Today is National Flirting Day, National Battery Day, National Drink Wine Day, Pluto Day, Thumb Appreciation Day, & Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day. www.listobsession.com/interesting-... #holidays

Authors born on February 18: Wendell Willkie (1892) Wallace Stegner (1909) Helen Gurley Brown (1922) Len Deighton (1929) Toni Morrison (1931) Audre Lorde (1934) Jean M. Auel (1936) Bebe Moore Campbell (1950) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

Movies released on February 18: Bringing Up Baby (1938) On Deadly Ground (1994) Reality Bites (1994) Pitch Black (2000) Shutter Island (2010) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) #movies 🎬 #anniversary

Only 8 choices are left in our Favorite Academic Subjects voting bracket. It’s the top 2 in each division. Vote now in the Quarterfinal Round! Everyone is welcome. The deadline is Thursday evening, February 19. votingbrackets.com/favorite-aca... #VotingBrackets #academia #learning

#humor #cartoon #reality #delusion #comfort #truth

Ocean Greyness, by Jackson Pollock. "Ocean Greyness, one of Pollock’s last great works, depicts several disembodied eyes hidden within the swirling colored fragments that materialize from the dense, scumbled gray ground." www.guggenheim.org/artwork/3486 #art #painting #pollock

Movies released on February 17: Nosferatu (1922) South of Santa Fe (1942) Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966) Footloose (1984) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) The ‘Burbs (1989) Old School (2003) Eight Below (2006) MST3K: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S7H... #movies 🎬 #anniversary #MST3K

Today is Lunar New Year, Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras/Fastnacht Day), International Pancake Day, World Human Spirit Day, National Cafe Au Lait Day, National Cabbage Day, Indian Pudding Day, My Way Day, Champion Crab Races Day, Random Acts Of Kindness Day, & Single-Tasking Day. #holidays

Authors born on February 17: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836) Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879) Andre Norton (1912) Virginia Sorensen (1912) Margaret Truman (1924) Chaim Potok (1929) Ruth Rendell (1930) Meena Alexander (1951) Boyd Morrison (1967) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

You don't even have to understand the language to appreciate the music, the show, and the story of immigration throughout the Americas. #BadBunny #music #politics #SuperBowl

Authors born on February 16: Johann Jakob Wilhelm Heinse (1746) Octave Mirbeau (1848) G.M. Trevelyan (1876) Hal Porter (1911) Richard Ford (1944) Maureen Johnson (1973) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

Movies released on February 16: The Seventh Seal (1957) Happy Gilmore (1996) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) #movies 🎬 #anniversary

Today is President’s Day (U.S.), National Almond Day, Tim Tam Day, Innovation Day, & Do A Grouch A Favor Day. www.listobsession.com/interesting-... #holidays

We’re on to Round 3 of our Favorite Academic Subjects voting bracket. Which subjects do you (or would you) most enjoy learning about? Vote now in Round Three! Everyone is welcome to vote. The deadline is Tuesday evening, February 17. #VotingBrackets #academia #learning

My next jigsaw puzzle is called "Star Diner", art by Joseph Burgess. It's 500 larger pieces and distributed by SunsOut.com. #jigsaw #puzzle

One of Trump’s top allies and private-White-House-dinner guests is now calling for all American women to be imprisoned in the ICE Concentration Camps and only let out when he and his friends personally approve of them. #misogyny #ICE #concentrationcamps #women #womensrights #hatespeech

Today is World Whale Day, International Gumdrop Day, National Flag Of Canada Day, National Marcus Day, National Hippo Day, National I Want Butterscotch Day, Rimmer Salute Day, Susan B. Anthony Day, Singles Awareness Day, & Galileo Day. www.listobsession.com/interesting-... #holidays

Movies released on February 15: Herbie Rides Again (1974) Bridge to Terebithia (2007) Game Night (2018) #movies 🎬 #anniversary

Authors born on February 15: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811) Joseph Hergesheimer (1880) Sax Rohmer (1883) Norman Bridwell (1928) Susan Brownmiller (1935) Douglas Hofstadter (1945) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

I always learn a lot from following Brian Tyler Cohen's YouTube channel. Today he posted an interview he just did with Barack Obama! We get President Obama's perspective on the country and what's been going on lately. #Obama #BrianTylerCohen #racism #politics #BadBunny #elections

The DHS has been asking tech companies for information about accounts that have criticized ICE, according to the New York Times, including Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta. Google, Meta, and Reddit have complied with some of the requests. #news #politics #meta #socialmedia #google #privacy #ICE

My latest completed jigsaw puzzle. 1,000 pieces, picture of Westgate Gardens in Canterbury. #jigsaw #puzzle

Today is Valentine’s Day, Global Movie Day, National Christine Day, National Organ Donor Day, National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day, Ferris Wheel Day, & Pet Theft Awareness Day. www.listobsession.com/interesting-... #holidays

Movies released on February 14: Dracula (1931) The Pumaman (1980) The Breakfast Club (1985) The Delta Force (1986) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Wayne’s World (1992) Daredevil (2003) Hot Fuzz (2007) The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) #MST3K: www.youtube.com/watch?v=je8R... #movies 🎬 #anniversary

Authors born on February 14: Frederick Douglass (1818) Frank Harris (1856) Israel Zangwill (1864) George Jean Nathan (1882) Carl Bernstein (1944) Paul O. Zelinsky (1953) Lucinda Riley (1965) Adam Gidwitz (1980) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

Tonight's movie is Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022). It's free on the Roku Channel. Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rainn Wilson, Evan Rachel Wood, and TONS of cameos! Directed by Eric Appel Music by Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson, and, of course, Weird Al #movies 🎬 #NowWatching #music #comedy #WeirdAl

Let's spread art on social media! This painting is by Satsuki Shibuya, called "Beyond the Senses." www.tappancollective.com/products/bey... #art #painting

Authors born on February 13: Eleanor Farjeon (1881) Ricardo Güiraldes (1886) Georges Simenon (1903) Friedrich Christian Delius (1943) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

Movies released on February 13: Cabaret (1972) Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1984) Mannequin (1987) The Wedding Singer (1998) 50 First Dates (2004) Jumper (2008) Absolutely Anything (2015) Black Panther (2018) Emma. (2020) #MST3K: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wja... #movies 🎬 #anniversary

Today is World Radio Day, National Derrick Day, National Jamie Day, National Cheddar Day, National Tortellini Day, Get A Different Name Day, Employee Legal Awareness Day, Dream Your Sweet Day, Galentine’s Day, & Blame Someone Else Day. www.listobsession.com/interesting-... #holidays

Our current voting bracket topic is Favorite Academic Subjects. Which subjects do you (or would you) most enjoy learning about? Vote now in Round Two! Everyone is welcome! The deadline is Sunday evening, February 15. votingbrackets.com/favorite-aca... #VotingBrackets #academia #learning

Trump announced he is erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, so he can please his big donors in the auto industry. 🤬 More details: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c... #automotive #greenhousegases #EPA #climatechange #endangermentfinding

Fascism continues to grow. And Gallup bent the knee. After almost 90 years of Presidential Approval surveys, Gallup has just announced that they're stopping. I wonder what threats Trump gave them. thehill.com/video/gallup... #president #survey #Gallup #approvalrating #politics #fascism

I just backed RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026! on @kickstarter.com JOIN US!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif... #MST3K

Jimmy Kimmel's intro last night was phenomenal! #TrumpEpsteinFiles #bondi #JimmyKimmel #comedy #news

Today is National Plum Pudding Day, Darwin Day, Paul Bunyan Day, Extraterrestrial Visitor Day, Extraterrestrial Culture Day, & Man Day. www.listobsession.com/interesting-... #holidays

Movies released on February 12: Groundhog Day (1993) Willy’s Wonderland (2021) Captain America: Brave New World (2025) #movies 🎬 #anniversary

Authors born on February 12: Thomas Campion (1567) Charles Darwin (1809) George Meredith (1828) Judy Blume (1938) David Small (1945) Jacqueline Woodson (1963) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

While isolated cases have occurred, there is no evidence of widespread or systemic voter fraud that has affected the outcome of ANY national or state election in recent history. Why add restrictions to voting in the name of avoiding nonexistent fraud? #voting #voterfraud #fraud #truth #elections

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol... www.law.cornell.edu/wex/attorney... #AttorneyGeneral #government #law #DOJ

It's amazing how much the U.S. has dropped in quality-of-life rantings! And so many Americans have no idea that their idealized view of the U.S. is no longer valid. #society #QualityOfLife #economy #publichealth #statistics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize! #Zelensky #Nobel #NobelPeacePrize

#truth #politics #voting #support

And Trump got mad about all this after a meeting between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and a Detroit billionaire whose family stands to lose hundreds of millions because they own the Ambassador Bridge, currently the most profitable U.S.-Canada border crossing. #bridge #corruption #trump #Canada

Authors born on February 11: Lydia Maria Child (1802) Roy Fuller (1912) Sidney Sheldon (1917) Jane Yolen (1939) www.listobsession.com/author-birth... #authors #birthday

Movies released on February 11: Modern Times (1936) Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) Zootopia (2016) #movies 🎬 #anniversary

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, International Get Out Your Guitar Day, National Shut-In Visitation Day, National Ava Day, National Kermit Day, National Marc Day, National Peppermint Patty Day, National Inventors’ Day, Hug A Tall Person Day, & Make A Friend Day. #holidays

Our next voting bracket topic is Favorite Academic Subjects. Which subjects do you (or would you) most enjoy learning about? Vote now in Round One! Everyone is welcome. The deadline is Thursday evening, February 12. votingbrackets.com/favorite-aca... #VotingBrackets #academics #learning

The winner of Favorite Pasta is: Ravioli Ravioli beat Rigatoni by 10 votes! Thanks to everyone who voted. Below is a link to the ranked list of the results based on your voting, followed by the complete bracket in JPG and PDF, so you can see all the numbers. #VotingBrackets #food #pasta

If ICE agents were truly going after the "worst of the worst" criminals, they would have no problem getting a judge to sign a warrant. And only judicial warrants (not administrative ones) give them authority to enter private property. #ICE #privacy #safety #criminals #warrants