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May 7

These are two really good threads explaining better than I can why writers should be on set during filming. (As opposed to just firing them after scripts are in). It’s a key demand of the WGA, something that was commonplace pre-Covid that the studios are resisting bringing back.

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John Rogers

@jonrog1

May 7

1) Okay, we did "You have writers on set for dialogue" and now we're going to do "we have writers on set for TRAINING." twitter.com/jonrog1/status

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

@AOC

There is simply no way CNN can feign ignorance about the fact that they set up a sexual assault victim to be targeted and attacked on national television a day after the verdict. People were sounding the alarm about this exact scenario. They let it happen anyway without a plan.

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Here is a nice event celebrating an organization that likes writers and does not want to replace them with robots. And it’s cheap if you’re under 30!!

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Selected Shorts: McSweeney’s 25th Anniversary Extravaganza! Today at @SymphonySpace!

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This never happened.

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Communies

@communiess

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On this date in 2012, Curriculum Unavailable aired! Written by Adam Countee and directed by Adam Davidson, the same reason anyone plunges into psychosis Ms. Perry. @hodgman #OriginalAiring

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Selected Shorts: McSweeney’s 25th Anniversary Extravaganza

James Yeh

@jamesyeh

May 9

Come help us celebrate 25 years of

tomorrow with

, Stephin Merritt of

, Maeve Higgins,

reading words by

+ Ernie Wang:

Symphony Space is a performing arts center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan offering theater, film, literature, music, dance and family entertainment. Our mission is to connect art, ideas, and...

Dani Fernandez

@msdanifernandez

May 9

Someone almost ran us over today, on purpose. They purposely ran their car through our picket, when we had the light. Going into a studio no less. I know someone got footage of it. Last wk they did hit someone. Im tired. Im on edge. But I will find time to hex you

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Lindsay Dougherty

@LindsayD399

May 8

I’ve been told that the studios are upset about the fact that I’m sticking up for the WGA and telling it like it is 🥱 What exactly did you expect when you’re laying off #TEAMSTERS and fucking with my members’ livelihoods and the livelihoods of all industry workers?!#GGF 👟

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Joe Henderson

@Henderson_Joe

May 7

On Friday, I went to lunch with a bunch of writers after 4 hours on the picket line. We ate and shared stories... and when we were done, we were told our tab was covered. The waiter pointed to a woman near us, and when I went to say thank you, she simply said:

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WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight

Starlee Kine

@StarleeKine

May 8

Another motorbike story from today at Silvercup East. A guy pulled up on his bike, wearing a helmet. He was there to deliver someone inside the studio food. We made a joke like are you sure you want to cross the line? And he picked up a sign and started marching with us

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@warrenleightTV

May 8

Strangest thing to happen today on the line at Silvercup East. A guy on a motorbike stops, motions one of us over, and pulls out two test tubes, filled with perfectly rolled joints. "Sativa. Good stuff. For you guys." Then he bikes off. That didn't happen in 2007.

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Thank you

for putting my dad book among such good dad company.

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20 Best Books to Give Dad for Father's Day

We've got options for any dad who loves to read (whether solo or with the kids).

Lila Byock

@LByock

I just saved $20/mo by cancelling Netflix, and I’m sending it straight to the Entertainment Community Fund, to support Hollywood workers who may be affected by the strike. entertainmentcommunity.org

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Lila Byock

@LByock

People have been asking how they can support the writers strike. My answer is #CancelNetflix, and tell them #IStandWithWGA. Let’s hit ‘em where it hurts.

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Jen Statsky

@jenstatsky

May 5

We are devastated to not be with our incredible crew and cast right now, but there was no other option here. Writing happens at every stage of the process - production and post included. It’s what makes shows and movies good. It’s what makes them possible. #wgastrong

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Deadline Hollywood

@DEADLINE

EXCLUSIVE: Filming on Season 3 of HBO Max/Universal TV hit comedy series Hacks, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, has been halted, Deadline has learned. According to sources, production will be on pause for the duration of the work stoppage deadline.com/2023/05/writer

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David Slack

@slack2thefuture

A huge THANK YOU to every

@IATSE

crew member who refused to cross our picket line! Shut downs like this put more pressure on studios to make a fair deal and end the strike. #IASolidarity #WGAStrong

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Starlee Kine

@StarleeKine

WE WON. Evil (the show) shut down around 1 am. A handful of us walking in a tiny circle cost them the day’s shoot. We were told the producers were pissed They kept the crew there for hours, sitting on the sidewalk. We felt the solidarity. We’ll win this whole thing together

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@warrenleightTV

David "formerly blue checked" Handelman

1AM update from Greenpoint and the set of Evil — Evil has met its match. Studio waited hoping they’d leave, because they didn’t want the headline that 3 guys walking for six hours shut the show down. But that’s what happened. #WGAStrong. Thank you

@IATSE

#IASolidarity

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@RealDHandelman

Three person picket ⁦@WGAEast⁩ #wgastrong

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Van

@VanTheBrand

It’s only week one and I don’t want to get overconfident but it does seem like it may have been a tactical mistake for the studios to treat every single worker in every single job at ever single income level like absolute garbage at the same time for 10 years in a row.

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Daisy Gardner

@daisykpgardner

I’m a writer and like words more than math, but from what I can tell, the $400 million package the writers are asking for is less than 10 billion??

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Collider

@Collider

The entertainment industry loses $10 billion in one day following the WGA strike. collider.com/writers-strike

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1,911

May 5

No. Very weird. I lost it. They gave it back. On someone’s advice I changed my screen name to lose it again. Lost it. They locked my profile pic as a result. Then today it’s back again. It can’t be killed. Someone tell the chat bot to write a slasher film called BLUE CHECK.

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a chef in flip-flops

@RecreationalAn1

Replying to @hodgman @joshgondelman and @darabadcalves

hello, mr. hodgman. big fan - listened to your podcast today, in fact. looking forward to the condiment one! sorry to be a dink, but are you paying for twitter blue? hate to ask, but i gotta know

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angelina burnett

@wgangelinab

NOW THAT WAS A FUCKING UNION MEETING.

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Gennifer Hutchison

@GennHutchison

I made it through with some help and UI finally relenting and paying me my benefits. Assistants and support staff are going through the same thing now with this strike. If you have the means, please consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund which provides assistance.

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Gennifer Hutchison

@GennHutchison

A little story and then a request. I was an assistant when the 2007 strike was called. I was fired within 20 minutes of the news breaking (not by my boss, mind you). I had maybe a month of savings at that point as I made very little as an assistant... (cont'd)

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Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why.

I wrote for

about why the

and

are on strike. But also about conflict and fairness and solidarity (and spoilers).

thenation.com

The Writers Guild of America is on strike because Hollywood bosses have treated our demands for fair and sustainable working conditions with contempt.

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Marching with

for

took some of the sting out of the fact that today would have been the first pitch of our show. Solidarity will win the day. And I’m beyond grateful to have the two best creative partners on the planet. We got this. #WGAstrong

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Dr. Moiya McTier

@GoAstroMo

#wgastrong

Selfie with moiya and two others as they’re on the picket line for the WGA strike

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javier grillo-marxuach

@OKBJGM

i know i keep harping on this, but as i prepare to go walk a picket line, i ask you to consider this... what the #wga asked for in negotiations would have cost the AMPTP about $429 million per year.

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Kyra is on strike #WGAStrong

@BlkAssFeminist

It me!

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Deadline Hollywood

@DEADLINE

WHY I’M STRIKING: “I’m striking for myself and other writers of color...” - Kyra Jones, WGA #WritersStrike

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mah ree nah

@marinarachael

Several reporters today were walking around asking writers how long we’d *actually* be willing to strike. I don’t know dude, how long do you think it’ll take 11,000 unemployed writers to run out of sign ideas? #wgastrong #writersstrike

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Elliott Kalan

@ElliottKalan

Very inspired by the writers I've picketed with the past two days. Nobody knows how long this will last, but our cause is a just one, and I know we've got the strength and the spirit to see it through! #WGAStrike #WGAStrong

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Thank you to everyone who shared this sad news with me today. Peter Good was such an imaginative and lovely person. He showed me a lot of kindness when I went gaga over the Whalers logo and extinct hockey. Thank you, Peter.

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Paul Lukas

@UniWatch

The designer of one of the uni-verse's greatest logos has passed away. uni-watch.com/2023/05/03/pet

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Emily St. James

@emilystjams

Yesterday, I worked my first day in a TV writers room, a lifelong dream. Now I'm on strike! It's a tremendous amount of upheaval. It's also necessary. The constant across ALL my writing careers is that writers deserve better from those who use that writing to enrich themselves.

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WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight

@warrenleightTV

Just spoke to Edie Falco who was supposed to appear at Peacock NewFront today to promote her new series. She will not cross our picket line and is canceling her appearance. Thank you Edie. #UnionStrong #WGAStrong #SAGAFTRASolidarity

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Yeah totally. My pic is just locked at the moment because of a weird part of the blue check wars. The more who use the WGA ON STRIKE profile pic the better. Even if you’re not a writer! Just someone who likes the stories humans write!

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Eric

@bullfrogdad

Replying to @hodgman

This might be a weird question, but is it ok for a random jackass like me, who is a union member but far removed from the entertainment industry, to use this as a profile picture?

Twitter won’t let me change my profile pic due to some bylaw of Blue Check Madness Season. But that dumb storyline is over now. Now it’s time to strike.

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Danielle Sanchez-Witzel

@WritersOnStrike

15 years ago we fought for a fair deal and today we start again. #wgastrong

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@KenPlume

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Emily St. James

@emilystjams

Late 20th century TV has a bunch of moments like this where the characters meet a trans person (usually trans fem), their identity is a minor "twist," and then the characters are, like, "Well, that's cool for you! Great!" Plenty of shitty jokes, too. But also moments like this.

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AskAubry

@ask_aubry

Love Boat and how they addressed transgender issues back in 1982.

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Mike Drucker

@MikeDrucker

rough day for paid Twitter users

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Joel S.

@jh_swanson

78 years ago today, Hitler killed himself. Happy Hitler Death Day to all who celebrate.

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Watch Frog and Toad | Apple TV+

Around 15 years ago I discovered that an old friend’s little kid loved FROG AND TOAD. When I told him I did too, he said “Let’s have a Frog and Toad Festival!” Those words have never been more apt today. (PS: I play Mouse).

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Based on the beloved book series by Arnold Lobel. Frog and Toad are not at all alike. Frog likes new adventures. Toad likes the comforts of home. Yet …

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