“Prisoner of the Prophet” is now on Max / HBO Max. Briell Decker tells her courageous story of escaping Warren Jeffs and the FLDS. Super proud to be part of this team.

DGA Tentative Agreement Achieves Historic Breakthroughs on Key Global, Economic, Creative Rights Issues. One of the points agreed upon - Artificial Intelligence: Groundbreaking agreement confirming that AI is not a person and that generative AI cannot replace the duties performed by members.

DeSantis’s announcement hosted by a greedy narcissistic billionaire, seems about par for the course.

Great piece today by BY SCOTT REMER in CounterPunch.org The Politics of Exhaustion How Organizing Around the Need for Rest can Revitalize the Left “Bernie’s excruciatingly near success at wresting the nomination from the chloasma-dappled hands of the neoliberals’ appointed candidate.”

Solidarity - unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

DC cop charged with helping Proud Boys during Jan. 6 insurrection

The greatest poker player of all time Doyle Brunson has passed away. Absolutely legendary, deservedly so. He beat the toughest games every day for 70 years and remained sharp as a tack to the end. Requiescat Texas Dolly. 🎈

“It’s time to guarantee healthcare to all Americans as a human right It is time to end the international embarrassment of the US being the only major country that does not guarantee healthcare” Bernie Sanders Thu 18 May 2023 - and for the last 20 plus years…!

Excuse me?

Left: all living* House Speakers gathered for unveiling of portrait of Speaker Paul Ryan. Right: *except the man a judge called a “serial child molester” Dennis Hastert

Related, from last week https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/dga-contract-negotiations-ready-to-fight-1235606628/

Pulling out the old Bernie Blackout shirt. Can’t wait to see the DNC ignore all primary candidates and blackout any form of debate. Will the DNC have any official primary debates?

FOLARIN BALOGUN COMMITS TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION! HERE WE GO!

Four nights. Five days. That’s how long we stayed on the steps of the Capitol demanding an extension to the eviction moratorium. Meanwhile, Justice Thomas was looking out for his “friend’s” business. It’s time to impeach him. https://t.co/STDc5ZuS3w

If Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz’s PPP loans can be canceled, we can cancel student debt.

“The Biden administration’s new ban places vulnerable asylum seekers in grave danger and violates U.S. asylum laws. We’ve been down this road before with Trump,” said Katrina Eiland, managing attorney with the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, in a statement.

Writers Guild of America is on strike. Writers have the power to create new worlds. We can build a new culture for workers, by workers. Call me a dreamer, but don’t forget: they make billions off our dreams.

Red-eye to Miami. Working on a new project. So honored to help tell stories that can impact change. That’s all night-night…

The Deported is our feature documentary where we follow four families on the brink of deportation. We need to do better, do the right thing. https://youtu.be/lKzGNIk4XBI

Dr. Janja Lalich and I have worked together on documentaries about NXIVM and the FLDS. Her expertise in cults and coercion is tops. I’m excited and honored to be working with her on a new project…stay tuned!

“Dividend Recapitalizations” that’s a term I just learned. Not great. The soul of our country is being crushed by greed.

Clarence Thomas. Wow. Absolute ZERO respect for SCOTUS or himself. Chance of him being removed or stepping down ZERO.

Trump Over Biden By 7 Points in New ABC/Washington Post Survey. Looks like the predetermined selection of Biden as the Dem’s nominee might be up for debate now. As I said before with Biden’s candidacy…No Debate. No vote.

Congress please act. Let’s get our priorities right. #Kidsoverguns

Gun Violence is devastating our country. On average we have a mass killing (4 or more people) almost weekly. Congress please act. Let’s get our priorities right. #KIDSOVERGUNS

Kurt Vile and his rad guitar. Thank you for the jangly jam.

Bernie Blackout a deep dive into MSM’s influence on presidential elections. A friendly reminder that elections are important. We need real primaries, we need debates.

There was a JAWS rip-off called TENTACLES that came out in 1977 about a giant octopus terrorizing a beach town and octopi appendages aren’t even called tentacles, they’re called arms. 🐙 It brings me joy to share this with you.

they should replace "in God we trust" on US currency with "the president has been briefed on the shooting"

The rain stopped and blue skies have emerged….and the PIXIES are in town!

Bernie attacking Congress with humanity.

I cannot even begin to state how much of a profound failure of leadership we have seen in the last 24h re: Jordan Neely. Virtually every one of us is closer to being in Neely’s shoes than we think. How could any leader struggle to condemn violence? Being poor or sick is not a license to be killed

As proud member of the DGA, I stand in solidarity with the heart and soul of our industry the WGA. Greed continues to crush our country.

Two 10-year-olds were found working at a Louisville McDonald's restaurant, some nights until 2 a.m., according to the Labor Department

In 2023 Sen. Rand Paul refused to debate Kentucky’s Democratic Nominee Charles Booker. It was an assault on our democracy. Sen. Rand Paul claimed he wouldn’t participate in a debate with Charles Booker because he incites violence. Laughable. President Biden? NO DEBATE. NO VOTE.

I can’t believe it has been almost three years since Vice released our film Bernie Blackout. @ninaturner.bsky.social @roza.bsky.social

In Solidarity.