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In all the outrage about what the White House is doing, please pause for a moment - and even LOWER YOUR PHONE - to pray for the souls of these four brave patriots. Sons of Illinois, California, Guam, and Michigan. They died for their country.

submitted 11 hours ago • 131 comments

I LOVED making The Last Tycoon. What a cast. Those faces! Loved every costume, every set, every car, every performance. It was a true privilege to tell that story. I wish we could have finished it. Turns out, I have a LOT to say about Hollywood.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Trump went golfing. Vets, he keeps telling you who he is.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

See the little dot circled in red? That's the Heard and McDonald Islands. They are uninhabited, require a permit to visit, and are a two week sail from Australia. Trump just put a 10% tariff on their exports, of which there are none. Know what country didn't get any tariffs? Russia.

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

In November, I set the under/over on the Trump-Musk divorce at April 1. I bet the under. Dammit. So close! But we ALL saw it coming.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

This is Senator Jim Banks from Indiana. No need to tell you he’s a Republican—it’s clear by the cruel disdain he shows his own constituent who was laid off. Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.” He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.

submitted 3 days ago • 983 comments

If you think Kermit the Frog is a monster and Putin is NOT… then you need PBS and NPR more than anybody.

submitted 3 days ago • 16 comments

It's true! Could not be more proud or excited to be back inside this remarkable franchise. The book is FLYING off the shelves! Go Suzanne Collins! deadline.com/2025/04/the-...

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

I met Richard Chamberlain years ago - and was shocked to learn he’d NEVER SEEN TOWERING INFERNO, in which he was the bad guy. So I went home, got my dvd of the movie, went to his apartment - where he had gathered 10 friends. That was a great night, watching him watch himself just kill it. RIP

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

Pretty excited about the kind words from Mr. Cuban!

submitted 6 days ago • 30 comments

America is a nation, not a business. History will judge us not by how profitable our government was, but by our dedication to our VALUES. One comes from the Bible: “That which you do to the least of mine, you do to me.” Those 72 million Americans matter to me. I wish they mattered to Trump.

submitted 38 days ago • 10 comments

"Slavery produced a genuine affection between the races": Hegseth's church foretold "DEI" firings The defense secretary's contempt for Black military leaders has roots in his religion's defense of white supremacy.

submitted 39 days ago • 173 comments

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

submitted 41 days ago • 772 comments

FUN FACT: Consumer sentiment has already declined by nearly 10% in the one month since Trump took office.

submitted 42 days ago • 39 comments

Why did voting in November matter? …because THIS is what they’re doing in February.

submitted 47 days ago • 5 comments

Cuban is right. And this is ALL about A.I. Musk wants to use A.I. to replace federal workers, which would put MILLIONS out of work. And he wants to OWN the tech, which would put BILLIONS into his pocket. Thats the play. The Nazis cared about race. OUR fascists care only about PROFIT

submitted 48 days ago • 8 comments

Sydney Batch and Peggy Flanagan are BRILLIANT. It was a privilege to be on a panel with them. I learned a lot in that hour - think you will too.

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

The guy lost. And he can’t handle it. So he’s trying to cheat. But the people VOTED. They DECIDED. They elected his opponent. We’re still a democracy, even in North Carolina.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

If this happens, good luck Alabama.

submitted 53 days ago • 3 comments

Really happy to talk w the great Jill Wine-Banks about the future of our party and its place in our politics. Hint: we’ll be fine - but only if we wake up.

submitted 61 days ago • 13 comments

Thank you, Brother.

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

This makes sense. It’s not whiny. It’s just good, appropriate governance.

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

A good day to remember my FAVORITE passage from the Talmud: “Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly now. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to finish the work. But neither are you free to abandon it.” Let’s take care of each other.

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

At the start, ALL screenplays look like this. Fear not. Just start putting pieces together. The difficulty is what makes it rewarding.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Laugh out loud funny Onion headline. Great pic.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

RIP Jimmy Carter. Great man.

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

What this pic tells me - among other things - is that I need an LA Rams souvenir cup as well.

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

He was almost Attorney General.

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

Remember sitting in history, thinking “If I was alive then, I would’ve…” You’re alive now. Whatever you’re doing is what you would’ve done.

submitted 642 days ago • 8 comments

Perhaps I’ve given too much of my life to the movies - but I see this image and all I think is: “Paramount Pictures! Maybe The Godfather is about to begin!”

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

Then so can Barack Obama. Bring that on.

submitted 110 days ago • 4 comments

One of my favorite quotes on screenwriting: "At the top of my computer in big, bold letters, it says, ‘What is the simple emotional journey?’ I look at that all the time." Thanks, @billyray5229.bsky.social for sharing that in an interview you did years ago. I've always remembered it. #scriptsky

submitted 113 days ago • 3 comments

Money is NOT the root of all evil. But greed is.

submitted 114 days ago • 2 comments

My top five James Bond songs— Nobody Does It Better For Your Eyes Only Live and Let Die View To A Kill Skyfall

submitted 118 days ago • 1 comment

Respectfully, this kind of post does NOT help our cause. We lost in 2016 by telling MAGA’s how dumb they were. It only made them MORE set on being MAGA. Same is true now. When we insult and condescend, we drive them into tribal corners. Flame me, but it’s true.

submitted 121 days ago • 4 comments

I know him. Great human. Will be a brilliant Member of Congress. He knows that the Party needs to change in fundamental ways. Leaders like Adam will help us get there.

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

So far, the emerging Trump team includes at least 5 billionaires, 8 major donors, 9 lobbyists, 11 Fox contributors and 17 people associated with the America First Policy Institute or Project 2025. @karenyourish.bsky.social @lazarogamio.bsky.social Ashley Wu www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 123 days ago • 58 comments

The mission: Pick albums I listened to ceaselessly as a kid. Then have my brilliant sister @karenrayhere.bsky.social photograph them. Then mount it. Every time I look at it on my wall, I smile. Part Two coming soon. Suggestions?

submitted 125 days ago • 15 comments

There is no Deep State. But if you want to CREATE a Deep State - at a place as mission-focused as the FBI - the way you’d DO IT is by naming Kash Patel as Director. Every time he tries to sabotage the Bureau, his efforts will be frustrated. And he’ll never know how it happened.

submitted 125 days ago • 3 comments

Just can’t support Elon’s world anymore. Hello, BlueSky.

submitted 126 days ago • 21 comments