What is at risk here is the very idea of America

What is at risk here is the very idea of America:

That we are a nation of laws, not of men.

Those who excuse the President's conduct because of partisan loyalty betray their oath of office. But I intend to uphold mine.

I voted to impeach Donald J. Trump. pic.twitter.com/4qvlOag9N5

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 19, 2019

Tonight, the House voted to impeach the President of the United States.

We all feel the weight of history in this moment, but President Trump's grave misconduct left us no choice but to impeach.

Now it is incumbent on the Senate to conduct a fair trial. No one is above the law. pic.twitter.com/H6CUq506gS

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 19, 2019

Thank you @RepAdamSchiff https://t.co/OcyLP2WB3F

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 19, 2019

Someone said the Republican Party used to be a party of principle. But here’s the question: what principles led to the party producing & voting for Trump? This is not just an indictment of Trump, but also of those principles.

— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) December 19, 2019

Now on @washingtonpost: Trump Impeached. pic.twitter.com/P0cALMm3Qp

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 19, 2019

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
- Desmond Tutu

Marc Cohn: Walking in Memphis (Including preamble)

Marc's song introduction is inspiring!

When a French Opera Goes On Strike

When French opera singers go on strike
(Turn volume up) https://t.co/3zpRId5vRj

— Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) December 17, 2019

Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas

Molly Pease and Jimena Sarno's installation "Score for the Near Future" at 18th Street Arts Center

#MollyPease's interpretation of #JimenaSarno's installation "Score for the Near Future" was beautiful! ✨ 🔊 Tomorrow is the last day to see the sound and sculpture installation.  👁⏳Jimena Sarno will be present from 1-4pm at our Main Gallery with hot cider! pic.twitter.com/m3yeUj4q19

— 18thStreetArtsCenter (@18thStreetArts) December 14, 2019

Molly Pease used song to open up hidden aspects of of Jimena Sarno's installation "Score for the Near Future" at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica last night. Such a moving performance.

Saturday, December 14, 2019 is the last day to see the sound and sculpture installation.  Jimena Sarno will be present from 1-4pm at the Main Gallery with hot cider!

18th Street Campus
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA
90404

Season's Greetings

Love this card from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Reminds me again of the many holiday seasons that I have spent in Japan. Especially the year that I spent chasing Hiroshige in Tokyo.

Michelle Obama and Julia Roberts in Conversation with Deborah Henry

One by Automatic Baby (U2's Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr + REM's Michael Stipe and Mike Mills)

Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year

“Adults didn’t take care of these problems, so we have to take care of them, and not be like older generations in their complacency.”
- Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year https://t.co/ukEge4JAGl

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 11, 2019

“Well I am telling you there is hope. I have seen it.
But it does not come from governments or corporations.
It comes from the people.”

Here’s a small part from my speech today at the #cop25 in Madrid. pic.twitter.com/Dg8pz969yS

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 11, 2019

Wow, this is unbelievable! I share this great honour with everyone in the #FridaysForFuture movement and climate activists everywhere. #climatestrike https://t.co/2t2JyA6AnM pic.twitter.com/u4JUD4cgCz

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 11, 2019

“No one is too small to have an impact and change the world.” Congratulations to Time’s Person of the Year @GretaThunberg who continues to prove just how true her words are. pic.twitter.com/IcX25mPTGp

— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) December 11, 2019

Thank you @GretaThunberg for your courage and activism. Climate change is the greatest existential threat of our lifetime, and it will be young people who inspire change and take on this challenge before it's too late. Congrats on being named #TIMEPersonoftheYear2019! https://t.co/FO6PRxnaC2

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) December 11, 2019

How Greta Thunberg is using her fame to pressure world leaders to act on climate https://t.co/DIjgM9DMKw

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 11, 2019

Trump was the central player in this corrupt scheme

The famous question from the Watergate hearings was, "What did the President know, and when did he know it?"

We don't have to ask that of President Trump.

He knew everything, and from the beginning. How?

President Trump was the central player in this corrupt scheme. pic.twitter.com/FQHiapeCrK

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 9, 2019

You know why @realDonaldTrump didn’t send his lawyer to today’s @HouseJudiciary #ImpeachmentHearing? Because @realDonaldTrump sent his lawyer to Ukraine instead, to cheat our elections.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 9, 2019

.@RepSwalwell: "Mr. Goldman, would you welcome the problem of having 8,000 documents given to you from the White House?"

Goldman: "It would be a wonderful problem to have."

Swalwell: "How many have they given you?"

Goldman: "Zero." pic.twitter.com/XutMNvd8Ks

— House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntel) December 9, 2019

Glory to Hong Kong

This boy protesting today while playing violin has become an instant icon.

He’s playing “Glory to Hong Kong” - the defacto protest anthem.

pic.twitter.com/FBjQlZukiO

— Joshua Potash 🆘 (@JoshuaPotash) December 9, 2019

Choir! Choir! Choir! of 500+ Sings David Bowie's Space Oddity at the AGO

There Is No Planet B

Taking care of our planet, is a matter of looking after our own home. We can no longer exploit the earth’s resources—the trees, water, air and minerals—with no care for the coming generations. I support young people’s protests at governments’ inaction over the climate crisis.

— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) December 5, 2019

The Arts Can Bring Us Together

"One of the ways America will heal is through the arts." - Nancy Pelosi #cnntownhall @TeamPelosi

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 6, 2019

"The great instrument of moral good is the imagination".
- Percy Shelley
Quoted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi at #CNNtownhall@TeamPelosi https://t.co/y0ojIXJKma

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 6, 2019

This moment was made for Nancy Pelosi https://t.co/OsUXbU3JkS

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 6, 2019

Powerful New Biden Ad

This Biden ad will do 10m+ views on twitter tonight.

Pro tip: Campaigns should stop buying TV time and start spending heavily on powerful digital ads, hard hitting, no bullshit rapid response (counter-punch) and build a cultural narrative against Trump.pic.twitter.com/NwejSFy7Cy

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) December 5, 2019

We MUST INVEST in our own culture strategy that is unapologetic about our vision for our country.

We need the artists, story-tellers, musicians, the writers, the creators, the meme makers, the designers, the filmmakers, the DJs, the 280 character wizards, the tik tok dancers...

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) December 5, 2019

Professor Karlan Brings the Heat

Any one of us can recognize that this is an abuse of power. #DefendOurDemocracy https://t.co/pos2Q4os0d

— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) December 4, 2019

Prof. Pamela Karlan: "What has happened in the case today is something that I do not think we have ever seen before -- a President who has doubled down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the Constitution." #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/FxYpfOdt5f

— The Hill (@thehill) December 4, 2019

Stanford Law School's Pamela Karlan: "When Pres. Trump invited—indeed, demanded—foreign involvement in our upcoming election, he struck at the very heart of what makes this a 'republic.'"

"That demand...constituted an abuse of power." https://t.co/T7ONhXv599 #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/AJT1ewdCTM

— ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2019

Professor Karlan of Stanford with a solid example: say you live in Louisiana and a natural disaster strikes. Your governor goes to the POTUS to ask for disaster aid & is told that Louisiana only gets the money if he brands the president's opponent a criminal. #ImpeachingHearings

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) December 4, 2019

Clear and Present Danger

President Trump has sought foreign intervention in US elections—twice.

Even in the midst of this impeachment inquiry, Trump declared: not only should Ukraine investigate the Bidens, but China should, too.

He poses a real and present danger to the integrity of the next election. pic.twitter.com/7u9C8Q4B52

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 3, 2019

Trump has sought foreign intervention in US elections—twice.

Even in the midst of this impeachment inquiry, Trump declared: not only should Ukraine investigate the Bidens, but China should, too.

He poses a real and present danger to the integrity of the next election.

"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...