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Dayle Ohlau
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‘I saw the first great bough, the fruit of love and compassion, the foundation of all things.’ ~Mary of Magdala ¨`*.•❀
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mavens, connectors, intersubjectives

United States citizen living in
Bretagne, France. ❀
Pinned
“The work of building something new is already happening all around us.

Somehow, some way, we have to learn how to care about one another again.

Something has changed. People are ready to act.”

— Eric Holthaus, ‘The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What’s Possible’

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“We walk not to protest, but to awaken the peace that already lives within each of us."

"The Walk for Peace is a simple yet meaningful reminder that unity and kindness begin within each of us and can radiate outward to families, communities, and society as a whole.”

S e e d s ˚。˚ of P e a c e
A Glimpse of the Buddhist Monks’ “Walk for Peace” Across the United States
A group of monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas have inspired folks in person and online with their walk “to raise awareness of peace, loving kindness, and compassion...
www.lionsroar.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM
“People are wrong to say that we have no heroes left.

Just as they have always been, they are all around us, choosing to do the right thing, no matter what.

Wishing us all a day of peace for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026.”

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

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January 18, 2026
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 AM
“There is internal as well as external activism. Both matter.” 𝓜.

‘In 1940, the Nazi Luftwaffe bombed the city of London for eight consecutive months in what came to be known as the London Blitz.

The British people responded to the Nazi attacks with what came to be known as the ‘Silent Minute.’
A SILENT MINUTE
A wave of peace to help cast out the chaos
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
‘…with so much of our outer world in turbulence, we must remain grounded into our bodies and into our Earth so that we can receive the guidance that will begin to land right after our New Moon ☽ as the energies begin to shift.’

F i r s t new la lune ☽ of 2026 in Capricorn on January 18th. ˚ ⋆.˚⋆
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM
#NationalStrike

Shut it down until they’re gone, b e f o r e it’s too late.

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January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
‘No army can stop an idea whose time has come.’
-Victor Hugo

#Minneapolis
January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
‘When I saw the footage of the moment Good’s life was taken, I knew her murder wasn’t about self-defense; it’s about the sexist slur she was called right before being killed. It’s about the unchecked rage toward women who refuse to conform.’



#ReneeGood
#BeGood

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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GOOD
(and the rage of our better angels)
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
‘Dear God,
To all those who suffer for the cause of freedom, in Iran and elsewhere, please help them.
Shield and empower them,
and those they love.
At this awful hour
be their strength, dear God.
Protect them in their hour of need. Help their cause
and uplift their hearts. Amin.
-Marianne
Jane Siberry & KD Lang - Calling All Angels
YouTube video by Marco Ars Zeemo
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 10:43 AM
[Substack]

#25th
Immédiatement.
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 AM
‘Luther informed Hitler the Reichsbank was not part of his revolution. It was an independent fiscal entity. If any flag were to be flying over the bank, it would be the national colors, not the banner of his political party. The next morning, the swastika flag was gone.’

#Rise
#JeromePowell
What Happened When Hitler Took On Germany’s Central Banker
Hans Luther was the principled and respected president of the Reichsbank—but he wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Rings true to me
“Fucking Bitch” explained. This is worth a watch.
January 12, 2026 at 12:28 AM
‘Alice Stokes Paul: American Quaker, suffragette, feminist, and women's rights activist, one of the foremost leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote.’ ღ

#BOTD 1885
#ERA
#19th
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
“What’s important to remember is that the future is still ours to create. The radicalism of the American experiment must not end on our watch.

We the People. ˎˊ˗

Think of yourself as an immune cell rushing to the aid of a wounded body politic.”

•Absolute Zero
•Rare Earths

⤷ both linked below
THE GREAT UNRAVELING
Happening now
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Spencer Martin from Beyond the Peleton lays out the 2 0 2 6 cycling 🚴‍♀️ season !

“…to objectively cut through the noise from both the media and the teams themselves in pre-stage race chatter.”
2026 Rider Tiers Part 1: Ranking the Top 20 Grand Tour Contenders Heading into the New Season
Breaking down the top 20 Grand Tour contenders as we enter the 2026 season using our proprietary BTP GC Score
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
January 6th.

‘We pray to be the people we need to be, to do the things we need to do to save our country and repair our world. From that place, ways of hatred and destruction are cast from our midst.’ -Marianne

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[Click the YouTube link at 5pm PT / 8pm ET on Tuesday, #January6th to join.]
Prayer Rally for America | A Night of Healing & Hope for the Soul of Our Democracy
YouTube video by Rev. Brandan Robertson
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
[15:37]

“Americans will feel it economically. They'll feel it politically. They'll feel it in terms of how they are defined in the world and therefore how they define themselves. So the United States will no longer see itself as…

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@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
Bonus Episode: How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela? (With Anne Applebaum) | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A break from the awful. Loved so so much. ♡ All h e a r t from start to finish. Kate and Hugh are amazing; excellent cast.

#SongSungBlue
SONG SUNG BLUE - Official Trailer 2 | Only In Theaters This Christmas
YouTube video by Universal Pictures Canada
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 5:45 AM
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Andy: “What have you learned this last year?”

Stephen: “What have I learned?!Don’t trust billionaires!”

:)ღ

.˚⋆ ˚ ⋆ Happy 2026 ˚⋆ .˚⋆
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
‘Rituals are gentler than resolutions … they are relational ... they create atmosphere … they offer rhythm and containment … they anchor us in time, place, and meaning, asking only that we return … to the canvas or the page, to the body, to ourselves … and see what shows up.’
-Suleika Jaouad

ᥫ᭡.ִֶָ𓂃
Against resolutions
Suleika Jaouad on ritual, repetition, and the fantasy of starting over
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Beautifully presented and edited.

‘Lee Cowan remembers some of the newsworthy men and women who who passed away this year – who surpassed the ordinary; politicians who defied expectations; and activists who fought for justice – all touching us with their creativity and humanity.’

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"Hail and Farewell": A tribute to those we lost in 2025
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“We are a culture of violence.”
-Seymour Hersh

[Investigative filmmaker Laura Poitra is one of the producers who won the Academy Award for the Edward Snowden film ‘Citizenfour.’]

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#Cover-Up
Cover-Up | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Me r r y
C h r i s t m a s ⋆。˚ ˚。⋆ 𖣂。˚。 ⋆。˚ ˚
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Holding for us a sacred pause,

‘Life is a task to be done, a work to be done.’ -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin [1881-1955]

The United States is blinking
r e d. What is ours to ‘be done’ in 2026…

Let us begin it.
' and what have you done?'
YouTube video by Dayle Ohlau
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
ℒℴve.


From Meg.

“Oh how we will miss this man.

Thank you, Rob and Michelle, for the way you believe in true love, in fairy tales, and in laughter. Thank you for your faith in the best in people, and for your profound love of our country…

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December 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM