Jon Stewart "can't f**king believe" the Democrats caved so hard on the shutdown

i just realized what hes describing here is a fundraising email, they sold us out for for the promise of dope ass fundraising emails

When Nolan took over Batman, I don’t remember people wondering: ‘’hey, where are the nipples and the telescope in the middle of the city?’’ It’s a character. Played by several actors before. They should just focus on giving us a killer spy story. #FilmSky

What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch onscreen?

#PredatorBadlands is an absolute BLAST: wild, brutal, and surprisingly heartfelt. Elle Fanning is electric, and Trachtenberg proves again he gets this universe like no one else. Let him cook more, Disney. #FilmSky

Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart. If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.

The 2008 recession taught the wealthy, and the politicians they buy, that a whole lot of people would thank them for the largest transfer of wealth from the bottom 70% to the top 5% in US history. Why wouldn’t they try it again?

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

Got through to Kaine's team and gave them an impassioned earfull. If you keep hitting "2" you'll eventually get through.

A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

To be clear: the deal they voted on to move forward last night still needs to be formally voted on in the Senate and House. If the eight are your senators, they should be hearing from you this morning!

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

BREAKING: Federal appeals court says full SNAP benefits must be paid for November. The Trump administration is expected to appeal.

This is absolutely right. The eight who signed off on this disaster of a deal were acting as a shield for colleagues who are up this cycle. Don't let any of them off the hook just yet.

According to @underthedesknews.bsky.social, it isn’t over yet. There'll be another vote. CALL THEM ALL, especially these 8 “YES” votes: Cortez-Masto Durbin Fetterman Hassan Kaine King Rosen Shaheen It isn’t over. (I mean, PROBABLY, but maybe we can SCARE them out of it.) 202-224-3121

Inside Llewyn Davis. Perfectly conveys what it looks and feels like to be deep in pursuit of something —a warm winter coat, a few bucks, a place to sleep, artistic fulfillment and connection, love, contentment, a lost cat, etc.

Just heard about a case in my city where a woman was assaulted by a man claiming to be a police officer and threatening to report her to ICE for deportation if she didn’t open her door. Luckily, family members convinced her to report it and he was caught. Hell isn’t big enough.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

There is no opposition party in the United States. Any official resistance is performative.

People are going to die and it will be these democrats’ fault.

Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542 Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224 King (ME) 202 224-5344 Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324 Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152 Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521 Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841 Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451 Masto (NV) 202 224-3542 Warner (VA) 202 224-2023

If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

If you don’t derive any benefit from the act of writing, no pleasure or catharsis or satisfaction, why are you doing it? This isn’t meant to be an aggressive question, I’m not demanding an answer, but it’s a thing you may want to ask yourself. Life is short and you could do something else?

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments. My response ⬇️

Trump only wants tariffs so he can force countries to give him BRIBES: a Trump crypto purchase, an oceanfront golf resort, a fancy jet, another Trump Tower, a movie deal, military parades, a ballroom, another crypto buy; Gaza development rights, bejeweled crowns, etc. None of this is for America.

What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why. Strange Darling Still can’t believe I missed this one when it came out. Absolutely crazy film!

The president is desperate to make sure Americans go hungry. Seems like a pretty big news story? Especially as he's throwing massive parties for himself and building a giant golden ballroom? If the media or Democrats are looking for a "kitchen table" issue, this seems like a *pretty* good fit

This is cruelty at its peak. Not only disrespecting court orders, but actively threatening states that prevent people from starving is sickening. Any decent politician should reply: ‘’Fuck you. Make me’’ and carry on with sending the stamps. No government should get away with weaponizing hunger.

I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide. And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft. What does OpenAI offer the world?

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Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.

SNAP benefits are under attack during this government shutdown and food banks are picking up the slack. But they need your help. Here are the best ways to do that:

Your favorite movie quote, but make it about food— #scriptsky #filmsky ‘’I’m gonna make him an omelette he can’t refuse’’

Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶

"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...

applying for jobs again

@realgdt.bsky.social delivered a beautiful tale of fatherhood, creation, and tolerance with #Frankenstein Elordi shines with a performance of vulnerability, innocence and rage faithful to the words of Shelley. After 50 years, del Toro’s lifelong dream is finally brought to life. #Filmsky

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We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.

Time for #FunPageFriday! Here’s an excerpt from RECOVERY. It’s not the funniest page to read, but it was definitely the most fun one to write. #Scriptsky

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

Broadview ICE this morning. A circle of women went into the middle of the street to exercise their free speech rights and were all arrested & zip tied by cops. @resist_and_repeat on instagram many folks here today.

This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility. Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.

Trans people don't need the government's permission to be ourselves.

BREAKING: Federal Judge McConnell orders the Trump administration to provide full SNAP payments to states for November, finding that the administration did not comply with his order. Judge raises Trump's Truth social post as evidence that he intended to defy the order.

it is now your American right to throw sandwiches at govt officials

Still wrapping my head around the fact that my script UPSTAIRS is a Quarter Finalist in The Great Pitch Competition! This story came from exhaustion and hope. Writing it nearly broke me, so this recognition feels like a quiet miracle. #ScriptSky

The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.

Most of what you're served by Meta is crap. Social media is mostly junk mail