Kristopher Ray

[Acyn @Acyn]

Reporter: Isn’t there concern that this slippery slope to socialism inevitably ends up as full-blown communism?

AOC: I mean, no. I think that’s very silly. We can’t even raise the minimum wage. Do they really think communism is going to happen? No. They’re trying to scare people because they don’t want us talking about the fact that we all have a right to health care.

So they want to call everything they don’t like communist because if people actually wake up to the fact that their elected officials are screwing them over when they get here, they’re going to realize they deserve better and that health care as a right isn’t crazy. They want to call this stuff communist because they don’t want us to realize that the rest of the developed world has guaranteed health care. They want to call it communist because they don’t want you to know that Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada—everybody else—has it better than us, and we spend the most money for the worst care in the developed world.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Mamdani: "Solidarity with a government that is committing genocide is a very different thing than a question of solidarity with people of a specific faith. I'm proud to be a mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population in this country."

[DUA LIPA @DUALIPA]

Last night I did the introduction speech at the 10th anniversary of the International Booker Prize. An honour to speak about books and translated fiction, something I hold very dear to my heart infront of writers, translators, judges and book lovers. Thank you for having me @TheBookerPrizes 🤍📚
@service95

[Kahlief Adams @KahliefAdams]

Van 1000% on point here.

[『ゴジラ-0.0』【公式】 @g_minus_zero]

#山崎貴 監督から、皆様へのメッセージです。
楽しみに11月3日(火・祝)をお待ちください。

#ゴジラマイナスゼロ

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Ryan Coogler, Emma Thomas, Brad Bird, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jason Reitman and Celine Song are forming the Filmmaker Leadership Council.

The council will serve to provide “meaningful support” for theatrical exhibition.

(Source: https://t.co/mmC4r8vrhg)

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

A24 spends 1x and returns 3-5x. Every single time.

Marty Supreme cost $70 million and grossed $147 million worldwide. Civil War cost $50 million and grossed $127 million. Everything Everywhere cost $25 million and grossed $142 million. The Drama cost $28 million, pre-sold its foreign rights before a single ticket was sold, and just put up $6.4M on opening day. Third biggest opening day in A24 history.

That $6.4M sounds modest until you look at what else opened this weekend. Super Mario Galaxy is doing $188 million in five days. The Drama doesn't care. It doesn't need to win the weekend. It needs to clear roughly $70 million worldwide to break even.

Last summer, Materialists ran the same playbook. Star-driven A24 romance, pre-sold foreign, $28M-range budget. Opened to $11.3 million. Legged out to $108 million worldwide. The Drama is opening higher with stronger previews.

Every other studio spends $200-300 million on IP sequels and prays for $500M+ returns. A24 makes R-rated originals for $25-50 million. The downside on an A24 miss is $25 million. The downside on a studio tentpole miss is $200 million. The risk-adjusted math isn't even comparable.

Zendaya and Pattinson in an R-rated dark comedy from the Dream Scenario director, produced by the Hereditary guy, opening at #3 behind a $180M animated juggernaut. Wall Street would call that a miss. A24's accountants are already counting profit.

[Michael Schneider @schneider]

Meanwhile in Japan…

Having an amazing bullet train system with 4 minute headways since the 60s wasn’t good enough so they’re doing this.

I’m so tired of the US spending nearly all its transportation money on car infrastructure.

I want nice things in my country too.

[Jasmine Crockett @JasmineForUS]

This morning I called James and congratulated him on becoming the Senate nominee. Texas is primed to turn blue and we must remain united because this is bigger than any one person. This is about the future of all 30 million Texans and getting America back on track. With the primary behind us, Democrats must rally around our nominees and win. I’m committed to doing my part and will continue working to elect democrats up and down the ballot.

[Joey Knish @JoeyKnish22]

This all could have been avoided (or delayed) 10-15 years ago had the NCAA just let kids sign ad sponsorship deals, sell shit online, and get free stuff/meals.

Instead they played hardball. Lost. And entire system has been blown up and it ain’t going back.

[Josh Raby @JoshRaby]

Big day for people who love when characters enter rooms and immediately say their own names and exactly what they’re doing and feeling

[Kas (Seddera Side) @sedderaside]

never forget that the hardest aspect ratio change ever also came from hunger games

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

83 year old Senator Mitch McConnell just tripped and fell while being asked about ICE

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

43 years ago, France proved trains could reach 235 mph. Today, the Acela, the fastest train, in the world’s largest economy, averages just 67 mph. Don’t let anyone tell you we’ve truly tried high-speed rail in this country and it didn’t work.

[m 🦇 @imperatoranya]

saying all this and then helping kick the movie out of theaters by taking up most of the screens with your lyric videos for your terrible album is hilarious

[jesse @darthgordita]

obaa losing like 75% of its imax and dolby screens because of this…i’m declaring my jihad against taylor swift now

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Literally how it’s going‼️

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

The internet is undefeated 🤣💀