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If anyone you know — friend, family member, colleague, neighbor — is thinking of voting Republican in this election, send them this video. It's the case against Trump and his party, as presented in multiple rallies and interviews this month by ... Donald Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ny...

I got to talk to Ellen Weintraub - FEC commissioner & four-time chair from 2002 to 2025! It's here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFKn... **And while I have you, it's free to subscribe to the YouTube channels and helps me a lot on the backend - so this is a request/plea if you've got a YouTube account**

Health insurance premiums rose 5% this year — and workers took the hit.

For anyone who needs yet another reason to go look at some birds: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

more political candidates should wear hats, in my opinion

This is my last public talk for the season, coming up on Nov 6 www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...

From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Fashionable Blues of the 18th century' - wp.me/p3JTNy-2h0 #18thc

Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso was born #OnThisDay in 1881. Yves Saint Laurent took inspiration from Picasso’s Portrait of Nusch Éluard (1937) to create this blue, black and ivory wool jacket for his A/W 1979 Hommage a Picasso collection. Yves Saint Laurent. #fashionhistory #arthistory

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The Authoritarian Is the Other Guy (But it used to be a guy in another country) dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/the-author...

Wanna understand the difference between the lawyers calling the shots in Trump 1.0 vs. Trump 2.0? Boy do I have the book for you - mine, now available for pre-order! a.co/d/0330OVtL. And yeah, I'll have more to say about this soon....

This weekend is the only early voting weekend in Texas - early voting ends on Oct 30. Please make a plan to vote!

"It’s Time to Take Starlink Away from Elon Musk," by Paul Krugman. Americans did not give him the right to make national security policy. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-time-t...

One of the best parts of looking up are the constant reminders that you are seen and loved by God. Birds, sunsets, clouds, more birds. Here was mine today.

Ramaswamy has produced an attack ad weaponizing the rape of his opponent, Amy Acton, when she was 12 years old. It features Acton’s mother, who abandoned Acton after she was raped by her step-father, fleeing the state with her husband. Here is the corporate money helping fund that ad.

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this Schiaparelli London haute couture rosebud and polka-dot printed crêpe ensemble, dating from 1936-38. The dress bodice is formed from five horizontal panels with a plastic zip in the back. Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #fashionhistory

Get Dana's book here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

"Trump is Destroying Americans’ Healthcare," by Paul Krugman. Twelve million have lost coverage — and it’s getting worse. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-d...

"Realism" is an empty doctrine - and "realists" are just mimicking Moscow talking points, says @EdwardGLuce giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

The New York premiere of My Fair Lady was held #OnThisDay in 1964 at the Criterion Theater. Actress Audrey Hepburn attended wearing a white satin dress and an embroidered purple lace and chenille Givenchy evening coat from the A/W 1964 collection. Museum of the City of New York. #fashionhistory

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1923 off-white cotton crêpe dress. It features a v-shaped neckline with a blue crêpe edged collar and appliqué decorations on the skirt of stylised windmills outlined in blue, brown and orange. Manchester Art Gallery collection. #fashionhistory

If you are wanting to learn about the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territory, this important film is a very good place to start. www.docnyc.net/film/traces/

Trump's Ukraine Betrayal: Is MAGA Finally Falling Apart?Tom Nichols & Charlie Sykes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDUw...

Dutch actress, socialite, and model Talitha Getty was born #OnThisDay in 1940. She was photographed wearing this Thea Porter trouser suit, consisting of emerald green silk chiffon trousers and a butterfly print tunic-style top at the Paris Casino in 1970. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

Traces of Texas reader Mark Shedd kindly sent in this mambo version of the Davy Crockett theme as recorded by Irving Fields in early 1955. Mark says it was "a shameless attempt to cash in on the Davy Crockett mania playing out across the land." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT8e...

A Scaramucci is ten days (july 21-31). Zacharia was appointed on Oct 9 and lasted till October 16. So a Zacharia is seven days, or 7/10ths of a Scaramucci.

Trump says drug prices are down 300–700%, and Americans pay “the lowest drug prices” in the world. Prescription drug prices are down only 3.9%, and our prices are still near the top of the list. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart

German model, singer, and actress Christa Paffgen, known professionally as Nico, was born #OnThisDay in 1938. In 1966, she famously wore this textured paper dress with red and white striped binding that Andy Warhol screen-printed the word 'FRAGILE' onto. Brooklyn Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Drippy, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection mascot.

Something Americans agree on, regardless of party: curbing $ in politics. New U of MD @publicconsultation.org survey: 85% of Democrats & 82% of Republicans back an amendment to overturn Citizens United. Follow us to keep following the money🔎. Full story: www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/10...

1. Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, says she is a lawyer. She has claimed to be a lawyer repeatedly on national TV, on podcasts, and on social media. But there is no evidence that Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law.

What a farce ! And I think it tells us something about capital punishment.

Explore the interior design history of American automobiles on the latest #HagleyHistoryHangout! Here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...

My take on the new Trump-Putin idea about how to break Ukraine and bring victory to Russia. www.policymagazine.ca/trumps-diese...

Interesting discussion on the European economy, standard of living, and prospects for growth, with Nobel laureate Paul Krugman. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/my-head-ta...

Trump throws Putin yet another lifeline while russia intensifies its killing of Ukrainian civilians. Every American who loves democracy and freedom should be deeply ashamed of their govt and working to punish it for this betrayal of basic American values and interests.

A simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."

"AI Versus Everything Else," by Paul Krugman. The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-versus-...

It’s up, it’s up, it’s up! The Undevotional: 52 Ways to Find God Without Trying So Hard is here for preorder. Gentle, nature-based spiritual practices, prayers, and Scriptures for weary souls. Give yourself (or a friend!) the gift of a future book. (Link in comments)