#blueskyartshow #newyear Wishing you a happy new year.

“Out of touch” isn’t it. A president who gilds the Oval Office in gold, slaps his own name on a cultural institution, tears down the East Wing for his own vanity project, and then tells us the affordability crisis is all in our heads. It’s not out of touch; it’s contempt for the people he governs.

@blueskyartshow.bsky.social #bright

#blueskyartshow #evening My painting inspired by Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man”. Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky With one hand waving free Silhouetted by the sea Circled by the circus sands With all memory and fate Driven deep beneath the waves, Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

Here’s my contribution to the #Blueskyartshow with today’s theme of #angles. It’s my “Trabuco General Store”, 16” x 12”, oil on canvas.

For #blueskyartshow with theme of #alternating, here’s my “Tropical Wood”, oil on canvas, 16” x 20”.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."  -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

@blueskyartshow.bsky.social . I don’t know if this painting of mine qualifies for today’s #Narrow theme, but that bridge could be wider.

Since it is Juneteenth, I will share a lil something... My ancestors were slaves in Texas & were freed on June 19, 1865. They came together to meet with other ex-slaves & formed the Limestone County 19th of June Organization. They bought 30 acres of land on Lake Mexia.

For #blueskyartshow , some #joy !

Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines to LA to suppress protesters against ICE’s brutal assault on immigrant garment workers. Just process that: Sending in the *military* to crack down on protesters. We’re now at severe risk of martial law. That’s what they’ve wanted all along.

Trump threatens to take away Elon’s government contracts

For #BlueSkyArtShow with theme of #underneath : my *Trail By Dove Canyon*, 11” x 14” oil on linen board.

For #BlueSkyArtShow with theme of #lightandshadow : my *Trabuco General Store*, 16” x 12” oil on linen board.

We are all confused about IHSS overtime proposal. Is it 40 hrs. per week + a max of 50 hours overtime/travel as written OR 50 total hours per week only being allowed includ. reg. hrs, overtime/travel which would be a devastating income drop to in home/parent providers? @jasonsisney.bsky.social

For the #blueskyartshow with the theme of #texture , here’s a recent painting of mine, *Turn of Autumn*, currently part of the art exhibition at the City of Hope in Irvine, CA. #cityofhope

Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution? How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ? 20 minutes at the most

Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...

Is the Conclave rigged if orange smoke doesn’t come out of that chimney?

I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack. I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.

You forgot his most central quality: Trump is a psychopath. Saw this on the Norwegian subreddit:

Let us be the sunlight that destroys the mold upon our nation.

For #blueskyartshow, #green, my original oil painting of Lake Baum, California, 14” x 11” oil on linen board.

For #blueskyartshow, my original oil painting of my grandparent’s home in County Leitrim, Ireland. A lot of #green there.

AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.

Dear god let this man cook.

*Colorado Skyline*, my 20” x 16” oil on canvas for #blueskyartshow #earth.

But this time it's going to be SO HARD to find someone worse.

The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis. The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall. 1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.

But they stand by the letter and blame Harvard for not calling to find out what sort of clusterf*ck produced it "We screwed up, so you should have called us instead of assuming we are competent and know what we're doing."

As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.

Chris Krebs is America’s next profile in courage. The entire nation should support this honorable and courageous fellow citizen.

Grateful to my friend and MD colleague @ChrisVanHollen for traveling to El Salvador to try to check on Abrego Garcia’s condition. We will not let up the pressure on the self-proclaimed dictator of El Salvador or the aspiring dictator here. We will continue the fight to bring Abrego Garcia home.

Hey guys trust me on something. The people that are in the Trump admin, honest to god they are weak children still mentally stuffed in a locker in high school. Leave them there, don’t be afraid of these kids

This is something we can all do.👇🏼 File a complaint with the FL and DC Bar to have Pam Bondi disbarred for not complying with the 9-0 Supreme Court ruling to return Mr. Garcia from El Salvador.

Fascism is here.

Make no mistake — the Trump administration is refusing to comply with the Supreme Court as it pertains to Abrego Garcia's release. This is where we are now. This is what they are doing. This is only the beginning.

Not good enough.. be a Cory Booker.. take up space & time. Every democrat senator should have a 24 hour filibuster.. delay this vote! Just don’t vote no.. remember in the minority just sayin’ no just doesn’t work. BE BRAVE NOT COMPLACENT DO SOMETHING MORE THAN SAYING NO FILLIBUSTER

In the last 48 hours, congressional Republicans have done so much damage to Americans. Here are the 5 truly harmful things they passed. 👇🧵

There are 2 economic ideas behind the Trump tariffs. One is obviously very stupid. The other is also very stupid, but less obviously so. (thread)

For the #blueskyartshow, a photograph #Silhouette

This is injecting bleach for the entire global economy. And he's not just floating the idea: he's holding the syringe.

Trump is driving the world to a global depression -and destruction of all US influence - using powers delegated to him by Congress. Congress could recall those powers and save everyone from the disaster Trump is determined to inflict

I mean, the maturity ain't there.

I call this one Giverny Pond Revisited, based on a photo taken by a friend of mine during his visit to Monet’s ponds and gardens in Giverny, France. Oh, and there is an #arch, in keeping with the theme of this week’s #blueskyartshow