MyBolognaHasASecondName
@starfishlullaby.bsky.social
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Pinned
* Be brave
* Actions earn confidence
* Fear makes the wolf look bigger
* Do the hardest/scariest thing first
* Have as many different experiences as possible
* Know a little about a lot of things
* Spend lots of time with diverse people
* If it means you'll have more experiences, take the long way
* Actions earn confidence
* Fear makes the wolf look bigger
* Do the hardest/scariest thing first
* Have as many different experiences as possible
* Know a little about a lot of things
* Spend lots of time with diverse people
* If it means you'll have more experiences, take the long way
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Mohssin Amghar (Moroccan/Belgian, born 1972)
"The Cyclist", 2025.
Watercolor, 38 × 56 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"The Cyclist", 2025.
Watercolor, 38 × 56 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 26, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Mohssin Amghar (Moroccan/Belgian, born 1972)
"The Cyclist", 2025.
Watercolor, 38 × 56 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"The Cyclist", 2025.
Watercolor, 38 × 56 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Western Motel - Edward Hopper, 1957
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Western Motel - Edward Hopper, 1957
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
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Era Leisner (Norwegian Artist, born 1988)
"Black Cat", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 100 × 100 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#catlover
"Black Cat", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 100 × 100 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#catlover
January 26, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Era Leisner (Norwegian Artist, born 1988)
"Black Cat", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 100 × 100 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#catlover
"Black Cat", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 100 × 100 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#catlover
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
when conditional federalism favors political alignment over need, long-term outcomes for equity and safety are often negative or uneven, even if short-term gains exist in some areas.
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 AM
when conditional federalism favors political alignment over need, long-term outcomes for equity and safety are often negative or uneven, even if short-term gains exist in some areas.
“Stable family structures,” as promoted in many conservative policy frameworks, often function less as neutral social goods and more as economic control systems, especially over women.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Stable family structures,” as promoted in many conservative policy frameworks, often function less as neutral social goods and more as economic control systems, especially over women.
exit options determine freedom.
Economists from Amartya Sen to Martha Nussbaum are blunt about this. If leaving is materially impossible, consent is compromised.
Marriage becomes a constraint, not a choice.
Economists from Amartya Sen to Martha Nussbaum are blunt about this. If leaving is materially impossible, consent is compromised.
Marriage becomes a constraint, not a choice.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
exit options determine freedom.
Economists from Amartya Sen to Martha Nussbaum are blunt about this. If leaving is materially impossible, consent is compromised.
Marriage becomes a constraint, not a choice.
Economists from Amartya Sen to Martha Nussbaum are blunt about this. If leaving is materially impossible, consent is compromised.
Marriage becomes a constraint, not a choice.
Guess what
Sociology and criminology agree on this point:
economic autonomy is the strongest predictor of leaving abuse, stronger than counseling, moral messaging, or family pressure
How long will women have financial freedom
Sociology and criminology agree on this point:
economic autonomy is the strongest predictor of leaving abuse, stronger than counseling, moral messaging, or family pressure
How long will women have financial freedom
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Guess what
Sociology and criminology agree on this point:
economic autonomy is the strongest predictor of leaving abuse, stronger than counseling, moral messaging, or family pressure
How long will women have financial freedom
Sociology and criminology agree on this point:
economic autonomy is the strongest predictor of leaving abuse, stronger than counseling, moral messaging, or family pressure
How long will women have financial freedom
when a policy agenda frames “family breakdown” as the primary problem while opposing:
• wage growth,
• labor protections,
• childcare support,
• reproductive autonomy,
• no-fault divorce,
• education access,
what it’s really doing is reducing women’s bargaining power
• wage growth,
• labor protections,
• childcare support,
• reproductive autonomy,
• no-fault divorce,
• education access,
what it’s really doing is reducing women’s bargaining power
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 AM
when a policy agenda frames “family breakdown” as the primary problem while opposing:
• wage growth,
• labor protections,
• childcare support,
• reproductive autonomy,
• no-fault divorce,
• education access,
what it’s really doing is reducing women’s bargaining power
• wage growth,
• labor protections,
• childcare support,
• reproductive autonomy,
• no-fault divorce,
• education access,
what it’s really doing is reducing women’s bargaining power
From a historical lens, every era that tightened “family stability” norms did so alongside:
• economic precarity,
• moral regulation of women,
• and restricted mobility.
Every era that expanded autonomy saw family forms diversify not bc people hated families, because they could finally choose.
• economic precarity,
• moral regulation of women,
• and restricted mobility.
Every era that expanded autonomy saw family forms diversify not bc people hated families, because they could finally choose.
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 AM
From a historical lens, every era that tightened “family stability” norms did so alongside:
• economic precarity,
• moral regulation of women,
• and restricted mobility.
Every era that expanded autonomy saw family forms diversify not bc people hated families, because they could finally choose.
• economic precarity,
• moral regulation of women,
• and restricted mobility.
Every era that expanded autonomy saw family forms diversify not bc people hated families, because they could finally choose.
“Stable family structures” are excellent at stability.
They’re also excellent at trapping people who need a door.
The uncomfortable truth is that freedom destabilizes bad systems by design. That includes bad marriages.
They’re also excellent at trapping people who need a door.
The uncomfortable truth is that freedom destabilizes bad systems by design. That includes bad marriages.
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 AM
“Stable family structures” are excellent at stability.
They’re also excellent at trapping people who need a door.
The uncomfortable truth is that freedom destabilizes bad systems by design. That includes bad marriages.
They’re also excellent at trapping people who need a door.
The uncomfortable truth is that freedom destabilizes bad systems by design. That includes bad marriages.
any increase in wealth that gives “middle” and lower class people a bit of breathing room will lead to people leaving abusive relationships, and relationships that just don’t work.
If they wanted to fix that they should require 3 years engagement before marriage
If they wanted to fix that they should require 3 years engagement before marriage
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM
any increase in wealth that gives “middle” and lower class people a bit of breathing room will lead to people leaving abusive relationships, and relationships that just don’t work.
If they wanted to fix that they should require 3 years engagement before marriage
If they wanted to fix that they should require 3 years engagement before marriage
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Lawrence Stephen Lowry, British, 1887-1976
La passerelle, 1938
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.)
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
La passerelle, 1938
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.)
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Lawrence Stephen Lowry, British, 1887-1976
La passerelle, 1938
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.)
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
La passerelle, 1938
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.)
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Another London sketch dug out of a portfolio, done on a Sunday in 1992 sitting in a doorway on Ludgate Hill looking up to St Paul's. I found another St Paul's drawing where the paper has deteriorated but this one has survived OK.
#art #watercolour #enpleinair #London #StPauls
#art #watercolour #enpleinair #London #StPauls
January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Another London sketch dug out of a portfolio, done on a Sunday in 1992 sitting in a doorway on Ludgate Hill looking up to St Paul's. I found another St Paul's drawing where the paper has deteriorated but this one has survived OK.
#art #watercolour #enpleinair #London #StPauls
#art #watercolour #enpleinair #London #StPauls
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Church by Vasily Kandinsky, 1907
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137209
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137209
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Church by Vasily Kandinsky, 1907
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137209
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137209
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Why do ICE agents carry guns?
Not one single report of them being shot at!!
Not one single story about apprehending anyone with a gun!!
Take the weapons away from the untrained, unrestrained, incompetent agents. Do it for public safety.
Not one single report of them being shot at!!
Not one single story about apprehending anyone with a gun!!
Take the weapons away from the untrained, unrestrained, incompetent agents. Do it for public safety.
January 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Why do ICE agents carry guns?
Not one single report of them being shot at!!
Not one single story about apprehending anyone with a gun!!
Take the weapons away from the untrained, unrestrained, incompetent agents. Do it for public safety.
Not one single report of them being shot at!!
Not one single story about apprehending anyone with a gun!!
Take the weapons away from the untrained, unrestrained, incompetent agents. Do it for public safety.
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I was telling one of my kids that it was physically impossible for an ad to play between songs on any of the records I own, and they asked "and you only have to pay for it once?" and you could see how strange that seemed. You cannot overstate how many basic rules of media consumption have changed.
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I was telling one of my kids that it was physically impossible for an ad to play between songs on any of the records I own, and they asked "and you only have to pay for it once?" and you could see how strange that seemed. You cannot overstate how many basic rules of media consumption have changed.
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Andrii Frolov (Ukrainian Artist, born 1980)
"Jesmond", 2023.
Oil Painting on Canvas Panel 12'' × 16''.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Jesmond", 2023.
Oil Painting on Canvas Panel 12'' × 16''.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Andrii Frolov (Ukrainian Artist, born 1980)
"Jesmond", 2023.
Oil Painting on Canvas Panel 12'' × 16''.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Jesmond", 2023.
Oil Painting on Canvas Panel 12'' × 16''.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Dating from around 1865, this hooded parka from the Aleutian Islands in southern Alaska is made from seal intestines, a naturally waterproof & windproof material. Both robust & decorative, these seal gut parkas would have been used daily to keep warm & dry in this harsh environment.
bit.ly/4oRZuCC
bit.ly/4oRZuCC
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Dating from around 1865, this hooded parka from the Aleutian Islands in southern Alaska is made from seal intestines, a naturally waterproof & windproof material. Both robust & decorative, these seal gut parkas would have been used daily to keep warm & dry in this harsh environment.
bit.ly/4oRZuCC
bit.ly/4oRZuCC
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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange celebrates bold and colourful art
This is a favourite from our collection, 'Turn Hay' by #Motherwell artist Millie Frood artuk.org/discover/art...
This is a favourite from our collection, 'Turn Hay' by #Motherwell artist Millie Frood artuk.org/discover/art...
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange celebrates bold and colourful art
This is a favourite from our collection, 'Turn Hay' by #Motherwell artist Millie Frood artuk.org/discover/art...
This is a favourite from our collection, 'Turn Hay' by #Motherwell artist Millie Frood artuk.org/discover/art...
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Takeo Takei (Japanese, 1894-1983)
Bird Series No 12, 1976
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
52.1 × 36.2 cm (20 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Bird Series No 12, 1976
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
52.1 × 36.2 cm (20 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Takeo Takei (Japanese, 1894-1983)
Bird Series No 12, 1976
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
52.1 × 36.2 cm (20 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Bird Series No 12, 1976
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
52.1 × 36.2 cm (20 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
They’re free to off people without provocation and lie about it
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.yahoo.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
They’re free to off people without provocation and lie about it