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Watched THE RULE OF JENNY PENN last night on Shudder.

It's thrilling, horrifying, and scary as an old-school psychopath tale all set inside a nursing home. More, there's some subtle and not-so-subtle messaging in the film.

Not-so-subtle enough that you will find the messaging if you're looking for it. Subtle enough that you can't be entirely sure it was intentional.

Great stuff.

If you haven´t read the book #OnTyranny by (ex-) Yale #History professor #TimothySnyder yet, now is certainly a good time.

"...when political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become even more important..."

Here is a new presentation of the 20 lessons, read by actor #JohnLithgow.

#MustSee, #DefendDemocracy, #resist

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p