was for the 36 hours where it felt like the Right could explode into violence as a repercussion of an assassination? That's what our trans brothers & sisters feel like every fucking day

We have to protect them at all costs. They are our line in the sand; not a bargaining chip.

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