ArtsyGal
LightNews LightNews
banner
artsygal.bsky.social
ArtsyGal
@artsygal.bsky.social
590 followers 770 following 350 posts
GenX artist, just trying to survive on this crazy planet! I call Portland, OR, and Santa Fe, NM, home - for now… I want to get the hell out of here, btw #NoKings #ProudBlue #TheResistance #BLM #ProDemocracy #AntiFacsist #ANTIFA
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
artsygal.bsky.social
ArtsyGal @artsygal.bsky.social · 14d
I just got home from shopping in “bombed out” #Portland and I didn’t see one fire, or fight, or any boarded up windows! Just a vibrant colorful city filled with awesome restaurants and stores, all open for business! Even saw some new ones I want to check out!

isportlandburning.com
Is Portland Burning?
No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.
isportlandburning.com
1 7 12
Reposted by ArtsyGal
katieharbath.bsky.social
Katie Harbath @katieharbath.bsky.social · 3h
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
900 4.2K 10K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
cajunblue.bsky.social
CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4h
🚨USPS mail carrier terrorized by ICE. A federal worker carrying mail over his shoulder suspected of being an “illegal immigrant? The worst of the worst?” No. He was existing while black. 1/2
41 1.2K 2.2K
artsygal.bsky.social
ArtsyGal @artsygal.bsky.social · 3h
Hey guys, just a heads up! #TerroristTrump is putting everything in place to rig and destroy the #MidTermElections next year!

youtu.be/5uxqEda1H-8?...
🚨 BOMBSHELL LEAK EXPOSES ANGRY TRUMP, RED ALERT
YouTube video by Pondering Politics
youtu.be
Reposted by ArtsyGal
mlobelart.bsky.social
Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Apr 2
I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
B&W photo of a building facace Relief sculpture of a lithe figure in a dancing-like pose
54 770 2.4K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
piperformissouri.bsky.social
Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 23h
Who approved the demolition of the fucking White House?

Congress isn’t even in session.
Photo obtained by LawDork
150 420 1.5K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
piperformissouri.bsky.social
Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 9h
It is what you think it is… they mean to starve the poor folks.
280 1.2K 4.6K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
janevoter2018.bsky.social
Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 7h
Bulldozed in 2025-as if this was his own property and not the peoples’ property. No one is holding him accountable. Get back to work @HouseRepublicans. You took an oath to protect our Constitution NOT this man. NO Kings in the USA!
A picture of women’s voting rights activists picketing outside the White House in front of the East Wing of the White House in 1917. This was the first time the White House had been picketed.
4 60 150
Reposted by ArtsyGal
bennet.senate.gov
Michael Bennet @bennet.senate.gov · 6h
Drought and rising costs continue to crush Colorado ranchers.

President Trump has needlessly inflicted more pain with his trade war, and by bailing out Argentinian beef producers at the expense of our own.
(1/2)
Trump’s Argentina beef deal angers America’s struggling farmers: ‘You’re selling us out’ | CNN Business
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he “loved” America’s cattle ranchers. But farmers, who overwhelmingly supported the president in the 2024 election, say they aren’t feeling the love right now...
www.cnn.com
6 11 43
Reposted by ArtsyGal
lulu.sheshed.rocks
Lulu @lulu.sheshed.rocks · 7h
“Abbott warns over the long term, if the company has to continue to pay the tariffs, it may not be able to viably operate a business in the U.S. and could be forced to relocate operations, impacting U.S.-based importers and exporters.”

The U.S. government putting US companies out of business.
Trump port fees slap shipper with $34 million tariff bill: 'They are showing us the door,' says shocked U.S. freight CEO
Last-minute changes by President Trump's USTR to new port fees have stuck one U.S.-based ocean carrier with an estimated $34 million annual tariff bill.
www.cnbc.com
8 160 210
Reposted by ArtsyGal
iansociologo.bsky.social
Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 6h
Tapping the sign
Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from Autocratic Argentina Adam Scharpf and Christian Gläßel Autocrats depend on a capable secret police. Anecdotal evidence, however, often characterizes agents as surprisingly mediocre in skill and intellect. To explain this puzzle, this article focuses on the career incentives underachieving individuals face in the regular security apparatus. Low-performing officials in hierarchical organizations have little chance of being promoted or filling lucrative positions. To salvage their careers, these officials are willing to undertake burdensome secret police work. Using data on all 4,287 officers who served in autocratic Argentina (1975-83), we study biographic differences between secret police agents and the entire recruitment pool. We find that low-achieving officers were stuck within the regime hierarchy, threatened with discharge, and thus more likely to join the secret police for future benefits. The study demonstrates how state bureaucracies breed mundane career concerns that produce willing enforcers and cement violent regimes. This has implications for the understanding of autocratic consolidation and democratic breakdown.
110 1.9K 5K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
wehearvoices.bsky.social
Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 8h
Morning to all y’all who have the timeline down.
Trump announces meeting with Putin.
Putin said no and slapped The Felon down.
Next, Trump says he doesn’t want a meeting with Putin. (Sure)

Vengeful ways bring him to sanction Russia. It’s about him, not Ukraine.
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
newsweek.com Newsweek @newsweek.com · 8h
The European Union separately unveiled a fresh sanctions package against Moscow on Thursday.
Ukraine Reacts To Trump’s Surprise Oil Sanctions on Russia
www.newsweek.com
9 85 180
Reposted by ArtsyGal
claudiner66.bsky.social
Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 5h
⚠️ Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.
www.npr.org
4 2
Reposted by ArtsyGal
sugarstealer.bsky.social
sugarstealer @sugarstealer.bsky.social · 1d
open.substack.com/pub/bekahday...
The Trump Administration Just Deported an Epstein Victim.
Amanda Ungaro was on Jeffrey's plane at 17. The shares a child with a man working in the current administration. She has been sitting in ICE custody since June. Weeks ago she was deported.
open.substack.com
5 10 9
Reposted by ArtsyGal
joncooper-us.bsky.social
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h
Yes, what the fuck???
600 2.6K 5.1K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h
“.. The American intervention to prop up the Argentinian peso has failed. Despite the United States intervening .., the Argentine peso lost 10% of its value in the first two weeks of October, pushing the overnight interest rate to 157%.”

@joebrusuelas.bsky.social $ARGT
170 740 1.4K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
strictlychristo.bsky.social
StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19h
Oregon retirees receive bill - health insurance costs now quadrupled because Republicans cut the ACA/Obamacare subsidies. #FreeLuigi
19 170 240
Reposted by ArtsyGal
asharangappa.bsky.social
Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
360 6.4K 26K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
cwebbonline.com
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h
Wait! So Trump lied about the East Wing not being touched—and now about the ballroom price tag too?

The cost suddenly ballooned to $300 million.
400 860 2.1K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
cwebbonline.com
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h
American farmers be like, “this is what I voted for”. 🥴
500 2.5K 6K
Reposted by ArtsyGal
spicerd.bsky.social
Dee @spicerd.bsky.social · 20h
I'm guessing he and the incompetent crew, believe he owns the WH.

youtube.com/shorts/DY3tr...
New images released the White House does not want you to see. Spread this everywhere.
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
youtube.com
4 13
Reposted by ArtsyGal
raventerp1.bsky.social
raventerp1.bsky.social @raventerp1.bsky.social · 10h
12 18
Reposted by ArtsyGal
susankayequinn.bsky.social
Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 23h
CONCERNS
1 — asbestos and lead fucking everywhere — they not only tore down the people's house, they just turned the WH (and surrounding area) into a toxic waste site (some are speculating they'll use that for justification to demolish more than the East Wing, but even if not...it's a disaster)
2/n
6 29 91
Reposted by ArtsyGal
susankayequinn.bsky.social
Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 23h
ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE re:the horror show demolition of the WH East Wing 🧵
(thx to bsky.app/profile/cali... )

SUMMARY: they rushed through demo during shutdown with zero permits, probably grift for Trump (ofc) but there are two major concerns (beyond obvious horror) & a few actions you can take:

1/n
3 72 82
Reposted by ArtsyGal
susankayequinn.bsky.social
Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 1d
y'all

please tell me I'm not the only one low-key traumatized by these images of the East Wing being demolished by Trump

(I'm horrified by everything else too, but this image...it's the literal destruction of *our* white house to make a palace for Trump...why is *anyone* okay with this??)
publiccitizen.bsky.social Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 1d
The Treasury Department told employees not to share images of the White House demolition.

The people's house is being destroyed for Trump's tacky $200 MILLION ballroom.
22 20 95
Reposted by ArtsyGal
kathleenclark.bsky.social
Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 18h
A Lockheed Martin vice president said the company “is grateful for the opportunity to help bring the President's vision to reality , … a powerful symbol of the American ideals we work to defend every day.”

Let Lockheed Martin know what you think of its support for Trump’s East Wing demolition.
24 110 200