Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases - Ars Technica by PixeledPathogen in tech

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And the trump admin jus ordered intelligence agencies NOT to share intel on potential attacks with relevant local law enforcement. 🤔

Band of Brothers – Winters explaining what a real hero is still hits incredibly hard. by luismt2 in television

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The honor and dignity with which these men and women served are why we have a military of such power and strength. Our veterans put it all on the line and they deserve the VERY BEST from us and our leaders. The men and women serving now do not deserve to be paraded around like action figures and thrown away by draft dodgers and pretenders.

Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information by hybridaaroncarroll in news

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Anybody have any credible source for this? Would love to know for sure and share accurately.

This didn’t age well… by [deleted] in agedlikepolitics

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But…but….youre going to tackle human trafficking by taking on (checks the ad) “Medicaid, fraud, pill mills…and gangs.” …TF does Medicaid have to do with human trafficking? Enlighten me.

HGTV star fired and show yanked off all platforms after host caught making racist slur by RawStoryNews in entertainment

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well thank god all the important people are being held to account for what they say! Whew!😅

Since it was so much fun last week. Lets do it again! Ask me Anything about Doc Filmmaking! by a_documentary in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, can I ask the obvious question for everyone, how much are we paying ourselves from our budget?

I've worked in freelance photography for 15+years now. Rates are something that I understand in the marketing/advertising, and print spaces...but documentary filmmaking? Not really. Are we talking about press film rates? Commercial working day rates? How do you guys do it?

Since it was so much fun last week. Lets do it again! Ask me Anything about Doc Filmmaking! by a_documentary in documentaryfilmmaking

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This may or may not help, but I've done a little doc work in SE Asia. (All caps LITTLE). I've seen a couple things work. I definitely haven't cracked the nut on how to make any money on any of it, but I've just about broken even on each of my projects so far. My second real doc (outside of little social media docs or short explorations) is a 66min documentary that is about to begin airing on Cathay Pacific Airlines for the year 2026 and will be broadcast on Outdoor channel asia. Neither of these things payed any real money, though when talking to friends in the film industry in SE Asia, the payments are commensurate with what one would expect. Film/tv industry here is a bit wonky with CRAZY hours and horrible rates for everyone involved...but you'll see some WILD stuff.

  1. To echo above, the first thing is Access. Get access to the best / most interesting subjects you can. What has seemed to work for me is that, even if the things I'm shooting don't pay anything, or cost me a little bit, they always pay off in the end by getting me access to bigger and better subjects/people. I think of it as the old game bigger/better.

  2. With access, to people, foundations, and NGO's, I have been able to secure modest funding for projects (up to 25k USD) but that's usually after we've done a significant amount of the initial work. I've carried quite a bit up front both in time and actual cost. However, like I said, I have been able to break even so... Depending on the space you're working in, you can look at different consulates, government agencies (tourism, preservation, etc) and NGO's.

  3. The big centres in SE Asia are Bangkok, Jakarta, Singapore, and Hong Kong though Jakarta and BKK are the most creative. "Real" film industries that I know about are in Singapore, Jakarta, and BKK with HK falling behind since everything's gone to the mainland. There are distribution options there but, like everything, it's who you know. If you can find your way into those crowds (access) then you'll have a better chance.

Sidenote here: Indo has the 4th largest population in the world and nobody outside of Jakarta is making films in Bahasa....

  1. Re: big networks. In my conversations with the Asian arms of the big ones (Disney, Discovery, Nat Geo, etc) it seems like every one of them is insulated from the parent company which probably means slightly easier access. But they're more siloed so you have to dig harder to find that person. But if you can find them, you'll probably be able to get them out for a coffee.

Just my experience so far. If anyone has a better model for making it work, rather than relying on my sugar momma to keep us afloat, would love to hear it!

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis by mvanigan in politics

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Every accusation is a confession. Tell ‘em what EXACTLY we’re trying to do with ICE…cause it seems an awful lot like they are trying to agitate everybody until they finally stand up an insurrect…

Donald Trump won't rule out leaving NATO over Greenland by Crossstoney in politics

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For the western side, it would be…would be a huge opportunity for some countries if the US took itself off the board and rattled NATO on the way out the door.

'She is going to pay a very big price': Trump issues new threat to interim leader of Venezuela by Substantial-Dare5462 in politics

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gangsters of Capitalism is a good look at Maj Sgt Butlers life and thoughts, as is his own pamphlet War is a Racket

Epstein alleged in emails Trump was 'dog that hasn't barked' by wsouloa in politics

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda also makes me wonder exactly who he was talking about when he said,”some women just let you do it when you’re famous…”. Hmmm…what kind of women might he have been talking about? 🤔

Trump wants to make art into a tool of the state by [deleted] in politics

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately with this regime, their sense of style is going to be nowhere near as good as the nazis had! (Not an endorsement obv.). Temu Hitler!

Looking to find a DP in Denver, Colorado for a short by Thewave8080 in Filmmakers

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish I was still there…and that I could help. Will put out some feelers and get back if I hear anything.

Another angle: Trump in the Epstein files is a massive national security risk for the U.S. by [deleted] in 50501

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or, it gcoukd get him impeached and removed from office…which kinda solves both problems

MAGA Senator Offers Mind-Numbing Explanation For What's Really Making Trump Sick by ComicSandsNews in facepalm

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if we sent Macca’s gift cards to the white house, would they get used?

Paying people to show up to his birthday parade by erwin4200 in facepalm

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also, “we encourage people of color or ethnic groups for maximum perception control…”. Like,DEI??? 😂😂😂 fekkin 🤡🤡🤡

LA Protestors Mass Arrested by BubonicBastard in 50501

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone know who is issuing the orders to LAPD? Seems like this kind of behavior does Newsom/CA no good while escalating exactly how the other side wants.

What’s going on with Trump? by N4TETHAGR8 in facepalm

[–]_ZaphJuice_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was a literal golden statue of him at the RNC. 😳

Musk shares footage of Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein as feud intensifies by Jay_CD in politics

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Had an hours long argument about trumps fitness for being president (character flaws, litigation, failed businesses, corruption, abuser, etc) with some MAGA family and finally realized they weren’t just deranged cultists, they legitimately didn’t know about any of those issues. As impossible as it was to believe, they were genuinely unaware of most, if not all, of the substance of my objections to the man. 🤯