whatsabudget films
@whatsabudget.com
Indie filmmaker. Prolific poet. Really just a guy named Rob.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
I'm penning this love letter
to all of the dreamers
that give us strength to weather
days that just get meaner
we know they will get better
you've shown grass that's greener
I'm penning this love letter
to all of the dreamers
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
to all of the dreamers
that give us strength to weather
days that just get meaner
we know they will get better
you've shown grass that's greener
I'm penning this love letter
to all of the dreamers
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
love letter to the dreamers by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I'm penning this love letter
to all of the dreamers
that give us strength to weather
days that just get meaner
we know they will get better
you've shown grass that's greener
I'm penning this love letter
to all of the dreamers
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
to all of the dreamers
that give us strength to weather
days that just get meaner
we know they will get better
you've shown grass that's greener
I'm penning this love letter
to all of the dreamers
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
It's not perfect, but it's a framework for a good start! Now apply to all!
"The Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025 (HR6292) seeks “to prohibit data brokers from collecting, using, or maintaining the personal data of certain minors, and for other purposes.”
volition.angiebowen.com/dont-sell-ki...
"The Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025 (HR6292) seeks “to prohibit data brokers from collecting, using, or maintaining the personal data of certain minors, and for other purposes.”
volition.angiebowen.com/dont-sell-ki...
“Daddy, who’s buying my data?” - The Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act
The Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025 seeks to prohibit data brokers from collecting and selling the personal data of minors.
volition.angiebowen.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's not perfect, but it's a framework for a good start! Now apply to all!
"The Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025 (HR6292) seeks “to prohibit data brokers from collecting, using, or maintaining the personal data of certain minors, and for other purposes.”
volition.angiebowen.com/dont-sell-ki...
"The Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025 (HR6292) seeks “to prohibit data brokers from collecting, using, or maintaining the personal data of certain minors, and for other purposes.”
volition.angiebowen.com/dont-sell-ki...
...it's all toxic
crap that's tainted
surging profits
picture's painted
post has been sent
labeled bluntly
bargain basement
shithole country
it barely functions
not how one thrives
it's all corruption
all that survives
deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
crap that's tainted
surging profits
picture's painted
post has been sent
labeled bluntly
bargain basement
shithole country
it barely functions
not how one thrives
it's all corruption
all that survives
deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
bargain basement shithole country by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
deviantart.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
...it's all toxic
crap that's tainted
surging profits
picture's painted
post has been sent
labeled bluntly
bargain basement
shithole country
it barely functions
not how one thrives
it's all corruption
all that survives
deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
crap that's tainted
surging profits
picture's painted
post has been sent
labeled bluntly
bargain basement
shithole country
it barely functions
not how one thrives
it's all corruption
all that survives
deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
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Man, whatever's in those files, it must be pretty horrible
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Man, whatever's in those files, it must be pretty horrible
An article I collab'd on with my partner for her site relaunch. License to Chill - Flocking Surveillance on ICE.
“The San Jose police department conducted over 250 thousand warrantless searches in a single year (just under 700 per day).”
#privacy #flock #surveillance
angiebowen.com/san-jose-flo...
“The San Jose police department conducted over 250 thousand warrantless searches in a single year (just under 700 per day).”
#privacy #flock #surveillance
angiebowen.com/san-jose-flo...
License to Chill – Flocking Surveillance on ICE
The ACLU and EFF sue the city of San Jose over Flock surveillance cameras.
angiebowen.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
An article I collab'd on with my partner for her site relaunch. License to Chill - Flocking Surveillance on ICE.
“The San Jose police department conducted over 250 thousand warrantless searches in a single year (just under 700 per day).”
#privacy #flock #surveillance
angiebowen.com/san-jose-flo...
“The San Jose police department conducted over 250 thousand warrantless searches in a single year (just under 700 per day).”
#privacy #flock #surveillance
angiebowen.com/san-jose-flo...
...so stop with the whining and the gotcha journalistic intents and attempts
you look like a child right now
(and you know what that does to him)
we shouldn't have to say this, but...
of course he doesn't mean what he says
he just says what makes him mean...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
you look like a child right now
(and you know what that does to him)
we shouldn't have to say this, but...
of course he doesn't mean what he says
he just says what makes him mean...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
shouldn't have to say this by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
...so stop with the whining and the gotcha journalistic intents and attempts
you look like a child right now
(and you know what that does to him)
we shouldn't have to say this, but...
of course he doesn't mean what he says
he just says what makes him mean...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
you look like a child right now
(and you know what that does to him)
we shouldn't have to say this, but...
of course he doesn't mean what he says
he just says what makes him mean...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
it is a weekend at Donnie's
puppet up, now pull the strings
tweet out against Mamdani
let 'em know he's still their king
now when one installs a puppet
they will always know the score
always keep that one hand up it
ass to elbow evermore
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link #litsky
puppet up, now pull the strings
tweet out against Mamdani
let 'em know he's still their king
now when one installs a puppet
they will always know the score
always keep that one hand up it
ass to elbow evermore
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link #litsky
weekend at Donnie's (evermore) by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
it is a weekend at Donnie's
puppet up, now pull the strings
tweet out against Mamdani
let 'em know he's still their king
now when one installs a puppet
they will always know the score
always keep that one hand up it
ass to elbow evermore
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link #litsky
puppet up, now pull the strings
tweet out against Mamdani
let 'em know he's still their king
now when one installs a puppet
they will always know the score
always keep that one hand up it
ass to elbow evermore
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link #litsky
gave it all to the rhyme
every blow that I have taken
every time I stood forsaken
yes, every time
every single time
I gave it all to the rhyme
this cuts much deeper than before
wouldn't think it'd be an issue
for one made of scar tissue
it's in my core
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full @ link
every blow that I have taken
every time I stood forsaken
yes, every time
every single time
I gave it all to the rhyme
this cuts much deeper than before
wouldn't think it'd be an issue
for one made of scar tissue
it's in my core
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full @ link
admission (I gave it all to the rhyme) by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
gave it all to the rhyme
every blow that I have taken
every time I stood forsaken
yes, every time
every single time
I gave it all to the rhyme
this cuts much deeper than before
wouldn't think it'd be an issue
for one made of scar tissue
it's in my core
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full @ link
every blow that I have taken
every time I stood forsaken
yes, every time
every single time
I gave it all to the rhyme
this cuts much deeper than before
wouldn't think it'd be an issue
for one made of scar tissue
it's in my core
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full @ link
...life under attack
no means of escape
sands in the hourglass
the dam's set to break
the heart on my sleeve
is crying fresh tears
the jester in me
has not laughed in years
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
no means of escape
sands in the hourglass
the dam's set to break
the heart on my sleeve
is crying fresh tears
the jester in me
has not laughed in years
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
admission (fresh tears) by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
...life under attack
no means of escape
sands in the hourglass
the dam's set to break
the heart on my sleeve
is crying fresh tears
the jester in me
has not laughed in years
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
no means of escape
sands in the hourglass
the dam's set to break
the heart on my sleeve
is crying fresh tears
the jester in me
has not laughed in years
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
raised in this apocalypse
the fuse was lit, just was a slow burn
all through the days the rot eclipsed
without a bit of concern
we pressed the body politics
each took its hits, and we learned
that we are kind of over it
acropolis and its terms...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link
the fuse was lit, just was a slow burn
all through the days the rot eclipsed
without a bit of concern
we pressed the body politics
each took its hits, and we learned
that we are kind of over it
acropolis and its terms...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link
raised in this apocalypse by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
raised in this apocalypse
the fuse was lit, just was a slow burn
all through the days the rot eclipsed
without a bit of concern
we pressed the body politics
each took its hits, and we learned
that we are kind of over it
acropolis and its terms...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link
the fuse was lit, just was a slow burn
all through the days the rot eclipsed
without a bit of concern
we pressed the body politics
each took its hits, and we learned
that we are kind of over it
acropolis and its terms...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
full #poem @ link
...the lens of introspection
I saw fit to suspend
for I cast no reflection
now that the light has dimmed
yet I shall keep persisting
determined, yes with grit
get by with just existing
for living must be lit
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
I saw fit to suspend
for I cast no reflection
now that the light has dimmed
yet I shall keep persisting
determined, yes with grit
get by with just existing
for living must be lit
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
admission (dimmed) by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
...the lens of introspection
I saw fit to suspend
for I cast no reflection
now that the light has dimmed
yet I shall keep persisting
determined, yes with grit
get by with just existing
for living must be lit
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
I saw fit to suspend
for I cast no reflection
now that the light has dimmed
yet I shall keep persisting
determined, yes with grit
get by with just existing
for living must be lit
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
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Exhibit "A" in his upcoming trial
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy goes on the record: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Exhibit "A" in his upcoming trial
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For him to say this out loud has to mean they're in a full-blown panic
Now, now, don’t threaten us with a good time!
🫖
🫖
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
For him to say this out loud has to mean they're in a full-blown panic
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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1 in 8 people rely on SNAP.
You know something's wrong when in the richest, most powerful country in the world, the President is refusing to fund SNAP and instead, actively weaponizing people's hunger.
It's immoral. It's cruel. And it must come to an end.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
1 in 8 people rely on SNAP.
You know something's wrong when in the richest, most powerful country in the world, the President is refusing to fund SNAP and instead, actively weaponizing people's hunger.
It's immoral. It's cruel. And it must come to an end.
remember, remember
the 4th of November
when we told the Donald get fucked
and death called out “timber”
a return to sender
for Dick's of this darker construct
let's re-embrace reason
an end to this treason
no longer shall suffer this rot...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link
the 4th of November
when we told the Donald get fucked
and death called out “timber”
a return to sender
for Dick's of this darker construct
let's re-embrace reason
an end to this treason
no longer shall suffer this rot...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link
remember, remember by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
remember, remember
the 4th of November
when we told the Donald get fucked
and death called out “timber”
a return to sender
for Dick's of this darker construct
let's re-embrace reason
an end to this treason
no longer shall suffer this rot...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link
the 4th of November
when we told the Donald get fucked
and death called out “timber”
a return to sender
for Dick's of this darker construct
let's re-embrace reason
an end to this treason
no longer shall suffer this rot...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link
how it started
us compromising
equality
was vocalizing
how it's going
it's not surprising
insanity
steadily rising
now can't you see
voices still carry
from sea to sea
it's getting scary
land of the free
honor's long buried...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
us compromising
equality
was vocalizing
how it's going
it's not surprising
insanity
steadily rising
now can't you see
voices still carry
from sea to sea
it's getting scary
land of the free
honor's long buried...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
how it started (and how it's going) by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
how it started
us compromising
equality
was vocalizing
how it's going
it's not surprising
insanity
steadily rising
now can't you see
voices still carry
from sea to sea
it's getting scary
land of the free
honor's long buried...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
us compromising
equality
was vocalizing
how it's going
it's not surprising
insanity
steadily rising
now can't you see
voices still carry
from sea to sea
it's getting scary
land of the free
honor's long buried...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
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Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened newrepublic.com/post/202618/...
Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened
Donald Trump apparently feels he can now dictate CBS News’s content.
newrepublic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened newrepublic.com/post/202618/...
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Kudos to South Korea who understood the assignment: play him like a cheap fiddle.
South Korea to award Trump its highest medal, gift him a golden crown reut.rs/4hxKWpL
South Korea to award Trump its highest medal, gift him a golden crown
South Korea will welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday with a replica gold crown and award him with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa", the country's highest decoration, the presidential office said.
reut.rs
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Kudos to South Korea who understood the assignment: play him like a cheap fiddle.
...wanna talk about regressive
they have truly circled back
with a reach, almost impressive
one that is equally whack
feudalistic inclinations
techno fascists paved the way
for racist administrations
to expedite our decay
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
they have truly circled back
with a reach, almost impressive
one that is equally whack
feudalistic inclinations
techno fascists paved the way
for racist administrations
to expedite our decay
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
feudalistic inclinations by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
...wanna talk about regressive
they have truly circled back
with a reach, almost impressive
one that is equally whack
feudalistic inclinations
techno fascists paved the way
for racist administrations
to expedite our decay
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
they have truly circled back
with a reach, almost impressive
one that is equally whack
feudalistic inclinations
techno fascists paved the way
for racist administrations
to expedite our decay
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
"[C]an be weaponized against you, through "surveillance pricing,"...Surveillance pricing lets a company reach into your wallet and devalue your money – if you are charged $10 for a burger that costs the next person $5, that means your dollar is...worth $0.50"
pluralistic.net/2025/10/27/s...
pluralistic.net/2025/10/27/s...
Pluralistic: Shake Shack wants you to shit yourself to death (27 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"[C]an be weaponized against you, through "surveillance pricing,"...Surveillance pricing lets a company reach into your wallet and devalue your money – if you are charged $10 for a burger that costs the next person $5, that means your dollar is...worth $0.50"
pluralistic.net/2025/10/27/s...
pluralistic.net/2025/10/27/s...
...and like before you'll hear us scream
give 'em what for, proclaim “No Kings!”
give 'em what for
yes give it, give it
our time to soar
just live it, live it
je t'adore
so pivot, pivot
a big ten-four
yup, ribbit, ribbit...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
give 'em what for, proclaim “No Kings!”
give 'em what for
yes give it, give it
our time to soar
just live it, live it
je t'adore
so pivot, pivot
a big ten-four
yup, ribbit, ribbit...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
no kings pt. II by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
...and like before you'll hear us scream
give 'em what for, proclaim “No Kings!”
give 'em what for
yes give it, give it
our time to soar
just live it, live it
je t'adore
so pivot, pivot
a big ten-four
yup, ribbit, ribbit...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
give 'em what for, proclaim “No Kings!”
give 'em what for
yes give it, give it
our time to soar
just live it, live it
je t'adore
so pivot, pivot
a big ten-four
yup, ribbit, ribbit...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
-full #poem @ link #litsky
and I went to the socials, I scaled all the bullshit
all acting like children, it was hardly worth it
there's got to be an answer to this problem
observed here over the line
and the less we all seek sources for our narratives...
further we are from fine, yeah...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
all acting like children, it was hardly worth it
there's got to be an answer to this problem
observed here over the line
and the less we all seek sources for our narratives...
further we are from fine, yeah...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
further from fine (apologies to the Indigo Girls) by MidnightShadow83 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
and I went to the socials, I scaled all the bullshit
all acting like children, it was hardly worth it
there's got to be an answer to this problem
observed here over the line
and the less we all seek sources for our narratives...
further we are from fine, yeah...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
all acting like children, it was hardly worth it
there's got to be an answer to this problem
observed here over the line
and the less we all seek sources for our narratives...
further we are from fine, yeah...
www.deviantart.com/midnightshad...
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"Together, these developments show a powerful tide of racism in American life, lifting up white people at the expense of all others."
October 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"Together, these developments show a powerful tide of racism in American life, lifting up white people at the expense of all others."