Lauri Donahue
@lauridonahue.bsky.social
Screenwriter
Entertainment/tech/IP attorney
Former Sr. Counsel, Motion Picture Association
Occasional journalist
History nerd
Lauri's List of screenwriting fellowships, labs, etc.: https://tinyurl.com/spmfzxfh
Website/blog: https://lauridonahue.com
Entertainment/tech/IP attorney
Former Sr. Counsel, Motion Picture Association
Occasional journalist
History nerd
Lauri's List of screenwriting fellowships, labs, etc.: https://tinyurl.com/spmfzxfh
Website/blog: https://lauridonahue.com
In theater now or at home?
Recent favorites:
Sinners
The Life of Chuck
Superman
Roofman
Recent favorites:
Sinners
The Life of Chuck
Superman
Roofman
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In theater now or at home?
Recent favorites:
Sinners
The Life of Chuck
Superman
Roofman
Recent favorites:
Sinners
The Life of Chuck
Superman
Roofman
The version that bugs me most is "Just write something undeniable."
"Just"... 🙄
How many great scripts were "denied" before they finally reached that one person they clicked with?
FWIW, I was told that my Oppenheimer pilot wasn't commercial -- a year before Nolan announced his movie...
"Just"... 🙄
How many great scripts were "denied" before they finally reached that one person they clicked with?
FWIW, I was told that my Oppenheimer pilot wasn't commercial -- a year before Nolan announced his movie...
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The version that bugs me most is "Just write something undeniable."
"Just"... 🙄
How many great scripts were "denied" before they finally reached that one person they clicked with?
FWIW, I was told that my Oppenheimer pilot wasn't commercial -- a year before Nolan announced his movie...
"Just"... 🙄
How many great scripts were "denied" before they finally reached that one person they clicked with?
FWIW, I was told that my Oppenheimer pilot wasn't commercial -- a year before Nolan announced his movie...
I hope you have a good audible book or podcast to go with it!
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I hope you have a good audible book or podcast to go with it!
Reposted by Lauri Donahue
FWIW, when this all started, here was my first report.
The lesson of that day, it appears, still stands.
The lesson of that day, it appears, still stands.
Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians.
Ultimately, though, the question with Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."
www.lawdork.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
FWIW, when this all started, here was my first report.
The lesson of that day, it appears, still stands.
The lesson of that day, it appears, still stands.
Reposted by Lauri Donahue
The negative environmental impact of AI use alone is enough to never use it. Most of us have issues with it destroying everything. Its also theft. Its dumbing down the population so quickly. Most of us are critical because of real issues.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The negative environmental impact of AI use alone is enough to never use it. Most of us have issues with it destroying everything. Its also theft. Its dumbing down the population so quickly. Most of us are critical because of real issues.
Reposted by Lauri Donahue
This isn't a foreign psy-op, and it's not the product of social media bots. It's a homegrown menace, and it's getting worse. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This isn't a foreign psy-op, and it's not the product of social media bots. It's a homegrown menace, and it's getting worse. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Lauri Donahue
Um. It’s on the government website
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Um. It’s on the government website
Reposted by Lauri Donahue
Finally, we said:
"The real problem, of course, is that AI is being deployed now, without public accountability. No citizenry has elected these companies or their leaders. Yet executives helming today’s big AI firms have sought to assure the public that we should trust them."
"The real problem, of course, is that AI is being deployed now, without public accountability. No citizenry has elected these companies or their leaders. Yet executives helming today’s big AI firms have sought to assure the public that we should trust them."
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Finally, we said:
"The real problem, of course, is that AI is being deployed now, without public accountability. No citizenry has elected these companies or their leaders. Yet executives helming today’s big AI firms have sought to assure the public that we should trust them."
"The real problem, of course, is that AI is being deployed now, without public accountability. No citizenry has elected these companies or their leaders. Yet executives helming today’s big AI firms have sought to assure the public that we should trust them."