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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

“A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible—and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.”

@jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

07.03.2026 00:20 👍 3989 🔁 1664 💬 59 📌 74
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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

22.02.2026 19:21 👍 3572 🔁 2751 💬 124 📌 420
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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

06.03.2026 22:04 👍 8928 🔁 3328 💬 106 📌 125

Strongly recommend calling your US senators today to tell them:

1. Publicly call for Sheehy to be expelled from the Senate for assaulting a protestor.

2. DO NOT vote to confirm Mullin for DHS.

Find your senators at reps.fyi

06.03.2026 22:35 👍 598 🔁 336 💬 3 📌 6

Not a fan of book bans? Me neither.

Contact your reps.

#BookSky 📚💙
#books
#reading

04.03.2026 01:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

03.03.2026 17:26 👍 1119 🔁 416 💬 30 📌 47

Most things involving AI are nothing, but I feel very deeply in my bones that this is the most nothing of all of them.

03.03.2026 05:40 👍 513 🔁 19 💬 11 📌 2

Ugh.

Why can't we just get a standalone #TCM app? I know, it'll never happen. 😭

I'd leave them all behind and only sign up for random months if there was truly something "must see".

I hate it.

03.03.2026 05:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stucco, maybe.

02.03.2026 23:22 👍 72 🔁 1 💬 9 📌 0
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Van Jones, in what I am sure is a purely sincere move arising from his interest in Middle Eastern politics, is out there pitching Reza Pahlavi to serve "transition leader" in Iran

02.03.2026 00:02 👍 352 🔁 46 💬 70 📌 59

Unhinged. When I read responses like that I wonder if *I'm* the crazy one because how'd they come up with that after reading your Scream piece?

02.03.2026 01:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

‘That’s the way it is’
Like a homicidal Bruce Hornsby

01.03.2026 21:37 👍 1105 🔁 158 💬 8 📌 8

This was fun! And surprisingly hard to narrow down to 10. I didn't include movies with (only) ampersands, hyphens, or colons because those were prohibited.

Love seeing others' lists.

#FilmSky
#MovieSky
#Letterboxd

01.03.2026 20:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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get-the-picture Go to AFI.com/get-the-picture to play Get the Picture!

I'd normally forget a day before now, but I’m on a 50 day streak! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#GetThePicture
#AFI
#FilmSky
#MovieSky

01.03.2026 19:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Finally watching episode 4 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and omg why have I been bawling like a fricking baby the entire episode?! 😭

#AKOTSK
#GOT
#TelevisionSky
#TVSky

28.02.2026 07:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Warner Bros. Sale Is Even Worse Than It Looks The Ellisons might have beat Netflix, but their $111 billion deal still needs to survive lawsuits, regulators, and a mountain of debt.

so, the news about Paramount and Warner Bros. is devastating—there's no sugarcoating that. but there are a lot more obstacles in the way than you might expect, and a long, grueling process ahead for Larry and David Ellison. my primer on what happens next, and why Daddy's money is no sure thing:

27.02.2026 22:14 👍 306 🔁 112 💬 15 📌 7
Neil Sedaka in a 1974 promotional photo from Polydor

Neil Sedaka in a 1974 promotional photo from Polydor

“I was born to make music, that was my purpose in life."

Farewell to singer, songwriter and 1970s comeback kid Neil Sedaka (1939-2026) #RIP

27.02.2026 23:48 👍 232 🔁 52 💬 6 📌 8
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Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home.

14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.

27.02.2026 01:03 👍 16620 🔁 4459 💬 422 📌 187

Any Democrat in a position of power should oppose this loudly and immediately. Make antitrust laws a campaign issue. Fight it every way imaginable. Do not hand over mass media to a creepy dad-son dyad who want to cozy up to an increasingly loathed president bent on maintaining power illegitimately.

26.02.2026 23:36 👍 772 🔁 203 💬 13 📌 11
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Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

26.02.2026 19:16 👍 24875 🔁 7669 💬 1463 📌 582
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MAKE THE SCENE with Programme 4: a feature presentation of this groovy, analog world is coming to cinemas & venues!
All-new programming! Guest stars! Rhodes pianos! Complimentary matchbooks!
More dates & announcements to come so PLEASE STAND BY. Tix:
Programme4.tv/makethescene

26.02.2026 16:53 👍 60 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 8
Letter to the editor about the dangers of gen AI. (Bluesky says it's too long for alt text)

Letter to the editor about the dangers of gen AI. (Bluesky says it's too long for alt text)

Well now I’m making my town’s usage of AI slop images, and the library holding a session on how to use a technology that has stolen all my books, everyone’s problem. This will be in print in The Retrospect tomorrow (and I’ll post photos then too).

26.02.2026 21:19 👍 132 🔁 45 💬 2 📌 4
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a woman is standing in front of a map that says rain on it ALT: a woman is standing in front of a map that says rain on it

Fuck that... they'd be pissing themselves when it starts raining men....

25.02.2026 22:59 👍 276 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 0

This is beyond disgusting. We're supposed to have 3 co-equal branches of government that "check" each other's powers. Instead we've got dim-witted fanboys clamoring for an equally dim-witted co-worker's autograph. This country is so embarrassing.

#SOTU
#StateOfTheUnion

25.02.2026 04:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Screenshot of a tweet from Anna M. Gomez
@AGomezFCC that reads:

The FCC is engaged in a campaign of censorship and control.

They may not have ordered The Late Show interview pulled.

But when government interferes in editorial decisions, broadcasters are forced to self-censor or push back.

CBS chose not to push back.

Screenshot of a tweet from Anna M. Gomez @AGomezFCC that reads: The FCC is engaged in a campaign of censorship and control. They may not have ordered The Late Show interview pulled. But when government interferes in editorial decisions, broadcasters are forced to self-censor or push back. CBS chose not to push back.

With ALT text

20.02.2026 18:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The American flag comes down under a Trump banner amid stormy weather at DOJ.

20.02.2026 14:12 👍 769 🔁 290 💬 97 📌 105

I was actually searching stores for this vinyl album today. Crazy coincidence.

20.02.2026 05:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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17.02.2026 20:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Robert Duvall, a Chameleon of an Actor Onscreen and Onstage, Dies at 95

NYT Obituary.

{Gift Article}

Robert Duvall, a Chameleon of an Actor Onscreen and Onstage, Dies at 95 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...

16.02.2026 22:34 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

I love Love. Really funny and sweet article from @joshgondelman.bsky.social.

You should read it.

16.02.2026 20:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0