Alec Badenoch

This is great. And indeed, it may not or may not be a good film, but it's a GREAT movie.

Tomorrow: Will Sims (European University Institute)
Fascism from Afar: The March on Rome (1922) in the Italian Diaspora Press*

How did Italian diaspora newspapers react to the crisis that brought Benito Mussolinito power? Join us for this talk on media, diaspora, and fascism.

💻 Zoom: emhis.org

Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

Anyway, please read my report—which is a culmination of nearly a year of work—and subscribe to The Handbasket:

Amen. I knew my marriage was on solid footing when I said - and very sincerely meant! - ‘I appreciate your willingness to look as if you were taking me seriously’ which I could tell was quite an effort.

Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’ Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined

If we ever get to the point of a war crimes tribunal, a whole lot of responsibility will be punted off onto AI and the conveniently muddled chain of decision-making that comes with it. In fact, this must be a feature, not a bug www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Sayonara dog killer. You still must be prosecuted.

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.

"The attack came despite US intelligence assessments that Iran was unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the US mainland within the next decade."

So why do it?

"A weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia..."

Ah. Not just weak, but cheap, too.

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All you Chat GPT fans who can’t be arsed to write your own words or think it’s great fun to drain the planet so you can show what your cartoon work persona looks like, well this is what you’re funding. It’s basically Skynet.

Of course non-allies want this vain, greedy buffoon running the US. They can play him like a fiddle and know he is completely untroubled by concerns for his allies or even his own country.

This is an unjust, illegal war. It violates our treaties and our laws. Presidential impunity must end.

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

Our federal government killed a disabled genocide survivor and is covering up for a child rapist. And that is just today’s news. It is just unconscionable to be treating this as normal or acceptable in any way.
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Have your say on the future of food! The EU is shaping Food 2040, the new Strategic R&I Agenda for Food Systems.

This survey is open until March 13, 2026 (12:00 CET). Researchers, industry, and citizens, your input matters!

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#nutrition #food #foodsystems #alimentos 🧪

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to ...

NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.

Oops: day AFTER tomorrow....

TOMORROW! Come join us for the Spring's first EMHIS seminar

5 authors I’ve read at least 5 books by

Kurt Vonnegut
Kate Atkinson
Miriam Toews
Sarah Moss
Toni Morrison

My latest article for the Journal of Film, Fashion & Consumption 14:1 is available online now. Check it out!

Trump acknowledges that Democrats would be better off packing the court.

YES THEY WOULD. IF DEMS WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME ABOIT THIS, I HAVE EXTENSIVE NOTES

Trump made $4B in his first year of his second term. Trump is suing the IRS for $10B. Trump just announced the US will contribute $10B to his Board of Peace. A $10 billion contribution to a Board that he chairs without congressional appropriation or authorization.

WAKE THE F*CK UP AMERICA.

Hi everyone, I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development. My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people… |... Hi everyone, I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development. My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people ca...

DOCTOR Rümeysa Öztürk has earned her PhD!!

good thing so many schools over-complied in advance🙃

Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.

For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process

The Dept. of War started announcing WEXMAC TITUS awardees in September, and the most recent list dropped on Friday.

One new vendor is GEO Group, the private prison company that already runs some of ICE's most brutal prisons. CoreCivic, another private prison group, was an earlier awardee.

😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!)

A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭

Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍

The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.

After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

“That’s not a paragraph”

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue