Incognito with the WGA Rapid Response Wrecking Crew to shut down a location shoot. We just wanna talk. No, seriously, just negotiate with us already.
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A convenient list of CMs who should be investigated by the DOJ for bribery:
-Staffer B
-Nury Puppet #1
-Nury Puppet #2
-Corrupt racist
-LAPPL puppet
-Authoritarian freak
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City Council has voted against CM Yaroslavsky's proposal to revisit the Planning and Land Use Committee's decision to approve the resort in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Councilmembers De León, Hutt, Park, Price, Krekorian and Rodriguez voted not to revisit: twitter.com/JonnyPeltz/sta…
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oh my god why did no one tell me this is what the video looks like
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Just a reminder that NO ONE can make script changes on set during the strike. If you are a crew member and you see directors, actors, or other non-writers attempting to do this, you should report it to the WGA here. #WGAstrong wgacontract2023.org/contact?Email=
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if you’re in the DGA I hope you’re emailing your leadership!!! they need to hear from membership that we the workers want to stand together in solidarity!
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As a proud DGA & WGA member, I was shocked to see how unwilling the DGA was to find public solidarity with the WGA. Instead, in my communication w/ leadership, they preferred admonishing the WGA w/o any ideas on how to work together. #wgastrong
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It's wild that networks are ready to wall-to-wall carpet their programming blocks with Dancing With the Sharks or whatever, while streamers like Netflix further marginalize their viewership stakes. They could simply make a side deal with us and leave the streamers behind.
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Long past time to organize "reality" TV writers.
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ABC Unveils Strike-Proof Fall 2023 Schedule thr.cm/ar9SFgk
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For transparency, again, this is how much writers are asking for here as a percentage of revenue. REVENUE. You know, the money they're already making that goes straight into their yacht pockets.
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Music Publishers: The Writers’ Strike Should Inspire Fair Pay for Songwriters
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What we face in dealing with programs like ChatGPT is the further relentless corrosiveness of late-stage capitalism, in which authorship is of no value. All that matters is content. americamagazine.org/faith/2023/05/ via
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Im the buzzkill who could never get behind Tubi, because of their Fox connection and also for the fact that they fuck over creatives on residuals. It’s a lose-lose situation.
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I’m so sorry but Tubi is part of Fox Corp and they’re using it to subsidize Fox News at this year’s upfronts 
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Like, imagine if recording artists/writers/producers started showing up on the WGA picket lines. And spoke about how writers in music ALSO deserve better. Wouldn’t that be something🙃
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Just because they fucked it up bad- and they did fuck it up very very bad, especially in the first 48 hours— doesn’t mean they can’t win back the narrative. In TV terms— don’t let episode 2 be what kills you, writers. Make it surprising as fuck and as good as 101.
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Got to this part of the WGA update email and laughed and laughed. Poor AMPTP.
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During the Living Wage negotiations in ‘21 Carol Lombardini said that we didn’t need a fair wage because we had good health insurance. I sincerely hope the AMPTP breaks up so that studios can’t hide behind this woman. The studios deserve a PR nightmare.
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Do you picket most days? Do you like wearing black hats? Do you believe in the rule of three? Consider being a strike captain! So many people have been showing up that some studios could use more help. DM me if you’re interested or know someone that would be good at it #WGAstrong
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there need to be streaming residuals.
the movie i wrote is on streamers around the world. it was just added to Paramount+.
considering all these ppl apparently watching the movie, it’d be nice if i got more than $300 in residuals every 6 mos.
call me greedy #WGAStrike
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in love with IATSE and the 399. It’s been incredible to see such solidarity and recognition of what this moment is and could be: a fight for the future of fair working conditions and reasonable wages for ALL Hollywood workers. WGA will stand with our fellow unions when they call
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Talked to some other WGA members who r thankful4 the solidarity shown by IATSE & Teamsters during this strike.
Whole productions shut down w 2 picketers cuz Teamsters & IATSE wont cross.
Writers ive spoken to are definitely gonna return the favor.
#WGA #DGA #IATSE #TEAMSTERS
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“Front line workers essential to solving Los Angeles County’s homelessness crisis do not make enough money to afford housing themselves, leading to burnout and high turnover.”
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L.A. County homeless services workers can’t afford housing themselves, study finds latimes.com/california/sto
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The most unexpected source of solidarity on my picket has been Hollywood sightseeing tour buses. One of them just drove by with a megaphone: “You’re witnessing motion picture history, folks!”
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If you haven't picketed WB, it's a pretty great location. You don't even need to be WGA to picket. You can also just show up with a good attitude and grab a sign from a WGA captain. I already did WB today, or otherwise I would head down myself.
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We need people at WB gates 7, 8 & 9!
Gate 9 is down to 2 ppl (which is bare minimum to form an effective picket). #wgastrong
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We need people at WB gates 7, 8 & 9!
Gate 9 is down to 2 ppl (which is bare minimum to form an effective picket). #wgastrong
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Talked to some other WGA members who r thankful4 the solidarity shown by IATSE & Teamsters during this strike.
Whole productions shut down w 2 picketers cuz Teamsters & IATSE wont cross.
Writers ive spoken to are definitely gonna return the favor.
#WGA #DGA #IATSE #TEAMSTERS
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Being on strike isn’t fun. People are going to lose their homes and health insurance. Picketing reminds us we’re not alone. We smile for each other, we dance to lighten the march. We have theme days to brighten the battlefield because we have no idea how long the fight will last
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Humans doing the hard jobs on minimum wage while the robots write poetry and paint is not the future I wanted
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Writers rejoining the picket line today after going shoe shopping this weekend:
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Every Sunday, HBO airs an incredibly tender and funny TV series about people dealing with grief, the contemporary American social landscape, and ambivalence about their aging parents.
The show is called SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE.
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📢We’re looking for on-call Hydration Responders who can make deliveries to picket lines.
You’ll get reimbursed AND instantly loved by picketers for supplying them with critically-needed hydration!
These runs will only be an hour out of your day, 1-2x a week at the most!
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Doing a first-time watch of The Good Wife and every time one of my favorite character actors pops up, I scream their name. Every living cast member of The Sopranos was on this. Michael J Fox in his villain era. Top tier. Gonna have to rewatch Good Fight.
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How come no one here told me The Great was back with season 3?Disappointed in you.
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WGA writers deserve to be paid fairly and respected for their labor.
Stay strong, sisters and brothers. #HoldTheLine #writersstrike #1u 
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Was for some kind of solar power deal & my favorite line was like, “Why did our government only focus on these 11 states for solar power? That is something I do not know, but you must act now to find out more about the solar power available to these 11 states. Isn’t that crazy?”
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Think I saw my first AI-written/VOed ad on YouTube. It was very obviously not written by humans cuz it kept repeating things w/ too many words, trying to explain what it was saying like a freshman English paper and then throwing in human-like exclamations out of nowhere.
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Mirna labors picking grapes during the summer and oranges during winter in Bakersfield CA. This way she works year round to support her family. She wants her two children, an 18 year old daughter and 8 year old son, to have a better future. #WeFeedYou #MothersDay
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