Art should make you feel something, to ponder the intent of its creator. This portrait aims to capture my introspective nature, and the youthful beauty I once had, contrasting it with the urban decay of my birthplace. An image, that I hope, evokes emotion through its composition.

Trump asked Xi if China wanted to buy American weapons, US envoy says ft.trib.al/mWBFiWM

This hunger is eating me yet all I want to taste is you

Donald Trump’s attempt to ban reporters from the White House is “a preview of what to expect over Trump’s remaining time in office—especially if Democrats take control of one or both chambers of Congress,” Quinta Jurecic argues. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/po…

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Sen. Collins and others. Then the second Trump administration dismantled the unit handling the inquiry. propublica.org/article/fbi-s…

Terrifying piece details RFK Jr's systematic destruction of the CDC. When historians lift all the rocks of the Trump era the damage they'll find by the vermin beneath - DOGE, ICE, the AG's, Vought, Miller, Hegseth, the Epstein files, grift, extortion, stupidity - will explain how the US was turned into a second-rate nation in just two years. nytimes.com/2026/09/26/healt…

Good morning girls & boys.

I can do cute, sometimes. Don’t be fooled though, when provoked, I bite.

At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…

The DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term. propublica.org/article/trump…

Being blocked by people I have never interacted with is something I thought I’d left behind when I abandoned Bluesky. Apparently not. So much for freedom of speech 🤷‍♀️

Eleven days before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Egypt's intelligence chief made a secret mission to Israel to warn officials of a possible assault. He was on the ground just 67 minutes, so intent he had to come in person. @vmsalama has the receipts. theatlantic.com/national-sec…

The USA is a barbaric nation.

Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close. nytimes.com/2026/09/25/arts/…

They even let Donald Trump put a price on poisoning babies. Nothing is sacred to these Republicans. #TrumpsCorruptCongress

CARTOON OF THE DAY…

“It is also the fury of someone insistent on exerting as much power as he can over the steadily shrinking universe of what does remain directly under his control” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

Love both of these amazing and incredibly brilliant women. You can see their beauty

I have always been drawn to confident, intelligent, visually striking women, who bring a bit of edge or playfulness to life. So a free-spirited, dream weaving, “fuck the system”, rejector of beta males was always going to intrigue. Follow along and be utterly enchanted.