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Happy Saturday!

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"Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift." (Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass)

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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.

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this makes me very sad. fieldmouse press is such a wonderful, important publisher. www.gofundme.com/f/help-field...

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The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.

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🚨PUPDATE🚨 Scared pals!😨 Mama had a supa ruff time at da Dentist. Da bad toof & root got pulled BUT da root infection spread into her face!😲🙈 Mama's left cheek iz so swollen it's like a BASEBALL!😢 She's supa sicky 😣 & on manee meds. 🐾🙏 please!💕 REPOST💓🐶 #dogsofbluesky #petsofbluesky #ZSHQ #dogs

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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." —FDR, 1937

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It is clear that some of us understand the present danger & some don’t! I stand by the NO vote on the blank check for Trump & Elon… I’ve got no explanation nor agreement with Senate Dems being complicit in Trump’s Tyranny.

submitted 43 days ago • 414 comments

🚨 EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody. We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud

submitted 47 days ago • 214 comments

the feminine urge to

submitted 47 days ago • 1309 comments

That is exactly true.

submitted 49 days ago • 1279 comments

if you buy used books and want to avoid amazon where possible, check out bookfinder.com you can search essentially every marketplace in one go so you can, e.g., find the same used copy for sale, from the same seller, on biblio.com or ebay instead of amazon or abe (owned by amazon)

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When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations. When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

submitted 50 days ago • 242 comments

Some days you just wanna give up , let everything go and follow the light inside of a red cabbage

submitted 50 days ago • 79 comments

All I'm saying is, if you ran a campaign on democracy being at stake and democracy lost, isn't it time to be massively freaking out instead of doing this

submitted 50 days ago • 235 comments

Dolly Parton spoke.

submitted 58 days ago • 288 comments

On Friday Feb 28 #BuyNothing Day, I ask yoo to please: Buy from a #SmallBusiness instead. No Sales for 1 Day may be a blip to huge corporations, but to a Shop run by 1 Person (like my Mama's) No Sales for even 1 Day may mean not buying groceries that week.💓💙🐶 REPOST💕 #dogsofbluesky #Resist

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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A total of zero votes were cast for the guy currently running America.

submitted 82 days ago • 429 comments

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

submitted 84 days ago • 1048 comments

People 💙Just saying 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited

submitted 87 days ago • 439 comments

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

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“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates to something like “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

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Love this 😆

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True then. True now. Thank you, Willem Arondeus.

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If she can do it, we can all do it.

submitted 94 days ago • 1732 comments

from today's post — link is here: bit.ly/40HSX4w

submitted 94 days ago • 381 comments