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Stavros
@mantikos.bsky.social
Retired Teacher | #Writing #Photography #ManticArts | Advocate 4 #SocialJustice | Mystic at Heart | Exploring Universe through Art and Words.
https://dodona777.com/2021/02/12/think-global-act-local/
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Ink and Invitation

“We call things into being long before we realise what we have invited.” Some people will say I’m strange for noticing this — but lately I’ve been unsettled by how many walk the streets carrying death and darkness on their skin. Skulls grinning from shoulders. Demons curled…
Ink and Invitation
“We call things into being long before we realise what we have invited.” Some people will say I’m strange for noticing this — but lately I’ve been unsettled by how many walk the streets carrying death and darkness on their skin. Skulls grinning from shoulders. Demons curled along arms. Faces twisted in torment inked into chests and backs. They remind me of some very bad heavy acid trips I had when I freaked out way back in the early 1970's.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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A running team from Chicago reported that ICE/CBP GOONS in full tactical gear forcibly removed a 67-year-old US citizen from his car, resulting in the breaking of six ribs and internal bleeding.
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Nothing represents the Trump Regime more than a backhoe indiscriminately ripping away the East Wing of the White House. #ProudBlue
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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MAGA

You are the hoodwinked, the weak minds, every hate group, the sheep, the snowflakes, the radicalized and the violence in America

You are the cancel culture, the anti-science, the anti-women and children, you are against EVERTHING American

Your feelings are always first

Every problem starts
a yellow cartoon character pointing at his reflection in the mirror
ALT: a yellow cartoon character pointing at his reflection in the mirror
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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2. This is also what Jimmy Kimmel said the day that Charlie Kirk was assassinated:
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.

If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Yep - how did this happen to #USA?
August 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Bucket and the Sea

Written two decades after the Flotillas of Hope voyage — a small act on a wide sea that still echoes today. The Bucket and the Sea They call it a bucket list now — a catalogue of things to consume before death. Mountains to be conquered, rivers to be cruised, skydives to…
The Bucket and the Sea
Written two decades after the Flotillas of Hope voyage — a small act on a wide sea that still echoes today. The Bucket and the Sea They call it a bucket list now — a catalogue of things to consume before death. Mountains to be conquered, rivers to be cruised, skydives to prove we were here. It sounds brave until you see the queues — climbers waiting their turn to summit Everest like shoppers at a checkout.
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October 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Stone Seeker: A Myth of the Wandering Soul

A departure from my usual posts — this one takes the form of myth, an inner journey written as an allegory. I offer it as a companion to my ongoing stories. He was called Stavros, which means Cross, and that was his burden — and his path. One day, in…
The Stone Seeker: A Myth of the Wandering Soul
A departure from my usual posts — this one takes the form of myth, an inner journey written as an allegory. I offer it as a companion to my ongoing stories. He was called Stavros, which means Cross, and that was his burden — and his path. One day, in a time that was no time, he heard the silent summons.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Near Shore, Far Out

I keep reading about experienced sailors dying close to shore. Not in the middle of the Pacific, not after months at sea — but within sight of land. And each time, something stirs uneasily inside me. Because I once sailed four thousand kilometres there and back to Nauru. And I…
Near Shore, Far Out
I keep reading about experienced sailors dying close to shore. Not in the middle of the Pacific, not after months at sea — but within sight of land. And each time, something stirs uneasily inside me. Because I once sailed four thousand kilometres there and back to Nauru. And I had no experience. None. No yachtmaster’s ticket, no decades at the helm.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Star Gazing: Trump’s Hot Zones (Oct 2025 – Apr 2026)

In continuing my Star Gazing reflections, I turn again to the sky — not for prediction, but for pattern. As I’ve written before, Star Gazing lives in the space between astronomy and astrology. I look up at the stars, at the old light from Alpha…
Star Gazing: Trump’s Hot Zones (Oct 2025 – Apr 2026)
In continuing my Star Gazing reflections, I turn again to the sky — not for prediction, but for pattern. As I’ve written before, Star Gazing lives in the space between astronomy and astrology. I look up at the stars, at the old light from Alpha Centauri or a pulse of sunlight just eight minutes old, and I wonder: Why am I here?
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September 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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September 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I’m sorry, but Brian Kilmeade can still go fuck himself.
September 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Yes, @albomp.bsky.social , there were some “good people who went along.” They were at the counter rallies. How about offering them encouragement instead of the Nazis supporters. #auspol #politas
September 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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It would be a massive mistake for progressive folk to convince themselves the March for Australia was a bust, or can safely be ridiculed.

It was an alarming escalation of far-right action, and we need to reckon with it.

More thoughts (un-paywalled) here:

www.lamestream.com.au/how-mainstre...
How mainstream media and politicians fuelled Australia's biggest far-right rally
Six takeaways from the March for Australia and why it should be a wake-up call.
www.lamestream.com.au
September 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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💧 Scottish Water now holds the highest customer satisfaction rating in the UK.
 
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 With water in public hands, the SNP is delivering clean drinking water, and cheaper water bills for families across the country.

#ScottishWater
#PublicOwnership
#AffordableBills
August 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Man, I feel this. 🙏🏽😭
September 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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September 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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September 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Troops deployed in DC
September 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A parting gift from students in the very first pilot Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC) for Aboriginal students in TAFE NSW. I taught in & coordinated this course in 1989 on Wiradjuri Country, Narrandera. They all burnt - inscribed their names on the back. Never forget them.
August 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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⚖️ Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sues to block Trump’s unprecedented bid to remove her, igniting a historic legal fight over the Fed’s independence and the future of U.S. economic policy.

apnews.com/article/fede...
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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DC RESIDENTS YELL AT FEDERAL, LOCAL GOONS DURING ARREST NEAR SCHOOL DROP OFF
August 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM