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This is going viral among the pro-Trump set

By artappraiser on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 4:15pm |

They see it as confirmation that the impeachment was not about anything serious, faux news, political witch hunt, kabuki show:

From Fox News - Chuck Schumer scolds Kamala Harris for laughing with Sherrod Brown at impeachment presser, goes viral Chuck Schumer scolds Kamala Harris for laughing with Sherrod Brown at impeachment presser, goes viralhttps://t.co/tS8h83l4y4

— David (@b_beachcomber) February 1, 2020

Radio Free Tom's Reality Check Twitter Lecture & Pep Talk

By artappraiser on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 5:26am |

Andrew Yang says Dems should be going on Fox News...

By artappraiser on Sun, 01/26/2020 - 1:18am |

Note that this Jan. 24 CBS tweet with a video of him saying that has 13,300 likes and 3,100 retweets. But the initial replies I see include a ton of negative and dismissive ones:

.@AndrewYang says Democrats should be going on Fox News and criticizes the DNC for not letting the channel host a Democratic debate: "How can you win an election and bring the country together if you literally won't talk to 40 or 50% of the population?" https://t.co/F9xWFIU08W pic.twitter.com/U1ZglSxM19

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 24, 2020

I noticed it because it was retweeted a few minutes ago by Zaid Jilani, who I follow, with this comment:

Cancel Culture thread, Part II

By artappraiser on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 11:52pm |

This was such a goodie that I had to start a new thread. (Here is the link to Part I with its title:IS "CANCEL CULTURE" AS BAD OR WORSE THAN THE RIGHT-WING CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT?)

Boy George officially now a figure from the Before Times: https://t.co/cS5xB4WTlu

I thought: good for him! And in the end, all of us

By artappraiser on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 3:51pm |

Steve King’s district https://t.co/WGS656FACE

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 16, 2020

He may or may not be presidential material, but he sure does have the knack for how culture change happens. Many of those Democrats in that room have socially conservative family members, friends and neighbors.

Old Lindsey Graham tv appearance videos: always fun and informative!

By artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 8:11pm |

Andrew Yang fans defined

By artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 5:10pm |

See the following thread:

When You Can’t Go Home Again: Immigrants and Artists Reflect

By artappraiser on Sun, 01/12/2020 - 12:51pm |

The review of this show reminds me that I have noticed a trend in elite and expensive contemporary art, especially as wealthy collectors are global, to seek out and regard new immigrant talents in MFA programs, especially African diaspora. Partly because at this point in time Africa is seen as where all the cultural excitement is. This seems to aggravate some Afro-American artists, who feel that they deserve this moment in the sun first.

The answer to "Do you know anyone who you would call a racist?" before Trump was elected

By artappraiser on Sat, 01/04/2020 - 5:39pm |

1/n Still don't have my broken computer / all my data back from repair (hoping sometime next week). Said I'd take a break, but it's a new year/decade so I feel obligated to tweet *something*. So here's a gem I just found. Too funny. pic.twitter.com/UHWaXNRrCC

— Zach Goldberg (@ZachG932) January 4, 2020

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