Salt Lake City has almost twice as many registered Dems as Republicans. But for decades, the districts have been drawn to each take a slice of the city and suburbs.
Utah democrats have suffered for years without any representation in Congress despite controlling the state’s population center.
2/2 Exotic luxuries on a table by Pieter van Roestraten. It's his day today.
Gorgeous tea set on a gleaming table from Pieter van Roestraten for #nationalteaday
Chained flask, brown teapot, tulip. From Pieter van Roestraten, for #NationalTeaDay
2/2 Theme and variation from Pieter Roestraeten. He didn't have a lot of range, but he did what he did well.
Yixing teapot & Chinese porcelain: Tete-a-Tete ready for you to celebrate #NationalTeaDay along with painter Pieter Roestraten. He was, by amazing coincidence, born OTD in 1630.
Napoleon also implemented measures to encourage smallpox innoculation, not only to protect the health of his military forces but also to strengthen public health.
If not for Trump, what's the emoluments clause for? What's impeachment for? What's the 25th Amendment for? What's section 3 of the 14th Amendment for? What are checks and balances for?
The baddies are cherrypicking the Constitution the same way they do the bible: for their own benefit.
Born on this day in 1555, in Bologna, Ludovico Carracci. Cousin of & collaborator with Annibale & Agostino. Here, lovely Annunciation from 1583.
Three children in a very Dutch landscape, 1635. Two are acting annoyingly grown-up. Third just likes her yellow flowers. By Jacob Cuyp, whose day has been today.
2/2 Boy with capitalist goose again. Was hilarious in the Dutch Golden Age, when Jacob Cuyp kept painting it.
Boy with goose. Paper says mon oye faict tout --bilingual pun meaning My goose does everything/Money does everything. Early capitalist cleverness by Jacob Cuyp, whose day is today.
Arthur Boyd's Shoalhaven landscapes reflect the extraordinary natural beauty of this area of New South Wales which caused him to marvel constantly about his surroundings. His paintings are a celebration of the grandeur and wonder of nature.
This painting, titled "L'escalier" (The Staircase), was created by French painter Marc Chalmé, known for his mastery of shadow and light, often compared to Vermeer. His work captures "still light" in landscapes, still lifes, and scenes like this.
This painting, titled "L'escalier" (The Staircase), was created by French painter Marc Chalmé, known for his mastery of shadow and light, often compared to Vermeer. His work captures "still light" in landscapes, still lifes, and scenes like this.
I know historians aren’t supposed to predict the future, but sometimes the patterns are really clear.
2/2 Gentleman swathed in ermine and painted by Paolo Veronese, whose day is today, in 1550.
Portrait of a man all in fashionable black, 1550. Looks so good against white marble! By Paolo Veronese, d. OTD 1588.
In this banquet scene, Paolo Veronese (d. OTD 1588) creates a vast tableau of incredible opulence for the lucky Dominican friars of SS. Giovanni e Paolo. But is it Biblical? The Inquisition wants to know!
Somewhat later than I'd intended (I've been clearing out my Google account storage!), here's our traditional start to #SundayMorning: this is "Sunday Morning, Farringdon Road" by Cecil Osborne from 1929. It is in the collection at Brighton & Hove Museums #CecilOsborne #EastLondonGroup
Thur 3/16/26
I WILL NOT STOP
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UNFIT FOR OFFICE
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Good Evening, Bluesky Family & Friends
Tonight's Nocturne is entitled 'De Soir', which literally translates 'Of Evening'. So, it definitely qualifies. This piece is also specifically for Sunday. So, you'll have tonight to think about it before you arrive and it's Dusk on Sunday.
Claude Debussy.
I'm all for allegory, but this is some strange allegory of music, by Filippino Lippi in 1500. What's happening with that poor swan?
2/2 Portrait of a melancholy musician. Points for anybody who can explain the instrument he is planning to play. Painted in the 1480s by Filippino Lippi.
Old Man, beautifully portrayed in 1485 by Filippino Lippi, d. OTD 1505.
Jan Davidsz. de Heem: some ravishing flowers to end his birthday.
Yesterday, I met with the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, to reaffirm strong U.S. support for Ukraine. As Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, I am calling for stronger sanctions on Russia.
2/2 Jan de Heem, quickly stepping in with some flowers of his own. Very nice! And happy birthday.
It's Jan de Heem's birthday but his son Cornelis de Heem was also an excellent painter! Here are some flowers from him.