Dan Lybarger
@danlybarger.bsky.social
Pennsylvania Dutch by Way of Kansas. Contributor to @ArkansasOnline, @TheFastPitch and @FilmThreat. Opinions are mine. No one else wants them.
The nice folks at @thepitch.bsky.social in Kansas City let me talk with author Scott Eyman about his new book on Joan Crawford.
It’s so gratifying to know the Kansas City-raised Oscar-winner has more to say for her self than her alleged hatred for wire hangers.
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It’s so gratifying to know the Kansas City-raised Oscar-winner has more to say for her self than her alleged hatred for wire hangers.
www.thepitchkc.com/scott-eyman-...
Scott Eyman delves into Hollywood history with new book Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face
Crawford on the set of Mildred Pierce. // Courtesy Alan Rode Collection When I was a kid, you said your prayers thanking God that Joan Crawford was not your mom. Because of the 1981 biopic Mommie Dear...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The nice folks at @thepitch.bsky.social in Kansas City let me talk with author Scott Eyman about his new book on Joan Crawford.
It’s so gratifying to know the Kansas City-raised Oscar-winner has more to say for her self than her alleged hatred for wire hangers.
www.thepitchkc.com/scott-eyman-...
It’s so gratifying to know the Kansas City-raised Oscar-winner has more to say for her self than her alleged hatred for wire hangers.
www.thepitchkc.com/scott-eyman-...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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"Dance for Burgess" is a lesser-known composition for chamber orchestra and percussion written by French composer Edgard Varèse.
Composed for choreographer and dancer Burgess Meredith BOTD
Wheh! wheh! wheh! 🐧☂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsD...
Composed for choreographer and dancer Burgess Meredith BOTD
Wheh! wheh! wheh! 🐧☂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsD...
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Dance for Burgess" is a lesser-known composition for chamber orchestra and percussion written by French composer Edgard Varèse.
Composed for choreographer and dancer Burgess Meredith BOTD
Wheh! wheh! wheh! 🐧☂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsD...
Composed for choreographer and dancer Burgess Meredith BOTD
Wheh! wheh! wheh! 🐧☂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsD...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Happy birthday, Maestro.
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy birthday, Maestro.
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Olivia Nuzzi needs an editor. I would be happy to meet her for a private session.
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Olivia Nuzzi needs an editor. I would be happy to meet her for a private session.
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
One of my favorite interviews was with the late composer Lalo Schifrin. I was so sad when we lost him last June, but he has left behind so much wonderful music. I’m also grateful to Substack for having the chance to share the conversation again.
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Lalo Schifrin Made Impossible Sound Easy
Last June, composter Lalo Schifrin left the world at age 93.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
One of my favorite interviews was with the late composer Lalo Schifrin. I was so sad when we lost him last June, but he has left behind so much wonderful music. I’m also grateful to Substack for having the chance to share the conversation again.
danlybarger.substack.com/p/lalo-schif...
danlybarger.substack.com/p/lalo-schif...
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“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
Stephen Jay Gould, 1941 - 2002
Stephen Jay Gould, 1941 - 2002
March 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
Stephen Jay Gould, 1941 - 2002
Stephen Jay Gould, 1941 - 2002
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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Two things. One, to pretend that people don’t care whether or not the president allegedly used to rape children is ridiculous and every Republican knows it. Two, Republicans are the ones who are making everything more expensive so what is this guy even trying to sell here.
Rep. Jason Smith: "Epstein had been dead for years. It's not something I hear from people when I travel back home in Missouri. They care about the affordability crisis."
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two things. One, to pretend that people don’t care whether or not the president allegedly used to rape children is ridiculous and every Republican knows it. Two, Republicans are the ones who are making everything more expensive so what is this guy even trying to sell here.
Talk about a lack of self-awareness.
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Talk about a lack of self-awareness.
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White House aggressively posting “trump is straight” content amid the blow job e-mail
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
White House aggressively posting “trump is straight” content amid the blow job e-mail
Thanks to morons like Kobach I developed a lifelong love of reading. It’s amazing that someone who has all these advanced degrees is so afraid of little books.
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Kris Kobach Warns Kansas Schools About LGBTQ-Themed Books
A letter he sent to the Kansas Board of Education says schools are violating a recent Supreme Court decision
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November 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Thanks to morons like Kobach I developed a lifelong love of reading. It’s amazing that someone who has all these advanced degrees is so afraid of little books.
open.substack.com/pub/danmargo...
open.substack.com/pub/danmargo...
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Went into this completely blind, while working through Sydney Pollack's filmography. Bloody Hell. What a brutal, bleak, incredible film. That ending! That's the best film of his I've seen.
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York & Gig Young were all amazing.
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York & Gig Young were all amazing.
NW: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969, dir. Sydney Pollack) #Filmsky 📽️
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Went into this completely blind, while working through Sydney Pollack's filmography. Bloody Hell. What a brutal, bleak, incredible film. That ending! That's the best film of his I've seen.
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York & Gig Young were all amazing.
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York & Gig Young were all amazing.
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It’s Lewis’s birthday tomorrow.
“Grand Hotel. Always the same. People come. People go. Nothing ever happens.”
“Grand Hotel. Always the same. People come. People go. Nothing ever happens.”
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It’s Lewis’s birthday tomorrow.
“Grand Hotel. Always the same. People come. People go. Nothing ever happens.”
“Grand Hotel. Always the same. People come. People go. Nothing ever happens.”
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This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.
I’m a CHILD.
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.
I’m a CHILD.
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One of the reasons these people are trying to womanize 15-year-olds is so they can marry them and train them (raise them) to be the submissive wives they want. Some of these folk voted against ending child marriage for that very reason.
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
One of the reasons these people are trying to womanize 15-year-olds is so they can marry them and train them (raise them) to be the submissive wives they want. Some of these folk voted against ending child marriage for that very reason.
I like to read library copies of signed books so I don’t damage them. I just finished “Raw Dog” by @jamieloftus.bsky.social, I am delighted to find the experience entertaining & mentally nourishing. She explores social issues and this nation’s complex history while searching for the perfect frank.
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I like to read library copies of signed books so I don’t damage them. I just finished “Raw Dog” by @jamieloftus.bsky.social, I am delighted to find the experience entertaining & mentally nourishing. She explores social issues and this nation’s complex history while searching for the perfect frank.
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OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
At least you know a bot didn’t write this because I accidentally forgot to type “sad.”
I’m to learn about her and courage after she has left this world. I’ve lost a friend of mine to her condition, but she proved how many great things a person can do despite it.
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Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
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November 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
At least you know a bot didn’t write this because I accidentally forgot to type “sad.”
I’m to learn about her and courage after she has left this world. I’ve lost a friend of mine to her condition, but she proved how many great things a person can do despite it.
Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/alice-wong-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I’m to learn about her and courage after she has left this world. I’ve lost a friend of mine to her condition, but she proved how many great things a person can do despite it.
Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/alice-wong-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/alice-wong-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
I’m beginning to think some of these folks with bloated wallets aren’t that bright, insightful or morally upright.
genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I’m beginning to think some of these folks with bloated wallets aren’t that bright, insightful or morally upright.
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“Olivia Nuzzi” is a cool name that deserves a better person
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“Olivia Nuzzi” is a cool name that deserves a better person
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Not only were the producers of PBS' American Masters documentary on Dick Van Dyke kind enough to speak w/me for their film, they put me in the trailer! See if you can spot my 5 seconds of fame in between Martin Short, Jim Carrey and Carol Burnett: https://loom.ly/67oi7_M
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not only were the producers of PBS' American Masters documentary on Dick Van Dyke kind enough to speak w/me for their film, they put me in the trailer! See if you can spot my 5 seconds of fame in between Martin Short, Jim Carrey and Carol Burnett: https://loom.ly/67oi7_M