Kris Miranda
@krismiranda09.bsky.social
Professional lore nerd, slow (and not professional) writer, Asian American cat person in Los Angeles.
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I don’t like to throw around the term rape culture often for a variety of reasons, but this? THIS is rape culture.
It exists to intimidate women into minimizing their public prominence, which serves to strengthen male dominance in culture, society, and politics.
It exists to intimidate women into minimizing their public prominence, which serves to strengthen male dominance in culture, society, and politics.
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I don’t like to throw around the term rape culture often for a variety of reasons, but this? THIS is rape culture.
It exists to intimidate women into minimizing their public prominence, which serves to strengthen male dominance in culture, society, and politics.
It exists to intimidate women into minimizing their public prominence, which serves to strengthen male dominance in culture, society, and politics.
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wrote about how James Cameron used the tropes & imagery Western in the Avatar films and how his adaptation of the genre reduces it of its complexity www.avclub.com/james-camero...
James Cameron tried to bring the Western into the future, but only went backwards
Avatar: Fire And Ash shows how clearly James Cameron has regressed towards the worst tropes of the Western.
www.avclub.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
wrote about how James Cameron used the tropes & imagery Western in the Avatar films and how his adaptation of the genre reduces it of its complexity www.avclub.com/james-camero...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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This is the type of response I'd get from other editors at NYT when I'd pitch them on opinion pieces. Opinion sections at newspapers value contrarianism over everything else.
i always look back on this email as predictive of where she was heading
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is the type of response I'd get from other editors at NYT when I'd pitch them on opinion pieces. Opinion sections at newspapers value contrarianism over everything else.
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This is the core project of Trumpism 2.0
Data is beginning to reveal the devastating cumulative effects of the Trump administration’s policies for workers of color.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-the...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-the...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is the core project of Trumpism 2.0
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not too long ago someone in the movie biz told me that, "nobody is buying screenplays from white guys these days," and I immediately knew they were full of shit.
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
not too long ago someone in the movie biz told me that, "nobody is buying screenplays from white guys these days," and I immediately knew they were full of shit.
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It's so funny when people idolize Roman aristocrats like Cicero, Caesar, and Sulla, because reading the primary sources about them makes it clear they were catty bitches who insulted each other by gossiping about the shame of a rival's grandpa owning a rope-making business and a bakery
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It's so funny when people idolize Roman aristocrats like Cicero, Caesar, and Sulla, because reading the primary sources about them makes it clear they were catty bitches who insulted each other by gossiping about the shame of a rival's grandpa owning a rope-making business and a bakery
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohsen. Mohsen was a farmer prior to this. The occupation bulldozed his farm and took his home he is now living in a tent with his 75 year old mother who has cancer and his four small kids Ayham, 6, Mohammed, 5, Areej, 4 and Malak, 2.
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohsen. Mohsen was a farmer prior to this. The occupation bulldozed his farm and took his home he is now living in a tent with his 75 year old mother who has cancer and his four small kids Ayham, 6, Mohammed, 5, Areej, 4 and Malak, 2.
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Stop using ai
Its harming Black american communities in memphis.
Its harming Black american communities in memphis.
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Stop using ai
Its harming Black american communities in memphis.
Its harming Black american communities in memphis.
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What universe was this man living in? I remember that year. It was terrorist everything. "Keep shopping/going to school/buying stocks or the terrorists win." You know what we couldn't say? French fries. (Freedom fries.) Conservative pressure groups tried to get The Two Towers film renamed.
December 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
What universe was this man living in? I remember that year. It was terrorist everything. "Keep shopping/going to school/buying stocks or the terrorists win." You know what we couldn't say? French fries. (Freedom fries.) Conservative pressure groups tried to get The Two Towers film renamed.
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squorb
December 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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30+ movies a year. Wow. That's very impressive. This year Paramount released a grand total of 7, exactly one of which made the year's top 25 (while losing $), so there is zero reason to believe that the company has the means to more than quadruple its output. deadline.com/2025/12/para...
Paramount Promises To Release 30+ Films Annually If It Acquires Warner Bros: “We’re Going To Satisfy The Needs Of The Moviegoing Public”
Should Paramount succeed in acquiring Warner Bros, the combined studio will release more than 30 theatrical titles a year. This was Paramount CEO David Ellison’s promise during a phone presser followi...
deadline.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
30+ movies a year. Wow. That's very impressive. This year Paramount released a grand total of 7, exactly one of which made the year's top 25 (while losing $), so there is zero reason to believe that the company has the means to more than quadruple its output. deadline.com/2025/12/para...
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I think Warner Brothers should choose herself and turn down both boys
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I think Warner Brothers should choose herself and turn down both boys
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
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if you've heard of every single thing on my top 10 lists, i have missed an important opportunity as a critic
Year-end critics’ lists exist for people to fight over, so I’m happy when people complain about them. But the complaint I will never get is, “I’ve never heard of most of these movies/albums/shows.” Yes, and? Why be mad about learning about stuff you didn’t know before from the news?
December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
if you've heard of every single thing on my top 10 lists, i have missed an important opportunity as a critic
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The following is a statement from the WGA on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The following is a statement from the WGA on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
“I thought I was gonna be fine”
— the woman two seats down from me, during the credits of Hamnet, sobbing and laughing at herself for sobbing
— the woman two seats down from me, during the credits of Hamnet, sobbing and laughing at herself for sobbing
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
“I thought I was gonna be fine”
— the woman two seats down from me, during the credits of Hamnet, sobbing and laughing at herself for sobbing
— the woman two seats down from me, during the credits of Hamnet, sobbing and laughing at herself for sobbing
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Jesus, it really is the “remember when you were 12 and happy?” Administration.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Jesus, it really is the “remember when you were 12 and happy?” Administration.
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i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
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well.....I blogged it variety.com/2025/tv/colu...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Disastrous Memoir Rollout Is a Doomed Attempt to Have It Both Ways
The former Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi's quasi-memoir 'American Canto' is a doomed attempt to have it both ways
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
well.....I blogged it variety.com/2025/tv/colu...
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This is a great photo of a cat sitting in a bowl. "No way she could top that", you're thinking. WELL GUESS WHAT...
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is a great photo of a cat sitting in a bowl. "No way she could top that", you're thinking. WELL GUESS WHAT...
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I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
movies and TV should let Jessica Henwick use her real accent more often
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
movies and TV should let Jessica Henwick use her real accent more often
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I wrote about the beautiful TRAIN DREAMS, and how one change from its source material turns the film into a timely argument against complicity, inaction, and ignoring crimes done to our neighbors, esp. when they look different from us. SPOILERS. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I wrote about the beautiful TRAIN DREAMS, and how one change from its source material turns the film into a timely argument against complicity, inaction, and ignoring crimes done to our neighbors, esp. when they look different from us. SPOILERS. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
www.vulture.com/article/trai...