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JP Colin @jpcolindesign.bsky.social · 23d

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#Politics #ToxicPolitics #DonaldTrump #America #Philosophy #Psychology #History #Art #Artists #Arts

Art and the End of the "America" Meme

The United States of America was never functionally much more than a poorly developed marketing meme, but now it's been exposed as the fascistic memetic compost pile it will end its run as.

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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 17h

For fans of cozy cottages, sipping tea with a good book, and exploring misty woodlands, the illustrations of Vanessa Gillings tap into a sense of comfort and wonder.

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a watercolor illustration by Vanessa Gillings of a young boy with a pointy hat on, holding a stick-like wand and transforming paper into birds

a watercolor illustration by Vanessa Gillings of a young woman with a feathery cape on, floating above a rock pinnacle and greeting a raven

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 16h

Opinion | Why is participation in museums so difficult?

Ideas and practices of participation have boomed in museums over the last 20 years, says Helen Graham, associate professor at the University of Leeds.

Why is participation in museums so difficult? - Museums Association

Ideas and practices of participation have boomed in museums over the last 20 years

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Keep it up, folks!

Together - hope is here!

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Exclusive: Greens Plan To 'Overtake Tories And Replace Labour' As Support Surges

The party has also seen its membership break through 100,000 for the first time.

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JP Colin @jpcolindesign.bsky.social · 21h

Legend band.

Steve Lloyd @steved4952.bsky.social · 1d

#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge

Day 13

Senses Working Overtime - XTC

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XTC - Senses Working Overtime (Official Video)

YouTube video by Rune Hede

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Tracy G @tgcharton.bsky.social · 1d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic

Day 15 - Everybody, everything or everywhere in the title

Gary Numan - Everything Comes Down To This

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Gary Numan - Everything Comes Down To This (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Kimber Johnson @kimberjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

I sure dig those old AC/DC albums with Bon Scott.

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AC/DC - If You Want Blood (You've Got It) (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by acdcVEVO

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JP Colin @jpcolindesign.bsky.social · 21h

EPIC ALBUM.

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Edvard Munch @edvardmunch.bsky.social · 22h

The Dead Mother 1900
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JP Colin @jpcolindesign.bsky.social · 22h

The voter fraud claims are a joke. The push to end mail-in voting is a power grab.

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The Heritage Foundation's Election Fraud Map

The Heritage Foundation's Election Fraud Map is an interactive tool providing a sampling of proven instances of election fraud across the U.S. From @HeritageDataviz

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 1d

Time to indulge in a little nostalgia with Russell Sidney Reeve’s The Felixstowe to Ipswich Coach (c 1950)

Two women sitting on the bus, one knitting, the other gazing out window at fields, male passenger doing the crossword, and a uniformed driver at the wheel. A white dog sleeps next to a backpack

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Members of Steel Pulse, The Clash and Sex Pistols demonstrating outside National Front Leader Martin Webster’s house in 1977

Photo by Caroline Coon

#punk #punks #punkrock #PunksAgainstRacism #steelepulse #TheClash #sexpistols #NaziPunksFuckOff #punkrockhistory

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Liberal Buddhist @liberalbuddhist.bsky.social · 1d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#nightflight

Day 14
1983

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Prince - 1999 (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Prince

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Those were the days 🔥
The Canterbury Apartments, a legendary Hollywood apartment complex that was a hub for early punk rockers in the late 1970s, including members of the Go-Go's, The Germs and The Bags.

#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory

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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 1d

The Shoot - 1876
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

19 years ago today
Singer Patti Smith, with Flea on bass, performs on stage during CBGB's final farewell show on October 15, 2006 in New York City

#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #flea #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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ART @art.bsky.social · 1d

El boxeador [The Boxer] Camilo Mori (1896-1973) 1923
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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 1d

JS Sargent demonstrates bravura watercolour technique in depicting his niece Rose-Marie Ormond ~ “the most charming girl who ever lived” ~ in a flowing white dress, lounging on a grassy bank, one hand restraining her umbrella. For her story, see www.artinsociety.com/rose-marie-o...