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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra

@robogeek.bsky.social
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Producer/Writer/Consultant; Co-Founder, Fantastic Fest; co-host, Multiplex Overthruster @mpotpod.bsky.social; Chair, Vacation® Leisure Council; former asst., GdT; 🇨🇱🇳🇱🤖 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/multi…

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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Goddamn reaper keeps taking the wrong 80-year-old.
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Multiplex Overthruster @mpotpod.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
CROM! that’s right thruster-ricans we are back to the days of high adventure and HAD A BLAST! one of our most fun episodes yet, it’s ahnuld! and grace jones! and… wilt chamberlain? IT’S CONAN THE DESTROYER!
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Multiplex Overthruster @mpotpod.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
hey now thruster-ricans! if you know us you know you will be seeing us in line at the multiplex… but what movie to see? this is how me, and the astounding @producerbrad.bsky.social and the powerful @robogeek.bsky.social - and all the analog generations - experienced cinema! WHAT WOULD YOU WATCH?
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...
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Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 01/06/2026
Imagine how angry Americans would be if the media had adequately explained to them that Obama had secured a deal that was preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and Trump blew it the fuck up.
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Alison C. Wroblewski @alisonwroby.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
After hearing the @mpotpod.bsky.social episode about YOR, THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE, I just had to find it and watch it. Thanks @robogeek.bsky.social, @okbjgm.bsky.social, and @producerbrad.bsky.social for bringing this magic (and theme song) into my life. Can't wait for the new season!
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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
@gruber.foo Jessica Chastain Says Apple TV Will Finally Release ‘The Savant’ After Postponement Following Charlie Kirk Assassination: ‘We’re Going to See It’ (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
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Jessica Chastain Says Apple TV Will Finally Release ‘The Savant’ After Postponement Following Charlie Kirk Assassination: ‘We’re Going to See It’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Jessica Chastain says Apple TV will finally release ‘The Savant’ after streamer postponed it following Charlie Kirk's assassination in September.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11/04/2026
There it is: A full year of days spent playing golf in just over five years as president. www.pbump.net/outofoffice
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NPR @npr.org · 20/03/2026
Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat. n.pr/4uG99Am
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Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds
Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.
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Multiplex Overthruster @mpotpod.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
WE’RE BACK! it’s round two in 1983’s battle of the aging superspies with sean connery reprising his role as #jamesbond! so dim the lights and chill the geritol because @robogeek.bsky.social, @okbjgm.bsky.social, and the ageless @producerbrad.bsky.social NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN!
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
His whole life, Trump has always had someone else around to bail him out of the messes he creates: his father, Allen Weisselberg, the "adults in the room" in his first term. Now all those protectors are gone and he is openly begging for someone to save him from his own folly.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas. "He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop
The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks
Face-coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 28/01/2026
Similar achievable demands (the only limit is character counts): - End courthouse arrests for people following the rules - Protect churches, schools, hospitals etc - End restraints on ORR handoffs of unaccompanied kids - Get FBI/HSI/DEA/ATF etc out of immigration enforcement The list writes itself
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 28/01/2026
“Abolish” or “defund” aren't within grasp in 2026. But where are: - End qualified immunity - Rewrite use-of-force so this crap isn't ruled “within policy” - Overturn July 8 mandatory detention memo - Reinstate TPS - Open up detention centers, enforce humane conditions He doesn’t even *ask* for it.
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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 28/01/2026
Chuck Schumer wants to compromise with this.
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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The Episcopal Church has put together a very impressive toolkit for protesting, including tips for clergy in particular. Truly inspiring. This is how Christians ought to be engaging the moment. www.episcopalchurch.org/protesting-f...
A screenshot of a guide detailing items you should bring to a protest, including:

cell phone (possible a burner)
cash
protest stole
cell phone power bank
sharpie (to write important info on your body)
snacks
water (for hydration and first aid)
plastic bags for wet/sticky objects
extra t-shirt
backpack to carry everything
first aid kit
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
NEW: A ton of additional details about Mobile Fortify, including the company behind the app, which is being used by ICE agents to scan the faces of countless people in the US. The app sends that data to CBP, which uses AI to match the info with existing records.
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Here's the Company That Sold DHS ICE's Notorious Face Recognition App
Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I wrote about this moment. You can skip to the end if you just want a list of ways to help. If you want, you can also read about the time I almost died, was in ICU, and a nurse was my light in the darkness www.moryan.com/the-crack-in... 💚
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The crack in the dam and intensive care (plus ways to help now)
When I was 19, I got very sick. I had pneumonia that wouldn’t go away. I was kept in an isolation room in a Chicago area hospital for weeks. My mom, a former nurse who never took any shit, determined ...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Breaking Axios: Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller. That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
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Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
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Multiplex Overthruster @mpotpod.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
HEY THRUSTERICANS! WE'RE BACK WITH THE SUMMER OF 83 MULTI AWARD - AND WE NEED YOUR VOTES! best score! best vfx! best performance in a small role by someone who would go on to be a much bigger star! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO CAST A VOTE THAT WILL ACTUALLY COUNT! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Summer of '83 Multi Awards
Select one from each category. ** Academy Award Nominee DEADLINE - Wednesday, January 28, 1PM EST
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18/01/2026
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally. Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
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Joseph Holmes @joeholmes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Houston Street
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Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Photo by Joseph O. Holmes
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Chase Woodruff @chasewoodruff.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Really too perfect that Dokoupil's smug lecture at the end of this broadcast about trusting audiences to hear the news and decide for themselves was delivered *in the very act* of choosing to cover up a newsworthy legal threat made by the president about the interview the audience had just watched.
@tonydokoupil:
You may not agree with everything you hear on our broadcast, but we trust you to hear it, and we trust you to decide for yourselves.
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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
After the 2020 election, Larry Ellison joined a call to strategize on overturning the vote for Trump and donated to election deniers. Now he controls CBS and wants CNN’s parent, raising new questions this week as his influence grows. My latest in @status.news www.status.news/p/larry-elli...
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Ellison and the Lie
As Larry Ellison’s media empire expands, unanswered questions about his views on the 2020 election now carry real stakes as Jan. 6 is reframed and the next presidential race approaches.
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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Psst! Any Stranger Things fans in Austin want two tickets to see the finale at the AMC Barton Creek 4pm Thu.? (Tomorrow, New Year’s Day.) DM me ASAP! :)
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a young boy wearing a hat and a jacket is asking do you wanna watch stranger things .
ALT: a young boy wearing a hat and a jacket is asking do you wanna watch stranger things .
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Trump plans to cut housing grants, in a move that could put 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of returning to the streets starting in January.
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Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
so proud of this podcast - miss the blockbusters of yore? want to know why your mom and dad are the way they are? tired of manufactured 80's nostalgia and ready for the real thing? join me, @robogeek.bsky.social, and the inevitable @producerbrad.bsky.social as we revisit the movies that made us!
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
He did it. Chasing a dream is a perilous enterprise. To see @realgdt.bsky.social’s so gloriously made manifest at such long last is extraordinary. A staggering achievement exquisitely crafted & ingeniously constructed w. spellbinding virtuosity. Magnificent. See it on the big screen while you can.
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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This is one of my favorite interviews with @realgdt.bsky.social ever — a must-listen!
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org
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Gina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I’m running for governor. For over a decade, Greg Abbott has made it easier for billionaires to profit while hardworking Texans struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare. But together, we can make Texas work for Texans again. Join us: ginafortexas.com
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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
SEE. THIS. PLAY. APPREHENSION is a spellbinding new psychological thriller perfect for spooky season with surreal twists, destabilizing paranoia, twisted laughs, and great performances. You do not want to miss it! 8pm Thu.-Sat. until Nov. 1 at Hyde Park Theatre Tickets: apprehensionplay.com
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Apprehension: A Play by L.B. Deyo
A psychological thriller set in a world where reality shifts and truth is shrouded in deceit. Playing at Hyde Park Theatre, Austin, Oct 9-Nov 1, 2024.
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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
SEE. THIS. PLAY. APPREHENSION is a spellbinding new psychological thriller perfect for spooky season with surreal twists, destabilizing paranoia, twisted laughs, and great performances. You do not want to miss it! 8pm Thu.-Sat. until Nov. 1 at Hyde Park Theatre Tickets: apprehensionplay.com
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Apprehension: A Play by L.B. Deyo
A psychological thriller set in a world where reality shifts and truth is shrouded in deceit. Playing at Hyde Park Theatre, Austin, Oct 9-Nov 1, 2024.
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Remake of Children of Men but it’s about a non-white family from another country trying to get home safely from a vacation to Florida’s Disney World
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions. Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Big fan of the Universal Translator
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
"school shooting industry"
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the National Guard of one state can’t invade another state. They are separate sovereigns
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Paul Alvarado-Dykstra @robogeek.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
@gruber.foo @andru.bsky.social As much as I want them to call it the iPhold (right???), I think they’ll go iPhonePad (says what it is, and fun to say) with an ad campaign about the iPhone & iPad hooking up and this is their offspring. - Sent from my iPhone 13 mini (still clinging to 65% battery!)
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
We’re only a few years removed from creatjng a vaccine to protect against a deadly airborne virus in a matter of months. Now, we have a scion fail son running the CDC into the ground not because it failed, but because its success conflicts with RFK Jr’s eugenicist ideology.
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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 31/08/2025
If everyone simply acknowledged that the emperor has no clothes, we could all just point and laugh instead of pretending his unconstitutional executive orders have actual power
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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info · 01/09/2025
Essential Labor Day reading ⬇️
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Alison C. Wroblewski @alisonwroby.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Book Recommendation: Want to time travel back to the summer of '82? This book covers the journeys of 8 genre movies to the screen. Highly, highly recommend! And if that's not enough, check out the "Multiplex Overthruster" podcast with @okbjgm.bsky.social & @robogeek.bsky.social for tons more! 💛 🎬
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