Eric Badofsky

Sounds to me like he’s gargling tallow. I’m no doctor, but this does not appear to be a healthy 63-year-old man.

I had very few genuine heroes while growing up.Dr. Goodall was one of those few.

The world has lost a treasure.

An 80-year-old psychopath in rapidly failing health, scorching the earth behind him on the way out.

And Republicans in Washington 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 don’t realize that the nation is going to hold them 𝘢𝘭𝘭 accountable after he’s gone.

Nuremberg II is gonna be lit.

My grandmother had a word for men who betray their own people in exchange for money or favors. She called them “kapos.”

Cartoon by artist John Buss depicting six Republicans – J.D. Vance, Mike Johnson, John Thune, Tommy Tuberville, Byron Donalds, and Jim Jordan. Their mouths are wide open, resembling ventriloquist dolls, and they’re speaking in unison. The shared speech balloon reads: DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO PAY FOR ILLEGALS’ HEALTHCARE. REPUBLICANS WANT YOU TO PAY MORE THAN DOUBLE FOR YOURS.

Cartoon by @johnbuss.bsky.social

Those are the eyes of a coward. #Chicago

Too little, too late, I’m afraid. By then, she’ll have likely landed a cushy, seven-figure spot on some private prison corporation’s board of directors (see also: Kirstjen Nielsen).

Where this criminal 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 belongs is in The Hague. Preferably in shackles.

I suspect she’s already got a blanket pardon in her pocket (or at least the guarantee of one). Thus, she can pretty much operate above the law. Just like her boss.

At least at the federal level, anyway.

Several hotel chains in/around Chicago seem quite content to host large groups of these mercenaries. Marriott immediately comes to mind.

Sadly, I don’t think state or local law enforcement agencies are going to protect us from these mercenaries. In the end, stopping them is going to fall directly on the shoulders of the citizenry. A virtually impossible task without strong, localized organization, leadership, and mass participation.

Tariffs weigh on US manufacturing as activity contracts for 7th straight month Only five industries reported growth. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nice work, MAGAts.

“𝘜.𝘚. 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘴…

“𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘚𝘔 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺… 𝘢𝘴 #𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 #𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩.”

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

The hits just keep on coming. These monsters have no bottom.

“𝘖𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵…”

He’s a dangerous psychopath. Even his physical mannerisms telegraph it.

Studio portrait photo of film actress Alice White (1904 – 1983). Dressed in a dark sweater over a white blouse, she is looking over her left shoulder at the camera with a confident expression. Her blonde hair is styled into a short bob, falling just below her ears. White was a popular star in the late silent and early sound eras of film. Her career began as a script girl and secretary for directors like Charlie Chaplin before she became an actress. She was known for her "flapper" persona, and was often compared to actress Clara Bow. White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was dedicated in 1960.

Studio portrait photo of film actress Alice White (1904 – 1983). She is sitting in a bathtub, smiling coyly at the camera over her bare right shoulder while holding a body brush in her right hand. Her short, wavy blonde hair is pinned up, and a stone mosaic can be seen in the background. White was a popular star in the late silent and early sound eras of film. Her career began as a script girl and secretary for directors like Charlie Chaplin before she became an actress. She was known for her "flapper" persona, and was often compared to actress Clara Bow. White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was dedicated in 1960.

Studio portrait photo of film actress Alice White (1904 – 1983). Dressed in a dark sweater over a white blouse, she is holding an open, hardback copy of the 1930 novel “The Hollywood Murder Mystery” by Herbert Crooker. Her expression is wide-eyed, as if “spooked” by the contents of the book. White was a popular star in the late silent and early sound eras of film. Her career began as a script girl and secretary for directors like Charlie Chaplin before she became an actress. She was known for her "flapper" persona, and was often compared to actress Clara Bow. White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was dedicated in 1960.

Studio portrait photo of film actress Alice White (1904 – 1983). Dressed in a white, sleeveless gown, she is reclined in a large, velvet easy chair, her arms rested on her elevated right knee as she gazes into the camera with a relaxed, seductive expression. Her blonde hair falls in loose, lustrous curls just over her shoulders. White was a popular star in the late silent and early sound eras of film. Her career began as a script girl and secretary for directors like Charlie Chaplin before she became an actress. She was known for her "flapper" persona, and was often compared to actress Clara Bow. White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was dedicated in 1960.

Film actress Alice White (1904 – 1983)

Bittersweet reading: 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘱: 𝘚𝘦𝘹, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺—𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴?” by @iephemera.bsky.social (2011):

immortalephemera.com/8801/alice-w...

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

You don’t say.

“𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺-𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢 [𝘊𝘗𝘉] 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, “𝘋𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣*𝘵𝘤𝘩” 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 […]

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘻 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳…”

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

This past spring, Trump abruptly canceled $500M in deliveries from a vital program that sends U.S.-produced meat, dairy, eggs, and produce to food banks across the country.

Here, @propublica.org details the 94 million pounds of food that never reached hungry Americans because of Trump’s cuts:

Wait… didn’t this Oz asshøle make his fortune by selling snake oil to people who watch TV all day?

‘Trump’s invasion’ / R.I.P., Monday papers / ‘None of them were real’ Chicago’s new front page

Heads-up: #Chicago ICE invasion updates via @chicagopublicsquare.com:

www.chicagopublicsquare.com/2025/10/trum...

My grandmother had a word for men who betray their own people in exchange for money and favors. She called them “kapos.”

Co-signed. Trusting South Carolina cops is a fool’s errand.

Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were in on it.

Nuremberg II is going to be quite a show.

Custom & Border Patrol recruiting tent set up at (what’s supposed to be) a family-friendly apple harvest festival in Hilton, New York. Alongside the large CPB logos on the tent, a sign featuring two armed agents reads: We protect more than a line on a map. Apply to be a Border Patrol Agent

Don’t miss the new pepper ball target game, the immigrant dunk tank, or the family separation raffle.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯…”

Courtesy of the always lovely and talented @tomadelsbach.bsky.social:

Cartoon by artist Monte Wolverton depicting weekend TV host-turned Trump SecDef Pete Hegseth, scowling and pointing his finger at the viewer. Two speech bubbles read: #1: I WANT YOU MILITARY MEN TO BE JUST LIKE ME! I HAVE WARRIOR ETHOS! I WORK OUT EVERY DAY! I'M NOT FAT, DEI, WOKE, GAY, OR BEARDO! I GROOM MYSELF! [smaller type]: NOW IF I COULD JUST HAVE BETTER IMPULSE CONTROL, LESS MARITAL INFIDELITY, LESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND THE ABILITY TO MANAGE FINANCES, I'D BE PERFECT! #2 [even smaller type] DID I MENTION I WORK OUT EVERY DAY? (c) Wolverton cagle.com/wolverton

Whiskey Pete, fresh from his taxpayer-funded hair and makeup studio in the Pentagon.

Cartoon by Monte Wolverton

French actress, screenwriter, director, and author Cécile Aubry, photographed by Dimitri Kessel on location in Morocco during production of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦, 1950 Dressed in a white blouse, white Bermuda shorts, a thin black belt and dark, strap sandals, the striking blonde actress is looking off to camera right as she holds a round, white coffee mug. She’s standing against a white stucco wall trimmed by a Mediterranean baseboard against an intricately tiled floor. The wispy leaves of a potted plant can be seen from the edge of the frame at camera left.

French actress, screenwriter, director, and author Cécile Aubry, photographed by Dimitri Kessel on location in Morocco during production of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦 1950 Dressed in a white button blouse and white Bermuda shorts with a thin, black belt, the striking blonde actress is sipping from a round, white coffee mug in her right hand while holding a pastry in her left hand.

French actress, screenwriter, director, and author Cécile Aubry, photographed by Dimitri Kessel on location in Morocco during production of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦, 1950 Dressed in a white button blouse and white Bermuda shorts with a thin, black belt, the striking blonde actress is looking into the camera with a contemplative gaze.

French actress, screenwriter, director, and author Cécile Aubry (1928 – 2010) on location in Morocco for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦 1950. Photos by Dmitri Kessel.

A look back at her life and multi-faceted career from @theguardian.com’s Ronald Bergan (2010 obit):

www.theguardian.com/film/2010/ju...

After Border Patrol shooting of woman on Southwest Side, agents battle protesters for hours The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, an account that has yet to be verified...

You really believe that ICE was “rammed by 10 cars” and “boxed in”? Bullsh*t. Far more likely they caused a traffic pile-up during a bungled chase and panicked because they’re so poorly trained in urban ops.

Also: No one saw the victim display a weapon. A weapon was “found” in her vehicle later.

So, wait – wouldn’t that mean that a standard plated vest wouldn’t…

Never mind. I don’t even want to know.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯…”

And what happens when this fascist regime ignores the courts, Adam? Because you already know they will.

Totally unrelated: Check out this fascinating anatomical diagram that I stumbled upon purely by happenstance.

Photograph of a Red Admiral butterfly resting on a bed of bright purple New England aster blooms, Shakespeare Garden, Evanston, Illinois

Photograph of a pink rose in Fall bloom, Shakespeare Garden, Evanston, Illinois

Photograph of an indigo Monkshood in bloom, Shakespeare Garden, Evanston, Illinois

Photograph of bright purple New England aster flowers in bloom, Shakespeare Garden, Evanston, Illinois

Fall blooms at Shakespeare Garden, #Evanston, Illinois