ellen
@threestonesteps.bsky.social
Baltimorean. Museum goer. Owner of a difficult dog. Traveler. Eater. Owner of Three Stone Steps, on Etsy, which you can find here https://threestonesteps.etsy.com
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As state terror amps up, here's a list of actions you can take now--
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
actions to take as ICE intensifies
ways to support MN and your own community
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
As state terror amps up, here's a list of actions you can take now--
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
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VOA's headquarters, 'the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,' faces possible destruction as part of the Trump administration's drive for "maximum value for the federal real estate footprint." wapo.st/4a5NCsq
The stunning art trove hidden in a D.C. building marked by Trump for disposal
Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government’s Cohen Building has been called “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.” Advocates fear these works could be at risk.
wapo.st
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
VOA's headquarters, 'the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,' faces possible destruction as part of the Trump administration's drive for "maximum value for the federal real estate footprint." wapo.st/4a5NCsq
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A petition to save the WPA murals inside the Wilbur J. Cohen Building in DC (which the GSA has put up for sale) now has almost 7,000 signatures.
Murals are by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, Seymour Fogel, Richmond Barthé, Ethel and Jenne Magafan, among others.
www.change.org/p/save-the-w...
Murals are by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, Seymour Fogel, Richmond Barthé, Ethel and Jenne Magafan, among others.
www.change.org/p/save-the-w...
Sign the Petition
Save the Wilbur J. Cohen Building — the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”
www.change.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
A petition to save the WPA murals inside the Wilbur J. Cohen Building in DC (which the GSA has put up for sale) now has almost 7,000 signatures.
Murals are by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, Seymour Fogel, Richmond Barthé, Ethel and Jenne Magafan, among others.
www.change.org/p/save-the-w...
Murals are by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, Seymour Fogel, Richmond Barthé, Ethel and Jenne Magafan, among others.
www.change.org/p/save-the-w...
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Here's Frank on the Simpsons, which he voiced while I worked for him. I can not tell you how often I walked around the Gehry partners office saying "yo Frank Gehry, like curvilinear forms much" after this aired www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MyT...
Frank Gehry as featured in The Simpsons
YouTube video by Arch2O
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Here's Frank on the Simpsons, which he voiced while I worked for him. I can not tell you how often I walked around the Gehry partners office saying "yo Frank Gehry, like curvilinear forms much" after this aired www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MyT...
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My absolutely favorite artwork for today, capturing the holiday more poignantly than any other: Alice Neel, Thanksgiving, 1965
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My absolutely favorite artwork for today, capturing the holiday more poignantly than any other: Alice Neel, Thanksgiving, 1965
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I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
April 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
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Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
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twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Welcome to Baltimore,
Maryland Cycling Classic.
Maryland Cycling Classic.
September 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Welcome to Baltimore,
Maryland Cycling Classic.
Maryland Cycling Classic.
Oh, Orioles, thanks for making Opening Day so magical. This was so necessary.
March 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Oh, Orioles, thanks for making Opening Day so magical. This was so necessary.
On a media diet today, but logged in anyway, hoping to see pithy comments re our incoming horror show. First I see that the great Cecile Richards has died. We were best buds for 10 days In Mexico on a union women's trip there in the late '90s. Then I see a Nazi salute. I'm so unbelievably numb.
January 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
On a media diet today, but logged in anyway, hoping to see pithy comments re our incoming horror show. First I see that the great Cecile Richards has died. We were best buds for 10 days In Mexico on a union women's trip there in the late '90s. Then I see a Nazi salute. I'm so unbelievably numb.
Basically, there aren't any Christmas traditions I feel I've missed not being raised, well, Christian, except for building gingerbread houses. My friends indulged me, and since we all live in SE Baltimore, we created rowhouses from scratch. We have a rooftop deck, but didn't manage any formstone.
December 21, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Basically, there aren't any Christmas traditions I feel I've missed not being raised, well, Christian, except for building gingerbread houses. My friends indulged me, and since we all live in SE Baltimore, we created rowhouses from scratch. We have a rooftop deck, but didn't manage any formstone.
It's been a very, very long time since high school. I've been wracking my brain, and it seems that I only know people who had been kicked out of Gilman.
December 9, 2024 at 10:37 PM
It's been a very, very long time since high school. I've been wracking my brain, and it seems that I only know people who had been kicked out of Gilman.
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Breaking News: A massacre ordered by a gang leader left more than 100 people dead in Haiti’s capital, a rights group said.
Massacre in Haiti Ordered by Gang Leader Leaves Over 100 Dead, Rights Group Says
The killings in a Port-au-Prince slum, which appeared to target practitioners of voodoo, were ordered by a gang leader, a human rights organization said.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Breaking News: A massacre ordered by a gang leader left more than 100 people dead in Haiti’s capital, a rights group said.
We don't have many of our famous (to some) fairly made recycled decorative Hanukkah dreidels left. Grab one for those eight crazy nights. threestonesteps.etsy.com/listing/1825...
Hanukkah Dreidel, Drydl, Fair Trade Judaica, Handcrafted Dreidel, Recycled Dreidel, Chanukah Dreidel, Recycled Judaica, Hanukkah Gift - Etsy
This Religious Home & Decor item is sold by ThreeStoneSteps. Ships from Baltimore, MD. Listed on Dec 8, 2024
threestonesteps.etsy.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:05 PM
We don't have many of our famous (to some) fairly made recycled decorative Hanukkah dreidels left. Grab one for those eight crazy nights. threestonesteps.etsy.com/listing/1825...
As we're now in the gifting season, you might be asking yourself, where can I find I Jesus in a bottle surround by plastic flowers and other greenery? I have your answer right here: threestonesteps.etsy.com/listing/1837...
December 4, 2024 at 7:31 PM
As we're now in the gifting season, you might be asking yourself, where can I find I Jesus in a bottle surround by plastic flowers and other greenery? I have your answer right here: threestonesteps.etsy.com/listing/1837...
Great to have another excuse to visit the Waters.
This painting of Moses and his Ethiopian wife, as mentioned in the Bible (Numbers 12:1), was painted by Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens and is currently on display at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, on loan from the Rubenshuis Museum in Antwerp, Belgium. Worth a visit!
November 18, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Great to have another excuse to visit the Waters.
Read yesterday & it's still resonating:
Trump is cholera. His hate, his lies – it’s an infection that’s in the drinking water now. Our information system is London’s stinking streets before the Victorian miracle of sanitation. We fixed that through engineering.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is cholera. His hate, his lies – it’s an infection that’s in the drinking water now. Our information system is London’s stinking streets before the Victorian miracle of sanitation. We fixed that through engineering.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power | Carole Cadwalladr
The era that began with the Great Disruptor’s first term is over. Beware the emerging elite
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Read yesterday & it's still resonating:
Trump is cholera. His hate, his lies – it’s an infection that’s in the drinking water now. Our information system is London’s stinking streets before the Victorian miracle of sanitation. We fixed that through engineering.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is cholera. His hate, his lies – it’s an infection that’s in the drinking water now. Our information system is London’s stinking streets before the Victorian miracle of sanitation. We fixed that through engineering.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I'm trying to remember what tidbit I'd give if I ever made it to Jeopardy and had to introduce myself. I guess I'd say that I collect paint by numbers. I have so many of them, in what I guess is now called a "gallery wall," that they seem like wallpaper.
November 9, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I'm trying to remember what tidbit I'd give if I ever made it to Jeopardy and had to introduce myself. I guess I'd say that I collect paint by numbers. I have so many of them, in what I guess is now called a "gallery wall," that they seem like wallpaper.