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2 votes
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 24
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
7 votes -
Seed St. Louis to host free community agriculture conference - virtual and in-person
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2022 PGA, DGA, and WGA nominees
The various guilds released their nominations today (in what’s been called D-Day for Awards followers since it’s usually not lined up like this). These are reflective of what the industry likes...
The various guilds released their nominations today (in what’s been called D-Day for Awards followers since it’s usually not lined up like this). These are reflective of what the industry likes (and gives us really big clues as to what will end up nominated at the Oscars).
Producers Guild of America:
BEING THE RICARDOS
BELFAST
CODA
DON’T LOOK UP
DUNE
KING RICHARD
LICORICE PIZZA
THE POWER OF THE DOG
TICK TICK BOOM
WEST SIDE STORY
Directors Guild of America:
Feature Film:
Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg - West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve - Dune
First Time Feature:
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall - Passing
Tatiana Huezo - Prayers for the Stolen
Lin-Manuel Miranda - tick, tick...BOOM!
Michael Sarnoski - Pig
Emma Seligman - Shiva Baby
Writer’s Guild of America:
Original Screenplay:
Being the Ricardos
Don’t Look Up
The French Dispatch
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Adapted Screenplay:
CODA
Dune
Nightmare Alley
tick, tick... BOOM!
West Side Story
5 votes -
US rejects Russian demand to bar Ukraine from NATO
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Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion USD
46 votes -
US Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
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Judge says BNSF unions can’t strike over new attendance rule
6 votes -
IRS will soon require selfies for online access
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13,000 pounds at 118 miles per hour: It was the deadliest wreck in years. And the man behind it was one of the FBI’s most notorious informants.
18 votes -
Putin’s wager in Russia’s standoff with the West
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The chaotic story of the Spider-Man Broadway musical
5 votes -
The SAT will go completely digital by 2024
5 votes -
Beware the copyleft trolls
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Julian Assange can ask Supreme Court to consider extradition case
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Pentagon puts 8,500 troops on ‘High Alert’ amid Ukraine tensions
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Always remember - The Therac 25 incident
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Greyhounds - What's on Your Mind | OurVinyl Sessions (2021)
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Remi Wolf - Grumpy Old Man (2021)
2 votes -
The Texas electrical grid failure was a warmup
15 votes -
Goodbye June - Step Aside (2021)
3 votes -
The secret abortion movement that revolutionized feminist health before “Roe v. Wade”
9 votes -
Louie Anderson, Emmy-winning comedian, dies at 68
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Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74
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Police in this tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’
20 votes -
How January became a "dump month" for cinema - and why that's changing
3 votes -
The US empire is crumbling before our eyes
9 votes -
San Fermin - No Promises (2017)
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A boy among men: What happens when you throw a teenager into an adult prison? Guess.
7 votes -
Mike Judge is rebooting 'King of the Hill'
10 votes -
US intelligence indicates Russia preparing operation to justify invasion of Ukraine
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"37 Seconds" - Legalize Marijuana - Gary Chambers political ad
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Corporate "MLK" tweets listed next to their donations to GOP voter suppression efforts
@Judd Legum: 1. This will be a thread of corporations that are "honoring" MLK Jr on Twitter today but donated to the @NRSC in the last year, supporting a caucus that is filibustering voting rights and a chair (@SenRickScott) who voted to overturn the last electionFollow along if interested
23 votes -
XXX-Files: Who torched the Pornhub palace?
5 votes -
‘The Harder They Fall’ wins Best Picture at African American Film Critics Association Awards
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Mrs Beard - Incel Anthem (2021)
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 17
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
6 votes -
More young kids are getting sick from cannabis edibles
7 votes -
Why Galesburg has no money
8 votes -
The secret MVP of sports? The port-a-potty.
4 votes -
CEO of Atlanta's MARTA public transportation system dies by suicide
13 votes -
The dark reality of NFL cheerleading
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 10
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
8 votes -
NLRB sets NYT Tech Guild election, rejects attempts to exclude workers
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The gritty, underground network bringing Japan’s arcades to the US
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Sikh drivers are transforming US trucking. Take a ride along the Punjabi American highway.
15 votes -
Your two-day shipping is causing potholes
14 votes -
Native Americans: Portraits from a century ago
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Hollywood accounting
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The US FDA finally liberates French dressing from 72-year-old ingredient mandates
4 votes