Incarcerated people in North Carolina earn between 40 cents and $1.25 per day, yet in some cases, they're paying more for items like snacks and drinks than those on the outside. Phillip Vance Smith II, who is currently incarcerated in N.C., writes for @npub1hpgg...yrre about why this is happening. #Prison #Incarceration #Justice #SocialJustice #NorthCarolina
Fans of "Mad Men" got an inadvertent peek behind the scenes when the 4K version of the show arrived on HBO. A crew member was visible in a scene where John Slattery's character vomits after eating oysters. According to [@THR]( ), it was because Lionsgate delivered the wrong files. Here's the story and a still from the episode. #Television #TV #MadMen #HBO #Lionsgate #Entertainment
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter responded to the Trump White House using one of her songs in a pro-mass-deportation video. She described the video as "evil and disgusting" and wrote: "Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda." The White House made an official response, saying: "Anyone who would defend these sick monsters is stupid, or is it slow?" But, reports Zeteo, it's actually part of a White House strategy, to use popular music from anti-Trump artists, provoking a response that can then be used to amplify culture wars. Here's more. #Culture #PopCulture #SabrinaCarpenter #TrumpAdministration #Music #Entertainment #Immigration
We hope your couches are comfortable: the "Stranger Things" finale will be a bum-numbing two hours and five minutes long. The conclusion of the five-season series will arrive on Netflix at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 as well as in 500 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. Here's [@THR]( ) with all the details. #Movies #Cinema #Film #Entertainment #StrangerThings
Want to see some Nazis getting their comeuppance? Here's [@IndieWire]( )'s list of the 11 best anti-fascist movies of all time, from "The Great Dictator" in 1940, to 2023's "The Zone of Interest." #Movies #Cinema #Film #AntiFascist #Entertainment
70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery bus. But her contribution as an organizer and activist is much more extensive than that. [@19thnews]( ) looks at the full story and how she continues to make a difference through the Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation. #RosaParks #History #USHistory #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon
U.S. property portal Zillow started publishing climate risk data on home listings last year, but last month, it quietly removed that data. Here's more from Inman.com. #USPropertyMarket #Zillow #Homes #ClimateRisk #ClimateCrisis #RealEstate
What was the best movie of 2025? [@RollingStone]( ) ranked the top 20. Which do you think was No. 1? Once you've voted, check the article and tell us if you agree! #Movies #Film #Cinema #Entertainment #Poll #Ranking
A University of Oklahoma student was given a grade of zero on her psychology assignment, which was a reaction essay to assigned reading on gender roles in society. In her essay, she cited the Bible and referred to trans identities as "demonic." The student, Samantha Fulnecky, filed a religious discrimination complaint with the university, and Turning Point got involved. Now the grad student who graded Fulnecky's paper and who is herself trans has been placed on administrative leave. Here's more from @them@flipboard.com. #University #Academia #TransRights #Gender #Oklahoma #TurningPoint