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Gwen

@yay8.bsky.social

I make art, love dogs, sci-fi, and sugar.

131 Followers  |  173 Following  |  12 Posts  |  Joined: 07.01.2025  |  1.7425

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I'll be preforming at the Vibrance Research Station with the Art Shanty Projects today on Lake Harriet 1-4 and Sunday 10-1!

07.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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February 3 update

03.02.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Space Lounge produced it, and we've been doing it every other year!

09.07.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you expand on why this came up at this panel?

08.07.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It really does get easier! It feels a little futile in a deeply red state, but it is a specific, easy, daily action to accomplish!

11.02.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Begging some hero in the Department of Ed to rename the student loan record file folder "DEI training materials" before unlocking the door for the DOGE bros

07.02.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9146    πŸ” 2133    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 61
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Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

05.02.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 35859    πŸ” 6742    πŸ’¬ 494    πŸ“Œ 475
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The Smithsonian's queer erasure of an AIDS artwork should alarm us all By omitting the tragic story behind Felix GonzΓ‘lez-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), the National Gallery of Art is setting a perilous precedent, warns art scholar Ignacio Darnaude.
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Home Our Parks is all about enjoying our beautiful parks the right way. We're here to show you how to experience their beauty while making sure they stay beautiful for everyone, now and in the future.

I just found out that the Alt National Park Service has its own website. Yay!

ourparks.org

02.02.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.

01.02.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15787    πŸ” 3360    πŸ’¬ 306    πŸ“Œ 197

I usually have to have at least two pharmacies set up with insurance in case the first one is out/ delayed.

28.01.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget sculpture and installation art!

28.01.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Top 10 in my list of things I miss about MN!

21.01.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just in case you were wondering!
Lock in!

21.01.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10720    πŸ” 2511    πŸ’¬ 375    πŸ“Œ 201

Would love a pic of your potion collection!

20.01.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember to throw away your first hundred bowls! Then you will like the 101st!

16.01.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love Gen Z.

TikTok is jumping over to REDnote (which is run by the Chinese government and in Mandarin) rather than go back to Meta. They call themselves TikTok refugees.

REDnote is now the #1 trending app

Best comment: we choose the panda bear.

14.01.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello atmosphere!

08.01.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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