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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

64/50 I watched MOTHER MARY which puts me one film away from completing the 2026 Anne Hathaway Septology. The first half of this movie had me entranced, but then it takes a turn that launched me hard out of the film. Looks great though! #FilmSky #2026Movies #MotherMary

Mother Mary

Two women sit across from each other in the middle of an incantation circle.

2 Stars

The first half is an intriguing chamber piece, but it descends into madness.

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 08/10/2026

A website linked to the Republican Attorneys General Association accuses Nicole Cannizzaro of giving $26 million to her husband’s client. But that’s not accurate. Read more in our Fact Brief: buff.ly/gwgLV7O

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Did Nicole Cannizzaro give $26 million in taxpayer dollars to her husband's client? - The Nevada Independent

Find out in our latest fact brief.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If Claude and Chat GPT et al are developing and dependent sentients like children, then the employees of OpenAI and Anthropic are liable for the most heinous child abuse case in human history.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

AI Bros and Boosters love to claim that Chat GPT and Claude are sentient. They aren't; but let's entertain the thought for a moment. If they are sentient, that comes with an essential feature: Responsibility. If they are sentient then they are morally responsible for the crimes they commit.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

More prison for Sam Altman please. And let's just start putting a bunch of OpenAI employees in prison just to be safe.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The best time to put Sam Altman in prison was a year ago, but better late than never!

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

63/50 I finally got around to seeing GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE! I love a time travel story, and this movie is fun and weird from start to finish. I think it needed more structure and discipline, but the message is good, and Sam Rockwell rocks! #FilmSky #2026Movies

Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die

Sam Rockwell is wearing a plastic poncho and is strapped with bombs. He's in a diner and surrounded by screaming people.

3 Stars.

A fun time travel movie with lots of cool moments, but that needs a little more discipline.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

62/50 I watched DIGGER! The frame that the story uses really took me out, but I did find moments of this to be really well done. I also liked Cruise's performance. I think the conceit will frustrate most viewers. #Digger #FilmSky #2026Movies

Digger

Tom Cruise is in heavy makeup in a surreal conference room and looks like he has just shit his pants.

3 Stars

I didn't hate this movie, but I would have a hard time naming ten people who would love it.

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oct. 3, 1926: The American Federation of Labor puts its weight behind a five-day, eight-hour week for all workers a little over a week after Henry Ford set the schedule for all his workers. AFL chief William Green says a five-day workweek is needed “because of the strain” of modern industry.

Cartoon by Lute Pease, Newark, N.J., News

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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There are 3 days (including today) left to get registered to vote in Florida! Visit angienixon.com/vote for more information on getting registered! #AngieForFlorida

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Aaron D. Ford @aarondfordnv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Office of Governor does not belong to Joe Lombardo, it belongs to the people of Nevada. Lombardo would rather hide than answer Nevadans about why he hasn’t lowered costs. I’m ready to stand on a debate stage and lay out my vision for an affordable Nevada. I intend to do that on October 8th.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Economist analysis of more than 3,000 US counties finds that in reliably GOP counties, annual deaths now exceed births by 0.4 per 1k residents, while in reliably Democratic counties, births exceed deaths by 2.8 per 1k. Population growth in the GOP counties is largely driven by internal migration.

economist.com

In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born

Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

61/50 I watched PRIMETIME, the new film about To Catch a Predator. It's a great performance from Pattinson, and Merritt Wever is also superb. I would have liked the film to have a little stronger positionality, but it is certainly thought provoking and insightful. #Primetime #2026Movies #FilmSky

Primetime

Robert Pattinson is on a stair balcony in a tan suit with a blue shirt and a maroon tie. It all looks deliberately chintzy.

3 Stars

An incisive deconstruction of reality television and the way that it distorts the world.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This was very sweet and well-thought out. The positionality of it is really useful. I'd encourage a read. It's not very long.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

60/50 Addison and I went to see FORGOTTEN ISLAND. It was a great time at the movie theater! We about died laughing, and it also made us tear up. It's a great family film, and the animation is stunning.

Forgotten Island

Naissa and Jo are sitting on a wrecked car together and thinking through memories. It has a gorgeous sunset.

4 Stars

Heartfelt, fast-paced, and gorgeously animated. Full of belly laughs and friendship

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

He's trying to get the man murdered.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Seems like it should be part of the "are phones ruining the kids" debate that every marker of teen mental health has improved since 2021 www.cdc.gov/yrbs/youth-h...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

People that think Chat GPT is a person also probably think painting a rock with a smiley face makes it happy.

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Matt Neglia @nextbestpicture.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series: Sally Field - "Remarkably Bright Creatures" #Emmys #Emmys2026 #EmmyAwards

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

59/50 I went to see HOPE. I adored it. Some of the most fun I've had at a movie theater in ages. Funny and action-packed with twists around every corner. This is one that I'll repeat view several times. Just incredible work. #HopeMovie #FilmSky #2026Movies

Hope

A police officer holds a shotgun and stands with his back to a cement wall. Destruction is all around him.

5 Stars

A bad-ass must-see science-fiction epic that is going to thrill audiences for decades.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is going to be so useful for everyone that is super excited to go see Avengers: Doomsday and also hasn't seen any Marvel movies

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Donald Trump's tariffs have already cost you $6000. The piece of shit is tying to buy you back with less than your own money.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

58/50 I watched MAYDAY on the request of a coworker who hated it :D I didn't hate it! There's lots of fun action and some clever cinematography. There are also some cute moments throughout. But it's also not really a good movie. Just fun! #MaydayMovie #2026Movies #FilmSky

Mayday

Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds are looking out of a frosted window in Russia.

3 Stars

A pretty simple action comedy with some nice photography and some cute moments. I doubt I'll remember it in six months.

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

57/50 Ethan and I went to see THE DOG STARS. Ethan has been looking forward to it for a while, and it was a fun one to watch. It's a little slow and lyrical, with only brief moments of action. Elordi is solid, but all the characters are underwritten. #TheDogStars #FilmSky #2026Movies

The Dog Stars

Jacob Elordi is hiding in the grass with Jasper the dog.

2.5 stars

Jacob Elordi leads an adequate Western post-apocalyptic film that is content taking its time.

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💀spooky eunuch™🕸️ @dommedeluise.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

so sorry people are rolling your eyes at you for watching the reheated bullshit harry potter show, its only because your dollars and metrics are what one of the most evil people in the world uses to justify her witch hunt against an extremely vulnerable minority group

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romulus - 🛸METROID RAVENOUS🍽️ @romulusofficial.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

it must be so difficult to act with a character who you can’t even see. thankfully, Foghorn is just that talented

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Matt is Just Trying His Best @thegrampus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Whoever decided to promote Coyote vs Acme by letting Wile E do an AMA using only signs deserves all the praise.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Harry Potter show on HBO is a fundraiser for the world's biggest transphobia organization

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

56/50 I went to see COYOTE VS ACME! It was great! Absolutely dense with Looney Tunes references, as well as lots of layered courtroom jokes. But it's also a film with tremendous heart and the courage to take on megacorporations. It is a triumph of a narrative! #CoyoteVsAcme #FilmSky #2026Movies

Coyote Vs Acme

Wile E. Coyote is in the courtroom and he's holding up a sign that says "Acme Sucks"

5 Stars

A great Looney Tunes comedy that also manages to be genuinely moving. Brilliant film.

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Robert Makes Games @rjs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Trust me, it’s already denying all of your claims without needing to know anything else about you

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

55/50 We watched SCREAM 7 as a family and I didn't like it at all. The family didn't dislike it quite as much as me, but we all agree it was the weakest of the franchise. It has nothing to say and abandons the meta fictional premise of the franchise. Just dumb. #Scream7 #FilmSky #2026Movies

Scream 7

Ghost face is holding up a match before torching the Woodsboro house, similar to how this film torched the franchise.

1 Star

If you had set out to deliberately sabotage the franchise, you would do all the same things as this film. Soulless and boring.

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Anybody who’s still advocating putting these tools anywhere near a school is not doing so despite the cognitive collapse they cause, but because of it. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

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Using 30 months of panel data on 26,811 Chinese students in grades 7-12, we study how generative Al affects homework productivity and learning. The data combine monthly closed-book exams, high-school and college entrance exams, and homework scores and completion time across nine subjects. We exploit staggered Al adoption in a difference-in-differences design. Al adoption raises homework scores by 18% and reduces completion time by 30%, but lowers monthly exam scores by 20% within six months.
High-stakes entrance-exam scores fall by 18 and 24%, with the full penalty emerging only after about two years. The losses are largest in social science subjects, followed by STEM and languages, and are especially large for junior students, high-achieving students, and boys. The learning losses are concentrated among roughly 80% of Al users whose behavior is consistent with homework outsourcing, as indicated by exceptionally short homework completion time coupled with high homework scores. Al users who maintain similar homework completion time as non-Al users experience small learning losses.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

54/50 I watched DON'T SAY GOOD LUCK which is a very tender and well constructed film with strong performances. Sunny Sandler is the lead and is fine, but everyone around her is great. A bit of a tearjerker! #DontSayGoodLuck #FilmSky #2026Movies

Don't Say Good Luck

Sunny Sandler and Melanie Lyndsey are standing behind a counter having a sweet mother daughter moment.

3 Stars

The central performance is merely adequate but the supporting performances are quite strong.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

53/50 Addison and I went to see SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE! It's a really incredible production and theatrical pro-shot. The camerawork here is really inventive, and it feels like a strong advancement in the genre. Highly recommended! #SixTheMusical #FilmSky #2026Movies

SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE!

Six queens on stage in incredible outfits.

4.5 stars

This pro-shot is incredibly cinematic and the production is super good. An excellent filmed musical.

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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

At some private schools across the U.S., 100% of students use taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs. But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools. www.propublica.org/article/priv...

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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

52/50 I dropped by the theater and watched THE END OF OAK STREET which was fun! There are some really odd cinematography choices and the performances are just okay, but it's a good homage to 80's Spielberg films. #TheEndOfOakStreet #FilmSky #2026Movies

The End of Oak Street

A suburban 80's neighborhood has been transplanted 200 million years into the past. A school bus is dangling off of a cliff.

2.5 Stars

A fun discount Spielberg that falls apart in the writing, but is still an adequate popcorn flick.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

51/50 I watched ONE NIGHT ONLY. Woof that movie was not good. Just an incredibly frustrating film with no genuine laughs and completely deflated sexual tension and awful messaging. What a mess. #OneNightOnly #FilmSky #2026Movies

One Night Only

Monica Barbaro is wearing a hot dress that leaves little to the imagination, and Callum Turner is wearing a slutty little polo. They're in a black van driving to a club.

1 star.

While both leads are gorgeous, this mostly just pissed me off.

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oraymw @oraymw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A few years ago I was working on a near-future screenplay about a woman in a state where abortion was illegal traveling cross-country to get a procedure and being stalked by her ex who was a cop using mass surveillance. I abandoned it because it's no longer a near-future story.

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