Ren Picco-Freeman
@renstudiophoto.bsky.social
Chicago-based photographer working with dancers and movement artists.
RESIST
RESIST
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Posting some of my work for a change. This is from a body of work titled "Fall Series."
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They send soldiers. We send solidarity.
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
They send soldiers. We send solidarity.
Everyone who willingly shakes his hand are complicit in his fascist plans. Do not for one minute think he won't turn around and bite it.
July 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Everyone who willingly shakes his hand are complicit in his fascist plans. Do not for one minute think he won't turn around and bite it.
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It’s mind-blowing to me that there’s not a single corporate news outlet with an update about Dems walking out of a hearing over republicans not following the rules to advance the judicial nomination of a guy who told the courts to fuck off. Nothing on WaPo or NYT yet. Just wild.
July 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It’s mind-blowing to me that there’s not a single corporate news outlet with an update about Dems walking out of a hearing over republicans not following the rules to advance the judicial nomination of a guy who told the courts to fuck off. Nothing on WaPo or NYT yet. Just wild.
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This says it all. What more do you need to know about who Trump and the Republicans actually care about?
May 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This says it all. What more do you need to know about who Trump and the Republicans actually care about?
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Trump just proposed a budget that gives the Pentagon over $1 trillion—while slashing health care and education. Don’t let anyone tell you we “can’t afford” to invest in our communities and our families.
May 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Trump just proposed a budget that gives the Pentagon over $1 trillion—while slashing health care and education. Don’t let anyone tell you we “can’t afford” to invest in our communities and our families.
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Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
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Eric Swalwell
Maxwell Frost
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jasmine Crockett
Mark Kelly
Ayanna Pressley
Tammy Duckworth
Maxine Waters
Melanie Stansbury
Al Green
Chris Murphy
Greg Casar
Pete Buttigieg
JB Pritzker
Tim Walz
Jamie Raskin
Cory Booker
#SaveDemocracy
Maxwell Frost
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jasmine Crockett
Mark Kelly
Ayanna Pressley
Tammy Duckworth
Maxine Waters
Melanie Stansbury
Al Green
Chris Murphy
Greg Casar
Pete Buttigieg
JB Pritzker
Tim Walz
Jamie Raskin
Cory Booker
#SaveDemocracy
April 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Eric Swalwell
Maxwell Frost
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jasmine Crockett
Mark Kelly
Ayanna Pressley
Tammy Duckworth
Maxine Waters
Melanie Stansbury
Al Green
Chris Murphy
Greg Casar
Pete Buttigieg
JB Pritzker
Tim Walz
Jamie Raskin
Cory Booker
#SaveDemocracy
Maxwell Frost
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jasmine Crockett
Mark Kelly
Ayanna Pressley
Tammy Duckworth
Maxine Waters
Melanie Stansbury
Al Green
Chris Murphy
Greg Casar
Pete Buttigieg
JB Pritzker
Tim Walz
Jamie Raskin
Cory Booker
#SaveDemocracy
April 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
April 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I was photographing a band during a live recorded performance when a man came up to me and said, "Please don't break my heart and tell me you don't shoot film."
Go away.
Go away.
April 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I was photographing a band during a live recorded performance when a man came up to me and said, "Please don't break my heart and tell me you don't shoot film."
Go away.
Go away.
It's so unprofessional to see some film photographers bashing digital photographers online. People choose their preferences based on a number of factors. Capturing a dance performance, then needing to deliver edited shots by the following morning is my job. #nikonZ8 #doyourthing #ignorethehaters
April 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's so unprofessional to see some film photographers bashing digital photographers online. People choose their preferences based on a number of factors. Capturing a dance performance, then needing to deliver edited shots by the following morning is my job. #nikonZ8 #doyourthing #ignorethehaters
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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
CHICAGO 💪🫶 !!!
April 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
CHICAGO 💪🫶 !!!
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How many train wrecks do we have to survive before we pull our heads out of our collective asses and let women run this country?
They called it from day one.
They called it from day one.
April 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How many train wrecks do we have to survive before we pull our heads out of our collective asses and let women run this country?
They called it from day one.
They called it from day one.
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“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?”
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
April 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?”
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
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Right NOW, a Maryland man is in a prison in El Salvador. He was sent because of an ADMIN ERROR. His life is in danger every day. Is he even still alive?
Meanwhile, Trump is playing golf with the Saudis. The fallen U.S. troops weren't going to pay him.
Meanwhile, Trump is playing golf with the Saudis. The fallen U.S. troops weren't going to pay him.
April 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Right NOW, a Maryland man is in a prison in El Salvador. He was sent because of an ADMIN ERROR. His life is in danger every day. Is he even still alive?
Meanwhile, Trump is playing golf with the Saudis. The fallen U.S. troops weren't going to pay him.
Meanwhile, Trump is playing golf with the Saudis. The fallen U.S. troops weren't going to pay him.
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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
March 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
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Elon Musk's PACs have spent millions backing Trump loyalist Brad Schimel in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race.
If Schimel wins, the court could uphold a total abortion ban, attacks on unions, and gerrymandered maps — and change state law to benefit Tesla.
Watch.
If Schimel wins, the court could uphold a total abortion ban, attacks on unions, and gerrymandered maps — and change state law to benefit Tesla.
Watch.
March 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Elon Musk's PACs have spent millions backing Trump loyalist Brad Schimel in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race.
If Schimel wins, the court could uphold a total abortion ban, attacks on unions, and gerrymandered maps — and change state law to benefit Tesla.
Watch.
If Schimel wins, the court could uphold a total abortion ban, attacks on unions, and gerrymandered maps — and change state law to benefit Tesla.
Watch.
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Republicans: after years of whining about dark-money billionaires puppeteering our political system, what do you have to say about Elon Musk buying the Presidency - and now the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
He's Not Like Us
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Republicans: after years of whining about dark-money billionaires puppeteering our political system, what do you have to say about Elon Musk buying the Presidency - and now the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
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The US invasion of Iraq began on this day 22 years ago.
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The US invasion of Iraq began on this day 22 years ago.
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
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I find it so interesting that in two popular TV series with evil billionaires trying to take over the country - Zero Day and Paradise - Hollywood has cast them both as women. Yet in reality, all the evil billionaires we are currently living with are men.
March 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I find it so interesting that in two popular TV series with evil billionaires trying to take over the country - Zero Day and Paradise - Hollywood has cast them both as women. Yet in reality, all the evil billionaires we are currently living with are men.
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Elon uses your tax dollars to build rockets that blow up like fireworks before they even reach orbit. Everything he touches turns to shit, and now he’s got his hands on the federal government.
March 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Elon uses your tax dollars to build rockets that blow up like fireworks before they even reach orbit. Everything he touches turns to shit, and now he’s got his hands on the federal government.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...