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Bookdragon. Educator: NYC History, Movies. Dancer past. Freaked out citizen of a hijacked "Democracy". ai abolitionist.
#WyrdWednesday Personification of John Barleycorn from the exhibition John Barleycorn Must Die held at the New Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester, June to Aug 2019. Created by the artist Matt Rowe with the aide of Carol Partridge, a member of the Guild of Straw Craftsmen.
"When it comes to the very obscenely rich in America, I take an aggressive zero-tolerance attitude. Break their monopolies. Seize their estates. Confiscate their wealth. They have built a system by which to steal our freedom as well as our money. They are criminals. We should treat them as such."
The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · yesterdayZero-tolerance for oligarchs www.editorialboard.com/zero-toleran...
Sheet with pattern of brightly colored landscapes in hexagonal frames, late 18th–mid-19th century, by Anonymous Class: Prints Medium: Relief print (wood or metal) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/822820
I hadn't heard of Library Dads before Connie Willis mentioned them in a post. Just knowing they exist makes me so damn happy. Well done, gentlemen. www.thelibrarydads.org
New Demo A cold one because it was so warm. How to Paint Fresh, Glowing Snow | Watercolor Demo youtu.be/dJ0gTdGGqIE
How to Paint Fresh, Glowing Snow | Watercolor Demo
YouTube video by Edo Hannema Watercolor Techniques
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Just watched Ophelia, 2018. LOVED IT. Great performances, and what a very salient perspective, esp. for us wimmin folk. Directed by Claire McCarthy. Also will share a cool interview with the author of the book it's based on.
I was moved to read Samantha Morton talk about getting fired from the Spike Jonze movie Her in this piece. She was on the set when I was there reporting a story--her work as the voice was done live, and her commitment to what she was doing on the film was extraordinary. deadline.com/2026/08/sama...
Samantha Morton On Why She "Hasn't Worked For A Year" Since 'The Odyssey' & Why She Was "Sad" & "Hurt" After Getting "Fired" From 'Her'
Samantha Morton is opening up about not working after filming Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.
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🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution — a proposal that fueled extraordinarily high voter turnout in Tuesday’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure, not...
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The role of ChatGPT in the accused FSU shooter’s case goes beyond providing tips, our investigation reveals. In the 12 months before his attack, he messaged with ChatGPT more than 6,600 times—including conversations revealing he was aggrieved, focused on extremist violence, and suicidal.
Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT
A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.
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Purple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her as she sat quietly in the front yard of her DC home
Purple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her at her DC home
National Guard troops seized Anna King, slamming her to the ground and leaving her with injuries that required surgery, according to a federal tort claim
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Review Roulette on Vaughn's birthday goes to 11. Don't take my word for it. Read this & thank me when you're done laughing, loving, & learning.
Dr. Vaughn Joy@gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · yesterdayI did work on my birthday, which means I wrote an absolutely unhinged review of Beauty and the Beast (1991) that actually comes to a solid argument about how widespread the fuckery of toxic masculinity is in society. (Fair warning: the title absolutely does not match the tone of this review.)
Hunting with a bare bottom seems a supremely bad idea. Does Diana even want your offering? Your friends seem judgy. collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/5335...
Meet Tigernos, one of Britain’s earliest named sailors! ⚓️ A Briton and Roman fleet veteran, his story is recorded on the bronze Lanchester Diploma issued by Antoninus Pius in AD 150. It grants him honourable discharge from the Classis Germanica and Roman citizenship. #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology
Wenzel Hablik (German, 1881-1934) Firmament, 1913 Oil on canvas 201 x 301 cm Wenzel-Hablik-Museum #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Cute, but...So sad.
Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 2d agoThis would be rare here - a sign of the depth of the drought. Rabbits normally have no need to drink water - they are surrounded by pastures & hedgerows filled with green grass & juicy vegetation. Now the fields are scorched brown and dry - birds & animals & insects face dehydration. #Droughts
The day I’ve had at work, I could really do with a bearded, crested, three-headed beast of hell removing the people who have given me grief today. 📍 Tomb of the Infernal Chariot 🕰️ 3rd century BC, Etruscan 🏛️📷 Museum of Sarteano
I took my kids on a ten-day screen-free interrailing holiday and it was the best trip we ever did. www.cntraveller.com/article/how-...
I banned screens on a European 10-day train trip with my kids – this is what happened
Monisha Rajesh wonders whether her daughters will go off the rails once the usual entertainment is out of reach while navigating some of Europe's most fabulous cities
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Dana Ellyn - "I am not a chicken" acrylic on canvas. 🐓
‘Good photography isn’t about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It’s just about seeing. You either see or you don’t see. The rest is academic. Photography is simply a function of noticing things. Nothing more.’ Elliott Erwitt, New York, 1992. Photo Peter Adams.
