Julia7
@julia7.bsky.social
💚 Louisiana, California, politics, literature, art, music, ecology, and cats. 🇺🇦
Having gratefully spent some of my life in theatre, my favorite film of the year is Blue Moon. It reveals the stakes of the art–especially the heartbreak that can come for even the most gifted. Ethan Hawke's performance is relatable in its intensity. It's an Oscar-worthy turn, IMHO.
BLUE MOON | Official Trailer (2025)
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December 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Having gratefully spent some of my life in theatre, my favorite film of the year is Blue Moon. It reveals the stakes of the art–especially the heartbreak that can come for even the most gifted. Ethan Hawke's performance is relatable in its intensity. It's an Oscar-worthy turn, IMHO.
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Tucked away deep in the Settings app on Android are all sorts of privacy and security features you may have never seen. It’s time to get to know those settings. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Get to Know Android Privacy and Security Settings
Open up your Android phone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of these settings have a serious impact on your privacy and security, altering what data gets shared automatically with apps, data brokers, and Google itself.
What sorts...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tucked away deep in the Settings app on Android are all sorts of privacy and security features you may have never seen. It’s time to get to know those settings. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Reiner on Trump
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Reiner on Trump
RIP to the wonderful Rob Reiner. He had so many accomplishments in so many different areas. Personally, I was comforted by his voice on social media related to our current political situation. A truly great person.
A Few Good Men. Best in Show. A Mighty Wind. Miss Congeniality. Barcelona. All three movies in Linklater's "Before" trilogy. Music & Lyrics. Michael Clayton. All films that were able to be made because of the production company Reiner co-founded in order to give talented filmmakers creative freedom.
without Rob Reiner’s Castle Rock production company we wouldn’t have:
City Slickers, Honeymoon in Vegas, In the Line of Fire, The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise, Dolores Claiborne, Lone Star, Waiting for Guffman, and more - in a six-year period alone
City Slickers, Honeymoon in Vegas, In the Line of Fire, The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise, Dolores Claiborne, Lone Star, Waiting for Guffman, and more - in a six-year period alone
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
RIP to the wonderful Rob Reiner. He had so many accomplishments in so many different areas. Personally, I was comforted by his voice on social media related to our current political situation. A truly great person.
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If SCOTUS lawlessly overturns birthright citizenship, and the country wants it back it will have to pass a Constitutional Amendment and that Amendment would say the exact same thing the 14th Amendment says.
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If SCOTUS lawlessly overturns birthright citizenship, and the country wants it back it will have to pass a Constitutional Amendment and that Amendment would say the exact same thing the 14th Amendment says.
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A hopeful sign. These people can be beaten. Trump can be stopped. If he were all-powerful, Habba wouldn’t be bowing to reality.
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A hopeful sign. These people can be beaten. Trump can be stopped. If he were all-powerful, Habba wouldn’t be bowing to reality.
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship | ACLU
Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech
www.aclu.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Higgins was never up for the job. Time to give him the electoral boot.
House vote to release the #Epstein Files:
Yes Votes: 427
No Votes: 1 - Clay Higgins
Louisiana — come get your rep 🤦🏻♂️
Yes Votes: 427
No Votes: 1 - Clay Higgins
Louisiana — come get your rep 🤦🏻♂️
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Higgins was never up for the job. Time to give him the electoral boot.
I’ve been showing my support for Stephen Colbert by purchasing lots of Ben and Jerry’s Americone Dream!
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I’ve been showing my support for Stephen Colbert by purchasing lots of Ben and Jerry’s Americone Dream!
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Young Cardamom, HAB - #1 Spice (From "Queen of Katwe")
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November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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I mean this is so far pretty close to a 10 out of 10 night for Democrats. Winning everywhere! Statewide in PA and GA, huge margin in VA gov race. Sherrill tracking double digits as well! Mamdani above 50% in a the highest turnout in NYC since 1969. Big pick ups in VA House of Delegates.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I mean this is so far pretty close to a 10 out of 10 night for Democrats. Winning everywhere! Statewide in PA and GA, huge margin in VA gov race. Sherrill tracking double digits as well! Mamdani above 50% in a the highest turnout in NYC since 1969. Big pick ups in VA House of Delegates.
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The Good Samaritan, by Joseph Highmore, 1744, 📸 by @patricksmith04
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Good Samaritan, by Joseph Highmore, 1744, 📸 by @patricksmith04
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Also, L.A. has had a really rough year, with the fire hurricane and Trump's thugs marauding through the streets every day. A little good news for us is welcome.
We're going to pass prop 50 on Tuesday too.
We're going to pass prop 50 on Tuesday too.
I'm a Dodger fan and can't help but be thrilled that they won. But those Blue Jays were something else and deserve all the kudos. As one wag said on BSky when they beat the Yankees "Any team that beats the Yankees is America's team.If that's the Toronto Blue Jays, so be it. I don't make the rules."
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Also, L.A. has had a really rough year, with the fire hurricane and Trump's thugs marauding through the streets every day. A little good news for us is welcome.
We're going to pass prop 50 on Tuesday too.
We're going to pass prop 50 on Tuesday too.
Epstein Epstein Epstein
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Epstein Epstein Epstein
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"Trump administration and its Republican allies in Congress are condemning people around the world to more frequent and severe extreme weather," said one critic.
Monster Hurricane Melissa Is Ominous Reminder of Trump's Perilous Climate Policy, Aid Cuts
"Trump administration and its Republican allies in Congress are condemning people around the world to more frequent and severe extreme weather," said one critic.
www.commondreams.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"Trump administration and its Republican allies in Congress are condemning people around the world to more frequent and severe extreme weather," said one critic.
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NEW: We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made
We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues. The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
www.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
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He lost the 2020 election. He knew it. He lied about it. And now he’s demanding your money because knowingly lying didn’t make him President.
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
He lost the 2020 election. He knew it. He lied about it. And now he’s demanding your money because knowingly lying didn’t make him President.
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This also demonstrates the risk inherent in letting a President raise and then spend money from the private sector, rather than relying on money appropriated by Congress:
Private sector donations can provide an end run around Congressional control.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Private sector donations can provide an end run around Congressional control.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
October 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This also demonstrates the risk inherent in letting a President raise and then spend money from the private sector, rather than relying on money appropriated by Congress:
Private sector donations can provide an end run around Congressional control.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Private sector donations can provide an end run around Congressional control.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Today’s No Kings protest could be the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.
People have power.
People have power.
October 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Today’s No Kings protest could be the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.
People have power.
People have power.