JeanVengua
@jeanvengua.bsky.social
#FilipinoAmerican writer, editor, artist. #California born & raised. Website: jeanvengua.com Newsletter: jeanvengua.substack.com Mastodon: @jeanevergreen on montereybay.social #mailart #asemics #abstractart
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Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
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For the 21st day of #ArtAdventCalendar, enjoy this massive, extremely round bird wearing a crown.
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
For the 21st day of #ArtAdventCalendar, enjoy this massive, extremely round bird wearing a crown.
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Flowers in the Night III
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 8x10”
2020
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 8x10”
2020
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Flowers in the Night III
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 8x10”
2020
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 8x10”
2020
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L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) remains the most popular of the Oz books — not least of all because it’s the only one illustrated by W. W. Denslow. See the wonderful illustrations, and more on Denslow's eventful life, here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/w...
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) remains the most popular of the Oz books — not least of all because it’s the only one illustrated by W. W. Denslow. See the wonderful illustrations, and more on Denslow's eventful life, here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/w...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Today's video: How many "yous" do you have? We'll look at how our online lives, as well as the rise of AI, help reveal to us the ancient Buddhist truth of non-self. #buddhism -- youtu.be/Mt1w6TC5GLA
The AI Mirror: How Digital Worlds Reveal Your True Self
YouTube video by Doug's Dharma
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today's video: How many "yous" do you have? We'll look at how our online lives, as well as the rise of AI, help reveal to us the ancient Buddhist truth of non-self. #buddhism -- youtu.be/Mt1w6TC5GLA
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Twilight color show, Monterey Bay.
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Twilight color show, Monterey Bay.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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The future of transportation isn’t the #Hyperloop* or self-driving cars. It’s the bus, the bike and the elevator. Via @slate.com.
AND it’s better land-use & infrastructure decisions, reprioritizing space & budgets, accessible streets, & smart pricing mechanisms.
*hyperloop was always a distraction
AND it’s better land-use & infrastructure decisions, reprioritizing space & budgets, accessible streets, & smart pricing mechanisms.
*hyperloop was always a distraction
The Future of Transportation Is Not the Hyperloop or the Self-Driving Car. It’s the Bus, the Bike, and the Elevator.
Getting people around in new, different ways relies mostly on technologies that we have had for a while.
slate.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The future of transportation isn’t the #Hyperloop* or self-driving cars. It’s the bus, the bike and the elevator. Via @slate.com.
AND it’s better land-use & infrastructure decisions, reprioritizing space & budgets, accessible streets, & smart pricing mechanisms.
*hyperloop was always a distraction
AND it’s better land-use & infrastructure decisions, reprioritizing space & budgets, accessible streets, & smart pricing mechanisms.
*hyperloop was always a distraction
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11/12/25 - nocturn
December 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
11/12/25 - nocturn
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“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”
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December 9, 2025
Brandt’s Cormorant
Background Paint: Dioxazine Purple
#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #brandtsCormorant #cormorant
Brandt’s Cormorant
Background Paint: Dioxazine Purple
#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #brandtsCormorant #cormorant
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
December 9, 2025
Brandt’s Cormorant
Background Paint: Dioxazine Purple
#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #brandtsCormorant #cormorant
Brandt’s Cormorant
Background Paint: Dioxazine Purple
#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #brandtsCormorant #cormorant
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Bike Buzz: Winter 2025-2026 News from Bicycling Monterey — for Monterey County and beyond — is dedicated to the memory of Jennifer Chatman and Seth Pollack
bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-wi...
bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-wi...
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Bike Buzz: Winter 2025-2026 News from Bicycling Monterey — for Monterey County and beyond — is dedicated to the memory of Jennifer Chatman and Seth Pollack
bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-wi...
bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-wi...
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Relevant to my interests (looking to see if work has a subscription and if not why not)
For a couple of years now, I've been fascinated with what's happening at small liberal arts colleges, which are running out of money for reasons unrelated to Trump funding cuts. Businessweek let me go deep on the problems, and one college that's trying to blaze a new trail.
Why a College Fighting for Survival Is Slashing Econ and Physics Majors
At Albright in Pennsylvania, the new president is cutting programs, selling art and real estate, and vowing not to hire anyone with tenure. Is this the way forward for liberal arts colleges?
www.bloomberg.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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#santacruz municipal wharf, 1914
Opening day at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, the longest pier on the Pacific Coast at the time. December 5, 1914.
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
#santacruz municipal wharf, 1914
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We librarians are excellent finders ... of sources that exist. When everything is made up, points matter. Our time matters.
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We librarians are excellent finders ... of sources that exist. When everything is made up, points matter. Our time matters.
Finally?!!!! www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Finally?!!!! www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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this is becoming a series of Transgender Goddexxes Destroying Fascism, btw - working on a much smaller Queen-of-the-Night-ish print right now
okay she's done, and available from my site - the huge lino print "Transgender Goddexx Destroys Fascism". Just 3 made. shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/tran... #art #printmaking #trans #witchsky
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
this is becoming a series of Transgender Goddexxes Destroying Fascism, btw - working on a much smaller Queen-of-the-Night-ish print right now
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4⭐️ HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR: THE FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE by Maria Ressa. 2022. Memoir. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ressa chronicles her career in journalism and how she fights the Philippine government attempting to silence her because she has exposed their disinformation network. Inspiring. 💙📚
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
4⭐️ HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR: THE FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE by Maria Ressa. 2022. Memoir. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ressa chronicles her career in journalism and how she fights the Philippine government attempting to silence her because she has exposed their disinformation network. Inspiring. 💙📚
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
In 1947 my mom's family lived at 7 Minnesota Ave. in Cubao, Quezon City, #Manila, not long after @80% of the city had been destroyed in WWII. I found a contemporary Google maps photo of the corner lot. A ragged tarp was strung around the "garden" wall like a trapped ghost. #art #watercolor #ink
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In 1947 my mom's family lived at 7 Minnesota Ave. in Cubao, Quezon City, #Manila, not long after @80% of the city had been destroyed in WWII. I found a contemporary Google maps photo of the corner lot. A ragged tarp was strung around the "garden" wall like a trapped ghost. #art #watercolor #ink
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In the city that serves as the headquarters of the American Library Association, the Chicago Public Library has undergone significant cuts, severely reducing services and endangering its library workers...
Libraries are sites of refuge, where curiosity is nurtured, where people find shelter, education, entertainment, job assistance, skill-building programs, and access to resources that would otherwise be out of reach.
In the Fight Against Fascism, Libraries Should Be Defended — Not Defunded
Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders must fortify at all costs, especially in this moment.
truthout.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In the city that serves as the headquarters of the American Library Association, the Chicago Public Library has undergone significant cuts, severely reducing services and endangering its library workers...
Unboxing #tarot decks through the ages: Ancient rare and historical tarot decks (from @aeon.co): www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyu1...
#history #esoterica
#history #esoterica
December 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Unboxing #tarot decks through the ages: Ancient rare and historical tarot decks (from @aeon.co): www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyu1...
#history #esoterica
#history #esoterica