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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ready for the next diarrhea-lettuce apocalypse.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Soozi and John Set The Table. Acrylic paint and paper. 16 x 20.
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NPR @npr.org · 31/08/2026
Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says. n.pr/4xoHwwC
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Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most
Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.
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Ghost of the White Rose 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ghostrose.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It was and still is, Lake Ontario.
Trump is pictured urinating on the words "common decency" while looking and smiling at the viewer. At the bottom, the caption is Lake America. Political cartoon by Nick Anderson of Pen Strokes 8/31/26
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"One Side of the Front Yard" 16 x 20. Acrylic paint and paper on cradled board. Papers used were decoupage-rice paper, painted paper, and discarded book end papers.
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NPR @npr.org · 14/08/2026
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines. n.pr/45oln5k
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Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Dems, for the love of God, stop the effing hand wringing. You KNOW the point of the changes is undermining the program. Actually do something instead.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Trying to get back into bigger paintings, so working on this painting started back in the pandemic. Had to improvise a second easel.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Between the Shrubs. 14 x 14. Acrylic paint and paper.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Window Sill. 18 x 24 acrylic paint and paper on canvas.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Started a new icon today of St. Michael defeating evil. And a reminder that angels are neither male nor female. They are non-binary, or non-gendered, or androgynous. Happy Pride month y'all.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The Gargantuan Plant. 24 x 30. Acrylic paint and paper on canvas.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Temporarily named The Twee Landscape. May keep that name, still deciding. 16 x 20. Acrylic paint and paper on canvas.
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Holy shit.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Some paintings on their way to VCU Medical Center North Hospital. They will be there until the end of July.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Untitled. 11 x 14 acrylic paint and paper on canvas.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Little Pitcher. 11 x 14 collage and acrylic paint on canvas.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Sometimes I have to try something different. Also, the smaller the work, the longer the title. Collage of St. Dorothy in the garden with sun and moon. Based on a manuscript illustration from an old discarded book of saints. Found the page in my collection of miscellaneous papers. 10 x 12.5 inches.
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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky
The covers for six of my books: The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts, Dragon Whisperer, Trueflame, Fireborn, Firebound, After the Dragon Raid. Text across the middle reads: Request them at your library!Dark grey text on a beige background that reads: Get it at the library! Did you know you can ask your library to purchase books?
Free for you! Authors still get paid! Others get to read it as well! Support libraries! With a print mockup of The Dragon Next Door on a wooden shelf. #NessPromo
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Installation day for Theotokos. For a couple of months she will be living in the sanctuary @stmbonair, which had been renovated as part of their 75th anniversary. First time in over 25 years of making icons that one of them made it to a church worship space.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Off to a new home. Always so pleased when a collector and an artwork find each other. So good for countering that screaming into the void feeling I have so often.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/02/2026
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown. n.pr/4cd0u1o
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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Making a cake this weekend. Feeling like Laura Dern in Jurassic Park eating the melting ice cream after the raptors are on the loose.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Sometimes tradition gives you a basic vocabulary to speak to the current times. Found this sketch of St. Michael conquering the dragon. And another serendipitous find of gessoed panel the exact size for it. My project to get me through 2026 when pretty still lifes and landscapes won't do.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Christmas present to myself and New Year's resolution. More time in the studio.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Madonna and Child. Collage: paper and acrylic paint on paper.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Reworked 6x6 inch collage on canvas. Much better now.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Just wondering if conservative religious folks who think all charity should be private are going to make up the difference now and make sure no one goes hungry?
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
A haunted house but every room is just another online guru telling you the best way to optimize your morning routine
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
It takes a village. And coffee, it takes lots of coffee. And tums. The chewy ones. And comfortable shoes. And a book just in case. And a coven of powerful witches who owe you a blood debt. That helps. And tacos, it also takes tacos.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Gonna throw a public library party at my house where the air conditioning will be on full blast and everybody’s required to wear a cardigan and if you’re too loud you get shushed and we close at 8:00
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
For no particular reason this painting keeps popping into my head lately.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Jesus wept. 16 x 20 canvas. Lace, ribbon, paper, and acrylic paint.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Someone once told me (a man) that I should try painting in more subtle colors. I didn't listen. These colors are my voice and I am shouting for a reason.
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NPR @npr.org · 12/05/2025
Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
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The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.
Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Exactly
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
This is about all of us. Never forget that.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
#NoKings
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The press is alive and well up north.
A tweet by Devin Duke (@sirDUKEdevin
) reads, "The Toronto Star showing US newspapers how it’s done. " The accompanying photo shows a hand holding a copy of the Toronto Star newspaper. The front page headline in large, bold letters states, "TRUMP LAUNCHES GOLDEN AGE OF STUPID." Below the headline is a photo of Donald Trump raising his fist, wearing a suit with a red tie. The newspaper includes various articles and subheadings, such as "U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest binge..." and "BRUCE ARTHUR," with smaller text detailing political commentary. The publication date on the newspaper is "Saturday, April 8, 2025," and the section is labeled "NEWS A21."
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Good one!
The image is a screenshot of a social media post by Very Finnish Problems (@VFi
...), posted 6 hours ago. The post reads: "This made me laugh a lot harder than it should have." Below the post, there is a three-panel comic strip from sadanduseless.com. In the first panel, a woman asks, "Wanna hear a joke?" In the second panel, Donald Trump responds, "Sure." The woman then says, "GREENLAND," to which Trump replies, "I don’t get it." In the third panel, the woman says, "YOU SAID IT," with a surprised expression.
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Kay Vass Darling @iconwrtr.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Harbinger of things to come.
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Exactly
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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Absolutely
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aaronecarroll.bsky.social @aaronecarroll.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
It’s easy to get distracted. We can’t ignore this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
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Opinion | Will Republicans Gut Medicaid to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich? (Gift Article)
Proposed cuts would be catastrophic to Americans’ access to care.
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
In its simplest terms, the apparent demise of #USAID is the result of the world's richest man ending a program that helps millions of poor people. You don't need a Ph.D. in moral theology to see why this is an evil. You can just read Jesus's parables on the rich and the poor.
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Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
brilliant teaching right here, bravo
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Listen to Sen. Kaine. And never Trust Trump on money.
Tweet from Senator Tim Kaine states, 'Trump sows chaos in federal workforce then says "resign within a week and I'll give you 7 months severance." Don't fall for it! Trump told innumerable contractors he'd pay--then stiffed them. He has no authority to promise severance pay. Wait him out!'
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