Newt Calkins
@graynewt.bsky.social
Adjunct professor of Film and TV specializing in screenwriting. Freelance story analyst since 2010. Award winning short horror screenwriter. Steve Martin fan. Clive Barker stan. Jim Henson man. Progressive lefty with a tendency for angry hyperbole.
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing apologizes for contributing to the toxic eating of sheep. In a public statement, one of the head sheep offered, "It's a big pasture and if the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is willing to not eat sheep he's welcome!"
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing apologizes for contributing to the toxic eating of sheep. In a public statement, one of the head sheep offered, "It's a big pasture and if the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is willing to not eat sheep he's welcome!"
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AOC has a better shot at 2028 than Newsom does, that prick already threw in his lot with the rightwing podcasters and the transphobes.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
2028 watch: The most effective ad for Prop 50 came not from Gavin Newsom. It came from AOC.
-Super PAC Future Forward found that Ocasio-Cortez's direct-to-camera ad did better than ads featuring Newsom — Prop 50's chief cheerleader — and Barack Obama.
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/a...
-Super PAC Future Forward found that Ocasio-Cortez's direct-to-camera ad did better than ads featuring Newsom — Prop 50's chief cheerleader — and Barack Obama.
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/a...
Scoop: AOC's ad outscores Newsom's in California redistricting campaign
The report is a sign the progressive star could be a formidable opponent against Newsom — even in his home state — in a presidential primary.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
AOC has a better shot at 2028 than Newsom does, that prick already threw in his lot with the rightwing podcasters and the transphobes.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
Jesus. Fucking. Christ. She is still a racist. She is still a transphobe. She is still a White Christian nationalist. Knock it the fuck off. What a bunch of useless dipshits.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Jesus. Fucking. Christ. She is still a racist. She is still a transphobe. She is still a White Christian nationalist. Knock it the fuck off. What a bunch of useless dipshits.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
I'm so goddam tired of this shit. Who the actual fuck does Pete think are "everyday Americans"? My brother's kid is nb. A teacher at the small town high school I went to is trans. A bunch of students at my college were LGBTQIA+. They're ALL EVERYDAY FUCKIN AMERICANS.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I'm so goddam tired of this shit. Who the actual fuck does Pete think are "everyday Americans"? My brother's kid is nb. A teacher at the small town high school I went to is trans. A bunch of students at my college were LGBTQIA+. They're ALL EVERYDAY FUCKIN AMERICANS.
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Israeli leader insists there can be no Palestinian state
Israeli leader insists there can be no Palestinian state
The statement comes ahead of a UN vote that leaves that door open.
dlvr.it
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Israeli leader insists there can be no Palestinian state
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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Oh you mean the great architecture of the time, the days of vaudeville and early Broadway and - no? Just the child raping, I see.
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Oh you mean the great architecture of the time, the days of vaudeville and early Broadway and - no? Just the child raping, I see.
A man Zucker's age should not be babycrying this hard. What a loser. And I know Variety needs the eyeballs but platforming this kind of whining is embarrassing.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Original ‘Naked Gun’ Director Says Reboot Was ‘Trying to Copy Our Style’: ‘Everybody’s in it For the Money’
David Zucker, who directed the first two 'Naked Gun' films, says the reboot was 'trying to copy our style.'
variety.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A man Zucker's age should not be babycrying this hard. What a loser. And I know Variety needs the eyeballs but platforming this kind of whining is embarrassing.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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The Supreme Court interfered with Obama’s signature policy, the one that opponents literally dubbed “Obamacare”
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Supreme Court interfered with Obama’s signature policy, the one that opponents literally dubbed “Obamacare”
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Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
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Living by the sword: yes, hahaha, this rules
Dying by the sword: wtf is this shit
Dying by the sword: wtf is this shit
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
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@mediaite.com #GA14
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November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Living by the sword: yes, hahaha, this rules
Dying by the sword: wtf is this shit
Dying by the sword: wtf is this shit
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Umm technically he’s called Netanyahu’s Monster
John Fetterman has released a picture showing the injuries he sustained after falling on his face:
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Umm technically he’s called Netanyahu’s Monster
These people have never dealt with students.
the more you read about the new Texas A&M policy, the more insidious and outrageous it becomes: e.g. "This also includes course content that promotes activism on issues related to race or ethnicity, rather than academic instruction.” We're back to duck & cover
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Texas A&M Requires Approval for Courses That “Advocate” Certain Ideologies
Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a once-per-semester systemwide course revie...
www.insidehighered.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
These people have never dealt with students.
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FACT CHECK: TRUE
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
FACT CHECK: TRUE
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One serious tell is his stupid line like "It's not lost on me that the same establishment currently trying to destroy me is the same one that sent me off to fight their wars"
HE IS A PRIVILEGED WHITE MAN THAT VOLUNTARILY ENLISTED!!! AND HE HAS CLAIMED HE DID SO BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO MISS A WAR!
HE IS A PRIVILEGED WHITE MAN THAT VOLUNTARILY ENLISTED!!! AND HE HAS CLAIMED HE DID SO BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO MISS A WAR!
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
One serious tell is his stupid line like "It's not lost on me that the same establishment currently trying to destroy me is the same one that sent me off to fight their wars"
HE IS A PRIVILEGED WHITE MAN THAT VOLUNTARILY ENLISTED!!! AND HE HAS CLAIMED HE DID SO BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO MISS A WAR!
HE IS A PRIVILEGED WHITE MAN THAT VOLUNTARILY ENLISTED!!! AND HE HAS CLAIMED HE DID SO BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO MISS A WAR!
As an academic whose professional experience comes from the film/TV industry, I can't tell you which field offers shittier job security. Which is why I'll probably have to work at a grocery store or gas station in a few months.
A lot of the comments are about how people are going to start fleeing TAMU and Texas for other schools. I wish I thought they could, but they can’t, except a few superstars. There are No Jobs. Anyone who has a job right now has won the lottery and people have kids to feed.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As an academic whose professional experience comes from the film/TV industry, I can't tell you which field offers shittier job security. Which is why I'll probably have to work at a grocery store or gas station in a few months.
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Absolute nightmare. For professors, but also for students, who will be deprived of life-altering truths.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Absolute nightmare. For professors, but also for students, who will be deprived of life-altering truths.
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Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Megyn Kelly is a dick. Which shouldn't be considered a slur since Trump is using her to fuck underage girls.
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Megyn Kelly is a dick. Which shouldn't be considered a slur since Trump is using her to fuck underage girls.
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patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
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Founder of Rebel News complains non stop about Nick Fuentes and the amount of racism coming from the right and is also friends with white supremacist Gavin McInnes (the founder of the Proud Boys).
From Ben Shapiro to Ted Cruz - everyone complaining about the nazi takeover is also enabling it
From Ben Shapiro to Ted Cruz - everyone complaining about the nazi takeover is also enabling it
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Founder of Rebel News complains non stop about Nick Fuentes and the amount of racism coming from the right and is also friends with white supremacist Gavin McInnes (the founder of the Proud Boys).
From Ben Shapiro to Ted Cruz - everyone complaining about the nazi takeover is also enabling it
From Ben Shapiro to Ted Cruz - everyone complaining about the nazi takeover is also enabling it
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
Good luck keeping it out of student discussions.
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com/2025...
archive.ph/NpdJp
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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archive.ph/NpdJp
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
The university system will ban advocacy of “race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without approval.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Good luck keeping it out of student discussions.