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Odysseus Wasn’t Real. But He Had Real Worshipers in Ancient Ithaca. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/s...

16 July 1903 | Pole Edmund Wojciechowski was born. A lawyer. Son of the President of Poland Stanisław Wojciechowski. Arrested in connection with the refusal to expel Jewish lawyers from the Warsaw Bar In #Auschwitz from 15 Aug 1940. No. 2297 He perished on 23 February 1941.

"City relieved" = Burnham's government won't challenge the power of the bankers, or tax their wealth. Who is choosing our politicians - the people or the banking sector?

1900 embroidery by Glasgow School artist Ann Macbeth in an Art Nouveau style #Womensart

“ICE’s Camp East Montana is a human rights disaster” 90% of 71 detainees contacted in the concentration camp on Fort Bliss were beaten by guards or witnessed beatings, in addition to being denied necessary medical care, forced to live in filthy conditions & fed inedible meals @hrw.org @aclu.org

Did I mention Trump is wasting absolutely massive amounts of taxpayer dollars as the national debt ticks apace toward FORTY TRILLION DOLLARS

It would be Clayton’s job to tell the president truths he at times would not want to hear. His answers here don’t give me an iota of confidence that he’d be able to do that in any way whatsoever.

Sickos’ paradise ;)

Goodnight, Zuri. Our newest orphan elephant at our Nairobi Nursery, fast asleep at the end of a long day, trunk tucked into her mouth. What burning question would you like to ask us, or a member of our field teams? Put it in the comments below and we'll answer as many as we can.

Trump is a narcissist w/ dementia, so his negative emotions, recklessness & grandiosity are worse than ever; he knows he got a bad deal in the MOU & thinks more destruction will improve his negotiating position. It won’t, but the delays in supplies moving through the Strait create more uncertainty.

Not really Castiglione, Raphael, Titian, or Ariosto, just plays them in this great self-portrait in 1640. Really he's Rembrandt, which is excellent! And it's his birthday.

Todd Blanche has refused to release the Epstein files and has put survivors in danger by making their personal information available. Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov is clear: Oversight Dems are demanding the Senate not confirm Todd Blanche.

Sign tapped:

July 15, 1926: Leopoldo Galtieri, a military dictator of Argentina who sealed the junta's fate with his 1982 decision to invade the Falkland Islands, is born in Caseros. After Britain dealt Argentina a devastating defeat he was forced to resign; he later faced charges for human rights abuses.

FULL TIME Spain will play Argentina in the World Cup Final

see faine knows what's up

An amazing miniature portrait of the #Roman empress Agrippina Minor (15-59 AD), made from chalcedony. Agrippina was the mother of Nero, and married to her uncle, emperor Claudius. It was rumoured that she poisoned her husband with a dish of mushrooms. 📷 me

Trump should not be giving a national speech Thursday. He should be in prison for attempting a coup after the 2020 election and inciting the Jan 6 terrorist attack.

Here's video, Blanche doesn't hesitate at all. And the DOJ could weaponize Comstock to ban all supplies for abortion, not just pills. That's why some Dems wanted to repeal it in 2024 www.notus.org/policy/comst... (not on my bingo card for Cruz to be more alarming than Hawley today....)

The FIFA World Cup on Sunday in New York will be won by Spain. Tr*mp will be present during the ceremony. The Spanish King Felipe VI will be there as well as PM Pedro Sánchez and Tr*mp will be booed out of the stadium. I can't wait!!

The rarely seen Bosun is growing like a weed. He and Skipper are hopefully loving to new foster in the next few weeks so we can get the homes

A possible Asia-bound ICE flight is underway, departing out of the ICE removal hub of Mesa, AZ, and operated by Journey Aviation. In May, this same aircraft likely deported people to Myanmar.

The opposition can win under competitive authoritarianism (that's the "competitive" part), but we should be under no illusions that these are actually free and fair elections: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

I'm always saying, the problem with the Bay of Pigs was that the people running it were just way too competent

"Rio loves to chat with the animal care team with a “deep, grumpy, old-lady voice” to ask for treats!" 💜🎂🐾 #WildcatWednesday #HappyBirthday #Ocelot #WildcatSanctuary #Cats coleandmarmalade.com/2026/07/15/a...

To circle back to Carolla, what Carolla has admitted to is exactly in line w/what one who'd read Akers et al research on this topic to find. That Carolla doesn't think he's committed a rape because he really doesn't understand what rape actually is. 14/

Before anyone starts: This is why I am 100% supportive of anyone who needs gender affirming care! If you have a reason for needing it, you should be able to get it & your insurance should pay for it. 6/

Every one of these people should be cited for violating their oath and disbarred. It cannot be ok for high level appointees like this to act like snivelling sycophants and lie to Congress to appease a madman's fragile ego.

“This is a stickup; gimme all your catnip”

“T for me but not for thee”

Daba arrived shy and frightened. How times have changed. One morning he slipped off to ambush the milk wheelbarrow before it left the stockades, then doubled back to the mud bath when that failed, trumpeting when he found nobody there. Adopt Daba: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/daba

@ejeancarroll.bsky.social: "I don't understand how people can be afraid of a fat elderly man who wears apricot makeup, his hair done up like Tippi Hedren in The Birds and sits in a court room and moans and groans and complains”

"All my friends are rapists" is one of the more fucked up rape apologism tactics I've seen and it's not the first time I've seen it.

"It was heartbreaking" 🥺 www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/s...

First time scratching post lesson ❤️ Reddit: @Thund3rbolt

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

As the LA Olympics approach, I'm reminded of this 1935 cartoon from the Philadelphia Record

There's little more heartwarming than watching a nervous cat come out of his shell! Taco's world changed when his family came to one of our vet allies for help to care for him. Ultimately, they made the difficult decision to surrender him, for now. Naturally, Taco was uneasy in a new environment.

Hmmm, I wonder why

The Groundhog Day War.

Todd Blanche played a key role in burying the Epstein files. He is unfit to be our next Attorney General.

Lie

#ToddBlanche just called Senator Whitehouse a liar after he cited a list of violent extremists he pardoned. Wow! #unfit

When guys are like “that’s not rape, all my friends have done that,” that’s exactly what we’re talking about. That’s the problem. Rape is so common and unpunished that a guy could casually reveal all his friends are rapists and not see it as a problem.

Article is gifted. Lawless ICE terrorism. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Right out of the box, this man is lying up a storm. bsky.app/profile/atru...

This morning, I was notified of another death in ICE custody. This is the 53th death on ICE’s watch during Trump’s second term. We must continue to fight for accountability for everyone who has lost a loved one. And it’s time to end the use of all for-profit detention centers.