Queer Old Lilly
@queeroldlilly.bsky.social
After careful self-examination, I would never believe the shit that half this country does. Am I a better person because of it? A week ago I would have said of course not. But with my new insight, I say you bet your ass it does.
February 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
After careful self-examination, I would never believe the shit that half this country does. Am I a better person because of it? A week ago I would have said of course not. But with my new insight, I say you bet your ass it does.
I say we here, but in fact, I am over including myself in this new demented reality. I work at fact-checking. I seek out multiple opinions. I know what too good to be true means. It means it’s time for some introspection.
February 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I say we here, but in fact, I am over including myself in this new demented reality. I work at fact-checking. I seek out multiple opinions. I know what too good to be true means. It means it’s time for some introspection.
Apparently, it is easy for our deepest desires to overshadow our commitment to truth. It is easy to look for evidence that supports what we want to believe and it is easy to ignore or discredit whatever challenges it.
February 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Apparently, it is easy for our deepest desires to overshadow our commitment to truth. It is easy to look for evidence that supports what we want to believe and it is easy to ignore or discredit whatever challenges it.
I gave that a lot of thought and realized that people don’t start with believing lies. They start with wanting the lies to be true. People don’t have their heads in the sand. They have their head exactly where they want it to be. They are saying exactly what they want to be true.
February 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I gave that a lot of thought and realized that people don’t start with believing lies. They start with wanting the lies to be true. People don’t have their heads in the sand. They have their head exactly where they want it to be. They are saying exactly what they want to be true.
Yesterday I overheard a conversation at my favorite coffee shop that went something like this: “How can so many people have their heads in the sand? How can so many people believe the lies?”
February 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Yesterday I overheard a conversation at my favorite coffee shop that went something like this: “How can so many people have their heads in the sand? How can so many people believe the lies?”
My world, right now, is filled with angst. Rapidly changing information and endless opinions are coming fast and hard. The constant pleading for money never ends. And yet I can’t say that it isn’t warranted. I think it is.
February 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My world, right now, is filled with angst. Rapidly changing information and endless opinions are coming fast and hard. The constant pleading for money never ends. And yet I can’t say that it isn’t warranted. I think it is.
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"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims . . .
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
January 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims . . .
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
I found Laurie Anderson. I knew nothing about her. Her talent and intellect are so big that I feel like I should have been hearing about her for years.
I listened to her performance of "The Barbarians Are Coming" (link below) several times and was blown away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI15...
I listened to her performance of "The Barbarians Are Coming" (link below) several times and was blown away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI15...
Laurie Anderson's Mind-Blowing Performance of 'Waiting for the Barbarians'
YouTube video by ALL ARTS TV (ALL ARTS)
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December 9, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I found Laurie Anderson. I knew nothing about her. Her talent and intellect are so big that I feel like I should have been hearing about her for years.
I listened to her performance of "The Barbarians Are Coming" (link below) several times and was blown away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI15...
I listened to her performance of "The Barbarians Are Coming" (link below) several times and was blown away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI15...
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Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
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Beginnings
Beginnings are always awkward for me. I either say too little, sometimes too much. If I'm at a party (I hate parties) I like to use it as a time to experiment--to say something I would never say, like...
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November 24, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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