Jack H Christal-Gattanella
@jackherbert.bsky.social
Adjunct Professor, semi-professional independent filmmaker, amateur/would be professional film Critic, driving instructor, couch potato and the luckiest husband. New Jersey is home for some reason. Cinetarium.blogspot.com
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T-minus how many minutes till Martial Law is declared in DC?
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey just announced that both WV National Guard soldiers who were shot in D.C. have died.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
T-minus how many minutes till Martial Law is declared in DC?
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*Such* a pit in my stomach about the Georgia case. Such a wasted possibility. It's hard to avoid simultaneously crediting Willis for a strong, convincing, aggressive, and important set of indictments, and blaming her for the catastrophic misjudgment that made it impossible to have a trial in 2024.
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
*Such* a pit in my stomach about the Georgia case. Such a wasted possibility. It's hard to avoid simultaneously crediting Willis for a strong, convincing, aggressive, and important set of indictments, and blaming her for the catastrophic misjudgment that made it impossible to have a trial in 2024.
The continuing adventures of nothing meaning anything
The prosecutor appointed to replace Fani Willis in Georgia moved to dismiss the election fraud conspiracy case against Trump & others. Judge McAfee just granted that motion. Case over.
BREAKING: Judge Scott McAfee grants motion to dismiss Georgia case against Trump, others.
The Fulton County case -- which resulted in guilty pleas by Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Scott Hall, and Kenneth Chesebro -- is officially done.
The Fulton County case -- which resulted in guilty pleas by Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Scott Hall, and Kenneth Chesebro -- is officially done.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The continuing adventures of nothing meaning anything
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At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
Meanwhile, the deer in the headlights looked at this and went: "get some personality, please!"
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Meanwhile, the deer in the headlights looked at this and went: "get some personality, please!"
#Noirvember #Noir #Noirvemberchallenge
26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#Noirvember #Noir #Noirvemberchallenge
26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
#Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
Good candidate
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Good candidate
Ooooh yeah.
By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
LBJ & the Great Society - Ken Burns
This three-part, six-hour series will chronicle the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most capable, colorful, and controversial men ever to occupy the White House. A figure of extraordin...
kenburns.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ooooh yeah.
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I’m done funding cruelty. Target cuts DEI, Amazon bankrolls this administration, and Home Depot lets ICE terrorize workers on their lots.
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’m done funding cruelty. Target cuts DEI, Amazon bankrolls this administration, and Home Depot lets ICE terrorize workers on their lots.
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
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Doge is dead, next
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Doge is dead, next
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An increase in ADHD after No Child Left Behind is not evidence — it's correlational and diagnoses have been rising for decades.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
An increase in ADHD after No Child Left Behind is not evidence — it's correlational and diagnoses have been rising for decades.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
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These idiots destroyed what The Economist just a year ago called "The American Economy: The Envy of the World" and said we could "expect that to continue."
What are we waiting for? Them to leave office?
What are we waiting for? Them to leave office?
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
These idiots destroyed what The Economist just a year ago called "The American Economy: The Envy of the World" and said we could "expect that to continue."
What are we waiting for? Them to leave office?
What are we waiting for? Them to leave office?
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein had connections to U.S. intelligence, per Thomas Massie.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein had connections to U.S. intelligence, per Thomas Massie.
23. Favorite Film Noir Actor Who Stole Every Scene They Were In - Elisha Cook Jr (already more than a fee Noirs with him this month so here is another, "Born to Kill" 1947)
#Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
#Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
23. Favorite Film Noir Actor Who Stole Every Scene They Were In - Elisha Cook Jr (already more than a fee Noirs with him this month so here is another, "Born to Kill" 1947)
#Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
#Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
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One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
"Sooner or later, someone is going to do something really stupid..." line from V for Vendetta or something
Apparently, Stephen Miller cosplayed a “many great legal scholars” last night.
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Sooner or later, someone is going to do something really stupid..." line from V for Vendetta or something
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Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
#Noir #Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
22. Favorite Musical Performance in a Film-Noir. The most correct answer I can think of off the top of my head: "Put the Blame on Mame" from "Gilda" (1946)
youtu.be/NY2IpSCV-Nk?...
22. Favorite Musical Performance in a Film-Noir. The most correct answer I can think of off the top of my head: "Put the Blame on Mame" from "Gilda" (1946)
youtu.be/NY2IpSCV-Nk?...
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#Noir #Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge
22. Favorite Musical Performance in a Film-Noir. The most correct answer I can think of off the top of my head: "Put the Blame on Mame" from "Gilda" (1946)
youtu.be/NY2IpSCV-Nk?...
22. Favorite Musical Performance in a Film-Noir. The most correct answer I can think of off the top of my head: "Put the Blame on Mame" from "Gilda" (1946)
youtu.be/NY2IpSCV-Nk?...
Id make a Ned Flanders joke but he was actually a decent guy deep down (he even had that Left-Handed Store and everything)
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Id make a Ned Flanders joke but he was actually a decent guy deep down (he even had that Left-Handed Store and everything)