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I’m going to try to do my 31 (minimum) horror movie thing again this year, though we’ll see if I make it.
I’ll also be putting up some recommendations for different flavors of horror and/or themed double features.
I usually start the month with some found footage stuff, out of tradition.
I’ll also be putting up some recommendations for different flavors of horror and/or themed double features.
I usually start the month with some found footage stuff, out of tradition.
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An absolutely incredibly pull quote that should inspire every decent human to prove them wrong.
(For those unfamiliar, it’s a visual novel/tactical RPG/board game with 100 endings and roughly 60 novels worth of text.)
(For those unfamiliar, it’s a visual novel/tactical RPG/board game with 100 endings and roughly 60 novels worth of text.)
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
An absolutely incredibly pull quote that should inspire every decent human to prove them wrong.
(For those unfamiliar, it’s a visual novel/tactical RPG/board game with 100 endings and roughly 60 novels worth of text.)
(For those unfamiliar, it’s a visual novel/tactical RPG/board game with 100 endings and roughly 60 novels worth of text.)
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This is why Polanski and the Greens using "cowardice" as their narrative framing of Starmer and Labour lands so effectively.
Keir Starmer’s spokesman refuses to criticise Trump for calling Europe a group of “decaying” nations led by “weak” leaders
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is why Polanski and the Greens using "cowardice" as their narrative framing of Starmer and Labour lands so effectively.
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The announcement is that Embracer is shutting down Crystal Dynamics, while Geoff smiles and nods and cuts to the next commercial.
December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The announcement is that Embracer is shutting down Crystal Dynamics, while Geoff smiles and nods and cuts to the next commercial.
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this pretty much guarantees months and months of performative bullshit by Trump and Ellison and right wing media about how Netflix ownership would be a woke antitrust nightmare, but letting Larry and his nepobaby son dominate U.S. media would be a delightful, populist spritzer
It’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros.
David Ellison calls Netflix's $82.7 billion deal value an "inferior proposal" and tells Warners shareholders that his coalition promises $18 billion more in cash.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
this pretty much guarantees months and months of performative bullshit by Trump and Ellison and right wing media about how Netflix ownership would be a woke antitrust nightmare, but letting Larry and his nepobaby son dominate U.S. media would be a delightful, populist spritzer
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FIRE has long been associated with the cause of “academic freedom” championed by its right-wing donors, so I wanted to see how its much-publicized expansion into free expression has played out.
Among its newest stances? Support for conversion therapy on religious-based free speech grounds.
Among its newest stances? Support for conversion therapy on religious-based free speech grounds.
NEW: FIRE positions itself as an alternative voice for free expression, but an analysis by @billiejsweeney.bsky.social found deference to religious-based viewpoints in free speech debates — and in some cases, the elevation of those views over all others.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Can a Group Allied With the Right Defend the 1st Amendment for All? — Assigned
FIRE, a product of the “academic freedom” campaign, wants to protect free speech for everyone. Yet its stances show deference to religious views and a persistent anti-queer strain.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
FIRE has long been associated with the cause of “academic freedom” championed by its right-wing donors, so I wanted to see how its much-publicized expansion into free expression has played out.
Among its newest stances? Support for conversion therapy on religious-based free speech grounds.
Among its newest stances? Support for conversion therapy on religious-based free speech grounds.
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The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Nearly all of these people revealed themselves to be monsters.
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Nearly all of these people revealed themselves to be monsters.
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perils of structuring your political beliefs according to political winds and issue polls
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
perils of structuring your political beliefs according to political winds and issue polls
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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“I’ve been canceled for being the worst possible journalist, the worst possible writer, and the worst possible person all at the same time.”
Breaking: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways after new revelations and allegations about an affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
Exclusive | Vanity Fair to Part Ways With Journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Nuzzi’s contract with Vanity Fair expires at year-end, following new allegations and revelations about her conduct while she reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“I’ve been canceled for being the worst possible journalist, the worst possible writer, and the worst possible person all at the same time.”
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the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
In her dissent, Judge Pan says the emerging view of executive power by Trump and his backers in the courts "concentrates excessive power in the President and thus paves the way to autocracy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
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Netflix is only buying the movie studio and HBO so there's still definitely the possibility they spin off CNN (the asset I think Trump actually cares about) to some rich wing freak like Ellison deadline.com/2025/12/netf...
Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks
Netflix has emerged victorious with what appears to be the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the two sides are set to start exclusive talks.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Netflix is only buying the movie studio and HBO so there's still definitely the possibility they spin off CNN (the asset I think Trump actually cares about) to some rich wing freak like Ellison deadline.com/2025/12/netf...
At least this increases the odds of the Harry Potter show being canceled after two seasons.
Netflix confirms it will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO, for about $82.7 billion, after separation of Discovery Global (which is expected to be completed in Q3 2026).
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
At least this increases the odds of the Harry Potter show being canceled after two seasons.
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I know Democrats aspire to be a big tent party but I don't think Trump-appointed judges belong in the tent
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I know Democrats aspire to be a big tent party but I don't think Trump-appointed judges belong in the tent
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Grim called me “insane” for saying Democrats shouldn’t recruit candidates with Nazi tattoos and now that I see who he takes seriously, that take makes a lot of sense
Ryan Grim: I think the posse will find a lot useful there.
Steve Bannon: You’re an intrepid reporter, sir, and a voice of truth. Sometimes people love it and sometimes people love it less, but you’re you’re a warrior.
Grim: No doubt about it.
Bannon: Let's welcome on Raw Egg Nationalist!
Steve Bannon: You’re an intrepid reporter, sir, and a voice of truth. Sometimes people love it and sometimes people love it less, but you’re you’re a warrior.
Grim: No doubt about it.
Bannon: Let's welcome on Raw Egg Nationalist!
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Grim called me “insane” for saying Democrats shouldn’t recruit candidates with Nazi tattoos and now that I see who he takes seriously, that take makes a lot of sense
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yeah the wild misinformation going on in basically every article comment section, when accurate information is *right there*, is astounding
i am going completely insane watching gamers make up shit about horses and interrogating every single thing the devs have said for inconsistencies and then deciding well it probably had cp in it. this is the easy mode version of the kinds of censorship that are to come and you're failing like babies
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
yeah the wild misinformation going on in basically every article comment section, when accurate information is *right there*, is astounding
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blood thirsty maniac
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
blood thirsty maniac
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It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
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these are all terrible options, and if we lived in a functioning democracy with working regulators we'd think nothing of putting a blanket end to pointless media consolidation
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
Paramount throws in more cash in bid for Warner; Comcast wants to combine assets with NBCUniversal
Jockeying for HBO-owner Warner Bros. Discovery has intensified as the auction appears to enter its home stretch.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
these are all terrible options, and if we lived in a functioning democracy with working regulators we'd think nothing of putting a blanket end to pointless media consolidation
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
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These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
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Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃