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thenewnow.bsky.social
The New Now / Russell C. Smith
@thenewnow.bsky.social
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Welcome to The New Now. On Substack, I publish manifestos, essays, prose poems, novel chapters, short stories, noir prose poems, and flash fiction. https://russellcsmith.substack.com/ Freedom of speech, books, art, nature. No DMs/No NFTs /No PORN-BOTs
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beatgrrrl.bsky.social
Beatghoul ⑆⑇⑈⑉ @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 7d
Brandon Stanton’s 'Dear New York' Transforms Grand Central Terminal
The Creator of ‘Humans of New York’ Has Transformed All of Grand Central Into a Public Art Installation
Brandon Stanton’s Dear New York turns Grand Central into a vast public art installation celebrating the city’s people and stories.
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Beatghoul ⑆⑇⑈⑉ @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 7d
BΞΛT HΞΛVΞN: Happy birthday to Black American writer, activist, poet, and playwright Amiri Baraka [LeRoi Jones]

October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014

❝Art is a weapon in the struggle of ideas, the class struggle.❞‬
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ginsbergpoem.bsky.social @ginsbergpoem.bsky.social · 7d
@beatgrrrl.bsky.social - Remembering John Lennon - - allenginsberg.org/2016/01/amne...
- allenginsberg.org/2011/10/octo....
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Beatghoul ⑆⑇⑈⑉ @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 3d
Nooooooo! 💔

Diane Keaton Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ & ‘The Godfather’ Actress Was 79
Diane Keaton Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ & ‘The Godfather’ Actress Was 79
Diane Keaton, the actress known for roles in 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather', has died. She was 79.
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The New Now / Russell C. Smith @thenewnow.bsky.social · 1d
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING ON PAPERBACK PAGES / 2025

#art #painting #inkandbrush #artnow
#contemporaryart #contemporarypainting
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Damien 666 @nep-dk.bsky.social · 2d
The way to work.

#Photography #morning #EastCoastKin #Odense #Denmark
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Forbes @forbes.com · 2d
Solar winds escaping from cooler regions of the sun could impact the aurora on Sunday night.
Northern Lights Forecast: These States Could See The Aurora Borealis Tonight After Geomagnetic Storms
Solar winds escaping from cooler regions of the sun could impact the aurora on Sunday night.
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Noir Haunted Shack🕸♬🎞🦇 @noirbeachshack.bsky.social · 2d
📽 Movie theatre marquee for the Hammer Film Production of Dracula (1958) with Christopher Lee as Count Dracula. (U.S. title - Horror of Dracula)
#GothicHorrorFilm 🦇
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Damien 666 @nep-dk.bsky.social · 2d
Morning breath.

#Photography #EastCoastKin #Odense #Denmark
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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 2d
If you didn’t watch REDS today, why didn’t you watch REDS today?
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Bertold Werkmann @werkmannswerke.bsky.social · 2d
for #blueskymonday #eastcoastkin #mondayblues

Edition Coast and sea 1, no. 102; mixed media on paper

#abstractart #contemporaryart #expressionist #balticsea #Coast #Sea #tinyart #miniature #kleinekunstklasse
abstract painting of the baltic sea with sky, horizon and fog
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gtconway.bsky.social
George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d
Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.
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the fucking shoe @thefuckingshoe.bsky.social · 2d
I just became THE BIGGEST FAN EVER of this man right now. I want to pinch his cheeks.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d
If you come for my people, you come through me.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d
You gotta give ‘em hop.
A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d
More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 2d
Close up of the central panel in a late 4th century AD floor, #Roman townhouse at Colliton Park #Dorchester

The design, a stylised flower surrounded by guilloche, is simple but highly effective 😍

Excavated 1937-8, it's today protected by Dorset council and Dorset Museum

📷 Sept 2014

#MosaicMonday
Roundel in a Roman mosaic floor featuring a stylised flower surrounded by interlocking guilloche
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d
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Cor Wijtman @corwijt48.bsky.social · 1d
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Autumn walk

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Trending - World @trendingworld.bsky.social · 1d
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Ad: @terraprotege.bsky.social.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d
"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org
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The New Now / Russell C. Smith @thenewnow.bsky.social · 1d
Mixed media abstract painting in notebook / 2021

#art #abstractart #notebookart #abstract
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The New Now / Russell C. Smith @thenewnow.bsky.social · 1d
Annie Hall Official Trailer #1 - Woody Allen Movie (1977)
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The New Now / Russell C. Smith @thenewnow.bsky.social · 1d
The Artist #6 / 2026

#collage #art #collageart #pasted #paper
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