Raffael Cavallaro

Raffael Cavallaro

@rafcavallaro.bsky.social

Artist, husband, father, left politics, dog and cat person, former archaeologist, amateur musician & songwriter.

2.9K followers5.8K following514 posts

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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Leaks from Putin's office have revealed an extensive influence operation targeting JD Vance, which achieved everything it set out to achieve. Read all about how JD Vance and others fell for a lie about Volodymyr Zelensky concocted by agents of Russia's Presidential Administration. And how the Vice

theins.pressPutin’s “Doppelgängers”: The Insider gets inside the operations of the Kremlin's foreign disinformation networkWestern journalists call them "Doppelgänger," but the team of Russian propagandists spreading fake content under the banner of legitimate foreign news outlets…
Raffael Cavallaro
@rafcavallaro.bsky.social

The sketch for this Nude on the couch with a glass of wine 10-6-26 ii pencil on paper 8” x 12” © 2026 Raffael Cavallaro all rights reserved #figuredrawing #nude_art #abstractart

Raffael Cavallaro
@rafcavallaro.bsky.social

Nude, dog, and tea 9-11, 30, 10-1-26 oil on linen 30” x 40” © 2026 Raffael Cavallaro all rights reserved #oils #painting #art #figurepainting #fauvism #abstractart Some changes.

Raffael Cavallaro
@rafcavallaro.bsky.social

Morning tea with Teddy 8-11-26 oil on linen 30” x 40” © 2026 Raffael Cavallaro all rights reserved Painted with Royal Talens Cobra Artist water soluble oil colors #art #painting #figurepainting #cobra #oils #oilpainting #abstract #abstractart

Raffael Cavallaro
@rafcavallaro.bsky.social

Nude, dog, and french press 8-9-26 oil on linen 30” x 40” © 2026 Raffael Cavallaro all rights reserved Painted with Royal Talens Cobra water mixable oil colors. #art #painting #oils #oilpainting #Cobra #Talens #figurepainting

Raffael Cavallaro
@rafcavallaro.bsky.social

Nude, Dog, and French Press 7-27, 29-26 oil on linen 30” x 40” © 2026 Raffael Cavallaro all rights reserved #art #painting #oilpainting #figurepainting #oils #abstract #abstractart #abstractpainting

Raffael Cavallaro
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Nude, dog, and sparkling water 7-16-26 oil on linen 30” x 40” © 2026 Raffael Cavallaro all rights reserved Painted with Royal Talens Cobra Artist water mixable oil colour. #art #painting #oilpainting #oils #cobra #talens

Raffael Cavallaro
@rafcavallaro.bsky.social

Read the linked piece to understand the true, correct framing of what is happening.

Eric Schmeltzer@ericschmeltzer.bsky.social

Holy shit this piece will melt some eyeballs. Writer argues Dems need to take drastic, even once-unimaginable tactics in response to Voting Rights Act being gutted. He writes: "Patience is the enemy now" and we have to stop asking people for it. betterdonkey.substack.com/p/the-vra-wa...

betterdonkey.substack.comThe VRA Was the Nice VersionSCOTUS has forced our hands, and now patience is our enemy.

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captainfrogbert.bsky.social
@captainfrogbert.bsky.social

Replying to @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

Let's stop pretending. DHS/ICE is not about law enforcement. It is a criminal conspiracy to kidnap, imprison, and abuse innocent people for private profit. It is wildly over-funded for untrained violence, confinement, and military cosplay, and wildly underfunded for due process and the rule of law.

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

My Latest: Contrary to many doomsayers, it is not too late to protect the midterm elections. There are steps Democrats can take now — at both the state and federal levels — to safeguard our elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...

democracydocket.comIt’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midtermsWith only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.