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A secular humanist husband, visual art maker, musician, and typist. garymackender.substack.com
In 2012 I made a series of eight crosses in an attempt to convey my state of mind at the time. Pendulumerica was made as a comment on the direction of the digital state of mind we are now completely immersed in.
Pendulumerica, Mixed Media, 28" x 18" x 3", 2012
Pendulumerica, Mixed Media, 28" x 18" x 3", 2012
August 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In 2012 I made a series of eight crosses in an attempt to convey my state of mind at the time. Pendulumerica was made as a comment on the direction of the digital state of mind we are now completely immersed in.
Pendulumerica, Mixed Media, 28" x 18" x 3", 2012
Pendulumerica, Mixed Media, 28" x 18" x 3", 2012
Big Baby was created in 2018 and now lives in a lovely home on Whidbey Island, a ferry ride just west of Seattle. You can see more of my wire sculpture work here: (garymackender.com/wire_sculptu...)
July 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Big Baby was created in 2018 and now lives in a lovely home on Whidbey Island, a ferry ride just west of Seattle. You can see more of my wire sculpture work here: (garymackender.com/wire_sculptu...)
I have an extensive collection of cabinet card and other early 20th century portraits of folks long dead, discarded and abandoned in junk shops. I made a series of portraits in 2012 attempting to give these people a second chance in an environment they could not have imagined.
This is “Jack.”
This is “Jack.”
July 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I have an extensive collection of cabinet card and other early 20th century portraits of folks long dead, discarded and abandoned in junk shops. I made a series of portraits in 2012 attempting to give these people a second chance in an environment they could not have imagined.
This is “Jack.”
This is “Jack.”
This image is from February, 1984, when I would prowl around downtown Kansas City, Missouri looking for ‘that thing’ to shoot. I used a Minolta SRT102 with a standard lens that day. #fineart #photography #triX
July 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This image is from February, 1984, when I would prowl around downtown Kansas City, Missouri looking for ‘that thing’ to shoot. I used a Minolta SRT102 with a standard lens that day. #fineart #photography #triX
I’m going to use Bluesky to showcase my photography and other artwork from over the years as I’m exhausted by politics (Substack posts aside).
I hung up my SLR several years ago but started with Tri-X in the mid 70s. This one was shot with a digital SLR, 2010, Tucson, AZ.
I hung up my SLR several years ago but started with Tri-X in the mid 70s. This one was shot with a digital SLR, 2010, Tucson, AZ.
July 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m going to use Bluesky to showcase my photography and other artwork from over the years as I’m exhausted by politics (Substack posts aside).
I hung up my SLR several years ago but started with Tri-X in the mid 70s. This one was shot with a digital SLR, 2010, Tucson, AZ.
I hung up my SLR several years ago but started with Tri-X in the mid 70s. This one was shot with a digital SLR, 2010, Tucson, AZ.
I stopped posting on here because THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ENGAGEMENT. Prove me wrong? Hello?
July 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I stopped posting on here because THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ENGAGEMENT. Prove me wrong? Hello?
“I’ve just never liked bullies, and I don’t understand people who do. It’s really not that hard. I wish more people would see that it’s not hard to stand up.” — Ken Casey, The Dropkick Murphys
Friday Homestead Dispatch
Week Number Twenty-Four
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July 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“I’ve just never liked bullies, and I don’t understand people who do. It’s really not that hard. I wish more people would see that it’s not hard to stand up.” — Ken Casey, The Dropkick Murphys
In between yelling at the clouds and processing the destruction of Democracy, I managed to wrap up a couple of new pieces. Yellow Zoot & New Mexico Folded Camp.
July 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In between yelling at the clouds and processing the destruction of Democracy, I managed to wrap up a couple of new pieces. Yellow Zoot & New Mexico Folded Camp.
PLEASE make a call today…these Republicans are needed to stop the insanity. I also wrote a short piece on this Big Ugly Bill yesterday...see link in comments.
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
PLEASE make a call today…these Republicans are needed to stop the insanity. I also wrote a short piece on this Big Ugly Bill yesterday...see link in comments.
Utah Senator Mike Lee (R) along with Montana Senator Steve Daines (R) have cobbled together a quiet proposal tucked away in the BIG UGLY BILL that includes two provisions that would trigger the largest loss of public land in modern history.
June 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Utah Senator Mike Lee (R) along with Montana Senator Steve Daines (R) have cobbled together a quiet proposal tucked away in the BIG UGLY BILL that includes two provisions that would trigger the largest loss of public land in modern history.
Tucson representing on No Kings Day!
June 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Tucson representing on No Kings Day!
Today’s post was cobbled together while relaxing on Donner Lake, California, all week, and a long day of flying home yesterday. Hope to see some of you at the No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance tomorrow!
Friday Homestead Dispatch
Week Number Twenty-One
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June 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today’s post was cobbled together while relaxing on Donner Lake, California, all week, and a long day of flying home yesterday. Hope to see some of you at the No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance tomorrow!
An overly long post this morning but there’s so much happening right now that needs our attention. As Thom Hartmann writes, Don’t get used to fascism. Get loud. Get active. Get in its way.
Friday Homestead Dispatch
Week Number Twenty
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June 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
An overly long post this morning but there’s so much happening right now that needs our attention. As Thom Hartmann writes, Don’t get used to fascism. Get loud. Get active. Get in its way.
Brrrrr, does it seem cold in here? While front-man *rump is busy waving his arms and tiny hands in the air fomenting racial hatred aimed at anyone who’s not ‘white,’ Stephen Miller and Russell Vought have achieved their wet dream of Project 2025 wrapped into this one Big Ugly Bill. Read on…
One Big Ugly Bill
Hey BUB!
garymackender.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Brrrrr, does it seem cold in here? While front-man *rump is busy waving his arms and tiny hands in the air fomenting racial hatred aimed at anyone who’s not ‘white,’ Stephen Miller and Russell Vought have achieved their wet dream of Project 2025 wrapped into this one Big Ugly Bill. Read on…
Sebastião Salgado died this week at the age of 81. He is best known for his striking photographs of suffering and human devastation occurring all across the globe. Read more about him by clicking on the link in the comments.
May 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sebastião Salgado died this week at the age of 81. He is best known for his striking photographs of suffering and human devastation occurring all across the globe. Read more about him by clicking on the link in the comments.
Making good noise in Tucson, Arizona today!
May 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Making good noise in Tucson, Arizona today!
If Republican Senators are too cowardly to push back against the lies and conspiracy theories of RFK Jr., we’ll take 9-year-old Teddy speaking at the Princeton (new Jersey) Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting.
N.J. 4th grader calls out RFK Jr. following comments about autism
YouTube video by NJ.com
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May 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If Republican Senators are too cowardly to push back against the lies and conspiracy theories of RFK Jr., we’ll take 9-year-old Teddy speaking at the Princeton (new Jersey) Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting.
One is not like the other…
May 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
One is not like the other…
Maybe, by protesting and speaking out, I’ll be deported to England from whence came my great-great-grandfather. A wee cottage in the Cotswolds sounds pretty good about now…
May 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Maybe, by protesting and speaking out, I’ll be deported to England from whence came my great-great-grandfather. A wee cottage in the Cotswolds sounds pretty good about now…
I haven’t seen the official numbers but there must have been a few thousand in South Tucson, Arizona, last night as we made the trek from 10th Avenue and 22nd, down to 4th Avenue with a loop down to 29th and back up 10th.
May 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I haven’t seen the official numbers but there must have been a few thousand in South Tucson, Arizona, last night as we made the trek from 10th Avenue and 22nd, down to 4th Avenue with a loop down to 29th and back up 10th.
Today’s PSA: If you haven’t had a meal at Forbes Meat Company, check it out. We split a hamburger along with a side of grilled veggies. They have a wide variety of sausages that are all processed in-house. Open 7 days a week from 8am-9pm in the 5 Points District at 747 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ.
April 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Today’s PSA: If you haven’t had a meal at Forbes Meat Company, check it out. We split a hamburger along with a side of grilled veggies. They have a wide variety of sausages that are all processed in-house. Open 7 days a week from 8am-9pm in the 5 Points District at 747 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ.
It’s time to wake up, people.
Thom Hartmann writes There are only 3 branches to our government: cowing both Congress and the nation’s Judiciary will leave only the president in charge of the entire country under all circumstances in all ways.
Thom Hartmann writes There are only 3 branches to our government: cowing both Congress and the nation’s Judiciary will leave only the president in charge of the entire country under all circumstances in all ways.
No Warrant, No Constitution: Trump’s Shock Troops Seize Our Judiciary
America is slipping into the authoritarian nightmare Putin dreamed of for us…
hartmannreport.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
It’s time to wake up, people.
Thom Hartmann writes There are only 3 branches to our government: cowing both Congress and the nation’s Judiciary will leave only the president in charge of the entire country under all circumstances in all ways.
Thom Hartmann writes There are only 3 branches to our government: cowing both Congress and the nation’s Judiciary will leave only the president in charge of the entire country under all circumstances in all ways.
I’ve been busy this year with a focus on smaller works than my normal time-intensive pieces. These are priced to fly away quickly and land on your wall. Great for the bathroom. Superb for kitchens. Hit me back if you’d like one of these gems in your abode.
Art Stuff
New Small Works
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April 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’ve been busy this year with a focus on smaller works than my normal time-intensive pieces. These are priced to fly away quickly and land on your wall. Great for the bathroom. Superb for kitchens. Hit me back if you’d like one of these gems in your abode.
Jon Stewart and Heather McGhee, author of “The Sum of Us,” explore the myths fueling anti-DEI sentiment, examine how the Trump administration weaponizes racial grievance to protect powerful interests, and discuss how a truly inclusive society benefits everyone, not just those historically excluded.
Jon Stewart & Heather McGhee discuss Anti-DEI Policies and Trump’s Autocracy | The Weekly Show
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April 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Jon Stewart and Heather McGhee, author of “The Sum of Us,” explore the myths fueling anti-DEI sentiment, examine how the Trump administration weaponizes racial grievance to protect powerful interests, and discuss how a truly inclusive society benefits everyone, not just those historically excluded.