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Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

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With another set of news headlines about political elites using “””Roman salutes””” I just want to note that the Nazi salute means “I want to murder your family” and the n-word means “I want to lynch you.” That’s what they mean, they make me righteously angry, and I won’t let anybody minimize them.

submitted 4 days ago • 85 comments

If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.

submitted 12 days ago • 946 comments

So I got this book coming out in February . . . #firstgen #smartgirl

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On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

submitted 13 days ago • 402 comments

In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra. I have a Mabel.

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Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.

submitted 13 days ago • 504 comments

“Heat pumps sound almost too good to be true.” Great report on the hot heat pump market and one writer’s experience making the switch to this energy-efficient, comfort-making machine. evanstonroundtable.com/2025/02/03/w...

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FYI from writer Anne Lamott wapo.st/4aEGlP3

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The campaign against trans rights is also about stripping away everyone’s protections against discrimination, reviving, as Douglass put it “the moral blindness” of those who “persuade themselves that they are safe, though the rights of others may be struck down.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 29 days ago • 88 comments

winter on the river Thames

submitted 56 days ago • 36 comments

It really warms my heart to find science "Twitter" on here. I've really been missing everyone!

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

Most likely a fairly ordinary story in this country circa now, but an extraordinary one in the telling as lived by Patrick Fealey, a former Boston Globe and Reuters journalist and art critic. (ht: @brian-goldstone.bsky.social) www.esquire.com/news-politic...

submitted 90 days ago • 5 comments

Fun interview, especially if you grew up eating at Chef Chu’s, loved Wicked on stage, Crazy Rich Asians onscreen, appreciate behind-the-scenes stories - Interview w/ Jon M. Chu #Wicked www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pxh...

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Good line: Theater kids of all ages will die & think they’ve gone to “Hamilton.” wapo.st/4fDiroL #wicked #giftlink

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Bluesky people, for the definitive # of women in US politics, the authority is Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University

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The AP just called the race in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, and current Oregon State Representative Janelle Bynum (D) will become the first Black woman to represent Oregon in Congress.

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Bluesky has passed Threads in daily web visits and is also no. 1 on Apple’s App Store. 🙌

submitted 106 days ago • 38 comments

Tip: If you’re trying to share your Bluesky handle with someone, the URL convention is like this (with no spaces) https:// bsky . app / profile / username . bsky . social

submitted 381 days ago • 1 comment

Did you see Usher & friends rollerskating in the Super Bowl halftime show? Fun behind-the-scenes story of a cool Atlanta skating rink. Enjoy this gift link wapo.st/3SLOjh0

submitted 380 days ago • 0 comments

Tip: If you’re trying to share your Bluesky handle with someone, the URL convention is like this (with no spaces) https:// bsky . app / profile / username . bsky . social

submitted 381 days ago • 1 comment

Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). So just a reminder to not engage with trolls and bad actors, there is no algorithm here to promote or spread them, replying to them is what puts them on everybody’s timelines. So block and give no oxygen.

submitted 387 days ago • 171 comments

Happy Birthday, Edvard Munch. When in Oslo visit the Munch Museum! Enjoy my article. #thescream #December12 #Munch #Oslo #Norway medium.com/@LKhere/in-o...

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“If you believe in what you’re selling, to a certain extent that belief is infectious.” - Andrew Wylie, negotiation

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Mom, can you come pick me up? The best lack all conviction and the worst are filled with passionate intensity

submitted 466 days ago • 19 comments

“What you appreciate appreciates” ~ Lynne Twist, The Soul of Money (thanks, Wisdom 2.0!)

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@angiecoiro.bsky.social Great to find you here! Pls follow me : ) (We followed each other on the bird app.)

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“When F. Scott Fitzgerald died in 1940, “The Great Gatsby,” published in 1925, had barely sold 20,000 copies. Then it was selected as an Armed Services Edition, and more than 120,000 copies were distributed, spurring its transformation into a classic.” - NYT, Jennifer Schuessler #books

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"X is now an app that forcibly puts abhorrent content into users’ feeds and then rewards financially the people who were the most successful in producing it" Twitter has become the premier destination for hate online. Very sad www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Every day, I’m asked “what can I do to make a difference?” Most feel frustrated & powerless against the climate crisis, and alarming narratives amplify this. Alongside the grim realities, we need to know what we as individuals and as a society can do—and are doing—to make a difference. Read:

submitted 525 days ago • 2 comments

Thanks @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for covering Threads' censoring of Covid, Long Covid and vaccine searches. Censorship doesn't work. Misinfo still gets circulated by code names and other platforms. Tech companies should invest in real solutions like moderation and education.

submitted 535 days ago • 2 comments

Interesting if true via Adam Singer, Substack, on creating podcasts: “90% of podcasts don’t get past episode 3. That’s 1.8 million who quit. Of the 200K left, 90% will quit after 20 episodes. That’s another 180K gone. To be in the top 1% of podcasts in the world you only need to publish 21 eps.”

submitted 536 days ago • 1 comment

reskeet if you think hrt is life saving medical treatment

submitted 558 days ago • 44 comments

…most of all, endurance - James Baldwin

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Are you interested in safer cities, transit (trains! 🚂, light rail! 🚈, busses! 🚌), bikes and biking infrastructure! 🚲, affordable housing 🏘️, mixed-use zoning and accessible cities ♿? Then you might want to check out Urbanism+ 😮 Thanks to all who have liked and shared the feed! All are welcome here

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Many people don't understand what a high level of community spread means, so it's very helpful to translate wastewater data into estimated infections like this. 1 in 55 works out to roughly 2-4 people with an active COVID infection in every crowded subway car. Wear a mask.

submitted 559 days ago • 7 comments

People from Chico, Calif ❤️ #MotherHips 🎶 I just heard of ‘em a few years ago & now I like ‘em too & can’t wait to see them perform again soon 🎸🎸 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO4bIyGk?si=p8AIQCiVR5uI0fPDaf-BfQ

submitted 560 days ago • 0 comments

Hi Bluesky people, 🎉 @jonathanshedler.bsky.social aka Jonathan Shedler is here! He writes some of the most compelling threads (on the bird app) about psychology and psychoanalysts. Highly recommend 🕶️

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“Lovers are…common….True collaborators in life are rare.” - Sadie Green #TomorrowandTomorrowandTomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin #friends #collaborators #books #fiction

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We caught up with Tim Bluhm about "Later Days", the first studio album by The Mother Hips released on their own Mother Hips Records and how leaving American records influenced the lps sound https://tinyurl.com/2p9acubc (apple) https://sptfy.com/Owfj https://tinyurl.com/357kcdpb

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