The Occupier
@mudwiggler.bsky.social
Musician, printmaker, bad cricketer. Music available at theoccupier.bandcamp.com and https://www.artcore.com/the-occupier
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Japanese embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota, known for her work highlighting cats #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Japanese embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota, known for her work highlighting cats #WomensArt
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
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I haven’t posted much art on here in a while but here is a reduction linocut I’ve been working on as a demo for my class and entry for a print exchange #printmaking #sciart #desertcottontail #rabbit #linocut
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I haven’t posted much art on here in a while but here is a reduction linocut I’ve been working on as a demo for my class and entry for a print exchange #printmaking #sciart #desertcottontail #rabbit #linocut
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"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable Asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable Asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
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seen on fbook this morning
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012), Avatar, 1947
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012), Avatar, 1947
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
seen on fbook this morning
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012), Avatar, 1947
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012), Avatar, 1947
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November 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Just found out people don't like it when you say that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in US history."
Oops, sorry, I accidentally said it.
Oops, sorry, I accidentally said it.
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just found out people don't like it when you say that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in US history."
Oops, sorry, I accidentally said it.
Oops, sorry, I accidentally said it.
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One of the secret dads of all us weirdos and misfits (we have secret mums too)
"Beneath us, at an immense distance, was the sun, black but shining; round it were fiery tracks on which revolv'd vast spiders, crawling after their prey, which flew, or rather swum, in the infinite deep."
Happy birthday William Blake, poet, visionary...science fiction writer.
Happy birthday William Blake, poet, visionary...science fiction writer.
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
One of the secret dads of all us weirdos and misfits (we have secret mums too)
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// Hope you liked this one! Lots more images and text than usual (and I had to trim it down!) so make sure to share it if you appreciate the hard work!
Read the full text: valdevia.art/portfolio/si...
And talking about hard work, HUGE thanks to @nao70shark.bsky.social who made the Siren 3D model!
Read the full text: valdevia.art/portfolio/si...
And talking about hard work, HUGE thanks to @nao70shark.bsky.social who made the Siren 3D model!
Sirens
It is often said that we are on top of the food chain, but recent scientific discoveries are casting doubt on this fact, as top predators have been observed adapting to hunt humans through mimicry.…
valdevia.art
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
// Hope you liked this one! Lots more images and text than usual (and I had to trim it down!) so make sure to share it if you appreciate the hard work!
Read the full text: valdevia.art/portfolio/si...
And talking about hard work, HUGE thanks to @nao70shark.bsky.social who made the Siren 3D model!
Read the full text: valdevia.art/portfolio/si...
And talking about hard work, HUGE thanks to @nao70shark.bsky.social who made the Siren 3D model!
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Artist Josh Kirby sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kirby_... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork from the period 1981-1985. The 4th is for Terry Pratchett's "The Colour of Magic":
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Artist Josh Kirby sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kirby_... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork from the period 1981-1985. The 4th is for Terry Pratchett's "The Colour of Magic":
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The stunning goldcrest is so tiny it weighs just five grams – about the same as a 20p coin!
It may be the UK’s smallest bird, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in high energy. Goldcrests flit through tree branches, rarely staying still for more than a second.
📷 Mark Singleton
It may be the UK’s smallest bird, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in high energy. Goldcrests flit through tree branches, rarely staying still for more than a second.
📷 Mark Singleton
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The stunning goldcrest is so tiny it weighs just five grams – about the same as a 20p coin!
It may be the UK’s smallest bird, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in high energy. Goldcrests flit through tree branches, rarely staying still for more than a second.
📷 Mark Singleton
It may be the UK’s smallest bird, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in high energy. Goldcrests flit through tree branches, rarely staying still for more than a second.
📷 Mark Singleton
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November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, America!
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, America!
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Leeds — Peter Mitchell, 1980s
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Leeds — Peter Mitchell, 1980s
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Chicago turkey photos from earlier this year:
A few photos of the turkey walking this morning near the Midway Plaisance.
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Chicago turkey photos from earlier this year:
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Thank you for your service.
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Thank you for your service.
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witness! the holiday majesty that is the s. d. ireland holiday cement truck
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
witness! the holiday majesty that is the s. d. ireland holiday cement truck
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25 Highly Respected Orgs Who Say Israel's Committing Genocide
The debate is over.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
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