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Hope needs compassionate action. Best to be compassionate anyway.

Many self-avowed 'critical thinkers' seem to not think critically.

📍 Canada / Turtle Island, Treaty 13

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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard (born Tomáš Sträussler, Jul 3, 1937 – Nov 29, 2025), Czech and English playwright and screenwriter.

He wrote this play and the screenplay for the film.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) - Playing Questions Scene
#Film
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3xI...
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) - Playing Questions Scene (2/11) | Movieclips
YouTube video by Movieclips
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Remembering George Harrison, who died on Nov. 29, 2001 (b. Feb. 1943). #GeorgeHarrison

George Harrison - "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" (George Harrison) (Live) (c) 1991
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjHL...
George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (Live)
YouTube video by GeorgeHarrisonVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter, was born on Nov. 29, 1949 (d. 1983). #StanRogers

Stan Rogers sings "Make and Break Harbour" in 'One Warm Line' documentary
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlV9...
Stan Rogers sings "Make and Break Harbour" in One Warm Line documentary
YouTube video by Kensington TV
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Clare Torry, British singer, who sang and wrote the vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky" (The Dark Side of the Moon), was born on Nov. 29, 1947. #ClareTorry

Pink Floyd w/ Clare Torry - "The Great Gig in the Sky" (Richard Wright, Clare Torry) (1990)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGX7...
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (Live at Knebworth 1990)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Felix Cavaliere, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and musician, best known for his run with the Young Rascals, was born on Nov. 29, 1942. #FelixCavaliere

The Young Rascals - "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) (1966)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUNJ...
The Young Rascals "Good Lovin'" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Hey Ya! Charlie Brown Style
(video posted 2006, song released by Outkast in 2003)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGnY...
Hey Ya! Charlie Brown Style
YouTube video by CommyOstrich
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Foggy Mountain Spaceship - "Linus and Lucy" (Vince Guaraldi) (2023) #bluegrass #banjo #psychedelic
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwXC...
"Linus and Lucy", performed by Foggy Mountain Spaceship
YouTube video by Foggy Mountain Spaceship
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Denny Doherty, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and actor, member of the Mamas and the Papas, was born on Nov. 29, 1940 (d. 2007). #DennyDoherty

The Mamas & The Papas - "Monday, Monday" (John Phillips) (1966, The Ed Sullivan Show), Doherty singing lead
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6JJ...
The Mamas & The Papas "Monday, Monday" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
John Mayall, English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, was born on Nov. 29, 1933 (d. 2024). #JohnMayall

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers w/ Eric Clapton - "Steppin' Out" (Memphis Slim) (1966)
#Music #Blues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mipI...
Steppin' Out (Mono)
YouTube video by John Mayall - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Billy Strayhorn, American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, whose compositions include "Take the 'A' Train", was born on Nov. 29, 1915 (d. 1967). #BillyStrayhorn

Billy Strayhorn w/ Duke Ellington - "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn)
#Music #Jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtYv...
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train
YouTube video by Renato Oliveira
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Reposted by neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚
🚨Totally normal for the POTUS to pardon the president of another country for drug trafficking on the SAME day his SECDEF gives an order to “kill them all” in reference to a boat with people suspected of having drugs. 🆘 USA
1/2
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Reposted by neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚
We all have different abilities and safety concerns for ourselves and people who count on us.
We're not all physically able to be on the front line for the protests.

youtu.be/K0Ol1TyG4GQ
AOC raises an important issue re: protest
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Reposted by neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚
The leading GOP candidates for Attorney General are running on Muslim panic, anti-immigrant hysteria, and billionaire-funded cruelty.
The Republican Primary That Finally Dropped The Dog Whistle
The leading GOP candidates for Attorney General are running on Muslim panic, anti-immigrant hysteria, and billionaire-funded cruelty.
www.lonestarleft.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Reposted by neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚
Release the Epstein files! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#UK:

This petition needs to get to 100,000. Please sign and repost.

Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I'm tried of hearing about Black Friday. 😣
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Currently reading:

Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof
by Alisa Solomon
www.librarything.com/work/1413168...
Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof by Alisa Solomon
Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof by Alisa Solomon
www.librarything.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
On this 'Black Friday', let us buy only a minimum (what is needed), only locally and, if only available non-locally, avoid buying from corporations that support anyone who is working to weaken and destroy democracy. Well, this should be done year-round, of course.
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist, was born on Nov. 28, 1943. #RandyNewman

Randy Newman - "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) (2013 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zDt...
Randy Newman - "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" | 2013 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Reposted by neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚
Anyone else find it weird that the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center is tweeting through it by telling people to "Stay vigilant, stay strapped."?

#ThingsNazisSay I guess.
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"Now it all started two Thanksgivings ago, 't was on, two years ago on Thanksgiving, when my friend and I went up to visit Alice at the restaurant. ..."

Arlo Guthrie - "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" (Arlo Guthrie) (1967)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKI...
Alice's Restaurant Massacree
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Reposted by neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚
The Massacree.
Them that know, know.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!🦃
Alice's Restaurant Massacree
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Reposted by neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Jimi Hendrix, American musician, singer, and songwriter, was born on Nov. 27, 1942 (d. 1970). #JimiHendrix

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix) (1967)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSsj...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze - LIVE (1967)
YouTube video by Beat-Club
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM