ink and water-soluble crayon, abstract, calligraphic. a streak of blue swoops downward from top left to bottom right. conversationally descriptive black ink lines loosely define a horizon and hint at people and events. a couple spirals of red acknowledge happy connections and valentines. the entire drawing is loose and open, bordered with edges of yellow.
14 Feb 2026
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my daily art - late night diary entry, after a long full day
15.02.2026 16:43 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
water-soluble crayon. a full moon person with flowing dark hair looks down from the top right corner of the picture, onto sky like a blue robe, and a rolling landscape with hills and river.
13 Feb 2026
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my daily art - moongather
14.02.2026 15:42 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
yep, when it all comes down, itβs going to matter who controls the military
14.02.2026 13:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi βThe Dowβ / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent βtariffs donβt cause inflationβ
14.02.2026 01:55 β π 3484 π 1143 π¬ 112 π 90
water-soluble crayon. a sorta frog sits on a blue rock, smiling, with some flying bugs in their thought bubble.
12 Feb 2026
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my daily art - summer dreams
13.02.2026 17:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
ink and water-soluble crayon, sort of calligraphic abstract. there's a blue rock on blue ground, with the work "here" written on it. Standing over it to the right is a figure in green and yellow robe and hat, reaching across to the inky tangle that occupies the left side of the page.
11 Feb 2026
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my daily art - I am here - holding space
12.02.2026 15:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Kids Trump Sent to ICEβs Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about t
The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
11.02.2026 23:30 β π 2237 π 1138 π¬ 64 π 78
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
10.02.2026 22:54 β π 27113 π 9630 π¬ 56 π 360
I donβt really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
Iβll call it βlessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.β
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11.02.2026 21:56 β π 5196 π 2636 π¬ 85 π 907
Seems like it was a bad idea to give these incompetent jokers tens of billions of dollars to buy all the military equipment and weaponry they can get their hands on
12.02.2026 12:21 β π 846 π 294 π¬ 31 π 23
water-soluble crayon and ink. somewhat resembles an insect with wings outspread but legs crossed, either sitting on the ground or hovering above it. i really had nothing more in mind than the determination to fill the page in a short time. and whose soul is not full of locusts at this moment in time?
10 Feb 2026
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my daily art - meditation bug
11.02.2026 16:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
this is clear and useful; we are in a race now, and must get people to recognize that fact and act accordingly
11.02.2026 12:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
water-soluble crayon. six unattached posts, dark brown as if wooden, stand on snowy ground. a stream of blue weaves between them from above and merges into shadow or river in the foreground.
9 Feb 2026
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my daily art - through the fence
10.02.2026 15:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
proud of my rep. go becca!
10.02.2026 12:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
ink and water-soluble crayon, abstract. cheerful yellows orange and aqua, with calligraphic imaginary writing spinning up one side, and a cluster of spirals on the other. sort of chaotic happy energy.
7 Feb 2026
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my daily art - song for an open day
09.02.2026 16:09 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
08.02.2026 05:06 β π 14976 π 8448 π¬ 159 π 310
water-soluble crayon, sort of abstract. A blob shaped being has two streams of tears running from a featureless face. A darker blob behind them seems to have an arm around the crying one.
6 Feb 2026
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my daily art - grieve/console
I spent the evening gathered in community with a friend whose partner died last week, singing and sharing stories.
07.02.2026 17:20 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
water-soluble crayon. it's sort of the face of a sheep or goat, pretty close up, watery colors and patterns (why? don't know)
5 Feb 2026
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my daily art - seeing
06.02.2026 20:17 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
water-soluble crayon and ink, abstract. itβs mostly green, and if you squint you can vaguely imagine the eye of a lizard in a very close-up portrait.
4 Feb 2026
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my daily art - chameleon
06.02.2026 20:10 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
βitβs how modern child policy too often works: policymakers offload responsibility onto parents, especially mothers, while stripping away the very systems that once offered protection and support.β
05.02.2026 11:40 β π 35 π 14 π¬ 1 π 0
water-soluble crayon. two blue circles balance, one below a horizon line and one halfway above and below. between them a straight dark diagonal, with arcs at either end that connect and balance the circles. the ground and sky are sunset colors.
3 Feb 2026
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my daily art - anchor.
Lately I haven't felt inspired to make these drawings. But it does feel like I am at least using something like a language for my experience of being an alive human, even if all I'm saying is a brief expletive or a frustrated bleat.
04.02.2026 15:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
crayon and ink. a heron-like bird, looking downward so that body shape appears a compact ovoid. mostly orange background, and spiky blue feathers.
2 Feb 2026
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my daily art - shield
03.02.2026 15:37 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
one of my singing communities lost a sweet and lovely voice over the weekend. she was a model of grace and will be sorely missed.
crayon drawing, abstract. it's shaped something like an angel with royal purple robes, cradling a heart at its center, looking back as the wings sweep it onward.
1 Feb 2026
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my daily art - Perrrin's crossing
02.02.2026 16:09 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
crayon drawing. a person shown in profile, hairless and with a beaky nose, closed eyes and a contented smile.
30 Jan 2026
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my daily art - contented turtle man
02.02.2026 15:55 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I just saw a decent sized group of riders in downtown Northampton MA
31.01.2026 19:52 β π 39 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
water-soluble crayon, abstract. you could see it as a blue triangle tipping over, maybe caught by the purple triangle behind it, all watched over by some vaporous green being. Or not.
29 Jan 2026
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my daily art - catch the falling
30.01.2026 18:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
You said it better than what was in my head
29.01.2026 16:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
ink, abstract. orange and black scribble across the page horizontally, on a purple and black cloud, with some blue streaks beneath. above, three marks like exclamation petals thrown, orange and black, in a mist of black specks.
28 Jan 2026
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my daily art - stressy day, shouty meeting
29.01.2026 14:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
oh they did today but a couple hours late lmfao
29.01.2026 04:41 β π 44 π 8 π¬ 2 π 0
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