Cartoon by @markdolk.bsky.social

Superpower Suicide The geopolitics of our moment

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‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave

Photo of a orange and black ceramic vessel with round base and trumpet like opening, all against a grey background

Kenyan born artist Magdalene Odundo, considered one of the premier ceramicists working today #womensart

sandersha mangoes, painted by amanda almira newton, 1906

sandersha mangoes, painted by amanda almira newton, 1906

I arrived at the ICU same time as first COVID patient in 2020. I had been waiting for Doc in Box to open. Remembered a TED X talk by a woman who had a heart attack, called 911 & saved my life. Saddle PE, close call. Glad you survived.

Venus

Did you create this? I laughed.

apples

apples

Hmmm. Color rabbit hole?

It was something similar. I also became intensely nostalgic for Italy.

Hard to express my lightning reaction beyond a burst of saliva followed by wondering how long it had been since I had such a perfect combination. Time flies. It was 6 months ago at my 80th bday party.
#VMFA #AmuseRVA

I was a dental tourist in Budapest 2017 & 2018. Went there to learn about recent history. My dentist was a close pal of Orban. Have you seen the YouTube videos of Hungarian spy/informer training? Since the election I have given up my boycott.

B.B. King with Lucille #bluesmusic
Vicksburg, Mississippi, 2007.
Photo by ©Kevin Westenberg

Yes. Funny, sweet. Very well written.

cornell fancy apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1907

cornell fancy apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1907

I want that book too.

Remember Georgia?

Engraved gem (Gold, carnelian) with a youth and his dog inset into a hollow ring. Geography / Date: Italy 3rd–2nd century BC. Now on display at the Getty Museum.⁣

Engraved gem (Gold, carnelian) with a youth and his dog inset into a hollow ring. Geography / Date: Italy 3rd–2nd century BC. Now on display at the Getty Museum.⁣

This was shown in the 1980s at the Anderson Gallery VCU. It has grown in meaning over the years.
#Grief #VCU #RVA #Sculpture #Roberge #Maine

So very sorry this has happened and added to what your people are suffering.

Some languages do not make a distinction between Blue & Green. In truth, sometimes the difference is slim - in the dark, when the colors are very dark, when they are very pale and grey.
#BirdSky #Color #Blue

I have been escaping the same way since 2015 during the lead up to 2016. 😥 Have you read The Guncle by Steven Rowley?

No , No. Let me! Or one of the group of fabulously dressed older New York women on Insta.
#Fashion #NYC

I am still annoyed men’s basketball shorts went from snug and short to long and baggy.

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

A close of up of a bush of magenta-purple lilac flowers against green leaves and grey sky.

Lilac’s out early this year 💜

That’s what Alt Text is for.

Vesta Stoudt

4/13/1891 — b. Vesta Stoudt, American inventor. Inventor of duct tape. Sent FDR a ltr (1943), identified a problem + offered her tested idea as a solution to seal boxes w/ a tearable waterproof cloth tape. The #War Production Board approved her idea #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky #gov #IP