Shirley Wajda

The King is mad

what a crazy night for sam altman to be like "yeah we got that dept of war deal, and there's no moral concerns here"

This is an unjust, illegal war. It violates our treaties and our laws. Presidential impunity must end.

BREAKING: Adolescent teenage boys have taken over the Pentagon.

A strapless ballgown consisting of a long white many layered net skirt topped with a pale blue tightly ruched strapless bodice. The top of the décolletage has an asymmetrical spray of pink silk flowers drifting to one side

A close up of the pale blue ruched bodice of the 1950s strapless ballgown by Ceil Chapman that shows the arrangement of the pink silk flowers along the neckline

All the colours of tentative spring time, pale and with a wash of blue, the hyper glam of Ceil Chapman deployed in a strapless ballgown. The skirt is a fluff of layers and the bodice wraps the torso tight with a spray of flowers peeping. Sold via #1stdibs, 1950s #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

I marvel at your menus! I hope you're de-stressing.

Congratulations!

The Sword And the Sandwich This is a newsletter about the dismal state of American politics, the far right, and .... sandwiches. Plus literature, whimsy, culture, and absolutely everything else you could imagine, brought to you...

I cannot recommend @swordsjew.bsky.social's Notable Sandwiches blogue series highly enough TBH. LOLs, literature and lunch. Five stars. buttondown.com/theswordandt...

Everything is offal.

I'm seeing "Farage and Greens" in the Trending list and thinking "Forage and Greens." Which could be a great dish description at a vegetarian restaurant. And which means I need more coffee. Happy Friday, one and all!

This just popped into my timeline and is so apt a simile that I’m jealous that I didn’t think of it.

Modernist 79th Street dry cleaners featured in film 'Ali' and Chance the Rapper's video set to close The closing creates an uncertain future for one of Chicago's most unique modernist sites — an absolute showstopper of a building with its original sign, neither of which are under city landmark protec...

My architecture column today. "Pride Cleaners closing creates an uncertain future for one of Chicago’s most unique modernist sites — an absolute showstopper of a building with its original sign, neither of which are under city landmark protection."

The long 2010s are finally over

Here’s the link to Martha Jones and Kate Masur’s powerful amicus brief which leaves no doubt: Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional

www.brennancenter.org/media/15301/...

Sheewww she has something to SAY with this piece. Well done, Becks!!! Don’t “let bigotry breathe!”

This is state violence.

Seattle Mariners' Naylor greets history-making umpire - Seattle Sports Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor talked about the nice moment Tuesday when he greeted Jen Pawol, the first female umpire in MLB history.

The #Mariners' Josh Naylor provided a nice moment Tuesday by greeting history-making umpire Jen Pawol before stepping into the box.

"It’s not hard to be inclusive and welcoming and happy. I think it could change the world.”

(via @shannondrayer.bsky.social)

sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...

I know just the man for the job.

lol. I love museum people. ❤️

screenshot of a tv user guide, showing two channels under Tue 8PM: MSNOW - State of the union TCM East- Gaslight

Masterful Troll, TCM.

Color screenshot photographic image of US President Donald J. Trump behind a microphone attached to a lectern. He wears a blue suit coat, white button-down shirt, and purplish tie. His hands are raised at the edges of the lectern. Behind him are signs stencilled with (for example) "USA STEEL" and "GEORGIA." Beneath this image is the title for KTVB Channel 7 "National prepares as President Trump is set to deliver State of the Union."

"Nation recoils as President T***p continues to disassemble State of the Union"

A man speaking into a recorder: Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.

Here we are.

She bought them on Amazon Prime.

Postal Service Celebrates Bruce Lee SEATTLE — The U.S. Postal Service honors and celebrates the life of Chinese American martial artist, actor and filmmaker Bruce Lee with a new stamp featuring an eye-popping image of his iconic flying ...

I am indeed a historian and the daughter and granddaughter of philatelists and had to discover more about this stamp's design and history: about.usps.com/newsroom/nat...

These are the coolest stamps ever.

Literally impeach every single impeachable person in the entire chain of command, including Trump.

Seeing Trump and Kash Patel interact with the men’s hockey team is a solid example of how misogyny functions as a male bonding ritual. Patel is clearly trying to impress the athletes and Trump, Trump is trying to impress the athletes, and the athletes are trying to impress the president

Is the president mocking the U.S. women’s hockey team on a celebratory call with the men’s team going to attract even an iota of the sustained handwringing that the idea of trans athletes disadvantaging women’s sports has gotten

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Dear @npr.org,

The US won TWO gold medals in hockey at the 2026 Olympics. Please stop referring to "the" gold medal game and "the first gold in hockey since 1980" without specifying. USA Women's Hockey has won three gold medals.