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We all have photos that tell different stories. One photo may say, ‘Life is beautiful & I’m grateful for every moment.’ Another might illustrate that temptation to *stare into the abyss and melt into despair* vibe. 🫠🫥 1/

It dawned on me that I might have to change my inner thought patterns…to start believing in possibilities I wouldn’t have allowed before. I had been closing my creativity down to a very narrow, controllable scale—that things had become too familiar and I might have to disorient myself. ​—Bob Dylan

I really appreciate Harrison Butker simply ‘stepping aside’ this evening. 😏🦅🔥 Well. At least so far.

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This, from @jamellebouie.net, is the best summary I've seen of where we are right now. "To describe the current situation in the executive branch as merely a constitutional crisis is to understate the significance of what we’re experiencing." Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Stay fierce, my friends

We need to amplify this—the Republican House refused Secretary Buttigieg’s request for safety improvements at Reagan International.

The spirit of the Ukrainianian Military epitomized in one photo Slava Ukraini 🌻🇺🇦

It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali

Every fucking day, maga bitches. Buckle up.

How do I get invited to this kind of party? Photo from my collection, no date/info.

The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on! Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com

I would like to see things go back to being hinged.

Harvard just fired me and all of my colleagues. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

I'm seeing a lot of people saying this. Social media needs to go back to being a tool, not our primary focus. It's sucked so much of our time and energy, demanding more and more CoNtEnT (gods, I am starting to hate that word) for lower returns.

We can stop reading the NYT and WaPo any time and support independent journalism instead.

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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

The arc does not bend itself. And it is not bending in the right direction. So we will have to collectively drag it toward justice, to organize and bend it ourselves. No one is coming to save us. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Start local. tap into local orgs doing good work. Concede nothing.

The Elders Women Variety Pack ✨ I’ve updated the pack to include 130 really cool and diverse women who’ve been here since the start of Bluesky. Big & small accounts, funny, informative, journalists, and artists, these women come from all around the world with a variety of interests and professions

Filmmaker Tom Stern, who worked with Alex Winter on his TV show Idiot Box and movie Freaked, and who is almost finished with a years-in-the-making Butthole Surfers documentary, was one of the many who lost his home in Altadena. www.newsweek.com/filmmaker-to...

Kenneth Fire: ‎80% contained Hurst Fire: 76% contained Eaton Fire: 15% contained Palisades Fire: 11% contained They're moving in the right direction.

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Angelenos, Mutual Aid LA made this list of resources during the crisis. It's very helpful. Please share.

Post-apocalypse show pausing for the apocalypse

Normalize accidentally saying "love you" to end a work call

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I do not want to start or be in a band, but I do want to spend weeks brainstorming the name of the band.

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