Slept way better last night, thankfully. Still got a hellish sore throat and general lurgi this morning. A blend of paracetamol, ibuprofen, and lemon, ginger, and honey drink seems appropriate!
#MedicalScienceAndNaturalRemediesAreNotEnemies!
Thanks, that's so nice.
It's shown all these wild colors for more than 2 hours, and absolutely nothing has reached the ground.
I think it's waiting until we actually have to leave... 😀
Me: “Actually, advertising doesn’t work on me! I’m immune to that nonsense!”
(Sees a gif of E.T. lifting his glowing finger)
Me: (Somehow already driving to the grocery store to buy Reese’s Pieces.)
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"The Gainesville Intermediate School was aware Carranza was being bullied and mocked by students who told the young girl she would be left alone when her parents got deported. It had gotten so aggressive, Carranza was meeting with a school counselor multiple times a week. Her family, however, was never notified."
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11-Year-Old Texas Girl Bullied Over Family's Immigration Status Takes Her Own Life
A sixth grade girl took her life after classmates bullied her over her family's immigration status and threatened to contact ICE to deport her parents.Taylor Odisho (Latin Times)
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yes...
...and honestly I respect that the school counselor left it up to her whether to disclose to her family or not.
now it's beyond irresponsible that these adults in the school didn't do more to stop the aggressing students, didn't confront *their* families about the abuse.
people disclosing harassment, discrimination, personal emotional struggles, should never have that shared without their agreement, to anyone besides the people they *chose* to disclose it to.
Counselors have a duty to protect confidentiality, but also to protect the student. It's possible to anonymize reports of bullying. Failing to act to stop these cases is tantamount to abetting them.
A 6th grader committed suicide, and those bullies will spend the rest of their lives having bullied someone to death. By commission or ommision, every adult failed them.
Other school workers and administrators almost certainly knew this was happening and are probably the ones who set her up with counselor services in the first place, so it wasn't "on" the counselor to "tell" them. (This is, in part, an illustration of how abuse is "erased" by reframing it as a "mental health issue" of the victim.)
Yes every adult in the school failed her. I simply don't see "telling the victim's parents without the victim's consent" as something that could have fixed this.
(What could the parents have done? Anything the parents could have done about the bullies, other adults *also* could have done about the bullies. Other adults in the school could also have a conversation with her about why it might be a good idea to tell her parents - while ultimately trusting her to make that call as the person who knew her family/living situation best.)
It was a complex job, but nothing got to me like cases of harassment: usually sexual harassment, but a few were rooted in gender, race, and ethnicity
I can still see the eyes of every single victim who came ito my office thinking they were alone and powerless.
Last year I found myself needing to have some 10000 pictures automatically tagged.
I found that all existing software either cost a silly amount of money, required a subscription, and/or was cloud based.
So I decided to write an #opensource App running on the local machine, free for everyone to use. Here it is.
It works like a charm with #darktable 😊
(divis.io is the company I work for and has kindly supported me in this endeavour)
GitHub - DIVISIO-AI/stag: An AI based automatic image tagger
An AI based automatic image tagger. Contribute to DIVISIO-AI/stag development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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MathJax is installed
Mathjax: $$x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}.$$
Produces: $$x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}.$$
BREAKING! #LeonardPeltier Left Prison on Tuesday Morning
By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, Feb. 18, 2025
"Leonard Peltier will be welcomed home today, and greeted with signs along the roadway and a community feast. 'In The Honor Of' meal will be held at the Sky Dancer Casino Event Center in
#BelcourtNorthDakota, on February 18th, 2025. The meal will start at 6:00 p.m.
'Let's celebrate Leonard with the honor and glory that he deserves,' Peltier's family said.
"'As Leonard arrives on home to the Turtle Mountains, supporters of Leonard's are welcome to come and join the celebration in giving Leonard a warm welcome home by holding signs, honking, cheering and clapping with cars lined up starting from the reservation line coming from Rolla stretching into Belcourt. Please stay safe, no standing on the highway and stay on the shoulder. Please do not leave any signs behind, take them with you.'
"'As Leonard passes through, we are not allowed to follow him, please respect this. Following Leonard's welcome home at the reservation line everyone is welcome to gather for a meal in the honor of Leonard at the Sky Dancer Casino Event Center for stew, bangs and gullet as this is the first meal that Leonard requested for when he returns home.'
"'We do not know yet as of this post of Leonard's restrictions if he will be able to attend the meal.'
"Leonard is an 80-year-old elder with health problems and his first day of being released after nearly 50 years of incarceration will be a lot for Leonard to comprehend. If Leonard cannot attend, we are trying to set up for him to be on FaceTime or a phone call during the meal.'
"'The exact time of Leonard's arrival to Belcourt is still unknown.'
"'Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate this historical day of honoring our elder Leonard Peltier,' Peltier's family said today.
"Please check back for the livestream on Censored News on Tuesday."
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#LeonardPeltierIsFree #AIM #NativeAmericanNews #NativeAmericanActivist #ReaderSupportedNews
Leonard Peltier Left Prison on Tuesday Morning
Censored News is a service to grassroots Indigenous Peoples engaged in resistance and upholding human rights.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
"Since getting re-elected in Nov., Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to join the US as the 51st state but has said he wants to use economic, not military force, to make that happen"
“After we destroy their economy their will to resist will erode. We will then march in unopposed & deliver Canada to its rightful place as a territory of the U.S. with no political representation.”
-- US right-wing influencer Tim Pool, on X, in a post that got 2.2 mill. views.
The Tyee:
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The Online Warriors Calling for a Violent Invasion of Canada | The Tyee
As Canadian sovereignty is undermined and an election approaches, politicians are calling for an investigation of X.Jen St. Denis (The Tyee)
@Pawpower 🙏thank you.
And we'll try to be angry at your electeds, not you. ❤ Hang in there.
Send good vibes for our upcoming elections 😀 🤞
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Oomfie ☆ City!!
"Typical twitter users, only interested in consumerist pleasure and being totally unprincipled." Runs on Chuckya!Mastodon hosted on oomfie.city
New year, new big art thread! The place for my almost-daily posts featuring art I love, usually modern and contemporary since that's my thing! First up:
Paintings by American artist Lynne Drexler, 1960s, who studied under Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell and was associated with second-gen Abstract Expressionism, but her work was overshadowed by her (then) more successful husband, artist John Hultberg.
#art #painting #BigArtThread #ModernArt
Drawings by Stockholm-based English artist Miles Johnston, 2010s-20s.
#art #drawing #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Clay sculpture by Senegalese artist Seni Awa Camara, 2000s-20s, known for her multi-tiered human-animal hybrids.
Paintings by American artist and illustrator Ellen Emmet Rand, 1900s-30s, known for her portraits of politicians, creatives, and wealthy society figures.
Sculpture by American artist Cathy Lu, 2020s, whose practice "manipulates traditional Chinese art objects and symbols as a way to deconstruct the assumptions we have about Asian American identity and cultural authenticity."
#art #sculpture #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Landscapes by American artist Eyvind Earle, c 1980s-90s, who was a background and concept artist for Disney in the 50s and 60s, working on films like Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Sleeping Beauty.
Surreal compositions by American photographer Ben Zank, 2010s-20s.
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Italian illustrator Cecilia Sammarco, 2020s, who after a spinal cord injury created her "Tetrapride" project to explore disability experience and representation.
#art #illustration #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture and installation by American artist Portia Munson, 1990s-2020s, whose work explores environmentalist and feminist themes through masses of consumer objects.
#art #sculpture #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Baskets by Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey, 2020s, who comes from a long line of Native weavers, and whose work combines traditional techniques with contemporary aesthetics.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Mixed media works by American artist Kim Tateo, 2020s, who combines acrylic, blacklight paint, glitter, fabric, neon, and other elements in meditative works exploring "interconnectedness to ourselves, our environment, and the universe".
#art #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Scenes from the Civil Rights Movement by American photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks, 1960s, who shot for Life, Vogue, and Ebony, saying "I chose my camera as a weapon against all the things I dislike about America—poverty, racism, discrimination."
#art #photography #BigArtThread
Ink drawings by Palestinian artist and educator Abdelrahman Al Muzain, 2000s, whose activism seeks to preserve Palestinian history and culture, and whose work stresses resistance, liberation, and "sumud" or steadfastness under oppression.
Textile sculptures by Norwegian artist Hanne Friis, 2010s-20s, whose three-dimensional works are made through a folding and sewing technique.
#art #FiberArt #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Paintings by Argentinian artist Martha Boto, 1970s-80s, a figure in the Op Art and Kineticism movements whose painting and sculpture explored the interplay of light, color, and shape.
#art #painting #ModernArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Nepalese illustrator and street artist Shraddha Shrestha, 2020s, with imagery that merges Hindu mythology and 90s cartoon styles.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by British fashion and performance photographer Ruby Pluhar, 2010s-20s.
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Italian trans and interspecies artist Agnes Questionmark, 2020s, whose sculpture, performance, and installations "examine the self's boundaries through genetic experiments, surgical operations, and artificial reproductive processes whereby identity becomes unsettled."
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Poster designs by Argentinian artist Edgardo Giménez, 1960s-70s, known for his bright colors and use of photomontage, as well as his self-promotional imagery often boldly referencing his queer identity.
Mixed media works by London-based artist Christina Kimeze, 2020s, who often works on suede mat board to "to explore how texture and luminosity help to investigate themes of interiority, oneness, and belonging."
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
"Vodunaut" sculptures by Beninese-French artist Emo de Medeiros, 2010s, inspired by Fa, a West African philosophy and geomancy system describing multiple futures, in which cowry shells symbolize a voyage and offer protection.
#art #sculpture #ContemppraryArt
Works on paper by British artist Linda Wallis, 2020s, who uses automatic drawing techniques to pull forth abstract forms, organic motifs, and general impressions from her unconscious mind.
#art #drawing #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Hong Kong photographer Nancy Sheung, 1960s, who ran a construction company before turning to photography when she was in her forties, becoming known for her bold images of women and girls, patterns, and architecture.
#art #photography #BigArtThread
Mixed media works by Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican artist Nora Maité Nieves, 2020s, whose visual language combines elements from her Caribbean roots as well as her current NYC surroundings.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Drawings from the "Blind Pigs" series by multidisciplinary American artist Edgar Arceneaux, 2010s, whose practice explores connections between historical events and present-day, with subjects often inspired by Detroit, such as these images of burnt-out pubs seen in the city.
#art #drawing #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by multidisciplinary Ugandan artist and writer Acaye Kerunen, 2020s, whose work incorporates natural, locally sourced materials to examine the "intricacies of natural systems and the impact of climate change."
#art #sculpture #contemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by British artist and teacher Marion Adnams, 1940s-60s, known for her Surrealist compositions.
#art #painting #ModernArt #BigArtThread
Portraits by American photographer Shawn Theodore, 2010s.
#art #photography #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Works by Iraqi artist Rafa Nasiri, 1980s, whose early style was influenced by traditional Chinese calligraphy. He later became an influential writer and teacher to a new generation of Iraqi artists, especially printmakers.
Paintings by self-taught Korean Australian artist Haejin Yoo, 2020s, whose "Woman in the Bath" series explores the bathroom as a place of private sanctuary, inspired by her own experience with postpartum depression.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Ceramic sculpture by American artist Michael Lucero, 1980s-90s.
#art #ceramics #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by American artist and activist Raphael Montañez Ortiz, 1960s, who was a key figure in the Destruction Art movement, and founded El Museo del Barrio in Harlem in 1969.
Works by American artist Kumasi J Barnett, 2010s, who paints over comic book covers, changing their narratives into satirical critiques of police brutality and systemic racism.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by self-taught German Jewish photographer Aenne Biermann, 1920s-30s, who began her practice photographing mineral specimens for a geologist friend and then turned to still lifes, architecture, and double exposure experiments in images influenced by the New Objectivity movement.
#art #photography #ModernArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Mexican American artist July Guzman, 2020s.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Mixed media works by German Ghanaian artist Zohra Opoku, 2020s,whose practice "examines the politics of personal identity formation through historical, cultural, and socio-economic influences, particularly in the context of contemporary Ghana."
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by American artist Don Suggs, 2010s, painting concentric circle motifs over grayscale photos of national parks, canyons, and natural landmarks, which each color representing different elements of the landscape.
#art #ContemporaryArt #bigArtThread
Self-portraits by multidisciplinary American artist and filmmaker Tourmaline, 2020, whose work centers Black queer and trans subjects and histories. This series was inspired by Black-owned pleasure gardens in Lower Manhattan in the 1820s.
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Installation works by Icelandic Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, 2000s-20s.
#art #InstallationArt #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by American artist Ferne Jacobs, 2000s-10s, whose innovative technique uses coiled and waxed linen thread to build up abstract structures.
#art #sculpture #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Paintings by Iran-born British artist Samira Abbassy, 2020s, whose work explores her Persian-Iranian heritage and traditions as experienced at a distance, having grown up in a Western environment.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Japanese photographer Nayao Hatakeyama, 1990s-2000s, whose imagery explores landscape and cityscapes, and especially human intervention upon the land.
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Large-scale paintings by French artist Diane Dal-pra, 2020s.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Illustrations by American reporter, screenwriter, and artist Wallace Smith, 1922, made for the novel Fantazius Mallare by Ben Hecht.
#art #illustration #BigArtThread
Sculptural paintings by Florida-based Puerto Rican artist Steph Blondet, 2020s, combining clay and acrylic paint on wood panel.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Ceramic sculpture by Italian artist Luca Staccioli, 2024, whose "Multifunctional queue eliminator kit (prickly pears)" works are inspired by snail-shaped ticket dispensers used at market counters, the shape repeated and turned into organic cacti-like forms.
#art #sculpture #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist Stephen Towns, 2020s, whose practice elevates Black American figures often left out of mainstream histories, such as miners, service workers, and prisoners.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Japanese artist Kosen Ohtsubo, 1970s-90s, whose practice pushes the limits of ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arranging).
Paintings by American artist Pat Lipsky, 1970s, who was associated with the Color Field and Lyrical Abstraction movements.
#art #painting #AbstractArt #BigArtThread
Textile pieces by Canadian artist Zadie Xa, 2010s-20s, whose work "is informed by her experiences within the Korean diaspora, traditional folk tales, and mythology as well as the environmental and cultural context of the Pacific Northwest."
#art #textileart #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Ethiopian-born, Milan-based artist Jem Perucchini, 2020s, whose portraits center Black figures in Renaissance-inspired compositions.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by American artist and occultist Marjorie Cameron Parsons (aka Cameron), 1950s-60s, who was introduced to Aleister Crowley's Thelemic religion through her husband, rocket scientist Jack Parsons. She was affiliated with the LA avant-garde, working w/ Curtis Harrington and Kenneth Anger.
Paintings by English artist Clare Woods, 2020s, whose compositions are based on found and personal photographs.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by Helen Pashgian, 2000s-20s, who was a member of the Light and Space Movement in the 60s, known for her use of industrial and semi-translucent materials that capture light.
#art #sculpture #BigArtThread #contemporaryArt
Collages by NYC-based Bahamian artist Tavares Strachen, 2020s, whose "The Encyclopedia of Invisibility" is a research-based project that combines art, science, history, and cultural critique while exploring invisibility, displacement, and loss.
#art #collage #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by German American photographer Uta Barth, 1990s, whose practice explores the ephemeral qualities of light and its destabilizing effect on vision.
#art #photography BigArtThread
Sculpture by American artist Hugh Hayden, 2010s-20s, whose practice often incorporates salvaged wood into metaphors for the Black American experience, exploring how human interactions with the environment connect to class, race, and identity.
#art #sculpture #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by German artist Rudolf Schlichter, 1920s, a member of the New Objectivity movement known for his portraits depicting urban life in Weimar Berlin. In the 30s he was denounced as "Degenerate" by the Nazis, and his studio was destroyed by Allied bombs in 1942.
#art #painting #ModernArt #BigArtThread
Works by Puerto Rican NYC (Nuyorican) artist Glendalys Medina, 2020s, who created these abstract works as exercises in gratitude, a practice they started in the early days of the pandemic.
#art #AbstractArt #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, 2000s-10s.
#art #painting #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Photos by Slovak artist Jana Šantavá, 2020s, known for her surreal imagery often employing doubles, mirrors, and bold color palettes.
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by American artist Greer Lankton, 1980s-90s, whose distinctive dolls and installations reflected her own experiences as a trans woman and drug user, along with odes to icons like Candy Darling, Diana Vreeland, and Divine.
Abstract paintings by Walla Walla artist James Lavadour, 2000s-10s, who grew up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation and whose work is inspired by the Blue Mountains and landscapes of Western Oregon.
#art #painting #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
"Fiori Futuristi" (Futurist Flowers) sculpture by Italian artist Giacomo Balla, 1918-25 (reconstructed in 1968). Balla was a founding member of the Futurist movement, which celebrated industrialization, machinery, speed, and movement, often showing objects from multiple perspectives.
#art #sculpture #ModernArt #BigArtThread
Vessels by Welsh potters James and Tilla Waters, c 2010s, whose collaborative process typically has Tilla designing and coloring and James hand-throwing and forming the pieces.
#art #ceramics #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Digital works by self-taught Nigerian artist Mamus Esiebo, 2020s.
#art #ContemporaryArt #bigArtThread
Works by NY-based Japanese photographer Kunié Sugiura, 1990s, known for her experimental approach to the medium, often incorporating aspects of painting and sculpture.
#art #photography #BigArtThread
Drawings by German entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian, 1670s-1700s, who published several illustrated volumes about insects and flowers.
#art #illustration #BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist Karl Wirsum, 1960s-70s, a member of the Hairy Who group of Chicago artists known for their playful sense of humor and often maximalist, colorful styles.
Site-specific installations by Los Angeles-based artist Darel Carey, 2010s, whose abstract tape compositions create geometric optical illusions.
#art #InstallationArt #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Paintings by Japanese artist Tomona Matsukawa, 2010s-20s, known for her photorealistic depictions of everyday moments and domestic still lifes.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Palestinian artist Kamal Boullata, 1970s-80s, whose imagery often incorporates Kufic script embedded in geometric compositions, with themes relating to displacement and cultural identity.
Paintings by American artist Whitney Bedford, 2020s, who reinterprets European landscapes by artists like Van Gogh, Munch, and Turner.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Photo assemblages by American artist Todd Gray, 2010s-20s, whose photographic practice "aims to provoke reconsiderations of long-accepted norms and beliefs surrounding the medium", exploring themes of African diaspora, colonialism, and societal power structures.
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Luxembourgish artist Sali Muller, 2010s-20s, known for her use of reflective materials and light.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Serbian artist, illustrator, and poet Milena Pavlović Barili, 1930s-40s, who was associated with the Surrealist movement and became a fashion illustrator and society portrait painter after moving to America in 1939.
#art #ModernArt #BigArtThread #painting
Works by American photographer Tyler Mitchell, 2010s-20s, whose imagery seeks "to visualize what a Black utopia looks like or could look like."
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by London-based French artist Marguerite Humeau, 2010s-20s, whose practice explores evolution, biology, and relationships between humans, animals, and plants.
#art #sculpture #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Fair Park Lagoon landscaping project by American artist Patricia Johanson, 1981-86, who reinvigorated a dying swamp in Dallas into an ecologically rich habitat with indigenous plants and sculptural coral walkways, using art as a form of bioremediation.
Beaded compositions by South African artist Ntombephi Ntobela, 2010s-20s.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Brooklyn-based Iranian brothers Saman and Sasan Oskouei, also known as Icy & Sot, 2020s.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Czech photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, 1970s-80s, who documented life in Czechoslovakia during the repressive "normalization" period, including the queer community.
#art #photography #BigArtThread
Paintings on wood and linen by American artist Zach Harris, 2010s-20s.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by transnational (ethnically Chinese, born in Vietnam, raised in Canada, now based in Britain) artist KV Duong, 2020s, whose acrylic and latex works explore Vietnamese queer identity, migration, and cultural assimilation.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Danish Surrealist Rita Kernn-Larsen, 1930s-40s, who was the focus of the first Surrealist exhibition curated by Peggy Guggenheim in London in 1938.
#art #painting #ModernArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture and installation by Lingít and Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin, 2010s-20s, whose practice "aims to redress the widespread misappropriation of Indigenous visual culture, the impact of colonialism, as well as collective amnesia."
#art #sculpture #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist John Sonsini, 2000s-20s, known for his expressive portraits of Latino laborers in California.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture and installation by NY-based Chinese artist Ming Fay, 1980s-2010s, known for his realistic large-scale fruit and plant forms.
Paintings by Berlin-based Polish artist Aneta Kajzer, 2020s.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist Zoe Hawk, 2010s-20s, whose work explores adolescent anxieties and girls' coming-of-age.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Textile works by Iranian artist Alireza Asbahi Sisi (aka "CC"), 2020s, who learned how to sew from his tailor father and works as a taxi driver to support his art.
#art #FiberArt #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
just realized my last two posts were off-thread, oops.
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Attached: 4 images Works by American artist Mickalene Thomas, 2000s-10s, who often turned to her mother Sandra Bush, a former model, as a muse in her rhinestone-studded paintings and photographic portraits. #art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThreadMastodon
Works by German artist Hans Bellmer, 1930s, who photographed his own doll constructions in strange, often violent tableaux and was eventually labeled "Degenerate" by the Nazis. He fled to France, joining the Surrealists and the French Resistance.
#art #photography #ModernArt #bigArtThread
Woven textiles by Diné artist Melissa Cody, 2010s-20s, whose imagery combines Indigenous motifs, pop culture iconography, and personal experiences.
#art #TexileArt #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Chinese artist Yu Hong, 2010s, who came of age at the end of the Cultural Revolution, among the "New Generation" of artists in China exploring new modes of creative expression.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by Venezuelan American Pop artist Marisol, 1960s, known for her distinctive assemblage figures often incorporating her own image. She would have celebrated a birthday today.
#art #sculpture #PopArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by English artist Michaela Yearwood-Dan, 2020s, whose large-scale botanical paintings incorporate motifs inspired by Blackness, queerness, femininity, healing rituals, and carnival culture.
#art #paintings #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by Ukrainian photographer Daria Svertilova, 2020s, who documents her people's experiences under war and occupation.
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Drawings by self-taught American artist Timothy Wehrle, 2010s-20s, whose dense, intricate compositions pull from a range of visual sources including Persian miniatures, comic books, mandalas, quilting, and the works of Adolph Wölfli.
#art #drawing #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist Dorothy Hood, 1970s-80s, who lived in Mexico for 20 years and associated with artists like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and later became a major figure in the Texas avant-garde.
#art #painting #AbstractArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by LA-based Canadian artist David Altmejd, 2010s-20s, whose practice "explores the constitution and disintegration of the self" through a range of materials. The artist says, "A perfect object for me is something that is extremely seductive and extremely repulsive at the same time."
#art #sculpture #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by Seoul-born, Montréal-based artist GaHee Park, 2020s, whose compositions often incorporate human figures, fruit, and seafood - the latter inspired by her grandma's fish market in Korea.
#art #painting #BigArtThread #ContemporaryArt
Paintings by Polish artist Michalina Janoszanka, 1920s, whose "reverse paintings" were made of layers of pigment built up behind a pane of glass, a technique typically used in religious folk art. Sadly, in her time she was more known as the muse and model of symbolist painter Jacek Malczewski.
#art #painting #ModernArt #BigArtThread
Photo tableaux by queer American counterculture pioneer Steven Arnold, 1970s-80s, whose films and artworks were known for their maximalist costumes and sets exploring mysticism, psychedelia, sexuality, and gender.
#art #photography #BigArtThread
Paintings by self-taught Kenyan artist Nedia Were, 2020s.
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
San Francisco gig posters by American artist Wes Wilson, 1960s, known for his swirling typography and psychedelic style influenced by Art Nouveau.
#art #PosterDesign #BigArtThread
Works by American artist Lisa Oppenheim, 2010s-20s, whose practice "appropriates photographs from diverse sources such as government files and online photographic archives to investigate collective memory, loss, and forgetting."
#art #photography #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by English artist Sena Shah, 2020s, who composes geometric abstractions with felt and sometimes incorporates mirrored material to create optical lenticular effects.
#art #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Drawings by multidisciplinary American artist and activist Andrea Bowers, 2010s, based on photos the artist took documenting political protests in Los Angeles.
#art #drawing #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist, curator, and professor Vivian Browne, 1970s, who moved into abstraction after spending time in West Africa in 1971. She was involved in several women's groups and activist movements, advocating for representation for Black woman artists.
Oil on linen paintings by American artist Mary Henderson, 2020s, whose hyperrealistic works capture "impromptu portraits of people in public spaces, seen in unguarded instances of personal connection or synchronicity."
#art #painting #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Sculpture by American artist Sommer Roman, 2010s-20s, made with post-consumer textile discards.
#art #sculpture #ContemporaryArt #BigArtThread
Works by multidisciplinary American artist Dindga McCannon, 1970s-2020s, an activist within the Black Arts Movement who fuses fine art forms with traditional craft techniques. In 1971 she co-founded the collective Where We At Black Women Artists, Inc.
Works by American artist Mariah Robertson, 2020s, created using photosensitive papers exposed to various chemicals and exposure processes.
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Works by British photographer Ajamu X, 1990s, whose practice explores gay Black love and desire.
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"Fluffy Vases" by Vietnamese-born, Brussels-based textile artist Shishi San, 2020s, who taught herself embroidery and tufting techniques.
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Paintings by Palestinian-British artist and academic Bashir Makhoul, 2020s.
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Sculpture by American artist Young Joon Kwak, 2010s-20s, whose practice "questions conventional notions of representation and visibility while imagining new ways for racialized, trans, and nonnormative bodies to exist and thrive in spaces that surveil and police them."
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When I opened up Lemmy this morning I could not believe my eyes. The top story was a headline from Forbes stating:
« ‘Open Source And Ethical’ TikTok, WhatsApp And Instagram Alternatives Could Transform Social Media ».
The article mostly focused on #Pixelfed and did a fairly good job explaining how #ActivityPub works. But they spelled #Mastodon « Mastadon » over and over again with no links to it. Yikes.
B for the effort, but please editors do better!
forbes.com/sites/esatdedezade/…
‘Open Source And Ethical’ TikTok, WhatsApp And Instagram Alternatives Could Transform Social Media
As major platforms face mounting scrutiny over content moderation and user privacy, a developer's vision for ethical social media draws supportEsat Dedezade (Forbes)
Bookshelves in front of your bookshelves, suspended on barn door hardware with castors at the bottom. The individual shelves can be moved to access those at the back.
Not that I'm trying to give you all ideas, or anything.
#books #reading #writing @bookstodon #authodons
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If you're going to go to that amount of effort, why restrict movement to one axis?
With an additional set of tracks at 90°, you could have a system where you drag your favourite bookshelf anywhere in the room (in the house?)
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Nooo - Time is a thief like Baggins, and will steal your precious!
Start reading them now, otherwise you may never know important parrot facts like:
"Parrots were used in Moving Pictures to add sound to movies. This failed miserably, in part because the handlemen (cameramen) taught them to say things like "show us your knickers"... and the Discworld wasn't *quite* ready for films like that (yet)."
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“Think of grief, anger, worry as bricks or planks of wood. Stop staring at the materials, half believing they were delivered to you by mistake, half expecting a truck to haul them away. Accept that these are your materials right now. Start building.”
– Maggie Smith, from her book Keep Moving
I’ve been feeling a lot of grief, anger and worry since the morning of November 6th 2024, when the results of the US presidential election were announced. Never in a million years I would have expected a convicted felon, an openly xenophobic, racist, transphobic misogynist and insurrectionist to be voted by half the country and allowed to ascend – yet again – to the most powerful job in his country. All this aided and abetted by a group of tech billionaires.
Four years is a long time. But it can also go by fast: ask this to any parent of a small child. As they say: the days are long but the years are short.
Instead of wallowing in this grief and anger, I have resolved to make this time – these four years – matter. It makes me feel better and more empowered to set some high goals, so that by January 2029 I could look back and think to myself: I have grown and helped others during these tumultuous four years. I made good use of that time.
Thus, “my so-called sudo life”.
What does “my so-called sudo life” mean?
sudo (short for “superuser do”) is a command on Unix systems that grants “superpowers” to a user, allowing them to execute commands with elevated privileges, like an admin.
This cartoon by xkcd was the first Linux joke I ever got:
I found it apt to name a blog about my new journey of (mostly tech) resistance and empowerment after that command line.
4 Goals for the next 4 years
In the days following November 6th I sketched a plan – for my own self care: set 4 goals for the next 4 years – 2 internal (self-improvement) and two “external” (helping others).
Goal 1: learn Linux, a free, open source operating system to set myself free from Big Tech monopolies. Sub goal no. 1: become so proficient in Linux that I could create a Linux computer, a Linux tablet and a Linux phone for my child (when the time comes, she’s 3 now). Sub goal no.2: become so proficient I can host my own Fediverse instance.
Goal 2: learn a new foreign language. I’m already fully fluent in Italian (my mother tongue), English and French. I love how learning a new language feels energizing and allows you to better understand new cultures. Well, I haven’t officially picked a new language yet. It’s currently a toss-up between Spanish (which I already understand well, because it’s similar to Italian) and Japanese (my favorite country to visit and added bonus: I could interact with people on MissKey). For the challenge aspect I’m leaning towards Japanese… yet I acknowledge Spanish would be a more realistic goal.
Goal 3: start doing presentations in high schools and universities about the Fediverse and FOSS projects, in order to raise awareness about the toxic side of Big Tech and the free, open-source alternatives that already exist and are much better from an ethical / digital sovereignty point of view.
Goal 4: help make the Fediverse a more diverse place, safer and more welcoming for people of color.
The rebellion will be federated
In a previous blog post I wrote:
What do billionaires and kleptocrats want? Uninformed, impulsive citizens driven by emotions (fear, rage, anxiety) instead of critical thinking. This way, they are so much easier to manipulate – for the gains of kleptocrats.
And:
A healthy (in body and mind), active, frugal, sociable, mostly offline citizen who is highly educated and informed, in full control of their data, avoiding Big Tech’s platforms and algorithms, with a positive self-esteem and self-image, is probably persona non grata for [these] tech billionaires.
I found goals that will propel me forward for the next four years – with a sense of hope. And that feels awesome (amidst all this chaos and sorrow).
4 Years
I’m in the unique position of being able to measure time in comparison to a US presidential term: I was heavily pregnant during the January 6th 2021 U.S. Capitol attack; my child was born during the early days of the Biden presidency and will turn 4 after Trump is sworn in as president.
Over the course of 4 years I have seen my tiny human grow, get stronger and develop new intellectual and motor skills. So many skills! I remember when she could barely hold a spoon in her hand. Now she builds impossible structures with LEGOs. She went from being non-verbal and communicating through cries to… speaking two languages fluently. She actually loves correcting my French pronunciation from time to time (“rue” “en dessous”). We figured out she understands a bit of English, too, but keeps that knowledge secret from us.
You can grow and learn so much in four years.
Power
This is my so-called sudo life, where I am giving myself superuser privileges… and I look forward to seeing what kind of person I will be in four year’s time. More than anything, I hope I will be part of a community of like-minded people, working towards the same goals.
This blog – or journal – is for accountability… to keep me motivated on these goals. And to share lessons I learned, hoping to inspire others to take steps towards greater digital sovereignty.
It feels very Wizard of Oz like: “You’ve always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.”
We already have so much power. There has never been a better time to take on superuser privileges (with care).
I shared my goals. What will be yours?
Elena
#BigTech #digitalSovereignty #empowerment #floss #foreignLanguages #foss #freedom #Japanese #languages #linux #mySoCalledSudoLife #Spanish
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People who recommend NOT connecting to a VPN before connecting to Tor: why?
#Tor #VPN #privacy #privacyMatters #infosec
I don't think there's really any correction to be made there; that makes sense, and ironically, it kind of highlights a common misunderstanding about what a VPN is actually doing in this context.
You hear a lot of people refer to a VPN in front of Tor as a "fourth hop," which is incorrect. Your VPN, with one exception that I know of (which I'll explain below) is never creating any layer of encryption used by your Tor circuit, which is what would be necessary in order for it to literally act as another hop in that regard.
What your VPN connection is actually doing in that case, is exactly what a VPN is designed to do in any case, which is in effect to take the place of your ISP and do what they would be doing otherwise. This is the main reason I always use a VPN. Sadly, it is true that the majority of them are shady, but not all of them are, and your ISP is 100% guaranteed to log everything at all times no matter what, and they won't even lie about that. Just ask them; they'll tell you. This is not only a concern if you're doing something illegal: all of the information your ISP has about you is available legally to anyone who wants it as long as the price is right. Cops and lawyers are the only potential adversaries, of any threat model no matter how absurd, who require a subpoena even in theory; anyone else simply requires money.
Now, the exception I mentioned above is that some VPN companies offer specific, designated Tor servers, that act as both your VPN server and as your entry node for Tor. If only on principle, I don't trust those things because I refuse to, personally. Regardless: if, for argument's sake, you were to connect your VPN to one of those servers, and then connect to Tor again—it would be functionally worthless, first off—and you would also be doing what is referred to as Tor-over-Tor, which is exactly what the name would suggest, and is highly advised against by people who are either more or less paranoid than I am, and me.
There is no reason to connect a Tor Connection through a VPN. It just adds more latency for no benefit. If you really do not want your ISP to know you are using Tor for some reason then just use a Tor Bridge.
If you are a investigative reporter, under the control of an oppressive government, etc then juts using Tor from an insecure OS (or secure) is not good enough. You should be using Tails, Whonix, or Qubes as well. All the for mentioned OSes do a good job of explaining why you might want to use them in their documentation.
Check your laws in your demographic. VPN are required to log a certain number of things by law just like an ISP, which is not true of Tor. If you have a reason to care then you should take this into consideration. I personally have no reason to care.
When I am shopping and telemetry benefits me I use a standard browser. When I do not want the telemetry I use Tor. I have no reason to waste precious resources on a VPN.
Tor does not use DNS so this does not apply to that service. Though if you would like to speed up your internet connection and limit some of the information your ISP or VPN can collect then setup BIND9 (named) and do your own DNS. Though if you have a laptop or mobile devices do not forget to change their DNS servers to dynamic when you leave home.
My friendica <-> Bluesky config yesterday had something wrong but today it appears to be functional. I think I've learned something for the reference on configuring this integration.
My hope is that this posts to Bluesky this time.
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Sweary self compassion reminders...
For me today, self compassion looks like Futurama, rest, letting myself cry, and trying to be OK with being exhausted, "useless", and emotional.
It's hard. Fucking hard. But slowly getting easier.
#SwearingHeals #SelfCompassionIsNOTSelfIndulgence
Little Hearts
Little Hearts - Jadyn Rylee
In 2019, Jadyn released her first album at the age of 13. Recorded out of Clarksville TN with Curt Ryle (George Jones/Taylor Swift). Since that time Jadyn h...YouTube
To Be A Man
Dax - "To Be A Man" Remix (Feat. Darius Rucker) [Official Video]
[LYRICS BELOW] "To Be a Man" is making an IMPACT. I truly believe there are millions more to touch with this song. I travelled to Nashville to complete this ...YouTube
Do we have any BBC Micro programmers here? I have a stack of BBC Micro programming books that I want to give away! Collect from north Bristol (UK)
UPDATE: the books have now gone to a new home! Thanks to all who boosted and replied
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Happy Valentine's Day from a gypsum heart in a cave.
Speaking of hearts, let's have some Real Talk! About hearts! Today I re-certified in CPR & First Aid. Did you know that socialized as female folk are far more likely to die from a heart attack / cardiac event than men? It's true! A large cause of this is due to the fact that symptoms are often not as-seen-on-TV; instead being brushed off as nausea, acid reflux, or indigestion. And what do we do when we feel ick? We go to the bathroom. So when we collapse, no one is around to see, much less administer CPR. So: check on your friends who disappear to the bathroom for a long time!
Sadly, there is also a huge disparity between races in survival as well. Not only does lack of medical access and environment & social factors mean there is higher risk (systematic racism), but overt racism also prevents bystanders from stepping in to help. Black & Latinx people suffer the most. (newsroom.heart.org/news/cardio…)
CPR is not that difficult! It is more the mental challenge of being prepared to step in and help. If you can't get to a class (hands on with the training manikins is certainly recommended if you can!) still learn about it. All 50 states have Good Samaritan laws.
I personally know two people who are alive thanks to a normal everyday person knowing CPR, and intervening. This is community building, y'all! Take care of each other out there.
Some additional tips:
1. If someone has a medical emergency and you end up leading the way, always point and directly tell people what to do (ex: you in the blue shirt *pointing at them* call 911). If you just shout things, people will not jump into action. Be specific & direct.
2. Always check for a pulse on the same side you are kneeling on, you don't want to reach across their neck.
3. If there are enough people, direct folk not involved in helping to form a circle looking *out*. This gives some privacy, very important in these days of cell phone cameras and the fact that say, once the AED shows up, their chest will be made bare. Help protect the patient's privacy!
4. Good Samaritan laws generally have caveats such as never accept anything as a thank you (not even flowers, *nothing*) and stay with the person until someone of equal or greater training arrives. So if you say, start CPR then just get tired and stop with no one equal or higher taking over, then you are liable.
#heart #love #valentine #cpr #firstAid #care #community #geology #cave #caves #caving #gypsum #rock #crystal
Cardiovascular health risks continue to grow within Black communities, action needed
DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2025 — The American Heart Association's 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update reports that while progress has been made in reducing cardiovascular and cerebral health disparities, Black communities in the United States ...American Heart Association
The U.S. Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans
Bird flu is infecting more people than we think. We need to stop it now before a new pandemic begins
Right after President Donald Trump took office, amid the flurry of executive orders and agency upheavals, the administration told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to release any reports or communications until one of Trump’s people could take a look at them. Among the many reports not released that week was a study on how many veterinarians had gotten bird flu.
And it's getting LESS ready by the day. Over 1,200 CDC epidemic-focused staff, researchers and post-docs, have been laid off now. Because, reasons...
statnews.com/2025/02/14/federa…
Edit: Source.
Federal employee layoffs reach into HHS health agencies | STAT
Day after RFK Jr. becomes health secretary, layoffs roil HHS agencies, including the CDC, global leader in disease control, and NIH, top research funder.Matthew Herper (STAT)
@PeterLG Trump is just tired of other countries getting credit for the really big pandmics. "Spanish flu"? "Chinese virus'? What ever happened to good old American know-how?!
We should name the imminent bird flu pandemic after him. Well, maybe not directly. We could call it the Orange Shitgibbon Flu or something.
JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders
US vice-president questions whether European values are worth defending as he rails against ‘threat from within’Patrick Wintour (The Guardian)
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