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@jbshakerman.bsky.social

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Democracy Today. Democracy Tomorrow. Democracy Forever. Read a lot, write a bit, help wife, love kids, pet cats, play klezmer. Retired. Slava Ukraini. Save the Republic. Fire Husted. (No DMs please.)

Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo Texas
Cylon firing weapon on 2004 episode of BSG.
Man using unusual appliance on recent Tucker Carlson special about testosterone.
Larry the Downing Street Cat.
Return of the Jedi’s Admiral Ackbar saying “It’s a trap”.
Marie Antoinette with a piece of cake before the shit hit the fan.
Founders John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died 200 years ago on July 4, 1826.
After promising a world class party for the rich, the Fyre Festival delivered a remote- island disaster.
Juneteenth paraders on horseback carrying American Juneteenth flag
Trump rudely shoves his way past the leader of Montenegro at a 2017 photo shoot.
Boxer Eric Esch, aka the ButterBean
Ernie Hudson wearing suit saying “If there’s a steady paycheck in it, I’ll believe anything you say”.
An insectoid inhabitant of InterZone from Naked Lunch by William Burroughs.
President Clinton with an Alien in 1992.
Scene from The Princess Bride shows Inigo Montoya talking to Vizinni.
Sally writing a report in cursive
Luke Skywalker says “I have a very bad feeling about this.”
NYT page reporting SCOTUS attack on voting rights with a different photo that shows Georgia polling place with altered sign saying “we reserve our right to refuse service to anyone”.
A Nazi-era stamp with Hitler’s likeness, reminiscent of Trump plastering his likeness of passports, national park passes, etc.
Jack Lemmon and Fred McMurray in The Apartment.
Grampa Simpson rambling: “so I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time…”
Bob Keeshan (aka. Captain Kangaroo) hosted a kids’ show between 1955 and 1984.
Apple map contradicts claims it had deleted Lebanon.
Lt. Gorman in Aliens losing control of the situation.
White House tweet says “Call if the Trump Effect”.
Don Draper saying “If you don’t like what is being said, change the conversation.”
Trump head at Cleveland No-Kings March that went for blocks. Who knows how many thousands?
Mike Tyson standing over opponent in boxing ring saying “Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth.”
Trump imagined as Henry VIII.
Larry the Cat, chief mouser at 10 Downing Street. No caption.
Kahn from Star Trek. Caption: I’ll say this for him, he’s consistent.
Pix: Baghdad Bob and Pentagon (SecDef) Pete Hegseth. Caption: Who was worse at combat PR?
Shows S&P down 1.3% and DJ down 1.4%
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck in closing scene from Meet John Doe