So the Dem lost in #TN07 no surprise there, but look at those blue swings!

Still waiting for the video leak of the murders of fishermen off the coast of Venezuela. Remember the "Collateral Murder" video from Iraq....

There is not a single poll, data point, or political precedent for this region that has @aftynbehn.bsky.social winning #TN07. I know it's fun to keep playing this game, but can we stop.

For those who like charts (as I do), here is how big "The Perfect Neighbor" performed (approximately) on Netflix. More on what this could do for the flailing feature doc industry... anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

In acquiring and releasing “The Perfect Neighbor,” Netflix may have learned a valuable lesson in its late-stage capitalist phase: Quality is important.

“What we really need is campaign finance reform for the Oscars” (an oldie, but still a goodie) www.documentary.org/online-featu...

Early vote totals in #TN07 @taniel.bsky.social @the-downballot.com experts, please explain. Low? High? How much does this explain for # of Dem voters? votehub.com/2025/11/17/e...

"The new rental platform is a potential gamechanger for a corporate-dominated streaming industry that has increasingly squeezed out indie films." anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/can-the-le...

Another Border Patrol case bites the dust in court. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

NUREMBERG is very obviously a terrible movie. Critics know this, but apparently, there are a lot of general audiences who believe this is a legitimate "prestige" picture.

Got it, so the Texas government is racist, after all. Thank you for attending to this matter. www.tampafp.com/federal-judg...

Texas judges on Texas gerrymander: "Notably, the DOJ Letter targeted only majority-non-White districts. Any mention of majority-White Democrat districts—which DOJ presumably would have also targeted if its aims were partisan rather than racial—was conspicuously absent."

Hahahahaha. "A federal court just blocked Texas from using its newly drawn map, ruling that state lawmakers likely engaged in unconstitutional racial gerrymandering." No, duh!

CPB revives $36 million NPR deal killed after Trump’s pressure www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...

Our new report, Anti-Blackness Is the Point, out today reveals how Trump’s second administration has worked to roll back 60+ years of civil rights and equal opportunity. From racist narratives to book bans, the attack is coordinated and historic in its scope. Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

No one is safe from these lawless #ICE thugs. "Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen.” www.newsweek.com/charlotte-ch...

Tell AT&T to stop enabling ICE's domestic terror campaign. linktr.ee/attice?utm_s...

"How is she going to get deported if she’s a Native American?" More at newrepublic.com/post/203195/...

"We were kidnapped, absolutely... As if to make an example that no one is safe." This is Trump's America, beating and detaining people with no due process. Please share with your Red State families. They're coming for their communities, too. x.com/AC360/status...

"It's corrupt, is the word." More great reporting from ProPublica. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

I can't wait for all the cases of mortgage fraud to be launched against Donald Trump in 2028.

Fascinating to look at Fox News this morning and see not a single headline about Trump and Epstein. If you wonder why Trump's base is unflappably committed to him, it's the media, stupid.

Who is sleepy now? #SleepyTrump

I like data.

This is now a pattern: Reckless ICE vehicles hit car; brutally yank passengers out; detain them for no reason. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

Can an #economist explain to me why the stock market is soaring at the same time as massive layoffs of tens of thousands are taking place across major corporations?

"If more than 7 million Americans marched on the streets during the 'No Kings' protests, why aren’t more of those people seeking out content in theaters that reflects that fighting spirit?" open.substack.com/pub/anthonyk...

Oscar winner "No Other Land" finally streams and "The Voice of Hind Rajab" gets release, but big media companies won't touch them. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyk...

Oscar winner "No Other Land" finally streams and "The Voice of Hind Rajab" gets release, but larger media companies won't touch them. anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/corporate-...

#NoKings Chicago

#NoKings Chicago

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away. More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

A long history of assertive press conference proclamations with unfounded recommendations

In all the news, did anyone catch this gem? "A youth pastor who works with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office." WTF is a youth pastor doing working with the Sheriff's Office?

Hey film critics, is THE LONG WALK a fictional cousin to PUNISHMENT PARK?

ChicagoIFF's International Documentary Competition: The Beauty Of The Donkey The Helsinki Effect Celtic Utopia Child Of Dust My Father And Quaddafi Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk The Tale Of Silyan True North www.screendaily.com/news/sound-o...

Has anyone in the mediasphere noted the FBI's inability to catch Charlie Kirk's killer might have to do with the fact that the FBI is now run by an idiot and they fired all the veteran FBI agents?

COMING TO A CITY, SUBURB, TOWN NEAR YOU OCTOBER 18: NO KINGS 2. Spread. The. Word.

"These are challenging times for independent U.S. filmmakers and artists, with the one-two punch of corporate consolidation/cowardice and extreme-right-wing power conspiring together to limit complex thought, dissenting views, and artistic output." anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/the-normal...

“We have to look for a new funding model,” he said, “and I don’t know what that would be.”https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/the-normalization-of-our-destruction