learned recently that the guy who wrote "The Night Before Christmas," clement clarke moore, also wrote a takedown of thomas jefferson's proto-scientific racism in "Notes on the State of Virginia," basically accusing him and others of making it up to justify slavery. which, that's right.

'Baguette' sounds like a posh Hobbit weekend home.

The Caesars - Caligula (20th October 1968). Ennia (Wanda Ventham) and Macro (Jerome Willis) finally realise just how capricious Caligula (Ralph Bates) can be ....

The Prisoner - Free for All (20th October 1967). Number 6 is persuaded to run for election to the post of Number 2.

Barry Foster and Alec Guinness in Smiley's People (18th October 1982).

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton. I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

Fawlty Towers (17th October 1975). "Duck's off, sorry."

The Trigger Effect, the first edition of Connections, was originally broadcast on this day in 1978.

Help me share to 100 (big number!) You know you want to 😀 #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth youtu.be/G71MZynajjQ?...

If the Voting Rights Act is deemed unconstitutional, it won't be long until these malicious cartoon villains come for the Civil Rights Act. The biggest trick the Devil ever played was the "both sides are the same" nonsense.

“I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” ~James Baldwin

Don’t let them tell you this was planted there. It wasn’t.

Listen to me, for G-d's sake, listen - ICE IS the gestapo. I am not being cute or overreacting, or being a hyperbolist. Look at how they conduct themselves and how they are utilized. They ARE the gestapo!

George Floyd should still be here to celebrate his 52nd birthday. His life sparked a movement, and our fight for justice, accountability, and humanity continues. We’ll never stop saying his name.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Part Five (8th October 1979). "You don't break exactly, you just run out of stories to tell. I'd reached the point where the things I'd locked away deep down were the only things coming into my brain."

MATCH BOX BATS including vintage Japanese design & c. 1900 vampire bat. #Bats associated with darkness ironically become the bringers of light!! In many Asian countries they symbolise good luck #31DaysofHalloween

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

When you come to a worker for services, Please don't spend your last dollar. Pay your bills and take care of your expenses before creating another emergency.

Michigan: Old Settlers Reunion Website becomes a digital museum The digital museum, “Where Black History Lives,” celebrates the heritage and preserves the cultural and historical resources of the Mecosta, Isabella and Montcalm counties www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article...

An Inspector Calls (6th October 1981). Bernard Hepton headed the cast of this BBC Schools production, which received a primetime BBC1 repeat slot the following year.

"Why don't you just move?!" Do YOU have the means to start over elsewhere? Do you have a passport? Do you have the money to pay bills for a year? Do you have housing and guaranteed employment?? No. OKAY. That's not what this is about so please for anyone spreading this rhetoric, STOP IT.

On this week's episode of The AP Strange Show, I had the pleasure of talking with the one and only Professor Charles Porterfield about rootwork, divination, the Sporting Life, and so much more- including how to use the magic you have in our chaotic world. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Happy Battle Of Cable Street Day to those who celebrate. And you really should celebrate it. www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Hi...

"..there may be ghosts or there may not; but if there are none there are fairies, and they are worse." - Quote from man reminiscing about a fairy encounter, early 19th century, from The Prince Edward Islands magazine 1902

Smiley's People (4th October 1982). Alec Guinness and Beryl Reid both won BAFTAs for their performances in Smiley's People.

I, Claudius - What Shall We Do About Claudius? (4th October 1976). A cracking face-off between John Castle and Brian Blessed.

Top of the Pops (2nd October 1980). Madness are at number four in the hit parade with 'Baggy Trousers'.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Part Four (1st October 1979). "I pay you honest money and you stab me in the back. I consider that extremely poor reward for keeping you alive - against the entreaties of my advisors, I may tell you."

New RPG Review is up. Today we're looking at Call of Cthulhu adventure 'The Vanishing Conjurer' from Games Workshop. It's about stage magicians and evil cults in London. Here's my thoughts, criticisms, and how I changed it to Gaslight Era Pulp for my group. youtu.be/hybUsDT30Cc

If you're getting ready for Yom Kippur with the posture of, "THOSE Jews need to repent!" you need to get your eyes back on your own blue book. We ALL have been harmed, we ALL are bystanders to harm, and we ALL cause harm. Tonight and tomorrow is about your work. Agitate again later.

"With regard to one who says: I will sin and Yom Kippur will atone for my sins, Yom Kippur does not. For sins bw a person & God, Yom Kippur atones; however, for harm bw a person & another, *Yom Kippur does not atone until [the harmdoer] appeases the other person*." (Mishnah Yoma 8:9)

Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock in Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles (30th September 1968).

Your spiritual path will test your resolve, your patience, and your sanity. Keep going. It is always worth it.

'Arrival', the first episode of The Prisoner, debuted in the UK on this day in 1967 in selected ITV regions.

WHERE ARE MY LOCAL WITCHES? I'm writing a respectful and fun piece on witches in the Baltimore metro area. Is that you? Do you have a favorite local witch you think might want to be profiled? Hit me up via message, please, and thank you!

Shanah tovah umtukah and gut yontif! Welcome in 5786, please treat us kindly.

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"The USDA's announcement comes after Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law this summer, which expands the work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. This, in effect, will leave an estimated 2.4 million Americans without food aid."

🎸ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? ROCKERS & ROLLERS, the roleplaying party game of sex, drugs, and rock and roll is now available on DriveThruRPG.com! Get the free Quickstart Guide PDF, stick a cucumber in your trousers, and start playing today!

'A Case for the Bishop', the first episode of The Secret Service, was originally broadcast on this day in 1969. Starring Professor Stanley Unwin, it ran for only 13 episodes.

'A Touch of Murder', the first episode of I, Claudius, was originally broadcast on this day in 1976.

The first episode of Smiley's People was originally broadcast on this day in 1982.

🧵My first taste of fascism was Operations Desert Shield/Storm in 1990-91. I had a “No Blood for Oil” sticker on my Nissan Sentra and a small “Impeach King George” sticker I had made. I was outspoken in my opposition to the looming war, as were millions across the globe.