Mary Braden
@mountainmary.bsky.social
The antidote to nihilism is connection. Talk. Cry. Hold each other. Reach out. Listen. Give. Ditch the dubious luxury of judgment. Be the opposite of the evil we repudiate.
February 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The antidote to nihilism is connection. Talk. Cry. Hold each other. Reach out. Listen. Give. Ditch the dubious luxury of judgment. Be the opposite of the evil we repudiate.
More people voted against Trump than for him. 90 million Americans didn’t even vote. Only 6 Presidents since 1844 have won by a narrower margin. The GOP is at war with itself. There was no landslide. There is no mandate. Resistance is not only possible, but obligatory.
November 20, 2024 at 2:30 AM
More people voted against Trump than for him. 90 million Americans didn’t even vote. Only 6 Presidents since 1844 have won by a narrower margin. The GOP is at war with itself. There was no landslide. There is no mandate. Resistance is not only possible, but obligatory.
Are we thinking about what we can offer when things get real? A room? Gas money? Contacts in a blue city or state? Help getting a lawyer? Food, clothes, medical supplies? What rules are we willing to break? We’ve missed the window for discussion. Action time is coming.
November 19, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Are we thinking about what we can offer when things get real? A room? Gas money? Contacts in a blue city or state? Help getting a lawyer? Food, clothes, medical supplies? What rules are we willing to break? We’ve missed the window for discussion. Action time is coming.
We fool ourselves, and wear outselves out doing it And so do those we call our enemies. www.themarginalian.org/2024/11/14/e...
The Managed Heart: Emotional Labor and the Psychological Cost of Ambivalence
What are you unwilling to feel? This is one of the most brutal, most clarifying questions in life, answering which requires great courage and great vulnerability. Out of that unwillingness arises t…
www.themarginalian.org
November 16, 2024 at 9:14 PM
We fool ourselves, and wear outselves out doing it And so do those we call our enemies. www.themarginalian.org/2024/11/14/e...
A bit of context. www.bbc.com/news/article...
X users jump to Bluesky - but what is it and who owns it?
Bluesky is picking up one million new users every day at its current rate.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:44 PM
A bit of context. www.bbc.com/news/article...