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Medicare and Medicaid Should be Strengthened, Not Gutted

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by Gregg Chadwick Today in 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare & Medicaid into law. We must strengthen and expand, not slash, them. pic.twitter.com/0zX6opMpMw — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 30, 2017 Fifty two years ago on July 30, 1965, in a groundbreaking act, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. Both programs still stand as strong examples of the United States government at its best. Because of LBJ's vision and the thousands of health care activists that laid the groundwork before the bill became law, Medicare and Medicaid have brought high quality, affordable health care to seniors, people with disabilities and qualifying individuals. The 1965 Medicare Act required that hospitals had to desegregate in order to get Medicare money. Medicaid, also, required the desegregation of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Both programs pushed the country forward towards a more equitable health care system.  Instead of cutting back or...

Michelle Obama's Advice to College Students

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Michelle Obama gave the best advice to these college students as part of her @BetterMakeRoom campaign pic.twitter.com/jKbQoxqp16 — NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 29, 2017

A Message of Strength from Six DNC Speakers a Year Later

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Good Morning Rabih Alameddine

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 by Gregg Chadwick Good morning Happy weekend pic.twitter.com/bU6Kc42wGO — Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) July 29, 2017 Rabih Alameddine is a San Francisco based author whose most recent novel, The Angel of History ,  is a masterful act of remembering. The scourge of AIDS ravaged the queer community in the 1980's. Alameddine honors the lost in his book that echoes Mikhail Bulgakov’s satirical, elegiac work The Master and Margarita . For those who have been asking me lately for book suggestions, these are both must reads. Along with his literary work, Alameddine is a master at social media, especially twitter. If you are on twitter, follow Rabih Alameddine now. His feed is full of surprises, especially his engaging threads of artworks. Have a Happy Weekend! Good morning, Velázquez pic.twitter.com/31wBaLrOrP — Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) July 29, 2017 Saturday Morning at Gregg Chadwick's Studio 

First Reveal: Ask the Dust (Sergio Arau)

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First Reveal - I have been working on this large painting 4.5 feet by 7.5 feet for quite a while now. Great thanks to @SergioArau and @YareliArizmendi for their art and inspiration. In process - "Ask the Dust (Sergio Arau)"  # literature   # art 🎨   # artistsoninstagram   # losangeles

Transrights are Human Rights!

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by Gregg Chadwick On this day in 1948, President Truman ended segregation in the United States Armed Forces. Today in a hate filled series of tweets Trump brought it back. Trump's argument against transgender soldiers echoes one used against gays, women and blacks.  Even as I am calling my Senators and engaging in active measures to help preserve our healthcare, I am standing up against Trump's bigotry. Currently, thousands of transgender folks serve proudly among the 1.3 million active-duty members of the United States military. Brave souls who volunteered to put their lives on the line. Today, their commander in chief kicks them to the curb. The scale of this insult should not be underestimated. An unconscionable act by Trump. As the Women's March organization puts it: "The care of trans people is not a "distraction"—it is a human right."  #TransRightsAreHumanRights   Sorry, Donald, tweets do not a policy make. @Mic pic.twitter.com/0vprabrvKn ...

The Dance of Life

He told ISIS he would rather die than stop dancing. Now he's training and performing in Europe. pic.twitter.com/ENctcJkadi — AJ+ (@ajplus) July 26, 2017

"Elvis Has Left the Building" at L Ross Gallery in Memphis, Tennessee

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by Gregg Chadwick My paintings  Pink Cadillac (Elvis at Graceland)  and  Memphis Train (Arcade Restaurant)  have just arrived at the L Ross Gallery in Memphis, Tennessee for my latest exhibition. They will join my painting  Suspicion (Elvis Presley)  in the exhibition Elvis Has Left the Building which runs from August 2 - 31. This group show, which has become a notable annual event for the L Ross Gallery, will kick off with an opening reception on Friday, August 4 from 6 – 9 pm. In my recent Clark Hulings Fund podcast with Daniel DiGriz , DiGriz caught me implying that Elvis is alive. On the walls of the L Ross Gallery this August, Elvis does live on, but as Fredric Koeppel writes,"his memory is slowly fading and becoming the stuff of rumor and legend tending toward oblivion." The show title makes this poignantly clear. I have been reading Ray Connolly's new book Being Elvis: A Lonely Life   which deftly examines Elvis' life through the len...

A Compassionate Lens: Art Through the Eyes of Gregg Chadwick

I enjoyed this chat with Stephanie Case. Recorded in my studio, it provides a hint of the theme of compassion that runs through my artwork.  - Thanks for listening.

Mood - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey - History Repeating

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A Wrinkle In Time Official US Teaser Trailer

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Have you called your Senator today? Tell them NO on Trumpcare!

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by Gregg Chadwick On June 27th , I posted a criticism of the GOP led Senate's horrific proposed healthcare legislation. Their bill is back with a few revisions and it is just as awful as before. The New York Times reports that, "The revised bill is broadly similar to the earlier measure that Senate leaders hoped to vote on before the Fourth of July recess, though the new version includes some additional provisions meant to entice reluctant Republican senators with varying policy concerns.  Like the previous bill , it would end the requirement that most Americans have health coverage, and it would make deep cuts to Medicaid , capping payments to states and rolling back its expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Though some Republican senators expressed concern about how the previous bill would affect Medicaid, Senate leaders stuck with the same approach in the new version." Also, the proposed new bill would allow insurers to offer substandard insurance packages tha...

New Music from Lana Del Rey: Summer Bummer

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New music for a sultry summer. Enjoy!

Time to Start calling Trumpcare: "Treasoncare" — it is a deliberate conspiracy to destroy the public health of the nation.

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STAND UP for the health of our nation and financial security of American families. CALL your Senator to say NO to #Treasoncare 202-224-3121 Start calling AHCA "Treasoncare" — it is a deliberate conspiracy to destroy the public health of the nation. — Eric Kleefeld (@EricKleefeld) July 12, 2017 "I mean... damn. I don't even have to order a wire for these goofballs. I can just set the DVR to record Hannity. Easiest. Job. Ever." pic.twitter.com/kwdVFEir9f — Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 12, 2017 Mueller Time 

Elephant Break!

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Can you imagine? Look at the people in the pool. pic.twitter.com/fr574730yD — Yashar Ali (@yashar) July 11, 2017 More please!

The Resistance to Trump is Local

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by Gregg Chadwick Have you resisted the Trump regime today? Please Memorize this number: (202) 224–3121 and keep up the calls to Congress about health care, climate change, and so many other key issues. For inspiration take some time to watch the video below - Channel your outrage into action. Remember that every great progressive movement has beaten long odds. Keep organizing, calling, speaking. — Eric Schneiderman (@AGSchneiderman) July 10, 2017 Confused about the Russia scandal? Here's a Who's Who. These entries are key to latest re DJTJr https://t.co/PtgajACLAs pic.twitter.com/7ZOmQM4k6u — Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) July 10, 2017

Looking at Diebenkorn: Thoughts on Art, Memories, and the Marine Corps (Combat Town to Ocean Park)

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by Gregg Chadwick Richard Diebenkorn   July  58.5" x 53.75" oil on canvas 1957 Private Collection  "So distinctive are the pentimenti in Diebenkorn's art that each painting carries within itself the visible history of the artist's search." - Arthur C. Danto Outside my window, fireworks are streaking across the evening sky. A group of young adults are gathered down below. Lightly boisterous after a day in the sun, checking their phones for the next event. "Don't get too close", they say as they light a small firework in the park across the street. The group runs. The miniature explosive was a dud. Smiles and backslaps as they walk down the street. Further in the distance a dull thump echoes down the way as a firework lifts off - exploding at its apogee. In the rolling Santa Monica fog, the explosion is now a muted glow on the horizon. When I was a kid, my family would drive to the local July 4th events. I remember when ...