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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 1d

Jamel Shabazz lovingly documents his sacred space and honors those who’ve stepped in front of his lens.
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‘Visual medicine’: Jamel Shabazz’s evocative photos of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

The photographer’s new book collects his pictures of the mammoth New York City park from the 1980s up until now

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 1d

Critical to have this historical knowledge of who was trying to stop Hitler and understand the lessons of why they failed.
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When Anti-antifa means Pro-Nazi (video)

Notes from a Presidential "Roundtable"

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 1d

Marwan Barghouti will apparently not be released.
1) Israel keeps him to avoid real negotiations toward two states.
2) Hamas fears he will marginalize their one-state-or-kill butchery.
3) He would quickly replace corrupt PA leaders.
3) Trump clueless about who he is.
No one is actually for peace.

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 1d

“Promoting democratic rights” in Venezuela wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 2d

The Post no longer exists as the respected paper it once was, join many of us in cancelling your subscriptions.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 2d

Today #freeDC
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Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come - 1963

YouTube video by Entre Ciel Et Terre

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 3d

Definitive.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Lorton Photography Project @ild1985.bsky.social · 3d

What we do:
document + advocate 📷

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6d

This should be a book
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | This Is What Autocrats Dread

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 6d

Comply or pushback? Fighting for the soul of the arts and America.
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Inside the Battle for The Smithsonian

Donald Trump’s unprecedented measures to take control of The Smithsonian Institution have rattled staffers, enraged artists, and even put the future of its vast collection in doubt.

www.vanityfair.com

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 6d

What the government shutdown is about, lifesaving healthcare ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/what-the-g...

What the Government Shut Down Is About

It's not partisan gridlock, but an authoritarian coup that could cost tens of millions of Americans their healthcare

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 6d

Untethered to facts #trumpamerica #freed

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Jackson Art Center @jacksonartcenter.bsky.social · 7d

Join Jackson artists at Gallery 16Ten tonight!
1610 Wisconsin Ave, NW

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 7d

Check out the incredibly rich exhibition “Photography and the Black Arts Movement” at the National Gallery of Art.

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 8d

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 8d

Afternoon at the National Gallery of Art

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Ken Grossinger @kengro.bsky.social · 10d

Here's the Guardian story on the newly re-created Committee for the First Amendment by Jane Fonda, following her father's Henry Fonda's lead from the 1940s.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era

In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 10d

“Dudes in dresses.”
What is he talking about?
In the job he shouldn’t be in.

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 11d

Great to know we have this weekend to explore more art at the Smithsonian museums.

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 11d

In the event of a federal government shutdown, the Smithsonian says museums and the National Zoo will remain open to the public until Monday, October 6.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 13d

Easy to rag on @washingtonpost.com these days.

Here is something excellent from their Sunday paper today. A special section on the books, movies, music, plays, TV shows, art works, architecture, etc that have best captured the spirit of DC, over the centuries.

If you're visiting DC, check it out.

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 12d

Challenging political corruption and corporate greed #lightprojections
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Artists Are Projecting Satirical Anti-Trump Images Around LA

From Jesus being arrested by ICE to Trump eating the Epstein files, an anonymous art collective’s “guerrilla projections” use humor as a form of protest.

hyperallergic.com

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 12d

Health insurance is about to become unaffordable, Dems have chosen good ground on which to make their stand.
@pkrugman.bsky.social

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 13d

Ongoing work continues on documentary feature @ild1985.bsky.social

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