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Linda McDermott

@lindamcdart.bsky.social
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Art, nature, animals. Deacon Taylor House Studios, Providence, RI. www.lindamcdermottart.com

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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Cumberland Council Bans Data Centers in 6-1 Zoning Vote
Cumberland's Town Council voted 6-1 on Sept. 16 to list data centers as a prohibited use in the town's zoning ordinance after public testimony in support.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries
If data centers were a country, the country would be projected to rank sixth-highest in power use in 2030.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
54th Regiment of Foot’s Sergeant James McDermott and other reenactors at Scituate’s Esek Hopkins Park demonstrating for Rhode Island’s War of Independence. #thevalleybreeze #revolutionarywar #americanrevolution #reenactors
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Bumblebees are very busy collecting pollen this time of year - in those little pollen baskets - to keep the queen bumblebee fed throughout the winter. #buzzpollinator #nature #wildlife #bumblebees
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This painting is my little tribute to one of Rawson Pond’s residents - a great blue heron - and to all those wonderfully wild moments that make Rawson Pond so special. 16”x20” oil on canvas. #heron #greatblueheron #wildlifepainting #birdart
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
OUR National Parks are NOT for private interests.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/08/2026
“It feels that no matter how valuable or sacred a place is, the administration is willing to trade it all in.”
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Trump's plan to allow drilling near New Mexico heritage site sets off global alarms
"It feels that no matter how valuable or sacred a place is, the administration is willing to trade it all in."
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thomas Cole House Museum. “Yet I cannot but express my sorrow that the beauty of such landscapes are quickly passing away–the ravages of the axe are daily increasing–the most noble scenes are made desolate, and oftentimes with a wantonness and barbarism scarcely credible in a civilized nation.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Frederick Church’s house, Olana, today and the painting he made of it around 1872. This year is the 200th anniversary of Frederick Church’s birth. #OlanaStateHistoricSite
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Pretty amazing to be here today at Kaaterskill Falls in Tannersville, NY, where Thomas Cole, British-American painter and founder of the Hudson River School, painted 200 years ago. Kaaterskill Wild Forest/Catskill Park Forest Preserve in New York. #conservation #art
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Congress has a serious case of constipation. OUR national parks, forests, wildlife need an immediate movement from Congress. It’s time for a big dose of bipartisan fiber AND a lot of backbone before wildlife runs out of habitat and OUR National Parks perish waiting for Congress to get moving. #move
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Slow Sunday. Watching the sap on pinecones sparkle in the light. #nature
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Slow Sunday. #rabbit #Wildlife
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Email your senators and representatives and ask for fierce and urgent action to protect OUR National Parks, environment and wildlife. It’s easy - forms are on their websites. #nationalparks #environment #wildlife
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
An artist’s paintings of Big Bend National Park. Stop the destruction! #bigbenddesecration www.olivettehublerfineart.com/blog/192889/...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Bulldozers Descend On Big Bend National Park As Trump Keeps Disfiguring America #HuffingtonPost
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Bulldozers Descend On Big Bend National Park As Trump Keeps Disfiguring America
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Mainstream media isn’t talking about it, but bulldozers and construction crews have descended upon Texas’ Big Bend National Park as the Trump administration moves forward with its border barrier project. The project will permanently damage one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures.
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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Rallies to save Big Bend.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
August rabbits. Sure, they’re plentiful this year and eating my hostas, echinacea, etc., but where are all the predators? #ecosystem #nature #findingpeace
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Red fox tracking a scent. #wildlifeart #art #painting
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Rawson Pond from a few years ago before the dam failed. #art #waterscape #wildlifehabitat #nature #landscapepainting #oilpainting
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Juvenile wood ducks snacking on pond insects. #ducks #nature #wildlife #pondlife
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Canada geese parents with their four juveniles. #nature #wildlife #pondlife
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ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
As a City Council Member, I was proud to be the prime sponsor of the legislation that required New York City to create a comprehensive urban forest plan, because we cannot tackle extreme heat and climate change without dramatically expanding our tree canopy. gothamist.com/news/new-nyc...
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New NYC tree plan shines light on need for more shade
The benefits of trees go beyond cool shade, city officials say.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Just redo the reflecting pool into a nature habitat. The water is attractive to wildlife but not supportive of it. Contaminated water drains into nearby water sources. Nice idea but not so nice for expensive maintenance, etc. This continent needs more thoughtful designations of natural resources.
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Vegan-News.net @vegan-news.net · 09/06/2026
Urgent: Rhode Islanders, tell Gov. McKee to sign rodenticide ban into law
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Urgent: Rhode Islanders, tell Gov. McKee to sign rodenticide ban into law
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The house sparrow chicks are getting so big. The parents were going inside to feed them but now the chicks poke their little heads out.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Trying to capture the essence of pond life and wildlife’s quiet presence. Barely noticeable are red wing blackbirds protecting their nests. #wildlifehabitat #rawsonpond #wetlands #savewetlands #wildlife #art #wildlifeart #oilpainting #wildlifeawareness #heron #redwingblackbird #responsibilitybirds
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Portraits of a Revolution presented by my sister-in-law. #America250 #250thanniversary #art #history www.nhhumanities.org/programs/3311/
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NH Humanities - Celebrating 50 Years : Portraits of a Revolution
New Hampshire Humanities is celebrating 50 years! We provide wide-ranging and thought-provoking, humanities-based programs that connect people across New Hampshire
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New little animal paintings now available at Pour Richard’s Wine & Provisions in Franklin, Ma. Grab a gift of art along with your choice of wine! #art #wildlifeart #animalart #barnyardanimals #wine #smallpaintings
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Here’s some data center reality for you from Harper’s Magazine June 2026 issue. Buy it and read the article. First image is of the light pollution (there’s also NOISE pollution). Read on of the horrors and choose “Good old-fashioned intelligence” for a better you and planet. #ai #datacenters #earth
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Fabulous! What a grand collection of Raphael’s art at the MET in NYC in the Raphael: Sublime Poetry Exhibit.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Quite a special place. The Met Cloisters Museum , Manhattan #medeival
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Frida Kahlo’s Wounded Deer and Self Portrait Along the Boarder Line Between Mexico and the United States. Arterial Tree Sculpture designed by Jon Bausor. Frida and Diego - The Last Dream exhibit at #moma #frida #fridakahlo #selfportrait #museumofmodernart
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ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Whirring blasts, sounds of birds are gone, parched earth is barren, the surviving, hungry, march on. So few remain, no trees for shade, but AI lives on behind the barricades. When all is gone, our planet stripped of life, AI's stored memories will have minuscule details of our strife. ElleM © '26
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Illinois ICYMI @illinoisicymi.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
'Dirty Dozen' produce: Nearly 100% tested positive for pesticides, including 'forever chemicals' 6abc.com/post/2026-di...
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'Dirty Dozen' produce: Nearly 100% tested positive for pesticides, including 'forever chemicals'
Leafy greens such as spinach and perennial kid favorites such as strawberries and grapes held the highest levels of potentially harmful pesticide residues based on government tests.
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elizabethjs4.bsky.social @elizabethjs4.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
'Wilding' - the documentary of Isabella Tree's book of the same name - is a gorgeous tribute to the natural world, to the life-force that is soil, and to the extraordinary things that can happen when we begin to treat the earth as it was intended to be treated. www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/film-re...
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Wilding (2024) Documentary – Review
Story of Knepp Estate's transformation - Wilding shows the power of nature’s resilience through rewilding, soil regeneration & biodiversity
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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Tech companies steal information to train AI and then steal water to run AI. There is no "ethical AI"... #NihilismAndTechnology
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“Nature is our lifeline. Technology cannot replace it.” #forests #trees #climate #datacenters #earth #water www.commondreams.org/opinion/fore...
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Forests, Not Data Centers: A Better Plan for Rural Prosperity | Common Dreams
​Local and state governments should invest in protecting natural landscapes as the foundation of rural prosperity—not funnel more public dollars into yet another dirty and destructive industry.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I’d like to hear about more land being purchased for conservation not data centers. #conservation #philanthropy #wakeup
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I’m offering a Paint and Wine night at Pour Richard’s Wine & Provisions in Franklin, MA on March 26, 6-8pm. All skill levels welcome! Never painted? No problem. I’ll guide you all the way. Details and registration here: www.lindamcdermottart.com/workshop/417... #rabbit #bunnyart #paintnight
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This rabbit painting will be in the Spring Members’ Exhibition 2026 at the Providence Art Club. Opening reception is Sunday, March 8, 2-4pm. Exhibit dates are March 8 - March 26. #rabbitart #bunnyart #animalart #pvdartclub
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
My grazing cow oil painting is now available at Pour Richard’s Wine & Provisions, 835 West Central St, Franklin, MA. 16”x12”. Other paintings are also available. Shop fine wine and fine art! #cowart #art #animalart #cowlovers
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Barred owl oil painting is now framed and available at my studio or from my website. Link in bio.
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Harbinger of spring. In need of color? Here is a painting of a Baltimore Oriole 8”x10”. #art #birdart #nature
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Love’s Soft Return. Here’s my postcard art piece that I’ll be mailing soon to the Netherlands for the upcoming Postcard Art Exhibit at The Hague to benefit Alzheimer’s. #postcardartexhibit26 #postcardart #postcardartfamily #paeartforacause #alzeimers #art #rabbitart
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
For squirrel appreciation day, here’s an oil painting of our furry neighbors … #art #wildlifeart #nature
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Go Sledding. Create Something. By Ethan Shorey #community #cumberland #ai www.valleybreeze.com/news/go-sled...
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Go Sledding. Create something.
As I was reflecting this week about some of our best community assets and the amenities we enjoy most, I was reminded again how each of them seems to have
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Goat Yoga is 6”x8” oil on gessobord. This is the goat I used to greet when I visited Attleboro Farms and Garden, now Total Landscapes. She has passed away so here is a tribute to a little friend who always made me happy. Namaste. #goatart #goat #animalart #painting
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Linda McDermott @lindamcdart.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Here is my portrait of our resident Tom who has been hanging out in the College Hill area in Providence. It’s showing in the Class and Instructor Show at the Providence Art Club. A wonderful large show to see in all three galleries from Jan 4 – Jan 22. #turkey #art #painting #wildlifeart #animalart
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