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it’s only cloture if it comes from the Clôture region, otherwise it’s just sparkling capitulation

you get me cloture to gop

I've seen internalized misogyny plenty of times but it is W I L D to see a female GOP rep out here using rape language

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The MARCH of EMILY continues

List of Chuck Schumer book tour appearances

The Republican Party is destroying the republic at flank speed. That said, the leadership of the Democratic Party needs to be punched in the face repeatedly. And then, for good measure, kicked in such a place as to remind them where their balls once used to abide.

90% of writing happens away from the keyboard. In the shower. On a walk. In the car. Wherever you & your thoughts are alone together, that's when writing happens. If you find yourself stuck, staring at a blinking cursor, unable to find the words, don't be afraid to step away & find somewhere quiet.

Brooklyn, ny, 8 am tomorrow Show @chuckschumer.com what you think of him

Really feel like only AOC, Pritzker, and Walz have more or less walked this tightrope, but plenty of Dems ARE figuring it out. It would be nice if that happened, you know, much more quickly.

When I think about how much money I have given to Democrats over the last 20 years, and see their incompetence and gutlessness in the present crisis, I feel nauseous

Just wanted to reup this. Trans women and POC especially! Also if you're trans and just want to write about food and not transness!

I’m a big, big fan of the writer knowing soooo much more than they ever put to paper. It allows the inclusion of character subtext and consistency across the story. Just because you don’t include backstory doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have one or know it well.

"WHILE MANY AMERICANS THINK THAT PROHIBITION WAS A USA THING, ALCOHOL WAS BANNED IN MANY, PRIMARILY PROTESTANT, NATIONS STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME PERIOD, SO SILENT FILMS ABOUT BOOTLEGGERS AND MOONSHINERS ARE A SURPRISINGLY INTERNATIONAL GENRE..."

CALL CALL CALL CALL CALL CALL CALL 202-224-3121 www.politico.com/live-updates...

Happy #LetterboxdFriday from Barbie Ferreira! Time to post your #LastFourWatched 👀

sometimes I wish that the U.S. made third parties feasible, but right now I'd settle for a second

As Mickey 17 takes audiences into Bong Joon Ho’s singular world once again, we dive into the Letterboxd community’s ranking of the director’s entire filmography from best to worst. Read what members have to say about each film: boxd.it/2sO

Child: I’m Dr. Pizza! Me: Hi, Dr. Pizza! What do you specialize in? Child, annoyed: Being a doctor!

If you're going outside Amazon for used books, remember that Abebooks is owned by them. Alibris is not and I have been buying from them since the 1990s. And I usually find better deals on international books via eBay.

Giving up all your leverage is _a_ strategy. It's maybe not the one _I_ would pick, but I'm also not hoping that I can make it 1995 again if I just avoid growing a spine.

Nene Leakes remains that girl #RHOA

I can't fucking unsee it. I just can't.

I walked in at midnight last night after being away for three days, and Reader, Nyx got so excited to see me, smothered me in kisses, and brought me toys to play with her. My heart is full. It feels amazing to have a dog in my life again.

"The truth, Senator, is that you are the weak, and I am the tyranny of evil men."

A character’s backstory is only as important as the choices it informs. Everything else is window dressing. There’s nothing wrong with window dressing, but too much can just start to look like clutter. Whenever including backstory, always ask what purpose it serves and what would happen if removed.

thinking about how the only way to maintain healthy lilac shrubs is to regularly cut out the older branches which are prone to disease and choke out new growth thinking about the united states senate

The legend of the TikTok tunnel lady

Fellow NYers: you know what to do streicker.nyc/events/schumer

I’m starting to feel like the entire Democratic Party are Republican plants

“pathological level of conflict avoidance” 💯💯💯

Guy sitting next to me on a flight on the tarmac is on a Zoom meeting. He’s being VERY respectful and quiet, so that’s not the thing. I’m sitting here like, HOW? How is your connection that good?

[email protected] 100% speaks for me here. I've had it with this gormless pack of fools. You wanted the job of representing the people's will soooo bad, huh? So listen to the howls of your constituents & do some public-ass service! www.sfgate.com/politics/art... @schumer.senate.gov

The Top 10 Most Popular Films on Letterboxd This Week 👨‍🚀

For those of you just joining us, this is Nyx. She’s 11 (weeks) and is really coming along in her training. Shes got a super sweet temperament, loves people, and loves a good snuggle.

Get those UK tickets while you can

I did an interview with the legendarily prolific Steven Soderbergh, which goes up Monday at Vulture. We had a classic Soderbergh moment where I noted that he has already released two films this year and asked what was next, and he replied “we just wrapped another one on Thursday.”

Jesus Christ he's even dumber than I thought

you know my wife also voted for cloture. yeah she cloture legs every time i come to bed

Democratic senators could just *not* listen to Schumer right now just saying

everybody talks about the Russo brothers. I did something about it.

When Canadians wanna kick your ass, you are officially screwing up

On this in 1757, English Admiral John Byng, a fine officer for decades, was executed by firing squad for failing to prevent the fall of Minorca to the French, though Byng never received promised ships, supplies and men. "Piss off," said Byng, refusing a blindfold. "For real, fuck off, all of you."

Horrific economic indicator

The Los Angeles Times used to be one of the country’s best news outlets So sad what Soon-Shiong did to them

They’re trying to make Canada the 51st state because Atom Egoyan and David Cronenberg are releasing career best stuff back-to-back and Hollywood doesn’t know how to respond

new Chappell Roan song coinciding with my cousin’s wedding this weekend means there’s a decent chance that at some point in the next 48 hours I end up trying to explain the concept of a service top to a room full of the most irish catholic people alive

Freakier Friday should have been about a trans awakening, but America isn't READY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION YET. (This is a joke. The body swap story necessitates a reversion to the status quo in the end. Freakier Friday likely isn't ready for that idea intersecting with a trans story messily.)

i would like the democrats to project strength but i would settle for “not stuck in chair”

I know a lot of writers who have a "rise & grand" mentality toward writing that I personally find off-putting & unhelpful. (useful to some! but not to me.) it felt vindicating & liberating to meet other writers who also considered daydreaming as essential to the process as sitting down and doing it.

I will donate money to primary every single senator that betrayed my city and caved to Donald Trump even if i have to do it from atop a burning trash heap i swear to god

I’m a lefty but my husband is a classic moderate liberal and we are both pissed as hell. Our families, Democrats across the spectrum of liberalism, conservatism, and left libertarian, are pissed as hell. This is not some lefty thing, it’s a “find a spine” thing, and Senate Dems need to understand

Child: Hi, Mama! Me: Hi! Child: What doing, Mama? Me, on my phone: I’m posting, [Name]! Child: Why? My wife: What an excellent question!!

This is absolutely harrowing to watch. If you've seen the Brazilian film I'm Still Here, it's exactly that: armed men from an unnamed agency coming to a couple's door to take the man away, with no charges, no due process, no response to the wife's pleading questions. Completely unconscionable.

Mary M Cosby is all smiles with her bestie Donatella Versace ❤️ #RHOSLC

Hey Jason how is your TikTok algorithm going

it is a huge failure of the democratic party that i have to know what cloture means

Anyway I’m going to give myself a partial lobotomy and then spend several hours in an AMC theater, but for the record I fucking hate you Chuck Schumer.

“It’s a joy to see an entirely two-dimensional movie that feels not just rendered but illustrated in a handmade way, with a bit of a child’s storybook energy.” — I reviewed the new Looney Tunes www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...

Just 4 straight years of damage and lawsuits, thats what we’re looking at.

Tim Fest 2 is in… TWO WEEKS. We have just a handful of two day passes left so make sure you grab yours right now for your best full weekend price and then come join us in lovely Austin, TX. Tix at: www.seetickets.us/event/timfes...

Apple TV+: Sign up for us, we have SEVERANCE. Me: No thanks. Apple TV+: How about a docuseries that posits Jim Morrison is still alive? Me: Damn, you got me.

there's a rap show in LA tonight that im doing a surprise set on. if you get to a rap show and I have a merch table there you're probably in the right place

this week’s episode of SEVERANCE …

Wouldn’t it be great if Chuck Schumer had to face a packed house?

Evgeni Bauer's elegant and subtle tracking shot follows Nina Chernova's world weary heroine as she tries to navigate life in TWILIGHT OF A WOMAN'S SOUL. Such touches are not usually associated with 1913 cinema but Bauer was a remarkable talent.

in which the deputy DHS secretary continually squirms when asked repeated questions about the legal basis for arresting and deporting Mahmoud Khalil www.npr.org/transcripts/...

I don’t know why I’m watching this, it’s so bad for my health

Holy shit BLACK BAG was a blast. A whodunit starring ridiculously good looking people that crackles with great chemistry and an unflagging momentum. Loving this phase of the Soderbergh/Koepp collabs.

Gonna be honest: I’m getting pretty tired of people definitively explaining the one reason why Trump beat Harris in the election and coincidentally it always lines up with the thing they’re constantly talking about

What does an intimacy coordinator do on a movie with unsimulated sex? For The Daily Beast, I interviewed Bruce LaBruce’s intimacy coordinator to find out.

Additional and intensive research now indicates I have heedlessly misquoted Admiral Byng. His final remarks to the firing squad were, in fact, "Piss off. And tell His Majesty he can lick the salt from my barnacled ass." We regret the error.

Julie Christie in Birmingham, U.K., greeting a kitty in 1963. Friday Cat Posting, in honor of the good old days of blogs (IYKYK).

This is such a prime weekend to go see BLACK BAG and take 94 minutes off from thinking about the state of the world to instead spend them thinking about how great it is that Steven Soderbergh has made a movie about how hot movie stars are again

Has an exec ever given the note that a male character should smile more?

This movie rips as does Creepy Duck Design. Y'all will have fun with this one.

First time getting an iconic Polaroid during a Criterion visit, big day for me.

I like that Google doesn’t even recognize him as a director. Brother sold his soul to the algorithm and even it is like “fuck you lol”

Ever listen to two people talk when neither one of them knows how to end a conversation? You have to wait for like, a sunset or earthquake.

Steadily working, successful Hollywood Screenwriters doing an AMA. Hit them up (they’re also rad guys and a great follow).

Happy Holi! I wrote about how fast food restaurants have Lent menus but are slow to cater to other holidays www.eater.com/24385636/fas...

Europe tour dates now on sale

I wrote about “Absolute Cinema” aka the new Thunderbolts* trailer, and why it feels so inevitable that Marvel is trying to be A24: www.indiewire.com/features/com...

For @vulture.com I reviewed “Black Bag”. This is exactly what I want from cinema — sexiness, movie stars, and intrigue. Just absolutely delicious. www.vulture.com/article/blac...

This deep-dive video into a legendary session of the game Dwarf Fortress is great but at the end of 70 minutes of storytelling I still have not even a basic idea of how the game Dwarf Fortress works or is played, every screengrab is pure gibberish www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI1U...

Venture capital/hedge funds are basically poison that kills business

Prohibition era but for poppers

this is also, in politics as in life, a guaranteed way to make everyone mad at you

Great piece by @samadams.bsky.social I didn’t know it was possible to spank a movie

GAMBIT (1966) and GIRL SHY (1924) are my recommended double feature for vintage "viewing women as humans and engaging with them as equals is much more fun than viewing them as objects and trying to manipulate them" comedies.

How National Film Industries Started: Denmark: Sex Germany: We would also like this “sex” yes Italy: We were Romans, you know France: Aliens! Pew pew pew!

This refrain is heard so often in my house we should set it to music. How are they not all competing to be the movie-star hero who stands up & says "Fascism? Not on my watch!"? (Not asking for answers; I know the reasons politically. I don't get the psychology. I fantasize about doing this all day!)

The Shape of Water? More like, the shape of A WINNER. Guillermo Del Toro moves on to the next round

Knew someone who thought they were smart by questioning why Big Food was adding iodine to salt. I showed them what goiters were. 🤦‍♀️ Why yes, they did do their own research and thought the Chipotle E. coli outbreaks were a conspiracy of, and I quote, "Big Food"

Wed Mar 19 - Sun Mar 23, a Kids In The Hall legend brings his rock opera KEVIN MCDONALD: SUPERSTAR to SoHo Playhouse, featuring Janeane Garofalo, Dave Hill, John Wlaysewski, Robin Rothman, and, of all people, me! www.sohoplayhouse.com/upcoming-eve...

Today I talk to Mike Elias about @shipjohn.bsky.social, leather and metal, the story of the Wills Jacket, oyster fishing. Interesting talk! Listen up! wtfpod.com

This is the cheapish grocery we sometimes go to. These egg prices would be wild anywhere, but especially here?

An underwater corpse tableau at the end of RUSALKA (1910), based on the poem by Pushkin and not the opera by Dvořák (which was itself not based on Pushkin). To make things even more confusing, there are two versions of the Pushkin poem, both completely different from one another.

It must be so satisfying to be a MAGA Republican voter. Politicians promise you evil/racist shit... and deliver evil/racist shit! Much more honest than acting like you share your constituents' values, shrugging while evil/racist shit happens, and then asking for more donations.