Finally - Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse has made it to Estonia.
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Finally - Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse has made it to Estonia.
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Oh yeah this is a great film, akin to AKIRA in quality (for its time) and impact.
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"What are you talking about? Humility is one of my greatest assets."
Must see from master of comedic timing @jackiekashian.bsky.social
youtu.be/v5kJlI41V2g?...
Last night I was trying to figure out a simple practical definitional difference between "fascism" and "authoritarianism" and viola, there it is on the front page of the New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
Attorneys for Mental Health Alliance & the AMA for Justice and Police Reform, filed a joint brief in OPPOSITION to the party's motion in US DOJ v Portland to vacate unfinished items meant to protect people with mental illness from being killed by police.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
If you testify before City Council or submit written testimony, please elevate the Mental Health Alliance's demand for an unlimited and independent investigation of the death of Damon Lamarr Johnson.
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Unit turnover for a housing agency should a 15+ days on average, 60 days if a kitchen or bathroom needs to be replaced. Delay is caused in part because time allowed to find lost applicants due to long wait lists. Rising insurance premiums aren't a sufficient excuse.
www.wweek.com/news/2026/02...
I wrote a memorial for Jesse Jackson. He spoke at a double funeral in Portland in 2010 and galvanized both the ministry and those attending to take action. The result was a dozen years in Federal court to reform the Portland Police Bureau.
www.streetroots.org/opinion/2026...
Seven well-spent minutes this morning watching an excerpt from "Walden" by the great Jonas Mekas, after seeing the film included on Jessica Sarah Rinlandβs top ten list for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time poll. vimeo.com/2601707
All Federal spending based on duties is upended. Not only will importers & exporters flood courts seeking redress & refunds for $200 billion but all strong-arm agreements based on illegal tariffs are now moot, and all ill will from past allies needs be tallied.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Strange treasures in downtown St Helens.
Possibly the greatest incomprehensible headline of all time.
ElRoy Face, Ace Forkballer and Effective Closer for Pirates, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Weird misleading article centered on a meaningless fact.
The better fact-set to consider is how chronic homeless took decades of municipal mis-management to grow to dimensions where the ownership class took offense. Pennies per person per year - at best.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Great film.
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the USA and City of Portland filed 2 joint motions to terminate sections of the Settlement Agreement.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/43658...
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeareβs 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
βIn a well-functioning constitutional democratic republic, free speech, courageous newsgathering, and nonviolent protest are all permitted, respected, and even celebrated. In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case.β
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Incorrect by the third word.
More bulldozers on the way.
"Hi, Mr. President. Congratulations."
-- Melania, on phone to Trump, following his election night victory speech
"Did you watch it?"
-- Trump
"I did not."
-- Melania
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Today, federal forces deployed heavy waves of chemical munitions impacting a peaceful daytime protest where the vast majority of those present violated no laws, made no threat, and posed no danger to federal forces.
HANGMEN ALSO DIE! 1943 by Austrian Fritz Lang who got to the US in 1936 having escaped the Nazis. From a story by Bertolt Brecht, Brian Donlevy is a member of the Czech resistance with ties to the Communist Party who assassinates Reinhard Heydrich.
youtu.be/XBcel2tootM?...
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TO BE OR NOT TO BE, 1942 by German Ernst Lubitsch with Jack Benny in his only good film role and the incomparable Carole Lombard. Fantastic dialogue. In the 1939 siege of Warsaw, a Shakespearian acting company fights and fools Hitler.
youtu.be/oBm1LhbANDk?...
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Speaking of Hitchcock, in his 1940 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Joel McRea is sent to Europe at the edge of war by the NY Morning Globe to interview a Dutch diplomat, gets snared in a Nazi kidnapping plot, and becomes Edward R Murrow.
youtu.be/ayuF5KWTHUE?...
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NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH, 1940 by Brit Carol Reed with Rex Harrison charming his way in and out of Nazi headquarters. Much fun crossover from Hitchcock's THE LADY VANISHES from 1938 - also about civilians fighting fascists.
youtu.be/K0t3LmpHlUE?...
3/6
Film poster for FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Film poster for TO BE OR NOT TO BE
It's important to note these films were made when the outcome of the war was not certain - at all. Very brave and captured the hearts and minds of millions. Here are four treats, most available on youtube, to capture your heart and make you brave.
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Film poster for HANGMAN ALSO DIE
Film poster for NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH
In the 1940s filmmakers showed how average citizens could stand against and fight fascism with a string of well-scripted and well-financed films, funny yet serious, still highly watchable.
1/6
As a non-drinker who used to consume an ocean of alcohol every day, it is wild to me that the US government continues (in a policy that essentially existed before the RFK era's vague "drink less" nonsense) to say that it's healthy to have two drinks every single day of your life.
