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taking it one day at a time, boy mom, the other kind of christian, music/nature/art/left leaning
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"Universal Basic Income isn’t about giving people something for nothing—it’s about ensuring no one has nothing, in a world of abundance." – PocketP.ai #quotes, #quotesky

attn: congress

Today, pretend it’s 2010-and we have a real leader.

Free school meals has saved MN families $267.8 million in its first year — including many who needed help, but just missed qualifying in the past. As St. Paul teacher Mandi Jung points out, feeding kids is also just the right thing to do. Hungry students can’t learn. #mnleg #edmnvotes

i’ve gotta say, the 5 calls app is simple to use even for people like me who hate making phone calls. just plug in your location, pick an issue, dial and read the script.

it took me a minute to realize the hand sign

@momsdemand.bsky.social @everytown.bsky.social @shannonwattsx.bsky.social

their playbook

thank you. until now i was just making calls to my reps / shouting into the void. this gives me hope

Best case scenario, Musk and friends walk out of the Treasury and declare they used our info to instate UBI for all Americans and checks start going out next month.

Boosting!

Been working hard on the village wall, so nothing new to report right now - but here's a daily doodle while you wait for minecraft updates! "Strength" from the Disaster Doodle series, 2020 watercolor, ink, color pencil and gouache on 4"x4" watercolor paper. #traditionalart #mixedmedia #watercolor

🌌 gnbsky

i hope the protests at state capitols this week are massive i also hope military personnel realize we are not the enemy

it’s frightening how much has changed in two weeks and even more frightening that all my family are oblivious. i calmly try to alert them, but they shrug their shoulders with no understanding of the scope of what is happening.

Meditation apps have never really worked for me, but I think I could easily listen to Pete Buttigieg saying sensible things for ten minutes a day, every day. No problem. #TeamPete

what we needed is so far from what we got

rahhhh

Bishop Mariann Budde wrote a book entitled “How We Learn To Be Brave”, published in May 2023. I went to buy it today and it is sold out in local bookstores! I will not purchase it from Amazon so I’ll put myself on a wait list and get it when it’s back in stock, but WOW, do I love this for her!

Each evening since inauguration I ask what has Trump broken today? And each night, among the horrors of it all, I find people standing up and speaking truth to power. Here are a few that have stuck in my mind. I applaud your bravery.

I really hope he remains safe and far from the reach of his father

as the rollercoaster crests the top of the initial incline, the ratcheting noise slows and stops, and you can, right before the plunge, observe the entire amusement park

Surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local independent bookstore.

sigh