Gary Swafford

Awesomeness!

I love this!

Happy for you! Let us know how you like it.

And Andrew is in movie boxing heaven! (Bogie looks good here.)

truly the Ayatollah was a cruel tyrant but "getting rid" of an 86-year-old man said to be dying of cancer will not usher in a miraculous new democratic regime; likely, the same hardliners will remain in control and/or chaos will erupt. T***p only cares to avoid scrutiny as a notorious pedophile.

Or fox jackets

Vintage black-and-white studio portrait photograph of a young Berthe Morisot in the late 1860s or early 1870s, posed elegantly beside an ornate carved Victorian chair with twisted spindles and dark velvet upholstery. She is a poised woman in her 20s or early 30s with dark curly hair styled in an upswept fashionable manner, wearing a long-sleeved dark satin or silk dress with button detailing and a full, sweeping skirt. She leans gracefully on the chair arm with both hands, gazing directly to her left with a serious, introspective expression. The opulent interior background features paneled walls, evoking her bourgeois Parisian upbringing and her emergence as a key figure in Impressionism.

Impressionist oil painting "Woman at Her Toilette" (1875–1880) by Berthe Morisot, showing a young woman viewed from behind as she sits at her dressing table, arranging her hair in front of a large mirror. She wears an off-the-shoulder white gown with blue ribbon accents, her bare back and shoulders softly rendered in luminous, loose brushstrokes of white, cream, pink, and pale blue. The vanity holds a glass perfume bottle, flowers, and toiletries; the background dissolves into a dreamy swirl of pastel floral wallpaper, light reflections, and airy colors. The composition captures intimate, everyday feminine ritual with fleeting light and vibrant, sketch-like Impressionist technique, emphasizing privacy, elegance, and modern womanhood.

French painter Berthe Morisot died #OTD in 1895.

Acclaimed Impressionist who captured light, intimacy & everyday life with breathtaking brushwork. Only woman to exhibit her work at the first Impressionist exhibition (1874) alongside Monet, Renoir, and Degas. #art #ArtHistory #Impressionism #WHM

“Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That’s not my department,” says Wernher von Braun.
(Tom Lehrer)

The skyplane caught fire over Los Gatos Canyon
The great ball of fire it shook all our hills
Who are these dear friends who are falling like dry leaves?
Radio said, "They are just deportees"

Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

The Epstein cover-up is starting to crack, but Pam Bondi is still stonewalling. This is the biggest scandal in modern history, and it's being buried.

Congress: Do your job. Demand the full release NOW.

Who's with us? Tell your reps:

$400 million for a gilt-gold sleazy ballroom for T***p billionaire donors to celebrate together having rigged elections & assured themselves unassailable riches beyond measure even if, it's likely, T***p is no longer living by then; & no one will miss or remember him.

so handsome!

Olympia wanted her favorite aunt to see her new photo!

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You mean "Lady Lindsey."

The decree prompted global protests, forcing Rushdie into hiding for nearly a decade. The, never-rescinded, fatwa resulted in violence against translators and publishers, and directly led to a stabbing attack on Rushdie in 2022."

not everyone has short attention spans. recall:
"In February 1989, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa (religious edict) calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie, accusing his novel The Satanic Verses of blasphemy.

but also-- these are people who truly believe in curses! they seem never to forget.
Salman Rushdie expressed total surprise that, after so many years, this malcontent from NJ, who'd never read a word of Salman's prose, should "honor" the fatwa.

not at all: the point is, fundamentalists have long memories. they are not likely to forget the insult of their supreme ruler killed by US/Israeli missiles.

They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge.

They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership.

We do not have serious people running our country.

not at all: the point is, fundamentalists have long memories. they are not likely to forget the insult of their supreme ruler killed by US/Israeli missiles.

Just remember what this is all for…. Distracting from the Epstein files

Baby Ralph!

Cookie update. He is such a sweetheart. Very accepting of his indoor life. Seems ready to become a mushy household love bug. Not quite there yet. Still working on a March vet appointment for him. Still separated for now. Just set up a tv for him with an eagle cam. He's not interested. Love you all 🩷

I need you all to know he didn’t do shit today

The Democrats are a failed party. I do not think either party should exist at this point. I would be happy if two new parties arose to counter both the Dems and the GOP. The GOP is a party of abusers, the Dems are enablers, and this dynamic has been in place for the entire 21st century. The Democratic leadership is behaving no differently than they did before, which is the problem. It is the level of threat that has changed: failed democracy became fledgling fascism became an autocratic mafia state, and all the while, Dems collaborated with internal enemies and continue to protect them. Their refusal to focus on election integrity — a problem which dates back decades! — and instead fundraise off our fear is a key example of their failure.

On the Democrats: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/epstein-an...

Huh???!!!!
WHY???
Surely this is illegal and unconstitutional

How widespread is US election fraud? Nor very. The Heritage Foundation found percent of fraudulent votes was a minuscule .0000845%. Heritage data goes back 30 years & covers 32 elections with over 100 million votes cast & found only 39 cases of voter fraud

Getting some Baby Ralph hugs