Woman uses Metallica song to scare off a cougar

It’s amazing what you can learn on Twitter.

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— depths of wikipedia (@depthsofwiki) January 29, 2023

Hiker scares off approaching cougar 'with Metallica music' https://t.co/jSOMe0Bni8
— Dean Delray (@deandelray) August 4, 2019

Baltimore salt box creator on TV

Juliet Ames has done a great job with the salt boxes.

Juliet decorates salt boxes and phone booths to "leave a little sunshine" in her community in Baltimore.#GMA3 pic.twitter.com/Zklh5nvRhy
— GMA3: What You Need To Know (@ABCGMA3) January 26, 2023

Behind the scene of my @ABCGMA3 shoot. It was pretty intimidating.
I jokingly asked “when is hair an makeup coming?” The poor producer looked at me and said “oh honey, they’re not coming.” 🤣 Gave her a heart attack. pic.twitter.com/X1EMI8K4Yx
— Juliet Ames (@thebrokenplate) January 26, 2023

It’s even more stunning in person.
(Also peep the flying bird I captured!!) pic.twitter.com/zGrts3tD3I
— Juliet Ames (@thebrokenplate) January 27, 2023

new mural with a salt box

“The scrappy salt box has become an unlikely icon, and an object lesson in the puzzling origins and even more puzzling manifestations of civic pride.” Casey Cep reports on a public-art project in Baltimore.https://t.co/utovLfeO8q
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 13, 2022

Orangey the cat

Orangey starred in films and TV shows. I haven’t seen Rhurbarb but this tweet led me to find out more about the cat.

In RHUBARB (Arthur Lubin,1951), Orangey the cat gives what might be the most naturalistic performance ever given by a cat in a film. (The movie is about a cat that inherents a baseball team from an eccentric millionaire.)

Rhubarb is the Antoine Doinel of cat performances. pic.twitter.com/XVqmQtE0qS
— C. A. Funderburg (@CFunderburg) January 27, 2023

The Hardest Working Cat in Showbiz is a film about Orangey. Here’s where to watch it. It was inspired by this column. Orangey is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Covers: Who’s Been Here?

Bo Carter did the original. Dave Alvin covered it.

DeSantis’s terrible Florida book ban

Elon Musk's Twitter wants you to think liberals are exaggerating Florida's book ban. But they aren't. The policy treats all classroom books as banned until they can be combed over by censors. https://t.co/JMRFb0RCGx
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) January 25, 2023

1. Florida teachers are being told to remove all books from their classroom libraries OR FACE FELONY PROSECUTION

The new policy is based on the premise that teachers are using books to "groom" students or indoctrinate them with leftist ideologies.

🧵https://t.co/SzHzgelT64
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 23, 2023

Whether the new laws explicitly say which books are banned or not, the result is the same. A chilling effect on the 1st Amendment. The exact opposite of FREEDOM. https://t.co/wRz3i948Cf
— Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) January 24, 2023

Photo of a classroom library at Bayshore High School in Manatee County, Florida after they banned all classroom libraries. Florida considers books to be more dangerous to students than assault rifles. This is truly a dystopian state. pic.twitter.com/CizSGR40ub
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) January 23, 2023

These posts from FLORIDA teachers having to remove every book from their classrooms because of Republican bannings are heartbreaking. Some schools are banning kids from bringing in any books because they're afraid teachers might go to jail.

This is modern day America. pic.twitter.com/KkcKIfhlby
— Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. (@WillieETCarver) January 20, 2023

Republicans don’t follow the blue slip tradition – get rid of it

In general, they follow it much less than Democrats did when Trump was president. Democrats should act like Republicans and ignore it.

Democrats need to stop following the blue slip tradition and keep confirming judges. https://t.co/cox8ndWCSd
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) March 22, 2023

Get rid of the blue slip tradition. It’s worthless if only Democrats respect it. There’s no reason to expect Republicans to change their behavior.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 25, 2023

Each nominee today received blue slips from their home state senators, including from Indiana Republican Sens. Young and Braun for Judge Matthew Brookman.

It’s an example worth noting because it shows this process can work – and result in outstanding nominees.
— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) January 25, 2023

There are close to 40 judicial vacancies in red states that could go unfilled if Senate Democrats do not get rid of blue slips. pic.twitter.com/FVngrYGe8r
— Demand Justice (@WeDemandJustice) February 3, 2023

As noted here, blue slip vetoes aren’t even a consistent custom… It was instituted last century by segregationists. Senate decorum that bolstered slavery in the 19th century or white supremacy in the 20th, we can let go of in the 21st.https://t.co/dLzykWFUaY
— Tony Lowry (@TwainsPatriot) February 7, 2023

I visited the Stoogeum in 2011

The Stoogeum is a museum devoted to the Three Stooges in Ambler, PA. It’s only open by appointment now and is in a business park. It sure doesn’t look like a museum from the outside.

Stoogeum in Ambler a tribute to zany trio http://ow.ly/5Aywx
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) July 9, 2011

This is the sign outside. Visitors are not allowed to take pictures inside.

Mon Oct 21st "Moe's" the word as The Stoogeum showcases recent acquisitions from the unprecedented auction of Moe Howard’s estate earlier this year. Full details: https://t.co/tx5WZ4GR7g #ArchivesPHL pic.twitter.com/X4zY25FWtX
— Archives Month Philly (@ArchMonthPhilly) October 14, 2019

I’m sorry… who wrote the foreword? pic.twitter.com/Vyufd5GZXb
— Joe Ramoni (@joeramoni) March 27, 2023

Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) – a Korean monster movie that was recently rediscovered

Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) is an entertaining South Korean monster film. The monster reminds me of 1950s films – it’s a person in a suit. It was thought to be lost but was recently found. The video quality on the Blu-ray disc was surprisingly good.

LOST NO MORE!!

It’s hard to describe how surreal and amazing it is to finally have a copy of SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI in my collection. After decades of being thought lost and/or unreleasable, it’s finally here. @SRSCinema truly made the impossible possible with this release! 📀 pic.twitter.com/9l5iet4yUP
— Godzilla Novelization Project (@Danzilla93_GNP) January 20, 2023