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Bronze by Aristide Maillol, at the Norton Simon museum. I did a paper on this sculpture back when I was getting my teaching credential.

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2 days ago

As summed up by #JohnKovalic (@muskratjohn.bsky.social)

http://www.dorktower.com/2025/03/04/19376/

2 days ago

If it seems that the #GOP is out of touch with their constituents, that's their plan.

"#Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral"

They're happy to "represent" you, as long as they can control the microphone.

#cowards

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-advised-avoid-person-town-halls-confrontations-cuts-go-vir-rcna194689

4 days ago

Is Rep. Ogles just looking to curry #Trump favor? Or is Trump's actual strategy to deal with a #judiciary he doesn't yet fully control to get folk to #impeach #judges that stand in his way?

https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/us-lawmaker-moves-to-impeach-federal-judge-for-blocking-trump-administrations-foreign-aid-freeze/

4 days ago

Apparently #conservatives and #GOP media shills are still holding a grudge about Obama wearing a tan suit, now morphed into " #Zelenskyy is disrespecting the US in general and #Trump in particular by not wearing a tux and tails and top hat when he visits the #WhiteHouse ."

Note also how the headline makes all of that the Ukrainian president's fault.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d4r9yvqzpo

4 days ago

"Trump wants to shrink the State Department’s size, reach and focus"

So #Trump is out to reshape the #StateDepartment to be more like him:

* Transactional
* Interested in driving profit
* Unhelpful and inconvenient
* Uncaring about what other people think of us
* Disdainful about helping others
* Disinterested in democracy
* A big help for #Russia and #China.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/27/trump-state-department-cuts-00206494

4 days ago

#Zelenskyy is far more gracious than I couild or would be under similar circumstances.

#Ukraine 🇺🇦

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/01/live-european-leaders-rally-behind-zelenskyy-after-trump-vance-clash-updates?page=with%3Ablock-67c2f2708f08707b9b4050bc#block-67c2f2708f08707b9b4050bc

5 days ago

Team #Trump blames the victim by saying that #Zelenskyy somehow forced #Trump and #Vance to attack him on camera by pressing for security commitments (as he has all along) as part of a #Ukraine minerals deal, after they told him not to. Also, he didn't properly "praise Trump" as instructed, and insisted on mentioning #Russian aggression.

If Zelenskyy made any error, it is in believing that security guarantees from this US administration would actually mean anything.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/01/trump-officials-zelenskyy

5 days ago

Trump and Vance's failed attempt to humiliate, cow, retaliate against, and otherwise attack the president of an allied country, in front of White House cameras, was despicable, shameful, and #evil.

It's also put the world on notice that if you don't kow-tow to Trump on everything, always, he will take personal, petty revenge, regardless of what it does to peace, safety, or human lives.

#Trump #Vance #Ukraine #zelenskyy

https://kottke.org/25/03/trump-betrays-ukraine-in-white-house-ambush-of-zelenskyy

5 days ago

"US judge further blocks #Trump's order curbing youth gender-affirming care"

Question: if the President of the United States can simply dictate that "there are only two sexes," what other "truths" can he establish by fiat and up-end the law and lives over. "Only heterosexual marriage is real"? "There is only one True Religion"? "Whites are the superior race"? "Only men can have jobs outside the home"? "We have always been at war with Eastasia"?

#TransRights #LGBTQ

https://www.reuters.com/en/us-judge-further-blocks-trumps-order-curbing-youth-gender-affirming-care-2025-03-01/

6 days ago

"Most #bannedbooks feature #peopleofcolor and #LGBTQ people, report finds"

Of course. That's the intent. Acknowledging such people exist, let alone that they face discrimination and other issues, makes conservatives feel uncomfortable and defensive. Easier to just get the books banned.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/banned-books-people-of-color-lgbtq

1 week ago

As always, one has to wonder if Trump is tribally deluded, maliciously mocking, or else "just" gruesomely nihilistic.

#Trump appoints screw-loose podcaster Dan #Bongino as Deputy #FBI Director.

https://www.wonkette.com/p/presenting-your-new-fbi-second-in?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1783367&post_id=157816345&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=tdmdr&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

1 week ago

The North American branch of the "We Love #Putin" club (#DonaldTrump, club president) wants you to know that little things like "who started the War on #Ukraine?" and "What land should Ukraine get to keep?" are not approved-of topics of discussion, and will be vetoed, ignored, or repressed as needed.

🇺🇦

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/us-joins-russia-ukraine-un-vote/index.html

2 weeks ago

So our Dear Leader #Trump has declared that (a) he's perfectly happy to unilaterally impose a #Putin -pleasing "peace" on #Ukraine because (b) they shouldn't have "started the war" and (c) should have ended the war much sooner and (d) btw Ukraine should be required to hold elections to vote #Zelensky out.

As always, the question is whether the man is deluded, manipulated, or just an asshole. Also, how America will ever hold its head up again.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/19/trump-says-he-will-probably-meet-putin-this-month-hits-out-at-ukraine

2 weeks ago

We got to see some #trailers for upcoming #movies while at the new #CaptainAmerica film.. What we saw and thoughts on same ...

https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/2025/02/18/movie-previews-we-saw-before-captain-america-brave-new-world.html

2 weeks ago

I am always fascinated by the determination of some outlets to paint everything #Marvel or #Disney does as a "flop" if it's not an unmitigated industry-changing success. And sometimes even then.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/02/17/how-captain-america-brave-new-worlds-box-office-compares-to-mcu-flops/

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