"The Mushroom Hunters" by Neil Gaiman - read by Amanda Palmer with music...

Aoife O'Donovan - "Nebraska" (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Students from Harvard and Yale Unite in Climate Action

Students of @DivestHarvard & @FossilFreeYale have rushed the field to disrupt the #HarvardYale game.

They are calling for the universities to divest from fossil fuels and to stop contributing to the planet's destruction. 🌍#NobodyWins pic.twitter.com/I5K3EV5mmD

— Minh Ngo (@minhtngo) November 23, 2019

'Nobody wins': Harvard-Yale game delayed by climate change activists https://t.co/AF36QlQ7Pb

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 23, 2019

So, @TomSteyer @PeteButtigieg @CoryBooker @amyklobuchar @JulianCastro and @SenWarren all have strong ties to Harvard or Yale. It'd be awfully nice to see them saluting the students and alums who used the Game today to demand fossil fuel divestment. Politics comes in many forms!

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 23, 2019

U2's New Song With A.R Rahman - Ahimsa (Lyric Video)

Rep Adam Schiff's powerful closing statement sums up the entire Impeachment Hearing

You MUST watch @RepAdamSchiff's powerful closing statement that sums up the entire #ImpeachmentHearing:

"There is nothing more dangerous than an unethical president who believes they are above the law."

"We are better than that." pic.twitter.com/IwKdILl0v7

— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) November 21, 2019

Chills.

When you are as awesome and brilliant as Adam Schiff, and it is finally your time to CLOSE...you step up and knock the ever-loving sh*t out of it.

And that’s exactly what he just did.

BOOM!!!

Mic drop. Walk off. History.

Impeach this traitor.

— Jason Overstreet (@JasonOverstreet) November 21, 2019

What Trump did wasn’t minor or just stupid.

What Trump did wasn’t minor or just stupid. A president seeking foreign interference to help his re-election is as bad as it gets. That he used extortion and urgently needed aid to an ally under attack puts it beyond the pale.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 21, 2019

Dr. Fiona Hill Brings the Truth

You can watch Dr. Fiona Hill read here entire opening statement in today's Trump impeachment inqury hearing here: pic.twitter.com/AW4fgCokiO

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) November 21, 2019

Fiona Hill - "The unfortunate truth is that Russia was the foreign power that systematically attacked our democratic institutions in 2016. This is the public conclusion of our intelligence agencies, confirmed in bipartisan Congressional reports. It is beyond dispute."

Must Watch! Rep. Schiff's Closing Remarks After Sondland's Testimony

Schiff closing FTW. Wow. Well done. pic.twitter.com/vFrxnQauIv

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) November 20, 2019

Transgender Day of Remembrance

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the memory of those we’ve lost—at least 22 trans and gender non-conforming people killed this year—and recommit to ridding this hate-filled violence from our society. Everyone deserves to live open and proud and free without fear.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 20, 2019

Hateful acts of anti-trans violence have claimed far too many lives—many whose names we’ll never know. Today we honor them. To those who continue to face discrimination & violence due to transphobia: I see you, I love you, & will never stop fighting for you. #TDoR2019

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 20, 2019

Sondland Bombshell!

"At the express direction of the President of the United States... "
- Ambassador Sondland

— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) November 20, 2019

"Was there a quid pro quo? With regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer was yes." Thoughts and prayer to Republican talking points

— Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) November 20, 2019

"Was there a quid pro quo?"

"The answer is yes."

- Ambassador Gordon Sondland#DefendOurDemocracy

— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) November 20, 2019

LIVE: House Impeachment Inquiry Hearing https://t.co/mf014FkCDE

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 20, 2019

Schiff now methodically getting Sondland to confirm that Trump met the test for bribery: connecting " an official act" to something "of great value" to Trump.

— Jackson Diehl (@JacksonDiehl) November 20, 2019

Yes Indeed! Prime Time closing statement by Rep Adam Schiff

The question is: Are we prepared to accept that a president can leverage official acts to get an investigation of a political rival?

Our Founding Fathers drafted the remedy of impeachment so we would have a mechanism when corruption comes from the highest office in the land. pic.twitter.com/D2OxRRwVPN

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) November 20, 2019

Powerful closing from @RepAdamSchiff https://t.co/YHtu1yadVe

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 20, 2019

Because this is America! And here, right matters.

Because this is America! And here, right matters. - #LtColVindman https://t.co/cFsrpJFxPk

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 19, 2019

quid pro quo, bribe, bribery, extortion, ambiguity

📈Top searches, in order: quid pro quo, bribe, bribery, extortion, ambiguity

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 19, 2019

Key moment. @RepAdamSchiff explains how "bribery" applies here.

I detailed some of this. "Bribery" frame is relevant both to Trump's solicitation of a thing of value from Zelensky *and* to the idea that failure to consummate the scheme isn't a defense:https://t.co/TtnwKCEbCK pic.twitter.com/GBvrZS4zpm

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 19, 2019

UCLA Alumni Association Spreads the Love

Twelve paintings by renowned artist @greggchadwick ’81 bring the @UCLANursing’s history to life, adorning the hallways of the Factor Building. Read the full story here: https://t.co/fPrXpsyaB7. pic.twitter.com/yk4q3CFM2x

— UCLA Alumni (@UCLA_Alumni) November 17, 2019

Thank you Amb. Yovanovitch for your service for the last 33 years, and for your bravery today.

Yovanovitch ends her testimony to applause from the public pic.twitter.com/wBO1xF1Rx7

— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) November 15, 2019

Witness Intimidation is a Crime

Here is @RepAdamSchiff reading Trump's real time tweets about Marie Yovanovitch.

Marie Yovanovitch: It's very intimidating.

Schiff: Some us here take witness intimidation very very seriously. #ImpeachmentHearing pic.twitter.com/A4FQH1Vbpe

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) November 15, 2019

Shame on you @realDonaldTrump! This tweet is witness intimidation and wildly inappropriate. #ImpeachmentHearings #Yovanovitch pic.twitter.com/YdlUyprDhq

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 15, 2019

Dude! You realize she’s testifying LIVE?! Amb. Yovanovitch will respond to this tweet...yup, there it is. You just made her case of intimidation. Is no one in the room with you? https://t.co/RdKg7VqqVg

— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) November 15, 2019

Shame on you @realDonaldTrump! This tweet is witness intimidation and wildly inappropriate. #ImpeachmentHearings #Yovanovitch pic.twitter.com/uMsKsSpP1V

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 15, 2019

In criminal proceedings, intimidating a witness to prevent or influence testimony is a felony.

In impeachment proceedings, obstruction of justice was an article of impeachment against Nixon.

Both facts are relevant to the President smearing Marie Yovanovitch as she testifies. https://t.co/WTe3QpXRlm

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) November 15, 2019

It takes a profound lack of understanding of conflict areas to think an American diplomat is bad at her job because she is assigned to them. Being posted in Somalia and Ukraine is a sign that Yovanovitch is considered the best of the best. POTUS continues to bank on dumb.

— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) November 15, 2019

More Mood - Choir! Choir! Choir!'s tribute to Ric Ocasek - The Cars "Drive"

Choir! Choir! Choir! Epic! Nights: David Byrne + NYC sing HEROES

Nndi Rocks!

Artist Dread Scott 'Freedom or death!': bringing America's largest slave revolt back to life

Performance artist Dread Scott recreates the largely untold story of the 1811 slave rebellion in southern Louisiana. Winding through old plantation country, petrochemical plants and the city of New Orleans, the Guardian followed re-enactors along the route

Kick ass new video about ⁦@SlaveRebellion⁩, just went up on the Guardian’s website ‘Freedom or death’: a slave rebellion returns to life – video https://t.co/tB0FOwkT5a

— Dread Scott (@DreadScottArt) November 14, 2019

Exculpatory

.@SpeakerPelosi just threw some shade at Donald Trump: "All this milieu is a seeking of the truth. It's called an inquiry. If the president has something that is exculpatory—Mr. President that means you have anything that shows your innocence—then he should make that known." pic.twitter.com/EwU8l1i6hK

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 14, 2019

Tucson Train (Live) Little Steven · The Disciples Of Soul

Happy Impeachment Day! - Watch Live

WATCH LIVE: @HouseIntel public hearing with Ambassador Bill Taylor and George Kent.

They will testify about Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, and the effect it had on our national security: https://t.co/GwGcBZMZGC

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) November 13, 2019

New Podcast on Powerful Women Artists from the Getty Museum

Vital New Podcast on Powerful Women Artists from the Getty Museum

Alice Neel
Viva la Mujer

Lee Krasner
Deal with It

Betye Saar
Your Particular Jellybean

Helen Frankenthaler
Let ’er Rip

Yoko Ono
A Kind of Meeting Point

Eva Hesse
Oh, More Absurdity

From the Getty:

Radical Women

What was it like to be a woman making art during the feminist and civil rights movements? In this season of Recording Artists, host Helen Molesworth delves into the lives and careers of six women artists spanning several generations. Hear them describe, in their own words, their work, relationships, and feelings about the ongoing march of feminism. Contemporary artists and art historians join the conversation, offering their own perspectives on the recordings and exploring what it meant—and still means—to be a woman and an artist. This podcast is based on interviews from the 1960s and ’70s by Cindy Nemser and Barbara Rose, drawn from the archives of the Getty Research Institute.

The NRA is weaker than they’ve ever been,’ says Shannon Watts

‘The NRA is weaker than they’ve ever been,’ says @shannonrwatts founder of gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action https://t.co/HdZu0xSUXc

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 10, 2019

30 Years Ago Today - The Berlin Wall Came Down

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier are standing where the Berlin Wall's "death strip" once stood.

They filled in the cracks of the Wall with colorful roses in a tribute to the many who died trying to cross it. #BerlinWall30 #Mauerfall30 pic.twitter.com/762LTlqKkU

— DW Politics (@dw_politics) November 9, 2019

🛠 #BerlinWall30

"We build too many walls and not enough bridges."
~ Isaac Newton pic.twitter.com/Zt7XU7TU0r

— Paul Holdengraber (@holdengraber) November 9, 2019

Checkpoint Charlie

Steven Van Zandt

Checkpoint Charlie
Walls so wide, can't get around it
Walls so high, can't climb over
Gotta come down

Checkpoint Charlie
Brothers and sisters on the other side
Livin' in the shadow of a wall so high
Make me wanna cry

I know that someday we'll be together
If we really want it
Nothin' that hurts gonna last forever
Why do we let it happen
Or is it that we don't mind
Somebody bein' punished for their fathers' crimes

Checkpoint Charlie lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management

Blue Wave

Proud of all the Americans who showed up to vote yesterday, electing a set of hopeful, forward-thinking leaders primed to protect Medicaid, draw fair voting maps, and reduce gun violence. A great night for our country—one that’ll leave a lasting legacy.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 6, 2019

Extortion

'Extortion' has an additional specific meaning: "the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office." https://t.co/KwIFT4o2IC

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 5, 2019

Now that the extortion plot has been confirmed, it's important to reiterate that Trump and Giuliani above all wanted a *public statement* from Ukraine.

This was key to their disinformation tactics, which Bannon has explained well.@paulwaldman1 and me:https://t.co/KDkgEwonjX

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 5, 2019

📈'Insidious' is seeing an 1800% spike in searches today. https://t.co/9v49cMSdKd

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 5, 2019

Bruce Springsteen & Sheryl Crow - "Redemption Day" - Stand Up for Heroes

Microscopically reweaving a 1907 painting | CONSERVATION STORIES

Must Watch: Why Trump’s attempted extortion of Ukraine is an impeachable offense

If you’re having trouble understanding why Trump’s attempted extortion of Ukraine is an impeachable offense, Chris Murphy explains it in very simple terms.

Note: Trump’s attempted extortion of Ukraine will not be the only Article of Impeachment.pic.twitter.com/6UfNM9sli0

— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) November 1, 2019

Please take some time and watch all of Chris Murphy's clear and concise 
explanation why Trump’s attempted extortion of Ukraine is an impeachable offense.

The Modern Art Notes Podcast by Tyler Green featuring artist Julie Mehretu

This week's The Modern Art Notes Podcast by Tyler Green features artist Julie Mehretu and curator Jane Aspinwall. Tyler's podcast is timed with the new Julie Mehretu mid-career survey that opens at LACMA on November 3, 2019.
More info from LACMA here: https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/julie-mehretu

From LACMA:

Co-organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Whitney Museum of American Art, Julie Mehretu is a mid-career survey that will unite nearly 40 works on paper with 35 paintings dating from 1996 to the present by Julie Mehretu (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). The first-ever comprehensive retrospective of Mehretu’s career, it covers over two decades of her examination of history, colonialism, capitalism, geopolitics, war, global uprising, diaspora, and displacement through the artistic strategies of abstraction, architecture, landscape, movement, and, most recently, figuration. Mehretu’s play with scale, as evident in her intimate drawings and large canvases and complex techniques in printmaking, will be explored in depth. Mehretu received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and, among many awards and honors, is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” (2005) and a U.S. State Department National Medal of Arts (2015).

November 3, 2019–March 22, 2020 (BCAM, Level 1)

Tyler writes,  "After closing at LACMA on March 22, 2020, “Mehretu” will travel to the Whitney Museum of American Art, the High Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center. The exhibition was curated by LACMA’s Christine Y. Kim and the Whitney’s Rujeko Hockley. The handsome exhibition catalogue was published by DelMonico Prestel. Amazon offers it for $65.

An exhibition of six new Mehretu aquatints opens at Los Angeles’s Gemini G.E.L. on November 1. It will remain on view through January 10, 2020."

Choir! Choir! Choir! & Patti Smith sing "PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER" in NYC w...