Lenny Bailes
@lennybai.bsky.social
Longtime member of s-f fandom, blogger, tech writer, computer geek, amateur musician
At Tor.com
https://www.tor.com/author/lenny-bailes/
S-F as Literary Cartooning
https://tinyurl.com/5cfptsr8
My Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/3ezm8adn
At Tor.com
https://www.tor.com/author/lenny-bailes/
S-F as Literary Cartooning
https://tinyurl.com/5cfptsr8
My Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/3ezm8adn
@garyfarber.bsky.social
From Gary on Facebook:
"You may wonder why Trump is obsessed with Venezuela.
Observe the red line.
"Seize the oil fields!" is Trump's mantra."
www.facebook.com/gary.farber/...
𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯
From Gary on Facebook:
"You may wonder why Trump is obsessed with Venezuela.
Observe the red line.
"Seize the oil fields!" is Trump's mantra."
www.facebook.com/gary.farber/...
𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯
Gary Farber
You may wonder why Trump is obsessed with Venezuela.
Observe the red line.
"Seize the oil fields!" is Trump's mantra.
www.facebook.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@garyfarber.bsky.social
From Gary on Facebook:
"You may wonder why Trump is obsessed with Venezuela.
Observe the red line.
"Seize the oil fields!" is Trump's mantra."
www.facebook.com/gary.farber/...
𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯
From Gary on Facebook:
"You may wonder why Trump is obsessed with Venezuela.
Observe the red line.
"Seize the oil fields!" is Trump's mantra."
www.facebook.com/gary.farber/...
𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯
It's encouraging to note that an ever-increasing number of people (including potential voters and news journalists who may be able to influence public opinion) have gradually realized that Donald Trump is full of crap!
Affordability Crisis Shatters His Polls
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Affordability Crisis Shatters His Polls
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
www.thedailybeast.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's encouraging to note that an ever-increasing number of people (including potential voters and news journalists who may be able to influence public opinion) have gradually realized that Donald Trump is full of crap!
Affordability Crisis Shatters His Polls
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Affordability Crisis Shatters His Polls
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
"Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
'As sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
And then the bigger they come
The harder they fall one and all"
tinyurl.com/4k3hc4as
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
'As sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
And then the bigger they come
The harder they fall one and all"
tinyurl.com/4k3hc4as
Donald Trump didn't count on Mark Kelly fighting back | Opinion
Sen. Mark Kelly and his fellow Democrats broke no laws by telling members of the military they don't have to break any laws if someone orders it.
tinyurl.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
'As sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
And then the bigger they come
The harder they fall one and all"
tinyurl.com/4k3hc4as
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
'As sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
And then the bigger they come
The harder they fall one and all"
tinyurl.com/4k3hc4as
@jmdematteis.bsky.social (your name is mentioned in a message further down in this thread)
This will be really ingroupish and maybe biased. Many of you can skip right over it.
My solution to DC Comics Absolute Garbage
Absolute Deadman can inhabit Darkseid's body and make him kill himself.
This will be really ingroupish and maybe biased. Many of you can skip right over it.
My solution to DC Comics Absolute Garbage
Absolute Deadman can inhabit Darkseid's body and make him kill himself.
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
@jmdematteis.bsky.social (your name is mentioned in a message further down in this thread)
This will be really ingroupish and maybe biased. Many of you can skip right over it.
My solution to DC Comics Absolute Garbage
Absolute Deadman can inhabit Darkseid's body and make him kill himself.
This will be really ingroupish and maybe biased. Many of you can skip right over it.
My solution to DC Comics Absolute Garbage
Absolute Deadman can inhabit Darkseid's body and make him kill himself.
One more chorus of "The Chimes of Freedom," please! (Maybe the Joan Osborne/Bob Dylan Duet version):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=huuD...
www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=huuD...
www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
Heather Cox Richardson
November 19, 2025 (Wednesday)
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This measure gives the Department of Justice 30 days to release the files the Federal....
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November 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
One more chorus of "The Chimes of Freedom," please! (Maybe the Joan Osborne/Bob Dylan Duet version):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=huuD...
www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=huuD...
www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
October 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
September 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
The Supreme Court = The Supreme Corrupters of Democracy as outlined in the U.S. Constitution:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
PS: Don't blame the three Justices appointed by Democratic Presidents - they constantly dissent from the majority rulings of Trump's six Fascist collaborators.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
PS: Don't blame the three Justices appointed by Democratic Presidents - they constantly dissent from the majority rulings of Trump's six Fascist collaborators.
The Supreme Court Just Knocked Down One of the Final Guardrails Against Dictatorship
The Supreme Court knocked down one of the final barriers to Donald Trump’s unprecedented consolidation of power on Monday.
slate.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The Supreme Court = The Supreme Corrupters of Democracy as outlined in the U.S. Constitution:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
PS: Don't blame the three Justices appointed by Democratic Presidents - they constantly dissent from the majority rulings of Trump's six Fascist collaborators.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
PS: Don't blame the three Justices appointed by Democratic Presidents - they constantly dissent from the majority rulings of Trump's six Fascist collaborators.
For Batman Day, my favorite Batman TAS episode. (Dare I presume to say the best episode of all?)
"Perchance to Dream"
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kpsh0
"Perchance to Dream"
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kpsh0
Batman: The Animated Series Batman: The Animated Series S01 E030 Perchance to Dream
Dailymotion video by elias11pulis
www.dailymotion.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
For Batman Day, my favorite Batman TAS episode. (Dare I presume to say the best episode of all?)
"Perchance to Dream"
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kpsh0
"Perchance to Dream"
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kpsh0
Letterman tonight!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDLK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDLK...
September 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Letterman tonight!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDLK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDLK...
"Alligator creeping round the corner of my cabin door / He's coming round to bother me some more...."
www.foxnews.com/politics/ope...
www.foxnews.com/politics/ope...
Operations at 'Alligator Alcatraz' back on after appeals court halts judge's order
A federal appeals court halted a lower court judge’s order to end operations indefinitely at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
www.foxnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Alligator creeping round the corner of my cabin door / He's coming round to bother me some more...."
www.foxnews.com/politics/ope...
www.foxnews.com/politics/ope...
"Creepy alligator coming all around the bend
Talking 'bout the times when we was mutual friends
I'll check my memory and I will check it quick
I'll check it running some old kind of trick"
Shut down DeSantis, burn the MAGA core!
(Some judges aren't crooked)
archive.is/skAXb
Bye, Alligator Alcatrz
Talking 'bout the times when we was mutual friends
I'll check my memory and I will check it quick
I'll check it running some old kind of trick"
Shut down DeSantis, burn the MAGA core!
(Some judges aren't crooked)
archive.is/skAXb
Bye, Alligator Alcatrz
August 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Creepy alligator coming all around the bend
Talking 'bout the times when we was mutual friends
I'll check my memory and I will check it quick
I'll check it running some old kind of trick"
Shut down DeSantis, burn the MAGA core!
(Some judges aren't crooked)
archive.is/skAXb
Bye, Alligator Alcatrz
Talking 'bout the times when we was mutual friends
I'll check my memory and I will check it quick
I'll check it running some old kind of trick"
Shut down DeSantis, burn the MAGA core!
(Some judges aren't crooked)
archive.is/skAXb
Bye, Alligator Alcatrz
ICE using chemical weapons against protesters in Portland?
www.facebook.com/JohnHenryUS/...
www.facebook.com/JohnHenryUS/...
John Henry
@followers -
I have some disturbing information for you.
I need to be clear: this isn't my story to tell, and while I certainly have the tools and resources to turn it into a big hand-waving...
www.facebook.com
August 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE using chemical weapons against protesters in Portland?
www.facebook.com/JohnHenryUS/...
www.facebook.com/JohnHenryUS/...
Critics with Ph.Ds answer this enemy of Public Health.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Experts condemn NIH director’s defense of cut to vaccine research
Critics say Jay Bhattacharya’s comments on so-called failure of mRNA vaccines to ‘earn public trust’ are ‘astounding’
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Critics with Ph.Ds answer this enemy of Public Health.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I cross the Green Mountain
I sit by the stream
Heaven blazing in my head I
I dreamed a monstrous dream
Something came up
Out of the sea
Swept through the land of
The rich and the free
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/u...
I sit by the stream
Heaven blazing in my head I
I dreamed a monstrous dream
Something came up
Out of the sea
Swept through the land of
The rich and the free
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/u...
Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages | CNN
Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent detention facility Florida’s Republican governor calls “safe and secure” and D...
www.cnn.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I cross the Green Mountain
I sit by the stream
Heaven blazing in my head I
I dreamed a monstrous dream
Something came up
Out of the sea
Swept through the land of
The rich and the free
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/u...
I sit by the stream
Heaven blazing in my head I
I dreamed a monstrous dream
Something came up
Out of the sea
Swept through the land of
The rich and the free
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/u...
@jmdematteis.bsky.social
@markwaid.bsky.social
In re: the new Superman movie.
James Gunn's Lex is too ruthless for my taste. I really enjoyed Mark Waid's 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘦𝘹 𝘓𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, which recognized nuances and ambiguities in his character, kind of a follow-up take to Morrison's A𝘭𝘭 S𝘵𝘢𝘳 S𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯.
@markwaid.bsky.social
In re: the new Superman movie.
James Gunn's Lex is too ruthless for my taste. I really enjoyed Mark Waid's 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘦𝘹 𝘓𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, which recognized nuances and ambiguities in his character, kind of a follow-up take to Morrison's A𝘭𝘭 S𝘵𝘢𝘳 S𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯.
July 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
@jmdematteis.bsky.social
@markwaid.bsky.social
In re: the new Superman movie.
James Gunn's Lex is too ruthless for my taste. I really enjoyed Mark Waid's 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘦𝘹 𝘓𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, which recognized nuances and ambiguities in his character, kind of a follow-up take to Morrison's A𝘭𝘭 S𝘵𝘢𝘳 S𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯.
@markwaid.bsky.social
In re: the new Superman movie.
James Gunn's Lex is too ruthless for my taste. I really enjoyed Mark Waid's 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘦𝘹 𝘓𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, which recognized nuances and ambiguities in his character, kind of a follow-up take to Morrison's A𝘭𝘭 S𝘵𝘢𝘳 S𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯.
Continuing ....
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for granted situations
We gazed upon the Chimes of Freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for granted situations
We gazed upon the Chimes of Freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
Occupy Democrats
BREAKING: Senator Jon Ossoff streamrolls Donald Trump's slimy OMB Director Russell Vought after he tries to shift blame to Joe Biden during a hearing: "I don't want to hear about the Biden...
www.facebook.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Continuing ....
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for granted situations
We gazed upon the Chimes of Freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for granted situations
We gazed upon the Chimes of Freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
And we'll send you glad tidings from New York
So believe no lies
And dry your eyes and realize by surprise ....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So believe no lies
And dry your eyes and realize by surprise ....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Zohran Mamdani offered New Yorkers a political revolution – and won | Bhaskar Sunkara
Now the New York mayoral candidate he needs to ensure an electoral win that translates into tangible improvements in people’s lives
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
And we'll send you glad tidings from New York
So believe no lies
And dry your eyes and realize by surprise ....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So believe no lies
And dry your eyes and realize by surprise ....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An’ the unpawned painter behind beyond his rightful time
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An’ the unpawned painter behind beyond his rightful time
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
Occupy Democrats
BREAKING: Congresswoman Kim Schrier obliterates quack MAGA Health Secretary RFK Jr. during a viral public hearing by using her experience as a pediatrician to expose his staggering ignorance on...
www.facebook.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An’ the unpawned painter behind beyond his rightful time
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An’ the unpawned painter behind beyond his rightful time
An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocr...
The Truth Revealed: What's really happening in LA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
Jimmy Kimmel Tells the Truth About What’s REALLY Happening in LA
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Truth Revealed: What's really happening in LA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
See it now!
Penultimate performance of George Clooney's Broadway Play: Good Night, and Good Luck -June 7, 2025
archive.org/details/good...
Penultimate performance of George Clooney's Broadway Play: Good Night, and Good Luck -June 7, 2025
archive.org/details/good...
Good Luck And Good Night George Clooney Broadway CNN Broadcast 2025 (1080p) : CNN : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Taken from https://vimeo.com/1091524639/b893d874c5
archive.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
See it now!
Penultimate performance of George Clooney's Broadway Play: Good Night, and Good Luck -June 7, 2025
archive.org/details/good...
Penultimate performance of George Clooney's Broadway Play: Good Night, and Good Luck -June 7, 2025
archive.org/details/good...
Reposted by Lenny Bailes
(3/5)
At 7:59 AM this morning, Bhattacharya and RFK Jr. both received the email with the scathing Bethesda Declaration attached.
300+ NIH employees are calling out leadership for putting:
❌ Politics before lives
❌ Loyalty before science
❌ Ideology before the American people
This is unprecedented.
At 7:59 AM this morning, Bhattacharya and RFK Jr. both received the email with the scathing Bethesda Declaration attached.
300+ NIH employees are calling out leadership for putting:
❌ Politics before lives
❌ Loyalty before science
❌ Ideology before the American people
This is unprecedented.
June 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(3/5)
At 7:59 AM this morning, Bhattacharya and RFK Jr. both received the email with the scathing Bethesda Declaration attached.
300+ NIH employees are calling out leadership for putting:
❌ Politics before lives
❌ Loyalty before science
❌ Ideology before the American people
This is unprecedented.
At 7:59 AM this morning, Bhattacharya and RFK Jr. both received the email with the scathing Bethesda Declaration attached.
300+ NIH employees are calling out leadership for putting:
❌ Politics before lives
❌ Loyalty before science
❌ Ideology before the American people
This is unprecedented.
It's a lesson to me
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze
The ABC's we all think of
And try to wean a little love
Paul Krugman hits Rolling Stone! -- no paywall
www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze
The ABC's we all think of
And try to wean a little love
Paul Krugman hits Rolling Stone! -- no paywall
www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...
Making America Backward Again
Trump and MAGAnomics are wrecking the economy, dismantling democracy, and making America backward again, Paul Krugman writes
www.rollingstone.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It's a lesson to me
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze
The ABC's we all think of
And try to wean a little love
Paul Krugman hits Rolling Stone! -- no paywall
www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze
The ABC's we all think of
And try to wean a little love
Paul Krugman hits Rolling Stone! -- no paywall
www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...
Good night and good luck!
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Terry Moran Suspended at ABC News After Posting That White House Deputy Chief Stephen Miller Is a ‘World-Class Hater’
ABC News has suspended Terry Moran, after he called Stephen Miller a "world-class hater" in a since-deleted post on X.
variety.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Good night and good luck!
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...