Congrats! I love your work. Next to yours I'm feeling honored to also have two pieces of my art accepted this year. My first year and first jurried show.
Best of luck to you!

Dolly Parton tops list of global figures in US favorability poll The 11-time Grammy winner had a net favorability of 65%, Obama came second with 14%, while Zelenskyy had 12%

The first tape I popped into my mint green Sharp boombox radio cassette player💚 was this amazing woman.🎶📚 #Dolly is an #inspiration to so many.

#Obama & #Zelinsky have rightful places on this list too!!

Next up, Pennsylvania. Please
@governor.pa.gov

The draft dodging faux-kings attempt to have full control of forcing babies into a war he manifested out of nothing that the US doesn't want and still did after promising he wouldn't.

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The people — and research — lost in the NIH exodus | CNN Former National Institutes of Health employees reveal how the Trump administration played a role in their decisions to leave the agency. Under Trump, workers claim the NIH became a “hostile work envir...

“ #NIH is looking at not the value of the #science but whether the science falls within particular political or socially-acceptable-to-this-administration constructs, Not whether it’s valuable for human #health but whether it might offend somebody.” ~Jennifer Troyer

Pittsburgh judge again rejects DOJ access to transgender youth medical records at UPMC In an order Monday, Judge Cathy Bissoon reaffirmed her December denial of the DOJ’s subpoena to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for records.

The DOJ or anyone else besides an individual (plus guardian) and that individuals doctor have any right to your, his, hers, or their healthcare.
This is not up for debate .... EVER!!
Thank You #UPMC 💜 and Judge Bissoon

Art Showcase 2026 | MSAA MSAA is very proud to present our 2026 MSAA Art Showcase, celebrating the work of artists affected by MS.

Each year the #MultipleSclerosisAssociationOfAmerica launches their new #ArtShowcase during #MSAwarenessMonth. I've submitted a few pieces you can see here alongside an array of fantastic work by others living with #MultipleSclerosis🎗

#MS #MSAA #MSAwareness #ThisIsMS

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Heightism What I tell parents of abnormally short children

The #short of it!
👈 I can relate!

#RobertReich #height #abnormal #growth #MeasureUp #LegUp #FairbanksDisease #SkeletalDysplasia

ICE detention centers in Pennsylvania could overwhelm sewer and other critical services, officials warn This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of...

Berks and Schuylkill counties voted for Trump! Is this #Karma?
Without a doubt, I'm against detention centers but, if they're going to do it anyway, let it up-end the lives of the people that wreaked this havoc to begin with.

Black and white drawing of gleeful young boy in rain coat and boots splashing in a puddle

WIP - #graphite #drawing -9x12
Wanting this to be finished. It's not quite there yet. Although, am I alone saying I will forever be reluctant to release a piece of #art claiming it's completely finished? There's always a bit of something I think could be missing, changed, etc. #CMBCreationsArt

IMAGE: a stylized cell phone with flames coming out of it. TEXT: Delete the Starbucks app off your phone. Seriously. Starbucks is the biggest violator of labor law in modern history. We have the power to tell them union-busting is bad for business. Don't shop at Starbucks until they do better by their baristas!

If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.

Our call to action is simple:

📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp

bit.ly/deletetheapp

You know who’s not in the Epstein files?

Undocumented immigrants
Drag queens
Trans people
The poor, unhoused, marginalized and disabled

The people you’ve been taught to hate weren’t involved in the sex trafficking ring.

The billionaires were. The wealthy. The ruling class.

Graphic by Trung Le Ngyuen featuring a drawing of Liam Ramos with his bunny hat and Spidey backpack and a small smile. Text reads: "Comics 4 Liam / WE're asking artists to draw pictures for Liam Ramos that you think might make this particular boy feel happy and cared for. / Maybe drawings of things he might love; maybe pictures of Liam himself as you think he might like to be seen. / Please post your art with the hashtag #Comics4Liam and a link to comics4liam.com, which lists fundraisers for Liam and others victimized by ICE and links to organizations that support immigrants.

A few other guidelines: 1. Please avoid images of Liam in danger or sad. 2. Please avoid images that include violence or would otherwise by inappropriate for a five year old. 3. Please NO "A.i." USE AT ALL. 4. Please DO NOT POST YOUR IMAGE ON X (Twitter). Thank you!

Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!

It is too late to contemplate if it "should" be lawful to carry a licensed, concealed weapon in public. IT IS THE LAW! It is also too late to take back the massive abductions of innocent people with ZERO REGARD FOR THE LAW.

Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE | CNN Politics Chris Madel, a Minneapolis lawyer who represented the immigration agent who fatally shot Renee Good, said Monday that he was ending his Republican campaign for governor of Minnesota after a second pro...

Minnesota Republican candidate for governor, Chris Madel drops out of race. - "I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so,"

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

In 2021 people on the right screamed about freedom and bodily autonomy.

They refused to wear masks. Refused to get vaccinated. Said it was “tyranny”.

In 2026 they’re urging “complete compliance” with unidentified masked men who are shooting people in the streets.

Woodwork Gallery Visit the post for more.

Recent commission 🌻🐦🏚
Custom #handmade #bird feeder. Cedar and poplar wood, plexi feed window. Hand #painted and #pyrography

#art #woodworking #sunflowers
#CMBCreationsArt

For the 39% who still approve of #ICE - it's ok, we can help you learn how to read

#Poetry did not kill #ReneeGood -Hate did!

DisruptivePoets.com exists because a lie is being told loudly & often that #art, #queerness, truth-telling & #resistance are dangerous. That poets provoke violence simply by speaking.

#poems #writers #artists #educators #victims
#AcceptingSubmissions

From the TrumpKennedyCenter website:

NEXT EVENTS

RING IN THE NEW YEAR
WITH A PERFORMANCE BY:

THE EPSTEIN DANCERS!

Drawing of side view female warrior in full suit of armor kneeling with head bowed and sword upright in front of her for support. Parts of castle are seen in distant background.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 24
"WARRIOR" 8x10 #graphite #drawing

𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝐰𝖊𝖆𝖐𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝖍𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖔𝖓𝖔𝖗 𝐲𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖌𝖙𝖍

#art #warrior #EastCoastKin #CMBCreationsArt

Drawing of toddler girl kissing a giant Aldabra turtle on its chin. Beach background.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20
"Al-dab-ra kiss on you" 10.5x12 #graphite #drawing

#art #AldabraTurtle #PittsburghZoo #EastCoastKin #CMBCreationsArt

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 15
"Hold On" a late August #photograph taken at #PhippsConservatory #Pittsburgh

#macro #salvia #fuchsia #garden #art #BrownBelted #bumblebee #EastCoastKin #CMBCreationsArt

Great Horned Owl in the blue hour

Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar
I spotted this lovely Great Horned Owl while driving, pulled over & used the railing on a bridge to steady my camera. You can see the sunrise in its eyes… 🪶 1/80, f/6.3, ISO 1000

A truly delightful entertainer who is forever ingrained in my dearest childhood memories.
ḧḀṖṖẏ ḃḭṙṮḧḊḀẏ!!

A cold and foggy day as frost builds up amongst the vegetation.

25 Days of White Christmas ❄️🎄. Featuring 25 of my favorite winter shots over the years.

Day 12: The Frosted Forest

#ForestFriday #scape #ArtAdventCalendar #forest #winter #photography #nature #trees

A colorful, abstract painting of tall green leaves and purple flowers against a dark background. The flowers and plants are outlined with bright, glowing blues, greens, and pinks, giving the scene a lively, almost stained-glass effect, as if the garden is illuminated at night.

A #floral friday jam for Day 12 #ArtAdventCalendar
"Iris Jamboree"
Acrylic on Canvas
The original was 7 ft wide!
ENJOY, and happy weekend to you all.
#torilart
#flowers
#botanical
#art
#iris
#purpleirises
#painting
#fineart
#friday