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Jenn Burrill

@jennburrill.bsky.social

"kidnapping 13 million people is a crime. It was a crime in the 15th century. We’re talking about crime victims who weren’t just victimized for a day; they were victimized their whole lives...

We dishonor those who came before us if in this moment of crisis we remain silent"

- Bryan Stevenson 🎁

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

October 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM

e. ipolani

@e-ipolani.bsky.social

our sweet Okage is gone. i’m not okay.

open.substack.com/pub/therefor...

August 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM

e. ipolani

@e-ipolani.bsky.social

i was away due to back injury.
i’m back now. before resuming my regular fare needed to get some emotions out about the state of the world. still tip of the iceberg in capturing my feels right now. titled “headlines”

July 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM

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Katie Cahill

@katiecahill.bsky.social

I did a thing today, y’all!

www.koin.com/everydaynort...

www.koin.com

June 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM

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John Chen

@johnchen.com.au

Happy #nokingsday To celebrate his birthday, here's a free STL. Do with it what you want 😏👇
archive.org/details/no_kings_statue
thingiverse.com/thing:7065602/
#noking

June 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM

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shing yin khor

@shing.bsky.social

new coloring book page just dropped.

chinga la migra, ICE out of LA!

An image of a California Grizzly holding her children, surrounded by california poppies. The text reads CHINGA LA MIGRA, ICE OUT OF LA. chinga la migra translates, more or less, to FUCK ICE.

June 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM

e. ipolani

@e-ipolani.bsky.social

We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter

As in 1925, when Mussolini was in power, we must openly defy the brutal imposition of the fascist ideology

www.theguardian.com

June 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM

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Elizabeth Jones

@chaplaineliza.bsky.social

For some perspective:

June 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM

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Tim Onion

@bencollins.bsky.social

New:

theonion.com/protesters-u...

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing

June 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM

e. ipolani

@e-ipolani.bsky.social

the long weekend led to much drawing.

#ink #illustration #drawings #scribbles #creatureart #contemporary

a scribbled creature melodramatically standing in a doorway casting a long shadow in front. it’s holding a half face person mask in one hand, a cane in the other. it’s holding wears a top hat and fur coat. the room has flower wallpaper.

a scribbled and crosshatched drawing of a person appearing to wear a large coat, mittens and scarf staring non plussed with small flowers framing their head. a small cat or dog creature is sitting at their feet.

my child yelled “it’s a tree man!” upon seeing this. it’s an inked scribble drawing of a person that i suppose could be seen as tree shaped.

an ink scribbled drawing of an odd creature with very thin legs and arms. there are three flowers near it, but one is missing its top and the creature looks like it may be the culprit for appearing to be grabbing one of the others.

May 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM

e. ipolani

@e-ipolani.bsky.social

Hodge wanted me to art in tandem, so i made these using crayons & cruddy pastels. i find kids art supplies to be difficult to use, flimsy & frustrating. we decided we’ll stick to quality materials. i made a sharpie sketch to shake it off. he went back to building object stories all around the house.

scribbled crayon drawing on cardboard of an ill proportioned person wearing a blobby outfit, big hat, sitting next to a flower.

a very scribbled, cruddy pastel drawing on thin black paper of a human that might be waving. my child said he thinks it’s walking out of a cave because of the scribbles in the background.

a difficult to describe scribble creature made with sharpie on cardboard backing. it has a bushy tail and is just sitting there.

May 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM

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Emily Hare

@emilyhare.co.uk

Fred enjoys cucumber sandwiches.
You can find all my little monsters here: buff.ly/uf1UcZp
And the books here: buff.ly/kIoAq2L
#monsters #originalart #painting #watercolour #cute

photo of a painting of a small purple monster with orange eyes, black horns and sticky-out ears and a rather sorrowful expression. He has a single tooth showing.

May 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM

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Gwen Forrester (starhag)

@gwenforr.bsky.social

Globular cluster M5
24,500 light years away in the western portion of Serpens.
#astrophotography #stars

Image of globular cluster M5, a roundish mass of many thousands of stars, bright and dense in the center.

May 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM

e. ipolani

@e-ipolani.bsky.social

“the weight of mountains and feathers that cannot be dropped competing equally for space.”
more about it and other pieces from the week on my substack:

open.substack.com/pub/therefor...

#painting #surreal #emotive #humanity

a blobby unfinished looking painting of a multi faced person or creature with horns. it’s messy and not easy to describe like my thoughts while creating it.

May 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM

e. ipolani

@e-ipolani.bsky.social

#MerMay
i’m not certain i’ve ever done one before. it may be debatable if this is. the other e looked at it and said, “So, you think a mermaid is just a fish?”
i replied, “yes. delirious sailors telling a tale to justify awkward, intimate hallucinations.”

May 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM

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Marie/LittleBirdOfParadise

@canarylittle.bsky.social

Morning Bluesky

These cuties are currently available on my website. They are handmade, unique and original textile artworks inspired by folk art dolls.
See them on littlebirdofparadise.bigcartel.com

#mhhsbd #art #folkArt #originalart #artforsale #artshop #dolls #bsnm