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Nicholas Nicola

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etching,writing,politics,culture,ec/archeology, stars,anti-palm oil/humanitarian issues[...also have a strong tendency to repost many missives...life is 'Catch-22'...]. Apologies if no follow back.All the best. http://nicholasnicolaetchings.synthasite.com

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Nicholas Nicola @nicolasnicola.bsky.social · Nov 14

#MilanKundera #quote via goodreads.com/quotes/14652... … #democracy #humanrights #politics #literature #culture #philosophy #humanity

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wongsusie.bsky.social @wongsusie.bsky.social · 8h

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 8h

Goodnight.

Gordon Parks, Off on my own, Harlem, NY, 1948.

silhouette of a man as he walks down an alley, washing flutters on lines high up

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 8h

Boy blowing bubbles while little one (you know he's on tip-toe) tries to see the magic. Paited in 1733 by Jean-Simeon Chardin. It's his day.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater.
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The Next Terrorist Attack

And What Comes After (Updated)

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Ben Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of #DiaDeLosMuertos, @ransomcenter.bsky.social shared some artwork in our collection by José Guadalupe Posada, who regularly featured skeletons in his satirical illustrations.

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#DayOfTheDead #ArtHistory 🎨🗃️📜💀

1. José Guadalupe Posada, Calavera del Antiguo Volador, undated. Edward Larocque Tinker Art Collection of José Guadalupe Posada, 78.53.018.

Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin

3. José Guadalupe Posada, Calavera Tapatia, undated. Edward Larocque Tinker Art Collection of José Guadalupe Posada, 78.53.004.

Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.

Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.

AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.

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Nicholas Nicola @nicolasnicola.bsky.social · 1d

youtu.be/Em9lA3LXm9Y?... #GrandEgyptianMuseum #archeology

Egypt’s $1 Billion Marvel: Arts24's exclusive look inside the Grand Egyptian Museum • FRANCE 24

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 1d

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

🧵 This is trending on Korean socials

LOL you gotta hand it to South Korea for gifting Trump a Silla dynasty crown. For those that don't know; that dynasty fell to financial instability, incredibly high taxes, wealth inequality and widespread rebellion against their king. Trump is too dumb to understand this is a prophecy and President Lee is basking in this moment, deservedly.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

Another view of an earlier post.

woman on a tiny platform high over a street skipping.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

Goodnight.

building with a sign that reads
the price of liberty is eternal vigilance

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Susie M @wrathofgodherself.bsky.social · 1d

All the footage of ICE bullying, abductions, general taste for violence and thuggery, reminds me of a UK policeman in the firearms unit who once opined to me 'anyone who volunteers for gun duty is probably best kept well out of it'. Untrustable hot-heads, he meant. Gung-ho.

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gnarlybole @gnarlybole.bsky.social · 1d

'In Danish schools an hour a week is dedicated to the “Klassens tid”, an empathy lesson for students aged 6 to 16 years.'

If we did the same here in the UK, maybe we could become one of 'the happiest countries in world' too.

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Teaching empathy? In Denmark, they’re learning it in school

Denmark is one of happiest countries in the world. Teaching empathy was mandatory in Denmark is a factor that contributes to the happiness of the country.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d

Happy together: a man & his dog. Cheering pic (in case you needed one) from 1628 by Hendrick ter Brugghen, whose day is today.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 2d

At the end of Vermeer's birthday, a little street in Delft. I always wonder what those two children on the stoop were up to, back in 1658.

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Nicholas Nicola @nicolasnicola.bsky.social · 2d

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Pindar: The Ancient Greek Poet of the Victorious Soul - GreekReporter.com

Pindar, the ancient Greek poet of athletic triumphs and divine harmony, celebrated human excellence and the immortal soul through his odes.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 2d

BREAKING: US judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits reut.rs/3LkMfw8

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 2d

French Movie poster for “The Big Sleep” (1946)

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a man in a hat facing a woman.

WARNER BROS. Présente HUMPHREY BOGART * LAUREN BACALL

LE GRAND SOMMEIL ( THE BIG SLEEP / MARTHA VICKERS • DOROTHY MALONE UNE PRODUETION HOWARD HAWKS
UNE PRUDUCTION MUSIQUE SCENARIO DE LEAM FAUKER, LEON BRACKET ET INES FURTHMAN. D APRES LE ROMAN DE KAYMONDI

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 2d

A string of hag stones from Chesil Beach to protect you from evil and witchcraft.

six stones with holes in them strung onto twine found on the beach. shown in front of the sea and pebbles, blurry behind. chesil beach on wednesday.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 2d

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Wayne Boring “…And Remember, Boys And Girls, Your School - Like Our Country - Is Made Up Of Americans Of Many Different Races, Religions And National Origins. So…If You Hear Anybody Talk Against A Schoolmate Or Anyone Else Because Of His Religion, Race Or National Origin - Don’t Wait: Tell Him That Kind Of Talk Is Un-American. Help Keep Your School All-American!” (1950)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 2d

Johannes Vermeer, born OTD 1632: The Art of Painting. Almost the only 17th-c. Dutch painting with an original title, and what a painting it is! The model, so calmly poised by the window. The painter, replicating her on his canvas.

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Nicholas Nicola @nicolasnicola.bsky.social · 2d

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How teenager gave street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past

Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.

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Nicholas Nicola @nicolasnicola.bsky.social · 3d

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After the first world war, séances boomed – and dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home

Never before had death affected so many people at once, and taken so many young men in the prime of their life.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 4d

Suspending these payments would deny tens of millions of people their basic human right to food.

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Tens of Millions at Risk of Hunger if US Food Assistance Lapses

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) startin...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 4d

Cutting aid has a human cost.

The US Department of Agriculture announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through SNAP starting November 1 if the federal government is still shut down.

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