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I wrote about #FriezeLA 2025 and what it means to have an art fair in the wake of disaster for @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/991593/art-a...

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@mattstromberg.bsky.social's dispatch from Frieze LA captures the mixed emotions around this very particular edition of the fair - worth a read: hyperallergic.com/991593/art-a...

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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My handy guide to the art fairs in LA this week, and some non-fair events! via @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/990846/fairs...

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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as allude to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

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This deranged hypothetical has a simple answer. A person in 1868 would ask, "what is the Border Patrol and why are they doing that?" As of 1868 it was perfectly legal for anyone to walk across the border, including for the sole purpose of giving birth to a U.S. citizen.

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normalize pronouncing "doge", Doggy.

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"rock ’n’ roll disco from 50 years ago" is totally my jam, but maybe that's cause I'm a "namby-pamby Gen-Xer" www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...

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This is from a 2020 presentation. Now it's just the chaos we live in, and no such description is needed.

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there's a real childcare crisis in this country when the richest man on the planet is forced to bring his kid to work.

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i think it's cool that the president is functionally a drug-addled billionaire nazi

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Hey Artgelenos (I'm sorry), what are some cool events happening during LA Art Fair Week NOT at the fairs?

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Can't believe the amount of heat we used to get for downloading an mp3 when every tech company is downloading the sum total of human expression to sell a scromited version back to us

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a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

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Swedish (post) punk band #ViagraBoys takes on Duchamp, Zombie Formalism, Ab-Ex, and the Art World at large in the satirical video for their new single "Man Made of Meat." I wrote about it for @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/987985/swedi...

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bluesky fam, what new music should i listen to? music has always been an integral part of my life, i played in bands for years, and now i am old and hate everything, so lemme know what's good!

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My @hyperallergic.com picks for LA shows to see this month, from benefits for fire victims to shows about Indigenous methods of fire management hyperallergic.com/986799/11-sh...

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I spoke with #suyuxin about her use of color and its connotations for @artbasel.bsky.social www.artbasel.com/stories/su-y...

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There are literally not enough journalists employed in the US to cover the bad shit that is happening right now. We are now going to experience the social consequences of a weakened news industry--which are the same as the benefits of a weakened news industry, to those who weakened it.

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Nazi Sues Companies That Won't Advertise on Hitler.com. www.npr.org/2025/02/01/n...

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None of the water Trump ordered released is anywhere near Los Angeles. It was actually water being reserved for Central Valley farmers, whose fields are now at risk of flooding. This cohort overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

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In case of an emergency, you can report ICE activity and enforcement actions to spread awareness by calling your local rapid response network. Bookmark these numbers today. We also provided this article in en español. lataco.com/rapid-respon...

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does anyone else find the "Severance" / ZipRecruiter ads especially cynical and dystopian?

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These handy bookmarks can help you keep your rights at your fingertips.

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The kids are alright.

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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

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Breaking: SPRING/BREAK Art Show Cancels LA Edition, via @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/986456/sprin...

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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

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Imagine having to carry around papers to prove you belong in a place your people lived thousands of years before the people demanding to see them got here. www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/u...

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This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️

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Reminded of and crying about the fact that Rev. Budde is also the person who provided Matthew Shepard's family with a safe haven for their son's remains. This is the person these fascists trying to brand themselves as Christians are targeting with hate, right now. www.npr.org/2018/10/26/6....

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The “Roman salute,” often cited by fascists, including Hitler, was not an ancient gesture but a modern invention, shaped by art and cinema.

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If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.

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🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨 The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected]. Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

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My new essay comic, Antisemitism in a Time of Genocide, is now up at Le Monde Diplomatique in France. I’ll thread the 8 panels in English here, and link to the French at the end.

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My heart goes out to you!

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When they show us who they are, believe them.

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Man this yarvin guy is such an insufferable blowhard.

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“The character of Altadena is so special, I don’t want that to change... I would hate for so many people to get replaced by developer greed. It has a real hometown feel.” —Kenturah Davis, artist

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brb, gonna try to get to the end of tiktok before they take it away.

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