Robin
@birdwomanz.bsky.social
I'm here for the art and politics.
And cats, of course.
And cats, of course.
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Robin
@birdwomanz.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Well, Women's History Month is over for 2025, but I've decided to keep posting art because it can be a powerful weapon against injustice as well as a balm for a troubled heart - both of which seem necessary now.
Vanessa German (b. 1976)
Glory (2017)
(Nelson-Atkins Museum)
Vanessa German (b. 1976)
Glory (2017)
(Nelson-Atkins Museum)
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An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit. n.pr/48s2L5m
Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction
An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit. n.pr/48s2L5m
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During my freshman year of college, when I worked at the college art gallery, we marked World AIDS Day as a "Day Without Art" by covering a painting with a sheet. So many artists were lost to AIDS.
The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time. The federal government had recognized this awareness day every year since its inception in 1988. www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/w...
The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time
Perhaps AIDS activists’ famous slogan, “Silence = Death,” needs an update for this troubling moment.
www.statnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
During my freshman year of college, when I worked at the college art gallery, we marked World AIDS Day as a "Day Without Art" by covering a painting with a sheet. So many artists were lost to AIDS.
Pekka Halonen (1865-1933)
Morning (1914)
Morning (1914)
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Pekka Halonen (1865-1933)
Morning (1914)
Morning (1914)
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Stop saying, "They'll never impeach him." Low expectations grant them permission to continue to do nothing. (Which is a relief to them.)
Demand integrity. Expect better of them. Require them to do their jobs and honor the oaths they swore.
Stop giving them permission.
THEY. ARE. LISTENING.
Demand integrity. Expect better of them. Require them to do their jobs and honor the oaths they swore.
Stop giving them permission.
THEY. ARE. LISTENING.
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Stop saying, "They'll never impeach him." Low expectations grant them permission to continue to do nothing. (Which is a relief to them.)
Demand integrity. Expect better of them. Require them to do their jobs and honor the oaths they swore.
Stop giving them permission.
THEY. ARE. LISTENING.
Demand integrity. Expect better of them. Require them to do their jobs and honor the oaths they swore.
Stop giving them permission.
THEY. ARE. LISTENING.
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Whats it like as a Sane American right now? Ill try to explain.
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Recently i reached out to a friend in tears. It wasnt because of anything awful happening in MY personal life with my friends or family. It was because i was feeling overwhelmed.
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Recently i reached out to a friend in tears. It wasnt because of anything awful happening in MY personal life with my friends or family. It was because i was feeling overwhelmed.
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Whats it like as a Sane American right now? Ill try to explain.
🧵
Recently i reached out to a friend in tears. It wasnt because of anything awful happening in MY personal life with my friends or family. It was because i was feeling overwhelmed.
🧵
Recently i reached out to a friend in tears. It wasnt because of anything awful happening in MY personal life with my friends or family. It was because i was feeling overwhelmed.
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Head of Julia Titi
Roman, c. 90 CE
Roman, c. 90 CE
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Head of Julia Titi
Roman, c. 90 CE
Roman, c. 90 CE
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7 million Americans protested against Trump’s tyranny on a single day last month. Just thought I’d remind folks since major media seem to think it’s a one-day story and a photo gallery instead of overwhelming evidence that there’s growing mass resistance to the regime.
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
7 million Americans protested against Trump’s tyranny on a single day last month. Just thought I’d remind folks since major media seem to think it’s a one-day story and a photo gallery instead of overwhelming evidence that there’s growing mass resistance to the regime.
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US Marine Staff Sergeant’s wife was grabbed by ICE at her green card interview
The same thing happened to the wife of a Navy vet
They served their country, brought their spouses over legally and were going through the process
Instead they watched the loves of their life be taken away in handcuffs
The same thing happened to the wife of a Navy vet
They served their country, brought their spouses over legally and were going through the process
Instead they watched the loves of their life be taken away in handcuffs
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
US Marine Staff Sergeant’s wife was grabbed by ICE at her green card interview
The same thing happened to the wife of a Navy vet
They served their country, brought their spouses over legally and were going through the process
Instead they watched the loves of their life be taken away in handcuffs
The same thing happened to the wife of a Navy vet
They served their country, brought their spouses over legally and were going through the process
Instead they watched the loves of their life be taken away in handcuffs
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance (1889-1890)
At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance (1889-1890)
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance (1889-1890)
At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance (1889-1890)
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Release the MRI results
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Release the MRI results
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Just 6 years after “The First #Thanksgiving” meal, Thomas Morton founded the controversial colony of Merrymount, described as a “school of athesim” and home to the “beastly practices of the mad Bacchanalians”. More in our essay by @WithEdSimon: publicdomainreview.org/essay/l...
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just 6 years after “The First #Thanksgiving” meal, Thomas Morton founded the controversial colony of Merrymount, described as a “school of athesim” and home to the “beastly practices of the mad Bacchanalians”. More in our essay by @WithEdSimon: publicdomainreview.org/essay/l...
Otto Hesselbom (1848-1913)
Sunset in Värmland (c. 1900)
Sunset in Värmland (c. 1900)
November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Otto Hesselbom (1848-1913)
Sunset in Värmland (c. 1900)
Sunset in Värmland (c. 1900)
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Violence isn’t ok - physical and also bureaucratic violence.
Afghans who risked their lives for U.S. forces now face family separation under this new refugee “review.”
Unjust, unacceptable, unpatriotic.
🔗 www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
@afghanevac.bsky.social
Afghans who risked their lives for U.S. forces now face family separation under this new refugee “review.”
Unjust, unacceptable, unpatriotic.
🔗 www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
@afghanevac.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Violence isn’t ok - physical and also bureaucratic violence.
Afghans who risked their lives for U.S. forces now face family separation under this new refugee “review.”
Unjust, unacceptable, unpatriotic.
🔗 www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
@afghanevac.bsky.social
Afghans who risked their lives for U.S. forces now face family separation under this new refugee “review.”
Unjust, unacceptable, unpatriotic.
🔗 www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
@afghanevac.bsky.social
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Reading in a Landscape,1896 by Finnish painter Ada Thilen #WomensArt
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reading in a Landscape,1896 by Finnish painter Ada Thilen #WomensArt
I'm thankful for heroes like John Platt.
This 74-year-old man possesses more courage, integrity, humanity, and patriotism than anyone who supports Trump.
2 pro-MAGA showed up to the Broadview ICE detention facility
A 74 year old Chicago resident named John Platt who has been protesting here for the past 2 months was not having it.
2 pro-MAGA showed up to the Broadview ICE detention facility
A 74 year old Chicago resident named John Platt who has been protesting here for the past 2 months was not having it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I'm thankful for heroes like John Platt.
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Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
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Window overlooking the Woods https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-vuillard/window-overlooking-the-woods
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Window overlooking the Woods https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-vuillard/window-overlooking-the-woods
Oil Container in the Form of a Bull's Head
Mycenaean, 1300-1200 BCE
Mycenaean, 1300-1200 BCE
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Oil Container in the Form of a Bull's Head
Mycenaean, 1300-1200 BCE
Mycenaean, 1300-1200 BCE
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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I've seen people say that getting attached to ChatGPT is like "believing the stripper really loves you", but that's not true. It's more like believing that the dryer personally composed that little jingle on a lonely sockless night just to win your affections.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I've seen people say that getting attached to ChatGPT is like "believing the stripper really loves you", but that's not true. It's more like believing that the dryer personally composed that little jingle on a lonely sockless night just to win your affections.
Minol Araki (1928-2010)
Landscape (1979)
Landscape (1979)
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Minol Araki (1928-2010)
Landscape (1979)
Landscape (1979)
Supporting boys AND girls is anathema to the Secretary.
"...memo to the House and Senate Armed Services committees argues the Scouts have strayed from their mission to 'cultivate masculine values.'"
Hegseth is such a vapid, pathetic excuse for a "man."
Hegseth is such a vapid, pathetic excuse for a "man."
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Supporting boys AND girls is anathema to the Secretary.