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SILENT RUNNING (1972) — 10:00 pm ET — 1h 29m (TCM Primetime: Environmental Impact) Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin; directed by Douglas Trumbull An astronaut guarding the last the Earth's forests defies an order to destroy his precious cargo. #TCM #TCMParty

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Silent Running (1972)

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THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961) — 8:00 pm ET (TCM Premiere) (TCM Primetime: Environmental Impact) Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern; directed by Val Guest When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters Earth's axis of rotation. #TCM #TCMParty

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every time I hear “Super Intelligence” it’s gonna be in this voice

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Wile E Coyote Super Genius

Alt: Wile E Coyote Super Genius

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Up next on TCM @tcm-up-next.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) — 12:00 am ET — 113h (Star of the Month: Ricardo Montalban) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley; directed by Nicholas Meyer Captain Kirk leads his crew against an old enemy in the fight to control a world-shattering weapon. #TCM #TCMParty

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Star of the Month: Ricardo Montalban

Mondays in September | 26 Movies

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I would say the weather right now in coastal SoCal is a lot like Alexandria VA but it’s actually cooler and less humid in Alexandria right now…

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Coming Up On TCM @comingupontcm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#ComingUpOnTCM THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1975) Michael York, Raquel Welch, Geraldine Chaplin Dir.: Richard Lester 5:00 PM PT The musketeers defend the Queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu's plotting. 1h 48m | Adventure | TV-PG #TCM #TCMParty

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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 22/09/2026

A "monster" El Niño is taking shape in the Pacific — and it’s already breaking records. 🌡️ Ocean temps ~3.1°C (5.6°F) above normal 📈 It's still strengthening ❄️ Its peak could have big implications for the winter ahead Learn more: www.capitalweather.com/monster-el-n...

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CNN @cnn.com · 22/09/2026

Hurricane Polo became a rare Category 5 on Tuesday morning after undergoing extreme rapid intensification off the Pacific coast of Mexico. cnn.it/4jiMW85

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18/09/2026

The one and only Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman herself — is here at the Kennedy Center. WATCH: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Turn It Up To 11 @turnitupto11.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I briefly mentioned The Postal Service's Give Up recently. We played the heck out of this one at the office in 2003. Over the years, it has become a landmark, classic left-field electronic album. Love it so much, I got my hands on the Deluxe 3LPs box set. Shame Ben Gibbard never made another PS LP.

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Donald R. Koelper @donaldfromhawaii.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

L.A.’s steep watersheds — surrounding mountain ranges that rise precipitously to 8,000+ feet in elevation — trap moisture and have periodically turned heavy rains into deadly torrents that have reshaped the region’s landscape and infrastructure. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Commentary: The approaching El Niño is scary, but L.A.'s starred in this horror movie before

The thousands of square miles of mountain watershed around L.A. -- the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos -- are as steep as roller coasters, and the rain funnels off them in tumults.

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Released 44 years ago Straight to Hell, a song by the Clash from their album Combat Rock The Clash - Straight To Hell - Live US Festival #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #straighttohell #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Up next on TCM @tcm-up-next.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

CYRANO DE BERGERAC (1950) — 1:15 am ET — 1h 52m (TCM Spotlight: Swashbucklers) Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince; directed by Michael Gordon A swordsman and poet helps another man woo the woman he loves. #TCM #TCMParty

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TCM Spotlight: Swashbucklers

Tuesdays in September | 38 Movies

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Up next on TCM @tcm-up-next.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

KANAL (1957) — 8:00 pm ET — 1h 37m (Two for One: Bill Hader) Wienczyslaw Glinski, Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar; directed by Andrzej Wajda World War II Resistance fighters under siege attempt a desperate escape through the sewers. #TCM #TCMParty

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Two for One: July 2026

Saturdays in July | 8 movies

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We have ac again! It’s a freakin miracle

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It’s 930 at night, it’s 90 degrees, and the ac is kaput. Looking forward to not sleeping for the next 8 hours

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Short-notice pop-up livestream TODAY (Sep 8) at 10am PT: A steamy tropical airmass associated with remnants of Hurricane Marie has allowed thunderstorms to develop near LA this AM, and will bring extreme humid heat over next 48 hours. Live discussion to follow.

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Pop-up livestream: Steamy tropical airmass brings thunderstorms, extreme humid heat to LA & SoCal - YouTube

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 09/08/2026 topic: I...

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We may seem some genuinely extreme humidity levels along SoCal coastal plain Tue-Wed (yes, even worse than today). As Marie's tropical moisture lingers, temps of 90-100F will combine with dew points of 70F to nearly 80F (!), yielding heat index values as high as ~110F. #CAwx

Map showing predicted heat index values over SoCal on Wed from ECMWF model. They are widely above 100F, and locally as high as 110F.

Map showing predicted humidity (dew point temperatures) over SoCal on Wed from ECMWF model. They are widely above 70F, and locally as high as 80F.

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Have you checked your voter registration today?

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Walking a few blocks to a park in this heat and humidity with my 4 year old and carrying all “the stuff” makes me feel like I’m on a 20 mile road march

A picture of the cartoon character, Barnie Bear, where he gets drafted into the army and is carrying a lot of equipment and is hot. He is looking at a sign that reads “10 miles”.

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Donald R. Koelper @donaldfromhawaii.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

California scientists and officials are observing higher tides than typical. Swells are eroding beaches, damaging parking lots and bathrooms, and resurfacing long-buried coastal infrastructure — and that’s all before a powerful El Niño even kicks into high gear. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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As 3 dangers converge, California's coast faces rare winter of big waves, erosion, flooding

A rare convergence of a powerful El Niño, super king tides and sea level rise spurred by climate change could menace California with record coastal flooding this winter.

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Aiyana White @aiyanaewhite.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hello I am the mayor of LA and I hate entertainment workers, taco vendors, and people who can’t afford our bonkers housing market. Was that good? Did I Mamdani it??

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I haven’t driven a manual transmission since 2004 and I’m just fine with that ⚙️🚫

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Lucy Jones @drlucyjones.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Outside of local triggering (eg., aftershocks), the global distribution of big earthquakes is random in time. That means there is an average rate (15 M7+ evets/yr) but the time since the last event doesn't matter. Sometimes we see clusters - if there were no clusters, it woldn't be random.

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Wake up babe, Deep Sea Diver cover of Massive Attack dropped open.spotify.com/track/2YqC9K...

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Tonight’s entertainment, The Greek! Deathcab for Cutie and Nation of Language

View from Section A Row N at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.

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AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books

If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/07/2026

That means that the dream of chatbots as replacements for teachers is a nightmare. Getting rid of teachers because we all have chatbots is like getting rid of doctors because we all have the plague. eof/

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

An intense and long-duration heatwave now appears likely by late Jul/early Aug for SW U.S., including California. Extreme heat is likely in hottest inland deserts, and a potentially dangerous combination of heat & elevated humidity may develop in SoCal. More to come. #CAwx #AZwx

Map of predicted 500mb GPH anomalies (normalized) from the ECMWF ensemble across the Western U.S. Extremely anomalous positive (warm) GPH is depicted across the Southwest, including California and Arizona.

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The heat advisory expires in 22 hours (not soon enough)

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Our first visitor today said "My husband has some books here." Us: Great, what the name? Her: Joe Haldeman Us: Oh, not the books, we meant your husband's name. Gay Haldeman: It's Joe Haldeman. Such a lovely surprise visit! Related: we now have a few signed @joehaldeman.bsky.social titles.

Author Joe Haldeman, holding a freshly-signed copy of THE FOREVER WAR.

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Spencer McDaniel @spencermcdaniel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...

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An Ancient Historian's Breakdown of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' - Tales of Times Forgotten

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is perhaps the most highly anticipated new film of the 2020s. It has already received near-universal acclaim from film critics and earned more at the box office in its ...

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Well, The Odyssey is fantastic! The dialogue of this reimagined version has, what will likely be, a lot of quotable lines.

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ULTRA💀BLAST @ultrakillblast.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978, Ralph Bakshi)

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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What would all-out atomic war between the US and the USSR have looked at in the early days of the Cold War, just before the Korean War? For DOOMSDAY MACHINES this week I dive into the details of war plan OFFTACKLE (1950). doomsdaymachines.net/p/how-to-fig...

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How to fight a nuclear war in 1950

OFFTACKLE, the first US war plan after the loss of the nuclear monopoly

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Coming Up On TCM @comingupontcm.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#ComingUpOnTCM FOR ALL MANKIND (1989) Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Russell Schweickart Dir.: Al Reinert 11:30 AM PT The story of the Apollo missions to the moon, told by the astronauts themselves. 1h 26m | Documentary | TV-PG #TCM #TCMParty

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Matt @hbmatt.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Are you Ulysses? Also, an iconic “LA” video or at least DTLA at that time. I happened across the setup for the 3rd Street tunnel shot when they were filming and was like, “Huh, I wonder what they’re filming?”

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Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (Video)

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In his 2004 book, The Anatomy of Fascism, historian Robert Paxton identified the passions that had animated fascistic political cultures over the previous 80 years. These may sound familiar.

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hem "mobilizing passions":
• a sense of overwhelming crisis beyond the reach of any traditional solutions;
• the primacy of the group, toward which one has duties superior to every right, whether individual or universal, and the subordination of the individual to it;
• the belief that one's group is a victim, a sentiment that justifies any action, without legal or moral limits, against its enemies, both internal and external;
• dread of the group's decline under the corrosive effects of individualistic liberalism, class conflict, and alien influences;
• the need for closer integration of a purer community, by consent if possible, or by exclusionary violence if necessary;
• the need for authority by natural chiefs (always male), culminating in a national chieftain who alone is capable of incarnating the group's historical destiny;
• the superiority of the leader's instincts over abstract and universal
reason;
• the beauty of violence and the efficacy of will, when they are devoted to the group's success;
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