DG Farnsworth
@dgfarnsworth.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Author 19 books - RODRIGO GARCÍA OLZA Novel Series: 17 books w/ Barcelona coauthor/actor/director Rodrigo García Olza. Reincarnation of Karen Carpenter & Bombastic Gadflies my earliest novels. Photographer. INFP. Lexington, Kentucky.
Trump regime breaking federal law putting Trump's face on 2026 National Parks pass... violates a 2004 statute that mandates the use of an annual photo contest winner's image on the pass.
The 2026 pass has a gorgeous image of Montana’s Glacier National Park.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
The 2026 pass has a gorgeous image of Montana’s Glacier National Park.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Lawsuit Filed to Strike Trump’s Face From National Parks Pass
Center for Biological Diversity: 'National Parks Are Not a Personal Branding Opportunity. They're the Pride and Joy of the American People.'
biologicaldiversity.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump regime breaking federal law putting Trump's face on 2026 National Parks pass... violates a 2004 statute that mandates the use of an annual photo contest winner's image on the pass.
The 2026 pass has a gorgeous image of Montana’s Glacier National Park.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
The 2026 pass has a gorgeous image of Montana’s Glacier National Park.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
"New Orleans raids aren’t producing the kind of strongarm spectacle... staged in Chicago & elsewhere"
"Kind of cool we are a massive wrecking crew. The idiots can’t do anything to us"
"stunt seemed to be a way to agitate the neighborhood more than anything else"
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"Kind of cool we are a massive wrecking crew. The idiots can’t do anything to us"
"stunt seemed to be a way to agitate the neighborhood more than anything else"
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids
In a text exchange, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino calls his operation a "massive disturbance" in the making.
www.thenation.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"New Orleans raids aren’t producing the kind of strongarm spectacle... staged in Chicago & elsewhere"
"Kind of cool we are a massive wrecking crew. The idiots can’t do anything to us"
"stunt seemed to be a way to agitate the neighborhood more than anything else"
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"Kind of cool we are a massive wrecking crew. The idiots can’t do anything to us"
"stunt seemed to be a way to agitate the neighborhood more than anything else"
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"politicians have deputized college administrators, inciting them... to prosecute & punish...whose teaching falls short of...required 'viewpoint diversity'...whose classes make conservative students uncomfortable"
Point of education: to change what people think
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/11/t...
Point of education: to change what people think
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/11/t...
The Kalven Trap
University leaders are clinging to “viewpoint diversity” and institutional neutrality in the face of MAGA assaults. This is a mistake.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"politicians have deputized college administrators, inciting them... to prosecute & punish...whose teaching falls short of...required 'viewpoint diversity'...whose classes make conservative students uncomfortable"
Point of education: to change what people think
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/11/t...
Point of education: to change what people think
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/11/t...
We need UNICEF now more than ever
United Nations Children's Fund is still around actively working in over 190 countries/territories, providing vital aid, protecting children's rights, & delivering essential services like health, education.
A nearly 80 year mission despite ongoing global crises.
United Nations Children's Fund is still around actively working in over 190 countries/territories, providing vital aid, protecting children's rights, & delivering essential services like health, education.
A nearly 80 year mission despite ongoing global crises.
December 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
We need UNICEF now more than ever
United Nations Children's Fund is still around actively working in over 190 countries/territories, providing vital aid, protecting children's rights, & delivering essential services like health, education.
A nearly 80 year mission despite ongoing global crises.
United Nations Children's Fund is still around actively working in over 190 countries/territories, providing vital aid, protecting children's rights, & delivering essential services like health, education.
A nearly 80 year mission despite ongoing global crises.
Some Gorey for🎄Christmas ⛄
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Some Gorey for🎄Christmas ⛄
"The blue sign, located in the traditionally red-leaning Madison County" is 28 miles from my home.
"there are more coming in Richmond and Lexington & I'm talking with people in Berea"
"Manhatttan jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 counts of falsifying business records"
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
"there are more coming in Richmond and Lexington & I'm talking with people in Berea"
"Manhatttan jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 counts of falsifying business records"
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Billboard with blunt political message in Richmond sparks backlash
A digital billboard along the Richmond bypass is generating strong reactions with its blunt political message: "YOUR PRESIDENT IS A FELON."
www.lex18.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"The blue sign, located in the traditionally red-leaning Madison County" is 28 miles from my home.
"there are more coming in Richmond and Lexington & I'm talking with people in Berea"
"Manhatttan jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 counts of falsifying business records"
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
"there are more coming in Richmond and Lexington & I'm talking with people in Berea"
"Manhatttan jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 counts of falsifying business records"
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
"'It was before the movie,' Ulrich told me, adding that the South Park producers had contacted his manager to see if he was okay with them using his likeness. 'Then I had to sign a thing, but it didn't say what they were going to use it for and you had to be okay with that'"
tinyurl.com/3c7szt2d
tinyurl.com/3c7szt2d
We Asked Skeet Ulrich Why His Picture Hangs Over The Devil's Bed in 'South Park'
Satan is a big fan
tinyurl.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"'It was before the movie,' Ulrich told me, adding that the South Park producers had contacted his manager to see if he was okay with them using his likeness. 'Then I had to sign a thing, but it didn't say what they were going to use it for and you had to be okay with that'"
tinyurl.com/3c7szt2d
tinyurl.com/3c7szt2d
Reposted by DG Farnsworth
5 citizens are in DC today sharing how immigration agents detained them
DHS still denies it is arresting citizens
Dayanne Figueroa of Chicago agrees. What happened to her wasn’t an arrest, she told House & Senate Democrats just now
“It was an assault & kidnapping of a U.S. citizen.”
DHS still denies it is arresting citizens
Dayanne Figueroa of Chicago agrees. What happened to her wasn’t an arrest, she told House & Senate Democrats just now
“It was an assault & kidnapping of a U.S. citizen.”
NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
5 citizens are in DC today sharing how immigration agents detained them
DHS still denies it is arresting citizens
Dayanne Figueroa of Chicago agrees. What happened to her wasn’t an arrest, she told House & Senate Democrats just now
“It was an assault & kidnapping of a U.S. citizen.”
DHS still denies it is arresting citizens
Dayanne Figueroa of Chicago agrees. What happened to her wasn’t an arrest, she told House & Senate Democrats just now
“It was an assault & kidnapping of a U.S. citizen.”
"Most galleries & institutions eschewed experimentation for pleasant, unprovocative, & largely unmemorable programming""
"Two museums—the Frick Collection & the Studio Museum in Harlem—reopened after closures prolonged by the pandemic... the New Museum, soon... 2026"
www.artnews.com/list/art-new...
"Two museums—the Frick Collection & the Studio Museum in Harlem—reopened after closures prolonged by the pandemic... the New Museum, soon... 2026"
www.artnews.com/list/art-new...
The Best New York Art Exhibitions of 2025
See the 10 best New York art exhibitions of 2025, from Jack Whitten's MoMA retrospective to Laura Owens's Matthew Marks show.
www.artnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Most galleries & institutions eschewed experimentation for pleasant, unprovocative, & largely unmemorable programming""
"Two museums—the Frick Collection & the Studio Museum in Harlem—reopened after closures prolonged by the pandemic... the New Museum, soon... 2026"
www.artnews.com/list/art-new...
"Two museums—the Frick Collection & the Studio Museum in Harlem—reopened after closures prolonged by the pandemic... the New Museum, soon... 2026"
www.artnews.com/list/art-new...
"February through the first week of December, Trump issued 61 pardons & commutations... 27, benefited white-collar criminals who had committed securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, & similar offenses"
9 others: drug dealers & traffickers
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/09/t...
9 others: drug dealers & traffickers
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/09/t...
The Main Beneficiaries of Trump’s Pardons? White-Collar Criminals Like Him
Trump’s pardons overwhelmingly favor white-collar criminals and dovetail with a deregulatory agenda that risks global financial stability.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"February through the first week of December, Trump issued 61 pardons & commutations... 27, benefited white-collar criminals who had committed securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, & similar offenses"
9 others: drug dealers & traffickers
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/09/t...
9 others: drug dealers & traffickers
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/09/t...
Surprised to discover ICE recruiting on LinkedIn, where folks are educated & degreed 🤔
Many snarky propaganda replies from ice.gov/join deplorables🤮to readers' comments.
Why aren't these outlandish bonuses offered to educators & nurses?😡
One day they'll be accountable for defying Constitution.
Many snarky propaganda replies from ice.gov/join deplorables🤮to readers' comments.
Why aren't these outlandish bonuses offered to educators & nurses?😡
One day they'll be accountable for defying Constitution.
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Surprised to discover ICE recruiting on LinkedIn, where folks are educated & degreed 🤔
Many snarky propaganda replies from ice.gov/join deplorables🤮to readers' comments.
Why aren't these outlandish bonuses offered to educators & nurses?😡
One day they'll be accountable for defying Constitution.
Many snarky propaganda replies from ice.gov/join deplorables🤮to readers' comments.
Why aren't these outlandish bonuses offered to educators & nurses?😡
One day they'll be accountable for defying Constitution.
December 8, '80
Harry Nilsson was John Lennon's close friend during Lennon's "Lost Weekend" mid-70s--famous, wild, & deeply loyal bond: heavy partying, mutual artistic respect, & living together in LA
My first Nilsson album, loved by all: Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
tinyurl.com/426yxrce
Harry Nilsson was John Lennon's close friend during Lennon's "Lost Weekend" mid-70s--famous, wild, & deeply loyal bond: heavy partying, mutual artistic respect, & living together in LA
My first Nilsson album, loved by all: Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
tinyurl.com/426yxrce
Harry Nilsson-"Walk Right Back/Cathy's Clown/Let the Good Times Roll" (1971) (3/7)
Part 3 of Harry's BBC TV special from 1971, "The Music of Nilsson." This one is dedicated to all those music writers who ever dissed Harry for not giving proper credit to his "wonderful backup singers." He features his backup singers on this fun medley.
tinyurl.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
December 8, '80
Harry Nilsson was John Lennon's close friend during Lennon's "Lost Weekend" mid-70s--famous, wild, & deeply loyal bond: heavy partying, mutual artistic respect, & living together in LA
My first Nilsson album, loved by all: Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
tinyurl.com/426yxrce
Harry Nilsson was John Lennon's close friend during Lennon's "Lost Weekend" mid-70s--famous, wild, & deeply loyal bond: heavy partying, mutual artistic respect, & living together in LA
My first Nilsson album, loved by all: Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
tinyurl.com/426yxrce
Pitiful
"'If you look at the great hosts, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, those are the greats,” he said. 'If you look at the not-so-greats, like Jimmy Kimmel, he was terrible'”
“If I can't beat out Jimmy Kimmel in terms of talent, then I don't think I should be president”
www.cracked.com/article_4942...
"'If you look at the great hosts, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, those are the greats,” he said. 'If you look at the not-so-greats, like Jimmy Kimmel, he was terrible'”
“If I can't beat out Jimmy Kimmel in terms of talent, then I don't think I should be president”
www.cracked.com/article_4942...
Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel Was Terrible Kennedy Center Honors Host, Despite Kimmel Never Hosting
Trump claims he was much better than the man who's never done it
www.cracked.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Pitiful
"'If you look at the great hosts, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, those are the greats,” he said. 'If you look at the not-so-greats, like Jimmy Kimmel, he was terrible'”
“If I can't beat out Jimmy Kimmel in terms of talent, then I don't think I should be president”
www.cracked.com/article_4942...
"'If you look at the great hosts, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, those are the greats,” he said. 'If you look at the not-so-greats, like Jimmy Kimmel, he was terrible'”
“If I can't beat out Jimmy Kimmel in terms of talent, then I don't think I should be president”
www.cracked.com/article_4942...
"Mr. Trump’s total official appearances has decreased by 39 percent"
"He is sometimes up very late at night, posting relentlessly on social media, only to taper off during the day... kind of sleep pattern you might find in your average teenager or cocaine addict"
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"He is sometimes up very late at night, posting relentlessly on social media, only to taper off during the day... kind of sleep pattern you might find in your average teenager or cocaine addict"
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Sleepy Donald Snoozes, America Loses
It’s bedtime for Bozo—and you're paying the price.
www.thenation.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Mr. Trump’s total official appearances has decreased by 39 percent"
"He is sometimes up very late at night, posting relentlessly on social media, only to taper off during the day... kind of sleep pattern you might find in your average teenager or cocaine addict"
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"He is sometimes up very late at night, posting relentlessly on social media, only to taper off during the day... kind of sleep pattern you might find in your average teenager or cocaine addict"
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
REGULATORY PROCESS CORRUPTION
"alarm over... coordination between the president & Paramount’s chief executive as the fight over Warner Bros. escalates. Trump reportedly favored Paramount to win the bidding war for WBD... owns CNN, HBO Max, & other major assets"
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...
"alarm over... coordination between the president & Paramount’s chief executive as the fight over Warner Bros. escalates. Trump reportedly favored Paramount to win the bidding war for WBD... owns CNN, HBO Max, & other major assets"
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...
After Trump Vow to Intervene, Kushner Linked to Paramount's Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. | Common Dreams
"The correct option is neither Paramount nor Netflix buy Warner," said one antitrust advocate.
www.commondreams.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
REGULATORY PROCESS CORRUPTION
"alarm over... coordination between the president & Paramount’s chief executive as the fight over Warner Bros. escalates. Trump reportedly favored Paramount to win the bidding war for WBD... owns CNN, HBO Max, & other major assets"
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...
"alarm over... coordination between the president & Paramount’s chief executive as the fight over Warner Bros. escalates. Trump reportedly favored Paramount to win the bidding war for WBD... owns CNN, HBO Max, & other major assets"
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...
"document that the Trump administration released on Friday... was primarily a document rooted in white Christian nationalism"
"The normalization of this bigotry on the American right... goes well beyond Tucker Carlson and his stooges"
Problem w/Somalis: they're Muslim
prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...
"The normalization of this bigotry on the American right... goes well beyond Tucker Carlson and his stooges"
Problem w/Somalis: they're Muslim
prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...
Trump’s White Christian Foreign Policy - The American Prospect
According to our new official National Security Strategy, we have to support Europe’s neo-Nazi right in its fight to keep Europe white.
prospect.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"document that the Trump administration released on Friday... was primarily a document rooted in white Christian nationalism"
"The normalization of this bigotry on the American right... goes well beyond Tucker Carlson and his stooges"
Problem w/Somalis: they're Muslim
prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...
"The normalization of this bigotry on the American right... goes well beyond Tucker Carlson and his stooges"
Problem w/Somalis: they're Muslim
prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...
Govt "posted a new video, doctoring a promotion Hernández & Carpenter recorded for... SNL hosting debut... in...original, Carpenter threatened to 'arrest' the comedian for being too hot...new version...'I think I might need to arrest someone for being too illegal'"
www.cracked.com/article_4942...).
www.cracked.com/article_4942...).
ICE Targets ‘SNL’s Marcello Hernandez In New Video
An 'SNL' promo is repurposed to chilling effect
www.cracked.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Govt "posted a new video, doctoring a promotion Hernández & Carpenter recorded for... SNL hosting debut... in...original, Carpenter threatened to 'arrest' the comedian for being too hot...new version...'I think I might need to arrest someone for being too illegal'"
www.cracked.com/article_4942...).
www.cracked.com/article_4942...).
Watch🐿️🐿️🐿️on balcony as I write
Squirrel behavior is comical: frantic, erratic movements, acrobatic leaps, constant vigilance, playful antics: what looks like human-type anxiety or ADHD, especially when they perform sudden freezes or dart in unpredictable patterns, all part of their survival parkour.
Squirrel behavior is comical: frantic, erratic movements, acrobatic leaps, constant vigilance, playful antics: what looks like human-type anxiety or ADHD, especially when they perform sudden freezes or dart in unpredictable patterns, all part of their survival parkour.
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Watch🐿️🐿️🐿️on balcony as I write
Squirrel behavior is comical: frantic, erratic movements, acrobatic leaps, constant vigilance, playful antics: what looks like human-type anxiety or ADHD, especially when they perform sudden freezes or dart in unpredictable patterns, all part of their survival parkour.
Squirrel behavior is comical: frantic, erratic movements, acrobatic leaps, constant vigilance, playful antics: what looks like human-type anxiety or ADHD, especially when they perform sudden freezes or dart in unpredictable patterns, all part of their survival parkour.
"Because the phony tough guy act is a certain cure for America’s illegal drug problems"
"the definition of “narco-terrorist” –a completely made-up term that appears to be randomly assigned after the strikes"
"screaming 'kill them all' like a lunatic, is now apparently considered rightwing 'tough'"
"the definition of “narco-terrorist” –a completely made-up term that appears to be randomly assigned after the strikes"
"screaming 'kill them all' like a lunatic, is now apparently considered rightwing 'tough'"
"Too often now, Americans seem to confuse lawlessness and bullying with toughness. Because we’ve forgotten what true American toughness is."
Opinion | American toughness has been lost
Too often now, Americans seem to confuse lawlessness and bullying with toughness. Because we've forgotten what true American toughness is.
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Because the phony tough guy act is a certain cure for America’s illegal drug problems"
"the definition of “narco-terrorist” –a completely made-up term that appears to be randomly assigned after the strikes"
"screaming 'kill them all' like a lunatic, is now apparently considered rightwing 'tough'"
"the definition of “narco-terrorist” –a completely made-up term that appears to be randomly assigned after the strikes"
"screaming 'kill them all' like a lunatic, is now apparently considered rightwing 'tough'"
"our most original and unexpected ideas arrive not when we strain the mind at the problem, but when we relax it and shift the beam of attention to something else entirely; it is then that the unconscious shines its sidewise gleam on an unexpected solution no deliberate effort could have produced."
Little Free Library Divinations – searching for the meaning of life in discarded books and found objects www.themarginalian.org/2025/12/07/l... (In case you need an uncommon gift for the book-lover in your life that also supports book access for others.)
Little Free Library Divinations: Searching for the Meaning of Life in Discarded Books and Found Objects
The son of a Wisconsin schoolteacher, Todd Bol was well into his fifties when he dreamt up the first Little Free Library, not expecting that tens of thousands of these tiny shrines to the love of r…
www.themarginalian.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"our most original and unexpected ideas arrive not when we strain the mind at the problem, but when we relax it and shift the beam of attention to something else entirely; it is then that the unconscious shines its sidewise gleam on an unexpected solution no deliberate effort could have produced."
🐿️🌰🍂🐿️🌳🌰₍ᐢ•ﻌ•ᐢ₎✧˖°.
"The bald eagle is an imperfect American symbol. We are not eagles—rare, regal birds. We are squirrels—prolific mammals, urban daredevils. The squirrel is a thief and a hoarder. The squirrel is a survivor. It is ever-present. It is changeable. The squirrel is legion.”
― Sam Lovett
"The bald eagle is an imperfect American symbol. We are not eagles—rare, regal birds. We are squirrels—prolific mammals, urban daredevils. The squirrel is a thief and a hoarder. The squirrel is a survivor. It is ever-present. It is changeable. The squirrel is legion.”
― Sam Lovett
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🐿️🌰🍂🐿️🌳🌰₍ᐢ•ﻌ•ᐢ₎✧˖°.
"The bald eagle is an imperfect American symbol. We are not eagles—rare, regal birds. We are squirrels—prolific mammals, urban daredevils. The squirrel is a thief and a hoarder. The squirrel is a survivor. It is ever-present. It is changeable. The squirrel is legion.”
― Sam Lovett
"The bald eagle is an imperfect American symbol. We are not eagles—rare, regal birds. We are squirrels—prolific mammals, urban daredevils. The squirrel is a thief and a hoarder. The squirrel is a survivor. It is ever-present. It is changeable. The squirrel is legion.”
― Sam Lovett
December 7th, 1941 Japanese bombers & other aircraft launched a surprise attack on the U.S.’s Pearl Harbor naval base on Hawaii’s Oahu island. Nearly 2,500 dead & over 1,000 wounded. In addition, it destroyed hundreds of American ships & aircraft and launched the United States into World War II.
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
December 7th, 1941 Japanese bombers & other aircraft launched a surprise attack on the U.S.’s Pearl Harbor naval base on Hawaii’s Oahu island. Nearly 2,500 dead & over 1,000 wounded. In addition, it destroyed hundreds of American ships & aircraft and launched the United States into World War II.
Doonesbury
By Garry Trudeau
December 7, 2025
By Garry Trudeau
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Doonesbury
By Garry Trudeau
December 7, 2025
By Garry Trudeau
December 7, 2025