rich merwarth
@richmerwarth.bsky.social
Just a human, trying to be better than I used to be.
🌹🤝🌲🎨 Ⓐ Ⓔ ॐ - on Shawnee, Osage, & Cherokee land in the Ohio valley
🌹🤝🌲🎨 Ⓐ Ⓔ ॐ - on Shawnee, Osage, & Cherokee land in the Ohio valley
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It’s Saturday morning, and this is your important feel good thread for the day. Read it. Then go visit a bookstore.
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s Saturday morning, and this is your important feel good thread for the day. Read it. Then go visit a bookstore.
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Americans are in denial about the implications here because they wish it wasn't happening. But this is the behavior of a dictator. It's the sort of thing that warrants secession or revolution. The Republic is over the second federal funding is withheld pending a governor's personal apology.
Trump says he will withhold federal tax dollars to Maine colleges unless the Gov of Maine personally apologizes to him.
March 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Americans are in denial about the implications here because they wish it wasn't happening. But this is the behavior of a dictator. It's the sort of thing that warrants secession or revolution. The Republic is over the second federal funding is withheld pending a governor's personal apology.
On Tyranny: Graphic Edition.
by Timothy Snyder, illustrated by Nora Krug
Order it through your locally-owned bookshop, post haste!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653012/on-tyranny-graphic-edition-by-timothy-snyder-illustrated-by-nora-krug/
by Timothy Snyder, illustrated by Nora Krug
Order it through your locally-owned bookshop, post haste!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653012/on-tyranny-graphic-edition-by-timothy-snyder-illustrated-by-nora-krug/
March 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
On Tyranny: Graphic Edition.
by Timothy Snyder, illustrated by Nora Krug
Order it through your locally-owned bookshop, post haste!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653012/on-tyranny-graphic-edition-by-timothy-snyder-illustrated-by-nora-krug/
by Timothy Snyder, illustrated by Nora Krug
Order it through your locally-owned bookshop, post haste!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653012/on-tyranny-graphic-edition-by-timothy-snyder-illustrated-by-nora-krug/
‘Eostre’ - 2023
Here’s to the return of the light and the overcoming of darkness.
Here’s to the return of the light and the overcoming of darkness.
March 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
‘Eostre’ - 2023
Here’s to the return of the light and the overcoming of darkness.
Here’s to the return of the light and the overcoming of darkness.
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BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.”
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.”
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
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It's Bandcamp Friday! Today we are raising funds for the @southernequality.bsky.social's Trans Youth Emergency Fund. We have a very special, limited edition shirt that will ONLY be available today: bikinikill.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday! Today we are raising funds for the @southernequality.bsky.social's Trans Youth Emergency Fund. We have a very special, limited edition shirt that will ONLY be available today: bikinikill.bandcamp.com
Sending Out an SOS / Message in a Bottle
2024, Acrylic on Birch Panels.
2024, Acrylic on Birch Panels.
March 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Sending Out an SOS / Message in a Bottle
2024, Acrylic on Birch Panels.
2024, Acrylic on Birch Panels.
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Nothing says “I understand the plight of working people” like the raising of an auction paddle. See y’all at Sotheby’s!
March 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Nothing says “I understand the plight of working people” like the raising of an auction paddle. See y’all at Sotheby’s!
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Life is too short to not draw that weird shit that your heart desires
February 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Life is too short to not draw that weird shit that your heart desires
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At the protests in Vermont yesterday
March 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
At the protests in Vermont yesterday
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Laid Bare, 2024
Spray paint and acrylic on MDF
Spray paint and acrylic on MDF
March 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Laid Bare, 2024
Spray paint and acrylic on MDF
Spray paint and acrylic on MDF
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hi! are you cis? did you see this?
the senate wants to move the president’s anti-trans sports ban closer to being a law monday.
democratic senators need to know fucking NYT opinion writers don’t speak for you & you think trans people’s civil rights *matter.*
tap the quoted thread. please call.
the senate wants to move the president’s anti-trans sports ban closer to being a law monday.
democratic senators need to know fucking NYT opinion writers don’t speak for you & you think trans people’s civil rights *matter.*
tap the quoted thread. please call.
March 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
hi! are you cis? did you see this?
the senate wants to move the president’s anti-trans sports ban closer to being a law monday.
democratic senators need to know fucking NYT opinion writers don’t speak for you & you think trans people’s civil rights *matter.*
tap the quoted thread. please call.
the senate wants to move the president’s anti-trans sports ban closer to being a law monday.
democratic senators need to know fucking NYT opinion writers don’t speak for you & you think trans people’s civil rights *matter.*
tap the quoted thread. please call.
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Literally the first rule from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder.
So many of our institutions didn’t even make it past this first step.
So many of our institutions didn’t even make it past this first step.
March 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Literally the first rule from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder.
So many of our institutions didn’t even make it past this first step.
So many of our institutions didn’t even make it past this first step.
We Contain Multitudes
2024, spray paint and acrylic on wood
2024, spray paint and acrylic on wood
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We Contain Multitudes
2024, spray paint and acrylic on wood
2024, spray paint and acrylic on wood
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Your outie punches Nazis
February 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Your outie punches Nazis
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Good news everyone!
The wait is almost over! Flashes for Bluesky is now available for free pre-order on the App Store.
🔥 Pre-"order" now (it's free) & get it the moment it launches!
apps.apple.com/de/app/flash...
The wait is almost over! Flashes for Bluesky is now available for free pre-order on the App Store.
🔥 Pre-"order" now (it's free) & get it the moment it launches!
apps.apple.com/de/app/flash...
Flashes for Bluesky
Flashes is a native Bluesky photo/video app.
Amongst other features the app offers:
• Discover and Share photos & videos on Bluesky – a vibrant community of over 30 million users.
• Enhance Your Cr...
apps.apple.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good news everyone!
The wait is almost over! Flashes for Bluesky is now available for free pre-order on the App Store.
🔥 Pre-"order" now (it's free) & get it the moment it launches!
apps.apple.com/de/app/flash...
The wait is almost over! Flashes for Bluesky is now available for free pre-order on the App Store.
🔥 Pre-"order" now (it's free) & get it the moment it launches!
apps.apple.com/de/app/flash...
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This is it. This is the take.
February 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This is it. This is the take.
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Right now we need stories of the powerful taking it fully and cleanly in the nuts, so an A+ night start to finish.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Right now we need stories of the powerful taking it fully and cleanly in the nuts, so an A+ night start to finish.
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thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
This thread is amazing.
funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
February 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This thread is amazing.
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sign of the times that I just had to reup an order for TRYING patches. shop.dansinker.com/products/…
February 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
sign of the times that I just had to reup an order for TRYING patches. shop.dansinker.com/products/…
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