The Verge removed the paywall from this piece by @scottmeslow.bsky.social. It concludes ominously: "Wherever you are, get organized now. Figure out who your likeminded neighbors are. Set up your Signal chats. Get some whistles (I can spare a few if you need them)." www.theverge.com/policy/86419...

“Keep ICE out. Keep Sarasota safe.” The students know exactly what’s at stake. Their voices matter. Their courage matters. Stand with them. We, the people have the power.

Good advice. 🦊 substack.com/@tiphainemar...

Woke up sick today. Totally on-brand for an article about bandwidth. New post: What if the capacity I have right now is exactly what I need? What if I stopped searching for MORE bandwidth and just honored what's actually here? shoeboxarts.substack.com/p/the-bandwi... #artistbandwidth #substack

🎨 Just launched Art Rideshare LA - a Signal group for artists to coordinate rides to gallery openings & art events signal.group#CjQKIPt7qLmG... #LAartists #accessibility

Resharing this because more artists need to see it: 🚨 Federal policy changes hit artists Jan 2027 ✅ Medicaid work requirements (80 hrs/month) ✅ SNAP benefit cuts ✅ Documentation you need NOW Still time to prepare. shoeboxarts.substack.com/p/artists-su... #ArtistRights

Andrea Gibson has died.

I found the chart. Lots of ways to contribute!

🚨 "Big Beautiful Bill" threatens artists starting 2027 Survival guide covers: ✅ Medicaid work requirements ✅ SNAP cuts ✅ Documentation strategies NOW 18 months to prepare. shoeboxarts.substack.com/p/artists-su... #ArtistRights

🚨 Health insurance follow-up to my Big Beautiful Bill post: ACA subsidies expire = 75% premium increases coming Artist programs most don't know about Emergency prep steps NOW 25+ years healthcare experience = real talk about what's coming. shoeboxarts.substack.com/p/when-your-... #ArtistResources

Powerful ✊ She Speaks Truth To Power. We the People Will Not Stand For Tyranny!!

I'm going to repeat something I say endlessly, the media have a huge responsibility for Trumpism because of their lazy, irresponsible reporting on budget numbers.

100%

The L.A. protesters have really gone too far this time… 🌼

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

The Los Angeles Police Department has stated that demonstrations in the city have remained peaceful. Let that sink in.

🎨 Shoebox Arts surveyed 60+ artists about today's real challenges—financial struggles, networking barriers, exhibition access issues. Eye-opening findings for artists & art supporters alike. #ArtistCommunity #CreativeEconomy #ArtSupport shoeboxarts.substack.com/p/artist-com...

Joan Baez today at #dtla Bernie-Chella 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 🪷🪷🪷🍋🍃

23 hours in, and Sen. Cory Booker is STILL going strong—speaking from the same podium racist Strom Thurmond used to filibuster civil rights in '57 (24 hrs, 18 mins). Can't wait for justice when Booker blows past that disgraceful record. History, meet your redemption. @booker.senate.gov

Kristine Schomaker has a superhero power that has put Shoebox artists on everyone's must-see list. Kristine's secret is her keen sense of what's important about your work, how to position it in the LA art scene and how to coax the very best out of her clients. Www.Shoeboxarts.com

Getting there... Clearing out, organizing my physical space... Is also clearing out my mental space. Phew! New studio wall is a clean slate...

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

Today is #phyllidaDay. It was this day in 2023 that I got to unexpectedly spend quite a while with my all time favorite artist #phyllidaBarlow. Thanks Sculptor Hepaska for the photo. Finsbury Park, London #artinfluences

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

Always an honor, and a treat, to talk to @anandwrites.bsky.social about how to fabulously fight fascism: the.ink/p/watch-an-a...

Given this, and Gebbia's position as Board Chair at Airbnb, I plan to take my lodging business elsewhere. www.newsweek.com/airbnb-joe-g...

Love Robin Wall Kimmerer! emergencemagazine.org/conversation...

We need to lift each other up. Goodness will prevail.

Finally reading this. Kimmerer makes the familiar connection between overconsumption and climate disasters and how cultivating a sense of “enough” will reduce eco harm. But I also think being satisfied with “enough” will be a survival skill in a chaotic world.

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

The American Quilter’s Society allegedly refused to show two quilts in an exhibition after claiming they could be controversial. One work could be interpreted as depicting female anatomy, the other references abortion.

Most of us have used Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation & we can thank Gladys West for creating the foundation for GPS. She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth. She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.

On behalf of California, we accept. ktla.com/news/califor...

Shared from Nona Foustine

American Medical Association is providing regular updates on bird flu and other infectious diseases on YouTube. I highly recommend subscribing to their page, especially since CDC has been axed by FOTUS #Voices4Victory m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...

Original Art "Surprise" Postcard Fundraiser to help raise money for artists affected by the LA fires through @griefxhope and @artandcakela.bsky.social For more information: www.januaryarts.org/post/surpris...

Millions of Americans — including many who have been purged from their positions of responsibility — are standing up to Trump and Musk’s tyranny. Congressional switchboards are ringing off the hook. We are beginning to flood Trump and Musk’s zone. Let’s flood it out.

Every decent human being at the Super Bowl should take a knee during the National Anthem.