Just the President of the United States again saying insanely, unapologetically, shamelessly racist shit, and the extremely powerful people around him nodding in agreement. How far back in time would you have to go to find another U.S. president saying something this bigoted in public?

The Lights Are On and We are Home. This Morning at Wrigley Field for the Home Opener. Go Cubs Go!

The Grief of the Pasha, by Jean Leon Gerome (1885)

Beth Robertson Fiddes, contemporary painter of Scottish landscapes and seascapes #Womensart

'Sleeping Mud Maid', living sculpture, in summer and in winter, by UK artist Sue Hill (and Pete Hill) at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt #Spring

In 2008, Japan's Kaguya spacecraft captured the first high-definition video of a "full Earth-rise" from lunar orbit. It was jointly developed by JAXA and NHK. #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...

"Me and the Ayatollah" sounds like a buddy film where Trump & Khamenei share a cell at the Int'l Criminal Court while awaiting trial for crimes against humanity. They are interviewed by a Mexican psychiatrist (Claudia Sheinbaum) and lock horns with a sadistic prison matron (Hilary Clinton).

"Seven." OMG

'The Stacks' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #womensart

In 2018, I wrote that the battle between Donald Trump and Robert Mueller—both sons of privilege—was a battle for the country’s soul: “Mueller is the best of America; Trump the worst.” Now with Mueller dead and Trump in office again, we know who won. wapo.st/4uKNas2

Chicagohenge during Saturday's Sunrise. Today in Chicago.

"I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper" - Zaha Hadid (1950-2016), award winning, Iraqi-British architect #WomensArt

When money is your God, paying taxes is heresy.

Remind us- what do Republicans think should happen to immigrants who commit fraud? We’ll hang up and listen

Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried Black Adult

Born on this day, March 20, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973), legendary US singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist who played rock'n'roll long before anyone else, a pioneer in music #WomensArt 🎸 #WomensHistoryMonth

This evening...hello Chicagohenge. Thursday's sunset to end the day on the eve of the Vernal Equinox.

WHOA. Lewandowski is accused of demanding fees from a private prison company to steer them ICE contracts, at a time when he was widely known to be running DHS on Kristi Noem's behalf, then punishing them when they didn't pay up. Congress should conduct a full and bipartisan investigation into this.

Powell: "Both supply and demand for workers have come down very very sharply over the course of the past year due to immigration policy largely"

Someone should tell Scott Bessent and Kevin Hasset.

Jon Ossoff is very good at this.

Adam Lovett suggests political ethics is fundamentally transformed when politics becomes asymmetric. You do not need to justify policy to those who break the rules of civic friendship & they have forfeited their right not to be politically subordinated by trying to subordinate others:

It is wild that Iran is using AI videos on X to troll the President who is dropping bombs on them daily. This is part of asymmetrical warfare, and apparently the Iranians understand American culture well enough to create viral content. They're going after Trump's ego.

Taxing these twerps at punishing rates that prevent them from being politically influential is essential to save our democracy.

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Despicable.

The beauty of a superb starling: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

It’s gonna be a pretty solid weekend if social media is flooded with clips of Laura Loomer getting her ass handed to her in-person by Indian journalists. Shout-out to Rajdeep Sardesai for kicking off the festivities.

It’s not a plot hole that Elmo has been 3 years old for 50 years. He was bitten by The Count, willingly. Elmo asked for the Dark Gift

For today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Horizontal. This is a #longexposure #infrared image from one of my favorite spots in our local wildlife refuge. The shutter was open for several minutes. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #fullspectrum

They gained the knowledge that they're the punchline.

Green River. Saturday in Chicago.

The guru behind Trump's Iran war is blissing out

They'll call it tradition but this is what they mean

It's now obvious that the regime was comically unprepared for the possibility that Iran would fight back. In fairness, they're used to dealing with the Democrats.

Mountains at Saint-Rémy by Vincent van Gogh, 1889 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137747

The US military is great at lethality. Truly world-class. Point to something and the US military can kill everyone there. But lethality is a means, not an end. Ends are inherently political. Said millions of times but bears repeating, since the people who don’t get it are in charge of the country.

St Patrick’s Day is now just 6 days away. This is the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare Ireland.

Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876-1923) Dutch painter who specialized in semi abstract landscapes  #WomensArt

As ever, @annamerlan.bsky.social has written something timely and resonant. The quote from Dmytro Iarovyi had the odd effect of galvanizing me, by reminding me that my despair is not simply a defect, but is evoked by design.

Don't stop asking the question.

It's Tues-Ray. Amazing rays of light at the start of sunrise this morning in Chicago.

Relatable 😀🤣

Goodbye weekend……. It was fun while it lasted !!!!!✨✨✨✨

international women’s day

Spotted in Nashville this week…

The Founding Fathers built checks and balances but never anticipated that there could be a corrupt President, a corrupt Congress, and a corrupt Supreme Court ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

Happy International Women's Day! Remember, when in doubt, do as Stagecoach Mary Fields did, and either headbutt, shoot it, set it on fire, or let your horses trample it. "She broke more noses than any other person in central Montana."