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Anson Kennedy
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"Your problem is you think too much," Episcopal priest explaining why I'm going to hell.

And now I'm here.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was an outstanding ST:TOS third season episode.

Humanist. Skeptic. Nerd. Engineer.

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The number one villain of the Kelvin Timeline is J.J. Abrams.

#StarTrek #SciFi ##KelvinTimeline

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Star Trek's Kelvin Timeline villains ranked from worst to first
Discover the dark reflections of Starfleet, ranking the Kelvin Timeline’s most memorable villains.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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A brief history of the Klingon Empire.

#StarTrek #Klingon #SciFi

How Do You Run a Klingon Empire?
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How Do You Run a Klingon Empire?
The history of the Federation's rise is one of the most documented parts of 'Star Trek'—but the history of its longtime rival is wrapped in mystery.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Interesting retro social network.

#SocialNetwork #retro

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Join The The Newest Social Network And Party Like Its 1987
Algorithms? Datamining? Brainrot? You don’t need those things to have a social network. As we knew back in the BBS days, long before anyone coined the phrase “social network”, all…
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November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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It depends on what the meaning of the word 'IT' is.

#ITWelcomeToDerry #horror #television

What is IT, Exactly? Welcome to Derry Cast and Co-Creator Share Their Theories
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What is IT, Exactly? Welcome to Derry Cast and Co-Creator Share Their Theories - Reactor
A Pennywise for their thoughts.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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RIP Kelvin Timeline?

#StarTrek #KelvinTimeline #ParamountSkydance

Star Trek’s Kelvin Timeline Is Officially No More
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9 Years Later, 'Star Trek 4' Is Officially Dead
After nearly a decade of trying to revive it, Paramount has given up on its latest Star Trek reboot.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Now on the #DVR Subconscious (2015). The Final Countdown, but w/a haunted WW2 sub crewed by a bunch of ghosthunters led by the alcoholic grandson of the sub's commander and a mysterious military intel guy along.

Bad acting, dialog, and plot. Meh CGI.

#movies #horror

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Subconscious (2015) ⭐ 2.5 | Action, Mystery, Thriller
2h 2m | R
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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About the only thing Netflix gets right about Ed Gein is his name.

#EdGein #Netflix #TrueCrime #SerialKillers

Behind the Masks of Ed Gein
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Behind the Masks of Ed Gein
I spent a decade with Ed Gein. Not the real Ed Gein—he died in 1984 in a Wisconsin psychiatric hospital. I spent my decade with the archival Ed Gein: interrogation transcripts, psychiatric evaluati…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Movies seldom show #vampires stepping out of or into #coffins because it looks silly (Seriously. Remember the first time you saw someone get out of a coffin? Awkward!).

#AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein (1948) may be the first movie to show #Dracula doing it.

#horror #movies
Dracula (Bela Lugosi) gets out of his coffin behind Bud Abbott. Oblivious, Bud is reading a card describing Dracula while holding a lit candle. From Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Dracula (Bela Lugosi) sits down in his coffin behind Lou Costello and Bud Abbott. Oblivious, Lou and Bud are opening a crate containing Frankenstein's Creature. From Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Richard Matheson wrote a third, unpublished #KolchakTheNightStalker screenplay, "The Night Killers." Kolchak fights aliens in Hawaii. Chuck Miller's adaptation links it to the lost aliens with a taste for bone marrow episode "They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be..."

#horror #television
The front cover of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker Double Feature" which includes the Chuck Miller's adaptation of "The Night Killers." Back cover of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker Double Feature." Text is: There were THREE Kolchak TV movies written. Two were filmed. This is the never produced THIRD movie, written by grand master RICHARD MATHESON, with some extra help from Kolchak-scribe Chuck Miller! Carl Kolchak in Hawaii! But the reporter who uncovered a vampire in Las Vegas and an immortal strangler in Seattle doesn't find sun and fun in the Aloha State. He runs up against murderous entities from beyond this world in THE NIGHT KILLERS! THEN, we learn for the first time how Kolchak and Tony Vincenzo ended up in the Windy City. What do gangsters, crooked cops, a missing mummy, and a mysterious plague have in common? That's what Kolchak has to find out, or find himself facing THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED.
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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This 216 foot long garlic braid should keep even the most persistent vampires at bay.

#Halloween #vampires #garlic

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World's Longest Garlic Braid
At 216 feet in length, this ornamental allium string is a feat to behold.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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It was easy.

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#StarTrek Difficulty: 🔘

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#games #puzzles
Trekle
A Trek-like variant of the popular 5 letter word guessing game.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Don't let misinformation prevent you from donating your organs after you're gone. You could save another life, restore someone's sight, or anything in between.

Please donate.

#OrganDonation #OrganDonationSavesLives

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Misinformation About the End of Life Is Harming Organ Donation
Opinion | Concerns about patient safety have turned into alarmism. To save lives, news outlets must set the record straight.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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As long as I'm start new things in retirement, I might as well learn a new game.

#MagicTheGathering #CardGames #MTGFoundations #games
Magic: The Gathering Foundations beginner box. Box top showing characters from the two decks (vampire and cat). Two starter decks are below the box top. On the left is the vampires deck and on the right is the cats deck.
October 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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My favorite #UniversalMonsters are #Dracula and #Frankenstein 's Creature. We never got to know the Bride. The #WolfMan was OK but Larry Talbot was a whiny creep. Karloff's #Mummy was the best, later versions were just lumbering revenge machines. I

Not pictured: The Invisible Man

#horror #movies
Wallpaper image of the Universal monsters in color. Across the top from the left are Dracula, Frankenstein's Creature, the Creature's bride. Across the bottom are the Wolf Man, Karloff's Mummy, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Link to image page: https://wallpaperaccess.com/universal-monsters
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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They say the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Dawn" is a shameless rip off of the movie "Enemy Mine."

I don't see it.

#StarTrek #StarTrekENT #EnemyMine #SciFi #television #movies
Side by side comparison of alien characters from "Enemy Mine" (left) and Star Trek: Enterprise "Dawn" (right). They are both seen from the side, looking towards the left. Jeriba Shigan has rough skin and the back of his head tapers to a point. Zho'Kaan has rough skin and the back of head tapers to a point.
October 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Separated at birth?

#StarTrek #MrSpock #IshKabibble #KayKyser
Side by side portraits of Mr. Spock (Star Trek) and Ish Kabbible (Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge). Text across top asks, "Separated at birth?" Text beneath each photo is their names. Both Spock and Ish have the same haircuts and similar facial structures.
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier would've been a FANTASTIC TOS third season episode.

#StarTrek #movies #SciFi
Classic "Change My Mind" meme. Text on sign reads, "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier would've been a great third season episode -- Change my mind."
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Night of the Lepus (1972) costars two Star Trek alums, DeForest Kelley and Paul Fix, fighting giant mutated bloodthirsty rabbits. Also starring Stuart Whitman and a fluffle of bunnies.

They could've used Elmer Fudd.

#NighOfTheLepus #StaTrek #horror #movies #rabbits #bunnies
Image from Night of the Lepus showing giant rabbits rampaging down a street. Elmer Fudd has been added to the left. The barrels of his shotgun are drooping limply and Elmer looks confused.
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Apparently the Panhellenic goddess Potnia changed her name to Athena because she was having such a good time in Athens. Possibly.

#Athena #Athens #Potnia #goddess #GreekMythology #mythology

Is Athena Named After Athens, or Vice Versa?
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Is Athena Named After Athens, or Vice Versa? - Tales of Times Forgotten
In ancient times, the people of the Greek city-state of Athens regarded the goddess Athena as their patron. The special relationship between the goddess and the city is reflected in their shared name,...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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It would be interesting if Starfleet Academy explained what happened to Sisko after DS9 ended.

But should it? Some things are better left as mysteries.

#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #BenjaminSisko #EmissaryOfTheProphets

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Will 'Starfleet Academy' Actually Do Something With the Final Mystery of 'Deep Space Nine'?
What seemed like a throwaway nod to 'Star Trek' history in the 'Starfleet Academy' trailers may have something more to it.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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On this official #CryptidDay, created by the #ChurchOfGnome (est. January 25, 2024), I'd like to make note of the #Woodbooger. The Woodbooger is a #Bigfoot like creature said to wander SW Virginia. Norton, VA, hosts an annual festival in its honor.

#cryptid

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Head and right shoulder of the Woodbooger stature in Norton, VA. Text on bottom asks, "Have you seen the WOODBOOGER?"
October 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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The #ShudderTV #slasher series #HellMotel spends 8 eps answering the question no one asked: What if you filled a #horror show exclusively with NPCs?

The answer everyone could guess: Nearly 8 hrs of predictable slop with characters no one cares about.

#television

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Hell Motel (TV Mini Series 2025) ⭐ 5.5 | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Hell Motel: Created by Aaron Martin, Ian Carpenter. With Paula Brancati, Jim Watson, Genevieve DeGraves, Emmanuel Kabongo. 10 true crime obsessives invited to the opening weekend of the newly renovate...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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A deep burning desire to get out of Florida

#UFOs #FlyingSaucers #aliens #ETs #extraterrestrials

What got you interested in UFO'S and aliens?
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What got you interested in UFO'S and aliens?
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October 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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They must've left the louvers open.

#Louvre #robbery #heist #news

What to know about the heist at Paris' Louvre museum
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What to know about the heist at Paris' Louvre museum
The bandits made off with loot that France's interior minister described as "priceless."
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October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Acceptable.

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#StarTrek Difficulty: 🔘

⬜ 🖖 🖖 ⬜ 🖖
🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

#game #puzzle
Trekle
A Trek-like variant of the popular 5 letter word guessing game.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM