How could unexpected events transform a work of art? Bryan Singer on a monument in a war zone, its tangled politics, and his first film in seven years.
Monument opens March 20 …
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Harrison Ford: When dozens of former members of the Trump administration are sounding alarms saying ‘For God's sake, don't do this again,’ you have to pay attention. They're telling us something important. I've got one vote, same as anyone else, and I'm going to use it to move forward. I'm going to vote for Kamala Harris
.@Eminem: I don't think anyone wants an America where people are worried about retribution of what people will do if you make your opinion known. I think Vice President Harris supports a future for this country where these freedoms and many others will be protected and upheld
Talking about the loathsome piece of shit and Elon Musk, this is one of the most powerful, on point speeches I've ever hear from AOC — who just keeps getting better and better at this. 🎯🎯🎯👇
Whenever you tell yourself that there are depths to which these trash, these thugs, these lying, cynical shitheels who serve a grasping, grifting hollowed-out narcissist, will not plunge, you are immediately shown your own naïveté. They will do and say whatever the fuck gets them to what they want and where they want to go. Long-held political norms? Whatever. The dignity of any national space or symbol? Who cares? The law itself? Fuck it.
This is what is now certain: Donald Trump convinced the families of some of those buried in section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery to allow not only the graves of their loved ones -- but those of the section as a whole -- to be used as props for a political campaign. Not as a moment of sacred remembrance personal to the family but for a political ad. We know this because the photography has, in fact, been used as such. They were warned not to violate the statute that prohibits this advance. But the rules do not apply to Donald Trump
Understanding the law that prohibits such, a female cemetery employee attempted to interpose in the attempt to violate the law. She was verbally and physically attacked by the Trump crew. When this story began to break, Trump surrogates immediately attacked her "mental health." Consequently, she does not wish to file charges for fear of threats from Trump supporters.
The family of a veteran buried in section 60 has now come forward distressed that their loved one's grave has now been used as a prop in Trump's campaign materials -- the precise outcome that the statue violated here seeks to prevent. Trump surrogates continue to claim, ridiculously, that he was there merely to comfort the family and share a solemn, if entirely non-private moment, with them. Mr. Vance, notably, claimed that a camera just happened to be present at the time.
And while this controversy raises itself, where is Donald Trump? He's retweeting a photograph of Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton that makes a joke about -- wait for it -- blowjobs.
There is no gutter into which this man and those who surround him will not crawl for any possible gain or advantage. He shows us. Time after time after time.