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Woody Harrelson has done an ad "for Exxon". Well worth watching

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

La Passagère du 54

Ukraine was invaded by Russia in 2014, and has seen 20% of its territory occupied, while Russia bombs civilian targets nightly. Anything Ukraine does in response is defensive. If Musk tries to claim otherwise, he is a homicidal liar.

America under Trump in one image

Woman's Head (Rosalia) https://www.wikiart.org/en/amedeo-modigliani/woman-s-head-rosalia

Avenue of Schloss Kammer Park https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28555

Skull - 1887 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14149

Trump seems to have succeeded at breaking mail-in voting.

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The Writers Guild on Musk blocking releasee of the documentary "Musk": "A small handful of billionaires now own virtually every major media company, news outlet, and social media platform and are demonstrating how this unchecked concentration over our news and media threatens democratic discourse."

The Right’s Fascistic Fever Dreams Are a Sign of Weakness MAGA wants us to believe that Trump can simply declare “martial law” and wipe away the system - but it’s just not true. A threat assessment before the midterms. Some thoughts from my new piece: 🧵

The Jockey

Landscape, 1882 https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12353

Foothold - Hicks Bay, Gisborne Region, New Zealand #photography #landscape #nz

Photo by Zhuang Xueben

Portrait of Paul Alexandre https://www.wikiart.org/en/amedeo-modigliani/portrait-of-paul-alexandre-1909

Villy Søvndal: member of the European Parliament for Denmark asks Americans to defend Ukraine by not voting Republican in the midterms. "Help defend the principles America has defended and believed in for generations: namely: freedom, democracy, and sovereignty."

Rocky points in Belle-Île - 1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110162

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Klimt’s Two Girls with an Oleander (1890) uses dense floral patterning to frame what feels like a private moment. The painting appears transitional, moving away from academic narrative toward the lush, decorative language of his later Secession works.

Giving criminal immunity to the person with unfettered pardon power is a recipe for criminal government. And that's exactly what has happened.

To folks who follow me on Bluesky & appreciate the journalism I do. Can you please read the EPA story and post on social media platforms if you are so moved. This kind of work is important. But it only matters if people read it and engage with it. Here's the link. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Hamilton Nolan: the greatest threat to our democracy today is huge pools of accumulated capital in private hands. People like Bernie Sanders talk about the oligarchy... but people need to understand that breaking up these enormous fortunes is critical to us maintaining a democratic government.

This new electoral vídeo from Pedro Sánchez is quite something. Standing in front of Guernica defending the anti-war stance of his government, limiting military expenditure, denouncing the atrocity of Gaza. English subtitles.

The indictment of Floris and Benavides is entitled to no presumption of regularity. After it has been dismissed, it will be important to learn what falsehoods and misrepresentations were made to the grand jury to secure it. The most likely outcome of this case is the disbarment of Jeanine Pirro.

Apples, 1878 https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12007

Renoir painted nudes, Monet didn’t. His wife Alice said she’d kick him out if he brought models home. So instead, he painted his stepdaughters—especially Suzanne, who posed for Woman with a Parasol. Sometimes family drama shapes art history.

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

Good information from Brandi Buchman here

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To be soon adopted by your local law enforcement. Can’t wait for the killer-dogs and electrocution-gloves future in store for all of us.

The leftward shift in Hispanic voting since 2024 will prove this was a dummymander.

This very revealing. As framed by Trump, this is a she said/she said dispute, so he will decide who’s the truth teller and yell over anyone who disagrees—Paradigm of Trump creating reality convenient for him, damn the consequences.

The Executive Branch has no authority to regulate states’ election decisions as to candidate qualifications, and the choice to file a lawsuit like this just days before an election speaks volumes about the political corruption festering at the top levels of the DOJ.

Is this Murphy’s play to become Senate majority leader in January? Is it working?

Trump as character reference. I don’t know, man.

New: Low-info voters, who put Trump in the White House, now look even more anti-Trump than high-info voters, and give Dems bigger margins on the generic ballot. 1 out of 3 Trump voters who can't name the party in charge of Congress now back Dems for 2026. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/poll-low-i...

Here is every state with early/mail vote reporting ranked by the change in the share of votes cast by Black voters, relative to the same point in 2022. Could someone remind me which state the Callais case came from? (yes, Black turnout in LA is massive, with SC just behind)

Today, The Cook Political Report is moving 19 more House races, all in Democrats' direction. Six districts are moving from the Toss Up column to Lean Democrat. Two more open seats are moving from Lean Republican to Toss Up. Read more from @erincovey.bsky.social:

I’ve never trusted this shitweasel.

Black Linn Falls, Dunkeld #Scotland #Hermitage #Dunkeld #Perthshire www.damianshields.com

Caught this brown bear passing under an eagle in a tree, on the shores of Crescent Lake in Lake Clark National Park. #photography #landscape #wlidlife #bears #birds flic.kr/p/2sHQDzZ