Arvin W. Casas
@arvinwcasas.bsky.social
Former CD now winding my way through fatherhood at 78rpm in the Philly burbs. Friends education survivor. Lifetime Beatles / Trek / Python junkie. Antique Gramophone collector / restorer / researcher (for this I use @gramophilia.bsky.social).
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🥳 Welcome to the Public Domain: creative works from 1930 & sound recordings published in 1925! Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has highlighted some of the most anticipated works entering the #publicdomain in 2026!
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January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
🥳 Welcome to the Public Domain: creative works from 1930 & sound recordings published in 1925! Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has highlighted some of the most anticipated works entering the #publicdomain in 2026!
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Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses
Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses
The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington. It's a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another...
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses
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"1925 was a very important year in cinema history, a year when multiple silent classics hit the theaters" -Lea Stans at Silents are Golden shares the Top 10 Hit Films in the US from 100 years ago.. :) #TCMParty https://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/silents-are-golden-the-top-10-hit-films-of-1925/
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"1925 was a very important year in cinema history, a year when multiple silent classics hit the theaters" -Lea Stans at Silents are Golden shares the Top 10 Hit Films in the US from 100 years ago.. :) #TCMParty https://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/silents-are-golden-the-top-10-hit-films-of-1925/
“…the measure could ultimately lead up to 200 health centers to close. Because most of those centers are located in blue states that still permit abortion, their closure could dramatically curtail access to the procedure. The measure, advocates have said, amounts to a ‘back-door abortion ban.’”
Court allows White House to end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states
Appeals court reversed injunction blocking Trump administration’s defunding of reproductive healthcare giant
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“…the measure could ultimately lead up to 200 health centers to close. Because most of those centers are located in blue states that still permit abortion, their closure could dramatically curtail access to the procedure. The measure, advocates have said, amounts to a ‘back-door abortion ban.’”
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Much of what defines public life in the Trump era—masked kidnappings on U.S. streets, standoffs between ICE and protesters, military patrols in our cities—has been authored by Miller.
His ever-present unctuous smirk suggests he’s visibly relishing the violent hatred he's unleashed. trib.al/0r2GTUp
His ever-present unctuous smirk suggests he’s visibly relishing the violent hatred he's unleashed. trib.al/0r2GTUp
December 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Much of what defines public life in the Trump era—masked kidnappings on U.S. streets, standoffs between ICE and protesters, military patrols in our cities—has been authored by Miller.
His ever-present unctuous smirk suggests he’s visibly relishing the violent hatred he's unleashed. trib.al/0r2GTUp
His ever-present unctuous smirk suggests he’s visibly relishing the violent hatred he's unleashed. trib.al/0r2GTUp
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#ComingUpOnTCM
ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont
Dir.: Victor Heerman 11:15 AM PT
A valuable painting goes missing when a society matron hosts Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding.
1h 38m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont
Dir.: Victor Heerman 11:15 AM PT
A valuable painting goes missing when a society matron hosts Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding.
1h 38m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
December 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#ComingUpOnTCM
ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont
Dir.: Victor Heerman 11:15 AM PT
A valuable painting goes missing when a society matron hosts Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding.
1h 38m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont
Dir.: Victor Heerman 11:15 AM PT
A valuable painting goes missing when a society matron hosts Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding.
1h 38m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
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ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) — 2:15 pm ET — 1h 38m
(TCM Daytime: Marx Brothers Madness)
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx; directed by Victor Heerman
Three zanies try to recover a stolen painting during a madcap house party.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Daytime: Marx Brothers Madness)
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx; directed by Victor Heerman
Three zanies try to recover a stolen painting during a madcap house party.
#TCM #TCMParty
Animal Crackers (1930)
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December 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Disabled Traveler’s Tip: Wheelchaired parents need not try the “Spark Lab” @ The National Museum of American History 🇺🇸 in Washington DC. The room’s one and only doorway will not accommodate your chair. 🤬🤬🤬🖕
#Smithsonian #Disability
#Smithsonian #Disability
December 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Disabled Traveler’s Tip: Wheelchaired parents need not try the “Spark Lab” @ The National Museum of American History 🇺🇸 in Washington DC. The room’s one and only doorway will not accommodate your chair. 🤬🤬🤬🖕
#Smithsonian #Disability
#Smithsonian #Disability
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A good sign these people grasp the s*** show and have decided they’ve had enough.
Record-breaking retirements in Congress. That’s not “frustration,” that’s people seeing the building on fire and heading for the exits.
Expect more retirements in January.
Expect more retirements in January.
December 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A good sign these people grasp the s*** show and have decided they’ve had enough.
RIP Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
Bardot became a celebrated sex symbol in 1950s and 60s, but later embraced animal rights activism and an increasingly controversial political stance
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
RIP Brigitte Bardot
Ruthless Inefficiency.
Epstein Files Redactions Failed After Funding Cuts Forced DOJ to Use Basic Adobe Tools | IBTimes UK
Epstein Files Redactions Failed After Funding Cuts Forced DOJ to Use Basic Adobe Tools | IBTimes UK
Epstein Files Redactions Failed After Funding Cuts Forced DOJ to Use Basic Adobe Tools
The DOJ's redaction of the Epstein Files backfired after users discovered hidden texts could be copied and read, a flaw linked to Adobe Acrobat access cuts by DOGE.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Ruthless Inefficiency.
Epstein Files Redactions Failed After Funding Cuts Forced DOJ to Use Basic Adobe Tools | IBTimes UK
Epstein Files Redactions Failed After Funding Cuts Forced DOJ to Use Basic Adobe Tools | IBTimes UK
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Trump’s second term has been so lurid in its corruption that it was genuinely hard to narrow this list down. But the biggest scandal of all is something Trump didn’t create... trib.al/gkfQj9U
December 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump’s second term has been so lurid in its corruption that it was genuinely hard to narrow this list down. But the biggest scandal of all is something Trump didn’t create... trib.al/gkfQj9U
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December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Release the Jack Smith transcript.
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Release the Jack Smith transcript.
Merry Happy, Happy Merry
December 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Merry Happy, Happy Merry
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Merry Christian Nationalism Day
December 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Merry Christian Nationalism Day
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Starting January 7, the Department of Education plans to withhold a portion of the wages of around 1,000 defaulted borrowers. The number will gradually increase within the following months. trib.al/HdyRT8s
December 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Starting January 7, the Department of Education plans to withhold a portion of the wages of around 1,000 defaulted borrowers. The number will gradually increase within the following months. trib.al/HdyRT8s
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TRUMP: “What would you like Santa to bring?”
LITTLE GIRL: “Not coal.”
TRUMP: “You mean clean, beautiful coal.”
*laughs because he knows he’s lying to a child on Christmas Eve on behalf of his fossil fuel billionaire donors*🫤 🎄
LITTLE GIRL: “Not coal.”
TRUMP: “You mean clean, beautiful coal.”
*laughs because he knows he’s lying to a child on Christmas Eve on behalf of his fossil fuel billionaire donors*🫤 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
TRUMP: “What would you like Santa to bring?”
LITTLE GIRL: “Not coal.”
TRUMP: “You mean clean, beautiful coal.”
*laughs because he knows he’s lying to a child on Christmas Eve on behalf of his fossil fuel billionaire donors*🫤 🎄
LITTLE GIRL: “Not coal.”
TRUMP: “You mean clean, beautiful coal.”
*laughs because he knows he’s lying to a child on Christmas Eve on behalf of his fossil fuel billionaire donors*🫤 🎄
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On Wednesday, the Department of Justice finally admitted what critics have suspected for months: it had no idea how many documents it actually had.
open.substack.com/pub/beinglib...
open.substack.com/pub/beinglib...
DOJ Misses Epstein Deadline, Then ‘Finds’ a Million More Documents — While Everyone’s Distracted With the Holidays
If you thought the Justice Department had finished revealing its trove of Jeffrey Epstein files, buckle up: the plot just got way worse.
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice finally admitted what critics have suspected for months: it had no idea how many documents it actually had.
open.substack.com/pub/beinglib...
open.substack.com/pub/beinglib...
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Seventy years ago, Jonas Salk and his team worked in a lab between a morgue and a darkroom to develop the world’s first successful polio vaccine.
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
buff.ly
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Seventy years ago, Jonas Salk and his team worked in a lab between a morgue and a darkroom to develop the world’s first successful polio vaccine.
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
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3:30 P.M. Back to work. Locate The Official Old Maid Handbook and re-read section on over-the-top high-pitched scream to be used should a madman yell at you claiming to be your husband.
A Day in the Life of Mary Hatch in the Alternate Bedford Falls
7:00-8:30 A.M. Wake up whenever I want—no kids! 9 A.M. Open library, feeling refreshed and ready for the day. 10:30 A.M. Send another overdue notic...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
3:30 P.M. Back to work. Locate The Official Old Maid Handbook and re-read section on over-the-top high-pitched scream to be used should a madman yell at you claiming to be your husband.
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The core of the legal challenge rests on Public Law 88-260. This was a 1964 joint resolution that officially renamed the "National Cultural Center" as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Democrat Rep. Joyce Beatty Sues to Stop the “Trump-Kennedy Center” Rebranding — Konsyse
The lawsuit argues that the renaming is a violation of federal law.
www.konsyse.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The core of the legal challenge rests on Public Law 88-260. This was a 1964 joint resolution that officially renamed the "National Cultural Center" as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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DHS shared an AI-generated video of Santa working for ICE, proving yet again that the official voice of the US government is still cruel, gross, and weird.
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
DHS shared an AI-generated video of Santa working for ICE, proving yet again that the official voice of the US government is still cruel, gross, and weird.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
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Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
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Watch here!
December 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Watch here!