Not mentioned by @nytimes.com is the vanity training period for new ICE goons: 47 days (a paean to 47th person in the president's spot). One article comment suggested “There’s a landfill or toxic waste site somewhere we could name for him.” Call it Trump Dump. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

Lawless regime headed by a fascist felon.

Peanuts by Schulz: Wednesday, February 27, 1963

Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.

EVEN IN THE DARKNESS, WE SEE THAT RUSSIA IS A TERRORIST STATE

Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.

For Renee Good, @toddalcott.bsky.social explains the assumptions, permissions, girding the Felon and MAGA's amorality. Thank you, Todd and @mywitsend.bsky.social for putting this together for easy distribution. This should be widely read. Here's a link to Todd's original. bsky.app/profile/todd...

JFC. A guy murdered a woman and it’s on Frey to “bring down the temperature?”

FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."

New York landlords would do well to consider providing a Criterion Closet. @criterion.bsky.social

This is just the next instance of having to evaluate methods of eradicating this malignant narcissist who has a record of felonies. Today will bring a fresh one.

Static Electricity Day

@politicsgirl.bsky.social is right to be scared. With NSPM-7, they can declare ANYTHING to be “domestic terrorism” that they want: as Kristi Noem did in the killing of Renee Good. Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. bsky.app/profile/atru...

More true over time

📽️ tornado reference footage #filmsky

The Regressive Party carrying out what they accuse the Democratic Party of doing: stealing elections. And not just one of them: all of them.

DOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website https://theonion.com/doj-removes-all-mentions-of-justice-from-website/

A visual effects nerd’s bookshelf just got a wonderful new addition. Congratulations to my friend Ian Failes on his new book, “Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation”! @beforesmag.bsky.social

Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.

"Well, what shall we hang? The holly, or each other?" Now that's a Christmas movie. From 'The Lion in Winter' (1968). With the brilliant Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole

Here’s an interesting side note to the Wonderful picture. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Two Russian officers accused of torturing Ukrainians die in a Moscow explosion united24media.com/latest-news/...

“The past 12 months have also brought many inspiring examples of creative people who refused to be intimidated, cowed, or corrupted.”

Gasoline Alley by Frank King from December 23, 1923.

News media failure’s name is Barri Weiss.

FOTUS’ intentional program of chaos has succeeded in criminalizing lawful behavior and legalizing criminal behavior.

Jackboot censorship

Rick Steves is such a decent human being. Sad to realize that this makes him outstanding in these degraded times.

Kevin Roberts’ brand of fascism is fracturing the deplorables that produced the Project 2025 bible of the FOTUS regime. As per WSJ www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

The Ghost Story, Alfred Bestall, 1930 #Christmasghoststories

FOTUS’ holiday speech was a verbalized expression of what he felt when his older brother, Fred Jr, dumped a bowl of mashed potatoes on his head. @maryltrump.bsky.social

@nytimes.com blundered into a lovely gift idea. In an article about gifts that cost little to nothing was this notion of choosing a book from the library, and wrapping it. It's a gift that highlights thoughtfulness over material ownership. Captures the point of season www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...

Muslim man saves Jews on Hanukkah.

Overlooked

Quick mini-breakdown of a shot from ILM's visual effects work on "Sinners": www.linkedin.com/posts/indust...

Season’s crushings

More banging like this, please.

The abyss of the day gives rise to this elegy.

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]

“There’s uncanny comedy in watching Radu Jude’s ugly films as an ugly American.”

1) the standard for “lifelike” is almost certainly, “does it feel real when I stick my dick in it” 2) giving men robot girlfriends does not make them less likely to assault humans, it makes them more practiced 3) I fucking hate it here

@miriamlikespie.bsky.social posted a note about this before I did. Kudos to her. But for those who don't wish to aid Zuckerberg's march towards world domination by engaging with Instagram, here's the video she's referring to (with Instagram link to credit the artist—she's a painter).

Prevent Google Gemini AI from scraping your Gmail accounts. This video, from tidymoose (Ivanka Siolkowsky) on Instagram, walks you through the Gmail settings to change. www.instagram.com/reel/DRDyNAw...

Link to BBC interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXzJ...

BBC Panorama's 'Trump: A Second Chance?' was overlooked in the US until the Felon's dirty tricks drew Streisand Effect attention to it. Broadcast before the election on 28 Oct 2024, @hcrichardson.bsky.social pointed out what we are presently experiencing—the rapid deployment of the fascist state.

The United States cannot afford to wait for the Democrats to learn. The country lacks an opposition party. No one in politics is defending the Constitution. Don't be surprised if it is gutted by the 250 anniversary of independence.

I think I've been found: I'm not monetizing anything; not gaming or polishing content www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...