Eric Badofsky

“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

𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

Actress Ginger Rogers (1911 – 1995) deep sea fishing with her fiancé, actor Lew Ayres (1908 – 1996) near Catalina Island, 1934

Shirley Booth (1898 – 1992) tosses congratulatory telegrams into the air after winning the Oscar for Best Actress in 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘣𝘢, March 20, 1953

@newrepublic.com reports: “The new [House Judiciary Committee] report cites the experiences of 11 women… At least five accused Trump of r@pe or sexual assault in Epstein’s company... Others said there were ‘apparent attempts’ by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to traffic them to [Trump].”

@ifloz.bsky.social, writing on behalf of our remaining friends around the world: “Go and do the job, Americans. Send the f*cking message. Make it so loud that the c*nt can’t claim he didn’t hear it through the rustlings of his Filet-O-Fish wrappers. “We are with you. And we are f*cking united.”

@mindyfischerwriter.bsky.social, on Trump in Michigan: “By the end, his face was dripping wet… a deep scowl on his face, like an angry, evil demon… making strange sounds and insane, involuntary facial ticks. “He's barely holding on. I'm still waiting for his head to just fall off. It's coming.”

@rsanta.bsky.social, writing for @motherjones.com: “In a little-noticed webpage update, the #EPA has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year – a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available #environmental resources from the web.”

Another day, another national embarrassment. Nine more days to go. "I didn't get the Nobel Prize so I don't want anybody from Norway. I don't want anything to do with Norway… Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway has become a sh_thouse country, actually." – Trump, in Port Huron, Michigan, 10/25/26

Actor, author, art historian, and gourmet cook Vincent Price (1911 – 1993) in 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 (American International Pictures, 1974) Great piece on his colorful life, multi-faceted career, and film legacy (from Bruce J. Wood’s 𝘈𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦): aoidemagazine.com/2024/10/14/v...

“You won’t find adult consensual relationships on this list… What you 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 find is many kinds of abuse of power… Republican r_pists, ch_ld m_lesters, sexual harassers, and domestic abusers.” You will also find people who cover for them… people with power who enable the abuse.” goppredator.com

“They say people are really hurting because of the Iran war. They say I shouldn't say anything positive because people are hurting. I don't give a damn if people are hurting, we're making a fortune. We're making a fricking fortune." – Trump in Perry, GA (10/24/26) Cartoon: @billdayart.bsky.social

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, by @wefail.bsky.social Limited edition prints available at wefail.art

“Ramaswamy is an evil, lowlife piece of garbage who has been infected by the same disease as the rest of the Republicans, demonstrating an utter lack of morals, empathy and character and calling it ‘playing hardball.’ “He learned from Trump that there is no bottom, only winning at all costs.”

Maureen O’Hara (1920 – 2015) and eight-year-old Natalie Wood (1938 – 1981) on the set of 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 34𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵, 1947

@ifloz.bsky.social writes: “Ukraine is being left like a shag on a rock by the one country that could end this shitfight in a month, and the bastard doing the leaving is telling the rest of us it’s a peace plan. “To my American readers… the midterms are in 13 days. Vote the way an ally would.”

Dancer, actor, and singer Fred Astaire (1899 – 1987) teaching his four-year-old son, Fred Jr., a few of the old man’s moves, 1940

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social

Hats off to #Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker for backing @amyactonoh.bsky.social! “There comes a time when simply condemning someone's actions isn't enough – we have to put it all on the line… making damn sure that men who thrive on cruelty and division don't get a free pass to govern.”

Blues icon Muddy Waters (1913 – 1983) and his wife, Geneva Morganfield (1915 – 1973), photographed by Art Shay in Chicago, 1951 More reading on the couple’s relationship (via Nick Lee, 2022): nedhardy.com/2022/02/10/g...

On this day in 1882: Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó – better known as Bela Lugosi – is born in Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1956) Tribute art by Joseph Davis

@ifloz.bsky.social writes: “[Trump] is funding both ends of his own fuel crisis and calling it a deal. The Kremlin’s best customer isn’t buying diesel. He’s buying the war that makes the diesel expensive, and the silly bastard is paying retail.”

𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, by @jesseduquette.bsky.social

@joshtpm.bsky.social reports: “Habba made the explosive charge that her now-husband, a Turkish nepo-oligarch… had given $6 million to Grenell for the Kennedy Center… But Grenell, she claimed, had siphoned the money off, presumably for himself. At the time Grenell was running the Kennedy Center.“

@ifloz.bsky.social writes: “[Y]ou’re standing in the wreckage of your own farm, you can see exactly who did it—and you 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 can’t bring yourself to say the words. Can’t admit the mistake. Can’t walk into that booth and do the 𝘰𝘯𝘦 thing that might fix it. You’d rather lose the farm than lose face.”

Everything you need to know to cast your #vote in #Illinois – from registration info, polling places and mail-in #voting to who and what's on the November 3rd ballot: #midterms #GOTV #LFG patch.com/illinois/acr...

On this day in 1927: Stage and screen actor, producer, and director George C. Scott is born in Wise, Virginia (d. 1999) More reading: “A Lion Roared: The Fascinating Life and Career of George C. Scott,” by John Farr (2016): www.bestmoviesbyfarr.com/articles/geo...

Legendary makeup artist Jack Pierce transforms Boris Karloff into Imhotep during production of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘺 (Universal Pictures, 1932) A nice piece on Pierce’s career and legacy (including some great photos) from 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 magazine: ascmag.com/articles/jac...

Newsflash: Mark Zuckerberg is an awful human being. “[T]he Instagram accounts of Brazilian ​President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by ‌restrictions during the country's election… while the platform [simultaneously] recommended the profile ​of challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro…”

Cartoon by @hucktooner.bsky.social

Betrayal abounds. Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social

@bmeiselas.bsky.social writes: “Two hundred and thirty days into a war that was supposed to be quick, the Pentagon’s message is that everything is under control. The ships on the bottom of the strait, the attacks nobody will report, and $110 oil say otherwise.”

Gallery: Actress Kay Francis (1905 – 1968) – “The Queen of the Warner Bros. Lot” A deep dive into her life and career from Michael Ohanlon’s remarkable tribute hub: kayfrancisfilms.com/about-this-s...

Bless you, Canada. 🇨🇦 @ifloz.bsky.social writes: “Washington calls it a boycott. Carney called it a long weekend. The country that has spent 18 months refusing to buy American whiskey and cancelling Florida got told by its prime minister that it’s been having fun, and the room agreed with him.”

Heads up, #Illinois: Early voting is now underway, and you still have a few more days to register online. If you’re already registered and plan to #vote by mail (or on Election Day) you can get instructions and double-check your registration status here: www.vote.org/state/illino...

@ifloz.bsky.social writes: “If I were a Republican, I’d be f*cking worried – and I don’t mean the Fox-panel kind of worried... I mean the kind of worried where you quietly check whether your pension is vested and start being nice to the Democrats two doors down. […] “Nineteen f*cking days.”

Murder, rinse, repeat. This makes 52 school shootings so far 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 – 36 of them on K-12 school grounds – leaving 28 dead and dozens more wounded. And, as usual, not a single Republican lawmaker anywhere in America is going to lift a god-damned finger beyond “thoughts and prayers.” 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚.

Gallery: Actress and singer Dorothy Lamour (1914 – 1996) in Paramount’s 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯, co-starring Jack Benny, Edward Arnold, and Betty Grable, 1939

Horror film icons Lon Chaney Jr., Tor Johnson, John Carradine, and Bela Lugosi taking a break on the set of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱, 1956

Men like this should not be roaming free.

@itsalovelylife.bsky.social writes: “This is who [Vance] is and always has been… a chameleon who can be bought by the highest bidder… He wants people to see he can stand in front of a crowd and say the cruel, ugly things to keep the MAGA base engaged, while still keeping the MAGA donors satisfied.”

@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social writes: “This rally isn’t an aberration; it’s a microcosm. This is what MAGA is. This is the depravity this movement foments. This is what these people are. Every single person in that arena, just like every single person who still supports him, is morally broken.”

Art of the Deal: Russia is actively supplying weapons to Iran in exchange for Iranian oil – then selling the oil to us at a tidy profit. We’re literally funding our own enemies. @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social’s report (12:48): youtube.com/watch?v=WpV-...

Via @tomadelsbach.bsky.social:

“Your government has booked a firing squad for live broadcast, thirty days after the midterms. Work out who the show is for. […] “America, you are in grave f*cking danger. If you wait until your institutions have collapsed before you decide to defend them, you’ll find you waited too f*cking long.”

“Somewhere in the Army there are eight young soldiers—somebody’s kids—who are about to be ordered to shoot a man in wheelchair, on camera, so the Secretary can have his content. They signed up to serve their country and got cast as extras in Pete’s snuff film without so much as a release form.”

On this day in 1932: Comedian, author, actor, and civil rights champion Dick Gregory is born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2017) Nice tribute piece from Lewis Randa (𝘗𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 2025): www.plymouthindependent.org/celebrate-th...

@johnfugelsang.bsky.social writes: “Let’s talk about the Trump administration’s latest contribution to Christianity: a public execution of a killer, livestreamed for your viewing pleasure; brought to you by killers with a much higher body count, who view Jesus as their own sacred mascot.“

Recommended listening: @mollyjongfast.bsky.social’s conversation with Professor @timothysnyder.bsky.social on the end of the political status quo, Ukraine’s future, ineptness at the DOD, and the tricky road ahead for Dems after the midterms. Starts at 56:45: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...