@ebadofsky.bsky.social
Anti-fascist husband and father • Historical archivist • Curio collector • Siamese cat addict • Chronic tree hugger • Volunteer curmudgeon • Windy City, USA • Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 Banner art by Jason Holley (for Ray Lamontagne’s 2004 album, 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦)
* 𝘓𝘢𝘱 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘦.
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Michael Dorrell, bathing in the blood and tears of his victims—and charging U.S. taxpayers for it.
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Same grifter who claims he’s all about “protecting women’s sports,” but uses gold medalist women as a punchline.
I’d love to see one of those cowards in the press corps ask Trump to name his three favorite women athletes of all time. Imagine the result.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘶𝘵, hand-colored soft ground etching by James Gillray (1756–1815), c. 1799, London Gillray here embodies the pain associated with gout as a small sharp-clawed demon with a scorpian-like tail, snorting fire as it digs its teeth and talons into a man's inflamed and swollen big toe. The inflammation and associated agony of the condition is caused by excess uric acid in the bloodstream which forms needlelike crystals that accumulate in a joint. Eighteenth-century Britons enjoyed roast beef, beer and port, all of which encourage the formation of uric acid and made gout an all-too common affliction.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘶𝘵, hand-colored soft ground etching by James Gillray (1756–1815), c. 1799, London
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“𝘈 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵.”
– Elton Trueblood, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘞𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦, 1951
Cartoon by artist Mike Luckovich depicting the U.S. Congress gathered to hear Donald Trump’s 2026 State the Union address. Over the Republican side of the audience, a sign on the wall reads “Supports Epstein Files Coverup.” On the Democratic side, a sign on the wall reads “Doesn’t.”
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social
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ICYMI: @lastweektonight.com ’s John Oliver takes a look at the toxic waste dump formerly known as Twitter.
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𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 Erick Erickson—or a different one?
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘣 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤…”
I’d like to know the names of the crew who agreed to fly a passenger jet straight into a blizzard, endangering everyone aboard and countless civilians on the ground nearby.
“Just following orders.” The airline, DHS, FAA, and TSA should 𝘢𝘭𝘭 be ashamed of this ridiculous stunt.
Everything Trump touches turns to shit. No exceptions. I thought La Presidenta already knew that.
“Nunca sigas a un cerdo a un charco de mierda.”
Oh, so 𝘯𝘰𝘸 she’s upset, eh?
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1945 photo of Doris Dupree Richards strolling down a city street with her two-year-old son, Keith (Dartford, Kent, 1945) Wearing a solid-colored cotton waistcoat over a knee-length, white dress, Ms. Richards is smiling cheerfully as she holds her son by a walking harness attached to his shoulders. Little Keith, who would grow up to become a rock ‘n’ roll legend as lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones, is wearing a white, one-piece jumper and black, buckle strap shoes. In his right hand, he’s carrying what appears to be a toy guitar as he looks at the camera rather indifferently.
Doris Dupree Richards, strolling with her two-year-old son Keith in Dartford, Kent, 1945
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Track and field superstar Jesse Owens (1913 – 1980) arriving in London on a train after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He is emerging from the passenger car with a friendly smile, wearing a double-breasted, pinstriped suit. Owens, a Black American born in Oakville, Alabama, was the most successful athlete at the games, publicly humiliating Adolf Hitler and crushing the myth of “Aryan supremacy.”
Track and field superstar Jesse Owens (1913 – 1980) arriving in London on a train after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He is walking down the train station’s passenger platform with a friendly smile on his face, dressed in a double-breasted, pinstriped suit and a white fedora while holding a small, square suitcase. The train’s conductor and several admiring onlookers can be seen in the background. Owens, a Black American born in Oakville, Alabama, was the most successful athlete at the games, publicly humiliating Adolf Hitler and crushing the myth of “Aryan supremacy.”
Track and field superstar Jesse Owens (1913 – 1980) arrives in London after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Owens, a Black American born in Alabama, was the most successful athlete at the games, publicly humiliating Hitler and crushing the myth of “Aryan supremacy.”
Max Burns, while guest-hosting John Fugelsang’s “Tell Me Everything” podcast on SiriusXM last Fall. IIRC, he was telling listeners where they could find (and wouldn’t find) him on social media.
P.S. I just looked him up, and sure enough, he’s only posted here a few times (about six months ago).
Cartoon by artist Clay Bennett depicting a Dracula-like vampire lying in a coffin with a stake driven through his heart. He is wearing a red sash under his cape that reads “Trump Tariffs. A gavel lying nearby (presumably used to drive the stake in) is labeled “Supreme Court.”
Thank you, my friend! Always appreciated. 👊🏼
Cartoon by @claybennett.bsky.social
Mike “Meme Lord” Lee: The emotional maturity of a nine-year-old, and the intellectual capacity of a grapefruit.
Imagine holding such a powerful (and potentially consequential) leadership position, and pissing away most of your day—every day—on Twitter. #Utah #WTF
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My kind of town.
“𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 ‘𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘈 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘸’ 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳: ‘𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘐𝘊𝘌.’
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 80% 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.” #Chicago
Yeah, I was introduced to @epistemiccrisis.bsky.social through @halsparks.com’s daily YT streams, and from my layman’s perspective, at least, the diagnosis sounds pretty spot-on.
At least I hope it is. The sooner, the better, too.
Congrats on your son’s engagement, Don. A great chapter in life. 🥂
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Bondi’s people sure have a funny way of mislabeling #Epstein video files as PDFs. It’s almost as if they don’t know what they’re doing…
Or perhaps they know 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 what they’re doing. Who can say?
In any case, here’s a big batch of video files with repaired extensions:
I heard a certain, self-described “Democratic communications specialist” boast that he avoids Bluesky because it’s “just an echo chamber,” and he can’t seem to generate enough “conflict” here.
Because, you know – sharing news/information with like-minded people isn’t a good communication strategy.
I mean, it’s not as if other world leaders haven’t done the exact same thing in their own countries, right?
You know, like Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Khomeini, Saddam, Kim Il-sung, Kim Il-jung, Gaddafi…
Guilty as charged. And on icy nights like this, I’d be out “skitching” on the bumpers of passing cars.
It’s a wonder I’m still alive.
1955 photo of 72-year-old Bela Lugosi (1882 – 1956), suffering from years of drug addiction, entering court-ordered treatment at a Norwalk, California hospital. “Gaunt, emaciated—looking like the ghost of a ghost—he told of 20 years of horror while dangling bare feet and pipe-stem legs from his cot…” More on Lugosi’s struggle (including rare, August 1955 interview footage) from Open Culture: http://tinyurl.com/lugosi-addiction
1955 photo of 72-year-old Bela Lugosi (1882 – 1956), suffering from years of drug addiction, entering court-ordered treatment at a Norwalk, California hospital. “Gaunt, emaciated—looking like the ghost of a ghost—he told of 20 years of horror while dangling bare feet and pipe-stem legs from his cot…” More on Lugosi’s struggle (including rare, August 1955 interview footage) from Open Culture: http://tinyurl.com/lugosi-addiction
72-year-old Bela Lugosi, suffering from years of drug addiction, enters treatment in Norwalk, CA., 1955
“𝘎𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵, 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥—𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵—𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦-𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘵…”
More reading:
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Co-signed. The only thing that’s going to stop these monsters (non-violently) is to squeeze the economic life out of them. We sure as hell can’t rely on Congress—or our military leaders—to do it.
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Anyone even 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 of visiting the United States—for 𝘢𝘯𝘺 reason—needs to read this chilling story from @jennykleeman.bsky.social.
Spoiler alert: If this can happen to a 65-year-old British grandmother—𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢—it can sure as hell happen to you.
Do 𝙣𝙤𝙩 travel here, my friends.
@epistemiccrisis.bsky.social is convinced it’s rapidly-advancing frontotemporal dementia, and based on the symptoms he describes, I think I agree with him.
Some very persuasive video shorts at his channel for anyone who may be interested:
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Take special note of the men who own and operate these coal plants, too. They all have names and addresses – and they should 𝘢𝘭𝘭 be held personally accountable.
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Live Northeastern U.S. #blizzard tracking/real-time condition updates (ad-free), via Ryan Hall.
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Stay safe and warm, my friends. This storm looks like a monster. 🌬️