TalentedThomas
@talentedthomas.bsky.social
TV Writer-The Proud Family, Rise Up, Sing Out/Actress/Emmy Winning Producer.
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Let’s have a look at my bucket list real quick. Oh wow look at that.
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April 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Let’s have a look at my bucket list real quick. Oh wow look at that.
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A tale of two movies:
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
April 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A tale of two movies:
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
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I have a Showrunner friend who went out with a project with an Academy Award winning director attached and they still couldn’t sell the show. And this was in early 2023. It’s even worse now.
nofilmschool.com/the-burden-o...
nofilmschool.com/the-burden-o...
The Burden of Packaging and Development Has Fallen Solely on Writers And Hollywood is Worse For It
How does this affect creators?
nofilmschool.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I have a Showrunner friend who went out with a project with an Academy Award winning director attached and they still couldn’t sell the show. And this was in early 2023. It’s even worse now.
nofilmschool.com/the-burden-o...
nofilmschool.com/the-burden-o...
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I just got the “We’ve updated our terms” email from eBay and of course I didn’t read it so I’m signal-boosting Andy’s helpful tip for anyone else who might’ve missed it
eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
March 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I just got the “We’ve updated our terms” email from eBay and of course I didn’t read it so I’m signal-boosting Andy’s helpful tip for anyone else who might’ve missed it
This is beyond scary....
If you are a foreigner, you probably should not visit the U.S., but if you absolutely have to, you should “enter” at a pre-clearance site (like Ireland or Canada) so that you’re denied entry in a place where the U.S. government won’t detain you or confiscate your property.
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is beyond scary....
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SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
SCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained
"I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm."
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
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So…a normal Monday?
March 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
So…a normal Monday?
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Federal Judge Jesse Furman has ordered that Mahmoud Khalil may NOT be removed from the United States by the Trump administration unless he orders it.
Judge Furman has scheduled a conference for Wednesday.
Judge Furman has scheduled a conference for Wednesday.
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
M.K.,
Petitioner,
-٧-
WILLIAM P. JOYCE et al..
25-CV-1935 (JMF) |
NOTICE OF CONFERENCE
Respondents.
JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge:
it is hereby ORDERED that counsel for all parties appear for a conference with the Cour n March 12, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. in Courtroom 1105 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 4( Centre Street, New York, New York. Counsel must confer in advance of the conference and submit a joint letter, no later than March 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., indicating whether the conference is necessary and addressing how the Court should handle the present Petition. If counsel do not believe a conference is required, and that briefing is appropriate, counsel should propose a briefing schedule (expedited or otherwise) in the joint letter.
To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise.
See, e.g., Local 1814, Intern. Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO v. New York Shipping Ass'n, Inc.,
965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992) (*Once the district court acquires jurisdiction over the subject matter of, and the parties to, the litigation, the All Writs Act [28 U.S.C. § 1651] authorizes a federal court to protect that jurisdiction" (cicaned up)); Garcia-Izquierdo v. Gartner, No. 04-CV-7377 (RCC), 2004 WL 2093515, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2004) (observing that, under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, a district court "may order that a petitioner's deportation be stayed….. when a stay is necessary to preserve the Court's jurisdiction of the case"); cf. Michael v. I.N.S., 48 F.3d 657, 661-62 (2d Cir. 1995) (holding that the All Writs Act provides a federal court of appeals reviewing a final removal order with a basis to stay removal).
All counsel are required to register promptly as filing uscrs on ECF. All counsel must
familiarize themselves with the Court's Individual Rules, which are…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t46sqvutibvsmjgwn6r6izve/bafkreifyje77kdy4t47sva27j3vhi5ywwl5xlq6kksyfhozoow2vf3js5u@jpeg)
March 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Federal Judge Jesse Furman has ordered that Mahmoud Khalil may NOT be removed from the United States by the Trump administration unless he orders it.
Judge Furman has scheduled a conference for Wednesday.
Judge Furman has scheduled a conference for Wednesday.
Well this is disappointing....
March 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Well this is disappointing....
Please check on family members who receive Social Security. Saving needs to start NOW and a plan for the future needs to be developed for them.
March 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Please check on family members who receive Social Security. Saving needs to start NOW and a plan for the future needs to be developed for them.
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"Jobs were also eliminated at the National Hurricane Center and Storm Prediction Center... and the tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii..."
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.
Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, compromising important functions.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Jobs were also eliminated at the National Hurricane Center and Storm Prediction Center... and the tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii..."
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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The remains of a missing Native American girl were found in the woods near Globe, Arizona. I want this to get as much exposure and out cry as Gaby Petito did. She was only 14. A baby. Our people deserve better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The remains of a missing Native American girl were found in the woods near Globe, Arizona. I want this to get as much exposure and out cry as Gaby Petito did. She was only 14. A baby. Our people deserve better.
I will be taking part tomorrow. I hope you do the same.
February 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I will be taking part tomorrow. I hope you do the same.
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If you are in the film/TV industry in CA, do me a favor and call Rick Chavez-Zbur to say thank you for introducing legislation to expand CA tax credits for film & TV production
Capitol Office:
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0051
Tel: (916) 319-2051
District Office (LA):
(323) 436-5184
Capitol Office:
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0051
Tel: (916) 319-2051
District Office (LA):
(323) 436-5184
February 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you are in the film/TV industry in CA, do me a favor and call Rick Chavez-Zbur to say thank you for introducing legislation to expand CA tax credits for film & TV production
Capitol Office:
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0051
Tel: (916) 319-2051
District Office (LA):
(323) 436-5184
Capitol Office:
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0051
Tel: (916) 319-2051
District Office (LA):
(323) 436-5184
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BREAKING
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing First Amendment.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing First Amendment.
February 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BREAKING
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing First Amendment.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing First Amendment.
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The recent freeze of "all election security activities" at CISA is part of a broader attack against the federal guardrails that protect our elections. Derek Tisler and I take a deep dive into the damage that's already been done, what to expect next, and how to push back in @slate.bsky.social.
Trump Is Rolling Out a Huge Part of Project 2025’s Proposed Attacks on Elections
The far-right playbook foretold these moves. They’re not done yet.
slate.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The recent freeze of "all election security activities" at CISA is part of a broader attack against the federal guardrails that protect our elections. Derek Tisler and I take a deep dive into the damage that's already been done, what to expect next, and how to push back in @slate.bsky.social.
It's like they're trying to just kill us all of slowly...
The director of the FDA’s food division resigned on Monday, saying the loss of critical employees made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.
FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's like they're trying to just kill us all of slowly...
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Joy is also resistance. Take care of yourself yall.
February 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Joy is also resistance. Take care of yourself yall.
I've never been scared to fly until now...
“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated."
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air Safety
Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.
www.rollingstone.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I've never been scared to fly until now...
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“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated."
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air Safety
Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.
www.rollingstone.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated."
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
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MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.”
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
How Marco Rubio helped bury American soft power
This is why his boss once called him "Liddle Marco."
www.publicnotice.co
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.”
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
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WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK. In a continuation of trying to extort Zelensky — in Munich, Trump had a US Congressional delegation hand Zelensky a piece of paper they wanted him to sign, granting the US rights to 50% of Ukraine's future mineral reserves. Zelensky refused to sign it. 😡
February 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK. In a continuation of trying to extort Zelensky — in Munich, Trump had a US Congressional delegation hand Zelensky a piece of paper they wanted him to sign, granting the US rights to 50% of Ukraine's future mineral reserves. Zelensky refused to sign it. 😡