AGUIRRE, WRATH OF GOD basically conveys the same message with a better spectacle
Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) - trailerYouTube video by BFITrailersm.youtube.com
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John Q. Public
Former paper pusher for the deep state. Misanthropic humanist. Lover of art, literature, cinema, and all other humanistic endeavors.
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Objectively speaking, I don’t know how you could look at the 2024 election and say, “Americans want moderation and stability.” Whatever your gripes with Kamala Harris might have been, she is not a criminal, nor does she have authoritarian tendencies. And yet…
Philip Bump[guy who reportedly makes seven figures arguing for centrist positions]:
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"Tonk" is a Border Patrol slur that refers to the sound a metal flashlight makes when used to beat a migrant in the head. And that's the word that Border Patrol agents under the direct command of Greg Bovino were using when bragging about their arrests in Los Angeles last year.
Los Angeles TimesImmigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU
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Marc Rosenblum, head for statistics at DHS, resigns, saying he is delighted to no longer be involved in supporting the agency's war against facts and the truth. www.wired.com/story/dhs-of...
DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.www.wired.com
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Breaking news: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for a sweeping executive order that would place major new restrictions on mail-in voting for November’s midterm elections.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballotsThe appeal to the justices is part of a high-stakes push by President Donald Trump and his allies to put fresh limits on voting ahead of pivotal elections where control of the House and the Senate is ...www.washingtonpost.comNew Abbott and Costello sketch just dropped
Aaron RuparQ: There's a report that the US has taken in $13b from Venezuela. Where is that money going? T: Even more Q: But where is it going? T: We've paid for that war many times over Q: Where is the money going? T: Running the country Q: No, the money US is taking in -- T: Running the country
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I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated ManAs they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...www.lrb.co.uk
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Oooooh. Emily Wilson on the Nolan film: "an entertaining way to hide from the high temperatures for a few hours...a family-friendly audiovisual spectacle, like an elaborate 4th of July fireworks display – and with about the same level of narrative and emotional depth" www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Would assume everyone knows it by now, but just in case "First the traitors, then the invaders" is an explicit reference to The Turner Diaries, where a white supremacist revolution overruns "The System" and kills all their enemy during the evocatively named "Day of the Rope".
The Turner Diaries - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgSunder Katwala (sundersays)X owner Elon Musk indicates he would prioritise political violence (assassination of pro-migration politicians is the common sense meaning) over violence against "invaders" (refugees, asylum seekers, maybe ethnic minorities generally) while endorsing call for violence (killing) against both groups
Also worth noting that the bonds of civil society here at home were fraying when he started this military adventurism
Minnesota standoff with Trump administration stokes fears of civil warMinnesota’s standoff with the Trump administration amid its immigration crackdown in the state has made a political tinderbox of the Twin Cities, as devolving clashes between protesters and federal…thehill.comThis is a friendly reminder that Republicans are not going to pay attention to this but they will absolutely spit in your food if the next Democratic president has to do the dirty work of withdrawing from Iran
JamesWhat the fuck kind of shit is this. How desperate to create legal fictions and create PR wins can the administration possibly be that they're going to deny that people KIA and WIA were part of the Iran conflict.
