Lydia Hamessley
@lydiahamessley.bsky.social
Musicologist. Author — Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton (U of Ill Press) and Dolly Parton’s Jolene (Oxford Univ. Press). Professor of Music, Hamilton College. Cyclist, banjo player, old movies, antique quilts. 🪕🐈🎶🚵🏼♀️🚴🏼 #TCMParty
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For that much money, they’re going to want it to keep making it a profit. Which at the very least means keeping it filled.
Now keep thinking further than that.
Now keep thinking further than that.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
For that much money, they’re going to want it to keep making it a profit. Which at the very least means keeping it filled.
Now keep thinking further than that.
Now keep thinking further than that.
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
This is going over the top in a way that reminds me of #DeadAgain with Kenneth, Branagh and Emma Thompson. That was such a good film until the ridiculous bloodbath at the end. 🩸 ✂️ #Deathtrap #TCMParty
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
This is going over the top in a way that reminds me of #DeadAgain with Kenneth, Branagh and Emma Thompson. That was such a good film until the ridiculous bloodbath at the end. 🩸 ✂️ #Deathtrap #TCMParty
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This faux baroque score is so over the top! #Deathtrap #TCMParty
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
This faux baroque score is so over the top! #Deathtrap #TCMParty
For sure. It’s too early in the movie not to have another twist! Yay
February 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
For sure. It’s too early in the movie not to have another twist! Yay
I can’t remember the twist, but I remember it’s a good one! I’m thinking à la Diabolique? But no spoilers for now. It’s fun to speculate on all the possibilities. #TCMParty #Deathtrap
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I can’t remember the twist, but I remember it’s a good one! I’m thinking à la Diabolique? But no spoilers for now. It’s fun to speculate on all the possibilities. #TCMParty #Deathtrap
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Trust Bette
BETTE DAVIS on FAYE DUNAWAY — Diva on Diva
YouTube video by Cliporama
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Trust Bette
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February 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Dominic Dyer: @number10cat.bsky.social Larry the Cat will have been in Downing Street 15 years next week, he is the most stable thing about British politics these days
February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Dominic Dyer: @number10cat.bsky.social Larry the Cat will have been in Downing Street 15 years next week, he is the most stable thing about British politics these days
Yes, it’s a great film. Did you see the TV series they made based on it? It was really terrific. #ALeagueOfTheirOwn
youtu.be/H8qMhtkB18k?...
youtu.be/H8qMhtkB18k?...
A League of Their Own - Official Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Yes, it’s a great film. Did you see the TV series they made based on it? It was really terrific. #ALeagueOfTheirOwn
youtu.be/H8qMhtkB18k?...
youtu.be/H8qMhtkB18k?...
How about this one? So funny. #PDQBach called it a sonata, but it’s really more like a Baroque concerto grosso. #MusicNerd 🎶
youtu.be/ngsY8FX2gQM?...
youtu.be/ngsY8FX2gQM?...
P.D.Q. Bach - Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments
YouTube video by P.D.Q. Bach Fan Channel
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
How about this one? So funny. #PDQBach called it a sonata, but it’s really more like a Baroque concerto grosso. #MusicNerd 🎶
youtu.be/ngsY8FX2gQM?...
youtu.be/ngsY8FX2gQM?...
On #MeTV right now. Carol Burnett‘s late late movie send up of #TheHeiress Weirdly, the music that they used for the intro of the movie is right out of #DoubleIndemnity. Roddy McDowell is playing Morris. #TCMParty
February 7, 2026 at 4:19 AM
On #MeTV right now. Carol Burnett‘s late late movie send up of #TheHeiress Weirdly, the music that they used for the intro of the movie is right out of #DoubleIndemnity. Roddy McDowell is playing Morris. #TCMParty
It was years later when I finally saw #OfMiceAndMen (1939) that I realized where the inspiration for #TheAbominableSnowRabbit (especially his voice, the fact that he called everyone George, and that he had a thing for rabbits) came from. #TCMParty #BugsBunny #LooneyTunes
youtu.be/khw9VeIa3-Y?...
youtu.be/khw9VeIa3-Y?...
OF MICE AND MEN 1939 - Reissue trailer
YouTube video by Chelsea Rialto Studios
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 4:08 AM
It was years later when I finally saw #OfMiceAndMen (1939) that I realized where the inspiration for #TheAbominableSnowRabbit (especially his voice, the fact that he called everyone George, and that he had a thing for rabbits) came from. #TCMParty #BugsBunny #LooneyTunes
youtu.be/khw9VeIa3-Y?...
youtu.be/khw9VeIa3-Y?...
The sight gags in this one are so good. When he sets up the bull with the sandpaper on his belly to light the match, well that’s just genius. #BullyForBugs #TCMParty #LooneyTunes #SOTM
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The sight gags in this one are so good. When he sets up the bull with the sandpaper on his belly to light the match, well that’s just genius. #BullyForBugs #TCMParty #LooneyTunes #SOTM
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Some points from the ACLU
1. don't physically interfere with officer.
2. on private property, owner can set rules about photography.
3. officer needs warrant signed by a judge to take phone if you are not under arrest.
4. if you are arrested, they still need a warrant to search your phone.
1. don't physically interfere with officer.
2. on private property, owner can set rules about photography.
3. officer needs warrant signed by a judge to take phone if you are not under arrest.
4. if you are arrested, they still need a warrant to search your phone.
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Some points from the ACLU
1. don't physically interfere with officer.
2. on private property, owner can set rules about photography.
3. officer needs warrant signed by a judge to take phone if you are not under arrest.
4. if you are arrested, they still need a warrant to search your phone.
1. don't physically interfere with officer.
2. on private property, owner can set rules about photography.
3. officer needs warrant signed by a judge to take phone if you are not under arrest.
4. if you are arrested, they still need a warrant to search your phone.
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FYI,
In case you have to call it a day, the cartoon blocks (with the intro and outros) are on the TCM website.
#TCMParty
#BugsBunny
In case you have to call it a day, the cartoon blocks (with the intro and outros) are on the TCM website.
#TCMParty
#BugsBunny
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
FYI,
In case you have to call it a day, the cartoon blocks (with the intro and outros) are on the TCM website.
#TCMParty
#BugsBunny
In case you have to call it a day, the cartoon blocks (with the intro and outros) are on the TCM website.
#TCMParty
#BugsBunny
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“I know they would do anything, that they would hurt people, that they’ve murdered people... I know that intellectually. But I still did not expect them to gas a chill, friendly protest full of nurses and teachers and children and the elderly.”
www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
“I know they would do anything, that they would hurt people, that they’ve murdered people... I know that intellectually. But I still did not expect them to gas a chill, friendly protest full of nurses and teachers and children and the elderly.”
www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
So it was a dream or not? I’ve been only half paying attention. But it seems a little bit like that idiot season of #Dallas. #InvadersFromMars #TCMParty
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
So it was a dream or not? I’ve been only half paying attention. But it seems a little bit like that idiot season of #Dallas. #InvadersFromMars #TCMParty
Wearing his military cap at a jaunty angle. My dad, who was in the Navy 24 years, always pointed out how stupid and wrong that was. #InvadersFromMars #TCMParty
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Wearing his military cap at a jaunty angle. My dad, who was in the Navy 24 years, always pointed out how stupid and wrong that was. #InvadersFromMars #TCMParty
Saved by polio! #TCMParty #InvadersFromMars
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Saved by polio! #TCMParty #InvadersFromMars
Oh, that scene was total shades of Rhoda! #TheBadSeed #TCMParty
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Oh, that scene was total shades of Rhoda! #TheBadSeed #TCMParty