Maddy Vertenten

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

We know!

Pingree asks Trump administration to further protect National Park workers amid hiring freeze • Maine Morning Star U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is asking the Trump administration to go even further to protect National Park Service workers — seasonal and otherwise — amid the federal hiring freeze.

Rep. Pingree said that while she is relieved to hear Interior will reinstate the seasonal workers subject to the original hiring freeze, she’s now calling on the Trump administration to immediately lift the hiring freeze across all parks and all positions. mainemorningstar.com/2025/02/20/p...

Public education is the backbone of American democracy.

In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.

This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.

$196 billion for three men in 99 days.

Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Susan Collins votes yes. In a speech on the Senate floor leading up to the vote, King said he was incredulous about the notion that Kennedy has suddenly had a "miraculous conversion" after spending decades calling vaccines un...

Sen. Angus King said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine opponent who has been nominated by President Trump to lead the nation’s health care system, is “a danger,” “grossly unqualified” and “manifestly hostile” to the agency’s mission to protect public health.

‎5 Calls: Contact Your Congress ‎**As seen on MSNBC...**

EVERYONE: Call your reps & senators EVERY GODDAMN DAY apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...

Happening now outside the Maine State House. Large group of protesters holding signs and chanting "protect the Constitution."

Chappell Roan takes home the Grammy Award for best new artist.

Reading her acceptance speech, she took the opportunity to make a call for the music industry to provide a living wage and health insurance for developing artists. wapo.st/4aQ2ZEf

Grammys are 🔥🔥🔥 So good. Inspired.
Heartfelt. Joyful.

OOOOOOOOOOHH!!!

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Happy Black History Month. Listen to, support, fund, and uplift Black people. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb

Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a

Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb

Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX

Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g

New Sidle House newsletter out

Map: 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Maine View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.

A minor, 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the Gulf of Maine on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Trump says to ‘clean out’ Gaza, urges Arab countries to take more refugees President Donald Trump said he wanted Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza so they could "maybe live in peace" there.

Trump said he wants to “clean out” Gaza and push the millions of Palestinians living there into neighboring countries.

There is a name for this — ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime.

This outrageous idea should be condemned by every American.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I’m here now I guess

Hello! My name is Erin and I’m a mixed media artist and writer based out of Burlington, VT. My work is influenced by folk art, music, the divine feminine, and mythology. Most of my work is on insta, but I’m hoping to broaden my connections to other creatives on this platform!

Karla Sofía Gascón becomes first out trans actress nominated for an Oscar Karla Sofía Gascón was nominated for an Oscar on Thursday, becoming first out trans actress nominated for an Oscar.

NEW by me -- Karla Sofía Gascón becomes first openly trans actress nominated for an Oscar

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‘Floating, Falling’ 40x30” archival pigment print

At the opening of Impolitic on Friday, January 17, 2025

I’m very excited to have ‘Floating, Falling’ in the group exhibition Impolitic at Sidle House! The exhibition will be up until late February at 20 Bartol Island Rd. in Freeport.

Some of the shared responses to ‘IMPOLITIC: Expressions of 2024’ from last weekend. Gallery hours Thurs Fri Sat 3-6pm. #impolitic

Caught the final day of the O’Keeffe + Moore exhibit at MFA Boston ~ so grateful to be reminded how I fell in love with art via Georgia when I first toured her Abiquiu home. Such a powerful, wise woman.

IMPOLITIC: Expressions of 2024’ may serve to connect us through empathy, expand or adjust our perceptions, and bear witness to the disharmony and resonance that exists in our common humanity.

Opening hrs 1/17 4-8pm

THANK GOODNESS FOR ART. Mark your calendars for 2025 exhibitions 🩵 (detail by Lisa Kellner)