Louis Batts
@louisbat.bsky.social
Lifelong learner, loquacious conversationalist, lover of legendary films, and lighthearted living.
Reposted by Louis Batts
Tomorrow at 7pm EST. Here's the link: youtube.com/live/M_jjWk4...
April 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Tomorrow at 7pm EST. Here's the link: youtube.com/live/M_jjWk4...
Veep marathon on HBO... How sad is it this was a parody of government just 12 years ago and now it is aspirational?
April 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Veep marathon on HBO... How sad is it this was a parody of government just 12 years ago and now it is aspirational?
Reposted by Louis Batts
I appreciate these words of hope and charity towards all. That's the Christian message I was taught as a child.
But given our present situation, I decided to update the Beatitudes to fit so-called Christian Nationalism:
But given our present situation, I decided to update the Beatitudes to fit so-called Christian Nationalism:
April 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I appreciate these words of hope and charity towards all. That's the Christian message I was taught as a child.
But given our present situation, I decided to update the Beatitudes to fit so-called Christian Nationalism:
But given our present situation, I decided to update the Beatitudes to fit so-called Christian Nationalism:
Reposted by Louis Batts
AMANPOUR (with face in hands): “Never have I ever ever ever seen anything like it… the president and VP were taking all the Putin talking points.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGolFp-...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGolFp-...
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
AMANPOUR (with face in hands): “Never have I ever ever ever seen anything like it… the president and VP were taking all the Putin talking points.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGolFp-...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGolFp-...
Reposted by Louis Batts
From Reagan to Trump, the same people calling for "small government" are exactly those expanding it through military and law enforcement crackdowns. No one is a "small government conservative"; they're just big-government fascists
February 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From Reagan to Trump, the same people calling for "small government" are exactly those expanding it through military and law enforcement crackdowns. No one is a "small government conservative"; they're just big-government fascists
Reposted by Louis Batts
Here is my newest edit of the PropagandaStream, this time the conclusion of the series with Tucker Carlson shilling for Putin and what that means for the artform and overall media (which we both found rather saddening, but pertinent):
Tucker Carlson shilled Russian propaganda for Putin
Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/cynicalhistorian to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data ...
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Here is my newest edit of the PropagandaStream, this time the conclusion of the series with Tucker Carlson shilling for Putin and what that means for the artform and overall media (which we both found rather saddening, but pertinent):
Reposted by Louis Batts
His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as "Blue Velvet," "Wild at Heart" and "Mulholland Drive," and the groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks."
David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78
His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as "Blue Velvet," "Wild at Heart" and "Mulholland Drive," and the groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks."
Reposted by Louis Batts
In 2025:
We have incredible scientific and medical tools and technologies. The MOST knowledge we have ever had as a species.
And yet we are ALL stuck in the group project where the kids who sit in the back peeling glue off their hands are in charge of the final report.
We have incredible scientific and medical tools and technologies. The MOST knowledge we have ever had as a species.
And yet we are ALL stuck in the group project where the kids who sit in the back peeling glue off their hands are in charge of the final report.
January 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In 2025:
We have incredible scientific and medical tools and technologies. The MOST knowledge we have ever had as a species.
And yet we are ALL stuck in the group project where the kids who sit in the back peeling glue off their hands are in charge of the final report.
We have incredible scientific and medical tools and technologies. The MOST knowledge we have ever had as a species.
And yet we are ALL stuck in the group project where the kids who sit in the back peeling glue off their hands are in charge of the final report.
Reposted by Louis Batts
"Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time." — Jon Kabat-Zinn ##mindfulness ##wellness ##stressrelief
January 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time." — Jon Kabat-Zinn ##mindfulness ##wellness ##stressrelief
Reposted by Louis Batts
January 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
#TCMparty This isn't my first movie, but it is the first I vividly remember watching. Learning you could cram jokes into 90% of the script of a feature film made me fall in love with Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder at age 5. PUT THE CANDLE BACK!
January 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
#TCMparty This isn't my first movie, but it is the first I vividly remember watching. Learning you could cram jokes into 90% of the script of a feature film made me fall in love with Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder at age 5. PUT THE CANDLE BACK!