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Robin

@birdwomanz.bsky.social

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I'm here for the art and politics. And cats, of course.

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Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · Apr 1

Well, Women's History Month is over for 2025, but I've decided to keep posting art because it can be a powerful weapon against injustice as well as a balm for a troubled heart - both of which seem necessary now.

Vanessa German (b. 1976)
Glory (2017)

(Nelson-Atkins Museum)

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

The Feds deceived them by conducting a green card interview, subsequently arresting his wife, and mocking them while taking selfies.

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Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 1h

It meant a lot to American voters too - it meant one should vote for the other candidate.

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Time to vacate the chair, MTG!

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 5h

More evidence he's never set foot in a grocery store.

Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 6h

Nauseating.

Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 6h

Where are the historical preservation people to point out gold froufrou isn't Neoclassical?

Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 6h

Any means necessary? How about by extending the healthcare subsidies?

Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 11h

The WH breakfast with the GOP Senators should be interesting.

Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 11h

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
The Sacred Mountain (Parahi Te Marae) (1892)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."

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Mel in the mountains @melevanie.bsky.social · 21h

When we show up, Democrats, we win.

We have to make sure we show up. This is a lesson to carry forward.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 22h

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power

One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

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Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 22h

...and ketchup.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22h

Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.

Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.

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Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 23h

It is in Virginia.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23h

Watching the elections tonight be like

a large wave in the ocean is crashing against a rocky shoreline .

Alt: a massive blue wave in the ocean is crashing

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 23h

BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.

Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority

NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.

nbcnews.to

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 1d

A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.

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Egon Schiele @artistschiele.bsky.social · 1d

Portrait of Edith Schiele, the artist's wife, 1915
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25741

In this portrait, Egon Schiele captures his wife Edith in a vibrant, vertical-striped dress, showcasing his distinctive use of color and line. Schiele’s emotive style reflects the deep emotional connection with his subject, adding a personal layer to the expressive and poignant depiction.

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Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 1d

Is Rand Paul invited this time?

Robin @birdwomanz.bsky.social · 1d

When you're dependent on your employer for health insurance, it's more difficult to quit your job when it becomes untenable. Entrepreneurship becomes more risky.

Employer-provided insurance is a boon for Capital and a shackle for Labor.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage

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