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Toby Venables
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Co-creator/co-writer of #BAFTA winning #HisHouse. Fixer of broken things. Sometimes stories. Sometimes shelves. For story/script fixing, go here: https://www.nightmarescenar.io
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Here’s the thing, people who don’t understand art, don’t understand art. The point of it is authenticity and connection, neither of which AI can provide.
China’s first AI-generated theatrical film, ‘Sanxingdui: Future Past’, has bombed at their domestic box office, only making $121,000 USD against a budget of $1.5M USD. In contrast, the crudely animated ‘Niu Lai’ made nearly $10M USD against a budget of $200-500 USD.
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Trump is working extra hard to bring financial benefits to Russia.
JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
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New from Broken Veil. Coming this Halloween. Patreon.com/brokenveil
Trump and Musk are Ukraine's enemy. Our enemy. They pose a threat to our lives and all our core values.
Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continue pointing fingers firmly at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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WHO COMMANDS AMERICA’S BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATIONS, is it the Pentagon, Trump or Musk? Because I don’t know 🤷 My article for LLB inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 londonlovesbusiness.com/who-commands...
I’m running this panel at #CambridgeFilmFestival on Sunday 25 Oct offering advice to screenwriters on breaking into the industry. Places are limited, so get in there! @camfilmfest.com www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/breaking-in
Watched The Blues Brothers last night, because - well, why not? I was struck by how beautiful it was (in addition to everything else). But also noticed that a few moments were missing. Not big moments, but… This Amazon Prime version is 128 mins. Theatrical version is 133 mins. What is going on here?
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This 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Ukraine agreed to relinquish its nuclear arsenal, the world's third-largest, in exchange for Russia & the US agreeing to respect Ukraine’s borders and sovereignty, Putin’s broke this treaty when he invaded the Crimea & now with Russia’s full invasion Trump has abandoned Ukraine siding with Putin.
‘With the new V1 terror weapons victory will be assured.’
⚡️Russia builds massive new launch base for jet-powered attack drones in six weeks, satellite images show. Ukrainian open-source intelligence (OSINT) group Absolutely Reliable Source identified eight launch positions and 32 areas for preparing drones for takeoff.
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Replying to @adamkinzinger.substack.com
Trump and Musk may have colluded to withold intelligence communications from Ukraine at a crucial moment to their survival. Time will tell. Trump's 'diesel deal' just contributed to the purchase of 1000's of drones to support Putin's slaughter and injury of Ukrainians 🧵... 📷 dobronosov / Instagram
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It's already been said many times that the U.S., under President Donald Trump, was turning its back on Ukraine. But the past few days show something worse than abandonment: Trump is now actively helping Russia win the war.
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“Even Stalin’s terror brought factories, dams, and a vision of the future. In this sense, today’s terror is unique in Russian history: its only aim is to perpetuate the state that is executing it,” writes Nina L. Khrushcheva, a professor of international affairs at The New School, in this op-ed.
It would seriously stretch credibility for Trump to blame Zelensky for this one - but, of course, he’ll do it anyway.
⚡️Moscow says scope of Trump's energy truce unclear after launching new attack on Ukraine The comments come hours after Russia launched another deadly aerial attack targeting Ukrainian cities and power plants, in what Zelensky called a show of disregard for the Trump-backed truce.
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Happy US publication day to Solace House! Please be careful in there. Students enter at own risk. Huge thanks to @groveatlantic.bsky.social for making all this possible!
I’m really not sure now which is going to come first, Trump dropping dead because the drugs are no longer enough, or another world leader telling him to fuck off to his face.
Q: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides said they have not agreed to that TRUMP: Well they agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agree.' That's why.
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The president of the United States is a puppet of the war criminal and thug who rules Russia, writes David Rothkopf.
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Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time "These things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," medi...
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Here's what they don't tell you about woodpecker tongues: Some of them are barbed (pileated & downy 'peckers) to allow them to spear insects. The barbs are keratinized, so *hard*. Meaning woodpecker *threat displays* can involve poking an interloper with a barbed tongue. (📷: u/ElvisIsNotDjed)
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It also flat out doesn't work as a deterrent. Does Hegseth really believe these people are regular individuals who can be reasoned with or threatened? If so, he's lost the plot even more than they have. Almost without exception, shooters not only don't fear death, they have actively embraced it.
Not something a civilised country does. The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live-streamed, the Defense Department said. “People need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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“Collapse is happening.” In dozens of Russian cities, the heating season could not begin due to the wear and tear of utility networks. In Omsk alone, 4100 people are now without heating.
I’m starting to wonder if they actually know the meaning of the word ‘hoax’. It would explain a lot. Nixon didn’t deny he did what he did. He only denied that it was wrong.
Just over the last few months: - DOJ begins review of whether Nixon was a victim - WH pardon attorney says Watergate was a CIA “hoax” - WH chief of protocol says Nixon was the “target of a Deep State hoax” - Vance celebrates Nixon “renaissance,” dismisses Watergate www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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