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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 Rartsy Humanist
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Hi I'm:
• abstractionist
• colorist
• queer
• aspiring author
• unwilling subject of the tyrannical United States
• dreaming of life in #Puebla #Mexico […]

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#nature #ocean #shhhhhh
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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There's international fame & then there's...
img. 60 Jane Goodall (1934 - 2025) CHIMPS AND SCIENTISTS Jane Goodall lives forever in the images included in Voyagers' golden records
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Found all the cables needed to use the projector, watching Superman.
Foreground is the foot of the bed and part of a bedroom leading to curtains and a window shade on which a projected image of Superman on the ground is seen.
October 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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always a lot to do
some things are harder than others
some things can be eased with money, if any can be spared
how i feel about it is a choice
there is no performance review

scratching a mosquito bite is a bad idea that sometimes feels good

don't tire […]

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detail of abstract painting titled Painting B with a variety of marks in red, blue, green, black, in mixed media
September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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[High pitched noise]

Warning: Do not play. It's awful.

I went to a website to approximate my tinnitus tone. It's been bothering me more than usual lately, but I hear this in my head 24/7/52 for the past 30ish years. 😭
September 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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During the sunrise stream I caught a space rocket launch.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2571994453
Humanissome Twitch stream screenshot. Early morning view of sky with a rocket trail in white. Blue sky, gradient to orange-yellow on the horizon just before sunrise. Low clouds near horizon. Wide body of water at bottom reflecting the sky above.
September 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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https://humanissome.org
Screenshot of sunrise stream, facing east. Bright yellow sun in center of horizon across water from a balcony railing corner pointing due east.
September 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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I searched a famous poem, using Quant. I share the top result here.

Sign of our totally healthy & normal world:
...compare prices on famous poets at Amazon.com
(a) amazon.com amazon.com Kindle > Store + Ad Low prices famous poets - Amazon.com Official Site Browse & discover thousands of unique brands. Read customer reviews & best sellers. Find deals and compare prices on famous poets at Amazon.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Currently streaming at https://humanissome.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Letting go of being right co-evolves with letting go of wanting to convince others.

Deprecated: shame of being wrong, defensiveness, fear of mistakes, ranking human worth

New features: confidence, vulnerability, forgiveness, honesty, accountability, respect

#rartsy
Abstract expressionist painting on clear plexiglass hanging on a red-maroon wall. The painting contains a cacophony of colors in a mix of intentional and accidental shapes, including drips, circles, rectangles, blobs, and a handprint.
September 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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YMMV | what an expression! I just looked it up & there's a frozen in amber YMMV dot-com — glad to see it. I'm a recovering objectivist learning to love subjectivity. I looked at what was making me unhappy, prescriptivism, & embarked on an intense campaign to […]

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Abstract painting titled Key to Unlock the Door. Foreground contains bursts of dark blue and white mixed with light blue. Background colors include red, yellow, orange, and more.
September 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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This offended me

#iphone #apple #ungrateful
My iPhone screen composing a toot. At the top part of the text input field displays a partially visible line: "Threads that way? That is not what I want." On the next line I've typed "3. Tim Berners", with the cursor blinking after "Berners" highlighted Below the auto correction is showing that "Berners" will change into " Berber's " if I hit space. I have to confirm "Berners" by selecting it on the left button. Below that a bit of my keyboard
September 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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To turn the above post from social media snark to public service the 3 posts I didn't share:
1. I don't remember which photo but it's happened so many times.

2. The Greenpeace post below. I liked the quote. It's attributed. But that userid goes to Threads! WTF […]

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Greenpeace International @ 22h "If you feel it, the machine failed. If you ever feel heavy because you care deeply about injustice, suffering & ecological destruction, remember that a trillion dollar propaganda machine was built to make you numb & it didn't work on you." via @earthlyeducation #hope #climatehope #climateaction #selfcare earthlyeducation © © 25-08-13 please don't feel ashamed of your outrage and despair, they are honest signs that your heart is still awake. the system wants to turn those feelings into apathy, but they can be fuel. when grief burns, it can light the path to resistance. when rage rises, it can be a river that moves mountains. the point isn't to stop feeling, but to use that energy to protect the living world we still have.
September 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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It's no wonder that place is called Meta, I can't post there without adding meta commentary. Why? Because I know that links are suppressed there. Instagram is the only site where I have any hope of my sister & friends happening to see what I share & that […]

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Post label: working on the sites that I prefer, my past work isn't lost as it is on corpo sites Blog archive excerpts: Do You Believe in Good & Bad? I sorta don't. October 15, 2024 If I believe in Right and Wrong then pain is wrong. Accomplishment is right. Busyness & business are right. Indolence, a word that means "not hurting" in its derivation, is wrong, because it has come to mean lazy. Why is lazy wrong? Lying down, lazing about, is deemed immoral. It's no wonder that US Americans burn out and have to be reminded to rest. the peace of God which surpasseth all understanding October 10, 2024 Excerpt of a Bible passage, cutting the religious indoctrination, leaves little. Text boxes over an abstract painting background: The problem with work focused on others, SEO, sales, & algorithms is that the purpose can be lost. Human efforts driven by number$ endanger our joy & our very survival. By choosing venues outside the attention industry I affirm my belief in my creative future. Short-term cycles are destructive.
September 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Thought exercise
There is no understanding / nothing to be understood / only experienced [Text in white on 3 rows with black background. Below text is a bright abstract expressionist painting. I make this work to challenge my mind to look beyond definite meaning.]
September 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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...if you feel like it! I mean, I'm not trying to tell anyone what to do, just myself.
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On top of a multicolor abstract painting the words CHANGE
September 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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#scribesandmakers 2 September: What creative activities are you hoping to work on this month?

• Web stuff
https://Rartsy.com
https://humanissome.org
& getting a handle on whether, what topics, & in what frequency I'm producing a newsletter blog. The idea came […]

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Altered text logo of the Weekly World News American tabloid newspaper that trafficked in conspiracy theories and unsourced outlandish claims. The logo that appeared on the cover of the tabloid consists of black and white bold sans serif, italicized text. Mine reads: WEEKLY WORLD NEWS The World's Only R-World News. The "R" in the first WORLD has been replaced by an orange painted "R" that I use as a logo. The original copy read: WEEKLY WORLD NEWS The World's Only Reliable News.
September 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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I just produced a contrarian multi-panel post on Instagram. I ask myself why I'm so often griping, especially there & why/if I'm excessively contrary. Pithy statements presented as deep & powerful excite rejection from me. Social media encourages such […]

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Black text on white background floats over a colorful abstract painting: Short attention span media exacerbates the flaw of wanting easy answers,aphorisms,instant meaning. The meaning is in doing, in being. There's no effort required to "earn" meaning but to be present. An abstract painting in every color with a few words floating on top, black text on white background: Stop trying Just be [Of course trying is important, demonstrating the flaw of aphorisms. "Significance can't be forced" is my point. By being we are significant. Every moment is significant & trivial, inherently.]
September 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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#scribesandmakers Sep 1: Tell us something about yourself & your creativity.

Creative practice keeps me alive, sane, & growing. Abstract Expressionism has given me a safe emotional release for 33 years consistently (& in prior moments during childhood before I […]

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How is everyone not a painter, I exclaimed when greeted with this sky while driving yesterday near sunset. Above a mostly grey road and muted brick & grey buildings loom dark silhouettes of trees against a multicolored sky. In the sky are pink, orange, yellow, white, light blue, lavender, grey, in a soft mix. How is everyone not a painter, I exclaimed when greeted with this sky while driving yesterday near sunset. Here the sky fills the top two thirds of the image and is mostly grey clouds with blue showing in places. Near the horizon bursts a thin band of bright pink, with orange, rose, purple, and yellow. In the foreground is a mostly grey road, muted yellow brick buildings, and some dark silhouettes of trees. Over the top of a car steering wheel in beige, out the windshield lies a grey road at dusk, a few buildings beside the road, and in the distance the sky in pink, blue, gray, and other hues.
September 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Art with the lights on,
Art with the lights off

#abstractpainting #rartsy
August 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Too much talk about have to & obligations
Not enough talk about want to & love, growth, universal improvement
The oppressors always on attack put us on counterattack & defense
When do we get to share the vision for a better world for all
We have to make time for that
Always

#rartsy
Abstract expressionist painting in many colors, notably shades of blue, beige, red, grey, white & more on a canvas leaning against a carmine red wall on a parquet pattern wood floor
August 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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A vintage silver-colored hairbrush with an ornate handle and frame, decorated with roses and scrollwork, lies vertically on the left. To its right, a decorative silver metal belt buckle featuring a central oval turquoise stone and two smaller round red stones, surrounded by intricate scrollwork, is connected to a segmented, scale-like silver metal belt. Both items are placed on a textured background splattered with blue, white, and green paint.
August 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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August 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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As I face the sad fact that my home is worth far less than I think it should be (and was a few years ago) I have to remind myself that Trump killing liberty & the economy is a big motivation for me leaving. I'm getting out while I can in hope for a better future […]

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Current view out of my living room corner. Glass doors at right show a wide river, blue sky and clouds. Glass door at left reveal green tree tops and a city a few kilometers away.
August 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Respectful Restroom
Toilet paper rolls side by side in underhand & overhand hanging positions
August 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM