You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

We are at the Bush Line.

Lawsuit: Blaze’s Crackpot Reporting Prompted a Wild, Unnecessary FBI Raid Quickly debunked reporting based on “gait analysis” was enough to get the feds to descend with a helicopter on a falsely accused J6 pipe-bomber’s home.

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

That’s…not what a “Christian economy” would look like.

Tim Cook did a phenomenal job as a steward of one of the best companies of all time. He took Apple into new heights products and incredible. services.

But this crap is the final cap on an impressive career.

A total unforced error and blemish on an otherwise impressive legacy.

It sucks.

Right, sure, I’m sure it’s these things that have been around for decades and not the behavior encouraged by social media and reality TV.

no amount of money will save anyone from getting verbally abused by groups of surly teens who catch you wearing them. they will say things that will make your therapist throw up when you tell her what happened.

Record Store Day reminder: the best parts of a community only survive if we show up. Places like CD Cellar in VA are still here because people choose them. Shopping local isn’t just nostalgia, it’s an investment in the communities we want.
Took a break to pop in, say hello & grab some amazing vinyl!

What America Loses If WB and Paramount Merge Producer Ted Hope and Future Film Coalition’s Jon Reiss and Jax Deluca on efforts to #BlockTheMerger.

The Paramount-WB merger isn't a done deal yet, though derailing it will be difficult. I discussed how creatives are trying to slow it with indie producer/former Amazon Studios exec Ted Hope, as well Jax Deluca and Jon Reiss of the Future Film Coalition: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...

This is a great conversation about a big issue that will have huge ramifications for you…yes, you, an audience member that will pay more for less.

Lindelof explains how and why.

Is Pope Leo the first person to have successfully mogged Trump?

The press is going to enjoy pitting Dune Part 3 versus Avengers: Doomsday against each other because it is good for clicks.

Theater owners are thrilled. The two weeks around Christmas are basically one long weekend. Plus, you have MLK weekend right after the New Year.

Both films will have legs.

Vote for the best of the internet I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.

Okay @thebulwark.com crowd, let’s get @jvl.bsky.social across the finish line for his Webby Award.

The voice of darkness has a posse, and now it’s time for the posse to deliver the voice of darkness a Webby.

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Heads up @thedigitalbits.bsky.social readers: David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB (1999) is now available in remastered #4K on Apple TV (and likely all your favorite Digital services)!

Donald Trump Is on a Collision Course With the Catholic Church Plus: Why is a Democratic leader posting fit pics on the grid?

Me in July of last year www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

He’s covering the microphone while he takes a drink of water.

I find it incredibly hard to believe he saw himself as a person that works a 12 hour shift treating sick people.

The Truth Social post he will unleash on DoorDash Grandma at 3:00 AM is going to be insane.

Boy, if you thought those nutty kids at Euphoria High got into some hijinks in school, just wait until you see what they are up to now!

Was the AI promo for this “put all the sacrilege and idolatry you can into a photo”?

Because, if so, nailed it.

Jon Hamm’s whole deal in Your Friends and Neighbors season 2 is that he robs from the rich so he can spend his afternoons watching movies and buying collector editions of Blu-rays.

Which, seems appealing.

One week this show will go deep on test audiences and how they work, and then later it’s a conversation with the guy who wrote one of Hollywood’s perfect scripts (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure).

You get it all. In your podcast feed. Every Friday morning.

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Weezer’s Pinkerton album is not any better than the Green, Red, Maladroit, or Radical albums.

The Blue is the best, and the rest are solid.

Well, this is some weird shit.

A ceasefire that leads to a deal in which the Iranian regime is stronger, lifts sanctions, and leaves the Strait of Hormuz in their control while the rest of the world deals with supply chain disruptions and pays more for oil is the best-case scenario.

Think about that for a minute.

Your commemorative white MAGA flag is in the mail with your $25 donation to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Museum / Hotel & Conference Space.

If a civilization ends tonight, then I’m taking a mental health day tomorrow. I just don’t see myself being able to be fully present at an all-hands AI Integration Workshop webinar with that going on.

Harry Potter's HBO Reboot Will Copy Star Wars' Worst Production Strategy HBO's Harry Potter is adopting one of Hollywood's most controversial filming techniques.

KUBRICK AND HITCHCOCK USE REAR PROJECTION — HERE'S WHY THATS BAD FOR CINEMA

The best movie magazines in the 1960's, I assume.

Pope Leo and MTG: War is evil, and this is unjust. End it now.

Democrats: Let me be clear, I’m no fan of the Iranian government. The course Trump has taken without our allies is dangerous. We expect him to wind down operations, and any funding will be limited.

Frankly, I’m sick of Democrats having less clarity, moral and communication wise, than MTG.