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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 2h

Two button pins I have made. One new one, top, a Blue Lantern, the symbol of the power of hope. The lower one Fight Fascism.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just got a phone call from an old university friend of mine Jeff Piediscalzi, to tell me that my main university roommate, a Mexican-American Chicagoan lawyer, Bob Carrillo just died of a heart attack. Sad.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I adore his elegant line work since childhood. Birthdays in Comics Art for October 2: the late Alex Raymond, a giant of comics art, co-creator of "Flash Gordon" (as shown here), "Jungle Jim," "Secret Agent X-9" and "Rip Kirby."

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is purging of the military to weaken them for when Trump attempts a fascist takeover of the US after losing the midterm elections. Get ready ex-military.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Pres. Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 pres. election, (he) engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power.”

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How come Ai is treated as inevitable and something we must adapt to and accept, but renewable energy technology, sustainable infrastructure and electric cars aren't treated with the same urgency or certainty AT ALL?! (Rhetorical question.)

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Every version of you was doing the best they could with what they knew at the time. Forgive yourself for what you didn't know. Give yourself some grace.”

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fact. He’s not finished either. He, his henchmen and his handlers will work day and night to keep power.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

DANKE PRAGMATISCHE SCHWEIZER/INNEN! Die Pro-Putin, Geld-Macherei Versuch von Blocher und die SVP fehlt! Die Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)» wurde am 27. September 2026 mit einer deutlichen Mehrheit von 70,15% Nein-Stimmen krachend abgelehnt.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dr Great Art Perf-lecture Sonnengesellschaft from Speicher in my Studio in Trogen 2026. A great group. Entire Art History only Women Artists.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dr Great Art Perf-lecture Sonnengesellschaft from Speicher in my Studio in Trogen 2026. A great group. Entire Art History only Women Artists.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

He’s working on it. Who is to hold him to the law? He owns the Justice Department. He is in contempt of the judge’s order that he lift the illegal restrictions on MS NOW, CNN and Politico.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Brandl as a follower of Eshu, the divine intermediary Orisha of crossroads, communication, chance, and duality. Also called Papa Legba, and other names.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

An INCREDIBLE genius. John Coltrane. “Our” Scriabin.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congress better stop being scared of Trump and start being scared of us. We are DONE. We are coming and he can't save you.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I had a great visiting artist/philosopher meeting over Teams (like Zoom) with the remarkable artist and prof Rebecca Norton in Louisville Kentucky last night (I am in Switzerland). With fine art BFA students about the ideas in my book 'A Philosophy of Visual Metaphor in Contemporary Art.'

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

THE VIDEO version of the 7th of myauto-bio vignette webcomics. You can see the original comic on here on Facebook, or Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible , Instagram or at the blog site I made for them. The video link: youtu.be/PkYsEm97O90?...

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I have many stories that I am highly wary of making a comic of for my “Memoir Webcomics” series, because there are still people with careers, marriages and reputations to protect. And thankfully there were no camera phones. Let’s see. D n S n RnR, you know.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Road crossing decreases wild animal deaths by 91%, protects human drivers too. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ep9...

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My erudite cousin prof Dr Michael Brandl talks here about the economic downslide and why. He begins a few minutes into the video. Clear, concise, direct. A great job. youtu.be/kFpgFPmm1h0?...

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Constitution Video Series: Own Your Rights, Shape Your Future: The Economy

YouTube video by Indivisible Spicewood

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." --- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My newest podcast episode, based on my newest Memoir Webcomic. Dr Great Art Podcast Epis. 86: Flash-Memoir Vignette Nr 7, My Politics. Link to podcast: drgreatart.libsyn.com/episode-86-f... Original comic below. About my lifelong politics. #art #politics

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Open cheating and stealing vows by MAGAts. Trump made a Republican convention crowd in Dallas swear an oath of allegiance to himself Thursday, with a vow to "cheat like hell" in the midterms. Thousands raised their right hands and repeated it back.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy US Labor Day. Brought to you, like the weekend, by Unions.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A gentle reminder that the USPS, like every other federal institution, is headed by a Trump loyalist and they have begun instituting systems to eliminate ballots, thus stealing votes. This election will be a battle and end with either fascism or civil war or both.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It will end in fascism or civil war if we do not stop him.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Oh no. RIPower Gloria Steinem. She was a great person, great thinker and leader. Gloria Steinem, the potent voice of the U.S. women’s movement and a co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today would be the 100th birthday of my art hero and master, comic artist Gene Colan, who did Daredevil, Dracula, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman and so much more. So unique. I miss you Gene and Adrienne and our discussions and emails.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Since they made him take his name off the Kennedy Center they have blocked the view. Now, they say they will tear it down! The Trump-installed board told a federal judge the building will have to be torn down unless President Donald Trump's name goes on it.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

They voted it all away based on MAGAt identity politics.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

SOMEBODY EXPLAIN WHY THE RULE IS "IF YOU CAN'T MAKE RENT, CUT OUT THE COFFEE, LATTES, AND EATING OUT. BUT IT'S NEVER "IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD YOUR WORKERS A LIVING WAGE, CUT OUT THE STOCK BUYBACKS, EXECUTIVE, BONUSES, AND PRIVATE JETS."

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh no. RIP Dolly Parton. The musician with a heart of gold who helped many lesser-privileged. Beloved American singer Dolly Parton has passed away at age 80. Born into poverty in the mountains of Tennessee, she rose to unimaginable heights without ever forgetting people who needed a helping hand.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A new Webcomic! Brandl (Dr. Great Art)'s Graphic Flash-Memoir Vignette 7: My Politics: Seventh of a series of auto-bio vignette webcomics, a form of flash-lit, as sequential art, podcasts and videos. Audio Podcast: drgreatart.libsyn.com/episode-86-f... Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkYs...

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It's not that they're evil that blows my mind. It's that it's so obvious. Musk, Trump, Thiel, etc tell us to our faces, "we don't care about you, the planet, and we don't want you to have rights." Yet millions have twisted their own minds into convincing themselves these villains are actually good.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

WHEN DONALD TRUMP ASKS A JOURNALIST, "WHO ARE YOU WITH?" THE ANSWER SHOULD ALWAYS BE *THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHO ARE YOU WITH?" EVERY NETWORK. EVERY OUTLET. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh no. RIP Mary Heilmann. She was a good friend and important painter. “Heilmann, who was in her 60s when she belatedly achieved acclaim for her ebulliently colored, loose-limbed, often lopsided abstract paintings, died on Friday night. She was 86. Her death was caused by complications from a fall.”

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Mark Staff Brandl (aka Dr Great Art) @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Our dog Koa has a fear of doors. He panicked, smashed full speed thru the screen door, dragging me onto the concrete steps, scrapped my leg, arm, a rib, my left temple onto concrete wall. Emergency clinic did head, chest, rib x-rays & sonogram. Fortunately, nothing really bad, just serious pain.

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