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Dianne Sherman

@dlsherman.bsky.social

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Strategic communications consultant. Former head of public affairs/comms at Save the Children and USAID; Adjunct professor at George Washington U. Love dogs, cats, art, activism, global health and democracy. No DMs from those I don’t know. 🦋

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Jun 22

Tile, made in Iran in the 17th century. #Art #FlowerReport #Flowers

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t let anybody take your joy away! The cover for this week’s issue of The New Yorker. “Cannonball,” by Harry Bliss. #Dogs #Art #Joy #Bliss 🐕🍁

Harry Bliss’s “Cannonball”

The delights of fall.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 4d

Shibata Zeshin, Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, Japan, 1872. #FlowerReport #Flowers #Art

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 11d

Paul Klee’s works of #art are simply beautiful and magical. Flowers in Glasses, 1925. #FlowerReport 🌺 #Flowers #Bloomscrolling

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 18d

“Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.”—Albert Camus 🍂

Egon Schiele, Autumn Sun and Trees, 1912. #Trees #FlowerReport #Flower #Art

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 25d

“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in” –Lyrics from ‘Anthem’ by Leonard Cohen. #Flowers #FlowerReport #Photography

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 26d

Important read >>>

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 26d

I've been reporting in East Africa on the impact of President Trump's USAID cuts, and I find that not only are children dying in large numbers but the pace is accelerating as stockpiles run out and people grow weaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy

www.nytimes.com

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 27d

An early look at next week’s cover of The New Yorker: “Remote Control,” by the brilliant Barry Blitt.

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · 28d

Lost in Space (The TV Series, 1965-68), from the episode "The Golden Man.” #IStandWithKimmel 🧡

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Sep 14

Henri Matisse, Liseuse au guéridon (woman reading at a small, round side table), 1921, Oil on canvas. #Art #FlowerReport #Flowers 🌸

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Sep 7

“No matter what yesterday was like, birds always start the new day with a song.” 🎶 #Birds 🐤 #Flowers #FlowerReport 🌸 #SundayMotivation

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Sep 4

RIP Walter Cronkite

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gustav Klimt, Lakeshore with Birches, 1902. #FlowerReport #Flowers #Trees #Bloomscrolling 🪻🌼

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Aug 29

No notes

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 24

Sea Daffodil, Mary Delany (England, 1778), colored papers, ink, watercolor. In her 70s, Delany invented a form of paper-cutting or decoupage, which she called her "paper mosaiks" and created 985 of these intricate illustrations of botanical specimens. #FlowerReport #Art #Flowers

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 17

Paul Klee, Blossoms in the Night, 1930. #Art #Flowers #FlowerReport 🪻#Bloomscrolling

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ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 13

We need DC statehood NOW.

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 14

“I did it. I threw a sandwich.” Best line of the week—and he is (was) a DOJ employee. #DC #Hero #Sub

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Genevieve Boiko @genboiko.bsky.social · Aug 10

Purple Fountain Grass sways its feathery plumes in verdant
landscape embracing timeless space. 🌱

My Garden Photo,
East Coast.

#Flowerreport
#Photography

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Jenny Linford @jennylinford.bsky.social · Aug 10

#FlowerReport Eye-catching floral window box in Marylebone, London.

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Love this!

Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Edward Hopper, Room in Brooklyn, 1932. MFA, Boston. #FlowerReport 🌼#Bloomscrolling #Art

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Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 9

Paul Klee, Katze lauert [Cat lying in wait], 1939. Black chalk on paper. #Caturday #Art #Cat 🐱

Dianne Sherman @dlsherman.bsky.social · Aug 6

Several people gathered at the base of the Great Pyramid, others climbing. Maison Bonfils (Beirut, Lebanon), photographer. Created 1867-1899. #Art #Photography #Egypt

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Patsy Cline @chompie97.bsky.social · Aug 3

Flower Reporter
Fernando
investigating the Agapanthus. 🌱💜🤍🌱
#SoCal #FlowerReport

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