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"Madame de Staël said, 'In life, one must choose between boredom and suffering.'" The Sopranos, "D-Girl" (2000) Cinematography by Phil Abraham Written by Todd A. Kessler Directed by Allen Coulter Created by David Chase

Woody Guthrie

Kacey Musgraves - Oh, What A World (Official Audio Video)

you admire the pinks and greens of the magnolia tree beginning to blossom in your garden

"The future's in your lap, so keep it warm..." Flo and Eddie, "Keep It Warm" youtu.be/v_3aq5OrIls?...

The Sopranos, "From Where to Eternity" (2000) Cinematography by Phil Abraham Written by Michael Imperioli Directed by Henry J. Bronchtein Created by David Chase

well i'm not the moon, i'm not even a star but awake at night i'll be singing to the birds

"Brute force plays a much larger part in the government of the world than it did before, and what is especially alarming, force tends increasingly to fall into the hands of those who are enemies of civilisation. The danger is profound and terrible; it cannot be waved aside with easy optimism. The

"As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know. Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem

Bee families https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-shishkin/bee-families-1884

watched clips & posted about The Sopranos last night so only natural for the 3 o'clock wake up curse to start again: wake up at 3am & psychoanalyze myself while tossing & turning, trying to fall back asleep. happened all the time when i did my watch through of the show

The Mystery of a Summer Night 1892 https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25000

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"Do you believe in the soul?" "Several. Blackfoot legend. Waking souls that give life to the mind and the body. A dream soul that wanders." Twin Peaks, "Rest in Pain" (1990) Cinematography by Frank Byers Written by Harley Peyton Directed by Tina Rathborne

"A vision I had in my sleep last night. As distinguished from a dream, which is a mere sorting and cataloguing of the day's events by the subconscious. This was a vision..." Twin Peaks, "May the Giant Be with You" (1990) Cinematography by Frank Byers Written by Mark Frost Directed by David Lynch

The Sopranos, "Funhouse" (2000) Cinematography by Phil Abraham Written by David Chase & Todd A. Kessler Directed by John Patterson Created by David Chase

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"We live inside a dream." "But who is the dreamer?"

Inside Llewyn Davis- Queen Jane song, Oscar Isaac

Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2013)

My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar-Wai, 2007)

Individual action taken by wealthy citizens MUST translate into collective action. Otherwise, the action is nothing but spectacle. Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way are experts on the issues that the US is facing at this moment. In this time of crisis, the best solutions are from those who have

If millionaire football man flies to DC & does what he says will help our cause, get arrested, he'll have my respect. Otherwise for the love of democracy stop listening to grifters. Everything he listed arent his ideas. Great that he platforms it, sure. But he is the only person benefiting from this

"Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Stuart McMillen, May 2009 Based on Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death, a book about the possibility that Huxley, not Orwell, was right. Full comic: hennessy.iat.sfu.ca/wp/stc2018/2...

That's cool. I'm personally discouraged & disheartened to see so many intelligent ppl I respect & admire eat what he did up as some grand protest instead acknowledging that what he did accomplished NOTHING but distraction & spectacle. NOTHING but all eyes on him.

465 days nicotine free & the streak is tested every day

wake up people, this guy is grifting.

"We ain’t gonna fight no reactionary pigs who run up and down the street being reactionary; we’re gonna organize and dedicate ourselves to revolutionary political power and teach ourselves the specific needs of resisting the power structure." Fred Hampton, "Power Anywhere Where There's People!"

The job market has never been better for shills, stooges, and toadies of all stripes. Linkedin absolutely buzzing if you're a sycophant, a flunky, or even an unctuous little worm

Angel Olsen - Eyes Without a Face (Official Audio)

I Swam Queerly as a Sunfish....