'Flourish' by LaToya Hobbs, contemporary US printmaker and co-founder of Black Women of Print #WomensArt

People say Ukrainians are strong. But honestly, most of the time we are just trying not to fall apart.

Bison Licking an Insect Bite, Madeleine Cave, Magdalenian culture, France, 15,000 BP, reindeer antler, 10.5 cm, National Museum of Prehistory, Les Eyzies, France

All my life I was fat shamed, particularly for having large thighs. I recently learned it is #Lipdema, not my fault, incurable. I am 80. #Lipidema #FatShame #Diets My original art called My Thighs from 1986.

The best way to honor fallen soldiers is to avoid careless reasons to create more of them.

George Floyd should still be here. A mural of him in Occupied Palestine by Taqi Spateen. mondoweiss.net/2020/06/meet...

"Our Little Lamb' etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #Womensart

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime So much time has passed, perhaps 100 million years 😲 (an echinoid, fossilised sea urchin)

An ancient Assyrian technique for river crossing using inflated skins, around the 8th century BCE. Original post

The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaking #Womensart

This rare Roman pottery lamp, shaped like a foot wearing a sandal, was made between 50-60 CE, and was found at Borough High Street in Southwark. Archaeologists discovered the lamp in a rubbish pit, close to buildings that had been burnt down during the Boudican rebellion in 60-61 CE. #FindsFriday

(1/8) Who is Deal Man? Deal Man is an Iron Age carved chalk figurine on display at Dover Museum. He was discovered in 1984 during excavations by the #Dover Archaeological Group ahead of construction work on a site adjacent to St Richards Road in, #Deal.

Saguaro blossoms are still blooming in the Sonoran Desert 🌵 (ID in alt-text)

Just realized one reason I prefer UK (particularly Tartan Noir) police procedurals and thrillers over American, guns are rare. #BookSky #TartanNoir

Katalin Karikó is one of the most extraordinary scientific stories of this era. A girl from a modest Hungarian household helped develop technology that saved millions of lives worldwide. In 2023, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that enabled effective mRNA vaccines.

it's caturday, but i'm making an exception for Her

National Treasures.

"Night in blue" by Ukrainian artist Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska.

Well worth it for $5 monthly for scientific information about #RVA weather. And good news about this coming weekend.

#Flora #Nature #Photography

All the Who’s in Whoville… I took this shot of this cool plant today after work with my dogs.

He’s back!!! We just captured male Bobolink LGB (light blue, green, blue) for the third year in a row here in Oswego. That means he’s been down to Paraguay and back at least three times- flying roughly 30,000 total miles! Simply an incredible feat for a bird that weighs as much as six nickels. 🤯

The Calakmul Mask, Campeche, a funerary mask of a ruler of the ancient city, 660-750CE. It is composed of mosaics of jade, shell, and gray obsidian, imbued with rich symbolism associated with water, the sky, and fertility. A mask that accompanies its wearer on their journey to the underworld.

This C9th gravestone is known as the Viking Doomsday stone. It shows 7 warriors, armed with axes & swords advancing in a tight throng. It was found at Lindisfarne Priory, the first place in England to suffer a Viking raid in 793, & may display that raid. 🏛️Lindisfarne Priory 📷 English Heritage ©️

Second sleeve slog on Joji Locatelli’s Granito pullover. Three Mile predator friendly ranch wool naturally dyed with madder. #ShowMeYourKnits #WIP #Madder

May 18 Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide. 82 years ago, the stalinist regime forcibly deported Crimean Tatars from Crimea. Rustem Skybin The Way Home

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

I remember this time vividly. My father, Alfred Fitt, was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civil Rights. He went to Selma as part of the team of background support during the second march. #CivilRights #Selma #Fitt #BLM

Yuliya Krishchik, textile #artist who stitches the #cosmos, embroidering #stars, #nebulae & #celestial maps into layered fabrics & tapestries. She turns cloth into miniature #universes, where hand-stitched #constellations & shimmering threads map memory, time & wonder @yuliya_krishchik #embroidery

Trump is so crooked if he swallowed a nail he’d shit a corkscrew #NoKings Arrowhead Mall AZ

Kamala Harris had a more progressive voting record in the Senate than Bernie Sanders. If you’re acting like her talking about progressive priorities is hypocritical or a flip flop, you just don’t know her. This who she’s always been.

Mind cleanse.

I really appreciate my Senator’s persistence.

💔 Search and rescue operation after Russian strike on Kyiv ends, with 21 adults and 3 children confirmed dead

Brain exploding.

The neighborhood borders the James River and #HollywoodCemetery It is also walking distance to VCU Monroe campus. If in good shape, you can walk to the Capitol. When I moved to Oregon Hill 50 years ago there was a KKK flyer on a post by the grocery store. #OregonHill #BrownBear #RVA #Wildlife #RACC

So beautiful. Wish I had taken at least one African Art history course.

Buttercups and storm clouds earlier on Glastonbury Tor.

Greetings from Kyiv. So, the night is over, and we survived it. There is damage in the city, wounded people and one person killed, according to our mayor. I’m thankful to air defense for this morning.

This is Teo. He is conducting a very thorough sniff inspection. Not saying that giving him a treat will help you pass, but it wouldn’t hurt either. 12/10 (IG: itagure_teo_kobe)

www.instagram.com/reel/DYRZN5G... Next step in the story of the NY Metropolitan Museum’s extremely bad behavior. #ArtSky #MetGala #RipOff #AnouskaSamms

I realize that Orange Monster picks completely unqualified minions but sometimes my mind boggles at the level of unashamed stupidity.

More espresso, less depresso 😌☕️. #CoffeeLovers #CafeExplorer

And people are still in denial.

The York Minster Killings by #WesMarkin I rarely cry. This compassionate indictment of the British govt & the NHS had me in frequent tears. TuneIn app. $12.99 monthly. I can listen to books, radio stations, podcasts, etc without supporting Bezos and other criminals. #BookSky #NHS #TuneIn

2026 Met Gala theft of an artist’s intellectual property. Shame on them. #MetGala #ArtTheft #Fashion #ArtSky #Textiles

Today marks four years since an Israeli soldier shot and killed US citizen and journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while she was wearing her press vest and covering the news. The IDF has continued to target journalists with impunity. No one has been held accountable for Shireen's killing.

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