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Top House Republican launches new push to expel Santos
Politico,
The 30 Best Movies on Amazon’s Prime Video Right Now
Vulture,
Django Unchained, Raging Bull, Jurassic Park, and more.
https://www.manton.org/2023/11/17/good-news-from.html
Manton Reese,
Good news from Bluesky that a public web interface is coming this month. They’ve had a “staging” web app, but it required signing in. Also: As a reminder, Bluesky is a public social network, so your posts, likes, etc. have always been publicly accessible through the API. We designed Bluesky with the openness of the internet in mind, and you can think of your profile as a blog on the internet. In the future, it will be easier to have actual blogs that seamlessly act as ActivityPub and AT Protocol profiles. We’re halfway there with Micro.blog already.
'The general’s at risk': FDIC controversy threatens plans to rein in Wall Street
Politico Picks,
FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, who has been leading efforts to shore up large lenders, is facing growing calls for resignation.
Rap billionaire Sean Combs accused of raping and abusing girlfriend in lawsuit
Boing Boing,
Singer Casandra Ventura, better known as Cassie, alleges in a lawsuit that Sean Combs, famed rapper and Forbes billionaire, raped and sexually trafficked her during their 10-year relationship. Combs beat her, got her hooked on drugs, and forced her to carry his gun, among the many abusive and manipulative power games to which she was subjected, she claims. — Read the rest
Saltburn’s Ending Twists, Twirls, and Tumbles
An explanatory montage and an eat-the-rich (or is it be-the-rich?) message muddle Emerald Fennell’s cinematic bathwater.
New Image Shows That Lost ISS Tool Bag Zipping Around in Earth Orbit
Gizmodo,
And there it goes. The astronaut tool bag that floated away during the most recent extravehicular activity outside the International Space Station (ISS) appears as a tiny white speck in this new astronomical image. Read more...
Yoga Teacher Kaitlin Armstrong Found Guilty in Murder Trial
The Cut,
A jury determined that she’d killed cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson in a jealous rage.