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Vincent Desjardins
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Illustrator, surface pattern designer, reader, children's books, classic movie lover and a gardener with an interest in native plants

https://www.vincentdesjardins.com
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A few surface patterns and drawings I created in 2024. The bottom row of images started out as gelli plate prints. I was unhappy how they turned out so I drew on top of them using colored pencils and ink.
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Priorities.
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡

I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In Indiana? Send a letter to your legislators and Gov. Braun and demand they oppose mid-decade gerrymandering:

act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
Stop Trump from Gerrymandering Indiana!
Indiana deserves leaders who listen to and prioritize their communities—not leaders willing to do the dirty work of politicians in D.C. Send a letter to your lawmakers and make sure they’re standing u...
act.standupamerica.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Today's No Kings protest in Bloomington, Indiana.
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Bloomington, IN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Bloomington, IN · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.

The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Why, for the first time, do I not feel in a celebratory mood today?
July 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Today, we’re gonna talk Peter Theil. If you think the heritage foundation is bad, you haven’t met Peter Theil.

Catch you after the video.
June 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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The true meaning of ‘We Are Stronger Together’. 💙
April 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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63% of Americans did not know that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.

They undoubtedly know little of the shocking conditions of the ghettos, restricted travel, the violence, the torture, death camps & the fact that Trump is following Hitler's playbook.

www.nbcnews.com/news/world/s...
Survey finds 'shocking' lack of Holocaust knowledge in people under 40
Sixty-three percent of those surveyed did not know 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Over half of those thought the toll was under 2 million.
www.nbcnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Intimidation is key to authoritarian regimes. Their cruelty and inhumanity knows no bounds. Absolutely despicable.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia moves to safe house after DHS posts address online
Homeland Security shared copy of protective order from 2021 revealing family’s address on social media
www.independent.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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This is some scary shit—and everyone needs to pay attention because it could affect any one of us.

Rachel Maddow & NPR just blew the lid off Musk’s DOGE team. A whistleblower at the NLRB says they accessed data without authorization and breached security.

The potential motive is pretty shocking.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The first two statewide elections of the Trump era have underscored a vital truth:

Libraries are not red or blue, liberal or conservative, left or right—they are essential.

www.everylibrary.org/first_librar... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Results of the First Library Ballot Initiatives in the Trump Era
www.everylibrary.org
April 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
Car prices will go up $6,000 (per abc news) because of Trump’s tariffs!
And, he lied to our face. I watched his press conference. He said egg prices were 50 cents and gas below $3 a gallon.
I think he meant eggs were 50 cents for one and gas just went over $3 a gal.
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
More protesters in Bloomington, Indiana on the Courthouse Square. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci #resist #saveourdemocracy
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Protesters at today's "Hands Off" protest in Bloomington, Indiana. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci #resist #bloomington #saveourdemocracy
April 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I am enjoying seeing all these #handsoff protests springing up around the country in towns both big and small. It's a hopeful thing to witness in such dark, scary times.

And I love these DC protest signs.
April 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today's "Hands Off" protest in Bloomington, Indiana. There were probably 500 to 600 people present, maybe more, all willing to protest Drump's agenda, even if it meant standing in the rain. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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America, you f**ked up!

She warned us. She had a plan that would have benefited everyday Americans. But too many ignored her—because it was never really about the economy.

Now folks are scared, struggling—and we’re cooked.
April 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries.

Take action today!

www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries. This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.
www.everylibrary.org
April 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM