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Orban achieved a level of authoritarian consolidation unthinkable here and they still successfully got rid of him. Never let the doomers have the final say.

My huge celebrity sighting moment today at @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social - saw THE @philnobilejr.bsky.social, Fangoria editor & James Bond raconteur. Was too shy to say hello as he stood nearby. True greatness needs to be appreciated at a distance. Also, Rick Baker was there and he was a delight.

I regret to inform y'all that Hans Zimmer fuckin sucks.

The legislature this week rejected a bill to raise the minimum wage above $7.25 and advanced a bill that would criminalize homelessness. I just needed to type that out.

Ten years ago today, in April 2016, the Boston Globe printed a satirical front page imagining a future Trump administration. The page was called "alarmist," "hyperbolic," "dystopian." But we’ve put up with so much since then it now looks like . . . a slow Thursday?

I like this because it articulates the conservative concept of freedom in a nutshell. You have the freedom to do x, except you don't, because I don't want you to. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Happy Confederate Surrender Day! 🏳️

Tomorrow starts four days of @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social for yours truly. So many movies. So much good eats. So many cool people.

@claykeller.bsky.social couple of speed draft candidates for you - GD Spradlin (big titles in that filmography) and Joe Seneca.

We are going to have to institute a nationwide push for the return of accurate history, like a moonshot type program to bring the ignorant masses into the 21st century. Tear white supremacy out by the fucking roots. White people must spearhead this. It is our sacred mission.

I was thinking about this the other day - she’s the furthest any human woman has been from Donald trump in his lifetime. Despite the risks associated with space travel, I imagine no one has felt safer.

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objectively the funniest critique an american could level at another country

Happy to report it’s anytime in “Traxx” when people yell the name of the protagonist, Traxx. Didn’t know this movie existed until @robsaucedo.bsky.social screened it at the River Oaks Theatre tonight. Completely bonkers. No idea how it was greenlit. We used to be a proper country. Love it to pieces.

your grandparents voting for reagan

Houston! Come celebrate the multifaceted whimsy of French cinema with screenings of DELICATESSEN and AMELIE today at the River Oaks Theatre. Two films, one filmmaker, two very different vibes. www.theriveroakstheatre.com

can't be reformed, can only be abolished.

89% – percentage of disaster aid requests Trump has approved for states with a Republican governor and two Republican senators 23% – percentage of disaster aid requests Trump has approved for states with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

This is an absolute scandal; the United States government is deliberately consolidating all deportation cases of an ethnic minority that the President has called "garbage" in front of a handpicked group of judges and with dramatically accelerated timeline. A lawsuit was filed yesterday against it.

Musk’s Wealth 2012: $2 billion 2026: $827.2 billion Bezos’ Wealth 2012: $18.4 billion 2026: $222.7 billion Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2012: $17.5 billion 2026: $204.2 billion Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Three words: tax the rich.

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With just about two weeks left to go until this year’s Overlook Film Festival, the folks behind the spookiest celebration of the year just unveiled a massive second wave of films, events, and experiences. As the festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, attendees can look forward to the…

👀 Reuters/Ipsos poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy has sunk to 29%. Lower than Biden’s lowest rating. Far lower than Trump’s first-term lowest.

JUST IN: Democrats tonight have flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Florida. And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024). That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.

Paying $1 billion to the 4th largest oil company in the world to not build wind farms. Paying $1 billion to the largest US exporter of liquid natural gas to not build wind farms. TotalEnergies is not just any energy company.

It's just unreal how little thought or planning went into starting a new massive war in the Middle East.

ICE officers getting paid for standing around doing nothing while TSA employees work without pay is a pretty succinct summation of where we're at right now

The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…

Your reminder that John Cena holds the record for granting the most wishes for the Make-a-Wish Foundation by a considerable margin.

What the US is purposefully doing to Cuba should be considered genocide.

“The Phoenix Police Department will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020”

This is the evangelical Christian nationalist plan. Hastening the end of the world to get to the end times. Republicans are simply a more competent version of the ranting guy on the sidewalk yelling that the end is near. We have to save ourselves from this madness. Where is our Jamie Lannister??

Look, I gotta be honest. I have seen Cam Skattebo play football and I already assumed he didn't believe in CTE.

Remember how they defended teachers and nurses getting doxxed and fired for quoting Charlie Kirk after he was shot but it’s no big deal for the President of the United States to say he’s glad someone he didn’t like is dead.

People will be so happy when he dies, and his supporters will say we're mean for being happy, and that will be such a nice kickoff to our lifetime of never having to listen to Trump supporters again.

THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

They canceled his citizenship interview and he drove in the winning run to beat the US. Eugenio Suarez is a gem.

Joshua Haymes & Brooks Potteiger (Pete Hegseth's pastor) pray imprecatory psalms against James Talarico: "I pray that God kills him. Ultimately, that means killing his heart and raising him up to new life in Christ ... If it would not be within God's will to do so, stop him by any means necessary."

“The war will hurt consumers, but it won’t hurt anyone the Trump Administration actually cares about” is one helluva admission.

With all the crazy weather-related flight delays across the country yesterday and a daunting 600+ person security line at Houston IAH, TSA kicked ass and got us through in less than 40 minutes. God bless them, not getting a paycheck and still doing that. True public service. 💪🫡

The brand-new official trailer for our pirate epic Cursed Waters is finally here! From Mahal Empire Productions and directed by Adam Werth with stunning cinematography by Michael Su, this one is ready to pull you straight into cursed seas and heart-pounding adventure.

This years Oscar’s sound like they were done hang the mics from my shittiest employee town hall meetings.

Conan is awesome. He refused to speak unless they cut back to the last short film winner so he could speak. Kudos, sir.

Over 18,000 words. I had some thoughts. This is just the top ten. I actually published a top 50 this year, and you'll find links to the earlier pieces at the start of this one. If you aren't reading my newsletter... why not? www.drewmcweeny.com/2025-in-50-f...

I used to feel bad for Star Wars droids. People were so mean to them when they’re just lil guys doing their best, doing what they’re programmed to do. Now that we have genAI, I get it. If ChatGPT had a metal body and followed me around, I’d probably try to nudge it into a ditch.

republicans are in charge of everything and they are getting everything theyve ever wanted and doing everything theyve ever wanted and the world is on fire and the global world order is collapsing. is there a correlation? who can say