Pauline Park
@paulinepark.bsky.social
LGBT & Palestine solidarity activist & writer
#Apollo17's crew took this photo #OnThisDay in 1972; the #BlueMarble (as it became known) has become one of the most reproduced images in history & shows how fragile #PlanetEarth is; we need to address the #ClimateEmergency & #savetheplanet before it's too late~!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blu...
December 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#Apollo17's crew took this photo #OnThisDay in 1972; the #BlueMarble (as it became known) has become one of the most reproduced images in history & shows how fragile #PlanetEarth is; we need to address the #ClimateEmergency & #savetheplanet before it's too late~!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blu...
#GianLorenzoBernini was born #OnThisDay in 1598, one of the greatest sculptors & architects of the Italian Baroque; his design for the #baldacchino became the centerpiece of the interior of St. Peter's basilica in Rome...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lo...
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#GianLorenzoBernini was born #OnThisDay in 1598, one of the greatest sculptors & architects of the Italian Baroque; his design for the #baldacchino became the centerpiece of the interior of St. Peter's basilica in Rome...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lo...
Husam Zomlot: " Meet Arwa Elrayess—the first Palestinian elected president of the #OxfordUnion in its 202-year history. She's from #Gaza & now she's making history at #Oxford, championing open debate on human rights, justice & equality..." #FreePalestine #Justice #StudentMovement #PalestinianVoices.
December 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Husam Zomlot: " Meet Arwa Elrayess—the first Palestinian elected president of the #OxfordUnion in its 202-year history. She's from #Gaza & now she's making history at #Oxford, championing open debate on human rights, justice & equality..." #FreePalestine #Justice #StudentMovement #PalestinianVoices.
#PietroMascagni was born in Italy #OnThisDay in 1863, pioneering #verismo #opera with #CavalleriaRusticana; "Cav" is the greatest one-act opera of all time, brilliantly filmed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1981:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=arqn...
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=arqn...
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_...
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#PietroMascagni was born in Italy #OnThisDay in 1863, pioneering #verismo #opera with #CavalleriaRusticana; "Cav" is the greatest one-act opera of all time, brilliantly filmed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1981:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=arqn...
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=arqn...
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_...
#OnThisDay in 1732, the first #RoyalOperaHouse opened in #London's #CoventGarden, burning down in 1808 & being replaced by a second, which in 1856 was also destroyed by fire; in 1858, the third ROH opened; here's an ROH #DieZauberflöte
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUQY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUQY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_O...
December 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#OnThisDay in 1732, the first #RoyalOperaHouse opened in #London's #CoventGarden, burning down in 1808 & being replaced by a second, which in 1856 was also destroyed by fire; in 1858, the third ROH opened; here's an ROH #DieZauberflöte
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUQY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUQY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_O...
#TheQueenOfVersailles is closing early after being panned by critics & shunned by audiences but
@mickeyjotheatre.bsky.social says it's even worse than he expected despite #KristinChenoweth's star power; but why celebrate #MAGA nut #JackieSiegel's extravagance anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ragg...
@mickeyjotheatre.bsky.social says it's even worse than he expected despite #KristinChenoweth's star power; but why celebrate #MAGA nut #JackieSiegel's extravagance anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ragg...
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#TheQueenOfVersailles is closing early after being panned by critics & shunned by audiences but
@mickeyjotheatre.bsky.social says it's even worse than he expected despite #KristinChenoweth's star power; but why celebrate #MAGA nut #JackieSiegel's extravagance anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ragg...
@mickeyjotheatre.bsky.social says it's even worse than he expected despite #KristinChenoweth's star power; but why celebrate #MAGA nut #JackieSiegel's extravagance anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ragg...
"This is a shameful decision & a dark day for the #EBU," Scottish Greens culture spokesman Patrick Harvie said: the #BBC should #BoycottEurovision instead of using its broadcasting to support #ApartheidIsrael's #GazaGenocide~! 🍉
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"This is a shameful decision & a dark day for the #EBU," Scottish Greens culture spokesman Patrick Harvie said: the #BBC should #BoycottEurovision instead of using its broadcasting to support #ApartheidIsrael's #GazaGenocide~! 🍉
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
I'm breaking my fast with #dairyfree coconut yogurt, wild blueberries, walnuts & raw cacao nibs, eating for the first time in 16 hours; read the Mercy for Animals report on #AnimalCruelty in the #dairy industry:
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm breaking my fast with #dairyfree coconut yogurt, wild blueberries, walnuts & raw cacao nibs, eating for the first time in 16 hours; read the Mercy for Animals report on #AnimalCruelty in the #dairy industry:
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
#JohanHuizinga was born in the Netherlands #OnThisDay in 1872; the Dutch historian helped the field of cultural history with "The Waning of the #MiddleAges" — one of the best books on medieval history (1919)
northernrenenaissance.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_H...
northernrenenaissance.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_H...
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#JohanHuizinga was born in the Netherlands #OnThisDay in 1872; the Dutch historian helped the field of cultural history with "The Waning of the #MiddleAges" — one of the best books on medieval history (1919)
northernrenenaissance.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_H...
northernrenenaissance.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_H...
#Indonesia invaded #EastTimor #OnThisDay in 1975, subjecting the people of #TimorLeste to a brutal occupation until 2001; the Indonesian army is now committing ethnic cleansing & #genocide in #WestPapua; #FreeWestPapua from Indonesia's brutal military rule~!
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#Indonesia invaded #EastTimor #OnThisDay in 1975, subjecting the people of #TimorLeste to a brutal occupation until 2001; the Indonesian army is now committing ethnic cleansing & #genocide in #WestPapua; #FreeWestPapua from Indonesia's brutal military rule~!
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
I woke up from a dream nine years ago this week in which I met Park Geun-hye for the first time; I actually spoke one word of Korean, 공부해요; 'kongbuhaeyo' means 'studying'; I should have said 한국말 공부해요; 'hangukmal kongbuhaeyo,' which means 'I'm studying Korean' (12.3.16) #한국말
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I woke up from a dream nine years ago this week in which I met Park Geun-hye for the first time; I actually spoke one word of Korean, 공부해요; 'kongbuhaeyo' means 'studying'; I should have said 한국말 공부해요; 'hangukmal kongbuhaeyo,' which means 'I'm studying Korean' (12.3.16) #한국말
#OnThisDay in 1921, the Irish Free State was declared, precipitating a civil war in #Ireland that was dramatized in Ken Loach's brilliant 2005 film, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"; here's the haunting traditional song "Oró! Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n730...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n730...
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#OnThisDay in 1921, the Irish Free State was declared, precipitating a civil war in #Ireland that was dramatized in Ken Loach's brilliant 2005 film, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"; here's the haunting traditional song "Oró! Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n730...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n730...
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Johan Huizinga (1872), Willa Cather (1873), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Mário Soares (1924), Noam Chomsky (1928), Thad Cochran (1937), Harry Chapin (1942) & Susan Collins (1952) were born #OnThisDay...
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Johan Huizinga (1872), Willa Cather (1873), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Mário Soares (1924), Noam Chomsky (1928), Thad Cochran (1937), Harry Chapin (1942) & Susan Collins (1952) were born #OnThisDay...
Jason, Helena & Anjan accepting an award on behalf of CAAAV-Organizing Asian Communities (@caaavnyc.bsky.social) for its service to the LGBT community of Queens at the Queens Pride House 16th anniversary benefit 12 years ago today (12.6.13)
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Jason, Helena & Anjan accepting an award on behalf of CAAAV-Organizing Asian Communities (@caaavnyc.bsky.social) for its service to the LGBT community of Queens at the Queens Pride House 16th anniversary benefit 12 years ago today (12.6.13)
Jason, Helena & Anjan accepting an award on behalf of CAAAV-Organizing Asian Communities for its service to the LGBT community of Queens at the Queens Pride House 16th anniversary benefit 12 years ago today (12.6.13)
December 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Jason, Helena & Anjan accepting an award on behalf of CAAAV-Organizing Asian Communities for its service to the LGBT community of Queens at the Queens Pride House 16th anniversary benefit 12 years ago today (12.6.13)
#Mongols under #BatuKhan sacked #Kiev #OnThisDay in 1240, killing all but 2,000 of the city's 50,000 residents & destroying the city before moving westward into Poland & Hungary; the sack of Kiev was a turning point in the #history of both #Russia & #Ukraine...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o...
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
#Mongols under #BatuKhan sacked #Kiev #OnThisDay in 1240, killing all but 2,000 of the city's 50,000 residents & destroying the city before moving westward into Poland & Hungary; the sack of Kiev was a turning point in the #history of both #Russia & #Ukraine...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o...
"Because #capitalism orients people toward profit rather than allowing us to pursue our interests freely, it inevitably separates humans from the creative act. #AI #art is just the slop frothing up from that gap," writes Nicholas Liu:
jacobin.com/2025/12/ai-s...
jacobin.com/2025/12/ai-s...
December 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"Because #capitalism orients people toward profit rather than allowing us to pursue our interests freely, it inevitably separates humans from the creative act. #AI #art is just the slop frothing up from that gap," writes Nicholas Liu:
jacobin.com/2025/12/ai-s...
jacobin.com/2025/12/ai-s...
#Finland is celebrating the 108th anniversary of its independence from Russia in 1917; happy #FinnishIndependenceDay, #Suomi~! #hyvääitsenäisyyspäivää #itsenäisyyspäivä #självständighetsdag
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
#Finland is celebrating the 108th anniversary of its independence from Russia in 1917; happy #FinnishIndependenceDay, #Suomi~! #hyvääitsenäisyyspäivää #itsenäisyyspäivä #självständighetsdag
I woke up from a dream four years ago today in which I was telling two others that the word 'tante' means 'aunt' in both French & Norwegian; I didn't say that 'Tante' also means 'aunt' in German as well as other languages (Danish, Dutch, Latvian) (12.6.21)
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/aunt
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/aunt
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I woke up from a dream four years ago today in which I was telling two others that the word 'tante' means 'aunt' in both French & Norwegian; I didn't say that 'Tante' also means 'aunt' in German as well as other languages (Danish, Dutch, Latvian) (12.6.21)
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/aunt
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/aunt
#IraGershwin was born in Brooklyn #OnThisDay in 1896; together, Ira & #GeorgeGershwin wrote some of the greatest #songs of all time, including "Our Love is Here to Stay":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzeu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Ger...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Amer...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzeu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Ger...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Amer...
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
#IraGershwin was born in Brooklyn #OnThisDay in 1896; together, Ira & #GeorgeGershwin wrote some of the greatest #songs of all time, including "Our Love is Here to Stay":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzeu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Ger...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Amer...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzeu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Ger...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Amer...
Richard & me at the Queens Pride House 16th anniversary celebration 12 ago today (12.6.13)
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Richard & me at the Queens Pride House 16th anniversary celebration 12 ago today (12.6.13)
#FrédéricBazille was born in France #OnThisDay in 1841; this painting "Black Woman with Peonies" is a rare depiction of a woman of African descent in 19th c. Europe in a dignified pose (1870)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A...
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#FrédéricBazille was born in France #OnThisDay in 1841; this painting "Black Woman with Peonies" is a rare depiction of a woman of African descent in 19th c. Europe in a dignified pose (1870)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A...
Henry VI was born #OnThisDay in 1421, becoming king of #England nine months later & losing Henry V's conquests in France; Shakespeare wrote three plays about him; this is video of a production of "Henry VI" recorded live in Swansea:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzVv...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzVv...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V...
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Henry VI was born #OnThisDay in 1421, becoming king of #England nine months later & losing Henry V's conquests in France; Shakespeare wrote three plays about him; this is video of a production of "Henry VI" recorded live in Swansea:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzVv...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzVv...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V...