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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Elf porn could find no better emissary than Elle Fanning in MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES (Apple TV). She looks even cuter when gossamer-winged. And Nicole Kidman, what a trouper, does her scene than is whisked to the hospital for an IV.

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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It's almost occult how Greg Kinnear looks and acts even more like Bob Crane (HOGAN'S HEROES, in case you've forgotten) than he did when he played Bob Crane in Paul Schrader's AUTO FOCUS nearly a quarter century ago. #MargotsGotMoneyTroubles

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Just picked up Mortlake, a new novel by Adrian Lavelle — about the Renaissance occultist John Dee (who invented a language just to talk to angels?) The first chapter title made me laugh: "The Exorcism of Ann Frank". Should be good! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT44S11N #booksky #historysky #books

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Katie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Wealth inequality in this state is working exactly how it was designed to—for those at the very top. The question isn't whether our leaders are concerned. The question is whether they have the lived experience to understand the urgency needed.

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Rose Penelope Yee @roseforcongress.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Come celebrate International Women’s Day with Audrey Denney and Rose Penelope Yee. Join us for a meet-and-greet fundraiser with remarks from both candidates and a joint Q&A. Sunday, March 8 1:30 PM Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. secure.actblue.com/donate/audrey-ro…

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Fans of TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1985), MANUNTER (1986), or FEAR (1996) should enjoy this -- Craig MacNeil speaks with William Petersen. #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky #michaelmann #friedkin #manhunter

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William Petersen (Part 1) | Craig & Friends!

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

"Mia Farrow is a monster. xoxo Peg"-- Email to Jeffrey Epstein from his PR hack Peggy Siegal. Today the monster (who unlike her former boyfriend is not mentioned in Epstein files approximately 7,000 times) turns 81! Photo: @miafarrow.bsky.social with her mom, the divine actress Maureen O'Sullivan

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

More movie fans should be in Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary's Patreon- they often drop in to talk about movies*. Great stuff! *(Many of the titles covered by @gcdb.bsky.social, @speederaserhead.bsky.social, @larrythek.bsky.social, @churchofqtpod.bsky.social, @pmbryant.com, @swdb.bsky.social etc)

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The Video Archives Podcast | Patreon

Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary revisit the video store

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Gabe Meline @gmeline.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Went to the Castro Theatre reopening last night to see a movie, and was very surprised to find myself thinking: "Could it be that all my worries were unfounded? What's happening here?!"

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Castro Theatre Again | KQED

At the reopened theater's first movie screening, the pessimism I've carried for four years melted away.

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Tina Brown @tinabrownlm.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Grateful for the response to my latest Fresh Hell column, which recounts Jeffrey Epstein's panic over the stories we ran at The Daily Beast in 2010.

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Katie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

When Donald Trump messes with our democracy, Californians fight back—and win.

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Dustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org · 04/02/2026

Really enjoyed this @80000hours.bsky.social episode about the evolutionary origins of things like anxiety and depression. Some of each is healthy and useful, but both *none* and too much are quite bad! Some pharmas (or the wrong dosage) might take you there. 80000hours.org/podcast/epis...

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Randy Nesse on why evolution left us so vulnerable to depression and anxiety | 80,000 Hours

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026

Jack Smith: "Trump was charged bc the evidence established he willfully broke the law -- the very laws he took an oath to uphold... After leaving office, Trump illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago social club... highly sensitive natl security info was held in a ballroom & bathroom."

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Tina Brown @tinabrownlm.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Gov. Newsom rocks. His Davos quote, “Trump is a T-rex. You mate with him or he devours you," is one for the ages.

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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

In case you missed it, understandably distracted by the ensuing chaos, here be my review of Patti Smith's latest memoir. newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

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James Wolcott, The Pattiverse — Sidecar

On ‘Bread of Angels’.

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Tina Brown @tinabrownlm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

"I have no idea how the sheriff of Philadelphia suddenly got into the news flow and I don’t care... If only Bilal had been around to pound the cautious prevarications out of Kamala Harris on the ’24 campaign trail." — from this week’s Fresh Hell column.

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Tina Brown @tinabrownlm.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The heroes we lack, Trump’s bubble wrap danger, and the Dems grow some oratorical balls. It’s all in today’s Fresh Hell on Substack. bit.ly/3LJHRYb

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Trump's Dangerous Bubble

The exploding world of 2026 has spotlit heroes who are ineffably thrilling.

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The Mendocino Voice @mendovoice.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🕊️ U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented California’s 1st Congressional District and served Northern California for more than a decade, has died at age 65. mendovoice.com/2026/01/rep-... #mendocinocounty #chico #politics #california #ukiah

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Those expensive collagen powders being peddled by all the health influencers? It’s just gelatin. The same stuff they put in jello. So if you want to look young AND save money… eat jello!

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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Yes, he's dying, but he's not dying fast enough. Pick up the pace. Signed, the Crypt-Keeper

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Dustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org · 27/12/2025

There is a trivially easy solution to the exodus issue, which is to pass wealth taxes everywhere. That probably explains why Ackerman, a NY resident, is taking an interest in CA politics.

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Emma Murphy @murphreports.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

How bad are Sonoma County roads? Some residents mailed us a piece of their street. As far as reader mail goes, this ranks pretty high #localnews

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Edgar Wright @edgarwright.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

It’s that time of year again. Apologies if this is a tardy — this year has been a little busy — but here are my 'TOP 50 SONGS OF 2025'; a mix of artists I’ve loved forever and completely new discoveries. Play it loud, listen in order, and ENJOY. linktr.ee/edgarwright

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Tina Brown @tinabrownlm.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Who knew that my late husband Harry’s oddball friend would be the subject of the major Oscar-tipped movie Marty Supreme? Plus, a few of my fave personal snaps of 2025 in my Substack Fresh Hell. tinabrown.substack.com/p/how-the-re...

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How the Real Marty Supreme Haunted My Basement, plus my Fav Snaps from 2025

It was only when I first saw the trailer for the Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet table tennis blockbuster that I realized it’s loosely based on the life of the eccentric ping-pong champion Marty “The N...

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 20/12/2025

How California plans to protect 14 million Medi-Cal users from federal cuts Dr. Mark Ghaly discusses federal threats to Medi-Cal and a new commission's plan to modernize care for 14 million low-income Californians.

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How California plans to protect 14 million Medi-Cal users from federal cuts

Dr. Mark Ghaly discusses federal threats to Medi-Cal and a new commission's plan to modernize care for 14 million low-income Californians.

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Someone very cleverly converted the Epstein files into photos you can scroll through in a Google Photos Drive: photos.app.goo.gl/62ip97x7yWzX...

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Justice-Epstein_dataset_converted · Feb 19, 2002 – Dec 19, 2025 📸

Shared album · Tap to view!

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I contacted dozens of people in media last year to alert them to this guy grooming kids on X. Got NO RESPONSE (not even @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social ) so I gave up FINALLY someone with clout did something: PHIL WILLIAMS @philinvestigates.com an investigative reporter for the local news in Nashville!

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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Not digging PLURIBUS, if I'm savagely honest. Whole project seems off--overscaled, overconceptualized, overchoreographed (those delivery trucks), the set pieces show-offy self-contained & strangely weightless. It's all blatantly schematic, which Gilligan's always avoided, & the dialogue is crud.

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Emma Murphy @murphreports.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Breaking: state Sen. Mike McGuire announced this morning that he is running for #California’s newly redrawn 1st Congressional District. He spoke with @austinmurphy3.bsky.social and I yesterday about his plans in an exclusive interview. www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/13/i...

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‘I want to earn every vote’: Mike McGuire announces run for Congress in redrawn North Coast district

The longtime state senator is stepping into a race remade by Prop. 50, aiming to represent a district that now stretches from Santa Rosa to the Nevada border.

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

In the last 25 days, Kim Kardashian’s jet used 33,130 gallons of fuel: - 4.5 tanker trucks of gas - Enough to fill large swimming pool - Same as 36,050 gallons of car fuel - Enough for 1,110 avg cars daily - Power for 45 homes/year For carbon offset: 5,667 new trees Source: @kimkjet.grndcntrl.net

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Today at the White House -- a visit from Erika Kirk, future Vice President or First Lady (Peter Thiel hasn't decided yet.)

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

So just how many of the nation's richest 100 people are Trump supporters? I created a report here to answer that question: www.perplexity.ai/page/-xEv0rQ...

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Katie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Trump lackey Sean Duffy is squirming. After our video, Fox News (of all places) asked Duffy to defend why billionaire private jets are still flying while Trump is canceling commercial airlines.

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Again Scott Galloway is wrong about the monetary system on PIVOT with @karaswisher.bsky.social No, the Fed gvnmt doesn’t need to raise revenue through taxes to fund the budget! That’s factually wrong. Will @profgalloway.com ever read Stephanie Kelton’s book on this? @stephaniekelton.bsky.social

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True West Film Center @truewestfilmcenter.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

💫💫💫 POV: you go to a True West VIP donor screening of Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN!!! All of us here would like to thank our donors, partners, team and everyone who made our cinemas possible. We'll see you at the movies!

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JonMichael Patterson @jmpatterson95.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

PSA We, the Yreka Food Bank, are, for the second year in a row, a Siskiyou County toys for tots collection site. Toys collected via Siskiyou County toys for tots stay local.

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DOOHAN @sonomalife.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Starting Friday at the True West @truewestfilmcenter.bsky.social in Healdsburg: NUREMBERG truewestfilmcenter.org/show/nurembe...

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Sam Fragoso @samfragoso.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

“One of the things writing can do is get to the pain, and much of that pain comes from places where there should be love.” Our interview with Salman Rushdie.

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Salman Rushdie on Free Speech, Survival, and Returning to Fiction | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

YouTube video by Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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Damion @damionmatthews.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Not all billionaires are bad. Michael Moritz @michaelmoritz.bsky.social & wife Harriet Heyman are providing $9 million to SNAP recipients in SF. There ARE wealthy anti-MAGA people doing good-- like @mcuban.bsky.social, @moskov.goodventures.org, Reed Hastings, Paul Graham, Laurie Michaels, etc.

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San Francisco commits $18 million to extend SNAP benefits

Funding for the food aid program is set to dry up Saturday as the federal government shutdown continues.

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