Gina Dalfonzo
@ginadalfonzo.bsky.social
Author, "Dorothy & Jack," "The Gospel in Dickens," & "One by One." I'm at https://dearstrangethings.substack.com/ and https://dickensblog.com. Beethoven fan, skating fan, Army brat, Pope Leo-quoting Protestant. Opinions are my own. #TCMParty #MST3K
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Journalists are reporting that Juan Nicolas, a two-month-old detainee at the Dilley, Texas ICE Family Concentration Camp, has deteriorated so severely that he was rushed to a hospital in an unknown condition on February 16, 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Journalists are reporting that Juan Nicolas, a two-month-old detainee at the Dilley, Texas ICE Family Concentration Camp, has deteriorated so severely that he was rushed to a hospital in an unknown condition on February 16, 2026.
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i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
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Rosalind Russell is the only actress who could have played #AuntieMame. Change my mind. #TCMParty
a woman is sitting at a desk in front of a bunch of telephones .
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February 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Rosalind Russell is the only actress who could have played #AuntieMame. Change my mind. #TCMParty
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Misha 🤝 Riku
Shutting down in disbelief over winning gold
Sports are GOOD, actually! So happy for Miura/Kihara, they deserved this, they *are* the best in the world.
Shutting down in disbelief over winning gold
Sports are GOOD, actually! So happy for Miura/Kihara, they deserved this, they *are* the best in the world.
February 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Misha 🤝 Riku
Shutting down in disbelief over winning gold
Sports are GOOD, actually! So happy for Miura/Kihara, they deserved this, they *are* the best in the world.
Shutting down in disbelief over winning gold
Sports are GOOD, actually! So happy for Miura/Kihara, they deserved this, they *are* the best in the world.
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RIKU MIURA RYUICHI KIHARA JAPAN'S FIRST OLYMPIC PAIRS CHAMPIONS
bit.ly/4avKcOM #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics
bit.ly/4avKcOM #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics
2026 Winter Olympics play-by-play/results: Pairs free skate — Rocker Skating - Figure Skating Analysis by Jackie Wong
Live stream and play-by-play of the pairs free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina
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February 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
RIKU MIURA RYUICHI KIHARA JAPAN'S FIRST OLYMPIC PAIRS CHAMPIONS
bit.ly/4avKcOM #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics
bit.ly/4avKcOM #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics
I'm in this picture and I don't like it.
Things I'll have to give up in order to fast from social media next month:
--hypervigilance
--the need to be The One Who Knows What's Going On
--the illusion that I will have the perfect thing to say which will alter the course of the Goings On
--a sense of audience in the humdrum of daily life
--hypervigilance
--the need to be The One Who Knows What's Going On
--the illusion that I will have the perfect thing to say which will alter the course of the Goings On
--a sense of audience in the humdrum of daily life
February 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I'm in this picture and I don't like it.
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Still pretty amazing that the US will end up with two pairs in the top 10, which I would not have predicted #figureskating #MilanoCortina2026
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Still pretty amazing that the US will end up with two pairs in the top 10, which I would not have predicted #figureskating #MilanoCortina2026
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This is ritual suicide. The Trump regime is handing out the Kool-Aid.
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This is ritual suicide. The Trump regime is handing out the Kool-Aid.
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Behind the Scenes of filming Great Tours: The Silk Road with Great Courses favorite Dr. Eamonn Gearon.
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Behind the Scenes of filming Great Tours: The Silk Road with Great Courses favorite Dr. Eamonn Gearon.
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Bye, Boo 👋 😢
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February 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Bye, Boo 👋 😢
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Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
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"Thank you for the dinner and a very pleasant evening. Have your car take me to the airport. Mr Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once."
RIP the great Robert Duvall. What a career.
RIP the great Robert Duvall. What a career.
February 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"Thank you for the dinner and a very pleasant evening. Have your car take me to the airport. Mr Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once."
RIP the great Robert Duvall. What a career.
RIP the great Robert Duvall. What a career.
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This is so brilliant and beautiful and *human* and should be mandatory viewing for every aspiting actor. (And many current actors. :P )
my fave part of the event: misha's coach whispering in his ear that he just made the olympic podium and his full 10 seconds of buffering #MilanoCortina2026
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
This is so brilliant and beautiful and *human* and should be mandatory viewing for every aspiting actor. (And many current actors. :P )
At Dear, Strange Things, I reviewed "The War for Middle-Earth" by Joseph Loconte. #Tolkien #CSLewis #booksky #literaturesky dearstrangethings.substack.com/p/book-revie...
Book Review: The War for Middle-Earth
The War for Middle-Earth: J.
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February 16, 2026 at 5:02 AM
At Dear, Strange Things, I reviewed "The War for Middle-Earth" by Joseph Loconte. #Tolkien #CSLewis #booksky #literaturesky dearstrangethings.substack.com/p/book-revie...
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It's easy to be concerned about vaccines when you stop being concerned about viruses. You can only stop being concerned about viruses in a world with vaccines.
February 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It's easy to be concerned about vaccines when you stop being concerned about viruses. You can only stop being concerned about viruses in a world with vaccines.
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This wasn’t exactly the image I set out to find but I’m not mad at it
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This wasn’t exactly the image I set out to find but I’m not mad at it
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Anyone else teary after that last scene with the fires & the band playing “I Vow to Thee My Country”?
“And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace”
Holst used the tune at 2:50. #AllCreaturesPBS
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“And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace”
Holst used the tune at 2:50. #AllCreaturesPBS
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The Planets - IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Gustav Holst
YouTube video by Daniel Brusch
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February 16, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Anyone else teary after that last scene with the fires & the band playing “I Vow to Thee My Country”?
“And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace”
Holst used the tune at 2:50. #AllCreaturesPBS
youtu.be/BUM_zT3YKHs?...
“And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace”
Holst used the tune at 2:50. #AllCreaturesPBS
youtu.be/BUM_zT3YKHs?...
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Never, if I don’t use them I’m leaving those ketchup packets to my heirs
Throw them extra dipping sauces and ketchup packets in that drawer out. You are never going to use them.
February 16, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Never, if I don’t use them I’m leaving those ketchup packets to my heirs
So did Tristan and Charlotte break up or ... ? #AllCreaturesPBS
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
So did Tristan and Charlotte break up or ... ? #AllCreaturesPBS
Quick thinker, Mrs. Hall. #AllCreaturesPBS
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Quick thinker, Mrs. Hall. #AllCreaturesPBS
Cake, scones -- you'd never know there was rationing. #AllCreaturesPBS
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Cake, scones -- you'd never know there was rationing. #AllCreaturesPBS