Top recent posts by NPR Staffers on Bluesky

this statement was made just yesterday

They’re just getting ready to put her in a car and aim her at Iran

No Kangs

The Shining was released 45 years ago today 🥶

Good lord, are the legacy media people still at it with the "we're not enjoying Bluesky so NOBODY is" stuff? Have they considered a hobby? Cards, for instance.

I’m trapped on incel TikTok

The House has voted to defund public radio, and the proposal now moves to the Senate. But you can still take action to safeguard the future of a vital American service. Click the link here to stand up for public media: n.pr/3FAzQlq

Are there any pieces in the major outlets explaining the ramifications of Kristi Noem's comments yesterday that she's going to liberate us from our mayor and governor and what that actually means? I'm genuinely asking if someone has followed up with her and DHS, because I would really like to know.

Here’s something neat: The film/TV adaptation rights for Woodworking have sold! I am so excited to hopefully bring Erica and Abigail to a new medium! Pls drop your casting suggestions below! theoptionist.substack.com/p/ip-picks-5...

Really pleased to see this screenshot being used more and more. I hope it becomes a ubiquitous reaction image.

*wildly waving my arms around until I hit someone* “I HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND MYSELF!!!”

If you really want to support them you should drive around Iran

Daylight violation of the Posse Comitatus Act: the military is forbidden from domestic law enforcement or political repression

That is not a law, and this cop and this police department should go ahead and figure out how they're going to handle the lawsuit they are going to lose.

A reminder that as you are selecting your Friday the 13th viewing, the original intended title for FREAKY was, in fact, FREAKY FRIDAY THE 13TH and appropriately takes place then. It's a modern horror classic and if you've still not seen it, tonight is the perfect night to hoot and laugh your ass off

STOP EVERYTHING THIS IS IMPORTANT youtu.be/d_2DLqOshg8?...

got called “amiga” by a stranger tonight, and it felt so good. so much better than “ma’am.” this must be how it feels when a dude calls another dude “big dog.”

Step aside, Marilyn Monroe, Stan's kilt flips thanks to an inconvenient grating in PUTTING PANTS ON PHILIP

ha

That's a total of $200k in settlements right there

Trust fund kid visits the Brooklyn Coffee Shop

I’m very sorry to have to tell you this.

An interesting generational divide in the LEVERAGE:REDEMPTION writers room when the older writers explained that you were expected to go to your car to cry at work, and everybody was cool with the “I need to get something from my car” excuse.

FYCAW Fot Your Consideration And Whatnot

If I were a marine deployed to LA standing around eating chips in front of a quiet federal building and checking my phone to see what the hell is happening with Israel, I would maybe be questioning the leadership and a little worried about my future I dunno.

No matter your position on Trump & immigration, if you don’t support the idea of #NoKings, you do not love The United States of America. #NoKings is fundamental & foundational to the U.S. Constitution. The Presidency/Executive branch cannot override the Judicial or Legislative. Period. Full stop.

For yo' momma's consideration.

Things I agree with in theory but in practice, things are a lot more complicated: "Filmmakers should be allowed to take liberties with history for artistic reasons" So, the issue with this is... a lot of people get ALL their history from television and movies.

This was the first time our photo department has ever been asked to do a "Last of Us"/"Bluey" split image. But... like... look at those two pictures and tell me they aren't the same show.

Some helpful tips for following the awful news out of Minnesota today.

(Whispering) can you see my little fren in the alyssum 🌱

No Kings. Not Rog, King of the Slams. Not Don Bondarley, King of the Dirty Songs. Definitely not Trump.

What, and I stress, the fuck

Remember recorders? The instrument, not the tech. Someone is definitely playing one in my neighborhood. A rough little Ode to Joy with many of the notes close to the right ones.

I was trying to park outside the Sam French bookstore and Ruth Buzzi screamed at me that I stole her parking space and then called me a cocksucker before she drove away.

Pack it up, this can't be topped

Good to remember that there are things like this that exist in the world.

Naturally @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is right about why Obama can’t save us, and why anyone thinking the right speech, or the right headline, can turn the tide so vastly underestimates the hole we’re in

I’ve felt on the verge of panic all day and I don’t know why aside from the two giant iced coffees or all the horrors.

my longest yeah boy ever

Charles Gilpin as the lead of the old temperance warhorse TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM. His character has slid into alcoholism, leading to a confrontation with the saloon owner who has bankrupted him. It's a rare chance to see stage star Gilpin in action, this was his only cinematic leading role.

Materialists director, Celine Song, talks yearning and the power of love while sharing some of the films that shaped her second feature, from Phantom Thread to Emma to Yi Yi 💓  Watch the full interview: boxd.it/aKS

is it pedantic to point out that this is a production still from "Jaws: The Revenge" (1987)

I was in line waiting to order pizza when Haley Joel Osment started to drop his pizza, and I grabbed it before it hit the ground. we were both teens and it was the closest I ever got to a slow-motion 'saving the big high school game' sports hero moment

glad there is finally some give with posting-as-praxis -- there's clear function to knowing where others stand and sharing resources, but you know what i mean if you're in the streets today, know your rights. if you're in your niche -- patrol, bail team, whatever it is -- you're doing great, too

Wild video showing what's likely an Iron Dome intercept attempt in central Tel Aviv followed moments later by a strike from an Iranian warhead. Location: 32° 4'16.76"N 34°47'13.74"E

i don’t know what happens in Death Stranding 2 but the tagline makes me think the theme is: the internet is bad and is destroying us

So many things have happened and will happen this weekend that I am inventing new and fascination emotions. Get ready for Exhaustion 2. Scaredlation. I’m doing Regrieveing.

My Maya Pei babes 💚💚💚💚💚 bsky.app/profile/gams...

Imagine throwing a giant birthday party for yourself and even the weather hates you www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

I think only about six people on Bluesky have seen my face, and only three have seen me in person (and of them, one is dead, the other doesn't know it was me) I kind of feel like it would be a waste if we didn't do a German language operetta under these circumstances.

My son is training to be a lifeguard right now. It's a program that has taken him almost two years to get into. And the place they're using, as it turns out, is also occupied by hundreds and hundreds of cops using it as a staging area for this bullshit political theater. Super-cool.

I couldn’t put it off any longer and am now watching And Just Like That… Every scene of this show makes me feel insane.

Outstanding writing and reporting here. Takeaway is what you might expect: The Dept. of Defense is a shitshow under Hegseth. But the hows are articulated in such impressive and absorbing detail.

Busy imagining what it would be like to go about your day and you suddenly see a headline that says: “[PERSON YOU DONT KNOW] Thinks [YOUR NAME HERE] Should Experiment With Celibacy”

for anyone else who wants to refresh their memories or watch for the first time, A Simple Plan is free to stream (with a library card) on kanopy! not exactly a feel-good movie, but absolutely worth watching

Returned Maggie Gyllenhaal’s kid’s ball to them on the subway.

These news notifications look like a “bad timeline” parody in a time-travel movie.

happy friday the 13th

Trump is dumber than Hitler and fatter than Mussolini

When a movie hits a little too hard

Time for a new thread, now that I am finally healed enough to walk to The Coffeeshop again! Today, the coffeeshop is open its regular hours, which butt up right against DTLA's curfew. Are they concerned about this? Nay! They are showing ZOOLANDER.

She was the Speaker of the Minnesota House and she was assassinated along with her husband by someone impersonating a police officer; this is terrifying and also just so symptomatic of the political madness and violence Trump has sown

The evolution of Topanga on Boy Meets World was a betrayal for weird girls everywhere. In this essay I will… (1/72)

TFW you roll your stats for a new character and end up with a choice between being the scrawniest Arch-caster in history or the thickest, most dimwitted Chad Barbarian ever to hack his way across the realms.

Needs Clone Wars music

grabbing the megaphone at the no kings rally and just ripping into mike bibby

This article is utterly chilling & a very strong argument for regulating if not banning all public-facing LLM products. Bonus horror: the cameos from lying, murderous cops & bloodless, amoral ChatGPT PR reps! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

Man I hope this gets picked up by poli-sci professors everywhere — this is exactly what ranked choice voting is designed to incentivize in our politics: Incentivize collaborative and coalition-building campaigns rather than fractional politics, eliminate incentive for sub-optimal “strategic” voting

Douglas doesn’t really think this is any of my business

#cinema

I finally watched the "Manchild" video, and it honestly felt like when I have a manic phase.

Happy Birthday Louis Garrel ✨

Started a new thing tonight now that my daughter is ten: every Friday a different family member gets to pick the movie. She picked the Sixth Sense because of Friday the 13th and…I forgot how DARK that movie is, oh my god

Thanks for letting me know.

Today's HIP POCKET column is about one of the best movies of the '70s. Yes, I'm serious. drewmcweeny.substack.com/p/the-hip-po...

Coogler juxtaposing Kurosawa and Ozu - film lovers need to take this man seriously. He is in it for eternity. Ryan Coogler will be one of our greatest filmmakers, and he’s just getting started. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_wz...

Your first look at 2 new bloopers featuring Elio, Ooooo and Glordon 👾 Disney and Pixar’s #Elio is in theaters and 3D June 20.

Ok friends - which one for the book jacket? (Absolutely gorgeous photos by the always brilliant @annacarsondewitt.bsky.social)

How you pronounce the answer to today’s puzzle may depend on whether you know the same people I know. Wordle 1,455 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Did I block someone for being a piece of shit about Michael Caine? I did. My patience... never at a tremendous surplus, is at zero right now so, sorry if you don't deserve it, but pick someone else to be a patronizing prick to right now.

Hot damn Florry is one of the most joyous (and cowbell-iest) live acts in indie rock right now.

Halloween Horror Nights kicks off Friday the 13th with the big news that Jason is returning to the event this Halloween season with an official “Jason Universe” attraction:

Cannot believe that I just watched two lost Andy Milligan films back to back in a movie theater, hosted by Jimmy McDonough with cast from the films in the theater. Incredibly surreal and the films are as beautiful, confounding and full of Andy’s spirit as we could have hoped.

I've always accepted that the premise of JAWS: THE REVENGE in which Ellen believes sharks have cursed her family as ludicrous... but what if it's actually touching on something deep-rooted, even primal, about the shark as a metaphor for the inevitability of death and our smallness in the universe?

The twins are downstairs playing "My Way" at high volume and I'm a little bit afraid to go down and ask why

On this week’s SCOTT HASN’T SEEN, we watch the sci(entology)-fi film BATTLEFIELD EARTH, starring John Travolta! Joining us is comedian and Dollop co-host @garethreynolds.bsky.social who has just launched his new podcast, NEXT WE HAVE! Available at @cbbworld.bsky.social!

In case you missed it in theaters, Blumhouse’s The Woman in the Yard will make its streaming debut June 27 on Peacock.

Wow! Fuck this fascist bullshit.

Sigh. Well. If they don't? Now they do.

The violent psychotic police state probably has done internal “top secret” assessments on how many of their domestic civilian political enemies they can illegally disappear into concentration camps or worse, without bothering anyone out in the suburbs. Is it 50k? 500k?

The city of Los Angeles will defeat the illegal fascist post-constitutional invaders, along with the “local heroes” who enthusiastically helped them because they violently despise their own city. #losangeles

And if I say Next Gen NYC is my favorite show on Bravo now. (With some hyperbole.)

Welcome to Todd Phillips’s Man Zoo.

Thanks. As I understand the question, you are asking when you will finally hear a progressive viewpoint on NPR. Is that it?

We are right on the edge.

There is another universe in which knowing who the fuck are only 10 of the 23 TRAITORS S4 contestants marks me as discerning and intellectual, and not merely old.