Gina Wilhelm

Gina Wilhelm

@worksofginas.bsky.social

Actor, puppeteer, ventriloquist. I try to post happy fun things, but don't be surprised if I post/repost a lot of political stuff these days She/her No DMs. I don't read 'em, I won't answer 'em

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#OnThisDayInHistory, Bruce Springsteen lands on the covers of Time and Newsweek at the same time, the only rock star ever to do so, in 1975. "Bruce! Bruuuuuuuuuuuce! I'm the piano maaaaan!"

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In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

#OnThisDayInHistory, "The Amazing Colossal Man" premieres in New York in 1957. It features Col. Glenn Manning, who grows to 60 feet after being exposed to a plutonium blast. "What kind of sin could a man commit in a single lifetime to bring this upon himself?"

#OnThisDayInHistory, Apple introduces the iPod, paving the way for the iPhone and a bunch of other iThings, in 2001. It's discontinued in 2022, but it had a good run.

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🔴 Trump’s $10 BILLION lawsuit against the BBC just took a turn. The BBC wants Jack Smith under oath. Trump’s lawyers are fighting it. A judge ordered Trump himself to testify by Dec. 11. He started the lawsuit. Now he has to answer questions. Funny how that works.

#OnThisDayInHistory, the first parachute jump "of note" (i.e., not some guy jumping out of a tree with umbrellas) occurs when André-Jacques Garnerin leaps from a hydrogen balloon in 1797. But maybe that guy in the tree was onto something, too!

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Trump set up a whistleblower hotline to catch fraud, and America immediately understood the assignment: flooding it with reports on Trump, his family, and his entire cabinet. Huge shoutout to everyone doing their patriotic duty by reporting the actual criminals! 💅🔥

#OnThisDayInHistory, Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld" premieres in Paris, which includes the famous can-can tune, in 1858. Really, that's all "Hadestown" was missing was a big, athletic can-can.

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Shares in European satellite operator Eutelsat surged Friday, adding nearly a quarter in value as Ukraine faced speed limits on SpaceX's Starshield satellite system, which has renewed investor interest in European alternatives. I totally LOVE this for Elon Musk. live.euronext.com/en/financial...

live.euronext.comEuropean satellite stocks rally as investors reassess Starlink rivals | liveBy Gianluca Lo Nostro Oct 16 (Reuters) - Shares in European satellite operator Eutelsat surged on Friday, adding nearly a quarter in value this week as Ukraine faced speed limits on SpaceX's Starshiel...

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Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

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If this is accurate, Elon lied about not having control over Starshield, and he lied about the administration making the decision. More importantly, why is a private citizen even *able* to make decisions that could hinder US military operations?

#OnThisDayInHistory, the Kalamazoo Wings hockey team sets the Guiness World Record for most foam fingers waved at the same time in 2024. There were 3414 fans waving fingers. No, not that finger.

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We’re all taking a relaxing day today. Yesterday was awesome! We just wanted to say thank you to 50501, Indivisible, ACLU, American Federation of Teachers, Black Voters Matter, MoveOn, Voto Latino, Public Citizen, League of Women Voters, Third Act, Women’s March,

#OnThisDayInHistory, a resolution to create the Texas Rangers is approved in 1835. Er, the law group represented fictionally by Chuck Norris, not the baseball team.