Pauline Park
@paulinepark.bsky.social
LGBT & Palestine solidarity activist & writer
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; the greatest exponent of #Impressionism, he may well be the most popular artist in the world along with Van Gogh; this is "Le Grand Canal" (1908), which is a dreamy vision of #Venice:
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; the greatest exponent of #Impressionism, he may well be the most popular artist in the world along with Van Gogh; this is "Le Grand Canal" (1908), which is a dreamy vision of #Venice:
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
#WalterCarlos was born #OnThisDay in 1939, helping to create the Moog synthesizer & popularize the #music of #JohannSebastianBach with "Switched-On Bach" in 1968. #WendyCarlos transitioned in 1979:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ca...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY1h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ca...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY1h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_C...
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#WalterCarlos was born #OnThisDay in 1939, helping to create the Moog synthesizer & popularize the #music of #JohannSebastianBach with "Switched-On Bach" in 1968. #WendyCarlos transitioned in 1979:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ca...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY1h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ca...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY1h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_C...
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; he was a pioneer of Impressionism & his "Champ de Coquelicots en Été" (Poppy Field in Summer) (1875) is just one of many works that demonstrates the brilliance of his technique...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; he was a pioneer of Impressionism & his "Champ de Coquelicots en Été" (Poppy Field in Summer) (1875) is just one of many works that demonstrates the brilliance of his technique...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
Zaitian died at the age of 37 #OnThisDay in 1908 & ever since, the death of the Guangxu Emperor 光緒帝 has provoked speculation about whether he was poisoned — possibly by Cixi
慈禧太后; the Qing dynasty would collapse just a few years later:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9RW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxu...
慈禧太后; the Qing dynasty would collapse just a few years later:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9RW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxu...
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Zaitian died at the age of 37 #OnThisDay in 1908 & ever since, the death of the Guangxu Emperor 光緒帝 has provoked speculation about whether he was poisoned — possibly by Cixi
慈禧太后; the Qing dynasty would collapse just a few years later:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9RW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxu...
慈禧太后; the Qing dynasty would collapse just a few years later:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9RW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxu...
Sheikh-ul-Islam called on Muslims to wage a holy war against the Allies in #WorldWarI #OnThisDay in 1914, but the #Ottoman decision to ally with the Axis led to the unraveling of the sprawling empire & the British seizure of #Palestine, with tragic consequences...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sheikh-ul-Islam called on Muslims to wage a holy war against the Allies in #WorldWarI #OnThisDay in 1914, but the #Ottoman decision to ally with the Axis led to the unraveling of the sprawling empire & the British seizure of #Palestine, with tragic consequences...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#ErickSalgado remains an assistant commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs in the administration of #EricAdams despite posting a inflammatory Islamophobic post attacking #ZohranMamdani before his election as mayor of #NewYorkCity; disgrazia~!
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#ErickSalgado remains an assistant commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs in the administration of #EricAdams despite posting a inflammatory Islamophobic post attacking #ZohranMamdani before his election as mayor of #NewYorkCity; disgrazia~!
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; the greatest exponent of #Impressionism, he may well be the most popular artist in the world along with Vincent Van Gogh; this is "Les Quatre Arbres" (The Four Trees) (1891):
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Peu...
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fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Peu...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; the greatest exponent of #Impressionism, he may well be the most popular artist in the world along with Vincent Van Gogh; this is "Les Quatre Arbres" (The Four Trees) (1891):
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Peu...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Peu...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
I was invited to speak at the transgender community speak-out Trans-Form the Occupation at Occupy Wall Street 14 years ago yesterday (11.13.11) (photo by Tanya Asapansa Walker)
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I was invited to speak at the transgender community speak-out Trans-Form the Occupation at Occupy Wall Street 14 years ago yesterday (11.13.11) (photo by Tanya Asapansa Walker)
I'm breaking my fast with #dairyfree cashew & coconut yogurt, pomegranate arils, organic almonds & raw cacao nibs, eating for the first time in 17 hours; read the Mercy for Animals report on #AnimalCruelty in the #dairy industry:
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm breaking my fast with #dairyfree cashew & coconut yogurt, pomegranate arils, organic almonds & raw cacao nibs, eating for the first time in 17 hours; read the Mercy for Animals report on #AnimalCruelty in the #dairy industry:
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
dairy.mercyforanimals.org
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; he was a pioneer of Impressionism & his series of paintings of water lilies helped usher in modern art (1919)
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#ClaudeMonet was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1840; he was a pioneer of Impressionism & his series of paintings of water lilies helped usher in modern art (1919)
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
www.wikiart.org/en/claude-mo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_...
William of Orange was born in Den Haag #OnThisDay in 1650; almost certainly gay, the Prince of Orange married his cousin Mary Stuart in 1677 & the two became the first joint sovereigns in British history in 1688 when James II was dethroned as king of England...
www.bbc.co.uk/history/peop...
www.bbc.co.uk/history/peop...
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
William of Orange was born in Den Haag #OnThisDay in 1650; almost certainly gay, the Prince of Orange married his cousin Mary Stuart in 1677 & the two became the first joint sovereigns in British history in 1688 when James II was dethroned as king of England...
www.bbc.co.uk/history/peop...
www.bbc.co.uk/history/peop...
#LisaOtto was born #OnThisDay in 1919, becoming well known in soubrette roles in the operas of #WolfgangAmadeusMozart; here she is with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing the Papageno/Papagena duet from the #opera #DieZauberflöte:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NE...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Otto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NE...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Otto
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#LisaOtto was born #OnThisDay in 1919, becoming well known in soubrette roles in the operas of #WolfgangAmadeusMozart; here she is with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing the Papageno/Papagena duet from the #opera #DieZauberflöte:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NE...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Otto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NE...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Otto
Adrien Lawyer (executive director of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico) & me at a reception in Manhattan 12 years ago yesterday for participants in an all-day convening of transgender community members organized by the Arcus Foundation (11.12.13)
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Adrien Lawyer (executive director of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico) & me at a reception in Manhattan 12 years ago yesterday for participants in an all-day convening of transgender community members organized by the Arcus Foundation (11.12.13)
William III of England (1650), Claude Monet (1840), Sonia Delaunay (1885), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), Aaron Copland (1900), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922), Wendy [Walter] Carlos (1939), Charles III (1948), Zhang Yimou (1951), Dominique de Villepin (1953) & Condoleezza Rice (1954) were born #OnThisDay...
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
William III of England (1650), Claude Monet (1840), Sonia Delaunay (1885), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), Aaron Copland (1900), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922), Wendy [Walter] Carlos (1939), Charles III (1948), Zhang Yimou (1951), Dominique de Villepin (1953) & Condoleezza Rice (1954) were born #OnThisDay...
Chris Paige & me at a convening of transgender community members organized by the Arcus Foundation in Manhattan 12 years ago yesterday (11.12.13)
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Chris Paige & me at a convening of transgender community members organized by the Arcus Foundation in Manhattan 12 years ago yesterday (11.12.13)
#OnThisDay in 1953, an Indiana Textbook Commission member called for removal of references to #RobinHood from textbooks because she thought he was a communist; the Democratic Party establishment slandered #BernieSanders with such tactics but now we have #ZohranMamdani
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
#OnThisDay in 1953, an Indiana Textbook Commission member called for removal of references to #RobinHood from textbooks because she thought he was a communist; the Democratic Party establishment slandered #BernieSanders with such tactics but now we have #ZohranMamdani
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
Throwback Thursday: I was honored to be recognized as one of 40 non-profit & social justice 'trailblazers' in #NYC at the Community Resource Exchange 40th anniversary event in Manhattan (11.6.19) & to see my photo commissioned by CRE hanging on the wall with 39 others...
www.crenyc.org/40/
www.crenyc.org/40/
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Throwback Thursday: I was honored to be recognized as one of 40 non-profit & social justice 'trailblazers' in #NYC at the Community Resource Exchange 40th anniversary event in Manhattan (11.6.19) & to see my photo commissioned by CRE hanging on the wall with 39 others...
www.crenyc.org/40/
www.crenyc.org/40/
#OnThisDay in 1974, #KarenSilkwood was killed in a crash; Kerr-McGee had a bigger interest than anyone to silence her for informing the Atomic Energy Commission about the dangers from plutonium in the plant where she was a tech; they literally got away with murder...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#OnThisDay in 1974, #KarenSilkwood was killed in a crash; Kerr-McGee had a bigger interest than anyone to silence her for informing the Atomic Energy Commission about the dangers from plutonium in the plant where she was a tech; they literally got away with murder...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
I steamed organic black quinoa & broccoli & tossed in some wild mackerel for a high-protein dinner that didn't rely on the cruelty of factory farming #Makrele #makrell #makrill #maquereau #macrou #sgombro #caballa 고등어 🐟
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/mackerel
thehumaneleague.org/article/what...
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/mackerel
thehumaneleague.org/article/what...
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I steamed organic black quinoa & broccoli & tossed in some wild mackerel for a high-protein dinner that didn't rely on the cruelty of factory farming #Makrele #makrell #makrill #maquereau #macrou #sgombro #caballa 고등어 🐟
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/mackerel
thehumaneleague.org/article/what...
www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/mackerel
thehumaneleague.org/article/what...
#Fantasia was released #OnThisDay in 1940; #WaltDisney may have been a right-wing jerk, but his studio produced a masterpiece of #animation with the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence set to music by Paul Dukas:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DX2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DX2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasi...
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#Fantasia was released #OnThisDay in 1940; #WaltDisney may have been a right-wing jerk, but his studio produced a masterpiece of #animation with the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence set to music by Paul Dukas:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DX2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DX2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasi...
#RobertLouisStevenson was born in #Scotland #OnThisDay in 1850, noted for "Treasure Island," "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" & "Kidnapped"; here's a 1978 film adaptation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrO6...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrO6...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#RobertLouisStevenson was born in #Scotland #OnThisDay in 1850, noted for "Treasure Island," "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" & "Kidnapped"; here's a 1978 film adaptation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrO6...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrO6...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
Knut Gunnar Johanson was born in #Sweden #OnThisDay in 1909; as #GunnarBjörnstrand, he played Jöns in "Det Sjunde Inseglet" (The Seventh Seal) & Fredrik Egerman in "Sommarnattens Leende" (Smiles of a Summer Night), available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FZ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FZ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_...
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Knut Gunnar Johanson was born in #Sweden #OnThisDay in 1909; as #GunnarBjörnstrand, he played Jöns in "Det Sjunde Inseglet" (The Seventh Seal) & Fredrik Egerman in "Sommarnattens Leende" (Smiles of a Summer Night), available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FZ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FZ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_...
"Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that #DonaldTrump 'knew about the girls'" — further implicating the orange pedophile in the Epstein scandal & getting Trumpty Dumpty on the front pages of Thursday's Irish & British papers (11.13.25)
apnews.com/article/epst...
apnews.com/article/epst...
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that #DonaldTrump 'knew about the girls'" — further implicating the orange pedophile in the Epstein scandal & getting Trumpty Dumpty on the front pages of Thursday's Irish & British papers (11.13.25)
apnews.com/article/epst...
apnews.com/article/epst...