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Ellen Rafshoon

@paynesgray.bsky.social

ReSister, American history expert, novice painter and print maker. Loves Broadway & opera.

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Quintessential Narcissist

07.11.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hester Street, Ladybird,Winters Bone

13.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Count me in.

04.10.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Canal in Provence

Canal in Provence

L’Isle de La Sorgue pastel on paper

04.10.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just another f’ed up day in America.

29.09.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Andrew Jackson is on $20 bills.

26.09.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I see something else too

26.09.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Their hiring the best aren’t they?

26.09.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The US has an alliance with Israel. As an officer he is not permitted to speak freely or protest like civilians.

26.09.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More monuments for thence generations to tear down.

20.09.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why are people asking if the US is still a democracy?

19.09.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

President Eisenhower loathed McCarthy and never used his administrative power to bully publishers and networks. This era is far more threatening to those who treasure our 1Afreedoms.

18.09.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sure Adams was all in. It’s only bonkers because she tried to bribe a reporter with professional ethics.

21.08.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You would be punishing 2 of the most anti Trump and pro immigration US cities: Atlanta and Los Angeles.

21.08.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spending my 3rd winter holiday with you. No counter arguments here.

21.08.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The US was the good guy in WW2; Western European towns have erected gratitude marketed. Yet the US dispossessed and imprisoned 120,000 of its citizens. People of Japanese descent.

19.07.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trumps going to bring back slavery.

20.06.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great ideas but Black and white civil rights protesters used those tactics and racists violently attacked them. The protesters had the moral high ground but dressing neatly and being respectful towards law enforcement does is not protective .

11.06.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

An immigrant Antonio Cuneo pioneered the import of bananas from the Caribbean. Which became the so called banana republics.

06.06.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Done!

23.05.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a bribe not socialism.

17.05.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kkk

20.04.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All politicians are ambitious. Let’s get behind those who use their power wisely.

18.04.2025 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ackman endorsed Trump.

07.04.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Billionaire Bill Ackman endorses Trump in US presidential race Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman endorsed U.S. former President Donald Trump on Saturday in the Republican's rematch race against President Joe Biden, shortly after Trump was shot in the ear at a campaign rally.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...

07.04.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Atlanta the civil rights capital

05.04.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least democracy works somewhere.

04.04.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a schmuck

04.04.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Being shitty will age you

31.03.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trumps weight and golf handicap are classified

26.03.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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