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Highlighting the intersection of art, activism and control #CarrieMaeWeems www.blind-magazine.com/news/paintin...

What concerns us all #surveillance

Inside Lorton’s Darkroom, the title of our documentary short and the heart of the #photography program. #artsinprison

Todays word is #coup. Call you representatives: 202.244.3121 #resist #constitutionalcrisis

Nationwide Protests in February and March. Spread the word.

Here is the oath all executive branch employees take. It is to support and defend the Constitution, not to “implement the president’s agenda.” If the two purposes diverge, the Constitution prevails.

King and Goffin began writing "The Loco-Motion" inspired by the sound of Dee Dee Sharp and brought in Eva to record the demo. The Cookies sang backup on the demo and King herself played piano and sang. Don Kirshner loved Eva’s demo so much that he decided to release the demo. #blackhistorymonth2025

The best assessment of Trump I’ve read by Yale historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

For those of us whose programming relies on arts grants, and for those who care about the cultural sector.

“Everything I undertook in the #photography program I was driven to do with a high level of proficiency. No matter what kind of environment I was in, I did it well.” -Michael Moses El His photo, Pinnacle of Love, is now part of the permanent collection of LA’s Wende Museum.

Arts grants supported one-of-a-kind #photography programming for girls in DC #thedcarts

“Each hour this goes unrecognized makes the success of the #coup more likely.” @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Last day of filming at Lorton Prison for our #documentary feature @ild1985.bsky.social

Jobs, Peace and Justice #MLK #fridaymotivation đź“· ruckmanphoto

Olly Olly Oxen Free. Are you an #artist in DC, Maryland, and/or Virginia? I made a starter pack to help all of us in the DMV find one another here. I’d love to connect and add you to the starter pack. #art #artcommunity

Todays word is #coup. Call you representatives: 202.244.3121 #resist #constitutionalcrisis

Why the Row Over Sally Mann’s Photos Strikes Me as an Artist—and Texas Native news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...

A good illustration of first vs second Trump term. In the first, Trump drew a fake hurricane path on a map with a sharpie. In the second, Elon Musk’s twentysomething minions have taken over computer systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration directly.

I’d really like to post about #photography but I keep getting distracted by the anti-constitutional #coup.

Republicans are going along with Elon Musk's unlawful power grab. They're okay with an unelected billionaire who has no congressional authority having his hands on the Treasury's payment system and your Social Security number. Remember this.

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

Song of the day: youtu.be/S5hZ6maMj3A?...

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

Dear America, Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone. #JoniMitchell #resist www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bd...

A coup against the US government. @vermontgmg.bsky.social www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."

“Canada will not bend to a criminal and grifter.” @charlieangus104.bsky.social @meidastouch.com #resistance

Lawyers on here: Is there a legal challenge underway to Musk's apparent seizure of federal spending? If not, why not?

This is not just a "pause." It is an unlawful destruction now. Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed. Here are some of the lives at stake.

Sharing one from the archive from my project #passagesandpossibilities #photography

We all need this today. The Fannie Lou Hamer Post Office. If you don't know who she was, start reading & be inspired by one of the greatest Americans ever to have lived.

“If you think DEI caused a plane crash you are too stupid to breathe.” @jamellebouie.net

We Will Weather This Storm

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

the richest man in the world has been installed in the government and he is very clearly trying to subvert it for his own ends.

“Not surprised. Disgusted.”: Capt. Sully Sullenberger responds to Donald Trump’s attempt to blame the D.C. plane crash on DEI #LastWord

Growing threats to public media by Trump.