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Ruadh Grian
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Retired academic, cat lover, left of center. Formerly dismayed but now horrified at the lack of critical thinking skills among the general US population.
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Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar in John Huston's film adaptation of C.S. Forester's 1935 novel "THE AFRICAN QUEEN" with Katharine Hepburn and Robert Morley which premiered #OnThisDay in 1951 at the Fox Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

🎬 Horizon Pictures
🎞 Romulus Films
December 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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“KEY LARGO” (1948) dir. John Huston

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor

🎬 Warner Bros.
🎞 #FilmNoir
December 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott star alongside Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince, Marvin Miller and Wallace Ford in the 🇺🇸 American film noir "DEAD RECKONING" (1947) dir. John Cromwell

🎬 Columbia Pictures
🎞 #FilmNoir
December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall photographed on the backlot at Warner Bros. Studios on the set of the 🇺🇸American crime drama “KEY LARGO” (1948) dir. John Huston

🎬 Warner Bros.
🎞 #FilmNoir
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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here's today's post: "Merry Christmas!" — have a great day, everyone.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
Merry Christmas!
have a great day, everyone
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December 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Tonight’s book cover (and tomorrow’s) is an offering ra pum pum pum from @fabual.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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"Is this Hell, or just an upturn in consumer confidence?"

A friend gifted this tiny volume to me this year; never has a tangible object felt so unreal in my hands. John Updike + Edward Gorey? Sure.

The contents are precisely what you imagine.
December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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“DARK PASSAGE” (1947) dir. Delmer Daves

Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall

🎬 Warner Bros.
December 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Humphrey Bogart stars as private investigator Sam Spade in John Huston's directorial debut film "THE MALTESE FALCON" (1941) with co-stars Mary Astor, Gladys George and Peter Lorre

🎬 Warner Bros.
🎞 #FilmNoir
December 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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“THE BIG SLEEP” (1946) dir. Howard Hawks

Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone

🎬 Warner Bros.
🎞 #FilmNoir
December 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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this year, I'm giving all my Christmas gifts to the richest child in the neighborhood. I'm sure they'll trickle down to all the other kids eventually
December 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The Trump administration is considering giving nearly 800 acres of land in a federal wildlife refuge in Texas to SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.
Trump May Give SpaceX Some Land In A Texas Wildlife Refuge
In exchange for the land in Texas, the rocket and satellite company would give the government some of its own property nearby, documents show.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Defying and dismantling authoritarianism is hard work. If we don't make room for rest and joy, we can't bring our best to the fight.

You're part of a movement that's going to make sure that the new year is better than the last — in the meantime, rest up and get plenty of fresh air!
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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What we have now is a two-tiered society with a wealthy few at the top and the vast majority of Americans struggling to make ends meet.

It’s corrosive to our economy and democracy.
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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‪Virgin birth?‬
‪•Miracles happen!‬

‪A star guided them?‬
‪•The original GPS!‬

‪He spoke in the cradle?‬
‪•Some kids are super smart!‬

‪*Three* wise men?‬
‪•Ok ok maybe this story is a bit far fetched 😅

#DadJokes
#MerryChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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December 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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All I want for the holidays is for our own government to stop hurting people.
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM