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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 7h

This is my guy now. Former chief of staff to Katie Porter? He must be made of steel.

Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 18h

I see no problem here. As long as we have a robust network of local newspapers well-staffed with all the investigative reporters they need to…

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 18h

Billy Wilder’s THE FORTUNE COOKIE (1966) is shot on 35mm B&W using a similar anamorphic process, but not the CinemaScope brand specifically.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 21h

The bandana says “tzedek tzedek tirdof” - justice, justice shall you pursue.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 21h

One thing i just noticed that I don’t think made it into the alt text: the blue scarf that spells out “tzedek tzedek tirdof” (justice, justice shall you pursue). Very nice touch!

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 1d

He rewound the “Pale, Pale Moon” scene to rewatch it five times

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 1d

They did end up airing it tonight.

Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Probably best to reread to poll question and responses after you’ve had a good night’s sleep

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 1d

He’s saying the poll question was dishonestly worded because “anti-Israel tattoo” would not be assumed to mean “Nazi death camp guard insignia”

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 3d

Except it was none of these three!

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 3d

I know you mean Sarah, but I like how there’s a real journalist named “Burn-Murdoch”

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 4d

Third time’s the charm?

you’re*

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 5d

That episode is where they broke the news about the tattoo.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to the flood, local buildings are no longer being held in place by their onerous walls.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 8d

The wife is seeing the Ragtime revival tomorrow. The novel is probably my favorite all-time, but I didn’t care for the previous two Broadway productions so I’m sitting this one out.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 8d

The administration is pulling no punches in its war on trans people.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 8d

“Do Ghosts Have Civil Rights?” is an actual headline from the montage on the film.

The folks at The Awl created a full version of the article a few years back:

www.theawl.com/2013/12/the-...

The Politics Of The Next Dimension: Do Ghosts Have Civil Rights?

by Matthew PhelanAn abridged version of this article first appeared in the October 1984 issue of The Atlantic Monthly as the cover story “The Politics of the Next Dimension: Do Ghosts Have Civil Right...

www.theawl.com

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 9d

Maybe am teaching Bizarro?

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 10d

Having now been explained the pun, I approve.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you for reminding me of the single most deranged interaction that I ever saw from anyone I was (at the time) followinh on Twitter

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 16d

It’s shocking how perfectly the voices sounded as I read this

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 16d

Peacemaker S2

Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 16d

Yeah, you absolutely don’t need to have seen any DC movies to enjoy it. What little background info the movies could provide is already clear from context given in the show.

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 17d

(tom hardy pointing at him) That’s bait

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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social · 17d

Not everything is a reaction to breaking news. Sometimes people step back and survey what’s been happening.

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