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Ariel Fisher
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Freelance writer for hire Former news editor at /Film, editor of Shudder's The Bite, managing editor at FANGORIA mag. Bylines Nerdist, Rue Morgue, CBC Comedy, et al 💍 @jonathanbarkan.bsky.social 👾 arielfisher.com 📨 [email protected]
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“Selma van de Perre, a valiant Jewish secretary who during World War II covertly transported suitcases bulging with cash, seditious newsletters, identity cards and ration books to Dutch resistance agents, even penetrating Nazi headquarters in Paris, died on Oct. 20 in London. She was 103.”
Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103
www.nytimes.com
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It's gutting.

But in the cold light of morning, what matters is that it was the best Toronto sports story in years. Probably a better story, even, than the Raptors winning in 2019.

And we got to experience it fully.

But man, two outs away.
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So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!

This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
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this is why I think Matt Yglesias’ stance that we shouldn’t talk about anything other than healthcare is insane

the average American doesn’t yet realize that Trump has created a Gestapo. Democrats need to talk about it and raise awareness of videos like this rather than just ignore it.
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
We know what to do when they tell us to eat cake, guys.
THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.
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THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.
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This is flat out false. SNAP cannot be used for that. It’s not permitted under federal law and no states have an exemption for it.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.

SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
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Hey remind me, has Pierre Poilievre finally completed his standard security check yet and managed to get the normal, standard security clearance that everyone else even close to his position has?

No?

STILL REFUSES TO?

Hmm.

Wonder what the REAL reason for that is?
100% it does. Not projecting at all there, a few writers have focused on that aspect of it. There are SO many ways to unpack The Fly, too many for my word limit 😅
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I've talked before about power struggles within hardening authoritarianism. Usually, regime supporters fight over using rule-of-law in crackdowns (with massive abuses, of course) vs. completely embracing extrajudicial methods. Here, we see the latter dominating. Which is very bad news going forward.
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
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Haven't read this yet, but I always bring up THE FLY as the best film about the dangers of toxic masculinity to ever be made by Hollywood (by way of Toronto).
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The night manager of the Chicago Laugh Factory is now out on bond. He faces a federal assault charge that could mean as much as eight years in prison.

www.avclub.com/laugh-factor...
Chicago Laugh Factory manager detained by masked Border Patrol agents
Chicago Laugh Factory manager detained by masked Border Patrol agents
www.avclub.com
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May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
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His plan to go after the midterms is clear
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QUEENS OF THE DEAD is now in theaters! This is not a drill. Take your friends to see it this weekend. It’s fun, it’s original, and it’s unexpectedly one of the most important movies I’ve seen this year. 🧟🪩
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Since this verdict was first reported four weeks ago, we’ve identified three additional studies that raise serious concerns. They may have followed the same unlawful procedures.

Grateful to see @transgenderreport.com covering this important story!
I hope you're right!
He's never leaving office, and I have a sickening hunch he won't honor any power shifts that come with midterm elections. That festering toad is going to squat with all his weight and delusion.
Trump: "We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can't let that happen. I know Kash is working on it, everybody is working on it. And certainly Tulsi is working on it. We can't let that happen again to our country."