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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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TV detective, spy, and lawyer board games, c. 1958-1980
Box cover art for assorted board games based on TV detective shows. Top to bottom: • Columbo (Peter Falk) • Barney Miller (Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo, Gregory Sierra, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Ron Carey) • Baretta (Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Michael D. Roberts). Box cover art for assorted board games based on TV detective/lawyer shows. Top to bottom: • Dragnet (Jack Webb, Harry Morgan) • Perry Mason (Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale) • The Untouchables (Robert Stack, Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni) Box cover art for assorted board games based on TV detective/spy shows. Top to bottom: • Peter Gunn (Craig Stevens) • 77 Sunset Strip (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, Edd Byrnes) • I Spy (Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Sheldon Leonard, Martin Landau)
February 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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@rudepundit.bsky.social writes:

“𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.”
Taking Stock of How Very Fucked We Are
Politics and sometimes culture from a rude liberal in blog form.
rudepundit.blogspot.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social
Editorial cartoon by artist Michael de Adder depicting Donald Trump standing at a three-tiered platform and awarding Olympic-style medals to Karoline Leavitt (Bronze), Pam Bondi (Silver), and Ghislaine Maxwell (Gold). The caption above the women reads: “WOMEN'S SYNCHRONIZED PEDOPHILE PROTECTING.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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One brick at a time—until the entire structure collapses.

“𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 – 𝘪𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥.”

– Nahid Bhadelia, director of Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Every day’s a spa day for Schmidt. #caturday
Image of a white cat lazily sniffing roses in a round, black ceramic vase. A tall, white candle stands in the foreground. Image of a white cat relaxing on a woman’s lap having its belly massaged. Image of a white cat lying belly up on a woman’s lap as it lazily licks its front paw.
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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16-year-old William Wilson, arrested for stealing a basket of haddock from the fishing trawler 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦 in North Shields, England, 1905

Photo courtesy of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, U.K.
Mugshot of 16-year-old William Wilson, arrested for stealing fish in North Shields, England, 1905. The solemn, black-haired young man, wearing a black turtleneck sweater, is holding a chalkboard in front of him on which is hand-written: Reg. No 8 William Wilson Larceny North Shields 7-02-05 The arrest report, as recorded in the Shields Daily Gazette (8 February, 1905) reads: "Yesterday, at North Shields, Wm. Wilson (16), labourer, Hudson Street, was charged with stealing a basket of haddocks, value 3s, the property of William Purdy, on the 7th. “Ike Houghton, skipper of the steam trawler 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦, said that at 8.45 yesterday morning he was standing on the quay watching the men landing the fish from the trawler, when he saw the prisoner take a basket of haddocks which had come out of the ship, carry it across the quay and place it behind another basket. Witness told him to take it back into its place and he did so, and witness then informed the police. PC Spindler proved the arrest. “Prisoner pleaded guilty and had nothing to say. He was fined 10s and 10s costs, or fourteen days.”
February 14, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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$5,000+ per year in Illinois—for basic, no-frills coverage. How about you?

“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 2021, 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 36 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 11 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 1.4 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺—𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴...”
Here’s the Climate Message That Can Help Democrats Win Big in 2026
Rising home insurance costs are making life unaffordable for both homeowners and renters. Robust climate policy and public disaster insurance could save many households’ finances.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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Happy birthday, Mr. Darwin.

Portrait by John Collier, 1881
1881 portrait of English naturalist, geologist, and biologist Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882), painted by artist John Collier, 1881 Darwin is posed facing the viewer, dressed in a long black overcoat and holding his black hat at his waist. The top of his head is bald, with white sideburns, mustache, and beard.
February 13, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴."

– Bruce “Utah" Phillips (1935 – 2008)
Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution | CNN
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency delivered a significant blow to longstanding US climate policy on Thursday, finalizing rules to revoke a 2009 scientific finding that human-caused climate cha...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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May this image be seared into Pam Bondi’s conscience for the rest of her life.

Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
Victims of child predator Jeffrey Epstein stand and raise their hands during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. They had been asked by committee members Dan Goldman and Jamie Raskin to raise their hands at the hearing if they had sought help from the Justice Department and been ignored. In the foreground, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the nation’s top law enforcement officer under Donald Trump, sits in the witness chair where she angrily denied and deflected from every Epstein-related question asked of her during the hearing. Throughout the day, Bondi never acknowledged the victims’ presence.
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist Nick Anderson depicting Attorney General Pam Bondi bent over and screaming at a sobbing girl labeled “Epstein Victims.” “Have you SEEN the stock market?” howls Bondi as the girl buries her head in her hands and cries.
February 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Real estate giant Dalfen Industrial is reportedly looking to provide ICE with a 470,000 sq. ft. concentration facility in Roxbury, New Jersey.

Please provide CEO Sean Dalfen with your feedback:

(972) 560-2820 (U.S.)

(514) 938-1050 (Canada)

www.dalfen.com/contact-us/
ICE eyes detention facility at warehouse owned by firm with Montreal ties
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering using a warehouse in Roxbury, N.J., owned by a firm with roots in Montreal, as part of a major expansion of its immigration detention infrastruc...
montrealgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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“𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 1,400 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘊𝘌…

“𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵s…”
Corporate leaders face employee pushback over ICE ties
More than 1,400 employees at Salesforce are circulating a letter calling on CEO Marc Benioff to cancel all potential business with ICE.
www.semafor.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Singer-songwriter and musician George Harrison (1943 – 2001) and model and photographer Pattie Boyd (b. 1944) honeymooning in Barbados, 1966.

Ms. Boyd celebrates her 82nd birthday this coming March (2026).
Singer-songwriter and musician George Harrison (1943 – 2001) and model and photographer Pattie Boyd (b. 1944) honeymooning in Barbados, 1966. Harrison, straight-faced and confident, is wearing a short-sleeve knit top and a knit wool captain’s cap. Boyd, standing behind Harrison with her arms draped around his chest, is wearing a floppy bucket hat and gazing down serenely over his right shoulder. Singer-songwriter and musician George Harrison (1943 – 2001) and model and photographer Pattie Boyd (b. 1944) honeymooning in Barbados, 1966. Harrison, smiling warmly, is wearing a short-sleeve knit top and a knit wool captain’s cap. Boyd, wearing a white bucket hat, is standing behind Harrison with her arms around him, cradling his chin with her right hand as she playfully nibbles on his earlobe.
February 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘴, by @milbrathdraws.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist Deb Milbrath depicting Puerto Rican musical artist Bad Bunny, who performed at the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show, holding his hands up at his chest to form the universal heart/love symbol. On the left behind Bunny are a colorful array of national flags representing countries and territories in and throughout North, Central and South America, including island nations in the Caribbean. Behind Bunny on the right is the lonely, monochromatic image of a snarling Donald Trump, flipping his tiny middle finger at the reader as a confederate battle flag and a “Trump 202$” campaign flag fly behind him. Trump’s clownishly long red necktie coils beneath him. The headline over the image reads “A Tale of Two Americas.”
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Pastor #StevenTendo, a licensed nursing assistant studying for his nursing degree, came here in 2018 after being tortured and disfigured by Ugandan government thugs.

Since then, he has followed U.S. #immigration laws and procedures to the letter.

The ICE gestapo abducted him at gunpoint, anyway.
He fled torture in Uganda. ICE is trying to send him back.
People like Pastor Steven Tendo “are exactly who our asylum system is meant to protect.”
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Tony Bennett (1926 – 2023) in his first recording session for Columbia Records, under the auspices of Mitch Miller. Photo by Herman Leonard, 1950

Bennett recounts his first recording contract and his early influences in this 2015 interview with 𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺’s Andrew Barker:

variety.com/2015/music/f...
1950 photo of singer Tony Bennett (1926 – 2023) in his first recording session for Columbia Records under the auspices of Mitch Miller. Smiling warmly as he grasps a microphone stand with both hands, Bennett is dressed in a white shirt, a loosened necktie, black pants and dark, buckled suspenders. The Columbia masthead can be seen on the head of the microphone. Bennett recounts his first recording contract and his early influences in this 2015 interview with 𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺’s Andrew Barker: https://variety.com/2015/music/features/tony-bennett-on-first-recording-contract-in-1950-1201558440/
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Mary Philbin and Lon Chaney in the terrifying unmasking scene from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢 (Universal Pictures, 1925)

A deep dive into the film (and this scene in particular) from Donato Totaro (2011):

offscreen.com/view/unmaski...
Mary Philbin and Lon Chaney in the terrifying unmasking scene from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢 (Universal Pictures, 1925) Philbin, standing just behind Cheney’s shoulder, looks startled as she removes Chaney’s mask to reveal his screaming, disfigured face. A marvelous deep dive into the film (and this scene in Mary Philbin and Lon Chaney in the terrifying unmasking scene from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢 (Universal Pictures, 1925) A fascinating deep dive into the film (and this scene in particular) from Donato Totaro (2011): https://offscreen.com/view/unmasking_the_phantom_of_the_opera
February 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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“𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, #𝘏𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 50𝘒 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 70 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘴, 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

“𝘉𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 #𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 70𝙆 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 225 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱, 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴.”
Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?
ICE’s nationwide detention system continues to expand under plans that would double its size while shielding it from meaningful accountability…
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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@theresehlee.bsky.social writes:

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦—𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵.”
The Violence of Productivity
How productivity is weaponized to control, exploit, and erase our humanity.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
ebadofsky.bsky.social
Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996) and Dizzy Gillespie (1917 - 1993), photographed by William P. Gottlieb at New York City’s Downbeat Club, 1947

Lovely reading from Holly Gleason (for @npr.org, 2019):

www.npr.org/2019/09/05/7...
Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996) and Dizzy Gillespie (1917 – 1993) photographed by William P. Gottlieb during a performance at New York City’s Downbeat Club, 1947 Ms. Fitzgerald, dressed in a black gown with ornamental trim, and a white, feathered hat, is singing into a microphone, while Gillespie gazes at her with adoration. 
 Also pictured in the background are bassist Ray Brown, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and producer Timmie Rosenkrantz.  Lovely reading from Holly Gleason (for NPR, 2019): https://www.npr.org/2019/09/05/749021799/the-joy-of-ella-fitzgeralds-accessible-elegance
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Looks like our former allies are wising up.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦] 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵.”
European governments ditch US tech services over security fears
European governments are moving away from US tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives
www.independent.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Cartoon by @claybennett.bsky.social
Cartoon by artist Clay Bennett depicting three of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The fourth horse, on the right, stands riderless. The caption above the image reads: “DHS REDUCES PERSONNEL IN MINNESOTA”
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Model and actress Laurie “Punky” McLaurin Williams (1922 – 2001) with her six-year-old son, Robin, 1957

Robin would later say that his mom was one of the few people who could provoke his truly uninhibited, natural laughter, and that making her laugh was among his main goals as a shy child.
1957 photo of model, actress, and community volunteer Laurie “Punky” McLaurin Williams with her six-year-old son, Robin, sitting on her lap. Robin Williams (1951 – 2014) would later go on to become a world-renowned comedian and actor, earning honors including an Academy Award; two Primetime Emmys; six Golden Globes; five Grammys; two Screen Actors Guild Awards; and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Tragically, Robin ended his own life in 2014 while suffering from Lewy body dementia and depression. He was 63 years old. For more information about LBD, and to help fund research and treatments, please visit https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/robins-wish/
February 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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Congratulations, MAGA cattle ranchers. No doubt our friends in Argentina are grateful for your loyalty.
Trump signs proclamation to increase US imports of beef from Argentina
Initial announcement sparked fury from US cattle ranchers as economists say change will have little impact on prices
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM