Jessica Pennington (she/her)

Japan marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II.

At a ceremony, a moment of silence signaled the time of the blast eight decades ago.

Thanks to everyone at the Watercolor Society of Indiana for hosting my class for a huge group of fantastic painters . Here's my Day One demo: Italian Landscape: 15x11 inches
#art @bsky.art

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“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”

Art Spiegelman, John Waters and Other Banned Artists on How Censorship Changed Them Nine artists on how American censorship changed their work and their lives.

From books to film to performance art, the government has always tried to censor artists' expression.

We'll always be here to fight back.

Every day this woman gives me hope.

Trans kids' rights aren't "complicated." They're not "nuanced."

Protect trans kids, unconditionally. Full stop.

Grieving Andrea with the One Who Loved Them Longest The other girl in Andrea’s bed

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Some beautiful news.

Holy shit.

I want to say something more profound, but all I've got is... holy shit.

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#EveningBrilliance

Please read this.

Read this very carefully: *One quarter* of all the people who have died of starvation in Gaza over the past 22 months have died in the past *3* days.

Timeline cleanse.

All of this. All the damn time.

A "dumper" in the tomatoes, holds the metal platform used to climb onto the trailer. Every time a trailer fills and moves, he carries the platform to the next one & hops back on to keep dumping buckets. He earns $158 a day, regardless of how many buckets he dumps. #WeFeedYou

YouTube video by The Ripple Effect Institute my best advice for anyone who wants to make an impact RIGHT NOW (2025)

What does it really take to make a difference right now—without burning out or losing yourself in chaos? Today, I’m sharing strategy for sustainable impact, drawn from years of coaching organizers & changemakers who’ve created impact at some of the hardest moments in history.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and the Other Side of the Climb The actor, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character. I wrote about how I’ll remember him best. www.theringer.com/2025/07/21/t...

This is 100% correct, and he's right to say it.

So just to sum up where we are this Monday:

Nurses all over tiktok are looking at Trump's symptoms and saying he has obvious congestive heart failure.

Trump is paranoically pumping out rage tweets as the Epstein connections grow deeper and wider.

Trump traded CECOT detainees to Venezuela after

This woman teaches me something every single day.

And the Dodgers…?

Endorse Mamdani.

I really appreciate you and your posts, thank you, Coach.

Oh E, I just…

Some good news…