Judy Rushin-Knopf
@jrushin.bsky.social
Artist, mother, wife, dogs’ person
235. wrapped in a cocoon of suds at the carwash
236. to be needed
237. a 10 year project completion exhibition
238. a season change marked by crisp air
236. to be needed
237. a 10 year project completion exhibition
238. a season change marked by crisp air
October 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
235. wrapped in a cocoon of suds at the carwash
236. to be needed
237. a 10 year project completion exhibition
238. a season change marked by crisp air
236. to be needed
237. a 10 year project completion exhibition
238. a season change marked by crisp air
234. the lice were real, Bruno said, but he had come to understand that they were also a metaphor: they stood for the transmigration of life, from one being to the next, from past to future. (Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake)
September 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
234. the lice were real, Bruno said, but he had come to understand that they were also a metaphor: they stood for the transmigration of life, from one being to the next, from past to future. (Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake)
229. leaves floating downstream
230. a lifetime of misunderstanding
231. a feeling of overwhelm when driving over a damn
232. the steady hum of late night white noise
233. the angled ceilings of my attic room
230. a lifetime of misunderstanding
231. a feeling of overwhelm when driving over a damn
232. the steady hum of late night white noise
233. the angled ceilings of my attic room
September 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
229. leaves floating downstream
230. a lifetime of misunderstanding
231. a feeling of overwhelm when driving over a damn
232. the steady hum of late night white noise
233. the angled ceilings of my attic room
230. a lifetime of misunderstanding
231. a feeling of overwhelm when driving over a damn
232. the steady hum of late night white noise
233. the angled ceilings of my attic room
227. purple petals collected in the sidewalk cracks create a tidy geometric border around a patch of grass
228. Watching a baby barely three weeks old perceive the world
228. Watching a baby barely three weeks old perceive the world
September 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
227. purple petals collected in the sidewalk cracks create a tidy geometric border around a patch of grass
228. Watching a baby barely three weeks old perceive the world
228. Watching a baby barely three weeks old perceive the world
222. a sticky dough of cellulose insulation, kaolin, water, and pva glue
223. a colony of ants feeding on a cicada
224. cars floating on a flooded interstate
225. the relief that cold air brings to my overheated body
226. the herbaceous smell of tomato leaves
223. a colony of ants feeding on a cicada
224. cars floating on a flooded interstate
225. the relief that cold air brings to my overheated body
226. the herbaceous smell of tomato leaves
August 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
222. a sticky dough of cellulose insulation, kaolin, water, and pva glue
223. a colony of ants feeding on a cicada
224. cars floating on a flooded interstate
225. the relief that cold air brings to my overheated body
226. the herbaceous smell of tomato leaves
223. a colony of ants feeding on a cicada
224. cars floating on a flooded interstate
225. the relief that cold air brings to my overheated body
226. the herbaceous smell of tomato leaves
218. a reunion
219. hundreds of dragonflies swarm above and around me
220. neighbors who have become friends
221. a sit by the river with my guy
219. hundreds of dragonflies swarm above and around me
220. neighbors who have become friends
221. a sit by the river with my guy
August 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
218. a reunion
219. hundreds of dragonflies swarm above and around me
220. neighbors who have become friends
221. a sit by the river with my guy
219. hundreds of dragonflies swarm above and around me
220. neighbors who have become friends
221. a sit by the river with my guy
215. a dying brown bird, warm in my hand, buried in tall grasses
216. a secret swimming hole on a hot day
217. saving teabags for Andrea Zittel
216. a secret swimming hole on a hot day
217. saving teabags for Andrea Zittel
July 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
215. a dying brown bird, warm in my hand, buried in tall grasses
216. a secret swimming hole on a hot day
217. saving teabags for Andrea Zittel
216. a secret swimming hole on a hot day
217. saving teabags for Andrea Zittel
210. one hand sharing a painful truth, the other offering hope
211. a wet towel to cool a hot steering wheel
212. anxiety as object of destruction
213. three threads strung with marigolds hanging in a kitchen
214. the suddenness of a flash flood
211. a wet towel to cool a hot steering wheel
212. anxiety as object of destruction
213. three threads strung with marigolds hanging in a kitchen
214. the suddenness of a flash flood
July 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
210. one hand sharing a painful truth, the other offering hope
211. a wet towel to cool a hot steering wheel
212. anxiety as object of destruction
213. three threads strung with marigolds hanging in a kitchen
214. the suddenness of a flash flood
211. a wet towel to cool a hot steering wheel
212. anxiety as object of destruction
213. three threads strung with marigolds hanging in a kitchen
214. the suddenness of a flash flood
205. a feral garden rejecting human interference
206. constant hunger as a reminder
207. a hemstitched line suspended by 500 threads
208. a body, suspended in a spiderweb, hoping for a savior
209. soaking as a form of self-soothing
206. constant hunger as a reminder
207. a hemstitched line suspended by 500 threads
208. a body, suspended in a spiderweb, hoping for a savior
209. soaking as a form of self-soothing
July 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
205. a feral garden rejecting human interference
206. constant hunger as a reminder
207. a hemstitched line suspended by 500 threads
208. a body, suspended in a spiderweb, hoping for a savior
209. soaking as a form of self-soothing
206. constant hunger as a reminder
207. a hemstitched line suspended by 500 threads
208. a body, suspended in a spiderweb, hoping for a savior
209. soaking as a form of self-soothing
Reposted by Judy Rushin-Knopf
There's nothing that Congress loves more than forfeiting its warmaking powers to the president. Doing so has been a longstanding bipartisan project, and the country deserves a better opposition party than one ready to go along with an Iraq War redux. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Democrats Ambivalent On Trump's Possible War Despite It Being Deeply Unpopular
Progressives want a vote on the president’s war powers while many Democrats are keeping quiet.
www.huffpost.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
There's nothing that Congress loves more than forfeiting its warmaking powers to the president. Doing so has been a longstanding bipartisan project, and the country deserves a better opposition party than one ready to go along with an Iraq War redux. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Reposted by Judy Rushin-Knopf
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
200. the ubiquitous ticking in a clock repair shop
201. a child's delight in summer water play
202. the red-brown of cinnamon
203. restoring fertile soil where it has been depleted
204. a fierce wind takes an industrial door off its frame
201. a child's delight in summer water play
202. the red-brown of cinnamon
203. restoring fertile soil where it has been depleted
204. a fierce wind takes an industrial door off its frame
June 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
200. the ubiquitous ticking in a clock repair shop
201. a child's delight in summer water play
202. the red-brown of cinnamon
203. restoring fertile soil where it has been depleted
204. a fierce wind takes an industrial door off its frame
201. a child's delight in summer water play
202. the red-brown of cinnamon
203. restoring fertile soil where it has been depleted
204. a fierce wind takes an industrial door off its frame
197. in my dreams I breath under water and see through my eyelids
198. an excavated yard
199. realistic weeds made out of paper
198. an excavated yard
199. realistic weeds made out of paper
May 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
197. in my dreams I breath under water and see through my eyelids
198. an excavated yard
199. realistic weeds made out of paper
198. an excavated yard
199. realistic weeds made out of paper
193. my dog stranded on a paver in the middle of her hot, black, occultated yard
194. the struggle to complete a project that has dragged on for too long
195. a letter arrives, bearing the marks of its journey
196. a chin on my knee
194. the struggle to complete a project that has dragged on for too long
195. a letter arrives, bearing the marks of its journey
196. a chin on my knee
May 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
193. my dog stranded on a paver in the middle of her hot, black, occultated yard
194. the struggle to complete a project that has dragged on for too long
195. a letter arrives, bearing the marks of its journey
196. a chin on my knee
194. the struggle to complete a project that has dragged on for too long
195. a letter arrives, bearing the marks of its journey
196. a chin on my knee
188. the destructive capacity of nostalgia
189. magnificent flowers no bigger than pencil erasers growing on a patch of urban weeds
190. backyard to table
191. the fresh smell rain
192. a blood-clot beneath a fingernail
189. magnificent flowers no bigger than pencil erasers growing on a patch of urban weeds
190. backyard to table
191. the fresh smell rain
192. a blood-clot beneath a fingernail
April 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
188. the destructive capacity of nostalgia
189. magnificent flowers no bigger than pencil erasers growing on a patch of urban weeds
190. backyard to table
191. the fresh smell rain
192. a blood-clot beneath a fingernail
189. magnificent flowers no bigger than pencil erasers growing on a patch of urban weeds
190. backyard to table
191. the fresh smell rain
192. a blood-clot beneath a fingernail
Reposted by Judy Rushin-Knopf
The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.
The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters
The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.
newrepublic.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.
185. an artist who is compelled by ephemera he finds on walks
186. a lively dinner at our table with eleven beautiful neighbors
187. the full sensory experience of eating a cold navel orange on a warm night
186. a lively dinner at our table with eleven beautiful neighbors
187. the full sensory experience of eating a cold navel orange on a warm night
April 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
185. an artist who is compelled by ephemera he finds on walks
186. a lively dinner at our table with eleven beautiful neighbors
187. the full sensory experience of eating a cold navel orange on a warm night
186. a lively dinner at our table with eleven beautiful neighbors
187. the full sensory experience of eating a cold navel orange on a warm night
180. a spectacular post-Seder mess deserves a spot on the Seder plate
181. a pack of dogs establishes their order
182. a sheered tree line marks the edge of a highway
183. a city of swift nests under a bridge
184. a congregation of egrets in a pine tree stand mistaken for plastic bags
181. a pack of dogs establishes their order
182. a sheered tree line marks the edge of a highway
183. a city of swift nests under a bridge
184. a congregation of egrets in a pine tree stand mistaken for plastic bags
April 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
180. a spectacular post-Seder mess deserves a spot on the Seder plate
181. a pack of dogs establishes their order
182. a sheered tree line marks the edge of a highway
183. a city of swift nests under a bridge
184. a congregation of egrets in a pine tree stand mistaken for plastic bags
181. a pack of dogs establishes their order
182. a sheered tree line marks the edge of a highway
183. a city of swift nests under a bridge
184. a congregation of egrets in a pine tree stand mistaken for plastic bags
176. a fence made from living branches
177. the endorphine reward from deep laughs
178. a quiet day without obligations
179. the flatulent sound of someone learning to play trumpet
177. the endorphine reward from deep laughs
178. a quiet day without obligations
179. the flatulent sound of someone learning to play trumpet
April 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
176. a fence made from living branches
177. the endorphine reward from deep laughs
178. a quiet day without obligations
179. the flatulent sound of someone learning to play trumpet
177. the endorphine reward from deep laughs
178. a quiet day without obligations
179. the flatulent sound of someone learning to play trumpet
173. the satisfaction of a day of housework
174. a sleepless night
175. a rubber glove against felted wool
174. a sleepless night
175. a rubber glove against felted wool
April 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
173. the satisfaction of a day of housework
174. a sleepless night
175. a rubber glove against felted wool
174. a sleepless night
175. a rubber glove against felted wool
169. sand slipping through my fingers
170. what was once trash has new value
171. shouting, honking, pounding, beating
172. a dream artifact has me looking for a rope
170. what was once trash has new value
171. shouting, honking, pounding, beating
172. a dream artifact has me looking for a rope
April 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
169. sand slipping through my fingers
170. what was once trash has new value
171. shouting, honking, pounding, beating
172. a dream artifact has me looking for a rope
170. what was once trash has new value
171. shouting, honking, pounding, beating
172. a dream artifact has me looking for a rope
168. a rowdy soccer game had me wondering how to harness its energy for the resistance
April 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
168. a rowdy soccer game had me wondering how to harness its energy for the resistance
166. the sugary snow-pea taste of a redbud
167. an exemplary life that ripples out and out and out
167. an exemplary life that ripples out and out and out
March 31, 2025 at 3:27 AM
166. the sugary snow-pea taste of a redbud
167. an exemplary life that ripples out and out and out
167. an exemplary life that ripples out and out and out
161. a noticeable shift when I don’t write in the mornings
162. the problem with linen warps
163. the comforting smell of Rob’s cooking
164. a permaculture plan
165. an unidentified etherial pre-dawn sound
162. the problem with linen warps
163. the comforting smell of Rob’s cooking
164. a permaculture plan
165. an unidentified etherial pre-dawn sound
March 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
161. a noticeable shift when I don’t write in the mornings
162. the problem with linen warps
163. the comforting smell of Rob’s cooking
164. a permaculture plan
165. an unidentified etherial pre-dawn sound
162. the problem with linen warps
163. the comforting smell of Rob’s cooking
164. a permaculture plan
165. an unidentified etherial pre-dawn sound
158. a planned ending to a group experiment
159. bacon
160. a perfectly circular hole, measuring 10" across and 2' deep, dug with a shovel in compacted and rocky dirt
159. bacon
160. a perfectly circular hole, measuring 10" across and 2' deep, dug with a shovel in compacted and rocky dirt
March 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
158. a planned ending to a group experiment
159. bacon
160. a perfectly circular hole, measuring 10" across and 2' deep, dug with a shovel in compacted and rocky dirt
159. bacon
160. a perfectly circular hole, measuring 10" across and 2' deep, dug with a shovel in compacted and rocky dirt