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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 7h

The Louvre remained closed Monday, a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist that prompted authorities to reassess security measures at cultural sites across France. https://to.pbs.org/4hkEG4E

Louvre remains closed one day after jewel heist

Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the heist lasted less than eight minutes and was highly efficient.

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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 15h

20th October 2025 07.42

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LizNWillTradeCandyCornForAlmondJoys @liznisherenow.bsky.social · 18h

I guess that Black folks who kept the Montgomery Bus Boycott going for over a year did not have:

Jobs, children, health issues, gardens, households, errands, bad knees, paperwork, homework, second jobs, worries, bills, laundry, dishes, etc.

These must be things unique to white people nowadays.

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Ruth Nineke @ruthnineke.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder when Americans will start listening to Black women.

Very Old Pic of D. Gray @blurbette.blacksky.app · 1d

It was a parade to say what should’ve fucking been said at the ballot box last November.

But I’m glad people got some fresh air.

“We’re protesting authoritarianism” Congress is still shut down. March to THEIR damn houses!

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 1d

The fun thing about sharing silent films online is that people, who have access to movies with the fanciest CGI and the latest camera tech, will ooo and ah about a comparatively simple tracking shot from 1913.

There's so much magic in old movies.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking about this because I stumbled on a clip from a newer movie that was well-edited and used some creative tricks that would have taken weeks of work back in the day (now easily accomplished via computer). It was flawless but not nearly as enthralling as, say, a child opening French doors

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Burl Falconcrest @burl-falconcrest.bsky.social · 2d

I've noticed a lot of "the usual suspects" having a LOT of trouble processing the fact that, this time around, many Black people are deciding not to be cannon fodder for them, instead insisting that white folks do the hard work and clean up their own messes for once.

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 2d

White people attending these “No Kings” gatherings need to appreciate the fact that Black people are keeping you safe from police, by largely staying in our homes.

Black people did not meet and discuss this. Strategic patriotism like this is part of who we are. Always has been. ✊🏽🇺🇸

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 3d

LOWNDES COUNTY: THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER might have the most powerful end to a documentary ever and it pains me how few people have watched it.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 3d

Side note: if you haven’t seen it, I’d HIGHLY recommend seeing Geeta Gandbhir’s previous film, which she co-directed with Sam Pollard, LOWNDES COUNTY: THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 3d

The best thriller of 2025 is Geeta Gandbhir's harrowing documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR.

For @reverseshot.bsky.social, I spoke with Gandbhir during #NYFF63 about subverting the inherent dehumanizing of police bodycam videos to empathetically record a community.

Geeta Gandbhir

Once we committed to the body camera footage, we were determined to live in it. We wanted to build and recreate the world that this community existed in, which you couldn't do otherwise. So, it was ch...

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 2d

Look at the paws - this cat was 100% definitely making biscuits. Photo from my collection, back reads “Jean and Patty at home, July 1952”.

Black and white photo of a young light skinned woman wearing a long skirt, with white top and cardigan, sitting on a lawn. She is smiling down and a shorthaired tabby cat rolling blissfully in the grass beside her.

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 1d

honestly amazing how much damage, violence, and sustained mistreatment the world can endure without in any way dimming its inexhaustible impulse towards repair. To quote George Eliot, these things are a parable

Sarah Emily Duff @sarahemilyduff.bsky.social · 1d

‘“A hundred and fifteen years that they haven’t been here, and they still have that GPS unit inside of them,” said the visibly giddy Klamath Tribal Chair William Ray, Jr. “It’s truly an awesome feat if you think about the gauntlet they had to go through.”’

Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers

Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.

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Liz Tamny ❌ 👑 @etamny.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely piece

observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

‘What shorts should I wear? The shorts that go down and a...

Bill Nighy has strong opinions on the art of living. And now he is imparting his wisdom as an agony uncle. Choice tips: become a glory hunter, shake you...

observer.co.uk

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Andrea Mullaney @andreamullaney.bsky.social · 1d

Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

I have started dating a man who is very nice but does not share my politics. Any advice?
"You just have to get the fuck out of there. What are you thinking? He must be incredibly attractive-looking. I mean, what is it? Is he tall? Does he remind you of your father? There's only two kinds of politics these days, and you can't breathe the same air as the other kind."

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Jasmine @jasminerobinson90.bsky.social · 1d

It’s good that people are protesting, but it’s another example of “closing the barn door after the horse has run away.”
In 2017, there was the Women’s March & now it’s “No Kings,” but it would’ve been nice to see this much energy last November when we could’ve won the presidency & flipped the House.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

He's back to the original ethnic cleansing plan. Trailer parks in the Sahara.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

BARTIROMO: You said you wanted to develop Gaza. Do you have plans for that?

TRUMP: I liked it as, like, freedom place you call it. And we would get all of the people that live there into decent homes throughout the region. Egypt has a lot of land, Jordan has a lot of land.

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 1d

Folks sat out & protest voted for these plans. They said he was the better choice for Gaza.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

BARTIROMO: You said you wanted to develop Gaza. Do you have plans for that?

TRUMP: I liked it as, like, freedom place you call it. And we would get all of the people that live there into decent homes throughout the region. Egypt has a lot of land, Jordan has a lot of land.

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Annelisa J. Purdie 🐏 📜 🌾 @rosyshepherdess.bsky.social · 1d

They all look as if they don’t shower, too.

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Sylphanne @sylphanne.bsky.social · 1d

(The OG system is still at my parents home and it still works)

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Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.social · 1d

On October 19, 1985, the first Blockbuster video rental store opened in Dallas, Texas.

Pictured is the last Blockbuster Video store in the world located in Bend, Oregon.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Lee was so amazing. On top of everything he achieved as an actor, he served with distinction in World War II and even helped track down fugitive Nazis after that. And, as this video shows, he was a great friend.

Austin Shinn @untitleduser.bsky.social · 1d

Better. youtu.be/7T2WrnFzepw

Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee: The Last Meeting Clip 1

YouTube video by Peter Cushing Appreciation Society

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Gabby @gabbydp.bsky.social · 3d

🤣🤣🤣The old red girl in the middle has taught the babies (not babies anymore) the art of begging for car snacks. Hahahaha!

They LOVE Hippie Dust popcorn 😆

#chickens #featheredfriends

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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 3d

I think a lot of people on the left have zero problem with Black people losing their voting rights

Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 3d

If white people on the left can’t accept that at the end of the day the issue is race, we won’t get through this. We’re on the cusp of the Supreme Court handing segregationists & white nationalists a huge win. And they know it. This is why we lose elections. More than anything, so imagine post-sec2.

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 3d

If white people on the left can’t accept that at the end of the day the issue is race, we won’t get through this. We’re on the cusp of the Supreme Court handing segregationists & white nationalists a huge win. And they know it. This is why we lose elections. More than anything, so imagine post-sec2.

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