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Radiance Films @filmsradiance.bsky.social · 18h

Still relatively unknown outside Japan, THE INUGAMI FAMILY is a rich and gothic murder-mystery presented with a 4K restoration by Kadokawa. Our LE comes with new writing by Midori Suiren + Akihiko Ito, new interview w/ @dengerow.bsky.social , re-edited interview with dir. Kon Ichikawa and more!

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 11h

If you think Trump handing a multibillion $ gift to Putin that will help Russia continue to wage war on Ukraine, doesn't make sense...then you're not paying attention. It is Trump doing what he always does, putting Putin and Russian interests ahead of America's and our allies.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

President Trump's demands for Fox propaganda are getting even more bizarre and extreme.

Why does FoxNews always put Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Jessica Tarlov, and every Democrat on, saying bad things about the Republican Party and, of course, me? I actually think they get more airtime than Pro Republicans. This is why MAGA, and REAL Patriots, will never like Fox! They repeat a completely negative narrative, on and on it goes, and then we get a quick retort. It’s truly amazing that I won all three Elections. The opposition is enormous, but the fight goes on! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Schumer does not appear in Media Matters’ database of Fox News weekday appearances, which dates to August 2017.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has made at least 5 appearances on Fox weekday shows since November 2018, with the most recent airing in January of this year.
Fox’s Jessica Tarlov is the Democratic host tasked with matching up against four conservatives at once on the network’s weekday panel show, The Five. She made 2 guest appearances on other Fox shows in September; conservative co-hosts Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, and Dana Perino all have separate weekday Fox shows of their own.
In September, weekday appearances on Fox News by congressional Republicans and Trump administration officials outnumbered appearances by congressional Democratic guest appearances by 148 to 7.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The destruction of the East Wing is a cautionary tale: Today Trump said "For me to go & fix it & subsidize it, I think the Trump admin should have recognition. If we don’t do that, it’s going to close & get ripped down." Doesn’t get more clear than that. joycevance.substack.com/p/another-lo...

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Another Loss for Trump: The Kennedy Center

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Conservative justice Michael Luttig outlines the possibility the GOP could use January 3 as the opportunity to overturn a Democratic victory in the midterms. The Final Battle for America’s Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com

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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature

Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Leah Litman has it exactly right. SCOTUS isn't just creating a unitary executive but allowing the executive to amass all power that the Constitution gives to Congress. SCOTUS does so by eliminating the legal routes for enforcing the laws that Congress has passed. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The Court’s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems

The conservative justices have separation of powers exactly backwards.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Vance and Trumpian conservatives would pay married couples to have the wife stay home and do child care by taking money away from single working mothers. They promote "traditional" families by punishing women who need to work to mother their children. Remember: cruelty is the point.

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Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 30/08/2026

Super grateful to @nytimes.com for putting this in the Sunday print edition

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This has never been about eliminating the "criminals." It has been about eliminating all who are not a narrow definition of "American." ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted

As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Data centers in the 7 states with the highest concentration of them use more water than L.A., Phoenix, and D.C. combined. Now Trump's EPA is making it even harder for communities to push back against them. He's forcing the Big Tech takeover on America, democracy be damned.

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E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers

Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Here's the US demands that caused Carney to walk away. Judge for yourself who is taking advantage: 1) Trump gets to restrict who Canada is allowed to trade with 2) Tariff reductions excluded Canadian made trucks 3) Remove cultural protection for French language 4) surrender natural mineral resources

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Sad and shocked to hear of the sudden death Roberta Novielli, the wonderful Italian scholar of Japanese cinema and professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. I was emailing her just a few weeks ago. She died on July 20 at the age of 62. She will greatly be missed. www.unive.it/web/it/15165...

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Addio a Maria Roberta Novielli, anima del Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival

Lunedì 20 luglio è mancata improvvisamente la prof.ssa Maria Roberta Novielli, docente associata di Cinema, fotografia, radio, televisione e media digitali presso il Dipartimento di Filosofia e Beni&h...

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Tony Rayns, a key figure in introducing and understanding new East Asian cinema to much of the world for the last few decades, has passed away at the age of 78. I only met him a few times in person, but learned a lot by reading him. variety.com/2026/film/ob...

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Tony Rayns, British Critic and Champion of East Asian Cinema, Dies at 78

Tony Rayns, the British writer, festival programmer and screenwriter who introduced Western audiences to East Asian cinema, has died at 78.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

これはどうして？　Why is this taking place?

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

On a research trip, I visited the Hashimoto Shinobu Memorial Hall in Ichikawa, Hyogo, dedicated to the scriptwriter who worked on Rashomon, Seven Samurai, and other Kurosawa Akira Films.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Compare Alito's description of Trump's racist statements (on the left) to Justice Kagan's anthology of Trump's racist statements (on the right). These are passages from this morning's opinions in Mullin v. Doe.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine that damaged the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio in Kyiv. The studio’s costume collection, home to upwards of 100,000 items, was completely destroyed. www.fiafnet.org/fiaf-stateme...

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International Federation of Film Archives

The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) brings together institutions dedicated to rescuing of films both as art and as historical documents

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

News is finally out that the one-of-a-kind film artist Kanai Katsu passed away on April 22. He was a pioneering indie filmmaker, so we were proud to bring him to Yale in 2009 to show Mujin retto and Good-Bye. RIP. www.sankei.com/article/2026...

Cover for the DVD set The World of Kanai Katsu, featuring on the right a picture of Kanai, an old man with a beard, wearing a floppy beret.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Evaluating wars in terms of win or lose is problematic (it is usually civilians on both sides who lose), but for a president who insists on always winning, this was total humiliation. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...

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Opinion | President Trump Lost This War

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Last Sunday I walked around Namamugi with a huge snake made of reeds as part of the Jamokamo 蛇も蚊も festival.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Great that the book found its proper home and that we shared tremendous toast!

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/06/2026

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, alleging the landmark law no longer needs to correct for historic voter suppression. But did you know… It came to this conclusion using a faulty data methodology that erroneously claimed Black voters turnout more than white voters.

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SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling

The ruling that upended the Voting Rights Act was based in part on a false data analysis about Black and white voter turnout.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Any scholar or research who receives US federal funding should read this and consider commenting in opposition to a new OMB rule that would essentially place all such funding under the purview of party apparatchiks: www.bioniclab.org/news/OMB

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B.I.O.N.I.C. Lab - OMB-2026-0034-0001

Guide for Scientists: Public Comment on OMB Proposed Rule for Federal Financial Assistance Docket OMB-2026-0034 | Comment Deadline: July 13, 2026 | Published: May 30, 2026 Comment portal: https://www....

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

In other words: DOJ sets up massive slush fund to reward people who assaulted police officers, and financially enhance support for Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...

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Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I'll be giving a talk on Kitagawa Fuyuhiko's theory of prose film this Thursday, May 14, at 5pm, at Waseda. The general public is welcome. The talk will be in Japanese. www.waseda.jp/flas/hss/new...

Photograph of the Japanese poet and film critic Kitagawa Fuyuhiko.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Caught the restored version of Yoshimura Kozaburo's Warm Current (Danryu, 1939) at the NFAJ. A true masterpiece and one of the most important prewar Japanese films. Existing version was 124 minutes, but now restored to close to original 177 minutes in 2 parts.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Helped out with this release of Aoyama Shinji's Eureka.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Caught 2 films in the Tsuchimoto retro at Waseda Shochiku: My Town, My Youth; and Minamata Revolt. We can all learn something from the patients in Minamata Revolt, which is a masterpiece of close ups and words as weapons.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

They were not. Blossoms is his masterpiece, with Mukashi no uta and Yoru no hato being 2 and 3 on my list. While those depict women in complex ways, both today's films were about men. Still, they were very interesting. Maybe I should try to write about rokyoku movies someday.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Went to the NFAJ and caught 2 Ishida Tamizo films in the Cinema: Lost and Found series, as well as the current exhibit on postwar Japanese film poster design. Well worth it.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A Yale committee recently came up with recommendations about restoring trust in higher education. Some are good, some are controversial. Yale Has Come Up With a Surefire Way to Make a Terrible Situation Worse www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/o...

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Opinion | Yale Has Come Up With a Surefire Way to Make a Terrible Situation Worse

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This war is so damn confusing. It’s why we shouldn’t let drunks and dementia patients run it.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Three Japanese filmmakers in competition at Cannes 2026: Koreeda, Hamaguchi, Fukada. Sode will show in Un Certain Regard, and Kurosawa in the Premiere's section. deadline.com/2026/04/cann...

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Cannes 2026 Movies: Competition Lineup, Special Screenings

Cannes Film Festival will run from May 12 to 23.

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

In this brutal world, it is important to go out and enjoy the cherry blossoms. At the Onda River. 恩田川の桜

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I mean there it is.

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