Never had much activity here, but— Planning to do as much art-making and agitating in person this year. Consider this account vacant for the time being. DMs will go unread.

Thrilled that THE SECRET AGENT won the Critics Choice award for Best International Film but so disheartened and angry at how it happened. Mendonça Filho and producer Emilie Lesclaux were ambushed on the red carpet, no briefing, no chance of giving a speech, the whole thing an insulting disaster.

"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'" - WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

*looks over at Schumer and Jeffries*

Next… week???

Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave. People care.

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

“our hemisphere” “our region” “American dominance in our home region” this is imperialism

Donald Trump has multiple indictments in the United States for crimes against the US government. And also pardoned top drug dealers.

Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

NO to US IMPERIALISM

Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

IMPEACH AND REMOVE

Impeach, convict and remove. I don't know what Congress is there for otherwise.

@jumaane.bsky.social spoke incredibly movingly. I appreciate that he always talks about immigrant rights and trans rights. A city for everyone. He got choked up when speaking to a "Black boy 49 years ago" - himself. Telling him that it would all be all right. I teared up.

🥖 🌹

Mayor Mamdani!

please point me towards your favorite writing on THE SECRET AGENT

Dona Sebastiana ✨

“I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to move trauma out of my body." For @indiewire.com, I had the privilege to speak with choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall about her wondrous work on Mona Fastvold’s historical musical THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE.

art’s impact

To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care: I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.  Your health care is still legal and protected.  I'll always fight for you.

Some good news. Thank you Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for sticking to your campaign commitment. We need NYC residents to pressure the City Council to deliver. Help by sending a letter to your CM: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

I am convinced if I knew about Kathleen Collin's #LosingGround while I was @ Tisch, my life would have turned out differently. I eventually saw it @ Lincoln Center & it still changed my life. Currently on Criterion. www.criterionchannel.com/losing-ground

NYC residents, please help us to demand that the City Council increase and stabilize public library funding. It takes 30 seconds to send a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/city... - we also need people to follow up with a phone call to your member.

At SNL I worked with artists who made the funniest, stupidest graphics in no time flat. Some of my biggest jokes would have been impossible without these geniuses building an insane image or finding the perfect real-life photo of a politician. Sucks that their work is being pushed aside for slop.

the part in the writing process when you ask yourself if you‘ve actually ever even seen a film

MoMA PS1 will offer free admission to all visitors for the next three years starting January 1, 2026.

I love getting multiple LOOK AT THE MOON texts

It’s a Marty Supreme + Sentimental Value double feature type of day

Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...

Emily Watson, ladies and gentlecreatures

The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social arts and culture transition committee for those who (like me) are into such matters:

This is tonight 🫣

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

I am extremely biased, but Emily Watson is just phenomenal in Hamnet. What a presence, always.

BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike. Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike. Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.

Everyday this man shows us why he is exceptionally unfit for office and a danger to the world

In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president

is it subjective to call him a traitor if he keeps doing treasonous shit

It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.

The great Neil Young turns 80 tomorrow. To celebrate, we asked 80 artists including Jeff Tweedy, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, Michael Stipe, Open Mike Eagle, Jewel, Tom Morello, Kurt Vile, Allison Russell, Matt Berninger, Perfume Genius, A-Trak, and many more about their favorite Neil song:

In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead

This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.

The new, vibrant 4K restoration of PARIS, TEXAS with a packed house audience. There are a few transcendent movies for me that are time portals — connective tissue to memories of mine — this was the first time I also meditated on future encounters I‘ll undoubtedly have with the film.

Working Families Party would never

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.

Just finished office hours and when I tell you every single student started their meeting by saying how excited they are about Zohran. It’s been a while since I’ve seen them so hopeful. One student said “I needed a win.”

I feel this so much. SO MUCH. FUCK!