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Eric D. Snider

@ericdsnider.bsky.social

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Writer, emeritus film critic (1999-2020), gay, LDS. BLM. ACAB. Free Palestine. He/him. SoCal native, then Provo, then Portland, now Provo again. All tweets are about you specifically and should be taken personally. Fix your hearts or die.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · Jul 25

I may not agree with what you say. But I will defend to the death my right to make fun of you for saying it.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1h

The online ones are, but the not-online ones aren’t. My mom, for example. Lots of people’s moms. (Facebook doesn’t count as online because very little reality makes it to Facebook)

Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1h

The adults who are most obsessed with Harry Potter also seem to be the adults most likely to have genuinely not heard about J.K. Rowling's anti-transgender positions. Which I guess goes along with the "I want to live in a fantasy world" mindset. Why read the news when you can think about wizards?

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John Gholson @gholson.bsky.social · 2h

Doctors at John Hopkins say the President suffers from “Sexy Librarian Bending Over to Pick Up a Book Neck”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 5h

I WOULD ENJOY: looking at autumn leaves
I WOULD NOT ENJOY: calling it "leaf-peeping"

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 7h

Doesn’t a “ceasefire” involving Israel usually last about 48 hours? Maybe, as Harvey Keitel said, let’s not start [shaking] each other’s [hands] yet?

Axios @axios.com · 18h

Former Presidents Biden and Clinton praised President Trump today for the Gaza peace deal.

Biden, Clinton praise Trump for Gaza peace deal

Biden said he commends Trump and his team, and Clinton said they "deserve great credit."

www.axios.com

Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 20h

Here’s a better one, imo

Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 21h

You love to (not) see it

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown. trib.al/tw3Hd3X

Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

trib.al

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that top Republicans are already fearmongering about, lying about, the No Kings rallies this Saturday, across the US, tells you how worried they are about public pressure and protest against their reactionary, autocratic, anti-American agenda.

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 23h

things bullets say

Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 23h

Almost every time I go thru JFK something weird happens.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, it's their job to get more reviews. What I'm saying is that "pwease help us got on Wotten Tomatoes!" isn't a good reason. "This movie is great" "Your readers will want to hear about it!" Those are good, professional reasons to encourage a review. "Help me help the film get more publicity" isn't

Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

I don't agree that a publicist's job is to tell critics how to do *their* jobs.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

People writing to critics, "please review our movie and post a review on Rotten Tomatoes to get our score up!" was the saddest thing I saw regularly.

Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 1d

I don't always reply to the pitches I receive from publicists (because I have a job that I do and if I did, I would never get to do my job). But here is a tip for aspiring publicists: Critics do not "write a Rotten Tomatoes review." No critics do this.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

Our grandparents were wrong about rock music. It saves lives!!

Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

ONLY '90S KIDS WILL APPRECIATE THIS!!

Two men on pennyfarthing bicycles in the — wait for it — 1890s.

Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

If I'd still been traveling at my previous rate of speed, he would have hit me head-on. But since I had slowed down, I was still far enough from the crest of the hill to swerve and avoid him.

Thanks, Rush!!

(The song was "Subdivisons," and I liked it because it had keyboards.)

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

I knew they sang the title eventually, I just had to keep listening. But I was almost home, whereupon I would get out of the car and stop hearing the song!

So I slowed down, to delay my arrival.

A few seconds later, a truck comes barreling over a blind hill, across the center line, straight at me.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

The story of how Rush (the band) saved my life.

In 1991, I was going through that high-school phase where you like Rush because some of your friends do. I really liked one song in particular, and it came on the radio one day as I was driving home.

But I couldn't remember the song's name.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

You beat a 40-year-old??

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

- It is legal to organize and fund protest.
- That someone organizes and funds promotion of a protest does not mean most, some, or any protesters are paid.
- Even if all protesters are paid, that is also legal
- It is good to oppose kings and fascism
- That's not what what "begs the question" means

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Indigenous Peoples' Day, is your one chance to write peoples' instead of people's and be correct.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Quick question: If the Republicans are right, and someone is paying millions and millions of us to protest, and has done it hundreds of other times, and they STILL can't figure out who's funding us, aren't they way too stupid to hold office?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

I saw Rush on the Roll the Bones tour at the L.A. Forum in 1992. Primus opened for them. That is all.

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't know Rush did Phish songs!

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

I'd forgotten about the NyQuil donuts! (This whole thread explaining Portland is great.)

C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 1d

People who grew up or lived long-term in Portland in the pre-Portlandia era will remember things like Voodoo Doughnuts selling NyQuil donuts, or the constant presence of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at basically any major event. People were saying Keep Portland Weird as early as 2003

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