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Master of Whimsy. Author, artist, co-founder of the Nonprofit Learning Center. I help people run nonprofits with joy, confidence, and results. I also write books about strangers, teddy bears, and the cats and chickens of Key West. There's Only 1Meps.
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Right now, we need more CURIOUS MINDS and readers of books. Please join us this Saturday at the Kerouac House in St. Pete, Florida.

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I'm spending the day in peace.

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If you know me personally, you know that I never use this 4-letter word...things have to be pretty bad for me to share this!

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A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

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Scene from an airplane window, one of my original "Window seat" paintings.

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I arted in Eugene.

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DO NOT let them take your joy away from you! Keep smiling, because it is irritating to them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWbh...

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Nobody is going to rename my triumph! I sailed across the Gulf of MEXICO on a 44-foot sailboat.

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I think people are really forgetting that the elimination of the fairness doctrine, the fragmentation of media with the internet, and then the rise of algorithmic feeds is a lot of people are mainlining misinformation.

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SHARE THE NEWS There will be an economic blackout Feb 28 nationwide. This means don't buy ANYTHING unless it's from a small business. Do not use Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies.

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While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.

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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

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The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS

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"We know how much we need to sleep and exercise, but we have no idea how much we're supposed to socialize," he said. “The evidence is very strong that socializing is linked to health, at least to the same extent as physical activity and sleep are. It's just another health behavior.”

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What would you do if you were doxxed like this?

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This is from a 1964 pamphlet I found in my father's book collection.

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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

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Putting Trump's tariff flip-flop into perspective.

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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. "Sales tax holidays" are the dumbest publicity stunt ever.

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I get to be 1 of the 2 of us!

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It's 40 degrees here in Clearwater...and #FloridaMan shows up at Publix with no pants. #EyeRollMoment

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This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️

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Where I'd like to be...

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Lows There is no low that they won't seek, There is no falsehood they won't speak, There is no line that they won't cross, There is no filth that they won't gloss. There is no hoping they will grow, It's up to us to change the flow.

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Nazis: "that's a nazi salute" Historians: "that's a nazi salute" Average person: "that's a nazi salute" The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."

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I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

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Helpful!

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“Joy doesn’t betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated, and isolated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection.” Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

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