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classic film fan; news/politics/science/medicine/sports/culture/tech 8th grade Spelling Bee runner up /Occasional #TCMParty posts-feel free to mute
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
How did I not know Dali collaborated with Disney
When Walt Disney Met Salvador Dali: The Story of Destino
YouTube video by Disney History Channel
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It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better
reading about the funeral of shirley pitts, the english fraudster and thief known as "queen of shoplifters"
![When Pitts died of breast cancer, she was given an elaborate funeral in south London attended by family and criminal acquaintances that received national media coverage in Britain. The flowers included a six-foot-long arrangement that said "Gone shopping".[3]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreihj476i32j6lgszbogvdxvkb3jqdh7c4jraz2ez6yxx5hh3hl4zvi)
let's take a moment also to celebrate the first absolute meatball down the middle getting fucking crushed. the first woman in pro baseball league history to get her shit rocked
Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 4d agoand Denae Benites hits the first home run in Women's Pro Baseball League history!
LinkedIn profile: well diversified hip hop executive/gang leader and witness end of life coordinator.
KTLA 5@ktla.com · 4d agoHip-hop executive Big U charged with soliciting witness murder
This InfoWars caper is going a little too well. We need to staff up a bit. We're hiring a Social Media Lead, who will help make InfoWars the network of the future. We need someone who is extraordinarily online, has big ideas for how things break through in 2026, and can pull those ideas off quick.
Social Media Lead, InfoWars at Global Tetrahedron
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If you invested $10,000 in Tesla $TSLA exactly 4 years ago, you would have $10,000 today 🚨 🚨 Not too bad 🤑
Impossible to put into words how useless Gmail search is. No wait, these guys did it!
You might be surprised to learn that Matt Damon's stunt double in “The Odyssey” is a 4-foot-6 woman named Devyn Dalton. She spoke to The New York Times about the movie magic that went into her latest role. nyti.ms/4vXaUbW
GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon.
gift article “The official number of soldiers wounded since that date is now listed as 207, for a total of 624 since the war began on Feb. 28. The total number listed as killed is 18.” Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War (Gift Article)
The changes separated the casualty numbers into two separate web pages, potentially making it more difficult to tally the war’s full toll.
nytimes.com
And as hot as the linked sepia photo is, the other one of him on his Wikipedia page is even better, I think—he's got the facial expression of a big sweet galoot who has just been made sad and confused by witnessing a man knowingly refuse to do the right thing.
Patrick McCray@patrickmccray.bsky.social · last wk.Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S...
Mental health tips from athletes:
We asked 13 athletes for the best mental advice they’ve ever received
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bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.
For all of you computer nerds, the iconic Grace Hopper on David Letterman:
Grace Hopper Is The Computer Queen | Letterman
YouTube video by Letterman
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I’ve already gone from “every billionaire is a policy failure” to “tax billionaires into penury,” and I’m starting to feel pressed toward “melt billionaires in the fires of Mt. Doom.”
ProPublica@propublica.org · 2w agoTikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)
Celebrated saxophonist Plas Johnson has died. He's best known for his playful musical turn on one of the most recognizable movie themes in history. Johnson's recording for composer Henry Mancini's “The Pink Panther” helped the song win three Grammys and an Oscar nomination.
It's official! Hollywood's historic Cinerama Dome will be renovated and re-opened in 2028. “Its historic legacy and singular moviegoing experience will be honored and carefully preserved, with the iconic Cinerama name and exterior branding left intact." www.thewrap.com/creative-con... #FilmSky
The Cinerama Dome Lives! Sony to Reopen Iconic Theater in 2028
The Cinerama Dome, left empty and abandoned since the pandemic, is springing back to life thanks to Sony and Alamo Drafthouse.
thewrap.com
To celebrate George Clinton's 85th birthday, here's a playlist featuring 25 of his finest tracks. They date back as far as 1959 and include classics by Parliament, Funkadelic and P-Funk All Stars. ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/7dQ...
The Best of George Clinton
Playlist · andychislehurst · 25 items
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get a load of the kid in the suit behind Trump impersonating his accordion hands