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GenX pale (((man))) w/perm. imposter syndrome, burden of a conscience, hate authoritarianism from *anywhere*. Don't expect agreement on everything. Politics, film, music, art, 📖. Struggle - no rehearsals.
GenX pale (((man))) w/perm. imposter syndrome, burden of a conscience, hate authoritarianism from *anywhere*. Don't expect agreement on everything. Politics, film, music, art, 📖. Struggle - no rehearsals.
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My all time top 10 albums, in chronological order, and a very long mix at the end with much of the runners' up selections.
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To close our affordability series, I wrote about captive pricing.
If you're at the ballpark or the movie theater and have no choices for concessions, they've got you.
But it's more widespread than that: ambulances, auto sales, airports, anesthesia... it's becoming inescapable.
If you're at the ballpark or the movie theater and have no choices for concessions, they've got you.
But it's more widespread than that: ambulances, auto sales, airports, anesthesia... it's becoming inescapable.
Trapped at the Concession Stand - The American Prospect
Captive pricing follows when customers have no choices. Policymakers can do something about it.
prospect.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
To close our affordability series, I wrote about captive pricing.
If you're at the ballpark or the movie theater and have no choices for concessions, they've got you.
But it's more widespread than that: ambulances, auto sales, airports, anesthesia... it's becoming inescapable.
If you're at the ballpark or the movie theater and have no choices for concessions, they've got you.
But it's more widespread than that: ambulances, auto sales, airports, anesthesia... it's becoming inescapable.
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Apparently fact-checking is now considered a threat to national security.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Apparently fact-checking is now considered a threat to national security.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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Separating TCM from the library acquired to program it (and other Turner nets) is worrisome, because TCM itself owns no films.
A creative/licensing relationship may remain w/ Warner Bros., as was the plan when the WBD split was announced, but even that won't provide a longterm path forward. #WBD
A creative/licensing relationship may remain w/ Warner Bros., as was the plan when the WBD split was announced, but even that won't provide a longterm path forward. #WBD
I just heard from someone at Netflix. TCM is apparently going with the other linear networks to Discovery Global.
Here is the official comment on what WBD assets will be acquired by Netflix:
"We are acquiring the film and television studios, HBO and HBO Max."
Here is the official comment on what WBD assets will be acquired by Netflix:
"We are acquiring the film and television studios, HBO and HBO Max."
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Separating TCM from the library acquired to program it (and other Turner nets) is worrisome, because TCM itself owns no films.
A creative/licensing relationship may remain w/ Warner Bros., as was the plan when the WBD split was announced, but even that won't provide a longterm path forward. #WBD
A creative/licensing relationship may remain w/ Warner Bros., as was the plan when the WBD split was announced, but even that won't provide a longterm path forward. #WBD
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It feels now like this season's Oscars are, more than anything, an Irish wake for the Warner Bros. that put out "Sinners" and "One Battle After Another"—big, bold, awards-worthy movies that audiences loved seeing in theaters—and then got gobbled up by Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It feels now like this season's Oscars are, more than anything, an Irish wake for the Warner Bros. that put out "Sinners" and "One Battle After Another"—big, bold, awards-worthy movies that audiences loved seeing in theaters—and then got gobbled up by Netflix.
I'm loath to believe crooks currently heading the FBI that the Biden admin slow walked solving the DC party HQ bombing suspect case. But we should know why it took this long from someone who was there, and soon. If the answer is "we were focused on Trump" I'm gonna throw some ketchup my damn self.
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm loath to believe crooks currently heading the FBI that the Biden admin slow walked solving the DC party HQ bombing suspect case. But we should know why it took this long from someone who was there, and soon. If the answer is "we were focused on Trump" I'm gonna throw some ketchup my damn self.
#Somalians are perfectly capable of buying into horseshit too, I see. Any who supported Trump or Republicans, I will have a hard time feeling sorry for.
Trump Fan Lashes Out at Trump Over Racist Rant: ‘My Children Are Not Garbage!’
A Trump supporter lashed out at Trump over a shocking racist rant that has drawn condemnation, delivering the vehement rebuttal "My children are not garbage!"
www.mediaite.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#Somalians are perfectly capable of buying into horseshit too, I see. Any who supported Trump or Republicans, I will have a hard time feeling sorry for.
The window even for their biggest hits is already just weeks, if you count VOD rentals.
Existential threat to movies in theaters. Soon it'll be luxury only, and a few scrappy arthouses. Exurbs and rural areas are screwed, especially if they have no broadband.
Existential threat to movies in theaters. Soon it'll be luxury only, and a few scrappy arthouses. Exurbs and rural areas are screwed, especially if they have no broadband.
As Netflix confirms plans to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, the streaming service has said it expects shorter theatrical runs for movies in future "to meet the audience where they are, quicker." https://bit.ly/3XCvY8M
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The window even for their biggest hits is already just weeks, if you count VOD rentals.
Existential threat to movies in theaters. Soon it'll be luxury only, and a few scrappy arthouses. Exurbs and rural areas are screwed, especially if they have no broadband.
Existential threat to movies in theaters. Soon it'll be luxury only, and a few scrappy arthouses. Exurbs and rural areas are screwed, especially if they have no broadband.
It's unwise for me to say what should be done to these...people.
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's unwise for me to say what should be done to these...people.
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MORE: NBC News reports that pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories tinyurl.com/ycydttna
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
MORE: NBC News reports that pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories tinyurl.com/ycydttna
The "old school" (not really) Republican comes out to make his pantomime. Are #Columbus #Ohio MAGAts numerous enough now to override him?
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill that would have let 14, 15 year olds work till 9 p.m. year-round • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have allowed Ohio teenagers 14 and 15 years old to work till 9 p.m. throughout the year.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Sorry but current subscribers to either service who think they're going to get everything on the other as a free upgrade are in for bitter tears.
This didn't happen when Disney bought Fox/Hulu, or when Paramount acquired Showtime. It ain't gonna happen here either.
This didn't happen when Disney bought Fox/Hulu, or when Paramount acquired Showtime. It ain't gonna happen here either.
i don’t understand why people are upset the Netflix acquisition of WB will mean the end of HBO Max. how many of you are happy you have to pay double for two apps to watch things you like.
there’s things to dislike about this, but that ain’t it.
there’s things to dislike about this, but that ain’t it.
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Sorry but current subscribers to either service who think they're going to get everything on the other as a free upgrade are in for bitter tears.
This didn't happen when Disney bought Fox/Hulu, or when Paramount acquired Showtime. It ain't gonna happen here either.
This didn't happen when Disney bought Fox/Hulu, or when Paramount acquired Showtime. It ain't gonna happen here either.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
End of theater business? End of physical media? Maybe not, but they sure look like they're going into the ICU at least.
End of theater business? End of physical media? Maybe not, but they sure look like they're going into the ICU at least.
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 4:35 AM
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
End of theater business? End of physical media? Maybe not, but they sure look like they're going into the ICU at least.
End of theater business? End of physical media? Maybe not, but they sure look like they're going into the ICU at least.
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just to drive home the point. Texas created this map in August. the lower court rendered its decision November. So three months later, a year before the election in question.
The word "eve" is doing a lot of work here in the Court's 'decision'
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
just to drive home the point. Texas created this map in August. the lower court rendered its decision November. So three months later, a year before the election in question.
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Reality Sets in for the House GOP … And Every Urge Is Unleashed talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reali...
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Reality Sets in for the House GOP … And Every Urge Is Unleashed talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reali...
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Just the latest incident: Jamie Raskin had his security increased after pardoned Jan. 6 defendant Taylor Taranto, who was previously convicted for an incident involving threats against Raskin and Barack Obama, allegedly showed up near the Maryland congressman's house.
www.axios.com/2025/12/04/j...
www.axios.com/2025/12/04/j...
Scoop: Security upped for Rep. Jamie Raskin after alleged incident involving Jan. 6 defendent
A man who previously threatened Raskin and Obama was allegedly recording video near the congressman's home.
www.axios.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Just the latest incident: Jamie Raskin had his security increased after pardoned Jan. 6 defendant Taylor Taranto, who was previously convicted for an incident involving threats against Raskin and Barack Obama, allegedly showed up near the Maryland congressman's house.
www.axios.com/2025/12/04/j...
www.axios.com/2025/12/04/j...
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There’s also something especially crazy-making about SCOTUS’s “eagerness to playact a district court” (Kagan) in a *shadow docket* decision that doesn’t really engage with the facts at all. The gap between the professionalism of the district courts and SCOTUS’s arbitrariness couldn’t be more obvious
There are so many things wrong with this ruling, including the total disregard for the clear error standard. But what really gets me is the notion that legislatures can evade judicial review of their maps simply by passing them as close as possible to Election Day
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There’s also something especially crazy-making about SCOTUS’s “eagerness to playact a district court” (Kagan) in a *shadow docket* decision that doesn’t really engage with the facts at all. The gap between the professionalism of the district courts and SCOTUS’s arbitrariness couldn’t be more obvious
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It is simply impossible to believe on this record that this would have been the lineup (or a stay issued at all) if the district court had found a racial gerrymander in a large blue state.
Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections electionlawblog.org?p=153359
Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections #ELB
You can find the order. a concurrence, and a dissent at this link. [This post is in progress]
electionlawblog.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It is simply impossible to believe on this record that this would have been the lineup (or a stay issued at all) if the district court had found a racial gerrymander in a large blue state.
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
No, it's not good, but this info's been available online for ages, and it only tends to shock people who were unaware of it before. I can even find old addresses and phone numbers for myself.
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
No, it's not good, but this info's been available online for ages, and it only tends to shock people who were unaware of it before. I can even find old addresses and phone numbers for myself.
And in abstract he's absolutely correct. MAGAts at their CORE = bigot army; when all else fails (as it is already, not even a year into term) this is who they're appealing to in order to stop an even worse collapse. Don't assume it's just because it's Trump going senile. Miller is the real POTUS.
'You're Welcome': Nick Fuentes Takes Credits For Trump's Racist Rant
White nationalist Nick Fuentes takes credit for Trump's racist rant against Somali immigrants, saying it was his criticism that forced Trump to "pander to us": "Look at how we got Trump to cave in suc...
www.peoplefor.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And in abstract he's absolutely correct. MAGAts at their CORE = bigot army; when all else fails (as it is already, not even a year into term) this is who they're appealing to in order to stop an even worse collapse. Don't assume it's just because it's Trump going senile. Miller is the real POTUS.