Pauline Park

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Aisin Gioro Yizhu 愛新覺羅·奕詝 was born #OnThisDay in 1831, ruling #China from 1850-1861; the #Xianfeng #咸豐 made #Cíxǐ Tàihòu #慈禧太后 one of his concubines; she gave him his only male heir & seized power after the emperor's death: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianfen... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress...

Prof. Stuart Chen-Hayes (@SChenHayes) invited me to speak about my #LGBT activism — including my decade working on anti-bullying legislation (#NewYork State & #NYC DASA) — in a sexuality counseling class at Lehman College #CUNY in the Bronx five years ago today (7.17.19)

"Three Dead Cows at Makapuu" is streaming now & this episode of "Hawaii Five-O" co-stars Loretta Swit (later famous as 'Hot Lips' Houlihan) & Ed Flanders as mad scientist Alexander Kline, involved in dangerous biological experimentation (2.25.70) www.imdb.com/title/tt0598...

"#Samsung, the flagship of South Korean #capitalism & one of the world’s biggest electronics firms, is facing its first-ever strike": the stranglehold of the chaebol over the South Korean economy must be broken~! #삼성 #재벌 #한한국 #조선 #대한민국 #재벌 jacobin.com/2024/07/kore...

Korea’s Samsung Workers Are Striking for the Very First Timejacobin.com Samsung, the flagship of South Korean capitalism and one of the world’s biggest electronics firms, is facing its first-ever strike.

#BobMenendez is the embodiment of the #corruption of the #DemocraticParty establishment; let's hope Gov. #PhilMurphy doesn't disgrace himself by appointing #TammyMurphy to replace #NewJersey's senior senator — or as the NY Post calls him, 'Bob the Bilker'~! www.nj.com/opinion/2024...

#VaughanGething has been forced out as first minister of #Wales after being engulfed in a #corruption scandal: the #LabourParty minister was the first person of color to lead the Welsh but now he's disgraced; power corrupts, as the saying goes... www.bbc.com/news/article...

I visited the #Vikinggard (Viking farm) on #Bukkøy island seven years ago today & got a lesson in sword fighting with a butch young #Viking (7.17.17) #Norway #Norge #Rogaland. paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

#EllenDeGeneres is notorious as the worst bully in #Hollywood; if she means it, good riddance to bad luggage~! thehooknews.com/2024/07/11/e...

Ellen Degeneres Says She’s Quitting Hollywood And We ‘Won’t See Her Again’ - The Hook newsthehooknews.com Ellen DeGeneres has announced her departure from Hollywood, stating that we "won't see her again." The comedian and long-time talk show host confirmed her exit from the entertainment industry after co...

I visited historic #Olavskirke in #Avaldsnes seven years ago today in my second week in #Norway (7.17.17); construction began c. 1250 on the orders of Håkon Håkonsson; some of my father's ancestors lived on the island of Karmøy in #Rogaland fylke (county) #Norge paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

#JDVance wants the police to track people who have abortions: but also consider the fact that #Democrats could have codified #RoeVWade under #BillClinton, #BarackObama & #JoeBiden when they had majorities in both houses of Congress but failed to do so... portside.org/2024-07-16/j...

J.D. Vance Wants Police To Track People Who Have Abortions | Portsideportside.org Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump’s pick for vice presidential nominee, pressured federal regulators last June to kill a privacy rule that prevents police from accessing the medical records of pe...

I visited the Vikinggard (Viking farm) on #Bukkøy island in #Rogaland fylke seven years ago today where I saw an authentic Viking longhouse that had been relocated from another part of #Norway (7.17.17) #Norge paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

"May you live in interesting times" has been cited countless times as a traditional #Chinese curse but there's no documentation of its origin in #China; instead it's an example of #Orientalism via #JosephChamberlain; beware of fake 'Oriental' wisdom~! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you...

I visited the historic #Olavskirke seven years ago today during my second week in #Norway (7.17.17); construction of St. Olaf's began circa 1250 on the orders of Håkon Håkonsson; my father's ancestors lived on the island of Karmøy in #Rogaland fylke (county) #Norge 🇳🇴 paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

"Since its founding, the country has been in a perpetual state of division," writes Nick Bryant: #DonaldTrump is only the latest & most extreme manifestation of a toxic element baked into the cake from the beginning & #JoeBiden is not the answer to it... foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/14/a...

America’s Democracy Was Never That Healthyforeignpolicy.com Since its founding, the country has been in a perpetual state of division.

#GenocideJoeBiden is using $3.8 billion a year in US taxes to fund the greatest expansion of illegal West Bank settlements in history — spearheaded by #ApartheidIsrael's #fascist government which #GenocideJoe supports unconditionally & enthusiastically... portside.org/2024-07-16/h...

How the Israeli Extreme Right Has Achieved Victory | Portsideportside.org In 1979, I made the first of what would turn out to be decades of periodic visits to Israel and the West Bank. I traveled there for the New York alternative publication The Village Voice to investigat...

I'm breaking my fast with Greek yogurt, wild blueberries, organic raw walnuts & organic raw cacao nibs, eating for the first time in 16.5 hours... #IntermittentFasting #Blaubeeren #blåbær #blåbär #myrtilles #mirtilli

I took this photo of sheep grazing just outside the church of St. Olaf in Avaldsnes (Norway) seven years ago today (7.17.17) & thought of Bach's "Schafe können sicher weiden" (Sheep May Safely Graze), sung here by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi25... paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

#HugoVonHofmannsthal died at 55 #OnThisDay in 1929; he wrote the libretti for several of the operas of Richard Strauß, including "Der Rosenkavalier" & the poetic language enables #RichardStrauß to soar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3nm... www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Ct... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_vo...

Elbridge Gerry (1744), John Jacob Astor (1763), Xianfeng emperor of China (1831), Donald Francis Tovey (1875), #PhyllisDiller (1917), Donald Sutherland (1935), Diahann Carroll (1935), Camilla Parker Bowles (1947), Angela Merkel (1954) & Wong Kar-Wai (1958) were born #OnThisDay...

I took a bus from Bergen to #Haugesund seven years ago today & was thrilled to walk on the same brygge that min farfar would have trod before he left #Norway to emigrate to Chicago a century & a half ago (7.16.17) #Norge paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

I took a bus from Bergen to Haugesund seven years ago today, crossing #Rogaland fylke in my second week in #Norway & marveling at the beauty of the Norwegian countryside (7.16.17) #Norge paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

"#ElonMusk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters for #SpaceX & social media company X out of California, after Gov. Gavin Newsomsigned a bill banning school districts from requiring parents to be notified if their child decides to change their gender identity": thehill.com/policy/techn...

Musk says SpaceX, X moving HQs out of California over transgender lawthehill.com Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters for his aerospace company, SpaceX, and social media company, X, out of California, after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill…

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1796; he anticipated Impressionism & he was noted for landscape paintings such as "Le Moulin à Vent sur la Côte de Picardie" (Windmill on the Coast of Picardy) (1835-1840) www.wikiart.org/en/camille-c... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Ba...

I took a bus from Bergen to #Haugesund seven years ago today & was thrilled to see the city that my farfar emigrated from to Chicago a century & a half ago (7.16.17) #Norge paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768 as one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art; this is Huang Ya Dong ('Wang-Y-Tong'), one of the first Chinese visitors to England (1776) www.wikiart.org/en/joshua-re... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_...

#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; he was one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art & his portrait of a young #BlackMan in a dignified pose is a rarity in art of the era... www.wikiart.org/en/joshua-re... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_...

I crossed Hordaland fylke seven years ago today on my way from Bergen to Haugesund; this is the county's flag which has a golden crown above two crossed golden axes on a field of red (7.16.17) #Norway #Norge en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordaland paulinepark.com/2017/11/26/n...

#AnnaVyrubova was born in Russia #OnThisDay in 1884, eventually becoming Alexandra's closest confidante, pushing the tsaritsa & then the tsar into the arms of #Rasputin & thereby indirectly helping to bring about the Russian Revolution... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Vy...

CODEPINK: Women For Peace members & I met with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez' district manager five years ago yesterday to discuss important foreign policy issues, including #ApartheidIsrael's illegal occupation of Palestine & the progressive movement to challenge it through #BDS (7.15.19)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1796, his #art anticipated Impressionism & he was noted for portraits & landscape paintings; this advice from Corot is the best possible advice for anyone, artist or not~! www.wikiart.org/en/camille-c... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Ba...