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A Chinese Ghost Story director Ching Siu-tung directed this clip for "L'Âme-Stram-Gram" by Mylène Farmer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uqX...
Mylène Farmer - L'Âme-Stram-Gram (Clip Officiel)
YouTube video by Mylène Farmer
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A Chinese Ghost Story director Ching Siu-tung directed this clip for "L'Âme-Stram-Gram" by Mylène Farmer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uqX...
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An amazingly bad Hammer movie that every so often I have an inexplicable urge to watch. One of the great "oh god, oh god we have to stay current with the youths" attempt at a tie-in single. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbkw...
February 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
An amazingly bad Hammer movie that every so often I have an inexplicable urge to watch. One of the great "oh god, oh god we have to stay current with the youths" attempt at a tie-in single. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbkw...
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If you’re a liberal or on the left and celebrated the end of USAID, or did a classic ”well, actually, they have a point…”, you’re lower than a parasite
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
If you’re a liberal or on the left and celebrated the end of USAID, or did a classic ”well, actually, they have a point…”, you’re lower than a parasite
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A pet theory of mine is that Spielberg/Scorsese/De Palma all made movies that bled into the sensibilities of one of the others. CMIYC is Spielberg’s Scorsese movie, MINORITY REPORT is his De Palma movie, UNTOUCHABLES is De Palma’s Spielberg movie, CARLITO’S WAY is his Scorsese movie…
February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
A pet theory of mine is that Spielberg/Scorsese/De Palma all made movies that bled into the sensibilities of one of the others. CMIYC is Spielberg’s Scorsese movie, MINORITY REPORT is his De Palma movie, UNTOUCHABLES is De Palma’s Spielberg movie, CARLITO’S WAY is his Scorsese movie…
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I thought about De Palma a lot while watching THE FABELMANS actually, there’s some BLOW OUT and DRESSED TO KILL in it (the way recording equipment is used to investigate sin and get revenge, how movies can destroy your life lol)
A pet theory of mine is that Spielberg/Scorsese/De Palma all made movies that bled into the sensibilities of one of the others. CMIYC is Spielberg’s Scorsese movie, MINORITY REPORT is his De Palma movie, UNTOUCHABLES is De Palma’s Spielberg movie, CARLITO’S WAY is his Scorsese movie…
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I thought about De Palma a lot while watching THE FABELMANS actually, there’s some BLOW OUT and DRESSED TO KILL in it (the way recording equipment is used to investigate sin and get revenge, how movies can destroy your life lol)
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According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
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Re: Minnesota I think it's important to both recognize they're lying about a full retreat and recognize it as a victory that they're cognizant enough of the PR disaster to feel the need to lie.
February 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Re: Minnesota I think it's important to both recognize they're lying about a full retreat and recognize it as a victory that they're cognizant enough of the PR disaster to feel the need to lie.
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Annnd there she goes, now that other people have done the real work and she thinks the crisis is over, running to the head of the parade
Minnesotans stood together, stared down ICE, and never blinked.
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Annnd there she goes, now that other people have done the real work and she thinks the crisis is over, running to the head of the parade
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The standard judicial introduction to an opinion has shifted to "LISTEN UP, LIMP DICK" in Trump 2 and that is both a good and terrible indicator.
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The standard judicial introduction to an opinion has shifted to "LISTEN UP, LIMP DICK" in Trump 2 and that is both a good and terrible indicator.
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I was really impressed by this story on trustee Thomas Pritzker from the @chicagomaroon.bsky.social. It's an excellent layout that makes it easy to look at Pritzker's correspondence with Epstein without diving into the clunky DOJ site.
chicagomaroon.com/49435/news/u...
chicagomaroon.com/49435/news/u...
University Trustee Thomas Pritzker Named in New Epstein Documents
The notorious financier and sex offender wrote in a text message that UChicago Trustee Thomas Pritzker (M.B.A. ’76, J.D. ’76) was “like family,” according to documents released by the House Oversight ...
chicagomaroon.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I was really impressed by this story on trustee Thomas Pritzker from the @chicagomaroon.bsky.social. It's an excellent layout that makes it easy to look at Pritzker's correspondence with Epstein without diving into the clunky DOJ site.
chicagomaroon.com/49435/news/u...
chicagomaroon.com/49435/news/u...
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The Yale Daily News has been all over David Gelernter's years-long friendship with Epstein, which he's said he has no regrets about. They've dropped a story with every new development. Most recently: yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
yaledailynews.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The Yale Daily News has been all over David Gelernter's years-long friendship with Epstein, which he's said he has no regrets about. They've dropped a story with every new development. Most recently: yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
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Shout out to the student journalists that have tirelessly covered their professors' ties to Epstein. My job would be much harder without them. See thread for some of my favorite recent student news pieces.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.
www.insidehighered.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Shout out to the student journalists that have tirelessly covered their professors' ties to Epstein. My job would be much harder without them. See thread for some of my favorite recent student news pieces.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
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New poster I made for Radley Metzger’s THE IMAGE, playing at @spectacletheater.com. One of my favorite films, adapted from the banned novel by Catherine Robbe-Grillet. New 4K restoration by @therialtoreport.bsky.social & Distribpix, via @muscledistribution.bsky.social @schlockvalue.bsky.social 🌹⛓️
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
New poster I made for Radley Metzger’s THE IMAGE, playing at @spectacletheater.com. One of my favorite films, adapted from the banned novel by Catherine Robbe-Grillet. New 4K restoration by @therialtoreport.bsky.social & Distribpix, via @muscledistribution.bsky.social @schlockvalue.bsky.social 🌹⛓️
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This is why Minnesotans are begging folks outside the state to keep talking about us.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is why Minnesotans are begging folks outside the state to keep talking about us.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
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RIP Robert Tinney (November 22, 1947 – February 1, 2026), the artist famous for his playful covers for Byte magazine, a hobbist magazine that ushered in the microcomputing age from the mid-70s through the 90s. I'm honored to have included his work in my own art collection.
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
RIP Robert Tinney (November 22, 1947 – February 1, 2026), the artist famous for his playful covers for Byte magazine, a hobbist magazine that ushered in the microcomputing age from the mid-70s through the 90s. I'm honored to have included his work in my own art collection.
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In honor of Bud Cort, I want to make my pitch for Joan Micklin Silvers adaptation of Bernice Bobs Her Hair. He and Shelley Duvall invented neurotic hipsters.
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
In honor of Bud Cort, I want to make my pitch for Joan Micklin Silvers adaptation of Bernice Bobs Her Hair. He and Shelley Duvall invented neurotic hipsters.
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Anyway, you can preorder a Brody King ABOLISH ICE shirt here, all proceeds go to the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: edgemenstore.com/collections/...
BRODY KING
Edgemen Store
edgemenstore.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Anyway, you can preorder a Brody King ABOLISH ICE shirt here, all proceeds go to the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: edgemenstore.com/collections/...
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I don't care if Dave is getting worked by Tony here (the fact that I know what this sentence means now also means I'm watching too much AEW), as long as the outcome is more people chant Fuck ICE on national television.
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I don't care if Dave is getting worked by Tony here (the fact that I know what this sentence means now also means I'm watching too much AEW), as long as the outcome is more people chant Fuck ICE on national television.
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Hmmm. Louder then.
Report: Warner Bros. Discovery Blocks Brody King From AEW Dynamite Following "F*ck ICE" Chants
Brody King was absent from Wednesday night's episode of AEW Dynamite, and it reportedly wasn't a Tony Khan decision not to have him on the show.
cultaholic.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Hmmm. Louder then.
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One thing that won't happen is the AEW audience chanting "Fuck ICE" non-stop, because wrestling fans are notoriously quiet
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
One thing that won't happen is the AEW audience chanting "Fuck ICE" non-stop, because wrestling fans are notoriously quiet
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
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I LOVED THIS
incredible & ambitious script by john sayles, a hell of an exploitation picture that also observes class, race, & gender plainly & effectively. they make polly hamilton a girl transformed by hard knocks, someone who wasn't in on anna sage & responds w/ 'fuck it, let's take them down'
incredible & ambitious script by john sayles, a hell of an exploitation picture that also observes class, race, & gender plainly & effectively. they make polly hamilton a girl transformed by hard knocks, someone who wasn't in on anna sage & responds w/ 'fuck it, let's take them down'
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I LOVED THIS
incredible & ambitious script by john sayles, a hell of an exploitation picture that also observes class, race, & gender plainly & effectively. they make polly hamilton a girl transformed by hard knocks, someone who wasn't in on anna sage & responds w/ 'fuck it, let's take them down'
incredible & ambitious script by john sayles, a hell of an exploitation picture that also observes class, race, & gender plainly & effectively. they make polly hamilton a girl transformed by hard knocks, someone who wasn't in on anna sage & responds w/ 'fuck it, let's take them down'
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“Wenders interjected and lent his support for Puszczyńska: “We have to stay out of politics,” he said. “We are the counterweight of politics, the opposite of politics, we have to do the work of people — not the work of politicians.”
Nah, this isn’t the move, Wim
Nah, this isn’t the move, Wim
Berlinale Immediately Gets Heated at Jury Presser as President Wim Wenders Asserts “We Have to Stay Out of Politics”
"We are the counterweight of politics, the opposite of politics, we have to do the work of people — not the work of politicians," said the legendary filmmaker at the first Berlin Film Fest press confe...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“Wenders interjected and lent his support for Puszczyńska: “We have to stay out of politics,” he said. “We are the counterweight of politics, the opposite of politics, we have to do the work of people — not the work of politicians.”
Nah, this isn’t the move, Wim
Nah, this isn’t the move, Wim
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“Nicholas Ray's JOHNNY GUITAR is so rigorously, comprehensively excessive, its excesses eclipse any baseline against which excess is typically judged.”
The Elemental Pleasures of Johnny Guitar - Bright Wall/Dark Room
'Johnny Guitar' is so rigorously, comprehensively excessive, its excesses eclipse any baseline against which excess is typically judged.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
“Nicholas Ray's JOHNNY GUITAR is so rigorously, comprehensively excessive, its excesses eclipse any baseline against which excess is typically judged.”
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And it's why we need to support independent media and community voices like yours. Thank you for your work!
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 AM
And it's why we need to support independent media and community voices like yours. Thank you for your work!