mikemolloy

ICE thugs violently kidnapping a pregnant woman off the streets in Elgin, IL as her child watches in horror.

Please keep elevating these stories — Do NOT normalize this abuse. These people need to be held accountable.

they're all gonna gather at Charlie Brown's house

On my trip to Chicago I saw an ad for an STD clinic that had "ARE YOU POSITIVE?" written in big letters, and I immediately pictured a public health awareness campaign with Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei in character as Vinny Gambini and Mona Lisa Vito. It was born fully formed in my mind, unbidden.

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Pritzker: Neither Texas nor the FBI at the federal level has the authority to arrest these Texas Democrats

They’re welcome to visit to take in the great views and enjoy the incredible restaurants we have. But they won’t be taking anyone home with them, or out of the state.

Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

dog wearing a chair upside down like armor

Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu (Resting Caribou)
Kananginak Pootoogook ~ Inuk
2010

(I remember I *didn't* want to start with The Hunter; would've felt too much like starting a 24-book series, which would've felt burdensome)

Interested to see you mention Ask the Parrot as one of your earliest-read Parkers. It was also early for me (2nd, after Breakout), & I don't quite remember how I picked where to start with those. I suspect you'd mentioned AtP was early for you & picked for that reason

Photo of Olive, an orange tabby cat, sitting on the arm of a brown sofa and looking at me

caught her in 4K (4ever Kute)

Posting a bright and colorful painting a day. jancrooker.com

A building supercell over an area known as "Little Grand Canyon" of Nebraska; a gentle canyon with hilly grass sides.

"Little Grand Canyon" of Nebraska

Fatima

Eriskay, 2024

#otd

Because you needed a video of a group of doggies playing with bubbles... You're welcome. ☺️ #dog #dogday #bluesky

that "humongous mixed material agate" has got a death-eater trapped in it, looks like

Returning to Happy Hunting Grounds
Cecil Youngfox ~ Ojibwe
1981

Misty Calm (West Coast of Vancouver Island)
Allen Dunfield
2011

August Still Life
Pat Service
1991

only b/c early scribes couldn't spell "fingerbanged"

new comics curmudgeon! joshreads.com/2025/0... new catchphrase just dropped

“This meeting could have been an email” has been a corporate proverb for decades now. Why would we want to have meetings WITH THE COMPUTER to do basic tasks

We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.

I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.

RFK Jr. cuts $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts, dealing major blow to promising area of research The cuts add to mounting evidence that Kennedy is pursuing an aggressive anti-vaccine agenda.

We need a word for someone who is beyond perverse, sadistic, sociopathic. Blocking mRNA vaccine research means that you or someone you love will die of something you could have avoided or survived. He is intentionally killing people.

Mitchum’s reason for turning down the lead in Sorcerer

A powerful dragon, dynamically posed against a striking red background, dominates the composition. The dragon is depicted with intricate details, including scales and piercing eyes. The dragon's elegant and powerful curves contrast with the stylized blue and white waves surrounding it.

Hello Wednesday.
Matsuri Yatai Dragon, Katsushika Hokusai, 1844.

A Big, Upcoming Fight Could See Dems Demand Congress Take Back Its Power When Congress returns from its lengthy August recess, lawmakers on Capitol Hill...

Question: why can’t Dems say they won’t negotiate because Trump is and will continue illegally impounding funds but note Repubs can change rule to pass bill via simple majority to keep gov’t open, putting onus on them to do so? What’s the downside since the other party is a nihilist cult?

put out a bunch of plastic mini drink swords as a peace offering to the cockroaches and now they’re armed I did not think this through

MORONI DEPORTED TO SWEDEN, SAYS HE'S NOT FROM THERE