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An Impressionist painting, of a pond of water lilies, in full bloom. The water reflects the trees surrounding the pond, and we see grass and bushes on the backs. The lilies themselves are in patches and are dotted with blossoms.

"Waterlilies, or The Water Lily Pond (Nympheas)," Claude Monet, 1904.

A Symbolist illustration. The image is split diagonally, with land on the right and sea on the left, with a small shed or cabin in the middle distance. There is no sign of human activity; in the far background some lights shine, and there's some ripples on the water, but otherwise it's a still, silent image.

"The Dike," Leon Spilliaert, 1909.

How Nick Fuentes ignited a civil war within the Republican Party- and DC’s most prominent conservative think tank | CNN Politics Nick Fuentes, the well-known White nationalist and Holocaust denier, has ignited a civil war within the Republican Party — and inside one of Washington’s most prominent conservative think tanks.

NEW on CNN: Inside the “absolute shitshow” at the Heritage Foundation. Where staff are in open revolt, a major donor bailing, and resurfaced deleted tweets from Kevin Roberts show him praising Pence and seemingly bashing Trump on Jan. 6th.
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woke's not dead is a movie about a trans guy who goes to college but kevin sorbo is like "i'm not gonna respect your pronouns" and then the rest of the movie is about the title ix investigation that uncovers a bunch of other stuff and how kevin sorbo lost his tenure and gets hit by a car and dies

An Expressionist painting. Two cats, one white, one orange/red, snuggle up against each other against a green background. The white one faces us, the red one faces away, forming almost an inverted heart, with their tails crossed.

"Cats, Red and White," Franz Marc, 1912.

Chief Justice Roberts notes (correctly) that IEEPA had "never been used to justify tariffs," following up with a question of the major questions doctrine.

"It does seem like that's major authority and the basis for the claim, seems to be a misfit."

An Impressionist painting. We see an overcast day with either light rain or just after a rain. People in mourning clothes are walking down a street, evidently leaving a funeral. To the left we see a man and woman, and just to the right of center is a man, and in the background are more people. Everyone is walking separately, alone or in pairs, as if lost in thought or grieving privately. Meanwhile, in the far background, we can see city denizens going about the business of life.

"Leaving Montmartre Cemetery," Jean Béraud, 1876.

An Impressionist painting. In the midst of a green field, with trees in the background, hinting of summer, a young girl stands in the middle, somewhat awkwardly holding a bowl of milk to her chest, and looking out at us. She wears a blue dress and green jacket, has short dark hair, and looks at us with a direct, unwavering gaze.

"The Bowl of Milk," Berthe Morisot, 1890.

Graphic titled "States with high percentages of people receiving disability benefits, many of them Trump voters, will feel the sting if future eligibility is tightened." It shows a map of the United States where each state is a square, and its color corresponds to the percentage of disability beneficiaries in each state’s population. The percentages range from 2% in yellow to 8% in brown. West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama are all in purple, with the highest percentages in the country.

Until now, Social Security disability benefits got easier to qualify for as a person reached 50+. A new Trump plan would end that.

Under the plan, millions, particularly in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.

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A botanical illustration of five red-and-yellow autumn leaves against a cream-colored background.

"Autumn Leaves," Mary Vaux Walcott, 1874.

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I love this song. Someone actually did a touching, life-affirming song about Halloween.

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A painting of the Viennese Impressionist school. We have a view of a path in a park, with colorful trees on either side shedding leaves. In the background, we can make out a woman strolling with an umbrella, her back to us. Near here is a dog, alertly aware of us.

"Falling Leaves," Olga Wisinger-Florian, 1899.

A Cubist painting; what can be made out are a glass, a coffee grinder, and a folded newspaper on top of a table. A repeated pattern in the background seems to be a representation of a venetian blind, out of proportion and perspective.

"Coffee Grinder and Glass," Juan Gris, 1915.

A Post-Impressionist painting. On a riverbank, a group of stevedores carry cargo from a small boat onto the shore; we see them almost as nothing but outlines. On the other side of the river we can see the outline of a town, and the sky is blazing with a colorful sunset.

"The Stevedores in Arles," Vincent van Gogh, 1888.

A Neoclassical portrait. A woman in a white Empire dress sits on a chair with a red cloth over the back, against a brown backdrop. She is seated sideways but looks directly at us. Half in her lap is a young blond boy, as if in the act of climbing up to her lap but also looking at us curiously.

"Madame Desbassayns de Richemont and Her Son," Marie Benoist, 1802.

A Romanticist still life of a vase of flowers. The vase is footed and cylindrical, with a multicolored body. The flowers emerge as bright patches of color; only forget-me-nots are depicted clearly, the rest are abstractly portrayed.

"Flower Still LIfe," Adolphe Monticelli, 1875.

An Impressionist painting, showing the Grand Canal of Venice. We see the front half of a gondola to the left, and in the center are a row of receding blue-and-white poles. Another gondola is partly obscured on the right. A row of buildings is visible to the left, and to the right is the dome of a church, with a shadowy outline of the same dome next to it; a remnant of an earlier version that was painted over but began to be visible.

"View in Venice - The Grand Canal," Édouard Manet, 1875.

An Art Nouveau painting of an embracing couple. The man's back is to us and all that is really visible of him is a small portion of the back of his head, and the rich robe he wears. The woman's arms are about him and her face is turned upwards, eyes closed with a serene expression. Only a tiny portion of her robe is visible. The man's robe is patterned with large images, circles and squares, while the woman's is much smaller. The backdrop of made up of many spiral curlicues.

"Fulfillment (Lovers)," Gustav Klimt, 1910-11.

I’d genuinely love to see more progressive, Green, etc. candidates running for local office so we can build a base of experienced, vetted folks with track records so that the next time we have a crucial Senate race we don’t end up rallying around black-box unknowns with shiny campaign announcements.

A Romantic painting depicting the Greek myth of Psyche, who is shown here in the center foreground, approaching a castle, the facade of which is to the left edge. She is moving through a grove of trees, by the edge of a pool, and the scene is lit by a setting sun, casting a golden hue over the entire scene.

"The Enchanted Castle," Francis Danby, c. 1841.

Absolutely outrageous!! 😡

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Random thought...I'd assumed that Sarah Palin would be all over the place, what with the new administration. And yet I haven't seen her name pop up at all. Has she finally wised up and is lying low? Or is she merely lurking and waiting for her opportunity to pounce?

Truth.

An Expressionist portrait. A young woman leans against a fence, her hands on her hips. She wears a black dress with white collar, and over it an acidic pink apron. She has short dark hair and a dour expression, and looks downward and to our left. In the background, on a green field, sits a white farmhouse, and above it a cloudy sky.

"Rollande," Prudence Heward, 1929.

Well, I didn't get arrested or teargassed or anything, so y'all are still stuck with me for a while.

A Qing dynasty Chinese ink-on-paper drawing of plum blossoms bursting from the branches of a tree.

"Plum Blossoms," Jin Nong, 1757.

“Arizona is considering suing for taxation without representation if you don’t seat Adelita Grijalva.”

Speaker Johnson: *continues to cover for Pesophiles*

I was already terrified by all of this before I read the summation.