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@do-no-harm1.bsky.social
💕Collective Healing Movement💕
May we be agents of peace, compassion, hope, & light.
Retired college educator/administrator
💙 Pro-democracy 💙
She/Her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈Ally
Democracy is NOT a spectator sport.
#Solidarity
#WeThePeople
#StrongerTogether
May we be agents of peace, compassion, hope, & light.
Retired college educator/administrator
💙 Pro-democracy 💙
She/Her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈Ally
Democracy is NOT a spectator sport.
#Solidarity
#WeThePeople
#StrongerTogether
Pinned
Ken Burns: “Where do you want to live … in Pottersville or Bedford Falls?”
It will ALWAYS be preferable to live in Bedford Falls (rather than Pottersville).
Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
“It's a Wonderful Life” Tried to Warn Us
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It will ALWAYS be preferable to live in Bedford Falls (rather than Pottersville).
Glad i sold this stock years ago.
Boycott now.
Boycott now.
During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Glad i sold this stock years ago.
Boycott now.
Boycott now.
A New Year Wish:
That CEOs, oligarchs, billionaires, media owners & influencers, corporate & elected leaders— globally— finally learn this lesson:
Bullies can never be appeased.
That CEOs, oligarchs, billionaires, media owners & influencers, corporate & elected leaders— globally— finally learn this lesson:
Bullies can never be appeased.
The Ellisons want Trump’s support for their hostile takeover of Warner Bros.
But Trump has been unhappy with recent episodes of 60 Minutes — hence the CECOT segment removal.
Business leaders and the press surrendering to Trump is a danger to us all.
A tyrant can't be appeased.
But Trump has been unhappy with recent episodes of 60 Minutes — hence the CECOT segment removal.
Business leaders and the press surrendering to Trump is a danger to us all.
A tyrant can't be appeased.
December 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A New Year Wish:
That CEOs, oligarchs, billionaires, media owners & influencers, corporate & elected leaders— globally— finally learn this lesson:
Bullies can never be appeased.
That CEOs, oligarchs, billionaires, media owners & influencers, corporate & elected leaders— globally— finally learn this lesson:
Bullies can never be appeased.
Charlie Brown: “Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?”
Linus: “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.” Lk 2: 8-14
“And on earth peace, good will toward men.
THAT’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”
youtube.com/watch?v=BeVD...
Linus: “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.” Lk 2: 8-14
“And on earth peace, good will toward men.
THAT’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”
youtube.com/watch?v=BeVD...
Linus explains the true meaning of Christmas
YouTube video by ClausNet Santa Claus Network
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Charlie Brown: “Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?”
Linus: “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.” Lk 2: 8-14
“And on earth peace, good will toward men.
THAT’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”
youtube.com/watch?v=BeVD...
Linus: “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.” Lk 2: 8-14
“And on earth peace, good will toward men.
THAT’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”
youtube.com/watch?v=BeVD...
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Bluesky has the most thoughtful discussions I’ve seen on the internet.
Bluesky attracts the most intelligent users of any platform.
Real conversations. No "Brain Rot." People actually read. Less rage, more jokes. Better humor.
Every platform has users. Bluesky has thinkers.
Bluesky attracts the most intelligent users of any platform.
Real conversations. No "Brain Rot." People actually read. Less rage, more jokes. Better humor.
Every platform has users. Bluesky has thinkers.
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Bluesky has the most thoughtful discussions I’ve seen on the internet.
Bluesky attracts the most intelligent users of any platform.
Real conversations. No "Brain Rot." People actually read. Less rage, more jokes. Better humor.
Every platform has users. Bluesky has thinkers.
Bluesky attracts the most intelligent users of any platform.
Real conversations. No "Brain Rot." People actually read. Less rage, more jokes. Better humor.
Every platform has users. Bluesky has thinkers.
Today’s Advent reading:
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
And lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And sent the rich away empty.
~ Luke 1:51-53
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
And lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And sent the rich away empty.
~ Luke 1:51-53
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Today’s Advent reading:
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
And lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And sent the rich away empty.
~ Luke 1:51-53
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
And lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And sent the rich away empty.
~ Luke 1:51-53
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As 2025 ends, 74 school shootings have left 31 dead and over 109 injured. Nevada passed SB 156 to create an Office for Gun Violence Prevention, but it was vetoed. Communities deserve safety — we must act now to protect students and families.
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As 2025 ends, 74 school shootings have left 31 dead and over 109 injured. Nevada passed SB 156 to create an Office for Gun Violence Prevention, but it was vetoed. Communities deserve safety — we must act now to protect students and families.
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On January 19th, 1793, speaking to the French National Convention Paine declared, "My language has always been that of liberty and humanity, and I know that nothing so exalts a nation as the union of these two principles, under all circumstances."
December 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On January 19th, 1793, speaking to the French National Convention Paine declared, "My language has always been that of liberty and humanity, and I know that nothing so exalts a nation as the union of these two principles, under all circumstances."
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Think of your biggest financial risk: it's not your stock portfolio, it's losing your paycheck. That's why unemployment is the single best measure of economic health—when people can't earn a living, everything else in the data is just background noise.
And unemployment is rising.
And unemployment is rising.
December 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Think of your biggest financial risk: it's not your stock portfolio, it's losing your paycheck. That's why unemployment is the single best measure of economic health—when people can't earn a living, everything else in the data is just background noise.
And unemployment is rising.
And unemployment is rising.
“I'm not just a whimsical figure who wears a charming suit & affects a jolly demeanor. I'm a symbol of the human ability to suppress the selfish & hateful tendencies….
If you can't believe, if you can't accept anything on faith, then you're doomed for a life dominated by doubt.”
~Kris Kringle, 1994
If you can't believe, if you can't accept anything on faith, then you're doomed for a life dominated by doubt.”
~Kris Kringle, 1994
December 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“I'm not just a whimsical figure who wears a charming suit & affects a jolly demeanor. I'm a symbol of the human ability to suppress the selfish & hateful tendencies….
If you can't believe, if you can't accept anything on faith, then you're doomed for a life dominated by doubt.”
~Kris Kringle, 1994
If you can't believe, if you can't accept anything on faith, then you're doomed for a life dominated by doubt.”
~Kris Kringle, 1994
“Now the federal government is a protection racket for an abuser who is tied to this criminal and these crimes.”
~ Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
~ Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
My essay on this whole deal.....
Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein
We already knew that Jeffrey Epstein had sexually assaulted and exploited dozens of girls and young women, that he had done so openly, that his dehumanization of the vulnerable had not prevented a who...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“Now the federal government is a protection racket for an abuser who is tied to this criminal and these crimes.”
~ Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
~ Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
“Members of the [maga regime] …speak as though the nonwhite population of this country can be whittled down to return this country to…white majority & white supremacy….
Short a full-on blitzkrieg ethnic cleansing, it can't, & the future of this country is a nonwhite majority.”
~Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
Short a full-on blitzkrieg ethnic cleansing, it can't, & the future of this country is a nonwhite majority.”
~Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
My essay on this whole deal.....
Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein
We already knew that Jeffrey Epstein had sexually assaulted and exploited dozens of girls and young women, that he had done so openly, that his dehumanization of the vulnerable had not prevented a who...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“Members of the [maga regime] …speak as though the nonwhite population of this country can be whittled down to return this country to…white majority & white supremacy….
Short a full-on blitzkrieg ethnic cleansing, it can't, & the future of this country is a nonwhite majority.”
~Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
Short a full-on blitzkrieg ethnic cleansing, it can't, & the future of this country is a nonwhite majority.”
~Rebecca Solnit ⬇️⬇️
“Justice Department staffers had inserted unrelated material: a photo of former Democratic president Bill Clinton, pop music star Michael Jackson, and music legend Diana Ross, with children, suggesting that the three were associated with sex abuser Jeffery Epstein.” ⬇️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️
December 20, 2025
On November 19, 2025, Congress passed H.R.
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Justice Department staffers had inserted unrelated material: a photo of former Democratic president Bill Clinton, pop music star Michael Jackson, and music legend Diana Ross, with children, suggesting that the three were associated with sex abuser Jeffery Epstein.” ⬇️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️
Where do we want to live—in Pottersville or Bedford Falls?
#WeThePeople
#StrongerTogether
#Pro-DemocracyMovement
#WeThePeople
#StrongerTogether
#Pro-DemocracyMovement
Frank Capra’s 🇺🇸 American #Christmas fantasy drama film “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” starring James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore premiered #OnThisDay in 1946 at the Globe Theatre, New York City
🎬 RKO Radio Pictures
#ChristmasCountdown2025
🎄🦌🔔🍷🕯✨☃️🎁❄️🎅🏻
#xmas2025
🎬 RKO Radio Pictures
#ChristmasCountdown2025
🎄🦌🔔🍷🕯✨☃️🎁❄️🎅🏻
#xmas2025
December 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Where do we want to live—in Pottersville or Bedford Falls?
#WeThePeople
#StrongerTogether
#Pro-DemocracyMovement
#WeThePeople
#StrongerTogether
#Pro-DemocracyMovement
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
"In the 1980s, Republicans told Americans...
Cutting business regulations and taxes would usher in extraordinary economic growth that would boost the prosperity of hardworking Americans...leaving behind those unwilling to work.
Except it didn’t." @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🧵⤵️
Cutting business regulations and taxes would usher in extraordinary economic growth that would boost the prosperity of hardworking Americans...leaving behind those unwilling to work.
Except it didn’t." @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🧵⤵️
December 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"In the 1980s, Republicans told Americans...
Cutting business regulations and taxes would usher in extraordinary economic growth that would boost the prosperity of hardworking Americans...leaving behind those unwilling to work.
Except it didn’t." @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🧵⤵️
Cutting business regulations and taxes would usher in extraordinary economic growth that would boost the prosperity of hardworking Americans...leaving behind those unwilling to work.
Except it didn’t." @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🧵⤵️
"In the 1980s, Republicans told Americans that the modern government that had regulated business, provided a basic social safety net, promoted infrastructure, protected civil rights, and stabilized the international order since World War II was 'socialism'.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"In the 1980s, Republicans told Americans that the modern government that had regulated business, provided a basic social safety net, promoted infrastructure, protected civil rights, and stabilized the international order since World War II was 'socialism'.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered, yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered, yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
I call not upon a few, but upon ALL: not on this state or that state, but on EVERY state…lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake.”
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
I call not upon a few, but upon ALL: not on this state or that state, but on EVERY state…lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake.”
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
I call not upon a few, but upon ALL: not on this state or that state, but on EVERY state…lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake.”
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
I call not upon a few, but upon ALL: not on this state or that state, but on EVERY state…lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake.”
The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, 1776-83
RIP 😔💔
Reiner was an outspoken critic of Trump. But he leaves behind a rich political legacy that began long before Trump’s political career.
Reiner redefined celebrity political advocacy, not only lending his voice to important causes, but also implementing strategies that brought change.
Reiner redefined celebrity political advocacy, not only lending his voice to important causes, but also implementing strategies that brought change.
What Rob Reiner believed
Rob Reiner, an actor, writer, and director, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer and producer, were found dead at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday.
popular.info
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
RIP 😔💔
Increasingly important to consult international news sources like @theglobeandmail.com
@afp.com
@lemonde.fr
@afp.com
@lemonde.fr
Some of the most useful insights into what’s happening to America are coming from political analysts outside the United States. Here’s a particularly lucid essay that I think you should read.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-true-catastrophe-of-trump
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-true-catastrophe-of-trump
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Increasingly important to consult international news sources like @theglobeandmail.com
@afp.com
@lemonde.fr
@afp.com
@lemonde.fr
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TRUTH
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
TRUTH
It’s an American epidemic.
But it doesn’t have to be this way because we KNOW the solution to this heinous problem.
#CommonSenseGunReformNOW
But it doesn’t have to be this way because we KNOW the solution to this heinous problem.
#CommonSenseGunReformNOW
What a terrible thing it is
Mass shootings as regime change
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It’s an American epidemic.
But it doesn’t have to be this way because we KNOW the solution to this heinous problem.
#CommonSenseGunReformNOW
But it doesn’t have to be this way because we KNOW the solution to this heinous problem.
#CommonSenseGunReformNOW
“If you do not take the long view, you cannot see how campaigns build, how beliefs change, how what was once thought impossible or outlandish comes to be the status quo, and how the last half-century has been an extraordinary period of change for society, beliefs and values.” Rebecca Solnit
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“If you do not take the long view, you cannot see how campaigns build, how beliefs change, how what was once thought impossible or outlandish comes to be the status quo, and how the last half-century has been an extraordinary period of change for society, beliefs and values.” Rebecca Solnit
“What all…enemies of hope have in common is confidence abt what’s going to happen, false certainty that excuses inaction.
Whether you feel assured that everything is going to hell or will all turn out fine, you’re not impelled to act. All these postures undermine participation in political life.”
Whether you feel assured that everything is going to hell or will all turn out fine, you’re not impelled to act. All these postures undermine participation in political life.”
Why climate despair is a luxury
Those facing flood and fire can’t afford to lose hope. Neither should we.
www.newstatesman.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“What all…enemies of hope have in common is confidence abt what’s going to happen, false certainty that excuses inaction.
Whether you feel assured that everything is going to hell or will all turn out fine, you’re not impelled to act. All these postures undermine participation in political life.”
Whether you feel assured that everything is going to hell or will all turn out fine, you’re not impelled to act. All these postures undermine participation in political life.”