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A new UCLA study shows that films with 41-50% BIPOC casts perform best at the U.S. box office. "The diversity range closely mirrors the 45.2% BIPOC share of the U.S. population, suggesting that films reflecting demographic reality resonate with audiences," writes @Variety's Arushi Jacob. The study also highlighted the need for more women-centered stories, as the number of films with female leads dropped sharply after a historic high in 2024.

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Hollywood Diversity Report: Audiences Prefer Diverse Casting in Films

UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report for 2025 reported that audiences prefer diverse casting in films, and the industry's need to focus on diversity.

Variety

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CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements

https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements

An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar tools.

404 Media

Chuck Skoda Feb 21

Indivisible ❌👑Feb 19

We’ve made it extra easy to get in touch with your Members of Congress. Urge Democrats to keep up the fight to get ICE Out For Good and tell Republicans to agree to a DHS funding bill that protects our communities and civil rights: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out-for-good/?source=mastodon

Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine

On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direct result of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities. Congress is currently negotiating funding for DHS, which includes ICE and Border Patrol. We are demanding our Members of Congress draft a new bill that, at minimum: Ensures there is not one penny more for ICE or CBP Pulls ICE and Border Patrol out of Minneapolis and the rest of our communities Prevents ICE or Border Patrol enforcement at designated ‘sensitive locations’ such as houses of worship, day cares, and hospitals Restricts ICE and Border Patrol’s ability to target people based on their race, language or accent, place of employment, or location at the time of the apprehension Ends the administration’s unlawful practice of warrantless home entry and arrests Use this tool to instantly contact your Members of Congress with a clear message: Protect our communities by reining in ICE NOW. The email to your Members of Congress:

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Chuck Skoda Feb 21

Dare Obasanjo Feb 19

Even the Wall Street Journal has been radicalized into saying tax the billionaires.

Chuck Skoda Feb 13

Poem I wrote last night reflecting on the #Epstein hearing and #ICE situation in #Minnesota.

Chuck Skoda Feb 12

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116059559294697096

Tim Cook is going to do the wrong thing again, isn’t he?

Chuck Skoda Feb 11

Got some replies from a friend local to the area heavily impacted by #ICE in #Minneapolis corroborating posts I shared last night in my Instagram Stories.

Chuck Skoda Feb 11

Seeing reports on other social media of #Minneapolis getting posts deranked and buried. We should remind people that #Mastodon has many popular servers hosted outside the US.

The situation with #ICE has been getting worse there, but coverage has declined a lot. There have been drones and helicopters overhead, even overnight. People have started hiding neighbors in their homes. As well as organizing food distribution networks to limit time in public, and help people who aren’t able to work.

Chuck Skoda Feb 6