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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 13h

How is retirement not a soft landing?

kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 16h

Not voting for another centrist. Not voting for the "best of bad options." Before I shuffle off this mortal coil, I'm going to vote for someone I believe in and you can give me all the shit you want.

Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Centrists can try to rewrite history, but they’ve been winning the battle over the Democratic Party for years. If that’s translating into losses at the ballot box, maybe it’s time to actually try something new.

Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He's Just Falling for Trump's Demagoguery.

A year ago, Jonathan Chait said centrists were winning. When Kamala Harris lost, though, he fell for Trump's anti-trans demagoguery.

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 16h

I'm sorry, but as a middle-aged white dude, everything by default must be for me. Sorry those are the rules.

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 1d

Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 1d

Self-Portrait in a Mocking Pose, by Joseph Decreux, 1793

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 1d

Incursione aerea, by Tullio Crali, 1932, 📸 by @sdgreatphotos

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 1d

The Musicians' Brawl (flipped), by Georges de La Tour, 1625-30, 📸 by @MauleIan

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 1d

That sucks. Also let's you know that there are at least a few folks in your golf league that are totally ok with it.

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Pete-za @peteforgets.bsky.social · 4d

Wow….

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 5d

Ditto but with my shoulders.

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 6d

Abolish the Department of Homeland Security.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6d

I hope The Cure sues the ever loving shit out of them

John Darwin Kurc @kurc.com · 6d

From DHS. State Run Media.

kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 6d

Considering their first “final tour” was 1982, yeah, they’ll be back.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 6d

Pope Leo XIV talks about pro-life individuals:

“Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life. Someone who says that ‘I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the US…”

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 6d

The way her statement reads it appears English is her second language.

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 6d

Yep, almost looked up on urban dictionary the Milanese Butthole.

kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 6d

While I’m sure some in the audience loved his speech my guess is that the overwhelming response to this by military personnel is “who the fuck does this guy think he is?”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth this week faced a room of hundreds of generals and admirals whom he had summoned from across the globe. Greg Jaffe, our reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military, discussed Hegseth’s unprecedented speech. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7d

Release the Epstein Files.

A screenshot of an X post by @OliviaJulianna
sarcastically asking, "Remember when Donald Trump sent a birthday card to a pedophile saying they had a lot in common?" Below it, a retweet from @TrumpWarRoom
(18h) humorously notes, "Remember when Hakeem Jeffries got caught photoshopping his waist? x.com/townhallcom/st..." The retweet includes three images: two showing a man in a white shirt and dark pants with an unusually narrow waist, and one of Hakeem Jeffries in a suit with an American flag background.

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 7d

If they score a big hit, the ascension will be complete.

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 8d

I gave up on it. Even though I still can get up for golf😁

kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 8d

Best postseason. Dramatic games, unforeseen heroes and it all wraps up in about a month.

kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 8d

This almost meaningless. By the time 2028 rolls around whoever runs on the Democratic ticket will be the love child of Satan, Marx and Hitler who hated Charlie Kirk and wants all people to have abortions.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 8d

Trump’s approval in the swing states is abysmal open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...

kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 10d

And these dumb fuckers will vote for these asshats.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10d

Why are they unable to sell the harvest, Senator?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Thune: "We've got a big harvest coming in here in South Dakota, corn and soybeans, and no place to go with it ... we are looking at potential solutions to make sure we can help support farmers until some of those markets come back."

kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 10d

Love me an apple fritter. Diabetes be damned.

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kaufmak.bsky.social @kaufmak.bsky.social · 12d

If you’re hinting at increasing the number of seats, that is a really bad idea unless you completely overhaul our electoral system. As it’s currently structured, it would only be a matter of time before another ultra conservative majority ruled the court.

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