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Craig Duffy

@pinkcowduffy.bsky.social

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Cinephile. Jazz-Head. Dad. 1/2 of This Cinematic Life. Board Member of @thefridacinema.org. Now with the power to post! blog: https://cinemanerds.blogspot.com/ letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cduffy/

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Craig Duffy @pinkcowduffy.bsky.social · Jul 29

“Over the course of three decades of making movies, The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson has changed a lot, but his fascination with how people and things do or do not change, has remained amazingly consistent.”

Magonia: Mediations on Liminality in the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson

FIRST THING In the December 12th edition of the Los Angeles Daily News , in the year 1999, director Paul Thomas Anderson attempted to expl...

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 18h

We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 2h

several Watergates-per-day

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 1d

when you say "Albany" wrong once and just roll with it and then you're in too deep

kos data: 🇺🇸🇦🇱 NYC Mayor Eric Adams is traveling to Albania for an official visit, one week after dropping his reelection bid.

(Via: NBC New York)

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 11h

I don't understand the concept behind Seaquest DMV

Who exactly is issuing driver's licenses at the bottom of the ocean?

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Craig Duffy @pinkcowduffy.bsky.social · 11h

Of course it’s a Florida man!

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 11h

Florida man 'maliciously' started Palisades fire, then tried to cover his tracks, authorities allege

Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades.

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Joanna Robinson @jowrotethis.bsky.social · 11h

This is ghoul behavior. Especially given Robin’s personal wishes about his likeness and his voice not being used. Where the hell are the regulators? bsky.app/profile/jeff...

Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · 19h

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Robin Williams’ Daughter Tells Fans to ‘Stop Sending Me AI Videos of Dad’: It’s ‘Gross’ and ‘Not What He’d Want’

Zelda Williams tells fans not to send her AI recreations of father Robin Williams, calling them "gross."

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Larry Karaszewski @larrythek.bsky.social · 11h

Honored to be a part of Alison Martino’s great report on the vibrant LA revival film scene: youtu.be/O8P0le_huiw?...

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 16h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Craig Duffy @pinkcowduffy.bsky.social · 12h

Bluesky moderators making @thefridacinema.org’s Frankenhooker screening extra scandalous by flagging it as “adult content” 👍🏼

The Frida Cinema @thefridacinema.org · 12h

Want a date? Looking for some action? Got any money?

For October’s entry in @plante.bsky.social’s Hallucinations series, we’re screening Frank Henenlotter’s uproarious gross-out horror FRANKENHOOKER!

Oct 29th 🧟‍♀️

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/frank...

Frankenhooker rides the subway

#frankenhooker #frankhenenlotter #90shorror #frankenhooker1990

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 13h

Susan Kendall Newman, an actress, Emmy-nominated producer, social activist and firstborn daughter of Paul Newman, has died. She was 72.

Susan Kendall Newman, ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’ Actress and Daughter of Paul Newman, Dies at 72

Susan Kendall Newman, an actress, Emmy-nominated producer, social activist and firstborn daughter of Paul Newman, has died. She was 72.

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Craig Duffy @pinkcowduffy.bsky.social · 14h

What about an exploitation film made by Christians?

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 16h

But, darling, I'm your Antifa's girlfriend!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 20h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 19h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 18h

Jack collaborated with neo-Nazi twins to make a documentary. He was a fan of white supremacist Richard Spencer. He has tweeted 1488, the alphanumeric code for Heil Hitler. He wrote an unreadable anti-antifa book. Last year he wrote a book abt the left called “Unhumans.” That he’s now speaking here…

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 19h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 16h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social · 16h

Lee saying this when Brevoort over at Marvel is already on the “it’s inevitable” train is especially relevant

Evan Dorkin @evandorkin.bsky.social · 17h

Jim Lee openly disparaging AI in no way guarantees anything, no one knows what the future of AI is and no one knows who will be in charge at DC Comics down the line. But I think it's important that a popular artist publicly shot AI down. Fans and artists ignorant of or using AI need to hear this.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 19h

“The president should be removed from office, because he is plainly insane.”

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents’ Pleas for Help

For years, an Antifa-led hellfire has turned Portland into a wasteland of firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks on federal officers and property —

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Abby Olcese @abbyolcese.bsky.social · 19h

So hey, the first anniversary of my book, Films for all Seasons, is next week! There are a couple of ways you can join in on the celebration! Way number one: Order my book on bookshop.org, which is offering free shipping today!

Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies

Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22h

Rafael López Aliaga, the right-wing mayor of Lima, Peru, widely known as “Porky,” held a Charlie Kirk memorial — filled with attendees bused in from poor neighborhoods — as he sought help from the Trump administration. Many others were more confused. “Who’s Charlie Kirk?”

How the Right Uses Charlie Kirk’s Death to Further Their Policies

The mayor of Lima, Peru, held a Charlie Kirk memorial — filled with attendees bused in from poor neighborhoods — as he sought help from the Trump administration.

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

The only A.I. art I respect:

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Brian Lynch @brianmichaellynch.bsky.social · 1d

Beck and Kyle have Jack Black on their podcast and bless Kyle for bringing up AIRBORNE.

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