A week ago the GOP was talking about mandatory Charlie Kirk statues and a Charlie Kirk national holiday, etc. Today?

Japanese poster for Akira Kurosawa's THE IDIOT (1951)

Found myself on the Gimli, MB pier at sunrise this morning for a tour of the MV Namao, the research ship run by the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium to monitor the lake's health. I missed the last survey sail by a day (next year), but I got to explore the ship from stem to stern. 1/

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down. All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown. So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

Autumn weather here but the Nicotiana is still going strong 🌱

Unknown named Cyd who apparently has some dance moves. #TheHarveyGirls #TCMParty

It's Angela's night though this movie is Judy at her absolute peak as well. #TheHarveyGirls #TCMParty

Flowers of Fall trying to hang on. #Photography #Fujifilm

In theory, couldn’t he Lasik himself?

JFC From The New Republic.

World's biggest Julie Andrews fan here. Just for the record. #VictorVictoria #TCMParty

God speed Jane Goodall She always inspired me to love wildlife, to educate and to be kind. If only there were more like her.

RIP Jane Goodall www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Meanwhile at NBC, Jimmy "Quisling" Fallon is in full comply in advance mode. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter riding his custom-made Rivendell bicycle #BicycleBirthday October 1 (1924-1024)

doing this one just bc, well, I just rewatched this season last week (for the 'i'm too embarrassed to tell you'th time) and, well, bc of maybe a few little thingies going on in the world right now that may or may not be relevant to what he's saying www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZ5...

The Saskatchewan Bird of Paradise glamming up my yard #birds

Wow, good for her. #WNBA bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sp...

Exuding those angry dry-drunk, overly-compensating, self-loathing failure vibes.

Deborah Kerr, BOTD in 1921. #TCMParty

RIP bassist Danny Thompson. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

"Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow." -Imogen Cunningham

Lizabeth Scott, BOTD in 1921. #TCMParty

Greer Garson, BOTD in 1904. #TCMParty

Some futurism for you. It arose in Italy as fascism began to kick off, in public, there.

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Ugh, no good will come from this.

That's one tough clown. #BerlinExpress #TCMParty

I’m not even sure what feature I enjoy most about watching a greater roadrunner — probably the preinstalled light ring iris… I am however disappointed it doesn’t actually go “meep, meep!” 😭 📷🌿🪶

We don’t talk enough about how racists and authoritarians are the ones who actually genuinely hate this country.

It may seem strange that of all men sailors should be tinkering at their last wills and testaments, but there are no people in the world more fond of that diversion.

SPOILER: Harry's a PoS. 😂 #TheThirdMan #TCMParty

"I don't want another murder in this case and you were born to be murdered." #TheThirdMan #TCMParty

Damn, Trevor Howard's look in this is fantastic. #TheThirdMan #TCMParty

No line of dialog is wasted. Every shot is a great shot. #TheThirdMan #TCMParty

Over the years TCM has been a great resource for me on the benefits and pitfalls of staging one's own death. All the pro-tips are appreciated. #TheThirdMan #TCMParty

Here for Carol Reed/Graham Greene night. #TheThirdMan #TCMParty

Indira Varma, BOTD in 1973. #TCMParty

Under Roberts the Supreme Court has become an entirely tactical unit making wholly partisan moves to help an administration they are allied with attain short-term policy goals.

This only happens to you once

I've always really liked this soundtrack. #MidnightRun #TCMParty

Julie London, BOTD in 1926. #TCMParty

Updated post with more context. DSM school district says: -"third-party comprehensive background check was conducted" when Roberts was hired -Roberts "completed the I-9 employment eligibility verification form and submitted the required documentation" 1/ www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...

If we’re renaming departments and calling the DOD the “Department of War”, we might as well go ahead and make the DOJ the “Department of Revenge”

I thnk we know the reason. But Kavanaugh assures us his detention will be brief.

she escaped the fucking museum??

WTAF?? www.kcci.com/article/ian-...

Do you think declaring to the world that US cities are too unsafe for these events will affect tourism or the chance of the US being awarded future Olympics or World Cups? www.theguardian.com/football/202...