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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m sure most folks have seen The Criterion Channel’s amazing October lineup but for those who haven’t, here’s a look at all the amazing stuff you can watch for the Halloween season on there: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/criterion-ch... Open to everyone- cheers!

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Criterion Channel’s October 2026 Lineup Features Highway Horror, Made-for-TV Terror, Dario Argento & More

Last year, someone was kind enough to gift me a free month of streaming last year for the Criterion Channel platform, and it looks like October is going to be the month I finally get to use it, becaus...

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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“[It] is another confirmation that genocide is happening, but the film’s stamp of validation in an ideal world shouldn’t be needed." @812filmreviews.com reviews NAZA:

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NAZA review: Harrowing Israeli film is an essential historical document

“NAZA” stands as an ontological survey of state-sponsored violence.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 10h

It was hard, especially as a survivor, but I dug through the court documents and the right-wing reaction to the Cornell case. What I've learned is the backlash to #MeToo did its job, reinscribing hatred of survivors. We need more #MeToo, not less. www.salon.com/2026/10/02/c...

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Cornell assault case shows #MeToo didn’t go far enough

The backlash against the woman suing Chi Phi fraternity members is turning into a witch hunt

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 19h

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In August I spoke with Rick Baker about his career after he received a lifetime achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland! This was a real full circle moment for me. One of the first interviews I ever did when I was green was with Baker at TCMFF in 2012.

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 01/10/2026

Got a new friend in the mail from Tubi. Their name is apparently Evanla, and I'm pretty sure we're cursed now. 🖤 Go to sendclown.com to send random, cursed clowns to someone you love/hate. Don't worry, they'll never know you sent it — it's anonymous. 🤡

A black package wrapped in pink duct tape. It reads Do not open until Oct 1.

A clown doll with porcelain face and hands lies next to an orange envelope with the name Ariel on it. The note reads Hello! My name is Evanla. The little white house will look ordinary from the road.

A clown doll with porcelain face and hands lies on a green cushion holding a hard that reads sendclown.com.

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AI will never be able to make art. Thanks.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 30/09/2026

Just a reminder that you can have a PhD and also be an idiot

I'm a College Professor. Writing Isnt as Important as We Think.

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 01/10/2026

The Blackcoat's Daughter is exceptional, and a great way to start the season. It's even better in theaters. Go see it!!

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 30/09/2026

NEON is also making their own SCP Foundation movie project, @deadline.com reports. The open-source project will release in theaters next year, competing with A24's V/H/S/SCP project. "Neon expressed its commitment to releasing its film under the Creative Commons license CC BY-SA."

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 30/09/2026

@thebaffler.com hi! You have me listed in your contributor starter pack, but I'm the wrong Ariel Fisher. I'm not sure if she's on here, but her website is ariel.fish 🖤

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@arielfish - Director, Photographer

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Michael Broussard @michaelbroussard.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

CW: sexual assault. The Cornell 7 aren't "boys who shouldn't have their futures ruined." They are men who think gang rape is acceptable behavior.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

‘We did not want a minor form of apartheid. We wanted no apartheid.’ - Norway's man at UN

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Christina Cauterucci @c-cauterucci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I wrote about what we can learn from the chilling case of the COVID-conscious Western Mass lesbian bar! slate.com/life/2026/09...

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The Real Lesson to Take From the Viral Lesbian-Bar-Meltdown Story

If only we can stop rubbernecking long enough to learn.

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 25/09/2026

Overton’s birth control comments are notable as Trump’s Department of Justice has refused to say in an active court case that certain forms of birth control don't cause abortions—and because many anti-abortion groups oppose the use of IUDs and emergency contraception.

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Trump Is Still Fighting to Let Employers Object to Birth Control for ‘Moral’ Reasons

The administration will ask an appeals court today to restore sweeping, ideological exceptions to insurance coverage of contraception.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 24/09/2026

Macklemore Sets ‘Free Palestine’ Tour Now That His Schedule ‘Freed Up a Bit’ "What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage," the rapper says of booking a tour to raise funds for the Palestinian people. Details: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Do you think the government of Israel is committing a genocide?”

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 23/09/2026

My great aunt, Tia Dobe, passed away a few days ago. She was the last of her generation on my mom's side, which means that my mom and aunt Dora are now our matriarchs. My aunt is the same age as my Abuelita when she passed. Mom's 5 years away. All I can think about is life's ephemerality.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 23/09/2026

Incredibly important message from the heroes protesting NYU Langone's denial of health care to trans youth: "WAKE UP, WAKE UP, THIS IS YOUR FIGHT TOO "WHEN THEY'RE DONE WITH US, THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU"

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There's plenty of corruption, crimes against humanity, and downright evil shit to focus on, but every so often it strikes me how thoroughly we USians have been exposed and disgraced on the world stage. A country who can elect such a man—twice!—is not a worthy country. We need radical reformation.

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Barry Hertz @hertzbarry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NEW: After long search, Cineplex appoints former Landmark Cinemas chief exec Bill Walker as its new CEO, with current chief Ellis Jacob to serve as Special Advisor to the Board through Dec. 31, 2026. Board also has initiated ominous-sounding “review of strategic alternatives.”

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026

“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.

Nichole Hiltz
The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
A building.

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maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It was wonderful to spend Rosh Hashanah last week with Missy and Elaine, two lifelong Michiganders who welcomed me into their home and taught me about the sweet and joyous meaning of Rosh Hashanah.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The FCC will allow the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, & Abu Dhabi to own nearly 50% of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros — potentially giving them sway over our media. This of course comes after Trump received gifts or struck business deals with these countries. See the problem?

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FCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.

The FCC has approved Paramount's petition to allow 49.5% ownership by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds as part of its W

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Meredith Borders @mereborders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have many, many people to thank for their support on First In Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium and its launch party. This post is just a first draft 😆 www.instagram.com/p/DdWP8ZBO_2...

Me, in a black dress and studded denim vest, holding a copy of First In Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium next to a sign that reads "Video Vortex, closed for private event."

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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

D-list bands when asked if they want to open for Ed Sheeran

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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 15/09/2026

Of course Ed Sheeran's Irish band, Beoga, quit on him after he dropped Macklemore for saying "Free Palestine"! Irish musicians are at the forefront of speaking out against the genocide of Palestine. We covered this here: www.theflytrapmedia.com/censorship-o...

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Censorship of Pro-Palestine Speech in the Music Industry Shows the Power of Demands for Decolonization

The liberation of Palestine is a threat to how we live today—that’s precisely why we should keep calling for it.

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Clint and I barely worked together the five years I was at IGN, but I always heard him spoken of so, so highly by others who knew him better. It wasn't until my last six months or so that we became acquainted, and all the rumors were true: Clint is kind, brave, earnest, smart, and Capital G Good.

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Clint Gage @clintgage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well friends, that's it for me. This week IGN let me go, effective immediately. It's been a pleasure talking about movies and TV and to anybody that's read/watched/laughed at any of my work on IGN and CineFix over the years, here's a heartfelt thank you to contrast the grimace in this picture.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Arrest him?

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 15/09/2026

Not a joke, just FYI. Hard to tell these days.

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WIRED @wired.com · 15/09/2026

WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges. www.wired.com/story/viral-...

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Those Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually Peptides

WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.

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WIRED @wired.com · 15/09/2026

As anxieties over surveillance tech grow, unsuspecting singles are sharing stories of being covertly filmed on dates by Meta smart glasses. www.wired.com/story/i-felt...

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‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red Flag

As anxieties over surveillance tech grow, unsuspecting singles are sharing stories of being covertly filmed on dates by Meta smart glasses.

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Dede Crimmins @dedecrim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hey, I wrote this!

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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026

I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.

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I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.

Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 11/09/2026

The president of the United States just has an arena moderately full of people to pledge to cheat in a national election. And absolutely nothing will be done about it if it even makes the rundown.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026

"Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in history that loves us so much he can't even breathe" -- in extremely culty scene, Trump has his supporters pledge to him that they will vote, then tells them they will "go to hell" if they don't Here's the full sequence:

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 10/09/2026

If you live in Ypsilanti, MI or Washtenaw County, the next town hall discussing the Los Alamos data center is on October 1. They're making it as hard as possible for folks to attend, and signing up before hand is mandatory, so here is the form. govrel.umich.edu/community-re...

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October Town Hall - Government Relations

Community Town Hall The University of Michigan welcomes members of the Ypsilanti Township community to a town hall to learn more about […]

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Kristy Puchko @kristypuchko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I tried to call a helpline to find out if I can do early check-in where I’m staying in Toronto. They gave me an AI bot to talk to, who put me on hold for 10 minutes saying that I was the number one person in line. No one picked up. So. I ask again.

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I suppose I could also include my VERY BEAUTIFUL COVER. In addition to my stirring contribution to graphic design quoted below.

The cover of Beth March Returns from the Dead features a woman's face covered by the silhouettes of flowers.

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