Christopher Quirk
@christopherquirk.bsky.social
Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader. It's true. Some writing as well.
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Vermont + Brooklyn
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Repellant, embarrassing, degrading. Insiders dish on Bari Weiss' self-indulgent goat rodeo at CBS News.
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Repellant, embarrassing, degrading. Insiders dish on Bari Weiss' self-indulgent goat rodeo at CBS News.
Reposted by Christopher Quirk
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Since this is in the news again...
I wonder how judges will feel about Kavanaugh Stops?
"The intern was reportedly shaken, so [Superior Court Judge] McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"The intern was reportedly shaken, so [Superior Court Judge] McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
www.wpri.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Since this is in the news again...
Great article.
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The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Great article.
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Owngolimpico.
December 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Owngolimpico.
Inspired to re-read "At the Fishhouses," Elizabeth Bishop's 1947 poem, by a wonderful Jorie Graham appreciation in the New Yorker.
When I first read the poem i wrote in margin, "direct, clear, unpretentious speech and then at the end she goes all apocalyptic on your ass." (poem link in comment)
When I first read the poem i wrote in margin, "direct, clear, unpretentious speech and then at the end she goes all apocalyptic on your ass." (poem link in comment)
Jorie Graham on Elizabeth Bishop’s “At the Fishhouses”
The poem confirmed the ascent of a rare new voice—a mesmerizing voice that became indispensable to American verse.
www.newyorker.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Inspired to re-read "At the Fishhouses," Elizabeth Bishop's 1947 poem, by a wonderful Jorie Graham appreciation in the New Yorker.
When I first read the poem i wrote in margin, "direct, clear, unpretentious speech and then at the end she goes all apocalyptic on your ass." (poem link in comment)
When I first read the poem i wrote in margin, "direct, clear, unpretentious speech and then at the end she goes all apocalyptic on your ass." (poem link in comment)
I wonder how judges will feel about Kavanaugh Stops?
"The intern was reportedly shaken, so [Superior Court Judge] McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"The intern was reportedly shaken, so [Superior Court Judge] McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I wonder how judges will feel about Kavanaugh Stops?
"The intern was reportedly shaken, so [Superior Court Judge] McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"The intern was reportedly shaken, so [Superior Court Judge] McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
Uh WITAF??
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Uh WITAF??
This is glorious.
Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is glorious.
The wheels are coming off.
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The wheels are coming off.
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Some thought about my recent paintings.
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Some thought about my recent paintings.
Yes.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Yes.
This is very good and very informative and if establishment Democrats were interested they could learn an important message.
A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.
It was a little different last week.
It was a little different last week.
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is very good and very informative and if establishment Democrats were interested they could learn an important message.
Wheeeeee!
NEW Economist/YouGov
Net job approval for Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among...
U.S. adult citizens +6 | -19
Men +17 | -7
Women -5 | -30
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Net job approval for Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among...
U.S. adult citizens +6 | -19
Men +17 | -7
Women -5 | -30
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wheeeeee!
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We're going to win.
October 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We're going to win.
My fall newsletter is out and it's about different notions of the self, and how they intersect with the act of creation.
The newsletters go out quarterly and contain thoughts on current art and ideas, and information on recent work in the studio and upcoming events. Please sign up if you enjoy it.
The newsletters go out quarterly and contain thoughts on current art and ideas, and information on recent work in the studio and upcoming events. Please sign up if you enjoy it.
Thought experiments on the self
us10.campaign-archive.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My fall newsletter is out and it's about different notions of the self, and how they intersect with the act of creation.
The newsletters go out quarterly and contain thoughts on current art and ideas, and information on recent work in the studio and upcoming events. Please sign up if you enjoy it.
The newsletters go out quarterly and contain thoughts on current art and ideas, and information on recent work in the studio and upcoming events. Please sign up if you enjoy it.
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AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
Adam Serwer: "The people, it turns out, are far more courageous than their leaders."
Read it.
Read it.
Lower Than Cowards
The surrender of America’s elites
www.theatlantic.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Adam Serwer: "The people, it turns out, are far more courageous than their leaders."
Read it.
Read it.
GRANT ALERT
The Puffin Foundation funds projects in the arts, generally related to environmental/political concerns.
Their applications portal for 2026 grants is open through 21 November.
For the 2026 cycle they are accepting applications in fine art, music, and photography. More at the link.
The Puffin Foundation funds projects in the arts, generally related to environmental/political concerns.
Their applications portal for 2026 grants is open through 21 November.
For the 2026 cycle they are accepting applications in fine art, music, and photography. More at the link.
Puffin 2026 Grant Cycle is Open | The Puffin Foundation
www.puffinfoundation.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
GRANT ALERT
The Puffin Foundation funds projects in the arts, generally related to environmental/political concerns.
Their applications portal for 2026 grants is open through 21 November.
For the 2026 cycle they are accepting applications in fine art, music, and photography. More at the link.
The Puffin Foundation funds projects in the arts, generally related to environmental/political concerns.
Their applications portal for 2026 grants is open through 21 November.
For the 2026 cycle they are accepting applications in fine art, music, and photography. More at the link.
Great evening at @walshpeter.bsky.social opening at IFAC Arts at the Yard on Friday.
Superb and thought-provoking work, up until 8 November at 85 Delancey Street on the LES in NYC. Go see!
More here: ifacarts.com/show/ifac-ar...
Superb and thought-provoking work, up until 8 November at 85 Delancey Street on the LES in NYC. Go see!
More here: ifacarts.com/show/ifac-ar...
September 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Great evening at @walshpeter.bsky.social opening at IFAC Arts at the Yard on Friday.
Superb and thought-provoking work, up until 8 November at 85 Delancey Street on the LES in NYC. Go see!
More here: ifacarts.com/show/ifac-ar...
Superb and thought-provoking work, up until 8 November at 85 Delancey Street on the LES in NYC. Go see!
More here: ifacarts.com/show/ifac-ar...
Jamelle Bouie lays it out. The "inevitability" is a facade.
This message so important to keep in mind, and it's why I have zero tolerance for doomers on this platform or elsewhere.
Keep working, keep connecting, keep pressuring your reps, keep showing up, keep resisting.
"Stand up, and say no."
This message so important to keep in mind, and it's why I have zero tolerance for doomers on this platform or elsewhere.
Keep working, keep connecting, keep pressuring your reps, keep showing up, keep resisting.
"Stand up, and say no."
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jamelle Bouie lays it out. The "inevitability" is a facade.
This message so important to keep in mind, and it's why I have zero tolerance for doomers on this platform or elsewhere.
Keep working, keep connecting, keep pressuring your reps, keep showing up, keep resisting.
"Stand up, and say no."
This message so important to keep in mind, and it's why I have zero tolerance for doomers on this platform or elsewhere.
Keep working, keep connecting, keep pressuring your reps, keep showing up, keep resisting.
"Stand up, and say no."