Sterling
@s-dudley.bsky.social
Public Domain Researcher
opinions and thoughts are not reflective of any organizational views and are my own; unless otherwise noted all of my own posts are dedicated to the public domain
opinions and thoughts are not reflective of any organizational views and are my own; unless otherwise noted all of my own posts are dedicated to the public domain
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Marlene Dietrich comes to America
Marlene Dietrich enjoyed success on stage and screen in 1920s Berlin. That year she came to the United States to star in Morocco alongside Gary Cooper.
By John Mark Ockerbloom
everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/28/m...
#movie #publicDomainDayCountdown
Marlene Dietrich enjoyed success on stage and screen in 1920s Berlin. That year she came to the United States to star in Morocco alongside Gary Cooper.
By John Mark Ockerbloom
everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/28/m...
#movie #publicDomainDayCountdown
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Marlene Dietrich comes to America
Marlene Dietrich enjoyed success on stage and screen in 1920s Berlin. That year she came to the United States to star in Morocco alongside Gary Cooper.
By John Mark Ockerbloom
everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/28/m...
#movie #publicDomainDayCountdown
Marlene Dietrich enjoyed success on stage and screen in 1920s Berlin. That year she came to the United States to star in Morocco alongside Gary Cooper.
By John Mark Ockerbloom
everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/28/m...
#movie #publicDomainDayCountdown
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The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
Trump looked pretty rough today -- note that both of his hands are discolored
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
December 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
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youngkin brought back a Jim Crow-era policy of voter disenfranchisement
under him, Virginia became the *only* state to practice the harsh rule that anyone with any felony conviction ought to remain barred from voting for life
boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...
under him, Virginia became the *only* state to practice the harsh rule that anyone with any felony conviction ought to remain barred from voting for life
boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...
December 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
youngkin brought back a Jim Crow-era policy of voter disenfranchisement
under him, Virginia became the *only* state to practice the harsh rule that anyone with any felony conviction ought to remain barred from voting for life
boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...
under him, Virginia became the *only* state to practice the harsh rule that anyone with any felony conviction ought to remain barred from voting for life
boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...
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Tintin, The Wayback Machine, and The Public Domain
by Sterling Dudley
What do a Belgian boy reporter, a forgotten 2008 webpage, and the Wayback Machine have in common?
blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
by Sterling Dudley
What do a Belgian boy reporter, a forgotten 2008 webpage, and the Wayback Machine have in common?
blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
December 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Tintin, The Wayback Machine, and The Public Domain
by Sterling Dudley
What do a Belgian boy reporter, a forgotten 2008 webpage, and the Wayback Machine have in common?
blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
by Sterling Dudley
What do a Belgian boy reporter, a forgotten 2008 webpage, and the Wayback Machine have in common?
blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
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Yes, the archive is down again.
Yes, it's a power outage from PG&E.
Yes, there's been something like 4-5 in the last few weeks.
PG&E has a monopoly. We are waiting for the power to return.
Yes, it's a power outage from PG&E.
Yes, there's been something like 4-5 in the last few weeks.
PG&E has a monopoly. We are waiting for the power to return.
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Yes, the archive is down again.
Yes, it's a power outage from PG&E.
Yes, there's been something like 4-5 in the last few weeks.
PG&E has a monopoly. We are waiting for the power to return.
Yes, it's a power outage from PG&E.
Yes, there's been something like 4-5 in the last few weeks.
PG&E has a monopoly. We are waiting for the power to return.
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The NFC playoff picture after Week 17 Sunday Night Football
December 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The NFC playoff picture after Week 17 Sunday Night Football
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It's not QUITE all down to the last game in the NFC South -- the Falcons still have something to say!
In the three-way-tie at 8-9, the Panthers come out on top, even with losing to the Buccaneers next week.
In the three-way-tie at 8-9, the Panthers come out on top, even with losing to the Buccaneers next week.
December 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's not QUITE all down to the last game in the NFC South -- the Falcons still have something to say!
In the three-way-tie at 8-9, the Panthers come out on top, even with losing to the Buccaneers next week.
In the three-way-tie at 8-9, the Panthers come out on top, even with losing to the Buccaneers next week.
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The Steelers' loss keeps the AFC North in jeopardy!
All the marbles, Steelers v. Ravens, Week 18. 4th seed on the line.
All the marbles, Steelers v. Ravens, Week 18. 4th seed on the line.
December 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Steelers' loss keeps the AFC North in jeopardy!
All the marbles, Steelers v. Ravens, Week 18. 4th seed on the line.
All the marbles, Steelers v. Ravens, Week 18. 4th seed on the line.
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Trump’s FEMA is refusing to pay out buyouts for mortgages on homes in North Carolina that are no longer livable after the storms last year. Many now face foreclosure.
North Carolina voted for Trump 3x
www.carolinacoastonline.com/regional/art...
North Carolina voted for Trump 3x
www.carolinacoastonline.com/regional/art...
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
FAIRVIEW, North Carolina — A dusting of December snow had turned the mountains around her white, but Elizabeth Clark barely had time to notice.
www.carolinacoastonline.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Trump’s FEMA is refusing to pay out buyouts for mortgages on homes in North Carolina that are no longer livable after the storms last year. Many now face foreclosure.
North Carolina voted for Trump 3x
www.carolinacoastonline.com/regional/art...
North Carolina voted for Trump 3x
www.carolinacoastonline.com/regional/art...
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The Bears win the NFC North and the Packers get locked into #7, meaning the Rams and 49ers will finish higher than 7, because that's how numbers work.
December 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Bears win the NFC North and the Packers get locked into #7, meaning the Rams and 49ers will finish higher than 7, because that's how numbers work.
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🌐 From a dead link, The Wayback Machine made history and culture accessible again. Learn how Tintin’s 1929 adventures were uncovered again last Public Domain Day. 📚
Read the full story 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#Tintin #WaybackMachine #PublicDomain #DigitalArchives
Read the full story 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#Tintin #WaybackMachine #PublicDomain #DigitalArchives
December 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🌐 From a dead link, The Wayback Machine made history and culture accessible again. Learn how Tintin’s 1929 adventures were uncovered again last Public Domain Day. 📚
Read the full story 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#Tintin #WaybackMachine #PublicDomain #DigitalArchives
Read the full story 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/w...
#Tintin #WaybackMachine #PublicDomain #DigitalArchives
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
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I am still amazed that we have all of the 1920s cinema out of US copyright jail! It was a long time waiting for 1923! It was over 20 years between 1922 entering the public domain and 1923 finally escaping.
And remember to untoast Disney, the Gershwin and Fitzgerald estates and Sonny Bono for this!
And remember to untoast Disney, the Gershwin and Fitzgerald estates and Sonny Bono for this!
a man in a hat is sitting in a crowd and says boo this man boo !
ALT: a man in a hat is sitting in a crowd and says boo this man boo !
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I am still amazed that we have all of the 1920s cinema out of US copyright jail! It was a long time waiting for 1923! It was over 20 years between 1922 entering the public domain and 1923 finally escaping.
And remember to untoast Disney, the Gershwin and Fitzgerald estates and Sonny Bono for this!
And remember to untoast Disney, the Gershwin and Fitzgerald estates and Sonny Bono for this!
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Like prime, but with human beings”
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there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
![Gallup poll | 12/1-12/15
President Trump approval crosstabs (%)
🟥Overall (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥Democratic (93/3 disapprove) [-90]
🟩Republican (89/8 approve) [+81]
🟥Independent (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥18-34 (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥35-54 (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥55+ (53/43 disapprove) [-10]
🟥No college (55/37 disapprove) [-18]
🟥College graduate (59/37 disapprove) [-22]
🟥Male (53/42 disapprove) [-11]
🟥Female (64/30 disapprove) [-34]
🟥White (52/46 disapprove) [-6]
🟥Non-white (71/21 disapprove) [-50]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreifnv6vxufu6icjvsd5toirz3lmqkzertdpdnlqh7q44momevhfjqq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
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“.. A backlash from Canadian consumers .. has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/d...
@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/d...
December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“.. A backlash from Canadian consumers .. has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/d...
@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/d...
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Have yourself an 8-bitty little Christmas 🎄👾
🎶 Up On the Housetop was performed using two Atari 2600 consoles playing together in stereo 🤯
The full 2003 album celebrates classic retro platforms.
⬇️ Download The 8bits of Christmas by The 8bitpeoples
archive.org/details/8bp0...
#8Bit #Chiptune
🎶 Up On the Housetop was performed using two Atari 2600 consoles playing together in stereo 🤯
The full 2003 album celebrates classic retro platforms.
⬇️ Download The 8bits of Christmas by The 8bitpeoples
archive.org/details/8bp0...
#8Bit #Chiptune
December 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Have yourself an 8-bitty little Christmas 🎄👾
🎶 Up On the Housetop was performed using two Atari 2600 consoles playing together in stereo 🤯
The full 2003 album celebrates classic retro platforms.
⬇️ Download The 8bits of Christmas by The 8bitpeoples
archive.org/details/8bp0...
#8Bit #Chiptune
🎶 Up On the Housetop was performed using two Atari 2600 consoles playing together in stereo 🤯
The full 2003 album celebrates classic retro platforms.
⬇️ Download The 8bits of Christmas by The 8bitpeoples
archive.org/details/8bp0...
#8Bit #Chiptune
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“It’s ok to be white” was an online slogan used by overt white supremacist groups just a few years ago. Now it’s being used on stage in front of cameras by the vice president of the United States.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“It’s ok to be white” was an online slogan used by overt white supremacist groups just a few years ago. Now it’s being used on stage in front of cameras by the vice president of the United States.
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As a result of the game, the 49ers and Bears have clinched playoff spots!
And the Lions are eliminated from a top-6 seed.
...That was a hell of an ending.
And the Lions are eliminated from a top-6 seed.
...That was a hell of an ending.
December 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
As a result of the game, the 49ers and Bears have clinched playoff spots!
And the Lions are eliminated from a top-6 seed.
...That was a hell of an ending.
And the Lions are eliminated from a top-6 seed.
...That was a hell of an ending.
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Entering the US public domain in 2026: Franz Kafka's The Castle (english translation).
More info behind window 20 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
More info behind window 20 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
December 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Entering the US public domain in 2026: Franz Kafka's The Castle (english translation).
More info behind window 20 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
More info behind window 20 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
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the main reward you are likely to get for total loyalty to trump is the destruction of your career and your reputation www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
the main reward you are likely to get for total loyalty to trump is the destruction of your career and your reputation www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
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Trump touted record-low unemployment among Black Americans in his first term, a milestone that has evaporated during his second.
Black employment milestone evaporates
Labor market conditions for Black Americans are worsening more rapidly than they are for the overall population.
www.axios.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Trump touted record-low unemployment among Black Americans in his first term, a milestone that has evaporated during his second.
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Trump got high on his own supply & never figured out the only reason his 1st term wasn’t even more of a disaster was that he inherited & coasted on a good economy. He’s learning the hard way now. Nuts senile person having nuke codes when you also can’t find a job is tough scenes
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Trump got high on his own supply & never figured out the only reason his 1st term wasn’t even more of a disaster was that he inherited & coasted on a good economy. He’s learning the hard way now. Nuts senile person having nuke codes when you also can’t find a job is tough scenes
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Also, a lively public domain is good!
It is not good that you still can't do this sort of thing with Catcher in the Rye (which would take to it well) or On the Road, or any of a variety of other "classics."
It is not good that you still can't do this sort of thing with Catcher in the Rye (which would take to it well) or On the Road, or any of a variety of other "classics."
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Also, a lively public domain is good!
It is not good that you still can't do this sort of thing with Catcher in the Rye (which would take to it well) or On the Road, or any of a variety of other "classics."
It is not good that you still can't do this sort of thing with Catcher in the Rye (which would take to it well) or On the Road, or any of a variety of other "classics."