Ongoing resonance from @ralphdelarosa.bsky.social who passed away in May. I fasted through lunch for a month and donated my lunch money to @wck.org

To quote Ralph "Compassion outshines trauma like nothing else can. It is the path, the practice, and the goal."

#weloveralphdelarosa

There's horrible externalities of energy use and stealing of human labor. I've gotten some beautiful answers from AI. This from Gemini.

Heartfelt sentiments about connection to various lineages and what's appropriation. But too trivial to ask a human teacher.

bhavatu sabe mangalam

Going on till 4pm today I'm told by DSA.

I was born on this land in 1970 at New York Hospital. My parents were not citizens. I'm increasingly aware of the hollow construction of citizenship, and the obsessive clinging to identity built into it.

I can only listen to the land, its people, try to resonate with compassion.

Om Mane Padme Hum

anyone know the name of the Palestinian American poet @saulwilliams.bsky.social is currently performing with at the bluenote?

Power of Art as propaganda, "Birth of Nation", listen to Malcom X w/your heart open, who is responsible? we are. 600 days. Child amputees. Horror & responsibility. Be braver

music.youtube.com/watch?v=LUhC...

Q: "Do you ever imagine a world of love and care? What would you be doing right now if you lived there?"

A: Reposting your lyrics , and feeling tenderness.

Funny how non-cooperative technology is to leading online meditation!

First there's 2 layers of noise cancelling (mic & zoom) that utterly quash a meditation bell.

Then my Bluetooth headphones shut down 15 mins into a 20 min silent sit.

If a bell rings and no one hears it is there even a bell?

"I think we should have a new Bible that just says,
Mother Earth,
and I think men should stand down when women give birth" -Ani

loses some of its bite on patriarchy if we make it gender neutral?

I want a world where we can say this, like this, and we know no one is excluded.

we aren't there yet.

Anyone I know going to the Mogwai show tonight?

I've basically given up trying to find folks to go to show with but I'm also seeing in NYC. If you want to meet up lmk:
Ani DiFranco
Saul Williams (Tues early set)
Metric
Ethel Cain
Perfume Genius
Swans (probably)
Garbage (probably)

I'm fast re-radicalizing back to the left. Except, I no longer feel cis people or allies are reliable. Rape crisis nonprofits, victims advocacy nonprofits are falling over themselves to erase trans people from their websites.

I'm becoming wary about supporting any cis-nonprofits or cis-movements.

"I won't let you fall apart" add acid, season to taste.

heard at protest for trans youth healthcare @NYU-Langone: "we will no longer audition for your empathy" @socialists.nyc