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"The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." --The Treaty of Tripoli, unanimously ratified by Congress on June 7, 1797

Local officials report record turnout in the Israeli election.

'December Fog at Twilight', Blackheath by Benjamin Hope benjaminhope.net

The United States has chosen Poland to host a new servicing centre for Patriot missiles, in a decision both countries have described as "historic". Poland says it was chosen ahead of rival bids from Germany, the Netherlands and Norway.

Oh, it seems record voter turnout has the corrupt war criminal worried. Good.

The invisible people who filled Donald's first inauguration are so loyal that they also attended his rally last night.

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY:

Moonraker (1979): US International One-Sheet, art by Dan Goozee I love how Goozee incorporated action scenes from the movie into Drax's Space Station.

"I have 5 sisters... If any piece of shit did to them what Vivek Ramasamy did to Amy Acton he’d find himself flat on his ass" Former ND Senator Joel Heitkamp on why Amy Acton is the better human in the Ohio Governors race: bit.ly/4imhJyT

Étretat, L'Aiguille and the Porte d'Aval - 1885/1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110139

In 2026, the most commonly accepted list of Middle Eastern countries includes 15 core states: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Palestine. Yeah. Real bunch of fucking tongue-twisters. Now do Schenectady.

Trump is the one allying himself with terrorists, but you don't see him having to answer for it.

One of the fun aspects of people tweeting about the Oxford pedestrianisation scheme is that you can tell who has not actually been to the West End of London for a very long time.

Save us from childish men in power.

Flavio Bolsanaro has reportedly fled Brazil. Reuters reports he is en route to the USA. He failed to surrender his passports to Brazilian authorities engaged his alleged involvement in money laundering. The documents have been cancelled. Trump's America may offer him refuge nonetheless.

Might start a petition to get him a full refund from Yale.

hello from Battle Creek where I've just met the biggest dog I've ever seen in my life regular human-sized foot for scale

Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at CarersUK, welcomes the Government’s plan to end the Carer’s Allowance earnings cliff edge. This however should be the start as carer's allowance is 5x less than minimum wage, and that is something that needs to be addressed too.

Farage tying himself in angry knots here ... as he refuses to answer the basic question: Is it racist to call Kemi Badenoch a "Nigerian scammer"?

idk man, I'm Arab and I do a lot of posts, surely that's got to count for something

The Old Tree, Gorge of the Petite Creuse - 1889 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10362

Charing Cross Bridge, Overcast Weather - 1900 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10782

Morning all. Photographer Evelyn Hofer, Dublin, 1966.

Painting by Doreen Fletcher, ‘Black and Yellow House’ 1979 Oil on canvas, Size not stated.

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president" x.com/atrupar/stat...

The guy should read a book now and again. Maybe the worm ate the part of his brain that had some history in it.

Netflix made $10bn last year but culled 1,000 people Microsoft made $133bn but they’re offering severance to 60,000 employees now The NASDAQ, DOW, FTSE will all soar while the general population collapses into poverty.

'Blue Planet III' will deliberately include murkier and less polished underwater footage to assure viewers it's real and not AI-generated 🌊 The David Attenborough-narrated series won't feature a single AI-generated frame (via guardian)

Hollinrake's a doofus #Newsnight

Portrait of Edith Schiele, 1918 https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25977

Russia, Iran and China as consistently named threats, but the Tory argument to avoid rejoining is 'shaking stability'. Its obvious to anyone with a brain, that we are destabilised as a nation. Issues around social media disinformation & segmentation needs foregrounding front and centre #Newsnight

La Bola Negra is everything you could want from a trip to the cinema: vast, rich, profound, unpredictable, impossibly ambitious and painfully beautiful. It's an all-time classic.

This is a rare moment of bipartisanship. And a reliable indication that Darline Graham is a horrible, inexperienced nepo-candidate.

The Garden - 1900 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110321

I like this season's Document collection. Document is a Korean menswear brand that used to do minimalist-styled clothing that leaned heavily into distinctive silhouettes, although this season feels more heritage-y. In the US, they are carried at No Man Walks Alone and Namu Shop.

Good evening! This week's theme is Mist and Fog. ------ 'The Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street' by George Hyde-Pownall (1866-1939) (Private collection)

The Valley of Sasso, Sunshine - 1884 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10003