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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2h

Bumpin' that www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSFF...

XTC - I Don't Want To Be Here

YouTube video by PeterCameOut

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 5h

Ignore the "Biden FBI" part—that's just standard Trumpian Deep State conspiracy nonsense. The more damning rebuttal is that even Kash Patel has made clear they were just there for crowd control after rioting had begun, not (as Trump insinuates) to instigate violence.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 5h

43 years of mid movies, hundreds of millions of dollars spent, worth it for this banger youtu.be/m4lkg-vdsgY?...

Derezzed - Daft Punk ‎- TRON: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

YouTube video by Tron Legacy

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 22h

Bumpin’ that youtu.be/Kk7_f9RrTzY?...

Quiet Heart (Remastered)

YouTube video by The Go-Betweens - Topic

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 1d

In my opinion it’s time to retire the Nobel prizes for fields where most of the important discoveries have already been made, like physics, and add prizes for newer fields where substantial innovations occur every year, like speedrunning

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

They are so, so good at selecting the right stupid video.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

I've seen YouTube thumbnails you people wouldn't believe

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Laughed many times at the AI trailers selected for this video youtu.be/Tm8RG1leX8c?...

The A.I. Apocalypse - Beyond the Black Void

YouTube video by RedLetterMedia

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

"I don’t want to make it sound that Charles Beaumont, with his sad life cut short, is all doom and pessimism. But horror is a merciless genre, it can’t be otherwise, and if one wants to write it seriously, one must accept that and write mercilessly."
www.thebulwark.com/p/hopeless-h...

The Hopeless Horror of Charles Beaumont

The writer died before his fortieth birthday—but left behind an influential catalogue of stories and unforgettable Twilight Zone episodes.

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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 1d

A little moment in my newest James Gunn interview www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

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Status @status.news · 1d

From political pressure to A.I. to streaming, the entertainment industry is under assault and facing wrenching changes, with implications that don't end at Sunset Blvd. www.status.news/p/hollywood-...

Hollywood’s Critical Crossroads

From political pressure to A.I. to streaming, the entertainment industry is under assault and facing wrenching changes, with implications that don't end at Sunset Blvd.

www.status.news

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

My basic read on the politics here.

1) The Kirk assassination kicked off a "Dems are violent terrorists" campaign.

2) The Jimmy Kimmel debacle hurt that campaign; didn't have public buy-in for the idea that comedians were inciting violence.

3) The Jay Jones texts rebooted this campaign.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Mel @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · 1d

Calling these things “mistakes” is disingenuous and lazy. A 45 year old fragrance in a bottle that is scented like the fucking fragrance is not a damn drug and everyone knows that. www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Cool, I'm sure that the border agency that records everything it does for epic meme videos will have clear footage of this happening.

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Bumpin’ that youtu.be/HKZMDI1nxD4?...

Haircut 100 - Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle) (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Haircut100VEVO

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 2d

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2d

Can't see the OP, what did it say?

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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 2d

Smh you can tell how far I’ve fallen on the ranking of prominent leftists that I wasn’t even invited to the hate America rally

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Winsome Earle-Sears says her opposition to marriage equality or her support for LGTBQ+ Americans being fired for being gay is "not discrimination." #VAGov

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

Response from Sam Lau, Spokesperson, @hrc.org, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization:

"Yes, Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears, that is indeed discrimination. Vote for Abigail Spanberger."

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2d

AS: My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it’s okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (2/2)

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2d

AS: My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it’s okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (2/2)

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2d

An exchange in tonight's VA Gov debate:

AS: My opponent has previously said that she does not think gay couples should be allowed to marry.

WES: That’s not discrimination!

AS: She said that she is, quote-unquote, morally opposed to same-sex marriage.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (1/2)

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 2d

hell to the YEAH

Death by Lightning | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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