Mark Baxter
@sparkbadger.bsky.social
Writer & IIlustrator. Editor at Moseley B13 Magazine, Brum.
Free Palestine. Slava Ukraine. Animal rights. Art for social change #RadicalLeftScum #Resistance 🌊
Radio Show Communities #Forgotten80s #80sTM #sts70s #DLXP #ChooseDay #TOTP
Free Palestine. Slava Ukraine. Animal rights. Art for social change #RadicalLeftScum #Resistance 🌊
Radio Show Communities #Forgotten80s #80sTM #sts70s #DLXP #ChooseDay #TOTP
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My 10 year old daughter often picks the music on the drive to school, and she's always refused to play #Springsteen.
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
My 10 year old daughter often picks the music on the drive to school, and she's always refused to play #Springsteen.
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
It's Dad's music; I get it.
But every morning since it came out, she plays Streets of Minneapolis.
And she sings along, loud and angry.
(so do I, but you already know that)
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Palestinian tatreez is a deeply rooted, intricate form of traditional hand embroidery and cross-stitch (falahi) that refrences identity and heritage #WomensArt
February 15, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Palestinian tatreez is a deeply rooted, intricate form of traditional hand embroidery and cross-stitch (falahi) that refrences identity and heritage #WomensArt
"In the small hours, it is a window on a dark world, an alternative to doomscrolling and a pushback against parochialism."
With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the BBC World Service must be supported www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the BBC World Service must be supported www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"In the small hours, it is a window on a dark world, an alternative to doomscrolling and a pushback against parochialism."
With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the BBC World Service must be supported www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the BBC World Service must be supported www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
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'“The ministers that have spread disinformation must act beyond merely deleting their comments... They must publicly apologize and retract any calls for Francesca Albanese’s resignation. Their governments must also investigate how this disinformation happened...'
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
European states must retract outrageous attacks on Francesca Albanese
They should publicly apologize and retract calls for her resignation
www.amnesty.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM
'“The ministers that have spread disinformation must act beyond merely deleting their comments... They must publicly apologize and retract any calls for Francesca Albanese’s resignation. Their governments must also investigate how this disinformation happened...'
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Sylvia Sleigh (Welsh-American, 1916–2010), Enid Irving at Hammersmith, 1959
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
February 14, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Sylvia Sleigh (Welsh-American, 1916–2010), Enid Irving at Hammersmith, 1959
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
Yushi Li (Chinese, b. 1991), The Death of Actaeon, 2019
Handmade analogue C-Type
Handmade analogue C-Type
February 14, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Yushi Li (Chinese, b. 1991), The Death of Actaeon, 2019
Handmade analogue C-Type
Handmade analogue C-Type
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Oh fuck. What a good dude he was. I got to spend three days with him on the set of RULES OF ATTRACTION & he was an absolute prince. He noticed some kids sneak on set & said "We should go over and say hi before security gets them." Just a really kind, funny, charming man. Heartbroken for his family.
🔗: bit.ly/4qv78DG
James Van Der Beek has died. The actor, best known for his roles in Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues, died after a journey with stage 3 colorectal cancer.
📷: Getty
James Van Der Beek has died. The actor, best known for his roles in Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues, died after a journey with stage 3 colorectal cancer.
📷: Getty
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Oh fuck. What a good dude he was. I got to spend three days with him on the set of RULES OF ATTRACTION & he was an absolute prince. He noticed some kids sneak on set & said "We should go over and say hi before security gets them." Just a really kind, funny, charming man. Heartbroken for his family.
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#OnThisDay, 13 Feb 1881, Herbertine Auclert publishes the first edition of La Citoyenne in Paris, France. The feminist newspaper runs for ten years.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #WomenPublishers 🗃️
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #WomenPublishers 🗃️
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 13 Feb 1881, Herbertine Auclert publishes the first edition of La Citoyenne in Paris, France. The feminist newspaper runs for ten years.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #WomenPublishers 🗃️
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #WomenPublishers 🗃️
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Maruja Mallo (Spanish, 1902–1995), Estudio para cabeza de mujer, 1940–1944
Oil on cardboard
Oil on cardboard
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Maruja Mallo (Spanish, 1902–1995), Estudio para cabeza de mujer, 1940–1944
Oil on cardboard
Oil on cardboard
Maryam Najd (Iranian, b. 1965), Narcissus, 2018. From The Aesthetics of Sin series
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
February 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Maryam Najd (Iranian, b. 1965), Narcissus, 2018. From The Aesthetics of Sin series
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
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Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison
Women’s and human rights activist, arrested at a demonstration in December, is said to be on hunger strike
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Immigration agents across the United States have committed serious human rights violations with impunity. These include extrajudicial killings, mass detentions, and forced deportations.
Here’s what you can do to take action:
amnesty.ca/urgent-actio...
Here’s what you can do to take action:
amnesty.ca/urgent-actio...
February 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Immigration agents across the United States have committed serious human rights violations with impunity. These include extrajudicial killings, mass detentions, and forced deportations.
Here’s what you can do to take action:
amnesty.ca/urgent-actio...
Here’s what you can do to take action:
amnesty.ca/urgent-actio...
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Sweet Fernando is so scared on
Death Row for Dogs
Just a baby all alone
Repost please
DM @princesskim.bsky.social
If you can FOSTER
Death Row for Dogs
Just a baby all alone
Repost please
DM @princesskim.bsky.social
If you can FOSTER
February 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Sweet Fernando is so scared on
Death Row for Dogs
Just a baby all alone
Repost please
DM @princesskim.bsky.social
If you can FOSTER
Death Row for Dogs
Just a baby all alone
Repost please
DM @princesskim.bsky.social
If you can FOSTER
Jamilla Okubo (American, b. 1993), Untitled, 2022
Mixed media and acrylic on canvas
Mixed media and acrylic on canvas
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Jamilla Okubo (American, b. 1993), Untitled, 2022
Mixed media and acrylic on canvas
Mixed media and acrylic on canvas
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954), Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia), 1928
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
February 8, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954), Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia), 1928
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
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This is a good day to share my 2018 essay on the Obama portraits and the history of African American portraiture.
hyperallergic.com/obama-portra...
hyperallergic.com/obama-portra...
The Obama Portraits and the History of African American Portraiture
Like many African American portraitists, Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley represent the Obamas as themselves, and as more than themselves.
hyperallergic.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This is a good day to share my 2018 essay on the Obama portraits and the history of African American portraiture.
hyperallergic.com/obama-portra...
hyperallergic.com/obama-portra...
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Tawakkol Karman was born #OTD in 1979.
“The Mother of the Revolution” was awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her work in nonviolent struggle for #womensrights & democracy in Yemen. She was the first Yemeni, first Arab woman, and second Muslim woman to win a Nobel prize.
“The Mother of the Revolution” was awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her work in nonviolent struggle for #womensrights & democracy in Yemen. She was the first Yemeni, first Arab woman, and second Muslim woman to win a Nobel prize.
February 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Tawakkol Karman was born #OTD in 1979.
“The Mother of the Revolution” was awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her work in nonviolent struggle for #womensrights & democracy in Yemen. She was the first Yemeni, first Arab woman, and second Muslim woman to win a Nobel prize.
“The Mother of the Revolution” was awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her work in nonviolent struggle for #womensrights & democracy in Yemen. She was the first Yemeni, first Arab woman, and second Muslim woman to win a Nobel prize.
Jane Clatworthy (English, b. 1966), The Unremembering, 2023
Alcohol ink and Italian moon gold leaf
Alcohol ink and Italian moon gold leaf
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Jane Clatworthy (English, b. 1966), The Unremembering, 2023
Alcohol ink and Italian moon gold leaf
Alcohol ink and Italian moon gold leaf
Françoise Gilot (French, 1921–2023), Self Portrait in Front of Landscape, 1971
India ink on paper
India ink on paper
February 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Françoise Gilot (French, 1921–2023), Self Portrait in Front of Landscape, 1971
India ink on paper
India ink on paper
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Black History Month
February 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Black History Month
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The disgusting Trump post is likely because he learned February is Black History Month and he is a hate filled racist. Republicans love this about him. Remember the tea party, McConnell’s vow, the uproar over the election of a black president? The election of Obama broke 100,000,000 racists.
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The disgusting Trump post is likely because he learned February is Black History Month and he is a hate filled racist. Republicans love this about him. Remember the tea party, McConnell’s vow, the uproar over the election of a black president? The election of Obama broke 100,000,000 racists.
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Activists have installed a copy of an email between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein at a bus stop located near Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Activists have installed a copy of an email between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein at a bus stop located near Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
"...she has consistently framed collective hope amid a cultural backdrop of war, violence, racism, and sexism, each of which has touched her personally."
Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope hyperallergic.com/yoko-onos-ar...
Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope hyperallergic.com/yoko-onos-ar...
Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope
By inviting viewers to participate in her work, she has consistently framed collective hope amid a cultural backdrop of suffering and pain.
hyperallergic.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
"...she has consistently framed collective hope amid a cultural backdrop of war, violence, racism, and sexism, each of which has touched her personally."
Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope hyperallergic.com/yoko-onos-ar...
Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope hyperallergic.com/yoko-onos-ar...