The lionization of Gavin Newsom feels like if the whole fellowship died and Boromir had to take the ring to Mordor
June 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The lionization of Gavin Newsom feels like if the whole fellowship died and Boromir had to take the ring to Mordor
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This is a smaller number than our weekly picketer count on the Disney strike line and smaller than some of our single heaviest days out there. Grim.
there are only 1,819 working TV writers on WGA shows right now????? Jfc
Dear TV writers,
The Writers' Guild of America West released their employment analysis of the 2023-2024 year and it's... pretty damn bleak. Almost half of available staffing positions disappeared in a year.
This sucks. But also? This means it's not JUST you.
The Writers' Guild of America West released their employment analysis of the 2023-2024 year and it's... pretty damn bleak. Almost half of available staffing positions disappeared in a year.
This sucks. But also? This means it's not JUST you.
April 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is a smaller number than our weekly picketer count on the Disney strike line and smaller than some of our single heaviest days out there. Grim.
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in 2024 there were 1651 working screenwriters. For reference, in 2024 there were 1696 players in the NFL.
April 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
in 2024 there were 1651 working screenwriters. For reference, in 2024 there were 1696 players in the NFL.
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The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
2024 Top 12
(with the caveat that I have not seen I’m Still Here)
(with the caveat that I have not seen I’m Still Here)
March 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
2024 Top 12
(with the caveat that I have not seen I’m Still Here)
(with the caveat that I have not seen I’m Still Here)
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Susan Collins, who can be counted on for saying she's "very disappointed," says she will vote for Tulsi Gabbard.
February 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Susan Collins, who can be counted on for saying she's "very disappointed," says she will vote for Tulsi Gabbard.
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Yup. Microsoft automatically switched me to the $99.99/year version with Spicy Autocomplete. You have to go all the way through "cancel subscription" to be presented these options and get the $69.99/year one you actually chose.
January 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Yup. Microsoft automatically switched me to the $99.99/year version with Spicy Autocomplete. You have to go all the way through "cancel subscription" to be presented these options and get the $69.99/year one you actually chose.
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In the wake of the fires, LA production is hurting even more than before. People can’t afford to live here if there isn’t work here.
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
#StayinLA
Help Rebuild LA’s Production Industry
The Palisades and Eaton Fires have deepened the crisis for LA’s film/TV workers, small businesses, and families. We need emergency incentives to bring production ...
STAYinLA.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In the wake of the fires, LA production is hurting even more than before. People can’t afford to live here if there isn’t work here.
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
Sign our petition at the link in bio STAYinLA.org and share #STAYinLA widely. (And thank you to hireyoungprofessionals.com for designing our campaign!)
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I've seen people dismiss the Pornhub bans, sometimes couching their dismissal in an anti-porn stance. What I don't think they realize is that the people pushing this stuff conflate porn with LGBTQ people and sex education and are part of Project 2025
mashable.com/article/free...
mashable.com/article/free...
What the Supreme Court hearing about age verification could mean for you
The court's decision could set a new precedent for free speech online.
mashable.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I've seen people dismiss the Pornhub bans, sometimes couching their dismissal in an anti-porn stance. What I don't think they realize is that the people pushing this stuff conflate porn with LGBTQ people and sex education and are part of Project 2025
mashable.com/article/free...
mashable.com/article/free...
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union friends, the WGA has some families of guild staff that are impacted by the fires.
chris, who ran our picket lines: gofund.me/38d63ae5
michael, who works in legal: gofund.me/1f3de78f
parents of kym who works in our theater operations: gofund.me/a6a01a16
chris, who ran our picket lines: gofund.me/38d63ae5
michael, who works in legal: gofund.me/1f3de78f
parents of kym who works in our theater operations: gofund.me/a6a01a16
January 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
union friends, the WGA has some families of guild staff that are impacted by the fires.
chris, who ran our picket lines: gofund.me/38d63ae5
michael, who works in legal: gofund.me/1f3de78f
parents of kym who works in our theater operations: gofund.me/a6a01a16
chris, who ran our picket lines: gofund.me/38d63ae5
michael, who works in legal: gofund.me/1f3de78f
parents of kym who works in our theater operations: gofund.me/a6a01a16
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The Guild has launched a Writers Guild Member Fund with the ECF to provide grants for writers who have lost their home or been displaced by the wildfires. If you can support this effort, please consider donating. #WGAStrong give.entertainmentcommunity.org/site/Donatio...
Entertainment Community Fund
give.entertainmentcommunity.org
January 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Guild has launched a Writers Guild Member Fund with the ECF to provide grants for writers who have lost their home or been displaced by the wildfires. If you can support this effort, please consider donating. #WGAStrong give.entertainmentcommunity.org/site/Donatio...
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At least 11 librarians in LA lost their homes in the LA Fires. A thread of their gofundmes:
January 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
At least 11 librarians in LA lost their homes in the LA Fires. A thread of their gofundmes:
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They’re banning TikTok not because it harvests data, the same way US social media does, but because they can’t influence it’s algorithm with congressional hearings or government contracts the way they do every other tech giant. That’s it.
January 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
They’re banning TikTok not because it harvests data, the same way US social media does, but because they can’t influence it’s algorithm with congressional hearings or government contracts the way they do every other tech giant. That’s it.
All of LA County getting a new evacuation alert on day three of this
January 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
All of LA County getting a new evacuation alert on day three of this
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There is a persistent myth that if you work in entertainment - if you've done something people have absolutely heard of or enjoyed - that you must be rich. Actors, writers, producers: rich.
The sad truth is most of Hollywood is working class. So when you see a Go Fund Me, there's a reason it exists
The sad truth is most of Hollywood is working class. So when you see a Go Fund Me, there's a reason it exists
January 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There is a persistent myth that if you work in entertainment - if you've done something people have absolutely heard of or enjoyed - that you must be rich. Actors, writers, producers: rich.
The sad truth is most of Hollywood is working class. So when you see a Go Fund Me, there's a reason it exists
The sad truth is most of Hollywood is working class. So when you see a Go Fund Me, there's a reason it exists
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Was LAFD defunded by $17.5 million? YES
Some council offices and the mayor are now trying to cover for their disastrous budget by claiming that they approved new LAFD contracts, which happened 6 months AFTER they approved the FY24-25 budget, leading to services and 58 LAFD positions cut
Some council offices and the mayor are now trying to cover for their disastrous budget by claiming that they approved new LAFD contracts, which happened 6 months AFTER they approved the FY24-25 budget, leading to services and 58 LAFD positions cut
January 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Was LAFD defunded by $17.5 million? YES
Some council offices and the mayor are now trying to cover for their disastrous budget by claiming that they approved new LAFD contracts, which happened 6 months AFTER they approved the FY24-25 budget, leading to services and 58 LAFD positions cut
Some council offices and the mayor are now trying to cover for their disastrous budget by claiming that they approved new LAFD contracts, which happened 6 months AFTER they approved the FY24-25 budget, leading to services and 58 LAFD positions cut
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To those not in LA, these fires are hitting an already breaking community. Many people being forced to evacuate were already stretched extremely thin due to the collapse of our industry.
It’s not just celebrities. Please help however you can.
It’s not just celebrities. Please help however you can.
January 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
To those not in LA, these fires are hitting an already breaking community. Many people being forced to evacuate were already stretched extremely thin due to the collapse of our industry.
It’s not just celebrities. Please help however you can.
It’s not just celebrities. Please help however you can.
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Screenwriting community: Dustin Paddock, who moderates the beloved script-coord list for support staffers, lost his home in the Eaton Fire. If you’d like to donate to help:
Venmo =
@Dustin-Paddock-1
Last 4 digits of phone: 7228
Resharing from a mutual friend.
Venmo =
@Dustin-Paddock-1
Last 4 digits of phone: 7228
Resharing from a mutual friend.
January 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Screenwriting community: Dustin Paddock, who moderates the beloved script-coord list for support staffers, lost his home in the Eaton Fire. If you’d like to donate to help:
Venmo =
@Dustin-Paddock-1
Last 4 digits of phone: 7228
Resharing from a mutual friend.
Venmo =
@Dustin-Paddock-1
Last 4 digits of phone: 7228
Resharing from a mutual friend.
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with the LA fire apocalypse going on, important to remember what our mayor and city council thought it was more important to spend money on than fire prevention: cops to beat you!
January 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
with the LA fire apocalypse going on, important to remember what our mayor and city council thought it was more important to spend money on than fire prevention: cops to beat you!
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For history’s sake, record of a late stage capitalism life arc
January 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
For history’s sake, record of a late stage capitalism life arc
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Failing to prosecute the architects of J6 from 1/21/2021 on is the prologue to this coming Trump term. That he won legitimately in 2024 is in no small part to the absolute abdication of responsibility on this by Biden's admin. If you don't govern like democracy is at stake voters won't vote like it.
January 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Failing to prosecute the architects of J6 from 1/21/2021 on is the prologue to this coming Trump term. That he won legitimately in 2024 is in no small part to the absolute abdication of responsibility on this by Biden's admin. If you don't govern like democracy is at stake voters won't vote like it.
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It’s funny when a centibillionaire donates 1m to the inauguration. It’s like the median American donating a couple dollars. It means nothing to the centibillionaire. But it impresses Trump, who is a fake rich person.
December 23, 2024 at 6:19 PM
It’s funny when a centibillionaire donates 1m to the inauguration. It’s like the median American donating a couple dollars. It means nothing to the centibillionaire. But it impresses Trump, who is a fake rich person.
Ted Chiang (Arrival) said about AI super-intelligence: it’s already here, but not how you think.
Our idea of “The Singularity” is a machine created by humans that we will lose control over and will act to ensure its own survival. But that technology was invented centuries ago. It’s a corporation.
Our idea of “The Singularity” is a machine created by humans that we will lose control over and will act to ensure its own survival. But that technology was invented centuries ago. It’s a corporation.
December 20, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Ted Chiang (Arrival) said about AI super-intelligence: it’s already here, but not how you think.
Our idea of “The Singularity” is a machine created by humans that we will lose control over and will act to ensure its own survival. But that technology was invented centuries ago. It’s a corporation.
Our idea of “The Singularity” is a machine created by humans that we will lose control over and will act to ensure its own survival. But that technology was invented centuries ago. It’s a corporation.
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And if you're interested in helping my film, I have three days left of my campaign and I'm far from my goal. It won't stop me from making it if I don't reach it. I'm determined to succeed against this system. END igg.me/at/crochetanddepression
CROCHET & DEPRESSION
A musical comedy about a depressed man who crochets a doll that won't shut up until he finishes it. | Check out 'CROCHET & DEPRESSION' on Indiegogo.
igg.me
December 19, 2024 at 6:49 PM
And if you're interested in helping my film, I have three days left of my campaign and I'm far from my goal. It won't stop me from making it if I don't reach it. I'm determined to succeed against this system. END igg.me/at/crochetanddepression