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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio

There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.

Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.

“This language from the Vice President betrays so much of the promise we have as a nation.”

Enormous skeleton with round eyeglasses and a shirt that says “Hocus Pocus we need a new potus” displayed in front of a house.

Chalk hopscotch type game with drawings of pumpkins instead of numbered squares. It’s called Smash the Pumpkins.

Close up of black cat and barn owl masks

A giant cat with a pitcher of candy to hand out on Halloween

Halloween around the nabe. I’m the owl 🦉🎃

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The majority of cars that honked were doing so with a thumbs up or other forms of encouragement, only a couple of negative reactions. I’m just visiting but was really happy there were so many demonstrations here!

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No Kings Tucson! One of the many protests across the city. We even had a Marine Corps frog, a small herd of dinosaurs and someone blasting Freebird. 🐸🦖🦅🇺🇸 #nokings #tucson #arizona #democracy

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#crow #nokings #cusswords #caw #crown #turnthatcrownupsidedown #crowsnotcrowns

A 🪷 by any other name...I gotta get to some gardens soon!

Wow this is gorgeous work.

Same to you! Love that water lily. Or lotus? Anyway it's fab 🪷

Hey I had World Octopus Day on my calendar, go figure!

I hope you all had a happy National Lesbian Day! Here's my partner and I on a little jaunt a few years ago ⛵︎

Delightful! It's on my wishlist!

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Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…

Summer ghosts of #aughost2025… until next year 👻

Whew! #AuGhost 30 & 31: Flip and Triumphant. Shout out to @jodichamberlain.bsky.social for the inspiration on 31! 👻🗞️🌭

#29 for #AuGhost2025: "Dissipate", or the Salty Ghost.

#28 for #AuGhost2025: Ruckus! Wish I had time to animate this one...

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @mluckovichajc)

Don’t look away

Ink brush drawing of the Page of Cups from a Tarot deck with a ghost instead of a fish in the Page's cup. Digitally colored: purple background. The Page has a sea foam green vest, light warm red sleeves and hat and is holding a yellow cup.

Animated gif of a roll of paper with perforations that break off into a ghost. The word is "perforate".

Animated gif of a hovering mother ghost with six baby ghosts that are bopping around her like chicks. The word is "brood".

25-27 for #aughost2025: Page, Perforate, Brood. Almost caught up!

Ink brush drawing of the side view of a ghost vomiting some kind of green ectoplasm looking stuff. The word is: "repulse".

Ink brush drawing of a granny with a blue dress, apron, and red & white striped stockings chasing a ghost with a wooden spoon. She's cute and smiling, the ghost is looking over it's shoulder in dread as they skedaddle out of there. The word is: "flee".

Ink brush drawing of a skinny Z shaped ghost. The word is "zig zag".

Ink brush drawing of a classic 60's-70's era jello mold made of several ghosts side by side in a circle, with a medium/dark blue watercolor wash as background. The word is "gelatinous".

21-24 for #aughost2025! Repulse, Flee, Zig Zag, Gelatinous.

Ink brush drawing of a cutaway of several ghosts zipping around catacombs underneath the grounds of a church yard. The church is a simple shape with a spire, there's an arch and a small house, all in silhouette. The word is "catacomb".

Ink brush drawing of a content ghost with sagging breasts. The word is "sag".

Ink brush drawing of a ghost holding a cross and pointing at a red devil ghost who is holding a suitcase and looking sad. The word is "evict".

Ink brush drawing of a ghost with the head of a dog and a wagging tail. The word is "wag".

17-20 for #aughost2025: Catacomb, Sag, Evict, Wag.

Ink brush drawing of a ghost flag waving on a pole. It's a faintly colored American flag. The word is "FLAG"

Ink brush drawing of a ghost mouse floating above the swiping paw of a tabby cat. The word is "rodent".

Ink brush drawing of a bunch of ghosts flying every which way with dotted line trails between them. The word is "frantic"

Ink brush drawing of a slightly blushing little ghost sitting in the corner on a stool, facing the corner. The word is "bad".

13-16 for #aughost2025: Flag, Rodent, Frantic, Bad.

Ink brush drawing of a ghost switchboard operator connecting to a crystal ball.

Ink brush drawing of a ghost peeking around a tombstone. The word is "spy"

Ink brush drawing of a ghost grocery bag full of colorful groceries that can be seen through the bag. The word is "bag"

Ink brush drawing of a brimstone colored and shaped ghost with little horns in a plume of smoke. The word is "brimstone".

Drawings 9-12 for #AuGhost2025: Necromancy, Spy, Bag, Brimstone.

Ink brush drawing of an ice cream cone with a ghost as the ice cream. The word is "Flavor".

Ink brush drawing of a ghost in sunglasses on a skateboard. The word is "Rad".

Ink brush drawing of a ghost sporting sunglasses similar to Andrew Eldritch.

Ink brush drawing of eight ghosts flying in the formation of an "8".

#aughost2025 drawings 5-8

Ink brush drawing of two ghosts doing the bump.

Ink brush drawing of a ghost disguised as a brick wall, because they're shy.

Ink brush drawing of a ghost who is serving as a basketball hoop.

White line drawing of a stylized fly on a black background.

Drawings 1-4 for #aughost2025, the annual ghostly drawing fest.