Eric Badofsky

Hollywood heavyweights gather at a polished wood desk to sign a petition urging the U.S. government to make an economic break with Nazi Germany, 1938 Left to right: Claude Rains, Paul Muni, Edward G. Robinson, Arthur Hornblow Jr. (Myrna Loy's husband), Helen Gahagan, John Garfield, Gloria Stuart, James Cagney, Groucho Marx, Aline McMahon, Henry Fonda, Gale Sondergaard, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, and Universal Pictures co-founder Carl Laemmle

Hollywood giants petition for an economic break with Nazi Germany, 1938

L to R: Claude Rains, Paul Muni, E.G. Robinson, Arthur Hornblow, Helen Gahagan, John Garfield, Gloria Stuart, James Cagney, Groucho Marx, Aline McMahon, Henry Fonda, Gale Sondergaard, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, and Carl Laemmle

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie Podcast Episode · The John Fugelsang Podcast · March 7 · 41m

Oglala Lakota journalist @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social and Ojibway clinician and artist @juliefrancella.com describe Mullin as a “Custer Scout.” Spot-on take, IMHO.

Worthwhile listening from an Indigenous perspective, via @johnfugelsang.bsky.social:

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A small, barren island off the northern coast of Greenland, perhaps.

Editorial cartoon by artist Rick McKee depicting Donald Trump from the neck down, his clownishly long, red necktie trailing down his pant leg and onto the ground. In his hand is a large, semiautomatic handgun. Cowering at Trump’s heel is Kristi Noem, depicted here as a dog, looking up at Trump with a worried expression as Trump says to her, “Come on, girl.” Reference (2024): “Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book”: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book

“𝘏𝘦𝘺, 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺: 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.”

– @jbpritzker.bsky.social

Sammy Davis Jr. and Cass Elliot performing a duet on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 TV variety show, 1969. Each holding their own microphone, Davis is dressed in a black satin, open shirt accented with a thick, gold neck chain and pendant; and hip-hugger, bell-bottomed slacks with a gold chain belt. Elliot is wearing a signature floral print maxi dress, a style she frequently embraced as a fashion icon of the era. In its seven-season run on ABC, the show featured a myriad of stars from every corner of the entertainment industry – a lavish, big-budget answer to CBS’s wildly popular 𝘌𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸. Guest hosts included Bing Crosby; Fred Astaire; Jimmy Durante; Sid Caesar; Imogene Coca; Milton Berle; Dean Martin; Frank Sinatra; Groucho Marx; Joan Crawford; Bette Davis; Tony Bennett; Judy Garland; Phyllis Diller, and many more.

Sammy Davis Jr. and Cass Elliot performing a duet on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 TV variety show, 1969. Each holding their own microphone, Davis is dressed in a black satin, open shirt accented with a thick, gold neck chain and pendant; and hip-hugger, bell-bottomed slacks with a gold chain belt. Elliot is wearing a signature floral print maxi dress, a style she frequently embraced as a fashion icon of the era. In its seven-season run on ABC, the show featured a myriad of stars from every corner of the entertainment industry – a lavish, big-budget answer to CBS’s wildly popular 𝘌𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸. Guest hosts included Bing Crosby; Fred Astaire; Jimmy Durante; Sid Caesar; Imogene Coca; Milton Berle; Dean Martin; Frank Sinatra; Groucho Marx; Joan Crawford; Bette Davis; Tony Bennett; Judy Garland; Phyllis Diller, and many more.

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925 – 1990) and Cass Elliot (1941 –1974), performing a duet on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 TV variety show, 1969

Sadly, I’ve come to realize that the single biggest threat to the safety and security of the Jewish people—not just in Israel, but around the world—is Benjamin Netanyahu. Just as Donald Trump is to my fellow Americans.

The blowback caused by these two criminals is going to echo for generations.

WARNING: Illinois Is About to Elect a MAGA-Aligned Senator But it's not too late -- here's what we need to do to prevent a catastrophic failure and instead elect someone whose record aligns with our values

“𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘈 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱-𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 $28𝘔—𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘈𝘊𝘴, 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱-𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴—𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦.“

Natasha Lyonne Joins Chorus of Women Calling Out James Woods The actress also recalled Marlon Brando feeling her up on the set of “Scary Movie 2” before he was replaced by Woods.

Yeah… this class act.

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Cartoon by artist Deb Milbrath depicting a seething Pete Hegseth, turning his back on the flag-draped caskets of six fallen service members killed during the U.S. attack on Iran. Hegseth is exclaiming: “#%*?! making the President look bad!”

Cartoon by @milbrathdraws.bsky.social

MAGA superfan James Woods says he’s leaving the Republican Party Woods’ decision comes amid a split in the Republican Party between lawmakers wary of risky investigations and conservatives who want a tougher approach against Democrats

And the “Celebrity Circle of Hell” Award goes to…

James Woods.

Never mind the Christofascism; the war crimes; the domestic terrorism; the looting of the Treasury; or the biggest child trafficking coverup in U.S. history. This POS is jumping ship because the party just isn’t racist enough for him.

2019 cartoon by artist Mike Luckovich depicting former DHS secretary Kirsten Nielsen standing next to a cage with two Latino children locked inside. Pointing at the cage, she’s says, “It’s not a cage. It’s a wire cottage.”

Remember back when we all thought Kirsten Nielsen would go down as the most reviled DHS secretary in history?

Those were the days, eh?

Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social (2019)

Anyone outside of Russia who sees Viktor Orbán as a friend is a damned fool.

We should probably wait until the Dow sinks below 46,000.

Let’s say, next Tuesday. 💣

1955 CBC photo of singer Eleanor Collins OC (1919 – 2024), Canada’s “First Lady of Jazz” – the first Black artist in North America to host her own national television series. She is standing on a studio stage wearing a flower-patterned summer dress. A look at her life and trailblazing career from @nicholasjennings.bsky.social: https://www.nicholasjennings.com/eleanor-collins-trailblazing-jazz-singer-overcame-racism-with-quiet-dignity

Portrait photo of Eleanor Collins OC (1919 – 2024), Canada’s “First Lady of Jazz” – the first Black artist in North America to host her own national television series. She’s wearing a white collared silk blouse, and her ears are adorned with matching gemstones as she gazes off to her left. This photo was used by artist David Belliveau to create the artwork for a commemorative Canadian postage stamp, issued in 2022. A look back at Ms. Collins’ life and trailblazing, 80-year career from @nicholasjennings.bsky.social: https://www.nicholasjennings.com/eleanor-collins-trailblazing-jazz-singer-overcame-racism-with-quiet-dignity

Circa 1980s photo of Eleanor Collins OC (1919 – 2024), Canada’s “First Lady of Jazz” – the first Black artist in North America to host her own national television series. Seen here singing onstage, she is dressed in an off-the-shoulder satin gown, with a group of jazz musicians playing behind her. A look back at her life and trailblazing career from @nicholasjennings.bsky.social: https://www.nicholasjennings.com/eleanor-collins-trailblazing-jazz-singer-overcame-racism-with-quiet-dignity

2014 portrait photo of Eleanor Collins OC (1919 – 2024), Canada’s “First Lady of Jazz” – the first Black artist in North America to host her own national television series. She is dressed in an ornate, silver dress, smiling confidently into the camera. (Photo credit: Ghassan Shanti) A look back at Ms. Collins’ life and trailblazing career from @nicholasjennings.bsky.social: https://www.nicholasjennings.com/eleanor-collins-trailblazing-jazz-singer-overcame-racism-with-quiet-dignity

Eleanor Collins OC (1919 – 2024), Canada’s “First Lady of Jazz” – the first Black artist in North America to host her own national television series.

A fond look back at her life and trailblazing career from @nicholasjennings.bsky.social:

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Straight out of Dr. Strangelove.

We’re in seriously deep shit.

Wise words from our Kurdish friends. Anyone who still trusts the empty promises of Donald Trump is a damned fool.

I hope NATO is paying close attention, too — because there’s 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘺 that Trump (or his lap dogs in Congress) would ever honor Article 5.

I believe Bondi and Patel are the most vulnerable at the moment, but Lutnick looks pretty rickety now, too.

As deeply as I despise Liz Cheney, I hope her words from 2022 forever torment the souls of every MAGAt in America:

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯.”

Is Whiskey Pete actually giving the go-ahead on civilian targets, chemical weapons, boobytraps, IEDs, and prisoner torture?

He 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 know that the knife cuts both ways, right?

Painting by artist @Wefail depicting Kristi Noem as a beady-eyed, zombie-like creature wearing an ICE uniform and clutching an AR-style assault rifle. Over her shoulders lurk two monstrous ICE goons with dead eyes and sadistic, skeletal grins.

Do you think this wretched creature already has a preemptive blanket pardon in her pocket—or will Trump continue to dangle one over her head to keep her in line?

Either way, I look forward to seeing her—and her sleazy boyfriend—in shackles at Nuremberg II.

Art by @wefail.bsky.social

Trump's war on elections is hiding in plain sight False claims that foreign government interference caused him to lose in 2020 have been a staple of the diet of lies Trump feeds to his faithful.

@marcelias.bsky.social writes:

“𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴…

𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳… 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 #𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳.”

Nuremberg 2.0 is gonna be 𝘭𝘪𝘵.

Actress, fashion icon, Oscar winner, UNICEF ambassador, and U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993), in a publicity still for 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 (20th Century Fox, 1967) Her right arm flipped casually behind her head, Ms. Hepburn is wearing a metallic, coin-sequined sleeveless dress, accented by matching, coin-bangle earrings. Her straight, brown hair is styled into bangs surrounding her face, and falls just short of her shoulders, abs she is smiling warmly at the camera. A fascinating look at her life, her work, and her legacy: https://www.biography.com/actors/audrey-hepburn-facts-biography

Oscar and BAFTA-winning actress, fashion icon, humanitarian, UNICEF ambassador, and U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993), in a publicity still for 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥, 1967

A lovely look back look at her life, career, and legacy:

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Sheehy is a self-serving, racist poser who reportedly lied about being wounded in Afghanistan, as well as the circumstances surrounding his military discharge.

Some would describe such shameful behavior as stolen valor – a disgrace to the uniform second only to desertion.

Satirically “reworked” cartoon depicting Ernie Bushmiller’s iconic “Nancy” character and her friends standing in front of a masked cop. With her hands defiantly on her hips, Nancy steps forward and tells the cop: “You’re just a big Jan-Sixer Proud Boy pile of shit!”

Remixed Nancy, via Paul Shouse

Thank you for your continued coverage of—and support for—the people of Ukraine. My wife & I are making a contribution to the NAFO Truck campaign in your honor.

Keep punching, @bostonbrian.com, and we’ll see you on YT! 🥊

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Moses and Pee-Wee are our alarm clocks – and heaven forbid we sleep for a few minutes past their breakfast time.

New follower (by way of @bostonbrian.com). Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🔱

Sample ballot for next Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Cook County, Illinois (page 1 of 2)

Sample ballot for next Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Cook County, Illinois (page 2 of 2)

Attached: Sample ballot for next Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Cook County, Illinois.

Note: I proudly support @katmabu.bsky.social in the IL-9 race, but no matter who you prefer, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘!

Circa 1940s studio portrait of singer, dancer, and actress Yvonne De Carlo (1922 – 2007), dressed in a low-cut, backless black gown. With her right hand resting at her cheek, she is gently leaning into a white ermine blanket. Her thick, black hair is worn up, drawn behind her ears, and falls to her shoulder line. A look back at her life and career from The Guardian’s Ronald Bergan: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/12/guardianobituaries.obituaries

Studio portrait of singer, dancer, and actress Yvonne De Carlo (1922 – 2007) in her role as Sephora, the wife of Moses, in the 1956 film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. She’s dressed in a low-cut tunic-style gown, tied at the shoulders, and white headscarf. She is gazing over her left shoulder toward camera right with a confident and seductive gaze. Her thick, black hair is worn down, drawn behind her ears and cascading down her back. A look back at her life and career from The Guardian’s Ronald Bergan: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/12/guardianobituaries.obituaries

Circa 1964 studio portrait of singer, dancer, and actress Yvonne De Carlo (1922 – 2007) in her signature role as Lily in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 TV sitcom. With her hands up at her jawline, she’s dressed in a white chiffon gown with black lace piping at the neckline and waist. Her thick, black hair, highlighted with distinct white “skunk” stripes, is worn down, falling over her ears and cascading down her back behind her. A look back at her life and career from The Guardian’s Ronald Bergan: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/12/guardianobituaries.obituaries

Promotional studio portrait of singer, dancer, and actress Yvonne De Carlo (1922 – 2007) for the 1949 film 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴. Dressed in a sheer, low-cut blouse and split chiffon skirt, she is seated with her legs crossed, reaching down to remove one of her white high heels. Her thick, black hair is drawn behind her ears and cascades to her shoulder line. A look back at her life and career from The Guardian’s Ronald Bergan: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/12/guardianobituaries.obituaries

While best remembered for her role as Lily in the TV sitcom 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, actress, dancer and singer #YvonneDeCarlo (1922 – 2007) appeared in nearly 100 films and performed in numerous Broadway productions including Sondheim's 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴.

More from Ronald Bergan:

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