Sandra Bernhard wears Armani in a 1989 ad for Barney's and Marky Mark sports Calvins in a 1992 Times Square billboard - two of the cutting-edge images conceived of by the brilliant adman Neil Kraft who died this month at 67. (Link to NYT obit in comments)

"Since Musk fell out with Trump, Russell Vought has begun to put his plans into action — remaking the presidency, block by block. His is helping Trump exert authority more aggressively than any modern president, threatening an erosion of the checks and balances in America’s constitutional system."

ON THIS DAY in 1940 the the leaders of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, officially forming the military alliance known as Axis.

SAD!!

Another cleanup on Aisle Orange for Vance who'd be twice as dangerous if he were as clever as he is smug. #ITMFA

INFORMAL POOL: How long before this attack bitch loses her law license?

Have you canceled your Hulu and/or Disney accounts yet. I just did and it felt good.

Trump’s policy radically alters how food stamps are funded, leaving states to bear costs for the first time in six decades. Whether states can find the money — billions of dollars in some cases — will have wide-ranging consequences for some 42 million recipients. #ITMFA

"In those wretched Countries where a Man cannot call his Tongue his own, he can scarce call any Thing else his own. Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech; a Thing terrible to Publick Traytors." - Benjamin Franklin #1stAmendment

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

ITMFA

You need to listen to The David Frum Show. It's far and away the smartest conversations you can pump into your earholes.

WWWWWTTTTTFFFFF?

NEW: Trump officials are pressuring prosecutors to indict Tish James, but prosecutors have found no evidence of a crime. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-off...

"Zohran Mamdani and I will be fearless in confronting the president’s extreme agenda — with urgency, conviction, and the defiance that defines New York. And we must never allow Mr. Trump to control our city like the king he wants to be." Well said, governor.

Trump demanded Brazil drop charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup. Brazil responded by convicting Bolsonaro and giving him 27 years in prison for his failed plot to stay in power. Defiance has defined Brazil’s response. So far, it hasn’t resulted in disaster.

In the wake of Kirk’s assassination, right-wing influencers and a Trump official have urged people to scour the internet for remarks celebrating the killing and to expose those who have posted them. The campaign of naming-and-shaming has already resulted in countless lost jobs and suspensions.

Just about everything this man does impresses me more.

FBI Tags ‘Person of Interest’ in Kirk Assassination The grainy images show a man wearing a baseball cap, dark sunglasses and a black long-sleeve shirt with an image on it that appears to include, in part, a picture of the American flag.

ON THIS DAY in 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. On the left is a posthumous portrait by John Trumbull, painted in 1806 from a 1794 life bust, on the right, by Giuseppe Ceracchi.

Nobody does politics better.

Who is this? Can you guess? Hint: The portrait was painted by John Singleton Copley in 1768. Second hint in comments.

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?" A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons. Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1860, Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) was an American folk artist who began painting in earnest at age 78. She gained popularity after she was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1953.

This gives me HOPE! Remember HOPE?

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1967, Kalli Kalde is an Estonian painter and illustrator. She has been a member of the Tartu Artists' Association since 1995. She is 58 today. Happy birthday, Kalli! This is "Siberian Iris and Cottongrass" and "Yellow Jackal." Link to her website in comments.

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1889, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a Japanese-American painter who immigrated to the U.S. at age 17. In 1948, he was the first living artist to have a retrospective at the Whitney. This is "Self-Portrait as a Photographer," which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.

ON THIS DAY in 2006, Norwegian police conducted a raid and recovered Edvard Munch's most famous painting, “The Scream,” along with his "Madonna," both of which had been stolen in August 2004 by masked gunmen from the Munch Museum in Oslo. Both paintings went back on display in May 2008.

In a national poll, 9 out of 10 American flags prefer Governor Gavin Christopher Newsom.

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1748, Jacques-Louis David was a French Neoclassical painter whose cerebral brand of history painting marked a turn away from Rococo frivolity toward classical austerity. This is "The Death of Marat," depicting the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat.

there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1780, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter who aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style. This is La Grand Odalisque whose elongated spine has the equivalent of five extra lumbar vertebrae.

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1476, Kanō Motonobu, a Japanese painter and calligrapher. His influence gave birth to the Kanō school, the system responsible for the training of a majority of Japanese painters throughout the Edo period (ending in 1868). This is "Ema" (votive horse).

ON THIS DAY in 1775, King George III declared that elements of the American colonies were in a state of "open and avowed rebellion." We all know what comes next. (Left - "Coronation" (1762) by Allan Ramsay | Right - Jonathan Groff as KG3 in "Hamilton" on Broadway.)

"Judge Kathleen M. Williams of the Federal District Court in Miami found that the state and federal governments had violated a federal law that requires an environmental review before any major federal construction project."

The flower of the blue passionfruit.

You'll just know.

Finally!

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1878 in Estonia, Konrad Mägi was one of the first modernist painters in the Nordic countries. He was best known for a pantheistic approach to nature in landscapes with vigorous and impulsive colors. This is "Italian Landscape," painted in 1923.

Excellent short video by the NYT illustrates how the elites get away with paying next to nothing in FAA fees for their private jets.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico: “The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military. We cooperate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion. That is ruled out, absolutely ruled out."

WTF!!

Question for the group: What is UP with these Chats asking if I am a "supporter of the Democratic Party?" They are almost always from accounts that purport to be women, most often Asian, young and no history of posts. I just block but I'm curious. What is this? Any educated guesses?

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1867, Emil Nolde was one of the first Expressionists. This lovely watercolor is titled "Anemones." But I cannot enjoy Nolde anymore. He was a member of the Nazi Party, racist, antisemitic and a staunch supporter of Hitler. So fuck this guy.

BORN ON THIS DAY in 1928, Andy Warhol was the father of Pop Art and probably never said "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."