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As we waited to check out
the man in front of me
looked at my cart and asked:
“you also getting ready
for what’s coming?”
and I nodded
at which point he asked
“what’s with the mask?”
and I responded
“I’m staying ready
for what’s already happening.”
the man in front of me
looked at my cart and asked:
“you also getting ready
for what’s coming?”
and I nodded
at which point he asked
“what’s with the mask?”
and I responded
“I’m staying ready
for what’s already happening.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
As we waited to check out
the man in front of me
looked at my cart and asked:
“you also getting ready
for what’s coming?”
and I nodded
at which point he asked
“what’s with the mask?”
and I responded
“I’m staying ready
for what’s already happening.”
the man in front of me
looked at my cart and asked:
“you also getting ready
for what’s coming?”
and I nodded
at which point he asked
“what’s with the mask?”
and I responded
“I’m staying ready
for what’s already happening.”
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Feel good Friday! We need to remember to celebrate every win!
Mattel released a new Barbie honoring Opal Lee, who is known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth.”
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
Mattel released a new Barbie honoring Opal Lee, who is known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth.”
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
February 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Feel good Friday! We need to remember to celebrate every win!
Mattel released a new Barbie honoring Opal Lee, who is known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth.”
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
Mattel released a new Barbie honoring Opal Lee, who is known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth.”
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
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My uncle asks me
how it can be
that so many people
still refuse to believe
what they can see,
what they can see
with their own eyes,
and though I want to say
because so many people
have become accustomed
to keeping their eyes shut,
instead I tell him:
I wonder about that too.
how it can be
that so many people
still refuse to believe
what they can see,
what they can see
with their own eyes,
and though I want to say
because so many people
have become accustomed
to keeping their eyes shut,
instead I tell him:
I wonder about that too.
January 22, 2026 at 8:22 PM
My uncle asks me
how it can be
that so many people
still refuse to believe
what they can see,
what they can see
with their own eyes,
and though I want to say
because so many people
have become accustomed
to keeping their eyes shut,
instead I tell him:
I wonder about that too.
how it can be
that so many people
still refuse to believe
what they can see,
what they can see
with their own eyes,
and though I want to say
because so many people
have become accustomed
to keeping their eyes shut,
instead I tell him:
I wonder about that too.
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Want ICE to obey the law & stop its abuses? Tell your legislators that we demand reforms to ICE b/4 funding can be authorized.
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Key points:
I want to urge the Congressperson to refuse to support any DHS appropriations bill that doesn't meaningfully rein in ICE.
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Key points:
I want to urge the Congressperson to refuse to support any DHS appropriations bill that doesn't meaningfully rein in ICE.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Want ICE to obey the law & stop its abuses? Tell your legislators that we demand reforms to ICE b/4 funding can be authorized.
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Key points:
I want to urge the Congressperson to refuse to support any DHS appropriations bill that doesn't meaningfully rein in ICE.
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Key points:
I want to urge the Congressperson to refuse to support any DHS appropriations bill that doesn't meaningfully rein in ICE.
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Usually, when people ask
how I am doing
I will say “that apart
from the state of the world
I’m doing fine,”
but if I am being honest
I do not understand
I truly do not understand
how it is possible
to be doing fine
given the state of the world.
how I am doing
I will say “that apart
from the state of the world
I’m doing fine,”
but if I am being honest
I do not understand
I truly do not understand
how it is possible
to be doing fine
given the state of the world.
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Usually, when people ask
how I am doing
I will say “that apart
from the state of the world
I’m doing fine,”
but if I am being honest
I do not understand
I truly do not understand
how it is possible
to be doing fine
given the state of the world.
how I am doing
I will say “that apart
from the state of the world
I’m doing fine,”
but if I am being honest
I do not understand
I truly do not understand
how it is possible
to be doing fine
given the state of the world.
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Wednesday check-in!
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
The Evil That Men Do - Iron Maiden
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What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
The Evil That Men Do - Iron Maiden
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta1-...
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Wednesday check-in!
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
The Evil That Men Do - Iron Maiden
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta1-...
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
The Evil That Men Do - Iron Maiden
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REMINDER - Writing letters & journals is more than a good way to process thoughts & feelings about current events & more. Those writings can also serve to supplement future official histories, providing alternate viewpoints & additional information to our descendants.
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“History is written by the victors.” Ironically, in modern times, this quote is attributed to Winston Churchill, but in reality, no one knows who actually said it first. Nonetheless, technically speaking, it is true. Historical accounts that become widely known are created and shared...(1/9)
February 4, 2026 at 4:22 AM
REMINDER - Writing letters & journals is more than a good way to process thoughts & feelings about current events & more. Those writings can also serve to supplement future official histories, providing alternate viewpoints & additional information to our descendants.
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I know, my friend,
that things seem bad
but please consider
that a recent study of
over 40,000 people
redefined “SARS-CoV-2
as a condition of long-lasting
immune compromise,”
so remember, my friend,
that as bad as things seem
the truth is
they are even worse.
that things seem bad
but please consider
that a recent study of
over 40,000 people
redefined “SARS-CoV-2
as a condition of long-lasting
immune compromise,”
so remember, my friend,
that as bad as things seem
the truth is
they are even worse.
January 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I know, my friend,
that things seem bad
but please consider
that a recent study of
over 40,000 people
redefined “SARS-CoV-2
as a condition of long-lasting
immune compromise,”
so remember, my friend,
that as bad as things seem
the truth is
they are even worse.
that things seem bad
but please consider
that a recent study of
over 40,000 people
redefined “SARS-CoV-2
as a condition of long-lasting
immune compromise,”
so remember, my friend,
that as bad as things seem
the truth is
they are even worse.
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If you are wondering
what you can do
to protect yourself
from the polar vortex:
put on a mask,
for it will protect
your nose and mouth
from getting cold,
and as a bonus
it will protect you
from getting a cold
(and other things).
what you can do
to protect yourself
from the polar vortex:
put on a mask,
for it will protect
your nose and mouth
from getting cold,
and as a bonus
it will protect you
from getting a cold
(and other things).
January 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
If you are wondering
what you can do
to protect yourself
from the polar vortex:
put on a mask,
for it will protect
your nose and mouth
from getting cold,
and as a bonus
it will protect you
from getting a cold
(and other things).
what you can do
to protect yourself
from the polar vortex:
put on a mask,
for it will protect
your nose and mouth
from getting cold,
and as a bonus
it will protect you
from getting a cold
(and other things).
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As we discussed the news
my great aunt said
that these days
she just doesn’t know
whether to laugh or cry,
and though I intended to reply
with something comforting
instead I just said:
sometimes you need to do both.
my great aunt said
that these days
she just doesn’t know
whether to laugh or cry,
and though I intended to reply
with something comforting
instead I just said:
sometimes you need to do both.
January 19, 2026 at 10:07 PM
As we discussed the news
my great aunt said
that these days
she just doesn’t know
whether to laugh or cry,
and though I intended to reply
with something comforting
instead I just said:
sometimes you need to do both.
my great aunt said
that these days
she just doesn’t know
whether to laugh or cry,
and though I intended to reply
with something comforting
instead I just said:
sometimes you need to do both.
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My friend
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
My friend
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
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There is nothing so powerful as truth – and often nothing so strange.
– Daniel Webster
RESIST!!
– Daniel Webster
RESIST!!
February 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
There is nothing so powerful as truth – and often nothing so strange.
– Daniel Webster
RESIST!!
– Daniel Webster
RESIST!!
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I keep hearing people say
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
January 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I keep hearing people say
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
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I know, my cautious friend,
that at this point
you are probably tired
of being laughed at
for your cautious ways
but remember, my friend,
it is better
to be laughed at
than to find yourself wondering
why it is
that you always feel kind of funny.
that at this point
you are probably tired
of being laughed at
for your cautious ways
but remember, my friend,
it is better
to be laughed at
than to find yourself wondering
why it is
that you always feel kind of funny.
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I know, my cautious friend,
that at this point
you are probably tired
of being laughed at
for your cautious ways
but remember, my friend,
it is better
to be laughed at
than to find yourself wondering
why it is
that you always feel kind of funny.
that at this point
you are probably tired
of being laughed at
for your cautious ways
but remember, my friend,
it is better
to be laughed at
than to find yourself wondering
why it is
that you always feel kind of funny.
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Feel good Friday! We need to remember to celebrate every win!
88-year old Dem Eleanor Holmes Norton listened to her supporters and ended her re-election campaign for a 19th term as the non-voting DC delegate.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
88-year old Dem Eleanor Holmes Norton listened to her supporters and ended her re-election campaign for a 19th term as the non-voting DC delegate.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Feel good Friday! We need to remember to celebrate every win!
88-year old Dem Eleanor Holmes Norton listened to her supporters and ended her re-election campaign for a 19th term as the non-voting DC delegate.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
88-year old Dem Eleanor Holmes Norton listened to her supporters and ended her re-election campaign for a 19th term as the non-voting DC delegate.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
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Should they respond
(and they likely will)
to your comments
on this ongoing pandemic
by suggesting that you
and people like you
“are insufferable,”
politely but firmly reply
that what you
and people like you
are trying to prevent
is suffering.
(and they likely will)
to your comments
on this ongoing pandemic
by suggesting that you
and people like you
“are insufferable,”
politely but firmly reply
that what you
and people like you
are trying to prevent
is suffering.
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Should they respond
(and they likely will)
to your comments
on this ongoing pandemic
by suggesting that you
and people like you
“are insufferable,”
politely but firmly reply
that what you
and people like you
are trying to prevent
is suffering.
(and they likely will)
to your comments
on this ongoing pandemic
by suggesting that you
and people like you
“are insufferable,”
politely but firmly reply
that what you
and people like you
are trying to prevent
is suffering.
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A 2-week continuing resolution is funding DHS at current levels so that the other DHS agencies like TSA & the Coast Guard can continue to function while Congress works out how to deal with ICE.
Call your Senators today! (www.senate.gov/senators/sen...)
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Call your Senators today! (www.senate.gov/senators/sen...)
1/5
January 30, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A 2-week continuing resolution is funding DHS at current levels so that the other DHS agencies like TSA & the Coast Guard can continue to function while Congress works out how to deal with ICE.
Call your Senators today! (www.senate.gov/senators/sen...)
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Call your Senators today! (www.senate.gov/senators/sen...)
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A reply
to the reader who observed
that some of these
are not about viruses:
my apologies, dear reader,
but we are plagued
by much more
than just the plague.
to the reader who observed
that some of these
are not about viruses:
my apologies, dear reader,
but we are plagued
by much more
than just the plague.
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A reply
to the reader who observed
that some of these
are not about viruses:
my apologies, dear reader,
but we are plagued
by much more
than just the plague.
to the reader who observed
that some of these
are not about viruses:
my apologies, dear reader,
but we are plagued
by much more
than just the plague.
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Wednesday check-in!
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
Streets of Minneapolis - Bruce Springsteen
brucespringsteen.net/news/2026/st...
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
Streets of Minneapolis - Bruce Springsteen
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Streets Of Minneapolis | Bruce Springsteen
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis,...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Wednesday check-in!
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
Streets of Minneapolis - Bruce Springsteen
brucespringsteen.net/news/2026/st...
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
Streets of Minneapolis - Bruce Springsteen
brucespringsteen.net/news/2026/st...
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When I asked how she was
as we stood by the copier
my coworker noted
she’s quite sick
but she said not to worry
as she’ll wear a mask
tonight
when she goes to her book club,
and as I stood there
staring at her unmasked face
I replied: I’m sure your book club
will appreciate that.
as we stood by the copier
my coworker noted
she’s quite sick
but she said not to worry
as she’ll wear a mask
tonight
when she goes to her book club,
and as I stood there
staring at her unmasked face
I replied: I’m sure your book club
will appreciate that.
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
When I asked how she was
as we stood by the copier
my coworker noted
she’s quite sick
but she said not to worry
as she’ll wear a mask
tonight
when she goes to her book club,
and as I stood there
staring at her unmasked face
I replied: I’m sure your book club
will appreciate that.
as we stood by the copier
my coworker noted
she’s quite sick
but she said not to worry
as she’ll wear a mask
tonight
when she goes to her book club,
and as I stood there
staring at her unmasked face
I replied: I’m sure your book club
will appreciate that.
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REMINDER - If your workplace still has employee resource or affinity groups, join ones that interest you. You can be a part of helping improve workplace quality and are a good way to meet colleagues with similar values and priorities to yours.
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If you work in an organization that's large enough to have employee resource / affinity groups, join one or more groups that represent a community of which you are either an ally or a member. (1/3)
January 28, 2026 at 4:22 AM
REMINDER - If your workplace still has employee resource or affinity groups, join ones that interest you. You can be a part of helping improve workplace quality and are a good way to meet colleagues with similar values and priorities to yours.
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“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 AM
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
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My friend,
the climatologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the epidemiologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the historian, told me
this year
is just getting started.
the climatologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the epidemiologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the historian, told me
this year
is just getting started.
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 AM
My friend,
the climatologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the epidemiologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the historian, told me
this year
is just getting started.
the climatologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the epidemiologist, told me
this year
is off to a bad start.
My friend,
the historian, told me
this year
is just getting started.
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As I entered the elevator
the man inside
looked at my masked face
and declared:
“that’s a blast from the past!”
but then the woman
behind him in the elevator
began hacking into her sleeve
and before I could stop myself
I replied:
“those are coughs in the present.”
the man inside
looked at my masked face
and declared:
“that’s a blast from the past!”
but then the woman
behind him in the elevator
began hacking into her sleeve
and before I could stop myself
I replied:
“those are coughs in the present.”
January 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
As I entered the elevator
the man inside
looked at my masked face
and declared:
“that’s a blast from the past!”
but then the woman
behind him in the elevator
began hacking into her sleeve
and before I could stop myself
I replied:
“those are coughs in the present.”
the man inside
looked at my masked face
and declared:
“that’s a blast from the past!”
but then the woman
behind him in the elevator
began hacking into her sleeve
and before I could stop myself
I replied:
“those are coughs in the present.”
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There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! You've got to put your bodies upon the gears, wheels, levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop!
-- Mario Savio
RESIST!
-- Mario Savio
RESIST!
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! You've got to put your bodies upon the gears, wheels, levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop!
-- Mario Savio
RESIST!
-- Mario Savio
RESIST!