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Republicans want to kill the post office and the media is there for it, which is why you have never seen a news story about how the police department has never turned a profit and is a waste
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Republicans want to kill the post office and the media is there for it, which is why you have never seen a news story about how the police department has never turned a profit and is a waste
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Using floor wax and colored pencils, John W. Zenc creates his own acrylic paints. His art has earned him the nickname “Picasso.” Here’s how the 65-year-old, working with Q-tips and toothpicks, has become a remarkably resourceful artist.
In Prison, They Call Me Picasso
Nicknamed Picasso in his California prison, artist John W. Zenc uses homemade acrylic paint and Q-tips to create his idiosyncratic artworks.
prisonjournalismproject.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Using floor wax and colored pencils, John W. Zenc creates his own acrylic paints. His art has earned him the nickname “Picasso.” Here’s how the 65-year-old, working with Q-tips and toothpicks, has become a remarkably resourceful artist.
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"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
prisonjournalismproject.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."
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I’m dealing with very severe income & work loss, which impacts housing & more and need urgent support. TY so much.🤍🤍
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
December 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’m dealing with very severe income & work loss, which impacts housing & more and need urgent support. TY so much.🤍🤍
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
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We have less than two weeks to make this happen. $2,000 means 3 toys each for 100 kids at our Christmas event. Donations are coming in slowly and time is running out. If you can give $5 today, you help make a real holiday happen
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
No Child Should Go Without a Gift This Christmas
Since 2020, we have shown up for our community every holiday season. This Christmas Day, we are showing up again. In less than two weeks, we will be hosting our annual Christmas Day community event, w...
www.zeffy.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
We have less than two weeks to make this happen. $2,000 means 3 toys each for 100 kids at our Christmas event. Donations are coming in slowly and time is running out. If you can give $5 today, you help make a real holiday happen
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
It's difficult to not understand things. And then wonder if it's the thing that you don't understand that is broken - or you.
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It's difficult to not understand things. And then wonder if it's the thing that you don't understand that is broken - or you.
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if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
Feeling uneasy about a new idea: that this whole love thing is about belief in magic. "True love" is magic - the last form of magic I still believe is real.
December 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Feeling uneasy about a new idea: that this whole love thing is about belief in magic. "True love" is magic - the last form of magic I still believe is real.
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Oakland Abolition and Solidarity needs donations for winter jail support nights at Santa Rita Jail!
* warm jackets!
* gloves and scarves!
* socks!
* handwarmers!
* shoe laces!
* beanies
signal message @elky.88 to coordinate donations
or
PayPal: OaklandAboSol
CashApp: $0aklandAboSol
* warm jackets!
* gloves and scarves!
* socks!
* handwarmers!
* shoe laces!
* beanies
signal message @elky.88 to coordinate donations
or
PayPal: OaklandAboSol
CashApp: $0aklandAboSol
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Oakland Abolition and Solidarity needs donations for winter jail support nights at Santa Rita Jail!
* warm jackets!
* gloves and scarves!
* socks!
* handwarmers!
* shoe laces!
* beanies
signal message @elky.88 to coordinate donations
or
PayPal: OaklandAboSol
CashApp: $0aklandAboSol
* warm jackets!
* gloves and scarves!
* socks!
* handwarmers!
* shoe laces!
* beanies
signal message @elky.88 to coordinate donations
or
PayPal: OaklandAboSol
CashApp: $0aklandAboSol
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You can help SJP make the Black Zine Fair happen next May by donating to our fundraiser: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... - the fundraiser has been slow going because times are hard. Any amount is welcome for those who want to support.
Black Zine Fair Returns in 2026 — Help Us Bring It to Life
The Black Zine Fair was founded by Mariame Kaba and Neta Bomani in 2023 to address a clear gap: Black publishers and artists have long shaped independent publishing, yet we were still underrepresented...
gogetfunding.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You can help SJP make the Black Zine Fair happen next May by donating to our fundraiser: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... - the fundraiser has been slow going because times are hard. Any amount is welcome for those who want to support.
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"The thing is, even if you're just thinking in terms of fiscal value, having gone through a degree program and being able to put it on your resumé/CV isn't the most significant return on your investment: the way you have further developed your mind is."
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"The thing is, even if you're just thinking in terms of fiscal value, having gone through a degree program and being able to put it on your resumé/CV isn't the most significant return on your investment: the way you have further developed your mind is."
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This is infuriating. For those who just want the donation link, it's here
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is infuriating. For those who just want the donation link, it's here
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
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Understandably, it's been slow going for this project this year. They need at least 75 more toys for parents at Cook County Jail to give to their kids: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Understandably, it's been slow going for this project this year. They need at least 75 more toys for parents at Cook County Jail to give to their kids: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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You ever watch a show that's not as good as it used to be but you've put in so much time with it that it seems silly to stop now so you hang on to see what dumb twists they add to keep it going? That's kind of how I am with life. I've grown attached to some characters and remain curious. 🤷♂️
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
You ever watch a show that's not as good as it used to be but you've put in so much time with it that it seems silly to stop now so you hang on to see what dumb twists they add to keep it going? That's kind of how I am with life. I've grown attached to some characters and remain curious. 🤷♂️
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🧵1/ I’m releasing my documentary “A Visit to a Homeless Shelter for Transgender Ugandans” in 5 parts.
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🧵1/ I’m releasing my documentary “A Visit to a Homeless Shelter for Transgender Ugandans” in 5 parts.
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
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My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
Wait ok I think the "wanting love" feeling is confusing because I seem to have been able to forego a lot of the other sort of standard person desires and behaviors so it's annoying that I can't let go of that one
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Wait ok I think the "wanting love" feeling is confusing because I seem to have been able to forego a lot of the other sort of standard person desires and behaviors so it's annoying that I can't let go of that one
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Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️
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29 degrees tonight. Black Lives Matter Paterson is out with hot meals, hot chocolate, blankets, coats, gloves, and rides to the warming center. Someone froze to death sleeping outside last night. Community care keeps people alive. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
29 degrees tonight. Black Lives Matter Paterson is out with hot meals, hot chocolate, blankets, coats, gloves, and rides to the warming center. Someone froze to death sleeping outside last night. Community care keeps people alive. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
What do we do with the parts of ourselves that are too painful to hold in and too painful to let out?
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
What do we do with the parts of ourselves that are too painful to hold in and too painful to let out?
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I was so happy to contribute a teen gift to this toy drive that my friend @prisonculture.bsky.social is co-organizing. Everything is SO EXPENSIVE right now. Let's brighten the holiday for some young folks during this tough time.
Toy link: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gift purchase link: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Toy link: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gift purchase link: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I was so happy to contribute a teen gift to this toy drive that my friend @prisonculture.bsky.social is co-organizing. Everything is SO EXPENSIVE right now. Let's brighten the holiday for some young folks during this tough time.
Toy link: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gift purchase link: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Toy link: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gift purchase link: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
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There's another interesting cognitive bias: humans suck at negating statements.
Spinoza had an interesting idea that when you encounter a new sentence or idea, you first try to understand how it could be true *and then* deny it. Comprehend, and then negate.
It turns out he was right.
Spinoza had an interesting idea that when you encounter a new sentence or idea, you first try to understand how it could be true *and then* deny it. Comprehend, and then negate.
It turns out he was right.
As I mentioned before, human memory is associative, and you can tell because look at this image and then close your eyes.
Whichever one you saw, maiden or crone, will make certain words easier to hear or read through noise. Because those words have been primed in your associative memory.
Whichever one you saw, maiden or crone, will make certain words easier to hear or read through noise. Because those words have been primed in your associative memory.
June 13, 2024 at 9:09 PM
There's another interesting cognitive bias: humans suck at negating statements.
Spinoza had an interesting idea that when you encounter a new sentence or idea, you first try to understand how it could be true *and then* deny it. Comprehend, and then negate.
It turns out he was right.
Spinoza had an interesting idea that when you encounter a new sentence or idea, you first try to understand how it could be true *and then* deny it. Comprehend, and then negate.
It turns out he was right.
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As I mentioned before, human memory is associative, and you can tell because look at this image and then close your eyes.
Whichever one you saw, maiden or crone, will make certain words easier to hear or read through noise. Because those words have been primed in your associative memory.
Whichever one you saw, maiden or crone, will make certain words easier to hear or read through noise. Because those words have been primed in your associative memory.
June 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM
As I mentioned before, human memory is associative, and you can tell because look at this image and then close your eyes.
Whichever one you saw, maiden or crone, will make certain words easier to hear or read through noise. Because those words have been primed in your associative memory.
Whichever one you saw, maiden or crone, will make certain words easier to hear or read through noise. Because those words have been primed in your associative memory.
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If you are in the National Guard and fear you may be deployed to violate the rights of US citizens, there is help. Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you are in the National Guard and fear you may be deployed to violate the rights of US citizens, there is help. Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
Visit girightshotline.org for more information