Marylou1916
@marylou1916.bsky.social
Woke Boomer. Amateur artist. Amateur writer. Friend of animals and admirer of all things honest and beautiful.
Gina Adams, artist of part (non enrolled) Ojibwe heritage, sews text from the 'American Indian Treaties' onto quilts, highlighting the deception and violence used to marginalize Native Americans in the formation of the US #WomensArt
Laura Wheeler Waring, Girl in Green Cap, 1943, US artist and educator, most renowned for her African American portraits made during the Harlem Renaissance #WomensArt
ATLANTIC: “The Pentagon’s chief planner, Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, ousted from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (by Hegseth). No explanation was given. This comes at an inopportune moment, given Trump may be planning to relaunch the war on Iran.” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Teapot, 1924 by Marianne Brandt, designer and artist who became head of the Bauhaus metal workshop #WomensArt
🚨 BIG WIN: Katie Phang just dealt Trump’s DOJ a major defeat in federal appeals court over the Epstein files. The judges didn’t just reject the administration’s attempt to delay the process. They affirmed Katie’s own arguments against them
Katie Phang Scores Major Appeals Court Win as Judges Reject Trump DOJ’s Epstein Files Delay
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to halt a review of foreign-language Epstein documents, handing Phang another legal victory.
meidasnews.com
Judge Hellerstein; Clinton appointee. Ruled against Trump trying to move the Stormy Daniels case to federal court. Blocked Trump from deporting people under the Alien Enemies Act. He was overseeing the Maduro case. Rest in peace, your honor.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 16h agoBreaking News: Alvin Hellerstein, a senior federal judge in Manhattan overseeing the prosecution of the captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, has died at 92.
Raul Flores was born on this day in 1935. He was shot and killed at 83, one of 23 victims of the 2019 racially motivated mass shooting at the El Paso, Texas Walmart. #disarmhate #banassaultweapons Our birthday calendar is available at thebirthdayfairyproject.org
29 October 1913 | A Dutch Jew, Alexander Pach, was born in Amsterdam. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 17 July 1942. No. 48310 He perished in the camp on 10 August 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
I've just added several new paintings to my etsy store. Please take a look! Small prints are also available monicamorrillart.etsy.com This is 'Peaceful Cove II' 30x48 acrylic on canvas
I made the decision to have Democracy Docket take down its paywall through Election Day. Read it, enjoy it, share it -- all for free. If you want to support this effort, here is how: hubs.ly/Q04Cxv-F0
Addtl Oct 28 birthdays – send information to thebirthdayfairyproject@outlook.com Seakara Carter should be 40 today. She was shot & killed at 39 in a 2025 domestic murder in LeMarque, TX. Stephanie Grizzell should be 43 today. She was shot & killed at 15 in a 2000 double murder in Littleton, CO.
AP: Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 apnews.com/article/dolo...
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta has died. Her family says the United Farm Workers co-founder, civil rights icon and feminist activist died Wednesday at the age of 96.
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29 October 1904 | Polish Jew Chaim Sznajder was born in Warsaw. He emigrated to France. On 25 June 1942 he was deported from #Pithiviers to #Auschwitz. No. 42586 He perished in the camp on 12 August 1942. His wife Marjam survived the war. --
The Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) started in 2009 with 250 rural women in S. Africa. Today, it's a volunteer-led movement of 178,000+ women farmers & farmworkers in 11 African nations. Under the banner "Guardians of Land, Life, Seeds & Love," they protect ecosystems & fight corporate land grabs.
Northern Spirit 24x36 acrylic on canvas monicamorrillart.etsy.com Other original paintings and small prints also available!
Laura Colon should be 65 today. She was shot and killed at 62, one of three victims of an armed man facing eviction in 2023 in Willoughby, Ohio. #endgunviolence Our birthday calendar is available at thebirthdayfairyproject.org
Christian Patrick said his superior told him his hairstyle of locs braided into a bun was not presentable in front of New Mexico livestock producers. www.courthousenews.com/new-mexico-b...
New Mexico brand inspector says livestock board fired him over hairstyle
Christian Patrick said his superior told him his hairstyle of locs braided into a bun was not presentable in front of New Mexico livestock producers.
courthousenews.com
These ruins were once a town called Lyman. Twenty thousand people lived here. Now, Russia bombs Lyman relentlessly, killing any life that might remain.
NEW: Texas Republicans sued to stop certification of the state’s upcoming election results if officials don’t hand count every paper ballot in the state. The lawsuit was filed just before Election Day, leaving the court to consider an extraordinary request on the eve of voting.
Texas county Republicans sue to block election certification unless every ballot is hand counted
The extraordinary request rests on speculative claims about artificial intelligence, foreign-made voting machine components and the possibility of undetected hacking.
democracydocket.com
We're all paying the price after Republicans increased the cost of living - look no further than an order at Waffle House.
The amount the Trump regime has spent waging war on Iran could have... -Funded free school lunches for every child -Provided free child care for 1 million children -Doubled the fruit and vegetable benefit for new mothers and infants ...with money left over. Priorities.