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Doing a lap before I commit to a location
TCM's daytime lineup for tomorrow (January 6) is very IYKYK:

A Face in the Crowd
A Lion is in the Streets
Sergeant Rutledge
The Mortal Storm
To Be or Not to Be

followed by Norma Rae and Silkwood in primetime 😍

Support the arts; defeat the pigs

#TCMParty #SaveTCM
January 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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- We should all be afraid of geese.

- Birds absolutely suck at Jenga.

- The collective noun for a group of birds is a “sky problem.”

(Happy National Bird Day!)
Everything We Currently Know About Birds
Birds. Most people just know them as those loud things that are always flapping around the sky like jackasses, but there’s actually much more to th...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's so painfully obvious I haven't used a keyboard in three weeks
January 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Gonna find a Senate subcommittee that's real sincere!
Personally I'm counting on the Great Pumpkin to fix this
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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"We will never again be slaves" is a very polite way to say "I will burn this whole place down with me and you in it."

That lady will wait for the very moment you seize those oil tankers and light a match.
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Countries impacted by slavery have their own reasoning and logic in regards to governance and freedom and if you continue to dismiss that history when dealing with them, you are going to end up looking stupid. America of all nations should understand that, but we have fascist idiots in power.
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Impeach, convict, remove.
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Hieeee, please note I will be blocking anybody who compliments or defends Mary Cosby in my sight. Thanks!

#RHOSLC #CultOfTheRealHousewife
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”

We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Every so often I remember The Comeback is coming back, and it makes me smile.
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Our 2nd most-read piece of 2025 is by the forever funny @mikedrucker.bsky.social, and we have no idea what he was getting at here, but it seemed to have struck a nerve with many, many readers.
Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Aldi's in-house brand chocolate does not have to go so hard, and yet!
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Watching Libeled Lady; trying to bring Gladys Benton energy into 2026 #TCMParty
January 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Apparently my grocer keeps the champagne in a special locked fridge. Sorry, fancy thieves.
January 1, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has announced the great Carmen de Lavallade has died at age 94. A dancer extraordinaire, of course, and could act too. Here she is with Harry Belafonte in the often overlooked 1959 noir, Odds Against Tomorrow. It's a small role, and she totally steals the scene.
December 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Thank you for the music, and thank you for sharing your gift of praise. Rest in peace.
Total Praise - Richard Smallwood
YouTube video by Gospel4U
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December 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Center of My Joy
YouTube video by Richard Smallwood - Topic
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December 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Richard Smallwood with Vision!"Angels!"
YouTube video by TheBL&Ssingers
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December 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Healing
YouTube video by Richard Smallwood - Topic
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December 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Cherry (unfrosted)
Green Apple (RIP🕯)
Ok ok it's relevant:

Top 3 Pop Tarts flavors, all-time...go!
December 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🎉🎉🎉😭
HBOMAX FINALLY ADDED THE THUMBS DOWN FEATURE, YOU CAN THUMBS DOWN BILL MAHER NOW
December 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
All my row mates on this flight think I'm insane, but no, I'm just watching Couples Therapy
December 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Hands up everybody who has this bottle in the fridge.

(Mine came from the first winery I visited after I moved to the Bay; the most delicious sparkling rose I've ever had in my life, and I can't *wait* to taste it again)
This is like my fancy bottle of sparkling wine I keep chilled because one day, That One Guy will be promoted to corpse.
December 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hot takes from me, a woman who listens to Christmas music all year round:

Luther's O Come All Ye Faithful >
Mahalia's It Came Upon a Midnight Clear >
What Christmas Means to Me =
This Christmas =
Oh Santa >>>>>>
Wrapped in Red >
All I Want for Christmas is You >

everything else
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM