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Peter Samis

@psamis

culture worker with a digital bent (and a panama hat ;-) Author of Creating the Visitor-centered Museum (with Mimi Michaelson)

 San Francisco/Berkeley CA
Joined September 2008
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Akela Lacy@akela_lacy6 Jan 2021
Loeffler ran ads darkening Warnock’s skin and Perdue ran ads enlarging Ossoff’s nose and I’m not done thinking about that
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This is what democracy looks like‼️ They're counting mail-in ballots at Pennsylvania Convention Center. #PhillyVotes #ElectionDay #Election2020 #Elections2020 #Elections #ElectionNight
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He’s broke, he lives in our house, and he’s been stealing from us.
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He finally made his wall.
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Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president, is a daughter of Berkeley berkeleyside.com/2020/08/11/…
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's pick for vice president, is a daughter of Berkeley

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's pick for vice president, is a daughter of Berkeley

Harris often talks about her Oakland roots, but the senator was a resident of the Berkeley flats until the age of 12, attending Thousand Oaks Elementary School. Those years were "foundational" she...

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John Lewis presided over the House vote to restore the Voting Rights Act. Mitch McConnell has had that legislation sitting on his desk for 225 days. It’s time for Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act.
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Teenage Black Lives Matter protesters demand that Berkeley Hills residents ‘wake up’ and take action berkeleyside.com/2020/06/24/…

Teenage Black Lives Matter protesters demand that Berkeley Hills residents 'wake up' and take action

A march organized by Berkeley High students began at Ashby BART and ended at Codornices Park.

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Clear-eyed writing from @profdanhicks on Why Colston Had to Fall. Something I/we need to do is to not "call for dialogue" when action is needed. I only get to call for dialogue because of my safety and privilege. artreview.com/why-colston-ha…
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Steve Rhodes@tigerbeat7 Apr 2020
A @SFMOMA video on Helène Aylon is embedded at the end. This 1996 @jwaonline story has a @psamis photo of her being interviewed in the Conservation Studio at SFMOMA jwa.org/thisweek/mar/10/1996… Her work was also shown in Beyond Belief with @Jewseum in 2013 #COVIDFallen – at San Francisco, CA
Feminist Press (@FeministPress) profile pictureFeminist Press@FeministPress7 Apr 2020
Feminist Press is deeply saddened to share that artist and author Helène Aylon (1931–2020) has died from COVID-19. She was 89. (📷: Grace Roselli) tinyurl.com/w8bw4qd
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#coronavirus and closed #museums our tips to organize virtual tours using Google Streetview @ninaksimon @psamis @MarDixon medium.com/@invisiblestudio/…
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Wall Street executives are fearful of an Elizabeth Warren presidency, according to @MadMoneyOnCNBC's @JimCramer. cnb.cx/2UOpK4n

Cramer: Executives are worried about an Elizabeth Warren presidency

CNBC’s Jim Cramer and the “Squawk on the Street” team discuss how big company executives are growing concerned about a potential Elizabeth Warren presidency.

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The GOP doesn’t care about babies at all - especially brown, black, or poor ones. If they did, they’d: - cosponsor the Green New Deal or at LEAST have a real climate plan - guarantee healthcare so ALL can get prenatal care - not stand for the death+caging of babies on our border
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DYK people born in the #YearOfThePig are known to be loving and kind. But also can be stubborn and dawdle with tasks.
“Happy Chinese New Year” picture of a pig “today marks the year of the pig”.

ALT “Happy Chinese New Year” picture of a pig “today marks the year of the pig”.

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and @pierroux @peterpavement @psamis @PilleRunnel @rikkebaggesen Suse Cairns, Sarah Kenderdine, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, Peter Pavement, Maholo Uchida, Line Vestergaard Knudsen, Kathleen Pirrie Adams, Karen Knutson, Jinguy Peng, Ien Ang, Anne Rørbæk Olesen og Anders Ekström.
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It's out! The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and Communication. Edited by @KirstenDrotner @vincedziekan @rossparry @kimsc_der Thanks to all our great contributors @Andrew_Yip @bjarkiv @BodilAxelsson @dstue @jenkidd @vargasl @nancyproctor @nholdgaaard bit.ly/2qH5vr2
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Loic Tallon@LoicTallon15 Oct 2018
Want to lead digital storytelling for @metmuseum? We’re looking for an experienced editorial leader to be Senior Manager of Digital Content. linkedin.com/jobs/cap/view/9… Ideal candidate will love art, content strategy + making data-informed decisions. #musetech #museweb #museumcn
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Every southern state that is now accepting federal money for disaster relief refused federal money that would have provided healthcare for the poor. #PoorPeoplesCampaign theguardian.com/world/2018/s…
In North Carolina, it's the poorest who bear the brunt of flooding

In North Carolina, it's the poorest who bear the brunt of flooding

In towns such as Lumberton and Goldsboro, America’s economic and racial inequality is brought to the fore

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Pre-order the first issue of Double Issue! doubleissuemag.org
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seema rao@artlust8 Jul 2018
Museums are supposed to be enjoyable for visitors. If they aren’t, Museums are doing it wrong not visitors. xitter.gq/baym/status/1015086438…
Michael Baym (@baym) profile pictureMichael Baym@baym6 Jul 2018
Lets flip that meme around: what’s something that should be obvious, but your profession seems to misunderstand?
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Something @DrJasonJohnson said stuck with me when I considered Trump and how he indulges his authoritarian urges. “You cannot accomplish white nationalism,” he said on @amjoyshow, “without, basically, turning the government into a terrorist organization.” rol.st/2t5FZNW
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