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John Singer Sargent, Javanese Dancers Performing (Inside Back Cover of Sketchbook of Javanese Dancers), 1889 #johnsingersargent #themet

“Speaking at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Friday, Donald Trump delivered an hour-long speech blending shopworn rally material with a string of leaden one-liners,” Deadline reports. “He was making his first appearance as president at the dinner, which had to be rescheduled last Aprtil after a shooter attempted to rush the ballroom […]

“President Trump on Friday ordered warning signs and exhibits installed outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to alert the public that the museum does not, in his view, accurately reflect American history,” the New York Times reports. The Guardian: Trump escalates Smithsonian attack with order for signs outside history museum.

New York Times: “On Wednesday, 205 House Democrats voted against that chamber’s version of the legislation, a striking break from the past when only the most liberal Democrats dared to oppose the annual defense bill.” “The shift underscored the hardening partisan divide over the war with Iran and its elevation as an issue in the […]

Wall Street Journal: “Widely expected to take Platner’s place on the ballot, Jackson faces a delicate high-wire act.” “On the one hand, he aims to capture the groundswell of populist energy that generated more than 150,000 votes for Platner in the June primary—a record turnout for Maine Democrats. On the other hand, Jackson must distance […]

“The conflict between the U.S. and Iran is escalating just as the two warring parties are running up against the limits of what they can achieve through military force,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The conflict widened this week after Iranian-allied militants in Yemen began striking ships transiting a key Red Sea chokepoint, helping drive […]

Politico: ”Nearly 40 years ago, the DNC unwittingly elevated Jesse Jackson by frontloading its schedule with Southern states. At the time, committee members hoped the shift would help a moderate white candidate, who they thought could more easily win a general election. Instead, Southern Black voters rallied to Jackson’s history-making candidacy. On Friday, the party’s […]

Finished reading: The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan. Listened to the dramatized version with voice actors and sound effects. 📚

Friday, July 24, 2026 RSS.chat worknotes are a feed now. Updated when there's a new feature or fix. Same info is on the worknotes pages in the repo. # Dear podcast client devs# Podcast client developers -- don't give up like this guy did. Yes RSS is delicious but you...

Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, 1884 #georgesseurat #artinstituteofchicago

Goldie Boone is a “digital country artist” who looks too good to be real. So I’m betting she’s not. (I wouldn’t have brought this up if she hadn’t appeared in one of my Facebook doomscroll reels.)