#entertainment industry

[cantmakeyouloveme]

18.09.2025

[meanjewish]

Just saw someone say that the entertainment industry seems to be a zionist project. I FUCKING WONDER WHY! I FUCKING WONDER WHY THERE'S SO MUCH JEWISH (NOT ZIONIST BUT JEWISH) INFLUENCE IN THE FUCKING INDUSTRY WE WERE PRACTICALLY FORCED INTO BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET JOBS ELSEWHERE

[kowai-kabuki-tanuki]

Pixar's Layoffs Came Days After Receiving a $26 Million Tax Credit. So I Wrote California Officials.

State tax incentives should create and retain jobs for Californians, not subsidize corporate layoffs.

Reposting Amid Amidi's message here for any of y'all in California:

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Amid Amidi, Jul 28, 2026

Every so often, an issue comes along that deserves more than an angry social media post.

While I’m not someone who typically writes to elected officials, this time I felt I had to. Today I mailed letters to California Governor Gavin Newsom, several state legislators, and members of the California Film Commission calling for stronger oversight of the state’s film and TV tax credit program. I did so because I am outraged by Pixar Animation Studios’ announcement of another huge round of layoffs just days after the state awarded the studio a $26.2 million tax credit.

The purpose of California’s film tax credit is to encourage studios to create and retain production jobs in the state. Awarding a substantial tax credit to a company that immediately reduces its California workforce raises serious questions about whether the program is fulfilling that mission and whether stronger safeguards are needed to ensure taxpayers receive the public benefit these incentives are intended to provide.

As someone who spent years covering the animation industry, I've watched studios steadily dismantle California's animation production base. These were private business decisions, and while I often disagreed with them, they were ultimately decisions for those companies to make.

This situation is different. By awarding Pixar a major state tax credit, California has made this a matter of public policy. As a resident of the state, I have a legitimate interest in how public resources are allocated and whether they achieve the public purpose for which they were intended. Every dollar the state devotes to a tax credit is a dollar that cannot be invested in the public services and infrastructure that affect my daily life and the lives of other Californians.

I sent letters to:

Governor Gavin Newsom

State senators and assemblymembers who authored AB 1138 and SB 630 (the bills for the revised film and TV tax credit that made Pixar eligible for this funding): Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, State Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, Senator Caroline Menjivar, Senator Sasha Renee Perez, and Senator Henry Stern

The legislators who represent Emeryville, where Pixar is headquartered: Senator Jesse Arreguín and Assemblymember Mia Bonta

Colleen Bell, Executive Director, California Film Commission

The Board Members of the California Film Commission

The full text of my letter to Governor Newsom appears below. Letters sent to others contain minor changes tailored to each recipient.

If you’re a resident of California and believe this issue deserves attention, I encourage you to contact these officials and urge them to strengthen oversight of the state’s film and TV tax credit program.

[stone-cold-groove]

Come to sunny California and learn radio-television talking pictures. An illustration and typography detail from a 1932 job promotion ad.

[cbrownjc]

I hope this is true. Because it would just be so in line with deciding to be so cartoonishly evil in public right before SAG was set to go on strike as well. A union that really has the power to shut down the whole industry and make them lose astronomical amounts of money per day.

All that Deadline article probably did was make SAG more emboldened to get everything they're asking for and not extend the deadline again.

[eyeoftheeagle]

A janitor working at a gym… But he’s not ordinary! 💪😅

When he lifts the weights that even the huge bodybuilders can’t handle, everyone is left speechless!

Comedy + Shock = Epic video 🤯😂

Thank you for watching 🙏✨

[fluffycakesistainted]

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Even more unfortunately, it's not just teen/ya shows it's scifi/fantasy/"genre" shows in general. They're pretty much non-existent on network tv right now, and the ones on cable/streaming, it's the handful of episodes every 2+ years shit 🙄