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Andrew Draper

@apdraper2000

Writer/editor. Father. The mission statement is "getting by." He/him.

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined December 2009
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jolene of arc@okaypompeiiOct 25
this is from Spirits of the Dead, which has some immaculate costumes
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Helen Bolton 🖤@hboltonOct 23
Giant corporations are exploiting our time, attention, and impulsivity for profit. They want us all sitting at home alone scrolling. We are never going to get out of that problem if people refuse to admit that it's a problem in the first place!!!
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Helen Bolton 🖤@hboltonOct 23
My parents moved to a new town where they didn’t know anyone in their mid-30s because of my dad’s job. My mom is still making new friends in her 60s. Basically all of them she meets through stuff like volunteering, her book club, and a group that meets up to ride bikes together
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Helen Bolton 🖤@hboltonOct 23
Haven’t lived near my hometown or where I went to college since graduating. I made my closest work friends through a money and time-saving group where we rotated bringing lunch from home into work for each other and organizing a union. I met people in my neighborhood volunteering
Johnny Nole (@johnnynole1520) profile pictureJohnny Nole@johnnynole1520Oct 22
This is great if you still live around people you went to high school or college with. Many, many, many people don't do that. And in order to make the kinds of friendships where you CAN just go to each other's houses, you very often need to start with activities that cost money
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Cory Archibald
@CMArchibaldOct 22
....i'm sorry, WHAT?
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@nick_clevelandsOct 22
The CEO of the biggest drone company in Israel says that his objective is to recreate Ender's Game, the book where the main character thinks he's playing a video game but actually commits genocide
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MZS@mattzollerseitz16 Oct 2018
Special makeup effects pioneer Tom Savini, who used his Vietnam experience to redefine movie gore, talks to @simonsaybrams about his life and work. rogerebert.com/interviews/th…
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hasanabi
@hasanthehunSep 17
beautiful question, happy to answer. im an american citizen. i love this country in spite of its dark chapters because i beleive in its promise, and its people. it’s up to us, people of good conscience, to continue the struggle to unlock its true potential.
Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) profile pictureJill Filipovic
@JillFilipovicSep 17
I truly don't mean to sound like a reactionary right-winger, but if you genuinely hate the United States and think it's the worst most evil country on earth but you are a wealthy person with a job you can do from anywhere... why do you live there?
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Jane Altoids@staticbluebatSep 17
Roseanna Arquette in Crash probably the hottest anyone has ever been
Sleepy time bear (@bridespanker) profile pictureSleepy time bear
@bridespankerSep 17
Me and my x dot com fam
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Ash J@AshAgonySep 16
NYPD cops roughed up a civilian for *standing on the sidewalk* in a spot where NYPD Sgt. William McKnight (badge #: 3576) wanted to *illegally park his car.* And NYPD leader Jessica Tisch & Deputy Chief Michael Baker say that *the civilian* is the one who acted "unlawfully"!
Police officers can rough up civilians to protect their ability to illegally park. That’s the unmistakable conclusion from a recent decision by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to not punish officers who roughed up and threatened to run over a cyclist who was blocking other cops from parking on a sidewalk — a decision by the top cop that came even though the NYPD’s patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk. The main details of the initial October 2023 incident are not in dispute: According to the just-obtained Civilian Complaint Review Board case file obtained by Streetsblog, the cyclist stood on the sidewalk on Bergen Street near the 78th Precinct house in Park Slope as Sgt. William McKnight tried to park his personal vehicle on the sidewalk. The cyclist refused to move, and two officers then pushed the cyclist and used the bike rider’s backpack to pull them out of the way. McKnight, meanwhile, told the cyclist that he should have run

ALT Police officers can rough up civilians to protect their ability to illegally park. That’s the unmistakable conclusion from a recent decision by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to not punish officers who roughed up and threatened to run over a cyclist who was blocking other cops from parking on a sidewalk — a decision by the top cop that came even though the NYPD’s patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk. The main details of the initial October 2023 incident are not in dispute: According to the just-obtained Civilian Complaint Review Board case file obtained by Streetsblog, the cyclist stood on the sidewalk on Bergen Street near the 78th Precinct house in Park Slope as Sgt. William McKnight tried to park his personal vehicle on the sidewalk. The cyclist refused to move, and two officers then pushed the cyclist and used the bike rider’s backpack to pull them out of the way. McKnight, meanwhile, told the cyclist that he should have run

Martin (@MartinScopes) profile pictureMartin@MartinScopesSep 16
Hey, so this is insane nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/…
NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declined To Punish Cops Who Used Force So Other Cops Could Park Illegally -...

NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declined To Punish Cops Who Used Force So Other Cops Could Park Illegally -...

The top cop's decision came even though the NYPD's patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk.

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Martin@MartinScopesSep 16
Hey, so this is insane nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/…
NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declined To Punish Cops Who Used Force So Other Cops Could Park Illegally -...

NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declined To Punish Cops Who Used Force So Other Cops Could Park Illegally -...

The top cop's decision came even though the NYPD's patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk.

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🚨In July, a new ICE agent with a history of domestic violence and mental illness killed a man in Maine who even ICE admits posed no threat to him. Now we know that internal whistleblowers at ICE were sounding the alarm about the agency utterly disregarding normal hiring rules.
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Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) profile pictureHamed Aleaziz@HaleazizSep 3
SCOOP: An ICE whistleblower report obtained by the NYT said the agency was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency to “grave national security risks.”
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We need more movies about dudes lost in the wilderness. I've seen DELIVERANCE, RITUALS, SOUTHERN COMFORT, THE GREY, and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT a dozen times each. I just want to be in the woods with a bunch of miserable assholes.
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Ajeya Cotra
@ajeya_cotraAug 28
New post: going into our investigation of the HF attack (before Black Hat), I was very wrong about what basically happened. This incident was far more serious than I expected, and far more serious than previous documented misalignment incidents. planned-obsolescence.org/p/t…
The Hugging Face attack surprised me

The Hugging Face attack surprised me

It’s a major warning shot, and might be the last one we get

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As someone who had 98% of their livelihood wiped out when Google decided to scrape one of my site’s content for AIOs (and thus capture my traffic), I’m particularly annoyed at (a) how long this is taking; and (b) the knowledge that any fines will go to the states, and I’ll never, ever see a penny of the lost income. But I’m particularly angry at how the slowness of this has wiped so many helpful sites off the internet, and left us all with a search engine that’s a useless spam-filled sewer.
Jason Kint (@jason_kint) profile pictureJason Kint
@jason_kintAug 25
Just got home from Judge Mehta’s courtroom for the motion to dismiss hearing in Penske Media v Google. The core issue: can Google use its adjudicated search monopoly to force publishers to provide content for AI uses at zero cost? Some notable exchanges today. 1/5
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Our @reverse_shot presents series returns with Jane Campion's highly unusual, evocative, and exquisitely shot erotic thriller IN THE CUT. Screens in 35mm on September 5. 🎟️: movingimage.org/event/in-the…
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Zack Stentz@MuseZackAug 25
Each major studio used to have a guy whose whole job it was to squeeze the last couple million out of every theatrical release, and he was usually on a first name basis with the manager of every dollar theater in America. It was a better time.
Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) profile pictureMike Drucker@MikeDruckerAug 25
Bring back cheap second run movie theaters. I don’t give a shit if it’s on streaming already. Charge $5 for the odyssey or spider-man in December and people would go just to kill time. Don’t ask me if it’s economically feasible became I don’t fucking know.
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Stale Popcorn: Reflections on the Failed Blockbuster

Stale Popcorn: Reflections on the Failed Blockbuster 

More often than not, the blockbuster bomb is true of heart, true of passion, and truly, deliriously confounding.

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Tying together (with elan and aplomb) discussions of Exorcist II, Star Wars, John Carter, and many others... before putting a Dark Phoenix bow on it. An exuberant performance from McCarty-Simas.
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It Ends has made it to the big screen in NYC! Highly recommended indie horror, in key ways it picks up where BACKROOMS left off boxd.it/SBUi
It Ends (2025)

It Ends (2025)

A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape…

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Shows at @IFCCenter this weekend with director Alex Ullom: ifccenter.com/films/it-ends/
IFC Center - It Ends

IFC Center - It Ends

  Please note that there are additional showtimes of IT ENDS that screen with open captions (on-screen display of dialogue and sounds). For those showtimes, click here. A group of recent grads head...

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