Christi Shortridge 🌻

Duran Duran released ‘Rio’ 43 years ago on May 10, 1982

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11.05.2025 02:45 — 👍 52    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 1

Trump proposes eliminating the NEA and NEH as arts grants are canceled President Donald Trump’s proposed budget follows his attempts to reshape the nation’s arts landscape and his years-long efforts to defund arts institutions.

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

03.05.2025 19:47 — 👍 195    🔁 97    💬 52    📌 20

On this day in 1996, The Cranberries released their third studio album “To the Faithful Departed” featuring singles “Salvation" “Free to Decide" “When You're Gone" and “Hollywood"

30.04.2025 16:50 — 👍 21    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Action Alert: NEH Targeted by DOGE - Federation of State Humanities Councils Save Our Humanities Councils: DOGE Cuts to NEH will Damage Cultural Organizations in Every State April 3, 2025 – UPDATE Late last night, Wednesday, April 2, all humanities councils received … Read mor...

This is personal. This is me and my work. www.statehumanities.org/action-alert...

03.04.2025 19:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

On Wisconsin!

02.04.2025 03:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6

24.03.2025 20:43 — 👍 1841    🔁 580    💬 165    📌 340

Opinion | Our Silence in the Face of Genocide (Gift Article) Our silence about Sudan and the cancellation of U.S. aid comes painfully close to complicity.

This is 2025! How and why is this even happening?! 🤬
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20.03.2025 01:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

On this day in 1983, Duran Duran released the stand-alone single "Is There Something I Should Know?"

“Please please tell me now”

14.03.2025 15:22 — 👍 21    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

A Health System Is Fighting Idaho’s Abortion Ban. It’s Not Its First Controversial Stance. St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won. Now it’s backing…

NEW: St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, is the one major institution standing in the way of a ban on emergency abortion care in Idaho — a move that would make the state’s policy one of the most extreme in the country.

With @statesnewsroom.com

12.03.2025 11:00 — 👍 817    🔁 187    💬 15    📌 13

The Place of Politics in Fiction Should novelists write the world as it is or as it should be?

One of the best things about fiction is that it can convey higher truths than even an author knows, @boriskachka.bsky.social writes in #TheAtlanticBooksBriefing. But, he asks, should novelists write the world as it is—or as it should be?

07.03.2025 20:15 — 👍 40    🔁 9    💬 6    📌 1

A yard sign voicing frustration.

A stained glass window depicting a protest.

DC “signs” spotting. A definite pall over Washington this week.

08.03.2025 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A reporter asks Trudeau about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s characterization of the current U.S. situation which she called a "psychodrama."

"How would you characterize it?"

Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."

06.03.2025 16:04 — 👍 10637    🔁 1893    💬 173    📌 109

On this day in 1986, “Pretty In Pink” was released in theaters featuring one of the best soundtracks of the ‘80s including songs by The Psychedelic Furs, New Order, The Smiths, OMD, Echo & the Bunnymen, INXS, Suzanne Vega with Joe Jackson, Belouis Some and more.

28.02.2025 14:12 — 👍 35    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1