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“Any decent society has to be built on trust and love, and the intelligent use of information and feelings. Education involves being able to practice those things...to build a decent society that can be nonviolent.” ― Myles Horton
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Thanksgiving is over; behold Christmas
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thanksgiving is over; behold Christmas
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In Vietnam, there are myriad little lakes formed from bomb craters—in which lotus flowers grow. That image sticks with me. The Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh taught, no mud, no lotus. Without the mud, the flower cannot grow. What will we grow from the mud we are collectively in?
October 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In Vietnam, there are myriad little lakes formed from bomb craters—in which lotus flowers grow. That image sticks with me. The Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh taught, no mud, no lotus. Without the mud, the flower cannot grow. What will we grow from the mud we are collectively in?
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Have you looked at Grounded, Resilient, and Responsible: Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times? This resource is designed to provide practical support, strategic guidance, and spiritual sustenance as we navigate an increasingly chaotic and urgent landscape.
Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times — Side With Love
Side With Love is a public advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love's power to stop oppression. It is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association and all are welcome to join. Contact…
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Have you looked at Grounded, Resilient, and Responsible: Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times? This resource is designed to provide practical support, strategic guidance, and spiritual sustenance as we navigate an increasingly chaotic and urgent landscape.
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"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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“‘No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting, said (UCC pastor Rev. Jorge) Bautista, who said he intends to sue DHS.”
When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“‘No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting, said (UCC pastor Rev. Jorge) Bautista, who said he intends to sue DHS.”
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If Rev. Bautista does, in fact, sue DHS, he would be — by my count — the 11th clergy member/faith leader to file a lawsuit against the Trump admin this year (alongside at least 5 individual religious practitioners).
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If Rev. Bautista does, in fact, sue DHS, he would be — by my count — the 11th clergy member/faith leader to file a lawsuit against the Trump admin this year (alongside at least 5 individual religious practitioners).
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But remember, drug smuggling is such a threat to the U.S. that it merits summary execution without due process.
At least according to this administration.
At least according to this administration.
DOJ press release from 2024:
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 400 Tons of Cocaine and Related Firearms Offenses
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 400 Tons of Cocaine and Related Firearms Offenses
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 400 Tons of Cocaine and Related Firearms Offenses
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, 55, also known as JOH, was sentenced today to 540 months in prison and 60 months of supervised release for cocaine importation and related weapons offenses. The former two-term president was in office until weeks before his extradition to the United States in April 2022. Hernández was convicted on March 8 following a
www.justice.gov
November 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
But remember, drug smuggling is such a threat to the U.S. that it merits summary execution without due process.
At least according to this administration.
At least according to this administration.
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Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
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Every time someone jumps on socials and says there is no point to mass protest days and visible reaction in the streets, share this chart with them. The approval ratings are tanking not just because they're doing bad things but also because protestors won't let people forget it either.
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Every time someone jumps on socials and says there is no point to mass protest days and visible reaction in the streets, share this chart with them. The approval ratings are tanking not just because they're doing bad things but also because protestors won't let people forget it either.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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On major questions of university governance, a 99.3% majority vote of the faculty means nothing to the people who are actually in charge. This is a fact all of us need to take much more seriously.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
On major questions of university governance, a 99.3% majority vote of the faculty means nothing to the people who are actually in charge. This is a fact all of us need to take much more seriously.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Black bear
Orca
Bald eagle
Fox
Bighorn sheep
Black bear
Orca
Bald eagle
Fox
Bighorn sheep
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Wolf
Moose
Pine marten
Elk
Cougar
Wolf
Moose
Pine marten
Elk
Cougar
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Fox
Coyote
Red-tailed hawk
Wild turkey (strutting with his tail feathers fanned out, even)
Box turtle
Fox
Coyote
Red-tailed hawk
Wild turkey (strutting with his tail feathers fanned out, even)
Box turtle
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Black bear
Orca
Bald eagle
Fox
Bighorn sheep
Black bear
Orca
Bald eagle
Fox
Bighorn sheep
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It's sale time! 20% off everything with the code EVERYONE through December 6th. justseeds.org/shop/?js-ord...
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
It's sale time! 20% off everything with the code EVERYONE through December 6th. justseeds.org/shop/?js-ord...
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obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
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South Korean writer Han Kang was born #OTD in 1970.
Hang became the first Korean/first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in #Literature, 2024. She won in recognition of her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas & exposes the fragility of human life." #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
Hang became the first Korean/first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in #Literature, 2024. She won in recognition of her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas & exposes the fragility of human life." #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
South Korean writer Han Kang was born #OTD in 1970.
Hang became the first Korean/first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in #Literature, 2024. She won in recognition of her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas & exposes the fragility of human life." #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
Hang became the first Korean/first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in #Literature, 2024. She won in recognition of her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas & exposes the fragility of human life." #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
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This week, I talk to @tamaranopper.bsky.social about abolition in practice — how people learn through engagement with state violence, what gets in the way of developing shared analysis, and why abolitionists need to take recruitment and counter-recruitment seriously.
Fascism at the Door, Neighbors in the Street: Abolition in Practice
“I think a lot of us could level up our skills,” says researcher Tamara Nopper.
truthout.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This week, I talk to @tamaranopper.bsky.social about abolition in practice — how people learn through engagement with state violence, what gets in the way of developing shared analysis, and why abolitionists need to take recruitment and counter-recruitment seriously.
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Andrea Kowch, contemporary US painter #WomensArt #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Andrea Kowch, contemporary US painter #WomensArt #Thanksgiving
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Another wonderful example of how #LocalNews is of value to - and values - communities.
The Mississippi Free Press is hosting a solutions circle in Greenwood on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information, email [email protected] or visit buff.ly/rRjiubH.
Mississippi Free Press Solutions Circles - Greenwood 2
We are inviting Mississippians to come together across racial and generational divides to discourse around issues that affect all of us.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Another wonderful example of how #LocalNews is of value to - and values - communities.
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New from me at @jacobinmag.bsky.social: I trace the history of far-right ideas in the GOP all the way to Nick Fuentes and unpack how this seemingly recent fascist trend was always sitting underneath the party's surface.
jacobin.com/2025/11/fuen...
jacobin.com/2025/11/fuen...
The GOP’s Groyper Fringe Became Its Future
The rise of Nick Fuentes and the GOP’s radicalization reflects decades of intellectual groundwork and the material decline that pushed a generation toward conspiracy-laden populism.
jacobin.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New from me at @jacobinmag.bsky.social: I trace the history of far-right ideas in the GOP all the way to Nick Fuentes and unpack how this seemingly recent fascist trend was always sitting underneath the party's surface.
jacobin.com/2025/11/fuen...
jacobin.com/2025/11/fuen...
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Thanksgiving is a celebration for some, but a National Day of Mourning for Indigenous communities. Today we honor Indigenous people and urge non-Indigenous folks to reflect, learn hidden histories, support Indigenous-led work, and watch UAINE’s livestream: https://www.uaine.org/.
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thanksgiving is a celebration for some, but a National Day of Mourning for Indigenous communities. Today we honor Indigenous people and urge non-Indigenous folks to reflect, learn hidden histories, support Indigenous-led work, and watch UAINE’s livestream: https://www.uaine.org/.
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Meanwhile - local post box monster
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Meanwhile - local post box monster
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Take care everyone. Whatever you do over the next few days, I hope that at least some of it brings you joy. See you on Monday, God willing.
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Take care everyone. Whatever you do over the next few days, I hope that at least some of it brings you joy. See you on Monday, God willing.