Oak
@oakelm.bsky.social
Learning to be more like you. You're awesome.
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"Where everybody lies about everything of importance, the truthteller, whether he knows it or not, has begun to act; he, too, has engaged himself in political business, for, in the unlikely event that he survives, he has made a start toward changing the world.”
Hannah Arendt - "Truth and Politics"
Hannah Arendt - "Truth and Politics"
September 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Where everybody lies about everything of importance, the truthteller, whether he knows it or not, has begun to act; he, too, has engaged himself in political business, for, in the unlikely event that he survives, he has made a start toward changing the world.”
Hannah Arendt - "Truth and Politics"
Hannah Arendt - "Truth and Politics"
I don’t think I’ve ever gone through old photo albums. The trend of posting a pic to establish who runs the acct has led me to experiencing that. This pic is like 36 years old & I remembered the lunchbox on sight.
February 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever gone through old photo albums. The trend of posting a pic to establish who runs the acct has led me to experiencing that. This pic is like 36 years old & I remembered the lunchbox on sight.
If the past decade has shown anything it’s that social justice movements need to win. When they fail, the thing that sparked the protest just becomes more widespread. If BLM actually broke through and its opponents listened then perhaps some of those opponents would not be suffering the brutality
February 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
If the past decade has shown anything it’s that social justice movements need to win. When they fail, the thing that sparked the protest just becomes more widespread. If BLM actually broke through and its opponents listened then perhaps some of those opponents would not be suffering the brutality
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One of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time has gone on to glory. 😔
Rest in power Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. 🙏🏽✝️🕊
Sunrise: October 8, 1941
Sunset: February 17, 2026
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
#IAmSomebody
Rest in power Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. 🙏🏽✝️🕊
Sunrise: October 8, 1941
Sunset: February 17, 2026
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
#IAmSomebody
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
One of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time has gone on to glory. 😔
Rest in power Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. 🙏🏽✝️🕊
Sunrise: October 8, 1941
Sunset: February 17, 2026
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
#IAmSomebody
Rest in power Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. 🙏🏽✝️🕊
Sunrise: October 8, 1941
Sunset: February 17, 2026
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
#IAmSomebody
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Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies At 84 The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84. ...
Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.
www.npr.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies At 84 The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84. ...
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dragons realize that they can ultimately accumulate more gold by investing their capital in human enterprises instead of letting it sit under the mountain
hear me out: Marxist campaign where the villain is feudalism and capitalism is a historically progressive force on the road to communism
People joke about how certain internet DMs the villain is always capitalism, but also if everyone's running characters that are plucky underdogs against the system it's kind of hard for the villain to not be capitalism.
February 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
dragons realize that they can ultimately accumulate more gold by investing their capital in human enterprises instead of letting it sit under the mountain
This is who runs this account
February 17, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This is who runs this account
Read the first line in the pic I included & the image of a lazy & dishonest person was the first thing in my mind. Usually need convincing that anyone intentionally deceived, especially with a paper trail. Feels like that is a bad sign for law enforcement.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/17/g...
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/17/g...
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Read the first line in the pic I included & the image of a lazy & dishonest person was the first thing in my mind. Usually need convincing that anyone intentionally deceived, especially with a paper trail. Feels like that is a bad sign for law enforcement.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/17/g...
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/17/g...
Gonna read the quoted post in this post I'm quoting after my comment. Just want to add that a lot of creativity, if not all, exists in the space between reality as it is & reality as we observe(d) it as a people through time.
Thread—particularly down from here.
And yes, the human creator of a piece of art is crucial not just as a hand on the tiller, but also as a vehicle for serendipity, surprise, grace.
And yes, the human creator of a piece of art is crucial not just as a hand on the tiller, but also as a vehicle for serendipity, surprise, grace.
And something that hit me over the last 12 hours or so is that at least to my mind, creativity and thought are entirely different things
There’s some overlap, sure. But my own experience of creativity is that it’s what happens when conscious thought mostly *stops*
There’s some overlap, sure. But my own experience of creativity is that it’s what happens when conscious thought mostly *stops*
February 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Gonna read the quoted post in this post I'm quoting after my comment. Just want to add that a lot of creativity, if not all, exists in the space between reality as it is & reality as we observe(d) it as a people through time.
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The first post in this chain of them is my framing of the problem in linked skeet. We can say that people are evil because in the case of people Lincoln was speaking of, effectively the same. bsky.app/profile/jame...
”These expressions, differing in form, are identical in object and effect — the supplanting of principles of free government, and restoring those of classification, caste, and legitimacy. They would delight a convocation of crowned heats, plotting against the people.”
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The first post in this chain of them is my framing of the problem in linked skeet. We can say that people are evil because in the case of people Lincoln was speaking of, effectively the same. bsky.app/profile/jame...
"The issue is with Anthropic's negotiations on how its products can be used, drawing a line at it being used to spy on Americans en masse or to develop weapons that fire with no human involvement"
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
Hegseth reportedly considering severe penalty on Anthropic as negotiations stall
www.morningstar.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"The issue is with Anthropic's negotiations on how its products can be used, drawing a line at it being used to spy on Americans en masse or to develop weapons that fire with no human involvement"
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
My hack is telling myself I just need to do one thing, take baby steps. I generally end up thinking "just one more thing" and within maybe 3 minutes I've shifted to just taking out the task in whole rather than aiming to wipe it out by attacking one piece of it every time I pass by.
When you have a cleaning task you’re really dreading, set the timer on your phone for 15 minutes and clean for that long only
spoiler: you’ll probably get it all done, it’s just that often it’s easier to get started when the task has a definite length
spoiler: you’ll probably get it all done, it’s just that often it’s easier to get started when the task has a definite length
What are some good cleaning hacks you have to make the tasks less unbearable?
February 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
My hack is telling myself I just need to do one thing, take baby steps. I generally end up thinking "just one more thing" and within maybe 3 minutes I've shifted to just taking out the task in whole rather than aiming to wipe it out by attacking one piece of it every time I pass by.
How is this not criminal extortion. They are demanding people join some club and threatening to harm reputation if people do not.
Herry closes by saying, "It seems you have forgotten that I have a community of readers, and I can easily influence them to bring your book down."
Essentially, if you don't pay scammers to promote your book to their fake community of readers, they'll leave bad reviews on Amazon, and Goodreads. 3/
Essentially, if you don't pay scammers to promote your book to their fake community of readers, they'll leave bad reviews on Amazon, and Goodreads. 3/
February 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
How is this not criminal extortion. They are demanding people join some club and threatening to harm reputation if people do not.
Seems like the prolonged yelling-at-each-other I come across stems from not very different positions but very different images of what is being discussed. Like discussing the shared graphs & assuming same timeframe. Just realized I should have used candles. Also, anyone know a good color scheme?
February 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Seems like the prolonged yelling-at-each-other I come across stems from not very different positions but very different images of what is being discussed. Like discussing the shared graphs & assuming same timeframe. Just realized I should have used candles. Also, anyone know a good color scheme?
Just started this cast earlier today. youtu.be/K_Q9jv088Sw
February 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Just started this cast earlier today. youtu.be/K_Q9jv088Sw
Feel like God’s Favorite Idiot is gonna be my comfort show for a bit.
February 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Feel like God’s Favorite Idiot is gonna be my comfort show for a bit.
They painted folks as criminals and violent, but look at that. Just some Good Samaritan being kidnapped by people not identifiable in any way, shape, or form as LE. Like, they behave like criminals. Abolish all the agencies doing this. Find out who okayed the tactics, public trial. Public needs it.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 6:07 AM
They painted folks as criminals and violent, but look at that. Just some Good Samaritan being kidnapped by people not identifiable in any way, shape, or form as LE. Like, they behave like criminals. Abolish all the agencies doing this. Find out who okayed the tactics, public trial. Public needs it.
Surprised more people haven't had serious issues in the Trump era. We are living in some ridiculous times that make little sense.
Only thing I'm taking away from the Uygur stuff is that our govt has damaged trust. Epstein stuff & the way wealthy people are negotiated with rather than facing justice.
Only thing I'm taking away from the Uygur stuff is that our govt has damaged trust. Epstein stuff & the way wealthy people are negotiated with rather than facing justice.
Cenk sounds like he’s doing well. You know, in terms of his brain
February 15, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Surprised more people haven't had serious issues in the Trump era. We are living in some ridiculous times that make little sense.
Only thing I'm taking away from the Uygur stuff is that our govt has damaged trust. Epstein stuff & the way wealthy people are negotiated with rather than facing justice.
Only thing I'm taking away from the Uygur stuff is that our govt has damaged trust. Epstein stuff & the way wealthy people are negotiated with rather than facing justice.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Really wondering who is going to end up being the Damar of MAGA. Just seeing the light a few episodes before the finale and driving the final nail into the Dominion's coffin. Which former Republican, now MAGA, is it gonna be?
February 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Really wondering who is going to end up being the Damar of MAGA. Just seeing the light a few episodes before the finale and driving the final nail into the Dominion's coffin. Which former Republican, now MAGA, is it gonna be?
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“it’s election subversion, not cancellation, that is the real authoritarian move. The goal is to keep elections going but without unseating those in power.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Opinion | Trump Says He Wants to Cancel Elections, but Here Is the Real Threat
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
“it’s election subversion, not cancellation, that is the real authoritarian move. The goal is to keep elections going but without unseating those in power.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Hopefully non-fascists realize this & start building the new world.
Good news: The new one can be soooo much better.
Bad news: fascists are trying to build their ignorant one.
For Fire Force fans, the great cataclysm started and the sky is foreign now.
Good news: The new one can be soooo much better.
Bad news: fascists are trying to build their ignorant one.
For Fire Force fans, the great cataclysm started and the sky is foreign now.
🇺🇸 Senator Kelly: The old world is gone because Donald Trump blew it up.
Even if we are able to repair these relationships, it's going to take generations before they feel comfortable.
Even if we are able to repair these relationships, it's going to take generations before they feel comfortable.
February 14, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Hopefully non-fascists realize this & start building the new world.
Good news: The new one can be soooo much better.
Bad news: fascists are trying to build their ignorant one.
For Fire Force fans, the great cataclysm started and the sky is foreign now.
Good news: The new one can be soooo much better.
Bad news: fascists are trying to build their ignorant one.
For Fire Force fans, the great cataclysm started and the sky is foreign now.
Was just wishing that right clicking brought up a menu that was:
-is?
-means?
-how?
Being particularly lazy and want to make search a bit easier.
Clicked the middle wheel thing cause I forgot what it did. Discovered that clicking it on a post from a feed will open the post in a new tab.
-is?
-means?
-how?
Being particularly lazy and want to make search a bit easier.
Clicked the middle wheel thing cause I forgot what it did. Discovered that clicking it on a post from a feed will open the post in a new tab.
February 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Was just wishing that right clicking brought up a menu that was:
-is?
-means?
-how?
Being particularly lazy and want to make search a bit easier.
Clicked the middle wheel thing cause I forgot what it did. Discovered that clicking it on a post from a feed will open the post in a new tab.
-is?
-means?
-how?
Being particularly lazy and want to make search a bit easier.
Clicked the middle wheel thing cause I forgot what it did. Discovered that clicking it on a post from a feed will open the post in a new tab.