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Michael H. Weber

@mhweber.bsky.social

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screenwriter of your least favorite ex’s favorite movies https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2352210/ reading, napping, kvetching… lifelong NYer with generational ❤️ for all things Philly

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · Nov 12

I’m in the non-starter pack

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 4h

Reading it now, it’s great!

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 16h

I can’t wait for @bowulf.bsky.social to see this…

Cai @annenotation.bsky.social · 17h

Watch out, in the darkest of all possible worlds, people get what they ask for www.businessinsider.com/youtube-star...

YouTube star MrBeast lays groundwork to get into financial services, including crypto

Top YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is eyeing an expansion into financial services, per a trademark filing and investor deck.

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 1d

This novel is extraordinary!

Boy from the North Country by Sam Sussman

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 2d

Scrolling too quickly I thought that was Mathieu Amalric!

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for seeing me!

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 2d

ebooks are ridiculous and embarrassing; read a physical book with heft and tactile pages or GTFOH

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 5d

if you love The Long Ships, then I strongly recommend: Josephus by Lion Feuchtwanger (also published as The War of the Jews, which is more available)

The War of the Jews by Lion Feuchtwanger

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 5d

evergreen

a man giving a speech with the words i can 't believe i 'm losing to this guy written below

Alt: Lovitz as Dukakis on SNL (1988)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 5d

cosign, it’s a masterpiece — put back in print thanks to NYRB

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve only seen it once, but I also felt like he prob cut some business with the nuns and maybe some Deandra scenes too.

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 5d

having seen it a lot, any guesses about the ~45+ min PTA removed from the 1st cut he showed the studio to this cut?

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 5d

If Kim Batiste hadn’t redeemed himself it’s not even that, imo.

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 5d

100000% isn’t a real number but 100000% this ⤵️

Jesus Zoidberg @jesuszoidberg.bsky.social · 5d

This is not Mitch Williams in 1993, I lived through Mitch Williams in 1993.

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 6d

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 6d

Dylan, Steinbeck, Faulkner quickly come to mind

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 6d

If Castellanos hits a HR today…

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 6d

President Trump is going to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday morning for what the White House says is his "routine yearly checkup," just six months after undergoing what the White House at the time described as his "annual physical examination" at the same facility.

Trump to visit Walter Reed for "routine yearly checkup" 6 months after annual physical exam

President Trump's annual physical examination in April showed his vital statistics were all within normal limits.

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 7d

Regarding Henry in reverse sucks more than Regarding Henry.

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 7d

everything Michael Moore did after that / Roger & Me

Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 8d

Food for thought: What is the worst franchise made from the best movie?

15 Great Movies That Were Ruined By Becoming Franchises

These classic films should never have gotten sequels.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 8d

This will be a vote to erase 50 years of medical and psychiatric knowledge and kill gay and trans kids, because MAGA Republicans feel that in a better world, fewer of them would exist. It is that simple. Democrats must make SCOTUS expansion part of the party platform. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 9d

deathly jealous of everyone who saw Marty Supreme last night!

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 9d

I’ve never said this about a writer: he should use AI more.

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 9d

"tart" isn't a flavor, it's an unholy psyop against everything in life that tastes good

Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 11d

LFG

a baseball player with a p on his helmet

ALT: a baseball player with a p on his helmet

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Michael H. Weber @mhweber.bsky.social · 11d

oversized pets dot com