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Alan Scott

@alanscottwrites.bsky.social
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Writer of words, thinker of thoughts.

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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s clear to most people now that the Paramount merger should have failed, but there is a lesson to be learned here. There is a reason it should have failed—it’s illegal. There are also many reasons it didn’t, though. It’s important to know why this happened so it doesn’t happen again.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is the one that Donald Trump didn’t even bother going to, right?
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The significance of Spiderman in relation to 9/11 cannot be emphasized enough. ducktempo.substack.com/p/the-franch...
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The franchise that healed a traumatized nation
Why Spiderman means so much to millennials
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hard to believe only one of those Republicans survived.
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Rep. Chris Pappas @repchrispappas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s important to talk about mental health, ask for help when you need it, and make sure that nobody struggles alone. Let the people in your life know that you’re there for them. If you or someone you know needs help, you can always call 9-8-8 for free confidential help. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In case you are looking for some candidates that aren’t insane, this is a pretty good list: projectliberal.substack.com/p/project-li...
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Project Liberal endorsements for 2026 federal races
Here are 4 Senate candidates and 7 House candidates that will fight for liberal values
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Project Liberal 🗽 @handle.invalid · 08/09/2026
A new poll shows 31% of Trump voters aged 18 to 34 now regret their vote, roughly triple the regret rate among voters over 55. The reasons: the war with Iran, the cost of living, and cuts to health care. Regret doesn't undo anything. The next election does.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hug me I’m scared. @andycraig.bsky.social Is it time to worry? bylinetimes.com/2026/09/03/t...
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‘The 2026 Plan to Steal This Election, and All Those After’
If Republicans fail to hold onto the House or Senate in the 2026 midterms, Brynn Tannehill comes to the conclusion that they will reject the results
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Well this seems like a win win for everyone. www.adn.com/business-eco...
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Underwater data center proposed for Alaska’s Cook Inlet by East Coast company
A similar project proposed off the coast of Maine has stirred debate about how it may impact its fishing-dependent economy.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Independent artists will be most hurt by the merger, according to the recently published study commissioned by LA county.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wasn’t sure if Bonta would hold the line after Ellison’s media blitz, but this is encouraging. Reframing Cinema United, DGA, et al, as having a “neutral” pro-settlement position—not a pro-merger position—is a smart and important distinction to make. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
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California AG Rob Bonta Says David Ellison Is “Desperate” and “Grasping at Straws”
In an expansive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bonta laid out his strategy and took aim at the Paramount chief and emerging legal rival. “He cannot flee accountability.”
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
At some point, the people campaigning on “get money out of politics” are going to have to explain why well-funded candidates keep losing. 🤔
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Two of the biggest unions —DGA and IASTE—just sent a letter urging Bonta and Paramount to settle, but their demands practically guarantee that they won’t. If anything, this reads more like pressure on Ellison to give up.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Turkey Turkeys
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
People don’t like occupiers and Ellison looks like he wants to hold the industry hostage. This will not end well for him. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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California Attorney General Slams David Ellison’s Plan to Pull Paramount Out of the State as ‘Blackmail’ Attempt That ‘Won’t Work’
Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California who is leading a 12-state coalition's lawsuit seeking to block Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, responded to David Ellison's threat to pull...
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Omg, I love this ad. 🤣 youtu.be/JljHnVKa_rU?...
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Introducing Endless War, from Mike Rogers
YouTube video by Win That Seat
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Cue the betting markets reversing their R trend.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This is a really good statement. Firm, but gracious and respectful. Depending on how AES responds, this could be put to bed easily.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Slotkin, Witmer, Stevens, McMorrow, Harris, and now Schumer all endorsed AES immediately. It’s almost like there’s a silent majority that just wants to stop fascism and isn’t going to selfishly hold the whole country hostage over one issue. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
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Chuck Schumer endorses El-Sayed after win, knocks Rogers as 'Trump rubber stamp'
Schumer, who had backed Rep. Haley Stevens in race against El-Sayed, says Democrats are united by common purpose: 'putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back ...
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If keeping the seat blue was the goal, this might be the worst case scenario.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Some people don’t seem to believe the Paramount merger is illegal. Bonta and all the others don’t bring lawsuits like this unless they think they can win. They have a duty to not bring frivolous lawsuits. The judge issuing the TRO even said she thinks the case is likely to succeed.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is horrifying.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is a myth. Obama's campaign was built around Daschle's network. Durbin also backed him early. By Jan 2008, Ted Kennedy was piling in, as did John Kerry, and George Miller was seen as Pelosi's proxy. Obama had lots of "establishment" support. Less than Clinton, but she never had a total lock.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
If the primary was Approval Voting, I think Mallory McMorrow would win easily. But when you can only pick one, the choice is Bold Outsider vs Pragmatic Veteran. Not enough room for someone that’s a little of both. Even independence will prefer one over the other, evidently.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Republicans must be breathing a sigh of relief over how much easier this is going to make every race across the country.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
So one of the only things Trump can claim victory on (the vaccine) is also a scandal that isn’t his fault somehow.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Our politics are so degraded that making fun of how someone talks is normal and fine. Everyone acts like Trump now and it’s sad. She’s right though, they are making fun of Michigan and I think it will backfire.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It might be worth pointing out that the reason a quarter of a billion people follow Musk on his platform is because they literally cannot UNFOLLOW him. 😑
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I’m not a fan of this, but Acton just has a status quo position. All she said is that she won’t change laws already on the books. It’s not great, but leave it to the progressives to hand another victory to the GOP who is objectively worse. DSA is a cancer on the Dem Party at this point.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
So this just happened like a mile from me.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Today seems like a good day to share this book. It’s very good (and way better than Jake Tapper’s). One thing I learned from reading it is that Lindsay Graham was the one that talked Trump into running again. He didn’t think he would have the support until Graham convinced him he would.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Imagine hating Israel this much.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It would be great if our president would stop making a mess of things. I disagreed with the red card, but now if we win, it will look like we cheated. www.cbsnews.com/news/folarin...
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U.S. star Folarin Balogun's red card suspension lifted after Trump called FIFA president
Balogun's reinstatement came after President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino last week and asked for a review of the red card suspension.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This would severely limit Ellison’s options, and it won’t be the last hurdle. www.reuters.com/business/med...
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UK may intervene in $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal
Britain said on Tuesday it could intervene in Paramount Skydance Corp's proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery , potentially holding up ​the $110 billion deal after the U.S. and China gave it the ...
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’m not saying I don’t enjoy seeing Blue Sky trolling Threads users, but it does seem counter productive. A lot of people are settling on Threads because X is toxic but Blue Sky is a desert. This isn’t going to help.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It’s only a matter of time now until the AI bubble pops, because between stuff like this and data centers dinking people’s milkshakes, this will become untenable real soon.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 22/06/2026
In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data. 👀
techcrunch.com
Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID | TechCrunch
Claude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to find any apps that could read a screenplay out loud but also won’t steal my script and cares about ethical sourcing of voices. I found 6 of them, though, and they’re not too bad actually. youtu.be/kBZ9qoSwrLY?is
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6 voice AI apps you can trust to read your screenplay
YouTube video by Alan Scott
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This is a metaphor.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Live-streaming right now, LoL www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...
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LIVE: See Donald Trump’s name come off the Kennedy Center as it happens
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The silver lining about Trump’s pardons is that the people he’s pardoning are so awful that they will just go to prison for entirely new crimes.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Of course there is more. I would be shocked if the Nazi tattoo was it. There is a timeline in which Dems don’t win the totally winnable Senate because of this race. We are statistically likely to be living in that timeline.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
When I did my review of Fox months ago, I mentioned Heinrich as being one of the better ones on the network, without knowing anything about her. It’s nice to see I was not wrong. thehill.com/media/588824...
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Trump taunts Fox News reporter over lawmaker fiancé’s voting record
President Trump taunted a Fox News reporter on Wednesday over her relationship with a Republican congressman and his record of breaking with the president on key votes. In a gaggle with reporters, …
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Here’s a totally wild theory: Is it possible that maybe Gaza didn’t matter as much as some people want to believe?
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
He can blame Israel all he wants but that’s not why he lost. AIPAC has lost several races this year and they could have lost this one too. He had the opportunity to impeach Trump and didn’t. Deal breaker for me. As ideologically aligned as I am with Massie, I could not care less that he lost.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
My senator (Gallego) is really turning out to be a disappointment.
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Pretty crazy how well movies are doing this year! This weekend at the box office was up 92% Year-over-year, in part because of three $35M+ movies in the same weekend, which hasn't happened since June 2022. Source: Dan Murrell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8TL...
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Mortal Kombat II Can't KO Meryl Streep - Charts with Dan!
YouTube video by Dan Murrell
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Truth Social only get 48M visits a month? Like, for the whole site? 🤔
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Alan Scott @alanscottwrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This article gave me Déjà vu from the LP, where the Mises caucus attempted the same thing. Turns out it’s a reeeealy bad look when you don’t seat people who are credentialed.
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