David
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Plants 🌱, personal pablum, less politics than before. Plural, ADDled, #bipolar... In a strange relationship with Madness. #DisabledInBusiness #ShameSlayer #WorthWhisperer
Gay & sex-positive. No trans hate!
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· Nov 10
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
MLK Jr.
Loving does not mean ignoring abuse, bigotry and violence, but if hate grows within us, we are defeated.
Love is the difficult way through these brutal times.
Good night.
MLK Jr.
Loving does not mean ignoring abuse, bigotry and violence, but if hate grows within us, we are defeated.
Love is the difficult way through these brutal times.
Good night.
Back home. The way some folks are driving in this weather blows my mind. In the course I am currently taking they spoke on Friday about how dangerous working in snow removal can be, and driving is part of why.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Back home. The way some folks are driving in this weather blows my mind. In the course I am currently taking they spoke on Friday about how dangerous working in snow removal can be, and driving is part of why.
The #OntarioStorm this evening in #Toronto
[Video shows a snow-covered street in downtown Toronto (Jarvis, just south of Gerrard). Snow is blowing towards me vigorously. The sidewalk is covered in up to a foot of snow in some places. Cars are driving up and down the street on my right.]
[Video shows a snow-covered street in downtown Toronto (Jarvis, just south of Gerrard). Snow is blowing towards me vigorously. The sidewalk is covered in up to a foot of snow in some places. Cars are driving up and down the street on my right.]
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM
The #OntarioStorm this evening in #Toronto
[Video shows a snow-covered street in downtown Toronto (Jarvis, just south of Gerrard). Snow is blowing towards me vigorously. The sidewalk is covered in up to a foot of snow in some places. Cars are driving up and down the street on my right.]
[Video shows a snow-covered street in downtown Toronto (Jarvis, just south of Gerrard). Snow is blowing towards me vigorously. The sidewalk is covered in up to a foot of snow in some places. Cars are driving up and down the street on my right.]
Even @theguardian.com has video of the first part of Pretti's execution on autoplay on their front page.
Exhausted empaths wish that more of the world would understand that just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Exhausted empaths wish that more of the world would understand that just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
I rarely watch television. I don't watch many movies anymore and if I do, I am careful about the violence I will see. I struggle to read books, for example on slavery, that describe violence. I don't need to see videos of an execution to feel empathy for the victim or anger at the murderers...
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Even @theguardian.com has video of the first part of Pretti's execution on autoplay on their front page.
Exhausted empaths wish that more of the world would understand that just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Exhausted empaths wish that more of the world would understand that just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
My mother is messaging in the family chat to tell us about her trip to this beach in Jamaica while her three children are dealing with a winter storm 😂
The mix of beautiful natural setting and unique atmosphere makes Cardiff Hall Public Beach a great destination for travelers looking for a taste of Jamaica. Not too far off the beaten path, Cardiff Ha...
The mix of beautiful natural setting and unique atmosphere makes Cardiff Hall Public Beach a great destination for travelers looking for a taste of Jamaica. Not too far off the beaten path, Cardiff Ha...
jamaicans.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:18 PM
My mother is messaging in the family chat to tell us about her trip to this beach in Jamaica while her three children are dealing with a winter storm 😂
Wish the Democrats would lean into this kind of messaging.
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Wish the Democrats would lean into this kind of messaging.
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In some workshops I used to facilitate, I would often ask participants:
A commitment to police and policing means you have to ignore many things…
What do we have to ignore? [MAKE A LIST]
Folks would share a lot of great ideas. They would never say *impunity* but it should always be on the list
A commitment to police and policing means you have to ignore many things…
What do we have to ignore? [MAKE A LIST]
Folks would share a lot of great ideas. They would never say *impunity* but it should always be on the list
January 25, 2026 at 1:12 PM
In some workshops I used to facilitate, I would often ask participants:
A commitment to police and policing means you have to ignore many things…
What do we have to ignore? [MAKE A LIST]
Folks would share a lot of great ideas. They would never say *impunity* but it should always be on the list
A commitment to police and policing means you have to ignore many things…
What do we have to ignore? [MAKE A LIST]
Folks would share a lot of great ideas. They would never say *impunity* but it should always be on the list
Looked up some stats.
Over 600 people are killed each year by police in the US.
Over 600 people are killed each year by police in the US.
U.S. Data on Police Shootings and Violence | Law Enforcement Epidemiology Project | University of Illinois Chicago
Data on police shootings and violence impacting civilians in the United States, as prepared by the Law Enforcement Epidemiology Project.
policeepi.uic.edu
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Looked up some stats.
Over 600 people are killed each year by police in the US.
Over 600 people are killed each year by police in the US.
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just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
Our government is murdering the citizens of this country. They are doing it without any checks on their violence
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM
just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
Grrrr.
In Kingston, Jamaica, when I was growing up, dogs in my neighborhood would roam in packs. I got somewhat attacked once and fell off my bike. This is what dogs do. Maybe we should do a better job of protecting ourselves (e.g. don't travel alone or stay away) instead of killing them?
In Kingston, Jamaica, when I was growing up, dogs in my neighborhood would roam in packs. I got somewhat attacked once and fell off my bike. This is what dogs do. Maybe we should do a better job of protecting ourselves (e.g. don't travel alone or stay away) instead of killing them?
Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James
Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Grrrr.
In Kingston, Jamaica, when I was growing up, dogs in my neighborhood would roam in packs. I got somewhat attacked once and fell off my bike. This is what dogs do. Maybe we should do a better job of protecting ourselves (e.g. don't travel alone or stay away) instead of killing them?
In Kingston, Jamaica, when I was growing up, dogs in my neighborhood would roam in packs. I got somewhat attacked once and fell off my bike. This is what dogs do. Maybe we should do a better job of protecting ourselves (e.g. don't travel alone or stay away) instead of killing them?
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MAGA: We can't not have strong border protection! US will fall into chaos!
Dem: We can't not have a strong police force! Cities will fall into chaos!
MAGA: We need national guard in DC! I feel safer!
Dem: We need national guard in NYC! I feel safer!
Dem: We can't not have a strong police force! Cities will fall into chaos!
MAGA: We need national guard in DC! I feel safer!
Dem: We need national guard in NYC! I feel safer!
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 AM
MAGA: We can't not have strong border protection! US will fall into chaos!
Dem: We can't not have a strong police force! Cities will fall into chaos!
MAGA: We need national guard in DC! I feel safer!
Dem: We need national guard in NYC! I feel safer!
Dem: We can't not have a strong police force! Cities will fall into chaos!
MAGA: We need national guard in DC! I feel safer!
Dem: We need national guard in NYC! I feel safer!
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I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
This and the thread it's from.
I can't wrap my head around how blatantly corrupt the US government is right now, and how people in the US cope with that. It's good to see folks who might normally be silent, speaking up.
I can't wrap my head around how blatantly corrupt the US government is right now, and how people in the US cope with that. It's good to see folks who might normally be silent, speaking up.
when the driving range guys are talking about masked agents of the state you’ve probably made a strategic error if you’re the state
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This and the thread it's from.
I can't wrap my head around how blatantly corrupt the US government is right now, and how people in the US cope with that. It's good to see folks who might normally be silent, speaking up.
I can't wrap my head around how blatantly corrupt the US government is right now, and how people in the US cope with that. It's good to see folks who might normally be silent, speaking up.
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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what are people stress eating?
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
what are people stress eating?
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What’s happening now in the US is horrible. It’s fascism and causing death and destruction that cannot be tamed down. However, Langston Hughes said in the 1920s that Black folks have been living under fascism for their entire existence in the US. Some of you are being extremely racist by 1/
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
What’s happening now in the US is horrible. It’s fascism and causing death and destruction that cannot be tamed down. However, Langston Hughes said in the 1920s that Black folks have been living under fascism for their entire existence in the US. Some of you are being extremely racist by 1/
The mention made of US citizenship in the outrage around Alex Pretti's brutal killing is discouraging. People may be trying to emphasize that ICE puts everyone at risk, but talking about Alex's citizenship insidiously reinforces prejudice towards foreigners. No human being deserves such treatment.
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The mention made of US citizenship in the outrage around Alex Pretti's brutal killing is discouraging. People may be trying to emphasize that ICE puts everyone at risk, but talking about Alex's citizenship insidiously reinforces prejudice towards foreigners. No human being deserves such treatment.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Maybe turn off video autoplay today:
Settings > Content and media > Autoplay videos and GIFs
Toggle off.
Settings > Content and media > Autoplay videos and GIFs
Toggle off.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Maybe turn off video autoplay today:
Settings > Content and media > Autoplay videos and GIFs
Toggle off.
Settings > Content and media > Autoplay videos and GIFs
Toggle off.
I rarely watch television. I don't watch many movies anymore and if I do, I am careful about the violence I will see. I struggle to read books, for example on slavery, that describe violence. I don't need to see videos of an execution to feel empathy for the victim or anger at the murderers...
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I rarely watch television. I don't watch many movies anymore and if I do, I am careful about the violence I will see. I struggle to read books, for example on slavery, that describe violence. I don't need to see videos of an execution to feel empathy for the victim or anger at the murderers...
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Aka why you shouldn’t watch murder videos online you should just care about people and show up
I find it shocking that the history I learned of Vietnam was "when they showed the killings on the evening news, a shocked nation turned against the war." 50 years of desensitization magnified by the last 10 years of exploding social media
January 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Aka why you shouldn’t watch murder videos online you should just care about people and show up
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(popping in for just a sec to mention that again Bluesky trending topics aren't showing what everybody is talking about, if you want to see what really is trending go to bsky.app/profile/numb...)
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
(popping in for just a sec to mention that again Bluesky trending topics aren't showing what everybody is talking about, if you want to see what really is trending go to bsky.app/profile/numb...)
January 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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'#Internationalstudents now constitute a significant segment of Canada’s cheap labour force. From gig work and Amazon warehouses to factories and fast-food restaurants, they are often willing or compelled to work for less than minimum wage.'
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Rethinking the ‘Indian international student crisis’
What’s often framed as an “international student crisis” is less about migration numbers than labour. As Canadian universities become revenue engines and work rules shift with market needs, internatio...
canadiandimension.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM
'#Internationalstudents now constitute a significant segment of Canada’s cheap labour force. From gig work and Amazon warehouses to factories and fast-food restaurants, they are often willing or compelled to work for less than minimum wage.'
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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The story is older, but I can't imagine this horrifying mess has been cleaned up since. Worth your time.
The "worst problem you've never heard of" is the leading cause of Black land loss in this country.
Over the years, it's seen Black families stripped of hundreds of billions of dollars in land. It's called "heirs' property."
From the ProPublica archives:
Over the years, it's seen Black families stripped of hundreds of billions of dollars in land. It's called "heirs' property."
From the ProPublica archives:
Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.
features.propublica.org
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The story is older, but I can't imagine this horrifying mess has been cleaned up since. Worth your time.
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These two are well known for their PDAs.
The delight that straight women are taking in the male tenderness and affection in Heated Rivalry is one that gay men have enjoyed in watching the antics of straight men who are very close. It's not common, but the ubiquity of video is making it visible.
The delight that straight women are taking in the male tenderness and affection in Heated Rivalry is one that gay men have enjoyed in watching the antics of straight men who are very close. It's not common, but the ubiquity of video is making it visible.
Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa's BROMANCE I Meme Compilation
YouTube video by AA Cricket
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 AM
These two are well known for their PDAs.
The delight that straight women are taking in the male tenderness and affection in Heated Rivalry is one that gay men have enjoyed in watching the antics of straight men who are very close. It's not common, but the ubiquity of video is making it visible.
The delight that straight women are taking in the male tenderness and affection in Heated Rivalry is one that gay men have enjoyed in watching the antics of straight men who are very close. It's not common, but the ubiquity of video is making it visible.