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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Detailed look at nbc’s bts production decisions as Ilia imploded, framed thru an ilia-focused lens. I admire what a difficult job that must have been to manage live but it continues to bug how shaidarov became a secondary storyline to his own gold medal awfulannouncing.com/nbc/ilia-mal...
Inside NBC's production of Ilia Malinin's stunning Olympics collapse
NBC producers Alexa Pritting and Matt Marvin detail how they covered Ilia Malinin's stunning collapse at the Milano Olympics.
awfulannouncing.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Detailed look at nbc’s bts production decisions as Ilia imploded, framed thru an ilia-focused lens. I admire what a difficult job that must have been to manage live but it continues to bug how shaidarov became a secondary storyline to his own gold medal awfulannouncing.com/nbc/ilia-mal...
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Our Mutual Muppet
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young The Muppets
Muppetship Down
February 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Our Mutual Muppet
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since olympic figure skating has been so stressful this year, here is a thread of soothing and beautiful figure skating performances! in no particular order and pulled from various sources, since many skating videos on youtube are geoblocked in the US
February 18, 2026 at 10:44 PM
since olympic figure skating has been so stressful this year, here is a thread of soothing and beautiful figure skating performances! in no particular order and pulled from various sources, since many skating videos on youtube are geoblocked in the US
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Pope Leo: “We perceive in the ashes imposed on us the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war. This is also reflected in the ashes of international law and justice among peoples, the ashes of entire ecosystems and harmony among peoples, the ashes of critical thinking.”
February 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Pope Leo: “We perceive in the ashes imposed on us the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war. This is also reflected in the ashes of international law and justice among peoples, the ashes of entire ecosystems and harmony among peoples, the ashes of critical thinking.”
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for example, Shakespeare came up with one of the greatest "your mom" jokes in history
If you don’t read old stuff you’ll never discover that people in the olden days had the same thoughts and feelings and dreams and anxieties you do, sometimes articulated differently, sometimes exactly the same way. You are never truly alone in anything and old writings are a neon sign telling you so
Meanwhile, on threads, which actually is like what people on twitter think bluesky is like, a "teacher, author, poet" speaks...
February 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
for example, Shakespeare came up with one of the greatest "your mom" jokes in history
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The TCM Remembers for Robert Duvall (1931-2026).
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
Robert Duvall 1931 - 2026 | TCM Remembers
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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February 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The TCM Remembers for Robert Duvall (1931-2026).
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
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I imagine it was extremely disturbing
February 18, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I imagine it was extremely disturbing
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for those of you who are interested, there's a GoFundMe for baby Juan Nicolas and his family (got the link from Univision reporter Lidia Terrazas): www.gofundme.com/f/help-juan-...
Donate to Help Juan Nicolás’s Family Find Safety, organized by Lara Jones
Juan Nicolás, just two months old, was the youngest detainee in Dilley, Texas. He wa… Lara Jones needs your support for Help Juan Nicolás’s Family Find Safety
www.gofundme.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
for those of you who are interested, there's a GoFundMe for baby Juan Nicolas and his family (got the link from Univision reporter Lidia Terrazas): www.gofundme.com/f/help-juan-...
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Today I learned that Alysa Liu has really bad ADHD and I have never felt more seen
(Also, can you imagine what we could've had had The Washington Post not fired every single one of its sportswriters a week before the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, and two weeks before NBA All-Star Weekend?)
(Also, can you imagine what we could've had had The Washington Post not fired every single one of its sportswriters a week before the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, and two weeks before NBA All-Star Weekend?)
February 18, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Today I learned that Alysa Liu has really bad ADHD and I have never felt more seen
(Also, can you imagine what we could've had had The Washington Post not fired every single one of its sportswriters a week before the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, and two weeks before NBA All-Star Weekend?)
(Also, can you imagine what we could've had had The Washington Post not fired every single one of its sportswriters a week before the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, and two weeks before NBA All-Star Weekend?)
That hit hard. 😥
Art Beats ICE 🎭
Check out this dance-theatre protest against the ICE murders in front of the #TrumpOut Kennedy Center.
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Check out this dance-theatre protest against the ICE murders in front of the #TrumpOut Kennedy Center.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
That hit hard. 😥
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This piece went up three days ago, on the FDA's refusal to consider Moderna's flu vaccine application. It's being reported this morning that the FDA has decided it *will* review it
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
This piece went up three days ago, on the FDA's refusal to consider Moderna's flu vaccine application. It's being reported this morning that the FDA has decided it *will* review it
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Lidia is personally crossing the border to see Juan's family
February 18, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Lidia is personally crossing the border to see Juan's family
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it is kind of funny to see people who only watch the olympics get devestated but like sometimes i forget we are forged in the fire of watching a janky livestream from like obertsdorf or somewhere crying over our faves flopping
anyway you should all come back for worlds 2x the skaters 5x the drama
anyway you should all come back for worlds 2x the skaters 5x the drama
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
it is kind of funny to see people who only watch the olympics get devestated but like sometimes i forget we are forged in the fire of watching a janky livestream from like obertsdorf or somewhere crying over our faves flopping
anyway you should all come back for worlds 2x the skaters 5x the drama
anyway you should all come back for worlds 2x the skaters 5x the drama
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okay i'm furious at this framing. 1) ALYSA IS IN MEDAL POSITION, 2) isabeau was clean and scored over 70, 3) AMBER BECAME THE SECOND US WOMAN TO EVER LAND A CLEAN TRIPLE AXEL AT THE OLYMPICS. faltered my ass, this is WHY people feel so much pressure that they fall apart #MilanoCortina2026
February 18, 2026 at 4:05 AM
okay i'm furious at this framing. 1) ALYSA IS IN MEDAL POSITION, 2) isabeau was clean and scored over 70, 3) AMBER BECAME THE SECOND US WOMAN TO EVER LAND A CLEAN TRIPLE AXEL AT THE OLYMPICS. faltered my ass, this is WHY people feel so much pressure that they fall apart #MilanoCortina2026
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To unnecessarily deport a sick baby and his entire family is heinous. My staff and I are in contact with Juan’s family.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
To unnecessarily deport a sick baby and his entire family is heinous. My staff and I are in contact with Juan’s family.
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The Fountain thirsts, the Bread is hungry here
The Light is dark, the Word without a voice.
When darkness speaks it seems so light and clear.
Now He must dare, with us, to make a choice.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/s...
The Light is dark, the Word without a voice.
When darkness speaks it seems so light and clear.
Now He must dare, with us, to make a choice.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/s...
Shriven, Ashed, and ready for Action
Today, on Shrove Tuesday, I am reposting the first of the weekly series in which you can hear me read aloud the poems I chose for my Lent Anthology The Word in the Wilderness. In the book its…
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February 17, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The Fountain thirsts, the Bread is hungry here
The Light is dark, the Word without a voice.
When darkness speaks it seems so light and clear.
Now He must dare, with us, to make a choice.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/s...
The Light is dark, the Word without a voice.
When darkness speaks it seems so light and clear.
Now He must dare, with us, to make a choice.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/s...
God in heaven ...
UPDATE: Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social has confirmed that Juan Nicolás and his mother were deported despite the 2-month-old’s recent hospitalization for bronchitis.
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
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“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
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2-Month-Old Baby Juan Nicolás & His Mother Were ‘Abandoned Across the Border’ Hours After He Was Hospitalized With Bronchitis, Castro Says
“His life is in danger,” Congressman Castro said Tuesday about the baby.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
God in heaven ...
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I forgot who said this, but Alysa Liu is a figure skater with snowboarder energy. We need more figure skaters with snowboarder energy
Alysa Liu had so much joy with the program. I've never seen someone look so relaxed in the Olympics ever
February 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I forgot who said this, but Alysa Liu is a figure skater with snowboarder energy. We need more figure skaters with snowboarder energy
@nbc-sports.bsky.social Get your act together! We missed the opening of Maddie Schizas's skate! 😡 #Olympics
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
@nbc-sports.bsky.social Get your act together! We missed the opening of Maddie Schizas's skate! 😡 #Olympics
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Go group four! I hope every one of you scores over 73.
February 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Go group four! I hope every one of you scores over 73.