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Eric Badofsky
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Anti-fascist husband and father • Historical archivist • Curio collector • Siamese cat addict • Chronic tree hugger • Volunteer curmudgeon • Windy City, USA • Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · Nov 18
“Let me remind you: Surrender means Russian occupation. Russian occupation means torture, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, denial of your identity, forcible adoption of your own children, filtration camps, and mass graves. Occupation is just another form of the war.”

– Oleksandra Matviichuk
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘳, 𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦-𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘶, 𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯 𝘎𝘰̈𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘵…”
Melania Trump is a scowling void of pure nothingness in her ghastly film – review
Hitting cinemas as the streets of America remain filled with the angry and grieving, the vulgar, gilded lifestyle of the Trumps makes them look like Marie Antoinette skulking in her cake-filled chatea...
www.independent.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘻𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥… 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.”

– Primo Levi, 𝘐𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘴 𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘯

Cartoon by @johnbuss.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist John Buss depicting a group of sinister-looking rats wearing ICE vests, violently attacking and tear-gassing VA nurse Alex Pretti. One of the rodents is forcibly grabbing Pretti by the shirtsleeve while another shoots Pretti in the back.
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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I 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 this piece of shit was going to show up on the list.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump commerce secretary Howard Lutnick arranged to visit Epstein island, files show
Newly released documents reveal Lutnick sent email to ‘Jeff’ and floated plan for ‘Sunday evening for dinner’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Via @indivisible.org:
Diagram built around an image of a masked ICE agent holding an assault rifle. Headline; Republicans "One Big Beautiful Bill' nearly tripled funding for ICE. That money came from your benefits: • paid for by cuts to reproductive health care • paid for by cuts to Medicare & Medicaid • paid for by cuts to SNAP • paid for by cuts to clean energy projects • paid for by cuts to obesity prevention • paid for by cuts to disaster response • paid for by cuts to energy tax credits
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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Tribute by @edwexler.bsky.social
Tribute cartoon by artist Ed Wexler featuring a portrait of actress Catherine O’Hara (1954 – 2026), who passed away on January 30th. The lower banner reads “REST IN PEACE.”
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Cartoon by @johnbuss.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist John Buss depicting Barron Trump looking down at his mother and saying, “CONGRATS MOM, JON VOIGHT IS GIVING YOU HIS OSCAR!”
January 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Sidney Poitier (1927 – 2022) and Harry Belafonte (1927 – 2023) confer at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Sidney Poitier (1927 – 2022) and Harry Belafonte (1927 – 2023) sitting together at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Both men are dressed in suits and ties, and Belafonte (right) is holding a document on his lap.
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Barbara Stanwyck in 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 (Warner Bros., 1933)
1933 publicity still of actress Barbara Stanwyck for the 1933 pre-Code crime drama 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 Clad in a dark, short-sleeved summer dress with white lace trim, Stanwyck is lying on her stomach at the edge of a bed with her calves crossed behind her, propped up on her elbows and looking into the camera coyly while holding a cigarette between the fingers of her left hand. Her dark, wavy hair is parted from the left and falls over her ears to shoulder length. The Warner Bros. film, based on the play 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯, stars Stanwyck alongside Preston Foster and Lyle Talbot, and was directed by Howard Bretherton and William Keighley. Stanwyck plays Nan Taylor, a gun moll who is caught after a bank robbery. Taylor is a member of a gang of bank robbers, posing as a regular customer to distract the security guard while her accomplices take the money. Her cover is blown by a policeman who had arrested her before, and she is arrested again. Reform-minded radio star David Slade falls in love with her, and gets her released as a favor from District Attorney Simpson. When she confesses that she is guilty, though, Simpson has her imprisoned. At San Quentin State Prison, Nan meets fellow inmates Linda, "Sister Susie", and Aunt Maggie, as well as prison matron Noonan. Slade continues to send Nan letters, but she refuses his entreaties. Meanwhile, Susie has a fancy for Slade, and resents Nan for spurning him. Her bank accomplice, Lefty, visits her, and tells her that Don is now imprisoned in the men's section on the other side of the wall. Lefty tells her to make a map of the women's section and a copy of the matron's key, so the men can escape via the women's section of the prison. Nan believes Slade told the prison officials about the escape plot and Don is shot dead as he gets to Nan's cell to break her out. Nan is given another year, and is not allowed visitors, but vows to seek revenge on Slade.
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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Louise Glaum (1888 – 1970) in a recovered fragment from the lost film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯, directed by Raymond B. West, 1916

Restored clip (1:36): youtu.be/jDtP5Ck27eo
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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Spotted in Wisconsin (via ao3cassandraic.tumblr.com):
Printer paper sign affixed to a yellow, painted wall on an unidentified Wisconsin campus. It reads: ICE IS HIRING! Apply here: www.AcAB.gov U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally rotten or indifferent individuals to join our team. Open positions include: • Senior Goon • Racism Enforcement Officer •Unmarked Van Driver (part time) Experience with children is a plus! All submitted applications would also be considered for positions at UPD and MPD! Apply here: www.ACAB.gov
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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Cartoon by Darío Castillejos
Editorial cartoon by artist Darío Castillejos depicting a gang of armed, masked ICE thugs beating Lady Liberty to the ground with batons as they drive a tattered U.S. Flag on a broken flagpole into her back. Liberty’s arm is outstretched in front of her, seemingly begging for someone to help her. The thugs are shown in a pose reminiscent of the iconic photograph “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima,” but in this version, they’re doing the exact opposite of the U.S. Marines in the original photo, i.e., defiling our nation’s symbols of freedom and liberty instead of protecting them.
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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Nice work, MAGAts.

#Measles in South Carolina is reportedly spreading at a “dizzying pace,” infecting at least 789 people—including 89 confirmed cases since just last Friday.

The outbreak has already surpassed the one in West Texas last year that sickened 762 people and killed two children.
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases, surpassing Texas
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago.
www.nbcnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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@timothysnyder.bsky.social writes:

“𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭.”
The Political Logic of Trump’s Violent Lawlessness
Timothy Snyder sees in the public executions of US citizens by federal agents a move to turn the entire US into a border zone.
www.project-syndicate.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦 – oil sketch on aluminum by @trollartistdotcom.bsky.social
Oil sketch on aluminum titled 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦, by @trollartistdotcom. It depicts an executioner readying the freshly-used blade of a guillotine as two guards carry a body off at frame right. A crowd is gathered at the base of the execution platform to observe the proceedings. At frame left, another guard on the platform guides the next condemned man toward his grim fate. A closer look at the condemned man reveals the word “ICE” printed on his chest.
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Document everything they do. Every, single time.

Cartoon by @mwuerker.bsky.social
Nine-panel, CAPTCHA-style cartoon by artist Matt Wuerker titled “Select all images showing respect for the rule of law:” 1: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thugs kneeling on a fallen man and forcing his face into the pavement. 2: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thug spraying tear gas into the face of a protesting priest holding a “NO ICE” sign. 3: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thugs kicking in the glass door of a storefront. 4: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thugs tearing up a document labeled “DUE PROCESS.” 5: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thug firing his handgun into a car which has crashed into a telephone pole. 6: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thugs kidnapping an elderly man in his bathrobe. 7: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thugs holding a civilian face down on the ground and spraying mace directly into the civilian’s face. 8: Heavily-armed, masked ICE thug dragging a Latino child from a school as clods of tear gas fill the air around them. 9: A worried Latino mother and daughter arriving at a courthouse for their legal asylum hearing.
January 29, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦; 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴.”

– James Baldwin. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦, 1963

Cartoon by David Rowe
Two-panel cartoon by David Rowe titled “Then and Now,” contrasting the iconic World War II photo “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” with a modern scene of heavily armed ICE thugs executing U.S. citizen on top of a U.S. Flag. The left panel (labeled “THEN”) depicts the famous 1945 moment when U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, as photographed by Associated Press combat photographer Joe Rosenthal.* The right panel (labeled "AND NOW") shows a group of modern-day, militarized ICE thugs in a similar pose, appearing to be assassinating an American civilian who is laying atop a fallen U.S. Flag. The cartoon is a commentary on the violent militarization of federal forces and the shift in the meaning of “patriotism” and “national service.” * The text "AFTER ROSENTHAL" at the bottom left acknowledges the inspiration for the original Iwo Jima image.
January 29, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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Looks like Gruppenführer Noem is already rehearsing her lines for Nuremberg 2.0.

Cartoon by Pat Byrnes
Cartoon by artist Pat Byrnes depicting a bespectacled man in a jacket and tie standing at a white board in front of a group of unformed ICE thugs. On the board are the words “I WAS JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS,” and the man is telling the audience, “Repeat after me…”
January 29, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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New Orleans, Louisiana
#graffiti #art
Graffiti art in New Orleans, Louisiana. The red and black, block letters on the painted, yellow brick wall reads: “ICE ARE THE TERRORISTS!”
January 29, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist Nick Anderson depicting an armed, masked ICE thug in a helmet and tactical vest, peering menacingly into a four-panel window. In his gloved hand is a document with the hand-drawn female outline made infamous in Donald Trump’s birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. The agent is shouting “OPEN UP! I HAVE A WARRANT!” Written within the female outline on the “warrant”: “FOLLOW ALL ORDERS FROM MY PERSONAL GESTAPO! OR ELSE!!” over Trump’s signature.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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Cartoon by @slyngstad.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist Benjamin Slyngstad depicting side-by-side images of an ICE thug (labeled “Domestic Terrorist”) and Alex Pretti (labeled “ICU Nurse”), the VA nurse gunned down by ICE on the streets of Minneapolis in January 2026.
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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Cartoon by @ragingpencils.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist Mike Stanfill (of @RagingPencils) satirically depicting an old-fashioned children’s activity workbook puzzle. Shown are the faces of Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, a masked ICE thug, Pam Bondi, Pete Hegseth, and Stephen Miller. In the center between the faces are boxes labeled: SADIST FASCIST SOCIOPATH RACIST IDIOT TRAITOR PEDOPHILE PROTECTOR The header text reads: “HEY KIDS! GRAB YOUR CRAYONS AND DRAW A LINE FROM THE WORD IN THE MIDDLE TO THE PERSON IT FITS BEST! (REMEMBER: THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS!” At the bottom of the image is a separate panel labeled “BONUS IMAGES!” which includes the faces of two Americans killed by ICE thugs in January 2026: Alex Pretti and Renee Good. In the center between the two faces are boxes labeled: PATRIOT HERO AMERICAN
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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Face-eating leopards in the wild.
New York Times story showing a Mississippi farmer kneeling atop a mountain of unsold rice in his grain bin. The headline reads: “Hard Times in the Mississippi Delta as Farmers Consider Letting Crops Rot.” New York Times story showing a Cuban Flag blowing in the wind on a flagpole. The headline reads: “To Their Shock, Cubans in Florida Are Being Deported in Record Numbers.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #𝘕𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺… 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴.”

More from @msbeckylittle.bsky.social:
How the Nazis Were Inspired by Jim Crow
The Third Reich studied the United States.
www.history.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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Jim Morrison (1943 – 1971), photographed by Alec Byrne
at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, London, 1968
1968 concert photo of singer Jim Morrison (1943 – 1971), captured by Alec Byrne at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, London, 1968. Dressed in a black leather jacket, pants, and boots, Morrison is grasping a mic stand as he gazes toward the floor. A drum kit (left) and a stack of amplifiers (right) can be seen behind him.
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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Official seal, updated by @dennisgoris.bsky.social
Editorial cartoon by artist Dennis Goris featuring a slightly revised seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In Goris’s version, the emblazoned words “U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY" have been replaced by “U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND EXECUTIONS.” The original seal design (as described below) remains intact: “A graphically styled American eagle appears in a circular blue field. The eagle's outstretched wings break through an inner red ring into an outer white ring that contains a circular placement of the words "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF" in the top half and "HOMELAND SECURITY" in the bottom half. • The outer white ring has a silvery gray border. As in The Great Seal, the eagle's left claw holds an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 seeds (olives) while the right claw grasps 13 arrows. • Centered on the eagle's breast is a shield divided into three sections containing elements that represent the homeland "from sea to shining sea." • The top element, a dark blue sky, contains 22 stars representing the original 22 agencies and bureaus that have come together to form the department. • The left shield element contains white mountains behind a green plain underneath a light blue sky. • The right shield element contains four wave shapes representing the oceans, lakes and waterways alternating light and dark blue separated by white lines.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 AM