Steven Nelson
@snelsonus.bsky.social
Former dean, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art; UCLA professor emeritus; and left-handed art historian who sees lots of shiny objects.
This is awesome.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This is awesome.
"An insatiable, avaricious desire to accumulate riches, cooperating with a spirit of luxury and injustice, seems to be the leading cause of this peculiarly degrading and ignominious practice."
- Othello, "Essay on Negro Slavery," Baltimore, 1788
- Othello, "Essay on Negro Slavery," Baltimore, 1788
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"An insatiable, avaricious desire to accumulate riches, cooperating with a spirit of luxury and injustice, seems to be the leading cause of this peculiarly degrading and ignominious practice."
- Othello, "Essay on Negro Slavery," Baltimore, 1788
- Othello, "Essay on Negro Slavery," Baltimore, 1788
The Philadelphia Art Museum names Daniel Weiss as its new director. share.inquirer.com/O40SVN
Philadelphia Art Museum names a new director and CEO
Daniel H. Weiss was president of Haverford College and, for eight years, leader of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Philadelphia Art Museum names Daniel Weiss as its new director. share.inquirer.com/O40SVN
University of California’s adminstrators need stop capitulating. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/u...
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Cut UC Funding — but UC Leaders Are Still Negotiating a Settlement
While faculty and students won a federal ruling that Trump can’t cut UC funding, UC leaders are still negotiating a settlement.
theintercept.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
University of California’s adminstrators need stop capitulating. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/u...
“The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way.” — Pima Levy and Ari Berman
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way.” — Pima Levy and Ari Berman
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Which kitchen appliance is beeping?!
a man in a suit and tie is holding his head in his hands in front of a crowd .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding his head in his hands in front of a crowd .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Which kitchen appliance is beeping?!
Very good news.
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb on Thursday ruled that the use of troops in the nation's capital was unlawful. n.pr/47S9WVt
A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's troop deployment in D.C.
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb on Thursday ruled that the use of troops in the nation's capital was unlawful.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Very good news.
Great news! www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
New Texas congressional map favoring Republicans blocked by federal court | Houston Public Media
The ruling is a blow to President Trump and Republicans in a nationwide redistricting race started in Texas this summer -- as called for by Trump.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Great news! www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
How you park your VEVO bike when you don’t realize that you’re not the only person on the planet.
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
How you park your VEVO bike when you don’t realize that you’re not the only person on the planet.
Governor-Elect Spanberger is doing the right thing. wapo.st/4prT7XB
Spanberger says University of Virginia should pause search for president
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger called on the University of Virginia’s governing board to pause its presidential search until she can appoint new members, saying actions by the current board ha...
wapo.st
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Governor-Elect Spanberger is doing the right thing. wapo.st/4prT7XB
Films, panels, and artist presentations at Howard University this weekend. If you’re in the area, join us!
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Films, panels, and artist presentations at Howard University this weekend. If you’re in the area, join us!
“Love wins” is a nice sentiment, but it hides the hard work that resulted in SCOTUS’s refusal to hear Kim Davis’s case. It also obscures the danger cases like this present.
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“Love wins” is a nice sentiment, but it hides the hard work that resulted in SCOTUS’s refusal to hear Kim Davis’s case. It also obscures the danger cases like this present.
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🚨 The shutdown isn’t over. The Senate vote was a procedural step, not a deal. Nothing is reopening. Nothing is fixed. Eight Democrats helped move an old GOP bill while families go unpaid and SNAP stays frozen.
Flood the lines. Call your Senators.
☎️ (202) 224-3121
🧵1/2
Flood the lines. Call your Senators.
☎️ (202) 224-3121
🧵1/2
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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The people showed up in the streets for "No Kings."
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The people showed up in the streets for "No Kings."
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
Happening this Wednesday at Bates College. My lecture, tilted “The Underground Railroad, Quilts, and the Power of Desire,” will take place at 4:30 in the Benjamin Mays Center. If you’re in the area, please come!
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Happening this Wednesday at Bates College. My lecture, tilted “The Underground Railroad, Quilts, and the Power of Desire,” will take place at 4:30 in the Benjamin Mays Center. If you’re in the area, please come!
It was wonderful to have taken part in the gathering “The Education of the Eyes: 150 Years of Art History at Harvard,” this past weekend. Seeing old and new friends, mentors, colleagues, and students was exhilarating. Photo by Sarah Lewis.
#arthistory #closelooking
#arthistory #closelooking
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It was wonderful to have taken part in the gathering “The Education of the Eyes: 150 Years of Art History at Harvard,” this past weekend. Seeing old and new friends, mentors, colleagues, and students was exhilarating. Photo by Sarah Lewis.
#arthistory #closelooking
#arthistory #closelooking
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The sandwich guy has been acquitted.
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The sandwich guy has been acquitted.
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
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California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed Proposition 50 in a race called by the Associated Press before a single ballot was counted—a reflection of decisive support in a victory that significantly boosts Democratic chances of retaking the House of Representatives next year.
Dems win major victory against Trumpism as Prop. 50 passes in California
The Golden State ballot measure cancels out Republicans' Texas gerrymander.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed Proposition 50 in a race called by the Associated Press before a single ballot was counted—a reflection of decisive support in a victory that significantly boosts Democratic chances of retaking the House of Representatives next year.
Does anyone know Cuomo’s move date?
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Does anyone know Cuomo’s move date?
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.