Michael Snydel
@snydel.bsky.social
He/him. Periodic writer about movies, regular musings about everything else. Former writer/podcaster; now i'm just trying to post through it.
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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Remember those national guard troops sent to Chicago by Texas Gov Greg Abbott? They went home after sitting at a suburban training facility doing nothing for a month. Abbott's little stunt cost taxpayers at least $12M. What an abuse of power.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Remember those national guard troops sent to Chicago by Texas Gov Greg Abbott? They went home after sitting at a suburban training facility doing nothing for a month. Abbott's little stunt cost taxpayers at least $12M. What an abuse of power.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
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Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
I just noticed that there’s a new Alice Diop (Saint Omer) short on Mubi this week. mubi.com/en/us/films/...
Watch Fragments for Venus (2025) on MUBI
A Black woman wanders alone through the galleries of a museum, carefully examining each painting, searching for something. Across Brooklyn, another Black woman wanders the streets, her gaze full of wo...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I just noticed that there’s a new Alice Diop (Saint Omer) short on Mubi this week. mubi.com/en/us/films/...
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Mikio Naruse’s EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS screens Sunday at 11:30 AM at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social ! Imported 35mm print from Japan! Live musical accompaniment by MIYUMI project!
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Mikio Naruse’s EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS screens Sunday at 11:30 AM at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social ! Imported 35mm print from Japan! Live musical accompaniment by MIYUMI project!
Sigh, I really am not vibing with this new Rosalía album. It gives me way too much musical theater/opera energy (derogatory). More sweeping, orchestral strings is not what I wanted from her.
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sigh, I really am not vibing with this new Rosalía album. It gives me way too much musical theater/opera energy (derogatory). More sweeping, orchestral strings is not what I wanted from her.
Here are some new additions on my Letterboxd streaming list from the last couple of weeks. Here’s the full list with locations in the notes. boxd.it/CSdwA
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Here are some new additions on my Letterboxd streaming list from the last couple of weeks. Here’s the full list with locations in the notes. boxd.it/CSdwA
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Some exciting news: I am joining @pastemagazine.bsky.social as a ~contributing writer~ with two (!!) monthly columns: Audio Books (interviews with authors of music books) and Cover Me (interviews with bands about all their album covers). Cover Me starts next month. Audio Books starts in January.
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Some exciting news: I am joining @pastemagazine.bsky.social as a ~contributing writer~ with two (!!) monthly columns: Audio Books (interviews with authors of music books) and Cover Me (interviews with bands about all their album covers). Cover Me starts next month. Audio Books starts in January.
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A really fun time: I talked to Alex Horne and Greg Davies about 20! seasons! of Taskmaster, their thoughts on cast chemistry, designing tasks, their own bond, and what comes next. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/task...
www.vulture.com/article/task...
The Taskmaster Guys Know What You’re Watching For
Alex Horne and Greg Davies break down season 20’s most ludicrous tasks and their undeniable chemistry.
www.vulture.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A really fun time: I talked to Alex Horne and Greg Davies about 20! seasons! of Taskmaster, their thoughts on cast chemistry, designing tasks, their own bond, and what comes next. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/task...
www.vulture.com/article/task...
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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Not to post stolen valor, but my wife (not on here) took these pictures of the Northern Lights from Montrose Beach in Chicago last night.
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Not to post stolen valor, but my wife (not on here) took these pictures of the Northern Lights from Montrose Beach in Chicago last night.
Not to post stolen valor, but my wife (not on here) took these pictures of the Northern Lights from Montrose Beach in Chicago last night.
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Not to post stolen valor, but my wife (not on here) took these pictures of the Northern Lights from Montrose Beach in Chicago last night.
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Comparte a Martin Scorsese y a Agnès Varda cubierta de billetes de 100 dólares y tendrás suerte para todo el mes.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Comparte a Martin Scorsese y a Agnès Varda cubierta de billetes de 100 dólares y tendrás suerte para todo el mes.
Laura Piani's 2025 film, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, is now streaming on netflix. www.netflix.com/title/82109456
Watch Jane Austen Wrecked My Life | Netflix
When a friend pushes her to attend the Jane Austen Residency for writers, a single bookseller with novelist dreams stumbles into a love story of her own.
www.netflix.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Laura Piani's 2025 film, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, is now streaming on netflix. www.netflix.com/title/82109456
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ICYMI, read one of my favorite things I’ve ever written :)
"This is the beauty of art, of sharing it. There’s always something different to be found within it." In light of the new biopic, @grantsharpies.bsky.social talks about Springsteen's legacy: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/springtime-for-springnuts/
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Los Angeles Review of Books is a magazine and nonprofit dedicated to rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts.
lareviewofbooks.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ICYMI, read one of my favorite things I’ve ever written :)
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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The Music Box is proud to welcome filmmaker Jafar Panâhi for an Encore Screening of IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT on Monday 11/24 at 7pm.
Tickets now on sale for Music Box Members. If available, general public tix go on sale this Thursday at Noon.
More Info: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Tickets now on sale for Music Box Members. If available, general public tix go on sale this Thursday at Noon.
More Info: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Honored to award Julia Loktev's incredible documentary My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow with this year's IFSN Advocate Award. A U.S. distributor needs to pick this up!
We are thrilled to announce Julia Loktev’s essential documentary My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow as the recipient of the 2025 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award.
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow Announced as Winner of the 2025 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award
Each year at the Indie Film Site Network (IFSN), we’re honored to highlight independent films that illuminate a humanitarian issue with a singular artistic vision. This year, we've announced Julia Lok...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Honored to award Julia Loktev's incredible documentary My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow with this year's IFSN Advocate Award. A U.S. distributor needs to pick this up!
I’m sorry about all the reposts, but fuck, there are some things happening right now.
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I’m sorry about all the reposts, but fuck, there are some things happening right now.
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NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
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I hereby apologize to Eyes Wide Shut for thinking it was hyperbolic
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I hereby apologize to Eyes Wide Shut for thinking it was hyperbolic
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Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
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Does every strand of red yarn on the conspiracy board connect to Epstein?
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Does every strand of red yarn on the conspiracy board connect to Epstein?
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Is it good when the world's most famous sex trafficking pedophile scumbag warns people about how fucked up you are?
Responding to a 2017 message that Trump was 'so gross', Jeffrey Epstein said Trump was "worse in real life and upclose."
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Is it good when the world's most famous sex trafficking pedophile scumbag warns people about how fucked up you are?
I think it will be a little early given the predictions, but it would be the funniest thing if this came out right when the AI bubble bursts.
Sam Rockwell goes back in time to save humanity from AI in the new trailer for GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, in theaters in February.
It’s Sam Rockwell Vs. AI In New GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE Trailer
Sam Rockwell goes back in time to save humanity from AI in the new trailer for GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, in theaters in February.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I think it will be a little early given the predictions, but it would be the funniest thing if this came out right when the AI bubble bursts.