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Rich Merrick
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Retired tech entrepreneur who dabbles in recording original music, creating oil & pastel art, and writing books. Currently renovating & remodeling a French Country house to move into.
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Rich Merrick @richmerrick.bsky.social · Nov 15
A large oil on canvas reproduction I painted from a photo of the ceiling in the restaurant located inside the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. It hangs now in the foyer of my home.
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For your enjoyment: here is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon talking about implementing AI in schools, but pronouncing it "A1," as in "A1 Steak Sauce"

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April 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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“The Dancer Moves,” soft pastels on sanded paper, 28”x19”
March 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Dallas people...

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Where To Go for the Not My President Protest in Dallas on President's Day
The 50501 movement has inspired another nationwide series of anti-Trump rallies.
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February 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The new Administration’s move to shutter U.S.A.I.D. has halted vital aid programs around the world and left thousands of development workers in a state of limbo.
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A quote from the New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy that reads, “The full consequences of this act of vandalism for the world’s poor, and for U.S. standing around the globe, will take years to become clear. Meanwhile, the sight of an unelected billionaire dismantling an agency that was set up to help the impoverished is already undermining faith in U.S. democracy.”
February 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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America Putinesco - so delicious: open.substack.com/pub/thebante...
Donald’s Kleptocracy Has Arrived
We are witnessing a Putin style takeover of America, and it starts with Elon Musk accessing your financial data.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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How do you get from the top Venn diagram to the bottom one?
February 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Original soft pastels on sanded paper, 28” x 19”.
February 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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A pastel piece I just finished on sanded paper, 28” x 19”. Onto the next…
January 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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"With Trump returning to White House, we are seeing a decisive moment in history. The third anti-democracy wave is here.

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‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad
Journalists from countries that have seen challenges to democracy give their view on the second Trump presidency
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January 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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If a group of people worship the image of someone in the process of dying, does that make them a death cult?
January 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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The pathological liar is on TV again.
January 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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America is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. We all know Dr. Jekyll is a man of science and reason, so it’s easy to know who Mr. Hyde is in the allegory.
January 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Having a stellar time here in the rubble. Wish you were here!
December 15, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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There's more gravy than stuffin'...
rsmythfreelance.bsky.social Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · Dec 11
It is once again that time of year when every Books Dad gets absolutely bodied by Molesworth.
Nigel Molesworth on A Christmas Carol. "There is something about the xmas Carol which makes paters and grown-ups read with grate XPRESION, and this is very embarassing for all."
December 11, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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Guitar Players, 28x19” soft pastels.
November 26, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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An oil on canvas Norman Rockwell reproduction I painted in a cozy mountain cabin as it snowed outside. Painting the styles of artists I love informs and guides my own art.
November 21, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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An original oil painting of a Frenchman waiting in the lobby of a small theater in Avignon, France. Painting stripes on clothing is my favorite thing. The small paintings on the wall were fun, too.
November 18, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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This is a harmonic geometry puzzle I created based on a harmonic music theory of mine. The climber is playing a tense Ab7 chord on a vesica piscis that can rotate & fold inward to resolve, leaving the climber standing on a C6 chord. What steps should she take?
November 17, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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My beautiful Pinch contributors copy arrived today. Should we have a favorite poem? This is one of mine and the title poem to my first chapbook currently “In Progress” out in the world. 😳
November 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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An oil painting based on a folk art scene on a Russian tin box.
November 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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An original 40"x40" oil painting of dancers in the Dallas Repertoire Ballet performing a contemporary dance piece entitled "Colors".
November 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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An oil on canvas I painted of a French jazz trio performing on the streets of Avignon, France during the theater festival there about 14 years ago.
November 15, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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A large oil on canvas reproduction I painted from a photo of the ceiling in the restaurant located inside the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. It hangs now in the foyer of my home.
November 15, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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I'm just starting out here, but will be posting new things regularly. Follow me and give me your handle too.
November 15, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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A couple of anime pieces for grandchildren.
November 15, 2024 at 6:59 PM