Hegseth, our Secretary of Rage, acknowledged this morning that his primary role is to propagandize so the world can “see and understand this conflict” the way he wants it to be seen.
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“Mideast War Intensifies” is softball enough, pal. The desperation is plainly mutual.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Hegseth: "Some in the press just can't stop. Allow me to make a few suggestions. People look at the TV and they see banners, headlines -- I used to be in that business, I know everything is written intentionally. For example, a banner -- 'Mideast War Intensifies.' What should the banner read instead? How about, 'Iran increasingly desperate,' because they are. Or more fake news from CNN. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better."
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Michael Phillips retweetledi
This exchange just happened on the Senate floor.
Cornyn: “I don’t understand how the SAVE Act disenfranchises voters.”
Durbin: “Happy to explain. Driver’s licenses don’t qualify under the bill. 50% of Americans don’t have passports.”
Cornyn: “Why not just amend it?”
Durbin: “When’s the last time the Senate actually amended a bill?”
Silence.
The SAVE Act requires passport-level documentation to register to vote.
50% of Americans don’t have a passport.
The people least likely to have passports: the elderly, the poor, rural Americans, young first-time voters.
The people most likely to have passports: wealthy Americans.
This is not voter protection.
This is voter selection.
And when a senator suggested fixing it — his own colleague couldn’t name the last time the Senate amended anything.
That’s the Senate in 2026.
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May the ghost of Gordon Willis and the wrath of everyone who cares about filmmaking get busy.
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It’s all true, and it’s where the arrow’s pointing. The US is still in crouch mode.
Variety@Variety
Why More Hollywood Stars Are Flocking to International Cinema: Bold Auteurs, Creative Freedom and the American Indie Crisis variety.com/2026/film/fest…
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Michael Phillips retweetledi
Duvall’s secret ingredient: He never indicates the obvious peaks and valleys, or treats Chayefsky’s words as solemn, or Important. He just energizes the entire scene like the all-timer he was.
Sean Fennessey@SeanFennessey
If you asked me to choose a single acting performance that explains why the world is the way that it is I would choose this. RIP Robert Duvall, one of the most complex and ingenious actors of the New Hollywood.
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He showed us everything about human nature, our institutions, our ways of talking and just being alive. All because he was there. Documentary’s patient, dogged American giant. A beautiful long life. R.I.P.
The Film Stage 📽@TheFilmStage
Frederick Wiseman (1930—2026)
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Helluva use of “sunset.” Death by a thousand pretty euphemisms is no business plan.
Alec MacGillis@AlecMacGillis
At the bottom of the front page of today's Washington Post. For the first Sunday in eons, there are no book reviews in the paper.
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Michael Phillips retweetledi
This is a fine time to recall that Michael Ferro is the scumbag who sold out the Tribune to give Alden its foothold. To the extent the man has a legacy, it should be the long-term harm he’s done to Chicago media at Tribune and Sun-Times. Just my opinion @mwferro 😘
Gregory Royal Pratt@royalpratt
Michael Ferro, who stepped down from the board of Tribune Publishing hours before Fortune published a storyonline accusing him of inappropriate sexual behavior, was gonna meet with Jeffrey Epstein but canceled, he says, upon learning “who he was.” chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/mic…
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This is a perfect, packs-a-punch observation from The Post’s now-former book critic @zeithistoriker who writes in the @NewYorker why Bezos’ “let the data lead the way” idea is opposite to the goals and purpose of a general interest newspaper newyorker.com/books/page-tur…
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A hand, please, for @colbertlateshow and @jimmykimmelLive for their unapologetic focus on everything other than business as usual. With multi-billionaire-owned newpapers from L.A. to D.C. desperately appeasing Trump, it is Colbert and Kimmel who have met the moment.
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@bellwak @PostGuild Kim, your work is just so excellent. And this day is just so cold.
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My time with The Washington Post is up. I was laid off with hundreds of folks I am so honored to call my colleagues.
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@PostGuild forever
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Michael Phillips retweetledi
Yeah idk man. A multi-billionaire bought a major newspaper and then laid off 1/3 of its journalists at a time when brave, objective reporting is one of the only tools we have against authoritarianism. Dystopian doesn’t even begin to describe it. It’s a dark day.
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Ratner’s “director’s cut” goes all in on the dialectical tension!
The Halfway Post@HalfwayPost
BREAKING: Another movie theatre in Philadelphia interrupted a screening of the Melania documentary halfway through and started projecting screenshots of the Epstein Files detailing Donald Trump's rape allegations.
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With @tcm saluting Bugs, Tweety and the entire glorious Warners animation gaggle, here's your reminder that "Duck Amuck" may be the greatest single movie about moviemaking, as well as one duck's Job-like reckoning with a real stinker. #goodnessknows
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An astute judge (sorry, meant to type "latest blatant example") of psychological projection
Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson
Trump to CNN's Kaitlan Collins: “I don't think I've ever seen you smile. I've known you for ten years. You know why you're not smiling? It's because you know you're not telling the truth.”🤣
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Do I wish the movie were as clever and resourceful as Rachel McAdams and Sam Raimi? Yep. But she's a real star and he's a wily one behind the camera. My review from @sfchronicle: sfchronicle.com/entertainment/… via @sfchronicle
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