EnchantedHickie
@enchantedhickie.bsky.social
Lefty. World cinema. Current Events. Neuropsychiatry. Democracy. Orwell's justice & common decency. Northern Virginia. Trump and Putin-Through-Trump are the critical active threat to our democratic republic & the free world. #PutinPlaybook
Diahann Carroll The first Black woman to win a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, No Strings (1962) 🎼
Press freedom groups are urging Congress to reject a proposal that would give Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth near-total control over what information to release under the Freedom of Information Act.
Congress Urged to Reject Pentagon Effort to 'Hide Unclassified Information From the Public'
Rights groups warned that giving Secretary Pete Hegseth near-total control of what information is released under the Freedom of Information Act "will naturally favor politicization and avoiding embarrassment over public transparency."
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BOTD John Huston!!! MCCT5 omits 5+ gems: 5)Fat City 4)Key Largo 3)The Dead 2)Asphalt Jungle 1)Maltese Falcon More: @theflyingartist.bsky.social: moremovies.co.uk/our-top-5-jo... David Thomson: www.theguardian.com/film/2006/de... James Medd/The Rake Magazine: therake.com/default/stor...
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
Favourite horror movie for every year of the 1990s: 1990 The Exorcist III 1991 The Silence Of The Lambs 1992 Dracula 1993 Army Of Darkness 1994 In The Mouth Of Madness 1995 Lord of Illusions 1996 From Dusk Till Dawn 1997 Event Horizon 1998 The Faculty 1999 Ravenous Always subject to change.
Today’s Canadian painting is “Cobalt” painted by Yvonne McKague Housser in 1931. N
This is Fran. She decided to make you a bowl of her famous bean soup. The secret ingredient is toe beans. 13/10 (TT: franfrannoodles)
America's Renewable Energy Boom, in One Chart. Reporting by Niccolo Conte www.visualcapitalist.com/rise-us-rene...
The Rise of U.S. Renewable Energy (1950–2025)
U.S. renewable energy production reached a record 9.18 quadrillion British thermal units in 2025, nearly five times its 1950 level.
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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
I love this painting! Happy Birthday former POTUS Barack Obama! You’re 65 today! Dig that tan suit!
This century-old tradition dates back to the 1850s when a bishop's daughter first trained the birds to pull a hanging rope for lunch. IG: @maddy.lee.98 Bishop's Palace in Wells, Somerset, England
Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.
8/4/71: Clint Eastwood's Play Misty for Me W Jo Heims & Riesner; DP Bruce Surtees w/Clint, Jessica Walter More: @mrbeaks.bsky.social: www.slashfilm.com/1193647/the-... @spectrumculture.bsky.social: spectrumculture.com/2024/04/29/r... @citizenscreen.bsky.social: aurorasginjoint.com/2012/07/09/p...
Play Misty for Me – Eastwood does Hitchcock
“And now a little diddy for all you bloggers out there in the airwaves. My contribution to The Best Hitchcock films Hitchcock Never Made blogathon, hosted by the fabulous Tales of the Easily…
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4 August 1877 - 7 July 1970 Laura Knight, British (1877-1970), Madonna of the Cotton Fields (Mighty Like a Rose), 1927, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 71.8 cm, private collection
More hyperbolic nonsensery from media outlets. Since when does ONE race in one state determine a party's future. #election2026 #progressive #journalism @praveenavsoma.bsky.social
Japanese poster for Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958)
8/4/54: Hitchcock's Rear Window From us: 50s Hitch: midcenturycinema.org/2022/02/06/n... Our @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social chat w/David Thomson: lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-ve... More: @benpears.bsky.social: www.slashfilm.com/1815111/alfr... @kimmorgan.bsky.social: thenewbev.com/blog/2017/09...
Kim Morgan on Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
Film historian Kim Morgan writes about Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window.
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Before the Storm, painting by George Callaghan, Irish artist.
"She made music jump into 3D": Wendy Carlos, the reclusive synth genius www.theguardian.com/music/2020/n...
Drudge, like many media outlets, can't let just let the Democratic Party be what it's always been: the classic big tent with lots of variety. No, one Senate race, one mayoralty, one congressional seat, seals the party's reputation forever. 🤔😆 #progressive #socialdemocracy
BOTD DP Bruce Surtees!! Shot 20 #70s Film (!!) - incl Play Misty, Dirty Harry, Blume in Love, Lenny, Night Moves We just lauded his magnificent contribs to Harry and Night Movies on recent eps of That '70s Movie Podcast! More via @robert-emmet.bsky.social: r-emmetsweeney.com/2020/01/17/t...
