Just picked up Mortlake, a new novel by Adrian Lavelle — about the Renaissance occultist John Dee (who invented a language just to talk to angels?)
The first chapter title made me laugh: "The Exorcism of Ann Frank". Should be good!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT44S11N
#booksky #historysky #books
Wealth inequality in this state is working exactly how it was designed to—for those at the very top.
The question isn't whether our leaders are concerned. The question is whether they have the lived experience to understand the urgency needed.
"Mia Farrow is a monster. xoxo Peg"-- Email to Jeffrey Epstein from his PR hack Peggy Siegal.
Today the monster (who unlike her former boyfriend is not mentioned in Epstein files approximately 7,000 times) turns 81!
Photo: @miafarrow.bsky.social with her mom, the divine actress Maureen O'Sullivan
Fans of TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1985), MANUNTER (1986), or FEAR (1996) should enjoy this -- Craig MacNeil speaks with William Petersen.
#letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky #michaelmann #friedkin #manhunter
Went to the Castro Theatre reopening last night to see a movie, and was very surprised to find myself thinking: "Could it be that all my worries were unfounded? What's happening here?!"
More movie fans should be in Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary's Patreon- they often drop in to talk about movies*. Great stuff!
*(Many of the titles covered by @gcdb.bsky.social, @speederaserhead.bsky.social, @larrythek.bsky.social, @churchofqtpod.bsky.social, @pmbryant.com, @swdb.bsky.social etc)
Reg: N68885 On Ground: True Alt: 0 Last Contact: 0:00:01.100866 Trigger: now on ground
Mark Zuckerberg's G650 Landed in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Apx. flt. time 21 min.
Supervisor Chris Coursey says Sonoma County should end all communication with ICE. It’s a political shift putting him at odds his fellow board members. www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/21/s...
Jack Smith: "Trump was charged bc the evidence established he willfully broke the law -- the very laws he took an oath to uphold... After leaving office, Trump illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago social club... highly sensitive natl security info was held in a ballroom & bathroom."
Gov. Newsom rocks. His Davos quote, “Trump is a T-rex. You mate with him or he devours you," is one for the ages.
The great Nancy Allen on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast this week.
www.patreon.com/posts/148105... #letterboxd #moviesky #filmsky
In case you missed it, understandably distracted by the ensuing chaos, here be my review of Patti Smith's latest memoir.
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
The heroes we lack, Trump’s bubble wrap danger, and the Dems grow some oratorical balls. It’s all in today’s Fresh Hell on Substack.
bit.ly/3LJHRYb
Man with short brown hair and a trimmed goatee poses for a formal portrait in a suit and tie, smiling slightly, with a U.S. flag and blue backdrop behind him.
🕊️ U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented California’s 1st Congressional District and served Northern California for more than a decade, has died at age 65.
mendovoice.com/2026/01/rep-...
#mendocinocounty #chico #politics #california #ukiah
Yes, he's dying, but he's not dying fast enough. Pick up the pace.
Signed, the Crypt-Keeper
Those expensive collagen powders being peddled by all the health influencers?
It’s just gelatin. The same stuff they put in jello.
So if you want to look young AND save money… eat jello!
There is a trivially easy solution to the exodus issue, which is to pass wealth taxes everywhere.
That probably explains why Ackerman, a NY resident, is taking an interest in CA politics.
Top Putin general linked to Salisbury poisoning 'blown up in Ukraine drone strike on Russian tanker'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Ferguson always manages to sound magisterial and tower-dwelling even when he's predictably, horrendously wrong.
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/your-occas...
How bad are Sonoma County roads? Some residents mailed us a piece of their street. As far as reader mail goes, this ranks pretty high #localnews
Who knew that my late husband Harry’s oddball friend would be the subject of the major Oscar-tipped movie Marty Supreme? Plus, a few of my fave personal snaps of 2025 in my Substack Fresh Hell.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/how-the-re...
It’s that time of year again. Apologies if this is a tardy — this year has been a little busy — but here are my 'TOP 50 SONGS OF 2025'; a mix of artists I’ve loved forever and completely new discoveries.
Play it loud, listen in order, and ENJOY.
linktr.ee/edgarwright
Someone very cleverly converted the Epstein files into photos you can scroll through in a Google Photos Drive:
photos.app.goo.gl/62ip97x7yWzX...
A 2026 calendar, each month with a different Kent Porter car-driving-into-storefront photo: would pay good money for this
@kpphotos.bsky.social
I contacted dozens of people in media last year to alert them to this guy grooming kids on X. Got NO RESPONSE (not even @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social ) so I gave up
FINALLY someone with clout did something: PHIL WILLIAMS @philinvestigates.com an investigative reporter for the local news in Nashville!
GREAT original investigative work by @philinvestigates.com on online Nazis targeting KIDS!
(fyi @karaswisher.bsky.social, @jacobware.bsky.social, @dancollen.bsky.social, @davidgilbert.bsky.social, @kieraevebutler.bsky.social, @danielharper.bsky.social, @kathleenbelew.bsky.social, @tristanl.ee)
Maureen Dowd flitted through my mind because Thanksgiving is coming up, so I'm told, & that's when she annually turns the Times column over to her MAGA brother, whose turkey stuffing is between his ears. Will MoDo be slumming it again this Thanksgiving or will an editor finally say Enough already?
Image of campaign statement from Jim Salegui for Congress Text reads: November 17, 2025 With the passage of Prop 50 my home county, Siskiyou, changes from District 1 to 2 in the upcoming election cycle. I strongly believe a representative should live where they serve and cannot in good conscience continue to campaign for a district in which I will no longer reside. As such, I am officially suspending my Congressional campaign. This journey has been humbling, and I am truly grateful to all who have supported me along the way. My experience has facilitated immense personal growth, ignited a fire to serve The People, and I am a better person because of it. While my campaign is coming to an end, my commitment to our communities continues.
‘People have had enough’: Santa Rosa lawyer mounts long-shot congressional bid. @austinmurphy3.bsky.social has the story on the latest candidate to enter the race for the redrawn 1st District #californiapolitics
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/14/p...
