This is why we can't have nice things...

George Gershwin's music paired with Fred Astaire's voice is a level of sublime that has never been equalled.

I like a Gershwin tune- how about you?

IMHO, a lost opportunity to remind the world of so much that America brought the world. Much of it from the children or grandchildren/ great-grandchildren of immigrants or slaves.

Imagine if part of America's 250th celebration had showcased America's great musical history, with performances of Gershwin, Copeland and others, with tickets by lottery, open to all, and broadcast nationally without commercials. For all of America to enjoy and maybe learn from too.

🎯 @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social : “Any senator who votes to confirm Todd Blanche should know — you’re now part of the cover-up. You’re complicit in the cover-up if you vote to confirm the Todd Blanche for attorney general, who has led the cover-up of the Epstein Files.”

people have known Fox is just propaganda since the beginning, yet people watch Fox got sued for $1 billion for lying they settled out of court so the other nearly 8,000 times they lied would not be entered into court records yet dumbasses still watch, it's just what they want to see n hear

I was born and raised in England. The last time England won the World Cup was 60 years ago. Most English people want to win it again so bad they can taste it. But I just found out the captain of the England soccer team is a Trumper. Go Norway! (Sorry Dad 🙁)

Seattle:

Have you noticed that some of the most effective ads for the Dems are written by the GOP? I love when they say the quiet part out loud! #AccountabilityIsComingNovember3rd

Happy Slurpee Day!

MARCO RUBIO: “Let me explain this in simple English: Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.’ IRAN: “Let me explain this in simple English: The United States is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.”

A diarrhea parasite outbreak is what happens when you put a diarrhea parasite in charge of the Dept of Health and Human Services.

Cartoonists Are The Only Real Journalists Left In The USA.

It's not a hard decision. These November elections are about who we really are. And it's our choice.

Mexico says it will pursue legal action against US after deadly ICE shooting in Houston. abc13.com/post/mexico-...

Chukwu: The Senate gets one chance—one chance—to consider the information that we are asking for to decide whether Todd Blanche should become the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. That is what we are pushing for in this litigation. And DOJ is trying to do everything it can to stop us.

Let's face it: ICE is *not* a law enforcement agency. It is a ragtag collection of angry, arrested development vigilantes and malcontents that has gone "Lord of the Flies" on us.

Democrats forced their Senate nominee out within days of a serious allegation. Republicans have repeatedly rallied behind candidates facing similar accusations. That difference says something important about what each party now tolerates. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Expand and reform the Supreme Court.

Erling Haaland, the Norwegian striker, is incredibly popular with his fans, especially children. #WorldCup

Elderly cheetah named Zeus doesn't live in the house, he has a large enclosure at the reserve, he just comes inside sometimes for company since his partner died. TT: LibranWildlifeReserve Johannesburg, South Africa

Fellow Texans: vote for the guy who is from Texas, likes Texas, and cares about Texans

Tacoma says new data centers, of any size, are not permitted. The city took a different tack than Seattle, which passed a one-year ban on new large-scale data centers last month. Instead, Tacoma’s Planning and Development Services Department issued an interpretation of its existing code last week,

MacFarlane: Welcome back to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has retained its very swampy, green-like color. It’s still fenced off. It’s still inaccessible. It’s still not in its best shape. It is reflecting again, but it’s almost like it’s quarantined in its green-like state.

Republicans & ICE are more out of control than ever, people are losing their lives daily, unnecessarily, and Republicans have given ICE all the taxpayer funding they need to carry out their cruel mission, it’s really disgusting! 🗳️💙Vote All Republicans Out!💙🗳️

The House’s Epstein investigation will hit the one-year mark later this month, and the saga isn’t ending anytime soon. 🔗 politi.co/4h3mC0z

Nothing describes the cut throat nature of US right wing politics quite like being brain dead in a hospital bed, your wife didn’t cut her trip to China early to see you, the top tier of your Party is lying about conversations with you & your President hasn’t even noticed you’re missing. #uspoli

I’m trying to care. Truly, I am. But, so far, nothing is working . . .

Heads up Seattle! Keep your eyes open, and wear your whistles.

It’s “rules for thee, but not for me” when it comes to Texas AG Ken Paxton. He used an address where he hasn’t lived since 2024 while voting in six elections in the past two years! I break down the allegations of how Paxton may have committed a second-degree felony. youtu.be/-5hieL8HRG4?...

The President calling other countries’ leaders, “bad people” is a convicted felon and sexual assaulter who is covering up his participation in sex trafficking ring.

BREAKING NEWS: Small otter thinks it’s a cat, but nobody really minds and everyone has a great time.

Pretty clouds tonight in Richmond 😍 #ECK #photography #clouds #rva

He fell asleep in a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, referred to Iran as the "Islamic Republic of Japan", TikTok as "Tic Tac", President Zelensky as "President Putin" & once again demanded the U.S. be given control of Greenland. He's much less dangerous while sleeping than when he's awake. 💤

FIFA has banned England defender Jarell Quansah for two matches over his red card against Mexico. I guess we get the Prime Minister, the King, the Lord Mayor of London and Liz Truss to call them up to overturn it. That’s how it works now, right?

Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: There were three others with him in that vehicle. Those individuals are now being pressured to sign self-deportation orders. They’re trying to get rid of them as witnesses as well.

Fascism is harder to pull off when everyone is running around with little video cameras in their pockets, and can easily share the footage of bad deeds with the world. newrepublic.com/post/212915/...

Puffins in flight. Goodnight Blue Sky

ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.

BANKRUPT HIM!

Whale 🐋 bids farewell

Yeah, we know. We’ve been saying that for 18 months.

Never trust a man who wants to colonize mars before he volunteers to fix earth.