Dana Workes
@dworkes.bsky.social
I liked social media once.
📍STL. City mouse. Energized by community. Thrive on connection. Lover of art, music, food, my dog… your dog… all the dogs…
Empathy. Integrity. Authenticity.
Resist.
🤘🏼🖤
📍STL. City mouse. Energized by community. Thrive on connection. Lover of art, music, food, my dog… your dog… all the dogs…
Empathy. Integrity. Authenticity.
Resist.
🤘🏼🖤
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This is one of the finest things I've ever read in a lifetime of reading
Of Stars, Seagulls, and Love: Loren Eiseley on the First and Final Truth of Life
Somewhere along the way of life, we learn that love means very different things to different people, and yet all personal love is but a fractal of a larger universal love. Some call it God. I call …
www.themarginalian.org
March 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is one of the finest things I've ever read in a lifetime of reading
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Every checkout counts! 📚✨So go ahead—borrow that book, place that hold, and keep your library thriving! Here's how to find your next great #read: 📖 bit.ly/4htlQqz
#ForOurLibraries #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourLibrary #Bookish #LibbyApp
#ForOurLibraries #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourLibrary #Bookish #LibbyApp
March 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Every checkout counts! 📚✨So go ahead—borrow that book, place that hold, and keep your library thriving! Here's how to find your next great #read: 📖 bit.ly/4htlQqz
#ForOurLibraries #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourLibrary #Bookish #LibbyApp
#ForOurLibraries #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourLibrary #Bookish #LibbyApp
Hey Alexa… Tell Bezos to go to…
Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
www.wired.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hey Alexa… Tell Bezos to go to…
Rare ‘Midwestern kid’ tornado prep in advance of tonight’s predicted Sharknado. For once, I’m all set to run to the basement instead of the porch. 🌪️😳
#314Day #stlwx IN #stl style, WITH @stl-style.bsky.social
PS: The fact that I even own camping lanterns might be the weirdest thing about this.
#314Day #stlwx IN #stl style, WITH @stl-style.bsky.social
PS: The fact that I even own camping lanterns might be the weirdest thing about this.
March 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Rare ‘Midwestern kid’ tornado prep in advance of tonight’s predicted Sharknado. For once, I’m all set to run to the basement instead of the porch. 🌪️😳
#314Day #stlwx IN #stl style, WITH @stl-style.bsky.social
PS: The fact that I even own camping lanterns might be the weirdest thing about this.
#314Day #stlwx IN #stl style, WITH @stl-style.bsky.social
PS: The fact that I even own camping lanterns might be the weirdest thing about this.
Did the thing today. Just a tiny baby local primary, but it matters. It always matters. And these days, it REALLY matters.
And damn… it only took a few minutes, but just walking in and out of that school gym today…
I FELT it.
If today is an Election Day where you are… GO.
And damn… it only took a few minutes, but just walking in and out of that school gym today…
I FELT it.
If today is an Election Day where you are… GO.
March 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Did the thing today. Just a tiny baby local primary, but it matters. It always matters. And these days, it REALLY matters.
And damn… it only took a few minutes, but just walking in and out of that school gym today…
I FELT it.
If today is an Election Day where you are… GO.
And damn… it only took a few minutes, but just walking in and out of that school gym today…
I FELT it.
If today is an Election Day where you are… GO.
One month. It’s been ONE. MONTH. And look at where we are.
Something has to be done before we are.
Something has to be done before we are.
February 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
One month. It’s been ONE. MONTH. And look at where we are.
Something has to be done before we are.
Something has to be done before we are.
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People need to understand this: Trump did not leave office willingly the first time. If his health holds up, he will not leave office willingly this time. He is not joking about serving more than two terms.
February 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
People need to understand this: Trump did not leave office willingly the first time. If his health holds up, he will not leave office willingly this time. He is not joking about serving more than two terms.
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Here's an immediate action item everyone can do: support Gedebien, Valimont and Weil, the Dems running in 3 upcoming special elections.
@joshweil.bsky.social
@gayforcongress.bsky.social
@joshweil.bsky.social
@gayforcongress.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's an immediate action item everyone can do: support Gedebien, Valimont and Weil, the Dems running in 3 upcoming special elections.
@joshweil.bsky.social
@gayforcongress.bsky.social
@joshweil.bsky.social
@gayforcongress.bsky.social
Today’s inspirational quote…
February 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today’s inspirational quote…
From the archives of my old, recently dismantled social media accounts. Feels right for the times.
Note: The ‘piss off’ brand of punk is also more valid than ever. I stand by both.
Note: The ‘piss off’ brand of punk is also more valid than ever. I stand by both.
February 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
From the archives of my old, recently dismantled social media accounts. Feels right for the times.
Note: The ‘piss off’ brand of punk is also more valid than ever. I stand by both.
Note: The ‘piss off’ brand of punk is also more valid than ever. I stand by both.
Sharing is caring. Anyone need a light?
February 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Sharing is caring. Anyone need a light?
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Leonard Cohen on the antidote to anger and the meaning of resistance
Leonard Cohen on the Antidote to Anger and the Meaning of Resistance
One of the commonest and most corrosive human reflexes is to react to helplessness with anger. We do it in our personal lives and we do it in our political lives. We are living through a time of un…
www.themarginalian.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Leonard Cohen on the antidote to anger and the meaning of resistance
@thelastgayviking.bsky.social Finally finished archiving and deleting the ‘gram. Found a few old gems in there! Good times. 😊
February 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
@thelastgayviking.bsky.social Finally finished archiving and deleting the ‘gram. Found a few old gems in there! Good times. 😊
@tndustin.bsky.social Yay! Hi! I know we don’t know each other well, but I’m glad to stay connected with you here. How are you?
February 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@tndustin.bsky.social Yay! Hi! I know we don’t know each other well, but I’m glad to stay connected with you here. How are you?
Doing Trump’s Dirty Work
Is the world’s richest man staging a “coup”?
steady.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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The International Institute of St. Louis furloughed staff and paused preparations for its popular annual Festival of Nations because of uncertainty over federal funding under the Trump administration.
St. Louis International Institute furloughs 60% of staff, pauses Festival of Nations prep
The International Institute of St. Louis furloughed staff and paused preparations for its popular annual Festival of Nations because of uncertainty over federal funding under the Trump administration.
www.stlpr.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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