To understand why Trump takes any radical actions that destabilize U.S. hegemony and undermine the respect of our allies—such as threatening to leave NATO or withdrawing from the Paris Accords—simply ask yourself: What would Putin want? Now this!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-transition-team-compiling-list-current-former-us-military-office-rcna180489
#20Artists20days.
Your favorites, those that move you etc. Any reason. Post with art example if you like.
Day 9: Diego Rivera
#20days20Artists Any reason, no reason, any medium
Jacob Armstead Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism," an art form popularized in Europe which drew great inspiration from West African and Meso-American art. For his compositions, Lawrence found inspiration in everyday life in Harlem - Wiki
The Library, below, The Seamstress
Yes it's that bad in America. 🥺
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnpavlovitz/p/yes-world-its-that-bad-here-in-america
56F / 13C / 32%H fair air quality and sunny on #longisland #weather Fire 🚨 still in effect @k_ratoncita @zebrafinch
Always after a defeat and a respite, the Shadow takes another shape and grows again.’ ‘I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. -Tolkien. May all beings find peace.
The Lizard King of Long Island
*of obsession and invasive species.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/the-lizard-king-of-long-island
Egypt triumphs in 100-year fight, declared Malaria-free
Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) - an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as "truly historic".
“Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The week around the world in 20 pictures
𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬
Quick quiz: what do these three statements have in common?
1) Donald Trump won in a landslide.
2) Kamala Harris lost because she ran a terrible campaign.
3) The Democratic brand is toxic.
Answer? They’ve all been spread by the mainstream media. And they’re all false.
So tomorrow it will be 7 years.
I have been here 6.
To notice:
It is not the quantity, it is the quality.
Say what you mean, and mean what you say.
Don't be a dickhead.
Nobody cares how many followers you have.
Nobody cares who you follow.
Still has not sold out, to outside funding.
Never been hacked, nor compromised.
Swift justice for bots,
Might be small, but mighty.
Community is a verb.
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