Bill Geerhart
@conelrad6401240.bsky.social
Cold War weirdness (mostly). More here... https://conelrad.blogspot.com/
Hackman as Caulfield in NARROW MARGIN; Gould as Caulfield in CAPRICORN ONE; Holbrook as Caulfield in STAR CHAMBER. Writer/director Peter Hyams, big fan of the surname "Caulfield." cc: @peterapeel.bsky.social
In 2019, 88-year-old would-be presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore [1930-2025] was arrested on multiple parole violations including flying to Israel without permission. Read the response to my #FOIA here: archive.org/details/sara...
Earlier this year, I FOIA'd the FCC for any records they might still have on their $25,000 KSHE-FM EBS prank fine from 1991. They responded with their letter to the radio station announcing their decision. Read the whole thing on my Internet Archive page: archive.org/details/foia...
Found while researching something else. Quite a tie. Quite a guy. William Burian Killebrew Jr. [1905-1980], principal, Thomas Jefferson High School, Port Arthur, TX. From the 1950 edition of the Yellow Jacket yearbook. cc: @neckties-of-noir.bsky.social
Surprised "where's the beef?" isn't on her tombstone.
Dr Pop Culture USA@drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · yesterdayClara Peller was born August 4, 1902. She worked for 35 years as a manicurist at a Chicago beauty salon. Her famous Wendy’s commercial debuted on January 10, 1984. Peller's "Where's the beef?" line instantly became a catchphrase across the United States and Canada.
Lt. Col. James H. Thibeault [1927-2019] received this plaque for his service at the Alternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC) aka Raven Rock aka Site R. For service from 1965-1987. Receiving a piece of the Rock upon retirement is a longstanding tradition. @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Collins must be very concerned about this article... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.
Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.
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11th anniversary of Paxton's mugshot. Trump before Trump.
Editorial cartoon on civil defense by Dick Hodgins Jr. [1931-2016] for the Orlando Sentinel. January 22, 1961.
11th anniversary of this genius take from Bari's new 60 MINUTES hire.
The author's first book from 2005 isn't included on her official website as it might serve as a reminder of the origin story?
Bill Geerhart@conelrad6401240.bsky.social · 2d agoAn origin story... Airline Karen panicked by a Syrian music group headed to play a gig at a California casino. A book soon followed, "Terror in the Skies: Why 9/11 Could Happen Again." And then more books and a genius publicist. And here we are.
An origin story... Airline Karen panicked by a Syrian music group headed to play a gig at a California casino. A book soon followed, "Terror in the Skies: Why 9/11 Could Happen Again." And then more books and a genius publicist. And here we are.
Trump aide (and future disgraced Ohio congressman) Max Miller had a cameo in Trump's 2020 Saint John's Church stunt. Photo by Doug Mills, NYT.
Stephen Zacks (Andrew Robinson's stepson) in front of a poster outside a Times Square theater featuring him (as "Lake Kid") and "Scorpio" in DIRTY HARRY. 1972. From Robinson's 2015 memoir.
In his 2015 memoir, actor Andrew Robinson recounts a lesson he learned from Buddy Ebsen during a break from filming an episode of BARNABY JONES.
Another stunning achievement accomplished against incredible odds.
Nick Turse@nickturse.bsky.social · 2d agoWhy humble-brag when you can do this instead?
Annie Jacobsen's new book really spins George Will's bowtie.
Another win for Annie Jacobsen's publicist. Worth mentioning that the reviewer here, Dwight Garner, is same critic who got snookered into writing a rave review of author Charles Pellegrino's discredited 2010 atomic bomb book.
Trump extremes on the Iran war as captured by FOX NEWS graphics.
Here's the radio spot Buddy Ebsen recorded for Nancy Kulp's opponent in a 1984 congressional race in Pennsylvania. Kulp, who was supported by #EdAsner, lost the election. cc: @rickperlstein.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpU2...
Historian-for-hire gets the concept of the Greenbrier Bunker wrong on SECRETS DECLASSIFIED WITH DAVID DUCHOVNY. Nice soundbite, but the site was not designed to take a direct nuclear hit.
I somehow don't think that I can avoid posting this photo of William Shatner and birthday lady France Nuyen on Broadway in The World of Suzie Wong.
Excellent ten-minute recap of what's going on in Ohio... www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1EW...
"Assault, Misogyny, Verbal Threats": Mother Jones Exposé on Allegations Against GOP Rep. Max Miller
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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@wellerstein.bsky.social on atomic films. Would have liked to have seen FIVE; THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL; and THIS IS NOT A TEST. thebulletin.org/premium/2026...
Thirteen films that are essential to understanding the nuclear age
A chronological list of the best nuclear Doomsday films shows how the nuclear perspective unfolded from the earliest days to the present.
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