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  • [US] How are so many people able to protest? (Logistically)

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  • Unpaid time off sucks, I’ve been there too. The American economic system feels designed as if everyone has a full time job with benefits.

  • [US] How are so many people able to protest? (Logistically)

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  • In my life, I’ve held an array of jobs. Sometimes I’d just be off randomly on a Friday (because I’d have to work all weekend).

    Some people in this economy are struggling to find full time/permanent jobs, so they can spare time to protest.

    Speaking from my current situation, I have a bank of time I could pull from if I wanted to take time off. Many people can easily fake saying they are sick to get time off on short notice. Some people probably have cool bosses who will let them request vacation at the last minute. There’s a million possible scenarios.

  • So bad they're paying people to watch

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  • It’s probably just their ex or some other person the poster doesn’t like lol

  • Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

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  • Oh boy. I just reread your edited comments. It’s hard to keep up when you edit like that

    But yes, I would still care to hear your 40s and 50s examples. If you have one where overture+credits approaches 10 minutes, I’d be shocked. As we’ve discussed, some examples in the 60s can hit 5 minutes, but that’s about the most I’ve seen

  • Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

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  • Which Lawrence of Arabia version from the 40s or 50s (your words) are you referring to?

    If you mean the famous 60s film…. Yes, it has a minute of credits and another 4 or 5 for the overture. Not credits.

    Again, still looking for examples of extended credit sequences. Overtures are basically the same as intermissions. That’s a totally different beast.

    Even if you want to lump them together, we’re still at the “one or two” I mentioned. Huge Hollywood blockbusters. Exceedingly rare.

  • Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

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  • Why do people keep naming 60s films with 4 minutes of musical intros when I’m asking for 40s and 50s films with 10 minute credit intros lol?

    Edit: overture is the word I was looking for, not “musical intro”. But that’s not a thing that happened in early cinema (barring Chaplin, who had strict control of scores - would be interested if someone else cares to google that)

  • Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon released after arrest over Minnesota church protest

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  • The timing of his indictment was coordinated so that they announced they were going after him a week before the latest batch of Epstein files were released?

    Or was it timed to be a few weeks after the last batch?

    Genuinely not sure what this means.

  • So bad they're paying people to watch

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  • No offense but I imagine there’s a lot of posts. Once someone makes a joke and it gets shared on social media, repeats are pretty common

  • Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

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  • 4 minutes. That’s a great example of the rare symphonic opening I was referencing.

    But that’s also not the 40s or 50s.

  • No low ballers, I know what I have

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  • Wait until you see a Pizza Hut pizza

  • Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

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  • Please name one. Never seen one that had more than 2 minutes of opening credit even if you include the extra symphonic stuff as “credits” (we don’t count previews toward runtimes now, so not sure it’s a fair comparison). Maybe one or two had a dedicated symphonic opening but that was exceedingly rare

  • Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

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  • The Truffaut film referenced is an hour and 45 minutes.

    What movie had 10 minutes of opening credits? Back when credits were at the open, it used to be about 30 seconds of credits.

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    Why do we keep using the Russian captured internet?

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  • It looks like “verified audience” reports only include people who bought a ticket on Fandango. This means a small group of people who saw some preview in a theater. If you change the filter to “all,” the audience ratings are much poorer. Nobody is going to buy tickets because it’s not in theaters, so then”verified” score will be skewed, I guess

  • You can't legally drink and drive, but you have to present your driver's license to prove you're old enough to drink.

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  • Why would you want to surrender your license in exchange for a non-driver’s ID?

  • You can't legally drink and drive, but you have to present your driver's license to prove you're old enough to drink.

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  • Why would you want to surrender your right to drive?

  • You can't legally drink and drive, but you have to present your driver's license to prove you're old enough to drink.

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  • Pretty sure every state has non-drivers ID

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  • Why blame the far right when you can yell at centrists for trying to preserve their mental health and not engage with politics?

    10 years ago, we’d refer to this as documented Russian disinformation strategies. Now, Putin laughs as dumb Americans share their talking points.

  • Amazon to Shut Down All Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Stores

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  • I know I’m a shitty person but being able to get over the $25 same day delivery threshold by ordering a few bottles of $2.50 GTS kombucha was pretty dope. Gonna miss my local Amazon Fresh that I’ve only been to once

  • Don't trust someone just because they are a doctor.

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  • Uhhhh, really?

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Cleveland

    Guardians' Clase, Ortiz indicted for pitch rigging

    www.espn.com /mlb/story/_/id/46906636/guardians-emmanuel-clase-luis-ortiz-indicted-pitch-rigging
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    Megathread: Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event

    time.com /7316095/charlie-kirk-uvu-shooting-turning-point-usa/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Government documents show police disabling AI oversight tools

    www.motherjones.com /criminal-justice/2025/08/axon-police-ai-draft-one-foia/
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    ICE is recruiting agents with incentives, massive ad campaigns. Sheriffs aren't happy.

    www.usatoday.com /story/news/nation/2025/08/02/ice-recruiting-signing-bonus-incentives-immigration-officers/85478464007/
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    The foster care system has a suicide problem. Federal cuts threaten to slow fixes.

    www.inquirer.com /health/foster-care-suicide-federal-cuts-20250802.html
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Hegseth’s office exodus hides the real problem: It's him

    www.salon.com /2025/08/02/hegseths-office-exodus-hides-the-real-problem-its-him/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    America's top gas exporter claims massive tax credit for "alternative" fuels

    www.motherjones.com /politics/2025/08/cheniere-energy-lng-gas-exporter-claiming-tax-credit-alternative-fuels/
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Anti-immigrant language is rising—even on the left

    www.motherjones.com /media/2025/08/trump-illegal-undocumented-dehumanizing-language-media/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat

    www.propublica.org /article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Companies can spy on you to set prices. What does it mean for your next purchase?

    www.vox.com /technology/420940/delta-american-airlines-flight-discount-amazon
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Why Trump’s fast food obsession matters

    www.salon.com /2025/07/24/why-trumps-fast-food-obsession-matters/
  • Business @lemmy.world
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    FCC approves Paramount, Skydance merger

    www.salon.com /2025/07/24/fcc-approves-paramount-skydance-merger/
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    AquaSwap - A community for buying, selling, and trading aquatic life and goods

    lemmy.world /c/aquaswap
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    'Extra Cruel': Trump Admin Ends Job Program for Seniors as Work Requirements Loom

    www.commondreams.org /news/senior-job-training-program
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism

    theconversation.com /clawback-of-1-1b-for-pbs-and-npr-puts-rural-stations-at-risk-and-threatens-a-vital-source-of-journalism-255826
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Idi Amin made himself out to be the ‘liberator’ of an oppressed majority – a demagogic trick that endures today

    theconversation.com /idi-amin-made-himself-out-to-be-the-liberator-of-an-oppressed-majority-a-demagogic-trick-that-endures-today-256969
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Trump's war on Parmigiano Reggiano

    www.salon.com /2025/07/20/trumps-war-on-parmigiano-reggiano/
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    Number missing in Texas floods drops from 97 to 3, officials say

    www.usatoday.com /story/news/nation/2025/07/19/missing-people-texas-floods-drops/85295417007/
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    Thieves steal 40 boxes of meat from truck in Northeast Philly heist, police say

    www.inquirer.com /crime/meat-stolen-truck-northeast-philadelphia-20250720.html
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Trump really did try to drag his Musk feud into pure revenge territory.

    www.motherjones.com /politics/2025/07/trump-musk-feud-spacex-contracts-wsj/