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Writer & Publisher of Off Script, Lotus Purrspective, Chart Collision, Panic Room Sports, Rabbit Ears Classic TV, The Backlot Ghost, What The Hell?, Frank N. Kranke, and Eve Next Door.

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One team hasn’t lost. Another can’t stop losing. And baseball may be about to tell outfielders where they’re allowed to stand. #PanicRoomSports #NFL #MinnesotaVikings #DallasCowboys #PhiladelphiaEagles #WorldSeries #NASCAR #NBA #FantasyFootball #THM panicroomsports.substack.com/p/the-last-t...

panicroomsports.substack.comThe Last Team Standing Isn’t Necessarily the BestMinnesota is the NFL’s last unbeaten team. Dallas just embarrassed Philadelphia, Milwaukee has Tampa Bay on the ropes, and Talladega delivered a finish that barely seems possible.
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Seven records from 1944. One involves a priest, another asks a rather personal question, and the last one has a monkey with absolutely no patience for nonsense. #ChartCollision#MusicHistory #VintageMusic #THM chartcollision.substack.com/p/1944-seven...

chartcollision.substack.com1944: SEVEN RECORDS, SEVEN STORIES, AND A FEW SURPRISESOne year. Six musical detours. And a bonus that sounds suspiciously like trouble.
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I had sunshine, a full stomach, and absolutely no responsibilities. Then one question ruined everything. #LotusPurrspective #CatLife #CatHumor #LifeWithCats #FelinePhilosophy #Overthinking #Humor #THM lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/i-was-havi...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comI Was Having a Perfectly Good Day Until I Started ThinkingSome questions should never be asked. Unfortunately, I asked them.
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Trump says America’s making a fortune. Gas is $4.29. Diesel is $6.35. I’ve got one question about all that money, and I don’t think he’s going to like it. #OffScript #TomHicksMedia #Trump #GasPrices #DieselPrices #OilProfits #IranWar #CostOfLiving #AmericanEconomy open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comβ€œWE’RE MAKING A FORTUNE.” WHO THE HELL IS β€œWE”?Trump celebrates soaring oil revenues while Americans pay more at the pump. Somebody’s getting rich. Let’s find out who.
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🎢 #TomsDailyDanceJam That irresistible freestyle beat, a little romance, and just enough hesitation to make things interesting. The 80s dance floor had plenty of questions. This one came with a killer groove. I Wonder If I Take You Home - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam youtu.be/YInBZpQ0R44?...

youtu.beI Wonder If I Take You Home (Full Force Remix)YouTube video by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Topic
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I’m 70 years old; I still eat Cocoa Puffs while watching Bugs Bunny every Saturday morning, and I have absolutely no intention of growing out of it. Turns out there’s a pretty good reason for that. #RabbitEarsClassicTV #SaturdayMorningCartoons #THM rabbitearstv.substack.com/p/i-refuse-t...

rabbitearstv.substack.comI REFUSE TO OUTGROW SATURDAY MORNINGSomewhere between Bugs Bunny and a bowl of Cocoa Puffs, I found a part of myself worth keeping.
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Seven songs from 1984. Three queens, a fictional rock star, a speeding ticket, and a tribute with a mistake hiding in plain sight. #ChartCollision #MusicHistory #BillyOcean #ChakaKhan #JohnCafferty #Wham #CyndiLauper #SammyHagar #U2 #ClassicHits #THM chartcollision.substack.com/p/seven-song...

chartcollision.substack.comSeven Songs, Seven Mysteries: 1984 Had Some Explaining to DoAn international identity crisis, a fictional rock star, a family note, and a traffic stop that turned into a guitar riff. Welcome back to 1984.
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My human has accused me of deliberately sabotaging his television. I find this deeply offensive, especially considering how much effort he puts into leaving the remote where I can reach it. #LotusPurrspective #CatHumor #CatsOfSubstack #FunnyCats lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/i-know-whe...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comI Know Where the Off Button IsThe television keeps going dark. My human suspects sabotage. I decline to comment.
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Some of Washington’s biggest promises come with expiration dates. Guess who’s going to be in office when they arrive. #OffScript #TomHicksMedia #Medicaid #TaxPolicy #SocialSecurity #Congress #Midterms2026 #IndependentJournalism open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comThe Election Comes First. The Bill Comes Later.Congress passed the laws. The consequences are still arriving. And the next Congress may discover that changing them is harder than passing them.
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The CIA built a sophisticated listening device, implanted it in a cat, and discovered one tiny flaw in the plan. The cat hadn’t agreed to work for them. #AcousticKitty #CIA #ColdWar #SpyCats #WeirdHistory #TrueStories #HistoryHumor #Espionage #Cats thmwhatthehell.substack.com/p/the-spy-wh...

thmwhatthehell.substack.comThe Spy Who Licked ItselfThe CIA spent years trying to turn a cat into a secret agent. There was just one problem: the cat.
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Sixteen songs. Two sides. One very optimistic cassette. Before playlists, we had the makeout tape, and some of us took the assignment very seriously. #TheMakeoutTape #SlowJams #SoulMusic #RnBClassics #MusicMemories #ClassicSoul #OldSchoolRomance chartcollision.substack.com/p/the-most-o...

chartcollision.substack.comThe Most Optimistic Thing We Ever RecordedSixteen carefully chosen songs, two sides, and absolutely no guarantee the evening would go according to plan.
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Humans spend Sunday worrying about Monday. I have examined this arrangement and found several serious flaws. #LotusPurrspective #CatLife #SundayThoughts #CatsOfSubstack #LifeLessons #Humor #TheFelinePerspective lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/i-have-nev...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comI Have Never Understood the Concept of MondayHumans invented a calendar, divided their lives into little boxes, and then developed strong feelings about the boxes.
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Everybody watches the numbers on election night. Almost nobody watches what happens before they’re declared official. #BlindSpot #OffScript #Election2026 #MidtermElections #ElectionIntegrity #ElectionWorkers #VoteCounting #IndependentJournalism #TomHicksMedia open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comYOUR VOTE IS IN. WHO DECIDES THE COUNT IS RIGHT?Between election night and the final certified result, there’s a whole other election story unfolding. Most Americans never see it.
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Six chart-toppers. A teenage newcomer. A question nobody could explain. And an outlaw waiting to conquer radio. What year could possibly hold all that? #1994Music #MusicHistory #BoyzIIMen #Brandy #BrooksAndDunn #CeCePeniston #JohnMellencamp #REM #IniKamoze chartcollision.substack.com/p/six-songs-...

chartcollision.substack.comSix Songs, Seven Mysteries, and a Radio Dial That Couldn’t Make Up Its MindOne week in 1994 brought teenage ambition, country heartbreak, an unlikely duet, and a song inspired by one of television’s strangest encounters.
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Something enormous walked into my yard yesterday. My human says it’s a bird. I have several objections. #LotusPurrspective #SpeciesReview #WildTurkey #CatHumor #CatsOfSubstack #LifeThroughACatsEyes #AnimalHumor #TomHicksMedia lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/the-bird-t...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comThe Bird That Shouldn’t ExistI thought I understood birds. Then something came walking across my yard that suggested nature had suffered a lapse in judgment.
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If your AI assistant moves your money without asking, who gets stuck with the bill? #OffScript #ArtificialIntelligence #BankingSecurity #ConsumerProtection #AI #Technology #DigitalPrivacy #FinancialSecurity #TomHicksMedia open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comWho the Hell Gave the Robot My Bank Password?AI assistants are turning up inside American bank accounts. The banks are nervous, the customers may not understand the risks, and the question of who’s responsible is getting uncomfortable.
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I needed one lightbulb. Somehow, I ended up questioning the future of civilization. #FrankNCranky #ModernLife #Technology #CommonSense #GettingOlder #Rant #Humor #TomHicksMedia franknkranke.substack.com/p/ive-had-it...

franknkranke.substack.comI’ve Had It Up to Here With You People. And I’m Not That Tall.I went out to buy a lightbulb. Apparently, that now requires a degree in electrical engineering and a willingness to surrender your personal information.
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🎢 #TomsDailyDanceJam The first song I ever played as a club DJ. Nearly 15 minutes of pure groove, and the dance floor ate it up. I had no idea where DJing would take me, but this was one hell of a way to start. #SugarhillGang #HipHop Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang youtu.be/ZjRi-S7J70Y?...

youtu.beRapper's Delight (Long Version)YouTube video by The Sugarhill Gang - Topic
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What happens when your injured stars come back just as the rest of your fantasy lineup starts falling apart? #PRS #NFL #FantasyFootball #NFLInjuries #WaiverWire #WorldSeries #Brewers #Rays #NASCAR #Talladega #NBA #FantasyBasketball #SportsCommentary panicroomsports.substack.com/p/your-fanta...

panicroomsports.substack.comYour Fantasy Team Has Entered the Emergency RoomPlayers are coming back, others are disappearing, and Thursday night’s game has already given fantasy managers a few more things to worry about. Meanwhile, the World Series begins, and Talladega prepa
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What happens when Broadway, mambo, country heartbreak, and a kid from Memphis all collide on the same charts? #ChartCollision #MusicHistory #Oldies #RockAndRoll #RAndB #CountryMusic #RosemaryClooney #BillHaley #PerryComo #FayeAdams #HankSnow #NatKingCole chartcollision.substack.com/p/chart-coll...

chartcollision.substack.comCHART COLLISION: The Year Music Started Breaking Its Own RulesBroadway ballads, mambo fever, country heartbreak, and a young singer from Memphis who didn’t know where the boundaries were.
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What happens when the new kitten has been here for a week, and nobody seems interested in sending her home? #LotusPurrspective #CatsOfSubstack #CatHumor #KittenLife #TuxedoCats #CatStories #LifeWithCats #HumorWriting lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/the-intrud...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comThe Intruder Has Apparently Signed a LeaseI have been patient. I have been observant. I would now like to speak to whoever approved this arrangement.
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When your grocery bill and Washington’s priorities have nothing in common, who’s actually being represented? #OffScript #TomHicksMedia #Congress #CostOfLiving #IranWar #PoliticalAccountability #APNORC #WashingtonPolitics #IndependentJournalism open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comWashington Has a Trump Obsession. America Has Bills to Pay.A new poll reveals a gap between the political conversation and the problems voters want solved.
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🎢 #TomsDailyDanceJam Madonna proved you don't need a reason to celebrate. Sometimes you just need a beat, a little attitude, and six minutes away from the world's bullshit. Take the day off. Your troubles can wait. #Madonna #DanceJam #80sMusic Holiday - Madonna youtu.be/2QzZU8083Xk?...

youtu.beMadonna - Holiday (12'' Full Length Version)YouTube video by We all love music 80's 90's
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What did television know about imperfect heroes that it seems to have forgotten? #RabbitEarsClassicTV #ClassicTelevision #TheRockfordFiles #HaveGunWillTravel #TheDefenders #TheEqualizer #TVNostalgia #JamesGarner #ClassicTV #TomHicksMedia rabbitearstv.substack.com/p/the-men-wh...

rabbitearstv.substack.comThe Men Who Didn’t Play by Television’s RulesFour very different heroes, four decades of television, and a reminder that the best characters didn’t always behave the way the networks expected.
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What happens when a cartoon band, the Beatles, and some seriously funky soul records share the same radio dial? #MusicHistory #ClassicHits #TheBeatles #TheTemptations #TheArchies #TammyWynette #PeggyLee #MelAndTim #SoulMusic #ClassicRock #Motown #Oldies chartcollision.substack.com/p/when-carto...

chartcollision.substack.comWhen Cartoon Pop Shared the Radio With Funk, Country Heartbreak, and the BeatlesOctober 22, 1969: Six records, six very different sounds, and a music business that couldn’t decide what the next decade was supposed to sound like.
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If a cat follows you everywhere but pretends you don’t exist, who’s really fooling whom? #LotusPurrspective #CatsOfSubstack #CatHumor #LifeWithCats #TuxedoCats #CatsAndHumans #FelineWisdom lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comThe Art of Pretending Not to CareLotus, the World’s Wisest (and Most Judgmental) Feline | October 22, 2026
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When did protecting children become an excuse for taking away the experiences that help them grow? #OffScript #TomHicksMedia #Education #SchoolCensorship #StudentRights #FreedomToRead #SchoolTheater #ParentalRights #CultureWars open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comThe Adults Have Lost Their Damn MindsThey keep promising to protect our children. Somebody ought to ask what they’re protecting them from β€” and what they’re taking away in the process.
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🎢 #TomsDailyDanceJam Don Henley buried a protest song inside something almost impossible to stand still to. Sneaky bastard. #DonHenley #AllSheWantsToDoIsDance #80sMusic #DanceRock #TomsDailyDanceJam All She Wants To Do Is Dance - Don Henley youtu.be/ov_OrHez1QI?...

youtu.beDon Henley - All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Extended Dance Remix) (1985) HDYouTube video by STAT CHILE AMERICA
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What if the most frightening thing in your life was already inside the house? #TheBacklotGhost #TheOmen #FromDuskTillDawn #FrightNight #TheSentinel #ClassicHorror #HorrorMovies #MovieHistory #1970sMovies #1980sMovies #1990sMovies #TomHicksMedia backlotghost.substack.com/p/the-devil-...

backlotghost.substack.comThe Devil You Know, the Monsters You Don’tFour horror films, four very different ways to ruin a perfectly good night’s sleep.
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What happens when a love song, a funk revolution, a disco epic, and a wall of guitars all fight for the same radio dial? #ChartCollision #1978Music #ClassicHits #MusicHistory #DonnaSummer #Funkadelic #Boston #TheCars #GerryRafferty #Exile #THM chartcollision.substack.com/p/chart-coll...

chartcollision.substack.comChart Collision: October 21, 1978 β€” When Everybody Had a Different Idea of What a Hit Should Sound LikeExile was turning up the heat, Funkadelic wanted a revolution, and Donna Summer was making disco out of a song about a cake. Somehow, it all belonged on the same radio dial.
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Ever wonder what your cat knows about you? You might want to sit down for this. #LotusPurrspective #CatsOfSubstack #CatHumor #LifeWithCats #TuxedoCat #CatLogic #PetHumor #FelineWisdom #CatsOfTheInternet #LizzieTheKitten lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/things-i-k...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comThings I Know That Nobody Told MeThe humans think I’m sleeping. That’s adorable.
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What happens when an investigation ends, but the questions that started it refuse to go away? #OffScript #TomHicksMedia #TrumpRussia #VladimirPutin #MuellerReport #Ukraine #IndependentJournalism #PoliticalAccountability open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comThe Russia Question Nobody Can Make Go AwayWhat investigators found, what they couldn’t prove, and why Donald Trump’s relationship with Moscow still raises questions.
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How much trouble can one NFL team create in a single afternoon? #PanicRoomSports #NFL #FantasyFootball #Giants #Eagles #JalenHurts #Colts #NASCAR #MLBPlayoffs #WorldSeries #NBA #FantasyBasketball panicroomsports.substack.com/p/the-nfl-ha...

panicroomsports.substack.comThe NFL Has a Quarterback Problem. Fantasy Owners Have Several.One spectacular comeback, a season-changing medical development, several uncomfortable coaching decisions, and a waiver wire that’s about to get crowded.
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What did Kanye West, Keith Urban, and Nine Inch Nails have in common in October 2005? #ChartCollision #MusicHistory #2005Music #ThrowbackThursday #MusicMemories #BillboardCharts #ClassicHits chartcollision.substack.com/p/six-charts...

chartcollision.substack.comSix Charts. Six Sounds. One Very Confused Radio Dial.In October 2005, Kanye West, Keith Urban, Jamiroquai and Nine Inch Nails were all competing for our attention. And one pop superstar was about to borrow something from ABBA.
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Someone in this house has been lying through their teeth. Unfortunately for them, I have whiskers, excellent hearing, and absolutely no respect for attorney-client privilege. #LotusPurrspective #CatHumor #CatsOfSubstack #PetHumor #CatsAreJudgingYou lotuspurrspective.substack.com/p/the-househ...

lotuspurrspective.substack.comThe Household Runs on LiesI’ve uncovered a pattern of deception, and the suspects are sleeping in my furniture.
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How many times can an American president make decisions that benefit Vladimir Putin before we stop calling them coincidences? #OffScript #Trump #Russia #Putin #Ukraine #ForeignPolicy #PoliticalAccountability #IndependentJournalism open.substack.com/pub/theunred...

open.substack.comHow Many Coincidences Does It Take?Trump keeps making decisions that benefit Putin. At what point do we stop treating each one as an isolated event?
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What if the Steve Austin you remember was almost an entirely different man? #RabbitEarsClassicTV #ClassicTelevision #SixMillionDollarMan #LeeMajors #TVNostalgia #RetroTV #PlanetOfTheApes #ManFromAtlantis #TelevisionHistory rabbitearstv.substack.com/p/rabbit-ear...

rabbitearstv.substack.comRABBIT EARS CLASSIC TV They Rebuilt Him. Then Television Rebuilt Him Again.The Six Million Dollar Man became a television legend, but the Steve Austin who first appeared on ABC was a very different character.
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Three versions of the same song in one Top 10? And that's not the strangest thing about October 1941. #ChartCollision #MusicHistory #1941Music #BigBand #SwingMusic #GlennMiller #TheInkSpots #BobWills #SisterRosettaTharpe #ClassicMusic #TomHicksMedia chartcollision.substack.com/p/chart-coll...

chartcollision.substack.comChart Collision: October 19, 1941 β€” America Was Dancing While the World Was BurningThe big bands were booming, the Ink Spots were breaking hearts, and somewhere in the music was the sound of a revolution nobody had named yet.