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Eric Badofsky

@ebadofsky.bsky.social

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Anti-fascist husband and father, historical archivist, curio collector, Siamese cat addict, chronic tree hugger, and volunteer curmudgeon • Windy City, USA • Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 Banner art by Jason Holley (for Ray Lamontagne’s 2004 album, 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦)

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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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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 7h

If you happen to know any local store/restaurant owners, school officials, or other retail merchants, please feel free to share this easy-print door sign template with them.

Printable door sign for local store owners designed to let ICE agents that they are not welcome

It reads:

NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS

[🛑STOP] NO ICE ENTRY

Private Property - Entry Restricted by Law In this Business Without a Judicial Warrant Signed by a Judge

This is a private business -
You are not permitted to enter non-public areas.

You may not search the premises or question employees without proper legal authorization.

Any persons on this property have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.

An ICE administration warrant - Form I-200 or I-205 - does not authorize entry into private areas.
In compliance with The Constitution of the United States of America, 4th amendment

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 7h

This is the same recovering heroin addict (and current anabolic steroid abuser) with 𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰 medical training who thinks a fetus gestates inside the placenta, right?

Yeah, we should definitely trust him with the nation’s health policy. What could possibly go wrong?

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

RFK Jr. Mocked for Getting Grade-School Biology Wrong

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not appear to know basic facts about female anatomy in his conspiracy-riddled Cabinet meeting appearance on Thursday afternoon. Speaking a...

www.yahoo.com

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 8h

FFS. Let’s lay it out in crayon for you:

• Ladder-puller: Someone who exercises a right or privilege, then works to deny the same for others.

• The Club: The rich, white Republicans who run the country.

• Quotation marks: Used to denote someone 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦’𝘴 words, e.g., “anchor baby.”

It’s 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘮.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 9h

These aren’t cops. They’re not even professionally-trained mercenaries. They’re an armed, vigilante gang.

Nuremberg II’s gonna be lit.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 9h

I with you were totally wrong, but you’re largely right. Alas.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 12h

Eartha Kitt (1927 – 2008) and and friends, photographed by Gordon Parks for Life Magazine, 1952

Actress and singer Eartha Kitt cuddling with two tiny kittens. Photo by Gordon Parks for Life Magazine, 1952

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you, my friend! 👊🏼

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 14h

The new Golden Age.

Cartoon by @jimbenton.bsky.social

Cartoon by artist Jim Benton depicting seven people gathered at a party. Their facial expressions are all identical: shell-shocked.

One of them saying: “"I read this article and it said that, apparently, there was a time in our history when we didn't all stagger around in horrified disbelief.”

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 15h

Sunday lakefront gathering just north of Chicago.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 15h

$450K+ in Chicago’s more modest northern suburbs.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 15h

Indeed. And just imagine how long it’s going to take to rebuild the entire system (including the FBI) from Bondi’s scorched rubble.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 16h

JFC. Even the North Koreans must be cringing at this point.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 16h

For real. My son was just eight years old when he asked to try one from his grandpa’s restaurant plate. Kid loved it so much we had to place another order just for him.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 16h

Agreed. Greta’s is among the most proactive voices of a new generation – which is exactly why the right-wing power brokers hate her. A Nobel would send a powerful message to young people around the world that their voices are actually being heard.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 16h

The back is even nicer.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 18h

JFC. Read the thread. It’s sarcasm.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 18h

I smell presidential run – not necessarily to win outright, but to secure herself a position near the top of the party once the cult leader is gone. I call it the “Marco Rubio Wriggle.” 10-15% of the 2028 primary vote would get her there.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 21h

In their hearts, they know there’s no heroism in this work. And a large swath of them will end up with PTSD, alcohol/drug abuse issues, domestic violence records, and a far higher rate of self-termination. It’s baked into career choices of that sort.

I’ll mourn for none of them.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

It’d be interesting to find out where Julio’s parents were born.

You know… just to make sure he’s not an “anchor baby.”

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Art by @wefail.bsky.social

Illustration by artist @WeFail depicting wild-eyed Trump FBI director Kash Patel with a crumpled piece of paper labeled “Epstein Files” stuffed into his mouth.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely idea. And I think it would make a great app that friends, family, and communities could share.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Most geopolitical experts thought we’d never see an end to the horrific Armenia-Cambodia War, but “The Dealmaker” proved them all wrong!

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Trump claims he ended a war - between countries that are 4,000 miles apart

Trump has made clear he wants a Nobel Peace Prize, and has been frequently citing his diplomatic successes

www.the-independent.com

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

He’s a ladder-pulling grifter masquerading as a journalist.

Wait ‘til he finds out he’s not eligible to be in The Club.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Lawler is nothing short of despicable. Hudson Valley voters need to retire him next year.

www.wamc.org/news/2025-04...

Democrats lining up to face Lawler in 2026

The list of Democrats seeking to challenge Congressman Mike Lawler in New York’s 17th District is already a long one, even though Primary Day is more than a year away.

www.wamc.org

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Antifa colonel, reporting for duty, ma’am. 🫡

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social

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