May 24, 2026

Anjelina Holembivska -Ukranian b.1996 “JAPANESE NIGHTINGALE” 2022 Oil on Canvas #Art

Guy Orlando Rose (American Impressionist, 1867 - 1925). Notre Dame de Grace Honfleur, c. 1910. #Art

60 Minutes confirms Iran is bypassing the US blockade and exporting 100,000 more barrels of oil per day than before the war. Most of it is reportedly going to China.

Childe Hassam (American 1959-1935) - Allies Day, May 1917. #Art

Healing with a wag and a nuzzle, meet the dogs brightening hospital days, in photos apnews.com/photo-galler...

Good dog! More children’s hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal apnews.com/article/faci...

The Nuremberg Trial (1 946) British artist, LaureKnight (1877-1970) Oil on canvas 1.83 x 1.52 m, 6 x 5 ft approx #Art

Nijinsky (1940) by American painter, Franz Kline (1910-1962), #BornOnThisDay. Oil on canvas 57 x 49 cm, 22 × 19 in approx Metropolitan Museum of Art #Art

Maurice Braun (American, 1877 - 1941) "Persian Jar" 1925 Oil on canvas #Art

Sean William Randall (Canadian Artist, 1965) "Those Distant Lights", 2015. Acrylic on Canvas, 152.4 × 152.4 cm. Private Collection. #Art

Berthe Morisot (French impressionist painter, 1841-1895) - The Cherry Tree, 1891, oil on canvas, 154 x 84 cm (Marmottan-Monet Museum, Paris). #Art

Colorful 'Greetings from' postcards reflected American innovation, idealism apnews.com/article/amer...

An all-women Senate delegation is heading to the Arctic to reassure US allies apnews.com/article/arct...

‘Every health facility said they were full’: fear that spread of Ebola in DRC is gathering pace

Alex Tucker (British Artist, Birthdate unknown) "Untitled", 2026. Pastel Pencils on black craft Paper, 24" × 36". Private Collection. #Art

Every so often I just like to remember this tweet exists.

Any politician backing large scale data centers should be required to live within a half mile.

Our government is for sale to the highest bidders at home and abroad. The US government is an active, ongoing, organized criminal enterprise. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

“Sunset Over the Sea”. Watercolor. Anna Gardell Ericson. Swedish. (1853-1939). #Art

Adolph von Menzel german 1815-1905) "On a drive through beautiful nature" 1892 Watercolor and gouache on paper #Art

Ugh ...

Tea Break (2016) by Scottish artist, Angus McEwan (born in 1963) Watercolour on handmade Fabriano paper 56 x 38 cm, 22 x 15 in approx Private collection #Art

Judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal indictment as vindictive by Trump DOJ www.ms.now/deadline-whi...

Death of the Poet, Walter Rheiner (1925) German expressionist painter and printmaker, Conrad Felixmüller (1897-1977). Oil on canvas #Art

More corruption ... Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits apnews.com/article/trum...

Against American Christian Nationalism Catholics should be concerned about the trajectory of their everyday life in America if these nationalist zealots have their way and make their Protestant American pipe dream a reality. catholicism.org/against-amer...

Erle Loran (American, 1905 - 1999) "Barge Dock" ca. 1933-1934 Oil on canvas 30 x 36 in. (76.3 x 91.5 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum. #Art

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

#birdoftheday #Grassland Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

Dumb as rocks ... At one Kentucky bar, young Republicans wrestle with their disappointment in Trump and their party apnews.com/article/youn...

May 20, 2026

A lot of people are going to die and more will be impoverished and immiserated because the president's TV buddies convinced him that an Iran war would be quick, cheap, and easy. www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

Colin Campbell Cooper (American, 1856-1937) ''Floral Still Life (Mums and Crocosmia)'' Oil on canvas #Art

Self Portrait With Grandma. 2016. Sasha Sokolova. Russia. Oil on canvas #Art

Eight-year contract between union and hospitality industry group will boost pay of hotel housekeepers to over $100,000

Still life with roses and cake (2017) by Russian artist, Olga Grigoreva (born in 1984). Oil on canvas #Art

American style democracy is a joke. at the national level your vote is increasingly literally meaningless because of the Electoral College and gerrymandering. at the local level you’re supposed to vote for random party functionary offices you’ve got to be 9 levels deep to know what they even do

San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says Authorities have also recovered 30 firearms and a crossbow from two residences searched in connection to the investigation. apnews.com/article/isla...

Why this Ebola outbreak will be so diffcult to contain There's no vaccine for this strain of the virus, which is rapidly spreading in an area where militias battle and health systems have been weakened. wapo.st/3PzleYh

N. C. Wyeth (American, 1882 - 1945) “Georges Islands, Penobscot Bay, Maine,” 1928-1929 Oil on canvas 42-3/16” x 48-1/8 #Art

Rebecca Aldernet (Scottish Artist, born 1974) "Road Trip", 2017. Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 101 × 76 cm. Private Collection. #Art

Rebecca Aldernet (Scottish Artist, born 1974) "Road Trip", 2017. Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 101 × 76 cm. Private Collection. #Art

Alfie Caine (British Artist, born 1996) "New York Penthouse", 2020. Vinyl and Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 70 × 97 cm. Private Collection. #Art

AI Tech Bros "If tech founders want to stand out in an increasingly saturated and flattened market, they must bolster brilliant ideas by leaning on the one quality AI can’t emulate: humanity." www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

Google and Blackstone to Create New AI Cloud Company Investment firm to put $5 billion toward venture using Google’s chips www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...

I think this post broke the site, so I'm going to post a close-up of RFK Jr and Trump's rotting zombie hands so we can all scream together.

Palmer Hayden (American, 1890-1973) Gallery Opening, 1960 Watercolor on paper 18 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches Private collection #Art