one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Krull is on Tubi. Far from a great film, but with the Superman, the Movie guy handling VFX & Cronenberg's cinematographer on 10 movies shooting it, it's a feast for the eyes. Initially forgot who did the score but instantly thought "this sounds like James Horner recycling himself," and yeah, it was.

from me -- a profile of Jafar Panahi, a filmmaker whose work has perfectly met our age of surveillance and interrogation and asks the imperative question of: Who are we, and what comes next? IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT = masterpiece, imo.

TWO WORLDS (1985) Oils on canvas - 36” x 22” During one of the Ethiopian famines, I came across a magazine photo of a desert filled with a multitude of crude burial mounds extending off to the horizon. I was struck by the implications of the image and it stayed in my mind awaiting expression. 1/4

"People may be using artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean it’s useful" @eryk.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social is really great: www.techpolicy.press/generative-a...

What The Hell Is Going On, a thread: I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong. So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

They also cancelled government data collection about hunger to minimize evidence about their policies

My next book will be a biography of Jack Nicholson, written as an epic story of the transformation of the movie industry and modern masculinity from the 1950s to the present, with Nicholson as the main character. The title: Leading Man.

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

Reading Miss Majors Speaks was an incredibly moving experience last year. I can't recommend this book enough for those unfamiliar with her work. Rest in peace 🖤

3 failed M&As with #Santos suggest deep environmental or infrastructure issues - and likely huge hidden financial risks. If only someone from Abu Dhabi National Oil or Harbour Energy would leak what they found in due diligence… #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

The Albanese government is terrified of its own shadow — you can forget about any meaningful reform in the years to come, writes Bernard Keane.

Vaccines are safe and effective. Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support. When you want information, ask your doctor. It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor. “He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said. Read more at @windycitytimes.com

I took a walk and used a lens to inscribe the photons that were reflecting into a specific point at a specific fraction of time onto a layer of chemicals coated onto a strip of plastic film

Doing a Marcos.

Andry Rajoelina confirmed his departure on Monday, following reports he had been evacuated by a French aircraft.

Madagascar's president flees country on French plane: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/madagascar-president-andry-rajoelina-flees-country/105888408

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility. This is beyond cruel. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

"People in the crowds repeatedly asked the freed captives if they had seen their loved ones, still missing in detention. Families often had no idea if their relatives had been detained..." Thanks to @dropsitenews.com news for doing what western media rarely does: treat Palestinians with humanity.

So fucking pissed that OpenAI has completely ruined videos of animals. There was something especially fucking magical about lo-fi randomly caught glimpses of the entire spectrum of behavior of life that happens on our planet and from this point on you’ll never be able to trust it actually happened.

"I stand on solid rock and I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bend, I will not capitulate, I will not give in, I will not give up." New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks out after being indicted by the Trump DOJ.

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...

ICYMI — with electricity rates already skyrocketing, Trump just canceled the largest solar project in North America. Utah’s Republican governor seems to understand this is probably not the best idea: “This is how we lose the AI/energy race with China” 👇🏽

The GOP budget is going to be the single most unpopular and destructive budget in modern American history - tariffs/higher prices, exploding deficits, gutting health care, slashing clean energy/higher electricity costs, huge ICE expansion. Going to be a parade of horrors and they are scared of it.

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown. “We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

The first number I memorized was my home phone number when I was 6. I know my wife’s, mom’s, sister’s and kids’ number by heart. Probably because I remember the sequence of numbers visually on a number pad.

Please share this as widely as possible. ICE kidnapped a 7th grader in Everett, Massachusetts and sent him to Virginia. Help bring him home now!

Deep respect for the great TC but I must say - Pierce & Buchanan enabled the Civil War, Johnson hobbled Reconstruction, Hoover worsened the Depression, & Bush started two disastrous wars while wrecking the economy. RN has a lot to answer for but he's a few down the list...

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..." www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s: "I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Time magazine is owned by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who just came out as a Trump supporter and said it would be great if he sent the National Guard to invade San Francisco

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

In our latest, against a backdrop of the Trump administration’s attempted occupation of Chicago, we speak with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about holding together in times of rising fascism and her new edited collection Read This When Things Fall Apart www.patreon.com/posts/141148...

Wasn’t his company behind that massive data leak that exposed millions of customer data?

Can’t wait ti this Turkey is cooked.

THEY'RE MARCHING FOR AUSTRALIA AGAIN. WE'RE COUNTERING AGAIN. [video] WATCH: youtu.be/jy9JExNo0zE Looking at 19 October M4As - and our counters. SHOW THE FUCK UP AND STOP WASTING TIME - GET YOUR MATES, FOLLOWERS, WHATEVER TO DO THE SAME.

Lol www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251013-ind...

Krugman is on the money here. Demented Donald is going to get his (our) butts kicked in his trade war with China paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

So much for another relic from my childhood: cordcuttersnews.com/mtv-is-shutt...

If you've never been to Gaza, you won't appreciate what the yellow line means. Basically Israel now holds most of Gaza's small but important agricultural land. Continued Israeli occupation, which I judge the likely outcome, makes Gaza even more unliveable and more dependent on outside goods.

Hope everyone has a good day and remember

No one will remember anything Linda Reynolds did in politics, but we will remember this forever. What a piece of sh#t.

Man I remember when I failed ever course I took in Assembly language. Not for the faint-hearted.

I mean, Diane Keaton never wavered in her support for Woody Allen. You might think that's loyalty; you might think that's unforgivable. But it's probably worth mentioning either way.