Big win for Portland! A federal judge has issued a restraining order preventing Trump from calling up the National Guard. Never forget that the law is on our side. The public is on our side. The world is on our side. Keep fighting.

I watched Maryna Er Gorbach's award-winning "Klondike" (klondikemovie.com) this evening (Ukraine and Turkey, 2022). It is stunning and raw, Oksana Cherkashyna's performance breathtaking. 1/2 Cross-posted from stoneman.blog/klondike

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His political comeback put the country on a course away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, which have taken a pro-Russian path.

“It’s a pity how easily people can be fooled.”– Spencer Tracy’s character in “Keeper of the Flame” (1942)

Queen of Hearts — Gerda Wegener, 1928

This is the book I remember reading in 2005 in grad school: Fremde und Fremd-Sein in der DDR. Zu historischen Ursachen der Fremdenfeindlichkeit in Ostdeutschland.

Please check out this wonderful clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxKz... from @poutrusicke.bsky.social. I read him as a graduate student and was encouraged. His work has only continued to inspire me post my post-grad student days.

I’m watching “Keeper of the Flame” (1942) on HBO Max. A few things in the first third have already got me wondering about the unsettling direction in which I am headed with this wartime release. Good and bad tended to be more... https://markstoneman.com/2025/10/04/im-watching-keeper-of-the.html

Field artillery and the transparent battlefield near Kupiansk: https://youtu.be/MZXeVkFrOAU (The Kyiv Independent)

German authorities have confirmed drones circling Munich were military grade. Not sure how much longer NATO countries can keep up the pretense…

ПЕРШОПРИЧИНА ВІЙНИ / The Root Cause of the War (animation)

"All night now the jooks clanged and clamored. Pianos living three lifetimes in one. Blues made and used right on the spot. Dancing, fighting, singing, crying, laughing, wining and losing love every hour. Work all day for money, fight all night for love." - Zora Neale Hurston, "Their Eyes Were…"

The " #Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibit has 12 conceptual and chronological sections. This is from JOOK, introduced by Zora Neale Hurston quote. The New Cab Calloway's Hepsters Dictionary by Cab Calloway, 1944 #LangSky Pool Hustler, ca. 1938-40 Charles Alston (1907-1977) #BlackSky

Ralph Kerwineo was a transgender man born in Kendallville, Indiana, in 1876 to Black parents with suspected Cherokee and Neshnabé heritage. In 1906 he changed his name, adopted tailored suits, and lived as a cisgender South American man for 13 years. He was described as "the perfect gentleman".

The exhibit " #Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" has 12 sections. This is from the DISGUISE section. #BlackSky Wiliam and Ellen Craft escaped enslavement in Georgia by dressing fair-skinned Ellen as a white, upper-class "gentleman,"" with her husband William posing as her Black male servant.

A setback for NH’s race-baiting, woman-hating, child-indoctrinating, pitchforks-and-torches-toting elected Republicans. #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

One of the delights of working for the Voice of America in the Cohen Federal Building was the New Deal era frescoes and murals. Along with VOA and its staff, it now appears these treasured American works of art are to be a DOGE casualty. newrepublic.com/article/20120... #SaveVOA

On Wednesday, over 550 celebrities relaunched a group first organized during the post-World War II Red Scare: the Committee for the First Amendment. Their intent is to stand up in what they call a "defense of our constitutional rights," www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

YSL’s ‘Mondrian’ dress on the cover of Vogue Paris, September 1965

⚡️Munich airport again halts operations due to drones; Police investigating approaching drones at Prague airport.

Wild asters seen on my walk in North Conway today https://markstoneman.com/uploads/2025/3f79cfec2f.jpg

I see takes that Ru miscalculated badly by rejecting Trump’s ceasefire and failing to offer any concessions, but here's the rub-- Ru goals are maximalist, this wasn’t strategy; it's intransigence. It’s time to realize there won’t be real negotiations unless Ru is facing collapse, in Ukr or at home.

Up now on Substack. Moral Contamination: MAGA's Program to Hollow You Out" They want you to feel depleted and demoralized. #uspol #democracy #MAGA #fascism open.substack.com/pub/xankarn/...

The Victorian rules for mourning garb are both fascinating and infuriating (like most things about the Victorians). Women were expected to dress for phases of mourning lasting two years. Men, on the other hand, just schmucked on a black armband for three months. For their WIVES.

Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. www.cbc.ca/news/poli... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Are you in DC? Come to People's Books Friday at 6:00 PM for Discussion about the Big Business of Immigrant Detention Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon are giving a book talk at People's Books, joined by Setareh Ghandehari. Space is limited! austinkocher.substack.com/p/are-you-in...

Lucille Ball - Ernest Bachrach, 1935

I really like this photo postcard from 1907. The woman looks like so much fun. I blogged a bit about the card because I was trying to work out what I could say without assuming too much. stoneman.blog/bessa #OldPhotos #OldPostcards #Gender 🗃️

Die Anhänge unserer Folge 162 "Der große Eskalator" sind nun auch online, wie immer gekonnt kommentiert von @stefanschaak.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHM_...

👇Illinois's Governor just put out this call to action as Trump threatens to illegally invade Chicago. Please send it along!

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, Anthem and Martin’s Point will no longer offer individual Medicare Advantage plans in New Hampshire, and Aetna will no longer offer plans in most counties, according to state officials. buff.ly/IOX0hwz

Freshly blogged: "Photo of a Woman Sporting a Top Hat and Pipe in 1907" https://markstoneman.com/2025/10/01/photo-of-a-woman-sporting.html What we can say about the person in the photo on this old postcard? Said person wrote the card, so there are at least a few clues.… #CrossDressing

This week in my philosophies of history class we’ve discussed Popper’s rejection of historical determinism, and tomorrow we’ll continue with Trouillot’s classic, “Silencing the Past” and the (un)thinkability of the Haitian Revolution. I’m always in awe at just how good this book still is. 🗃️ #EduSky

Val and I checked repeatedly because we simply couldn't believe no national or local news organizations covered this letter from 18 AGs in support of trans youth care and against FTC overreach. If you find any stories, let us know, but it seems to be our exclusive.

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

Via https://www.threads.com/@adam_kinzinger/post/DPPROQEEpHp?xmt=AQF0w6o53Ysm6zguqRu9RvcI9ic6LHmNpP3FWloSAucgiQ

At Climb to the Stars, Stephanie Booth aka @stephtara.bsky.social offers three thoughtful posts on “Rebooting the Blogosphere”: - Part 1: Activities, Sept. 10, 2025, climbtothestars.org/archives/202... 1/2 #Blogging #SocialMedia

Newsletter: Catch-Up Edition (Sept. 28, 2025), stoneman.page/2025/09/28/n...

I took this picture today in Wonalancet, NH, from the small cemetery where my grandmother lies. Crosspost from stoneman.blog/wonalancet #Photos #NH #NewHampshire

As a teenager, I hiked all of these mountains, sometimes adding 2.25 miles of dirt road from where I lived. From left to right, these are Tripyramid, Whiteface, Paugus, and Chocorua. I also used to enjoy canoeing on Lake Chocorua. Crosspost from stoneman.blog/mts #Photos #NH #NewHampshire

Newsletter: Catch-Up Edition (Sept. 28, 2025), stoneman.page/2025/09/28/n...

ChatGPT hasn’t killed over 1 million people in the US alone. It isn’t disabling people like wildfire on an ongoing basis (even though it is polluting communities and disabling people).

I sure wish academics were as concerned about eugenics as they are about chatgpt🥴

"Poster: 'Books are Weapons in the War of Ideas'" https://markstoneman.com/2025/09/27/poster-books-are-weapons-in.html

As a teenager, I hiked all of these mountains, sometimes adding 2.25 miles of dirt road from where I lived. From left to right, these are Tripyramid, Whiteface, Paugus, and Chocorua. I also used to enjoy canoeing on Lake Chocorua. Crosspost from stoneman.blog/mts #Photos #NH #NewHampshire