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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 17h

thank you! yes, the shock is ongoing.

christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not just the building. Several historic trees are no longer visible on the White House grounds, and a garden named for Jacqueline Kennedy appears to have been demolished.

www.thedailybeast.com//trump-rips-...

Trump Rips Out Presidents’ Historic Trees for New Ballroom

Satellite images show that six trees, including magnolias commemorating two presidents, have been erased from the White House grounds.

www.thedailybeast.com

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, they were apparently protesting at the entrance to “Coast Guard Island” between Oakland and Alameda. Here’s a gift link (w/a crazy long URL) to the Chronicle’s brief coverage: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Protest of Bay Area immigration crackdown met with apparent stun grenades at Coast Guard base

Tensions flared Thursday as law enforcement deployed what appeared to be stun grenades at protesters trying to block federal Border Patrol agents from entering a U.S. Coast Guard base near Oakland.

www.sfchronicle.com

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

As Alexandra Petri wrote, “A child is not a child when believing in her existence would force you to notice your own cruelty.”

balloon-juice.com/2022/07/16/a...
(cat photo in preview is unrelated, but cute)

Balloon Juice - Alexandra Petri: When Is a Child Not a Child?

Alexandra Petri truly is a national treasure. When is a child not a child? by Alexandra Petri When is a child not a child? A child is not a child when believing in her existence would force you to not...

balloon-juice.com

christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Democrats Condemn Construction of Trump’s New $250 Million White House Ballroom: ‘You Don’t Put Rims on a Rental’

President Trump's White House ballroom construction project has prompted incredulous reactions from lawmakers and public officials online.

www.yahoo.com

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, Liberace had some self-awareness.

Related Sparks song:

youtu.be/yxMdXDVEVMM?...

Sparks - The Ghost Of Liberace (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by S P A R K S

youtu.be

christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

But Richie Rich was actually a kind person.

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

(Note: I changed the tenses of a few verbs in the quote to meet the character limit.) More:

news.artnet.com/art-world/do...

Donald Trump Has a History of Pulverizing Historic Buildings | Artnet News

Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'

news.artnet.com

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 1d

“Trump himself ensured that the workers…removed the bronze latticework over the entrance with blowtorches, separated the friezes from the walls with jackhammers and…threw them down into the interior of the building where they shattered into a million pieces.” (from the book “Art and Crime,” 2022)

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

In 1980, Trump promised to preserve Art Deco sculptures on the stylish 1929 Bonwit Teller department store, which was being demolished to make way for his vulgar Trump Tower.

He lied. He destroyed them.

In 2025, Trump promised to preserve the East Wing.

He lied. He destroyed it. (John Baron👀)

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 7d

Paul McCartney produced and narrated a surprisingly unpretentious documentary about Buddy Holly where he pretty much says there would be no Beatles if it wasn’t for Holly.

m.imdb.com/title/tt0260...

"Arena" The Real Buddy Holly Story (TV Episode 1985) ⭐ 8.2 | Documentary

1h 26m

m.imdb.com

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 8d

San Francisco’s Mission District.
Details of mural by Eon75, aka Max Ehrman www.wideopenwalls.com/artists/max-...

a painted mural of a frog in an astronaut outfit

Signature of mural artist next to some painted mushrooms: Eon75 aka Max Ehrman

A mural of a colorful yet natural-looking frog, apparently stunned by the sight of nearby mushrooms

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 12d

re: “nonlethal slaps”:
“The contact slap is inherently unsafe. The slap to the face sends more actors to hospital emergency rooms every year than all of the other techniques of stage combat combined.“ Just spreading the word.

weaponsofchoice.com/the-textbook...

Strikes - Weapons of Choice

These actions are the ones in which we need the audience to believe that hard physical

weaponsofchoice.com

christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 14d

Unless you took the accountants out back and shot them, they’d still be drinking the same amount of water.

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 15d

wow, yikes!

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 17d

I was shot on the street with a paintball gun once. It hurt like hell and was also terrifying—I thought I had been shot with a bullet. My back was sore and bruised for days.

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 19d

I have never understood why that opening quote is so famous. IMO, if happy families even exist, they are not all alike.

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 20d

which one’s “the spoiler”?

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you for posting. I started the day with a message to the Attorney General of Oregon asking him to investigate a federal assault on a citizen there, and am ending it with a message to the Attorney General of Illinois, asking the same thing.

illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/contact/emai...

Email the Office

illinoisattorneygeneral.gov

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 21d

I just looked up the Oregon attorney general and sent an email about this—now I realize that’s who you tagged!

www.doj.state.or.us

Attorney General - Oregon Department of Justice

In his first 100 days as Oregon’s Attorney General, Dan Rayfield has demonstrated a commitment to protecting Oregonians through bold consumer protection initiatives, strategic legal challenges, and ti...

www.doj.state.or.us

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 23d

The media pointed out the connections between Trump and Project 2025 numerous times. Voters didn't listen.

Here are just a few examples of articles in mainstream publications posted before the election:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

www.cbsnews.com/news/project...

www.cnn.com/2024/07/11/p...

Hundreds of proposals in Project 2025 match Trump's policies

CBS News identified at least 270 proposals in Project 2025 matching former President Trump's policies and promises.

www.cbsnews.com

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 23d

I love this photo example. Great choice.

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 23d

I have to rebuild a similar buttonhole for a 1936 tuxedo jacket that was attacked by a dry cleaner, so I’m very grateful for these pix (and that Bluesky now has bookmarks).

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christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 25d

and posted on Silent Movie Day! silentmovieday.org?mc_cid=fc65c...

Silent Movie Day

silentmovieday.org

christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 26d

The Lucy Van Pelt shocker seems like reason enough in itself.

christineuren.bsky.social @christineuren.bsky.social · 26d

It says “do all acts and things”[!] for copyright and such “at the Landlord’s expense.” So, the one thing not charged the tenant.

So ridiculous. The concept of an employer owning a worker’s output is based on the idea that the employer is paying the employee for the work, not the other way around.