Laura was an elementary school librarian for years. She would have kids come up with books written by guys named Dick. "Mrs. Turtledove, this has a bad word on the cover!" They wouldn't believe it was a nickname for Richard.

Image of the mechanical ladder outside the Louvre Text below says WENN'S MAL WIEDER SCHNELL GEHEN MUSS (When you need to move fast) Underneath is more German text which translates as "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min - quiet as a whisper."

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'

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He's got Heinrich Himmler hair!

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To the tune of "Bette Davis Eyes," of course

This is even more true today than when I first posted this years ago.

The other thing is, releasing the Epstein files will also take down some prominent veteran Democrats, so they aren't all eager, either. I can think of some people who are pretty likely. I bet you can, too.

“.. one of the U.S. officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats.”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Two jerks.. #politics

What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.

I'm just a simple country deep-sea ecologist, but I'm fairly certain "having children" is the defining characteristic of being a parent.

Guy Richards Smit, The New Yorker

Same energy

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’ Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Well I'll be gosh darned, looks like those rascals lied to us again

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

ppl in the comments are claiming the reported information is all lies and fake stories for sympathy, with the main reasoning "it's so outrageous it's obviously fake"

THEY MAKE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS DO THIS ALL THE TIME!!!!

Along with the horrific nature of his detention, this is a colossal waste of money:

“Two to four uniformed guards have been continuously stationed in Petitioner's hospital room, monitoring him at all times .. while he sleeps, eats, uses the bathroom.”

Governor Pritzker calls on Trump to be removed via the 25th Amendment: “There is something genuinely wrong with this man and the 25th Amendment ought to be invoked.”

This is unacceptable. Trump & Congress must fund the government, fix the healthcare crisis, and put working people first. bsky.app/profile/urba...

Trump knows ppl aren't going to willingly sign up for more of the nasty crap he's dishing out.

His solution? Trying to rig election maps in his favor.

Stop his assault on democracy.

Prop 50 is CA’s line of defense against his election rigging.

Vote Yes on Prop 50 on November 4th.
#YesOn50

Trump administration uses government websites and email messages to pin the shutdown on Democrats Some federal workers were given suggested out-of-office email messages that said they were furloughed because "Democrat Senators are blocking passage" of a funding bill.

A number of federal agencies are putting out messages blaming Democratic senators for the current government shutdown, in a sharp break from how departments have handled shutdowns in the past.

Trump officials order federal workers to use out-of-office email line attacking Democrats The Trump administration is ordering federal employees being furloughed over the shutdown to set an out-of-office automatic email reply that blames Democrats for the situation, reported the Huffington Post on Wednesday.The email directing this change "came from leaders of [the Department of Health a...

The Trump administration is ordering federal employees being furloughed over the shutdown to set an out-of-office automatic email reply that blames Democrats for the situation, reported the Huffington Post on Wednesday.

OUCH!

"When you're lecturing 800 admirals and generals, that audience is going to notice more than the usual MAGA audience would."
- @radiofreetom.bsky.social

DOL employees got the same email in yet another Hatch Act violation. We encourage every federal employee who was told to blame Democrats in their OOO message to submit a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel. Here's how ⬇️

It's true. #activism

Russel Vought

Translation: “Here’s $8 billion worth of reasons to end Republican seats in blue states.”

Thank you, Russell Vought. Incredible strategy.

@assignedmale.bsky.social

A bit underplayed that the Homan sting didn't reportedly come out of a public corruption investigation, it was a counter-intelligence one. Which means they somehow made the not-very-far leap to him from initially targeting a foreign and almost certainly state actor.