David Schneider
@sonomafilms.bsky.social
Television news and documentaries at CBS News and Lucasfilm.. and now www.sonomafilmsweb.com
You can't make this stuff up.
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
You can't make this stuff up.
A good read from goodauthority.org. As historian Walt LaFeber aptly summed it up: You can try to instill democracy in another country, but you can't install it. (He was interviewed here: vimeo.com/229058619)
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November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A good read from goodauthority.org. As historian Walt LaFeber aptly summed it up: You can try to instill democracy in another country, but you can't install it. (He was interviewed here: vimeo.com/229058619)
He makes up for with really snappy free speech lectures.
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
He makes up for with really snappy free speech lectures.
I want it to go until the mid-terms. Nobler than today's politics.
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I want it to go until the mid-terms. Nobler than today's politics.
JD is not a hot rabbi
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
JD is not a hot rabbi
Holy of holies.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Holy of holies.
Oh yeah..first of many dominoes to fall.
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Oh yeah..first of many dominoes to fall.
These are the same people who derided the No Kings protests - which were a showcase of the First Amendment rights of free speech, a free press, assembly and seeking redress from the government- as Hate America rallies. But the gut wrenching demolition of our White House warrants no comment.
October 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
These are the same people who derided the No Kings protests - which were a showcase of the First Amendment rights of free speech, a free press, assembly and seeking redress from the government- as Hate America rallies. But the gut wrenching demolition of our White House warrants no comment.
Beyond what's wrong with him, what's wrong with us? 60,000 Palestinians dead, forced starvation, communities obliterated, and Israelis terrorized and traumatized by attacks and the seizing of hostages .. and we're all talking about giving out a prize? It's not the conversation we should be having.
October 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Beyond what's wrong with him, what's wrong with us? 60,000 Palestinians dead, forced starvation, communities obliterated, and Israelis terrorized and traumatized by attacks and the seizing of hostages .. and we're all talking about giving out a prize? It's not the conversation we should be having.
It's like 24 with double the know-how and half the anxiety.
September 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It's like 24 with double the know-how and half the anxiety.
Asking the FCC what was 'objectionable' is irrelevant. Defending the freedom of speech that is awful but lawful is sometimes uncomfortable, but it's fundamental to preserving that right.
September 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Asking the FCC what was 'objectionable' is irrelevant. Defending the freedom of speech that is awful but lawful is sometimes uncomfortable, but it's fundamental to preserving that right.
It's time to talk about repealing the Second Amendment.
August 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It's time to talk about repealing the Second Amendment.
Adding trillions to the national debt and protecting pedophiles. MAFUA
July 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Adding trillions to the national debt and protecting pedophiles. MAFUA
Maybe someone did read the lyrics - resistance from within.
June 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Maybe someone did read the lyrics - resistance from within.
There have been too many straws for there to be a last one, but if I were going to nominate one, this would be it.
May 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There have been too many straws for there to be a last one, but if I were going to nominate one, this would be it.
Concepts of a theory of a plan.
May 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Concepts of a theory of a plan.
Maybe because the terminology is opaque. Perhaps you could distinguish between cryptocurrency and corruptocurrency.
April 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Maybe because the terminology is opaque. Perhaps you could distinguish between cryptocurrency and corruptocurrency.
They're not fooling anyone, they're failing everyone.
April 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They're not fooling anyone, they're failing everyone.
What's most alarming, and really quite extraordinary as it all unravels so quickly, is how fragile it is. Has it always been this way or did the strength and stability we've assumed we possess, and always would, somehow slip away from us?
April 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
What's most alarming, and really quite extraordinary as it all unravels so quickly, is how fragile it is. Has it always been this way or did the strength and stability we've assumed we possess, and always would, somehow slip away from us?
How do I get on the list?
March 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
How do I get on the list?
Does "deportation" have a specific definition? There's a difference between being returned to your home country and resuming your life and being sent to a third country for incarceration and hard labor without due process. The latter is closer to rendition with punishment replacing interrogation.
March 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Does "deportation" have a specific definition? There's a difference between being returned to your home country and resuming your life and being sent to a third country for incarceration and hard labor without due process. The latter is closer to rendition with punishment replacing interrogation.