@screenforums.bsky.social I’m not a professional screenwriter (by any stretch of the imagination) but I wrote a screenplay about Philippines, and I’m just curious if there were any suggestions on who might consider reading it? I’ve been refining it a long time, just hoping for input. Thanks.

There should be a constitutional amendment to end government shutdowns, and it should simply say: “Any impasse within Congress that causes a government shutdown triggers a mandatory election of every seat in the House and Senate six months from the day the shutdown occurs.”

I was sad to see David Ketchum (Agent 13 from the “Get Smart” TV series) died August 10th. As a kid in elementary school I was cast in a Clorox commercial with him, and he was very kind to me, though I wasn’t great in the role. The scene was he and I in the bleachers of a baseball game.

I’m seeing Mississippi is blocking access to this site. A VPN app might circumvent that issue. Just a thought.

It feels to me the ever-present message conveyed by the ubiquitous corporate media to its audience is “Your world is shit, and it will never improve, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” It seems the purpose is demoralize the population into inaction. That doesn’t improve anything. #massmedia

America is… cooked.

there really is no alternative to tearing up CBP and ICE root and branch

this is the way

~ to fight is to win ~ #fogism

If your Democratic lawmaker did not sign this letter, call them up and ask them what the fuck is wrong with them. (Ask them to be specific) www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

Wrote a screenplay in 2002, and decided to revisit it. It’s easier to rewrite it after so much time, because the emotional attachment is dissipated somewhat. It was my first screenplay, so it was too precious to rework back then. Doubtful it would ever be produced, but still proud. #Screenplay

So, if NPR and PBS survive, they will need to rely more on corporate donors, which will have an adverse impact on content. It’s better to have public broadcasting free from corporate interference, but I guess we don’t value that as a culture.

We are the audience of a play. A musical. We are there to be entertained. Suddenly, an actor interrupts a song by pulling out a knife and stabbing other members of the cast, who scream “HELP!” Question: do you break the fourth wall and intervene, or wait for the curtain call? The U.S. now.

I guess if you elect a serial failure in business President, you should expect him to crash the economy because he’s too ignorant to know any better.

Billionaires need to be taxed out of existence for America to survive as a livable nation. There’s no justification for the ultra wealthy. There’s no reason the rest of the U.S. population should be expected to humor their malignant narcissism and megalomaniacal behavior. Tax them to nothing.

no surprise, but AOC is right and this needs to happen now

Tesla stands for excellence.

If you elect the most publicly documented failure tracked over decades President of the United States … TWICE … what should you expect?

We’re having some pretty healthy rain in the Bay Area now. Not sure if this will help refill the reservoirs Trump decided to drain to not provide water to Los Angeles. The Central Valley farmers can use access to the water in the Summer, so hopefully Trump doesn’t drain to spite California again.

Just curious, why do we need a US Congress if Elon Musk can override the laws they pass and just cutoff authorized federal payments unilaterally? Now he’s on a holy war against Lutherans. Surprising there is no way for the U.S. government to defend itself from this hostile takeover.

Just a little postmortem here. In retrospect, did it benefit Democrats that during 2020 election cycle they pulled a “Murder on the Orient Express” maneuver to outflank Bernie Sander’s movement and install Joe Biden as their Presidential candidate? Democrats lost the Left and Biden’s a disaster.

Whenever a politician invokes God, it’s safe to say they’re atheists.

Thanks to all who were concerned if our house survived the fires. Amazingly enough... it did. My heart goes out to everyone who weren't as fortunate, not only in my neighborhood, but all of Los Angeles. Together, we will get through this! ❤️-mh

Why are we ignoring the Fourteenth Amendment-Section 3? #NeverForgetJanuary6th

At some point there needs to be a discussion about the difference between the Democratic Party aligned Left, and nonpartisan Left. The Democrats are comfortable bashing the Left, but they don’t differentiate. They have support of the Democrat aligned Left already, nonpartisan Left are independent.

Everything stated in this post is a provable fact. You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts. Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.

Keeping the space station manned is not worth selling our security out to Elon musk. Cutoff space X from federal contracts unless they can Musk. This is a clear and present danger

I was really hoping we'd have a woman as president before we had one from South Africa, but here we are.

The actions of the “Golden Boy Assassin” makes repealing Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA far more treacherous for members of Congress, the fourth wall between the elites and the rabble having been breached via assassination. Aggressive war on “useless eaters” needs to be reconsidered.

What if there is a universal plan, but each of us aren’t consequential in our six, seven, eight decade existence beyond having contributed to the birth of a descendant who six or seven generations down the line is of tremendous universal consequence? We are but a stepping stone to something greater?

Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains

What’s not given enough attention is the segment of Americans who have developed affection for a Second Civil War. Not that they’d ever get it, but it does mean any nefarious foreign actors could use the internet to identify and manipulate these Americans and turn them against their own government.

So, evidently, Tucker Carlson reached out to Speaker Johnson and advised him to consult with Putin on ending the Ukraine War. What the absolute fuck, folks? What timeline are we in?

The next four years fills me with the same sensation I get when I’m driving along and come across an obliterated animal carcass in the road. I’m hoping it was some unlucky raccoon as opposed to someone’s beloved pet. Either way, I divert my eyes while recognizing the horror still lies there.

I so agree with this. Uline, iHerb are just two more that I recently became aware of and will avoid at all costs (already avoid the behemoth Amazon). It's coming to the point where I'm researching the owners and their political contributions. We still have Costco, CostPlus Drugs and Nordstrom.

Drinking coffee, thought … ~ the persistence of existence comes through the recycling of atoms ~ … now the bagel gets the cream cheese.

It just occurred to me, Trump begins his term a lame duck.

In 1962 the film “The Manchurian Candidate” presented the idea that a Trojan Horse controlled by a hostile foreign power would rise to be POTUS. This was during the Cold War. I’m sure the Pentagon & Intel Community considered this scenario and developed countermeasures. We shall see.

I’m really not sure what the next two years of Trump will be like, but I can guess. He’s nuts, and a megalomaniac so I expect him to egregiously overstep, the question is will the American people pushback and flip Congress in 2026, or live down to my expectations once again?

Honestly, if the Republicans don’t get overcome with hubris and overstep their mandate, alienating the American people in the process, this is going to be a long haul. At this point, Democrats couldn’t get laid in a whorehouse on freebee night.

So, November is shaping up to be an interesting month.

I find it amusing #AdamSchiff is trying to boost #SteveGarvey's flagging senate campaign in #California. Probably better a runoff between he and Garvey than #Democrats #KatiePorter or #BarbaraLee. You know #Trump will throw his #MAGA support behind the non-Schiff candidate in November. #Politics

General thought, if we survive the insanity of this election cycle, and make it through the next presidential term, we - collectively - really need to find a way to improve the situation in this country. We can’t continue in a constant state of imminent trauma. Not fair to us or our descendants.

Well, here I am ...