Brenda Estrella
@dominicannerd.bsky.social
I seek knowledge, connection, compassion, and community. Cuz baby, we gotta stick together to repel the emerging wanna-be fascists and nationalists. 🫠
A few posts ago, I said that I'ma try to keep it positive. Well, here I am lol
This meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh actually helped me filter through the tough feelings I've been having about family/ community.
Take a listen.
youtu.be/K3-aJON5780?...
This meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh actually helped me filter through the tough feelings I've been having about family/ community.
Take a listen.
youtu.be/K3-aJON5780?...
Helping Hungry Ghosts | Thich Nhat Hanh (short teaching video)
YouTube video by Plum Village App
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
A few posts ago, I said that I'ma try to keep it positive. Well, here I am lol
This meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh actually helped me filter through the tough feelings I've been having about family/ community.
Take a listen.
youtu.be/K3-aJON5780?...
This meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh actually helped me filter through the tough feelings I've been having about family/ community.
Take a listen.
youtu.be/K3-aJON5780?...
To be prepared for the "inevitable" AI-dominated world, then become HYPER-LITERATE ... in anything.
Read/Watch/Play a broad array of genres & think about the stories, behaviors, and relationships.
AI harm-reduction hinges on our ability to make sense of the world as-is & to respond accordingly.
Read/Watch/Play a broad array of genres & think about the stories, behaviors, and relationships.
AI harm-reduction hinges on our ability to make sense of the world as-is & to respond accordingly.
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
To be prepared for the "inevitable" AI-dominated world, then become HYPER-LITERATE ... in anything.
Read/Watch/Play a broad array of genres & think about the stories, behaviors, and relationships.
AI harm-reduction hinges on our ability to make sense of the world as-is & to respond accordingly.
Read/Watch/Play a broad array of genres & think about the stories, behaviors, and relationships.
AI harm-reduction hinges on our ability to make sense of the world as-is & to respond accordingly.
ICE is in Durham, NC right now and the city has been quiet. People staying home, folks keeping an eye out, networks revving up their messaging.
The one good thing about this corrupt, racist administration? It reminded the "rest of us" that together we're stronger. Thanks for radicalizing us!
The one good thing about this corrupt, racist administration? It reminded the "rest of us" that together we're stronger. Thanks for radicalizing us!
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
ICE is in Durham, NC right now and the city has been quiet. People staying home, folks keeping an eye out, networks revving up their messaging.
The one good thing about this corrupt, racist administration? It reminded the "rest of us" that together we're stronger. Thanks for radicalizing us!
The one good thing about this corrupt, racist administration? It reminded the "rest of us" that together we're stronger. Thanks for radicalizing us!
I'm trying to spread more moments of positivity, culture and empowerment.
Check out this short film by the legendary Stan Brackhage- 1959 (Window Water Baby Moving)
Please be aware that this short is ** NSFW ** due to footage of child birth and (obvi) vagina shots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQA...
Check out this short film by the legendary Stan Brackhage- 1959 (Window Water Baby Moving)
Please be aware that this short is ** NSFW ** due to footage of child birth and (obvi) vagina shots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQA...
Window Water Baby Moving (1959)/ Stan Brakhage (HD)
YouTube video by Fiat Lux
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I'm trying to spread more moments of positivity, culture and empowerment.
Check out this short film by the legendary Stan Brackhage- 1959 (Window Water Baby Moving)
Please be aware that this short is ** NSFW ** due to footage of child birth and (obvi) vagina shots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQA...
Check out this short film by the legendary Stan Brackhage- 1959 (Window Water Baby Moving)
Please be aware that this short is ** NSFW ** due to footage of child birth and (obvi) vagina shots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQA...
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I hope openai gets sued into oblivion, and when they get to oblivion, the void lords banish them to the shadow realm, and then when they get to the shadow realm, they get annihilated by a blue eyes white dragon
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I hope openai gets sued into oblivion, and when they get to oblivion, the void lords banish them to the shadow realm, and then when they get to the shadow realm, they get annihilated by a blue eyes white dragon
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
I'm working on a personal project and am digging into Durham NC civil rights history.
It's diabolical how US cities since the 1970's have systematically suppressed & erased the histories, cultural impacts, and achievements of Black Am communities.
The beat goes on, I guess. Absolute insanity.
It's diabolical how US cities since the 1970's have systematically suppressed & erased the histories, cultural impacts, and achievements of Black Am communities.
The beat goes on, I guess. Absolute insanity.
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'm working on a personal project and am digging into Durham NC civil rights history.
It's diabolical how US cities since the 1970's have systematically suppressed & erased the histories, cultural impacts, and achievements of Black Am communities.
The beat goes on, I guess. Absolute insanity.
It's diabolical how US cities since the 1970's have systematically suppressed & erased the histories, cultural impacts, and achievements of Black Am communities.
The beat goes on, I guess. Absolute insanity.
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A lot of stuff is clearer when you recognize that a bunch of media people on socials are just trying to cheerlead for their friends and acquaintances. Nothing more and nothing less. It's very human.
October 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A lot of stuff is clearer when you recognize that a bunch of media people on socials are just trying to cheerlead for their friends and acquaintances. Nothing more and nothing less. It's very human.
Fuck Racism!
Fuck the Trump Administration!
(especially Stephen Miller, you racist POS)
youtu.be/P9F4YnZS_qQ?...
Fuck the Trump Administration!
(especially Stephen Miller, you racist POS)
youtu.be/P9F4YnZS_qQ?...
Fishbone - Racist Piece Of Shit (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fuck Racism!
Fuck the Trump Administration!
(especially Stephen Miller, you racist POS)
youtu.be/P9F4YnZS_qQ?...
Fuck the Trump Administration!
(especially Stephen Miller, you racist POS)
youtu.be/P9F4YnZS_qQ?...
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The MAGA monocultural revolution is so thorough that Hegseth made it a priority to honor soldiers who carried out war crimes in 1890.
September 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The MAGA monocultural revolution is so thorough that Hegseth made it a priority to honor soldiers who carried out war crimes in 1890.
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This is a key point: We need to recognize how dangerous, how precarious this moment is - but without perpetuating the Trumpists' assertions of strength and dominance.
The gap between their authoritarian aspirations and the reality of American society remains vast. That's where the counter happens.
The gap between their authoritarian aspirations and the reality of American society remains vast. That's where the counter happens.
Trump/MAGA have baited media into inflating Kirk into a world historical martyr, thus exaggerating the cultural pull of Trumpism. The reality: It's Trump's authoritarian abuses that are provoking a massive cultural and societal backlash.
(h/t @gelliottmorris.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2008...
(h/t @gelliottmorris.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2008...
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is a key point: We need to recognize how dangerous, how precarious this moment is - but without perpetuating the Trumpists' assertions of strength and dominance.
The gap between their authoritarian aspirations and the reality of American society remains vast. That's where the counter happens.
The gap between their authoritarian aspirations and the reality of American society remains vast. That's where the counter happens.
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Reporting that isn't stenography challenge.
September 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reporting that isn't stenography challenge.
It’s time for my 4th installment of quotes from Murray Bookchin’s “The Next Revolution: Popular Assemblies and the Promise of Direct Democracy” (only took me 4 months to pick this back up LOL)
Just FYI I don’t do any analysis and sometimes I slightly edit the quotes. Let’s get to it! 1/12
Just FYI I don’t do any analysis and sometimes I slightly edit the quotes. Let’s get to it! 1/12
August 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It’s time for my 4th installment of quotes from Murray Bookchin’s “The Next Revolution: Popular Assemblies and the Promise of Direct Democracy” (only took me 4 months to pick this back up LOL)
Just FYI I don’t do any analysis and sometimes I slightly edit the quotes. Let’s get to it! 1/12
Just FYI I don’t do any analysis and sometimes I slightly edit the quotes. Let’s get to it! 1/12
Just like local police departments are getting trained to kidnap people without any due process, we all need to continue with protests and disruptions.
Being an autocracy isn't our society's fate if we actively resist.
And if we don't, then fascism hardens its icy hold and we all suffer.
Being an autocracy isn't our society's fate if we actively resist.
And if we don't, then fascism hardens its icy hold and we all suffer.
August 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just like local police departments are getting trained to kidnap people without any due process, we all need to continue with protests and disruptions.
Being an autocracy isn't our society's fate if we actively resist.
And if we don't, then fascism hardens its icy hold and we all suffer.
Being an autocracy isn't our society's fate if we actively resist.
And if we don't, then fascism hardens its icy hold and we all suffer.
I remember a time when dogs could chew bully sticks without a care. And then we got told that there's a small chance that swallowing the ends could cause an obstruction. And THEN "responsible owners" were encouraged to buy bully stick holders.
To the bully stick industrial complex: I'm on to you.
To the bully stick industrial complex: I'm on to you.
August 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I remember a time when dogs could chew bully sticks without a care. And then we got told that there's a small chance that swallowing the ends could cause an obstruction. And THEN "responsible owners" were encouraged to buy bully stick holders.
To the bully stick industrial complex: I'm on to you.
To the bully stick industrial complex: I'm on to you.
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Who needs Superman when heroes like this walk among us?
August 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Who needs Superman when heroes like this walk among us?
One thing I'm learning in this ridiculous yet treacherous timeline is that business people, finance/tech bros, and career climbers are mostly cowards with no sense of integrity, long-term thinking, or dignity.
TBH I should've already known this. *shrug*
TBH I should've already known this. *shrug*
August 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One thing I'm learning in this ridiculous yet treacherous timeline is that business people, finance/tech bros, and career climbers are mostly cowards with no sense of integrity, long-term thinking, or dignity.
TBH I should've already known this. *shrug*
TBH I should've already known this. *shrug*
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I joined Nicolle Wallace to discuss Trump’s ongoing attacks on the rule of law and why Republicans are so willing to go along with it, the role of the courts in this moment, and whether there’s more that the pro-democracy movement can be doing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwmr...
Dems MUST Play HARDER Than Republicans Ahead of 2026 | Marc Elias
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I joined Nicolle Wallace to discuss Trump’s ongoing attacks on the rule of law and why Republicans are so willing to go along with it, the role of the courts in this moment, and whether there’s more that the pro-democracy movement can be doing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwmr...
Such a great analysis from Jacob Fox about how AI salesmen truly don't have humanity's best interests at heart. ::not shocked::
Tech CEOs don't seem to realise just how anti-human their AI fanaticism is, and I think it's all because of the Enlightenment | PC Gamer share.google/6UoUjDffCltC...
Tech CEOs don't seem to realise just how anti-human their AI fanaticism is, and I think it's all because of the Enlightenment | PC Gamer share.google/6UoUjDffCltC...
Tech CEOs don't seem to realise just how anti-human their AI fanaticism is, and I think it's all because of the Enlightenment
I know that sounds bonkers, but just hear me out.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Such a great analysis from Jacob Fox about how AI salesmen truly don't have humanity's best interests at heart. ::not shocked::
Tech CEOs don't seem to realise just how anti-human their AI fanaticism is, and I think it's all because of the Enlightenment | PC Gamer share.google/6UoUjDffCltC...
Tech CEOs don't seem to realise just how anti-human their AI fanaticism is, and I think it's all because of the Enlightenment | PC Gamer share.google/6UoUjDffCltC...
Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.
Israel’s war in Gaza claims thousands of young lives - Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
Israel’s war in Gaza claims thousands of young lives - Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.
Israel’s war in Gaza claims thousands of young lives - Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
Israel’s war in Gaza claims thousands of young lives - Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
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"The policies of this administration reinstate an era in which the rights conferred to all people in the United States by the Constitution are subject to a sliding scale of extralegal violability depending on one’s race, ethnicity or assumed immigration status."
Call this fascism Juan Crow.
Call this fascism Juan Crow.
Opinion | Juan Crow Is Back With a Vengeance
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"The policies of this administration reinstate an era in which the rights conferred to all people in the United States by the Constitution are subject to a sliding scale of extralegal violability depending on one’s race, ethnicity or assumed immigration status."
Call this fascism Juan Crow.
Call this fascism Juan Crow.
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If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
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Every blue-haired they/them liberal arts grad living in NYC is tougher than this sad little bitch.
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Every blue-haired they/them liberal arts grad living in NYC is tougher than this sad little bitch.
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House Republicans gave a platform to leaders of two top anti-voting legal and advocacy groups to spread misinformation about voting and boost the Trump administration’s crusade for curtailing voting rights.
Read more about the hearing below ⤵️
Read more about the hearing below ⤵️
House Republicans Hold Voter Suppression Hearing With Top Anti-Voting Lawyers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
House Republicans gave a platform to leaders of two top anti-voting legal and advocacy groups to spread misinformation about voting and boost the Trump administration’s crusade for curtailing voting rights.
Read more about the hearing below ⤵️
Read more about the hearing below ⤵️
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"Unless Israel is stopped, Gaza will be bombed and starved until the entire population is either dead or shipped off somewhere. Then the West Bank will receive the same treatment." prospect.org/world/2025-0...
Israel’s Endgame Is Obliterating Palestine
Gaza is being deliberately starved. The West Bank is next.
prospect.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Unless Israel is stopped, Gaza will be bombed and starved until the entire population is either dead or shipped off somewhere. Then the West Bank will receive the same treatment." prospect.org/world/2025-0...