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Learned a new phrase today that helped me understand both why #MAGA weirdos are so #angry and why it seems like there are more ring-wing zealots than ever (even though there aren't), while also giving me more conviction in the progressive direction.
I just learned a new #psychology term that perfectly explains why #maga #republicans are still so #angry, and it has shaken my #leftist brain to its foundation. #extinctionburst #politics
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February 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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I wrote this bit that is entirely unrelated to current things
Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against...
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February 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I wrote this bit that is entirely unrelated to current things
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our EIC read this to us today and it's really helped: "We may not have caused our distress, but we decide what to do with it. Will you pass it on to the next person, or will you manage it by being a little more responsible for yourself, and a little more responsible to your neighbors?"
I’m a Therapist. Trump and Musk Are Prompting People to Act in a Very Specific Way Right Now.
In times of anxiety, many of us tend to get bossy.
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February 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
our EIC read this to us today and it's really helped: "We may not have caused our distress, but we decide what to do with it. Will you pass it on to the next person, or will you manage it by being a little more responsible for yourself, and a little more responsible to your neighbors?"
"Having one king, one god, one belief, they can act single-mindedly. They're strong. Yet the single can be divided. Our strength embraces multitude. This is our sacred earth. We live here with its gods and spirits... Only if they destroy our knowledge are we destroyed."
Ursula K Le Guin, *Voices,*
Ursula K Le Guin, *Voices,*
December 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
"Having one king, one god, one belief, they can act single-mindedly. They're strong. Yet the single can be divided. Our strength embraces multitude. This is our sacred earth. We live here with its gods and spirits... Only if they destroy our knowledge are we destroyed."
Ursula K Le Guin, *Voices,*
Ursula K Le Guin, *Voices,*
"We spin out light in a dark time, grow it at cost
out of the incandescence of flesh we still call living,
and all the fingers of the night point home to us."
Diane di Prima / Revolutionary Letter #70
out of the incandescence of flesh we still call living,
and all the fingers of the night point home to us."
Diane di Prima / Revolutionary Letter #70
November 12, 2024 at 8:49 PM
"We spin out light in a dark time, grow it at cost
out of the incandescence of flesh we still call living,
and all the fingers of the night point home to us."
Diane di Prima / Revolutionary Letter #70
out of the incandescence of flesh we still call living,
and all the fingers of the night point home to us."
Diane di Prima / Revolutionary Letter #70