Dimestorehalo @Dimestorehalo@qoto.org

A new national treasure is making history.

Are you familiar with Bessie Smith?

She was referred to as the "Empress of the Blues", but it seems like she has been lost to modern consciousness. That makes me sad. Will you check out this amazing woman?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Smith

#Blues #Music #ArtFED

Aw… 📚🔦

While it's very obvious that I'm launching a debut book at the end of May, it's less obvious how happy I am to be doing it mostly on @Mastodon.

I swing for a lot of cultural fences with The Dent in the Universe and I play fast and loose with quantum physics.

Imagining the kind of response I'd get from bad faith readers on Twitter makes me shudder. Conversely, the rewarding, supportive response I've gotten from Mastodon users has been amazing.

My newest artwork in soft pastel is a fox portrait. I am particularly happy with how the eyes turned out. I always strive to put some life into the eyes and think I've succeeded here.

See this wildlife art in my online gallery at https://mm-anderson.pixels.com/featured/fox-red-and-gold-mm-anderson.html and soon to be listed on the other sites in my profile. #PastelArtwork #TraditionalArt #WildlifeArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #art #wildlife #animals

🚇 Why you shouldn’t hang out at the end of railway tunnels 👇👇

What a tragedy

Ron DeSantis fought Disney

Ron DeSantis got humiliated

Now Florida taxpayers are stuck paying $1290/hour in legal fees in addition to the millions it has already cost them to fight “wokeness”

😃

Right wing brain rot

[I’ve gifted this article on #knitting at #meetings. No paywall - it should stay free through 04/14/2023]

Knitters Say Stitching Helps Them Follow the Thread in Meetings
An official in Wales was called out for knitting in a virtual meeting, setting off a debate over etiquette. Experts say the fine-motor movement activates the parts of the brain used for focus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/well/knitting-remote-work-meetings.html?unlocked_article_code=f_6lEE5B26fB6ozW2qcWtZbL_AlEsjEWDaMXI3K3LM_YPtU-wHg7Me0ipBrBH5YfR4XUVwfJNFIFdVkjUba2DWawwrbc_0dtMXOca5IipFaMYmmpxinDaau8bLUWT9al7CMQVbh_RMStk2lqCp23gloshUKJUtspVvU6zghNiRW0yBPJTwoGH843qr-JAIVN8VZHnwozvkbzfpP68vUsFEhu_apkdf6K0fpDCn--oym6szJcU7SZZKHXDivoqO3ksafY5AQFIW3xqI-wtI6w1WPmzDxhiIUtm0D7Pcxwv9cCgMx4FlL4ucyJdUC01k2Y1a2DnnWcipthfFp-ULf4BclMtq8&smid=url-share

A state you’re not allowed to take your pregnant daughter out of to procure a legal medical procedure in another state is no longer a state and becomes a dystopian prison.

Idaho is about to become a prison for underage girls.

I hope this is a wake up call for people who aren’t taking this creeping christofascism seriously — they are coming for EVERYTHING that doesn’t fit into their worldview.

If you ever wondered what you would have done in WW2 or Jim Crow, you’re doing it now.

Trump better get all his bitching done now on Truth Social!

Trump’s Media Company Reportedly Under Federal Investigation For Money Laundering Linked To Russia https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/15/trumps-media-company-reportedly-under-federal-investigation-for-money-laundering-linked-to-russia/

Dear #trans community, I see you. I value you. I support you. I accept you as you are. I want you to be happy. And I love you.

I'm trying to grow into a stronger ally. You deserve that. Everyday, not just on ones out aside for visibility.

#TransDay

“If you don’t heal what hurt you, you will bleed on people who didn’t cut you.”

Please join me in blocking the Fox News bot account.

@FoxNews@press.coop

Thanks for creating a place of integrity here!
#Retoot

I'm never come close to re-creating this shot of a belted kingfisher in flight. It was my nemesis bird for much of 2020.

My shutter speed for this was 1/2500

https://pixels.com/featured/belted-kingfisher-in-flight-chad-meyer.html

#birds #birdwatching #naturephotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #TheArtDistrict

Here's a thought:
"If children are slaughtered in their school and your reaction is 'Don't you dare think about taking my guns!!' rather than 'How do we stop this from ever happening again??' then we don't have a difference in political opinion. We have a difference in morality."
- Zack Hunt
#Nashville