In the ruined turbine hall of a DTEK power station, shattered by russian attacks, a choir sings Shchedryk. Truly, a performance worth a million words 💔

The Christmas cookying has commenced! No quarter will be given.

RFK Jr. on autistic kids: "they will never write a poem." RFK Jr. writes a poem:

"Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...

My office this morning at the LA Arboretum. Watercolor 7 x 10. #watercolor #pleinairpainting #laarboretum #modernimpressionism #fauvism #tropicalart

My office yesterday morning. Santa Monica Pier - oil. #santamonicapainting #santamonicapierpainting #beachpainting #pleinairpainting #modernimpressionism #oilpainting #landscapepaintings #losangelespainting #archesoilpaper

Soooo...... had a conversation a few weeks ago with a PhD tenured poli sci prof who explained to me that we're past the point from which any country has ever restored their democracy (without a defeat in a war)

Lime Painted Lilly - watercolor/colored pencil. My office is at the LA Arboretum this morning. Beautiful day and I had my friends keeping me company. A turtle, peacock, and squirrel. #watercolor #pleinairpainter #floralstilllife #laarboretum #modernimpressionist

@sadiehartmann.bsky.social my June Night Worms package arrived -- my first ever! -- and i couldn't be more delighted. I don't want to post a picture because spoilers, but both books are things I'm delighted to read, plus I got stickers, a bookmark, and coffee. #nightworms

Glendale, CA, showed up.

mass protest is not the right way to oppose fascism. the right way to oppose fascism is to shake your head and say “no thank you” whenever a fascist offers you some fascism

I am PRAYING for Kate Miller to start posting now.

Independent Bookstore Day haul. Usually I try to make it to multiple stores, but this year I was gimping around on a knee injury so I just hit @vromansbookstore.bsky.social

Save the penguins and stop Trump’s tariffs: indivisible.org/tariffs

Another view from the rally.

Many, many people at AOC/Bernie event in downtown LA Saturday.

#handsoff Pasadena, CA today. We were strung out along the street for blocks -- easily more than 1,000 people there.

My poster for today's #hands-off #teslatakedown in Pasadena. Art by the amazing @andygeorges.bsky.social It's a great likeness, don't you think?