Women Rocking Hollywood
@wrh.bsky.social
Leslie Combemale: film journalist & amplifier of #femalefilmmakers, #womeninfilm,
& diverse voices above / below the line.
Creator: WomenRockingHollywood.com
Owner: ArtInsights.com (film art gallery)
Writer: AWFJ.org / TheCredits.org
& diverse voices above / below the line.
Creator: WomenRockingHollywood.com
Owner: ArtInsights.com (film art gallery)
Writer: AWFJ.org / TheCredits.org
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I loved writing the January Spotlight for the Alliance of Women Film Journalists about Black female filmmaking pioneers! #BlackExcellence #femalefilmmaking #happynewyear
Madame Toussaint, Tressie Souders, Maria P. Williams and Zora Neale Hurston. Powerful women!
awfj.org/blog/2026/01...
Madame Toussaint, Tressie Souders, Maria P. Williams and Zora Neale Hurston. Powerful women!
awfj.org/blog/2026/01...
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“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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Another horrible, tragic killing by Trump’s ICE goon squad.
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Another horrible, tragic killing by Trump’s ICE goon squad.
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🚨"You just shot someone and you're terrorizing us! What more can we take! F*ck you!" -Minneapolis protester screams at ICE & Border Patrol agents as they launch grenades and tear gas at protesters after shooting & killing ANOTHER person. @jtcestkowski.bsky.social LIVE NOW⬇️
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🚨"You just shot someone and you're terrorizing us! What more can we take! F*ck you!" -Minneapolis protester screams at ICE & Border Patrol agents as they launch grenades and tear gas at protesters after shooting & killing ANOTHER person. @jtcestkowski.bsky.social LIVE NOW⬇️
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CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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White House comms teams digitally alters image of civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong to make it look like she was crying while arrested when in fact she was calm and composed (they also darkened her skin). She was arrested for 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
White House comms teams digitally alters image of civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong to make it look like she was crying while arrested when in fact she was calm and composed (they also darkened her skin). She was arrested for 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
To our badass brethren in Minneapolis braving subzero temps to stand up to Ice and the Tr*mp regime: our hearts and passion are with you! #geticeout
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
To our badass brethren in Minneapolis braving subzero temps to stand up to Ice and the Tr*mp regime: our hearts and passion are with you! #geticeout
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I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
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In the unchecked federal power on display in Minneapolis, the outlines of Trump’s nascent MAGA police state are coming into focus.
ICE’s growing lawlessness, briefly explained
Trump’s nascent police state is coming into focus.
www.vox.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM
In the unchecked federal power on display in Minneapolis, the outlines of Trump’s nascent MAGA police state are coming into focus.
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In the words of John Lewis, it's time for "good trouble."
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
January 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In the words of John Lewis, it's time for "good trouble."
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
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McBath plays audio of Trump asking Raffensperger to find votes for him
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
McBath plays audio of Trump asking Raffensperger to find votes for him
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Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.
January 22, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.
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To all my Somali friends: nobody except a hardcore nugget of shits believes this nonsense. You keep being your beautiful selves.
January 21, 2026 at 8:21 PM
To all my Somali friends: nobody except a hardcore nugget of shits believes this nonsense. You keep being your beautiful selves.
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What’s happening in Minneapolis may soon be happening in your city.
What are you prepared to risk to counter ICE’s bullying and brutality?
This is a personal question that I wish I didn't have to ask — but it's something we must grapple with right now.
What are you prepared to risk to counter ICE’s bullying and brutality?
This is a personal question that I wish I didn't have to ask — but it's something we must grapple with right now.
Office Hours: What are you prepared to risk to counter ICE’s bullying and brutality?
A personal question that I wish I didn't have to ask
robertreich.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
What’s happening in Minneapolis may soon be happening in your city.
What are you prepared to risk to counter ICE’s bullying and brutality?
This is a personal question that I wish I didn't have to ask — but it's something we must grapple with right now.
What are you prepared to risk to counter ICE’s bullying and brutality?
This is a personal question that I wish I didn't have to ask — but it's something we must grapple with right now.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars