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The Film Crowd @thefilmcrowd.bsky.social · 5h

JOIN US! tonight at 8pm BST, as #Gothtober continues on #TheFilmCrowd with a slab of Southern Gothic, courtesy of the creator of Conan The Barbarian, and Boris Karloff's THRILLER.
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Scene from the adaptation of Robert E Howard's PIGEONS FROM HELL by Boris Karloff's THRILLER TV Series.

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Reverend Jesus "Ł" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 5d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 1d

Heroes among us. Whistleblower exposing ICE.

WATCH:

#Resist

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CaptKarnstein @captkarnstein.bsky.social · 23h

Hammer's sneaky adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 1d

Our brew ☕ and biccies 🍪 classic matinee today stars #PeterCushing #AndreMorell in the #HammerFilms thriller

💷 CASH ON DEMAND (1961) 3:40pm #TPTVsubtitles

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 1d

I’m an immigrant who taught secondary level students English Language & Literature at GCSE and A Level for 32 years.
I did not have A Level English Language.
Pricks.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

www.independent.co.uk

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 23h

his very panics are more to be dreaded than his most fearless and malicious assaults!

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lioneltwigg.bsky.social @lioneltwigg.bsky.social · 1d

Doctor Who Missing Episodes. Hmmm.

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lioneltwigg.bsky.social @lioneltwigg.bsky.social · 1d

Ah you appear visible in the feed again Capt! #thefilmcrowd

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lioneltwigg.bsky.social @lioneltwigg.bsky.social · 1d

All the cool kids are watching The Great Philosophers on BBC4 now.

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The Film Crowd @thefilmcrowd.bsky.social · 1d

#NextOnFC - JOIN US! this Wednesday, the 15th of October at 8pm BST, as #Gothtober continues on #TheFilmCrowd.
Travellers take refuge in a Plantation Mansion in The Deep South, and get more than they bargained for in the THRILLER adaptation of Robert E Howard's PIGEONS FROM HELL!
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