The Film Foundation’s free Restoration Screening Room

Martin Scorsese and The Film Foundation's free Restoration Screening Room launches today with their inaugural film "I Know Where I'm Going!" from 1945. Here's how to watch: https://t.co/fhaRZDVE6P pic.twitter.com/2EzjlObSTn
— IndieWire (@IndieWire) May 9, 2022

Future screenings

ICYMI @CBSNews did a great feature on film restoration this morning!!

Watch to hear Martin Scorsese talk about this history of vital work alongside archivists @andreakalas1 (@ParamountPics) & Michael Pogorzelski @TheAcademy.

(+ a @Criterion shout-out!)https://t.co/3mnb9WIrO5
— The Film Foundation (@Film_Foundation) March 12, 2023

My tweets about excessive coverage of Trump/Republican primaries

But media coverage is Trump, Trump, Trump. CNN today: pic.twitter.com/kPFqk0HTxD
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 11, 2022

MSNBC was talking about Trump so I switched to CNN. They were covering Trump too. I’m fed up with the media giving Trump so much extra coverage. Let’s see if they cover the Democratic primaries, too.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 10, 2022

Did the Times cover Biden’s fundraiser today? https://t.co/IXPEs7htB9
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 10, 2022

From 1994-2016, anti-abortion advocates killed 11 abortion workers and attempted to kill 26. From 1977-2015, there were more than 7,200 reported acts of violence against abortion clinics — 42 bombings, 185 arson attacks & 1000s of death threats, bioterrorism threats & assaults.
— Danielle Campoamor (@DCampoamor) May 9, 2022

Update on gerrymandering in Florida

DeSantis’s excessively greedy gerrymandering has been ruled unconstitutional by a Republican judge.

update 6/2 the state supreme court will let DeSantis’s map stand at least for 2022. Disgusting.

Today, the Florida Supreme Court announced it would not hear a case on Florida's new congressional map anytime soon, likely ensuring the DeSantis map will be used in the 2022 midterms. https://t.co/5EbU7XAtFw pic.twitter.com/xGnFWlZwwQ
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) June 2, 2022

Florida Supreme Court declines to take up challenge to state's new congressional map, making it increasingly likely this year's elections will be conducted under the aggressively partisan congressional boundaries championed by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis https://t.co/j0Ys1TOWCo
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 2, 2022

🚨NEW: Plaintiffs in Florida redistricting case have filed an emergency motion with the Florida Supreme Court seeking to obtain relief and a partial new congressional map ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Follow @DemocracyDocket for updates.https://t.co/OdX4Sz7OGp
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 23, 2022

A judge has ruled that a congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives.https://t.co/CcsRs2CMAT
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 11, 2022

NEW: FL circuit judge Layne Smith, a Scott/DeSantis appointee, strikes down North Florida portion of GOP congressional map that dismantles Rep. Al Lawson's (D) #FL05. This could save Dems one seat, moving map from 20R-8D to 19R-9D. Rs likely to appeal.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 11, 2022

BREAKING: FL state trial judge Layne Smith will block the DeSantis map in North FL for 2022, ordering a restored FL-05 be used this year.

FYI: Judge Smith served in Rick Scott’s admin, was appointed to the county bench by Scott, elevated to the 2nd Circuit by DeSantis.
— Nicholas Warren (@NLVWarren) May 11, 2022

🚨It is finally done!🚨

A DETAILED look at Florida's new Congressional districts. 5,000 words, countless maps and tables. Yet I feel I only scratched the surface. More will come in time. Until then, delve in. #flapol #sayfie https://t.co/9RCYMWhn7s pic.twitter.com/DL6C6xV8pL
— Florida Data Geek 🇺🇦 (@MappingFL) May 5, 2022

🚨NEW: Plaintiffs in Florida redistricting case has filed for a preliminary injunction to block the use of the illegal DeSantis/GOP congressional map in 2022 elections. https://t.co/OdX4Sz7OGp
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) April 27, 2022

Tweets on corporate greed

"Corporate profit is at a level well beyond what we have ever seen, and it’s expected to keep growing."

Capitalism has contributed to every single problem in our society. But, billionaire funded political elites like @mschlapp take zero responsibility. https://t.co/3StaS6AVsP
— Max Berger (@maxberger) May 11, 2022

So, the origin of the baby formula pocalypse was Abbott management's refusal to repair dilapidated and failure-prone drying machines turning the plant into proverbial petri dishes for cronobacter, because…

They needed that $5.73 billion for stock buybacks, obvs pic.twitter.com/GBmn3n4SWn
— moe tkacik (@moetkacik) May 11, 2022

Analysis: Big oil companies are using wartime profits to enrich investors, report sayshttps://t.co/ivhySm49sF
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 5, 2022

Nothing says tax the rich like corporate profits margins reaching their highest level in 70 years.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 8, 2022

oh look, US car dealers posted record *profits* last yr.

why is this always omitted from media's hysterical inflation coverage; https://t.co/DKoCrCO9J4
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 3, 2022

"Biden is causing rising gas prices!"

Exxon raked in $23,000,000,000 in profit last year.

Shell raked in $19,000,000,000 in profit last year.

Chevron raked in $15,600,000,000 in profit last year.

BP raked in $12,800,000,000 in profit last year.
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) March 10, 2022

"why are food prices so high"

UNFI (the nation's largest grocery distributor) just reported its highest sales ever, "driven primarily by inflation."

Its profit is up 11.9% in the last year.

Every stop along the supply chain, corporate greed has been rebranded as "inflation."
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) March 9, 2022

Every single media report or sort about “rising gas prices” needs to include the amount of profits big oil has made while every day Americans are struggling … should also highlight the compensation/bonuses of big oil’s top executives as well. https://t.co/GWVg900az2
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) March 9, 2022

"In recent days, major oil companies in the United States have said they would rather use their earnings from higher prices to boost payouts to shareholders and expand their operations slowly, rather than rush to drill new wells." https://t.co/YBVhLwDKB7
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 9, 2022

Since December 2020 prices have risen 14 percent for beef, 12 percent for pork, and nearly 7 percent for poultry, accounting for half the increase seen during that period in food prices.https://t.co/262ZL0sMMH
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) March 3, 2022

Senate Democrats, in a new messaging strategy, to argue companies are raising prices while racking up profits — with Trump-era tax breaks letting shareholders and CEOs take home more of that money than ever before https://t.co/arHtSoyjsQ
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 1, 2022

Polls on the Supreme Court show lower approval

Of course, approval will be down now that we know that the three Trump nominees lied during their hearings and the Court will make the very unpopular decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

Do you approve or disapprove of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing?

Approve 38%
Disapprove 52%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 5/5-9/22)
trend: https://t.co/XdLFoiTTYW
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 11, 2022

Poll shows confidence in Supreme Court has collapsed since Republicans gained a 6-3 supermajority https://t.co/U2jS0yBCSC
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) May 10, 2022

Big change: Americans want term limits for Supreme Court justices by 66% to 21%, and favor expanding the Court by 55% to 36%. (Morning Consult poll for @politico) When I tested public appetite for Court reforms in 2007 (part of "A More Perfect Constitution") resistance was great.
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) May 4, 2022

Remember the “Where’s the beef?” commercials?

Wendy’s had very popular commercials in 1984 featuring Clara Peller built around the line “Where’s the beef?”. They starred Clara Peller who was over 80 years old.

How big was Wendy's WHERE'S THE BEEF campaign? We see Patrolman Vinnie Schtulman wearing a t-shirt that parodies the slogan in POLICE ACADEMY 2. pic.twitter.com/JbcnneB84k
— Kevin Maher (@KevinGeeksOut) January 27, 2023

Crystal Pepsi ad and SNL parody

Peter the Anteater – a great mascot

Peter is the mascot for the UC Irvine Anteaters. He’s on Twitter.

happy international dancing day. you know i have the moves. you surprised?#ripem pic.twitter.com/sqxWC2J6Hr
— Peter The Anteater™ (@PeterTAnteater) April 29, 2022

More proof that Hogan is a conservative

This is bad. He won’t respect the wishes of the Maryland legislature even though they overturned his veto. Do Republicans think elections only have consequences when they win?

In Maryland, Gov. Hogan is playing politics with abortion access, the Editorial Board writes https://t.co/NhB10dSMDh
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) May 7, 2022

Thank you to @DelArianaKelly for organizing this letter. It's unconscionable that in the face of the biggest threat to reproductive rights in two generations, the Governor hasn't released funding to ensure access to abortion care. https://t.co/KKoNKZQA0U
— Delegate Eric Luedtke (@EricLuedtke) May 6, 2022

Today I joined @DelArianaKelly and many of my colleagues in the House urging @GovLarryHogan to release funds we promised to women seeking equitable access to abortion care. You can't claim to be a governor who doesn't play politics but always refuses to fund bills we authorized. pic.twitter.com/K4shmc7GpR
— Delegate Marlon Amprey (@marlonamprey) May 6, 2022

Maryland expanded abortion access. But Gov. Larry Hogan will withhold the money to train providers. https://t.co/3cSdvhYJsE
— Erin Cox (@ErinatThePost) May 4, 2022

Passing a law keeping abortion legal won’t help

I doubt they could pass a law in Congress that wouldn’t get killed by a Republican filibuster. Even if they did, the Supreme Court would strike it down. Nothing good will happen without turnover or expanding the court. I am not worried about polarization as a reason to not do something. Republicans don’t care about it. They don’t care about the reputation of the court. They only care about getting their way. I doubt the country could be more polarized than it is today. Democratic strategy (if there is one) and messaging has been poor. They are in reactive mode. DOJ should have said something BEFORE states passed restrictive laws.

Assuming the final decision is similar to the Alito draft, don't you think the Supreme Court would strike down the laws in your #3 using the same basis as the Alito draft?
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 7, 2022