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love learning. adore both dogs and cats. at home in nature🌳⛰️🌊. enthralled by the stars above 🌌🌃.

I appreciate the thoughtfulness, but please don’t add me to starter packs. I enjoy the slow growth process 🐢.

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Those who have the ability to resist, have a duty to do so.

clip from National Treasure (credit: Instagram @neifertenrique)

February 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM

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(part 2) A lament - My Country ‘Tis of Thee

February 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM

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A lament - My Country ‘Tis of Thee
(part 1)

February 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM

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When will NFL TV sports reporters / analysts use their platforms like this?

Instead of being highly paid apologists for billionaire NFL team owners, how about speaking truth to power Troy Aikman, Tom Brady etc.

How about calling out Harrison Butker, Nick Bosa etc.

January 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM

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(Part 2 of 2)

new White House language (continued)

Evolutionsbremse. An “evolutionary brake” is an unintelligent person whose very existence on Earth hinders the advancement of the human species, so to speak.

It’s crazy that we’ve gone from “Ich bin ein Berliner” to this.

This is a photograph of President Kennedy giving his famous speech in divided Berlin in which he proudly proclaimed “Ich bin ein Berliner” (I am a Berliner).

January 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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credit: @ashlelnok on Instagram

January 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM

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A lament Anthem (part 2)

January 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM

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A lament Anthem (part 1)

January 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM

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January 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM

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credit: the powerful video below was posted on Instagram by @AshleyLouiseJames

This is an image from the beginning of the video clip. It is a photo of a strong woman standing in her living room. The caption in the photo reads “1928: All women aged over 21 were given voting rights.”

This is an image from the end of the video. It shows the same strong woman standing in her living room in a red dress like one from The Handmaid's Tale.

“The colors the women wear on the popular Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale are not just any colors. They are not colors the women themselves have chosen to wear. Instead, they are colors the women have been forced to wear that represent their roles in the totalitarian theocracy known as Gilead. The color of the women's clothes indicates their duties, along with hidden meanings”

“Even though the women have been silenced, their clothes speak volumes about who they are and what they represent.”

“All handmaids are required to wear long, loose, deep red dresses. When it is cold and they have to go outside, they also wear matching cloaks. The color of the garment indicates their function. They are to have sexual intercourse once a month with the high-ranking Commander they have been assigned to. The Commander's barren wife sits at the handmaid's head, and holds her hand so she can lie motionless. This is the wife's part in the conception of a child that will be turned over to her.”

“Former lead costume designer Ane Crabtree told Vulture that the color of the handmaids' garments was meant to symbolize "lifeblood," because the handmaids' main duty was to function as reproductive organs.”

“A practical reason for the handmaids wearing red is so they will stand out in a crowd. That way it is easy for them to be caught if they step out of line.”

“The blood red of the handmaids' dresses is no longer limited to the series. Women are wearing red garments in protest of how the handmaids are treated in Gilead.”

“In contrast to red, the handmaids also wear white bonnets and wings to symbolize purity and innocence. The white wings cover their heads and faces to separate them from the world, and to separate the world from them.”

https://vocal.media/geeks/the-handmaid-s-tale-meaning-behind-the-colors-the-women-wear

This is the first of two screenshots of the message included with the Instagram post.

This is the second of two screenshots of the message included with the Instagram post.

January 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM

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This is a photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. standing in an office with a framed photograph of Mahatma Gandhi in the background.

January 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM

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Thanks for the link!

The work you do saving dogs is amazing. Mila l came into my life last year and I now understand why some say that humans don’t deserve dogs.

I can imagine that the toll that not being able to save every dog might take. Take care. 🩵🕊️

January 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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I know! My current emotional state towards the despicable bullies who seem eager to tread on the most vulnerable amongst us is captured by this clip.

January 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM

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It’s been an ongoing quest for me and the target seems to keep moving as I grow older. And when the intense searchlight blinds my eyes, I have to remember to be gentle with myself, to treat myself with a walk amongst trees.

Good luck on your journey. You are cherished and not alone. Take care. 🩵🕊️