People do this with alcohol abuse ALL THE F’ING TIME. The alcoholic in my life was never that, it was “she has a problem with alcohol”
#recovery
#alcoholismisadisease
#sobersky
#alanon
And indeed these family patterns play out in the public sphere too
#inallouraffairs

Fox News reported that JD Vance had to move to an “undisclosed location” due to protests at the Vermont resort where he’s skiing this weekend. For inflicting misery on the world and here at home in America, this is exactly the energy that should greet Vance wherever he goes for the rest of his days.

From @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social from her July 2024 appearance on On Being: "So mushrooms, I feel like they’re our great detoxer. They’re the ones who understand that nothing needs to be wasted; that everything can be used in some way..." onbeing.org/programs/adr...

Montgomery County Public Schools comes out and tells Trump to pound sand with his EO telling schools that they have to discriminate against transgender students.

This is how you refuse to comply.

It is important to be informed
It is imperative to take action
It is necessary to take care…
of yourself
of your family
of your neighbors
of your community

Start where you can
Rest
Give yourself grace
Take another step

Here is a gift link to my piece in today’s Washington Post on where we are vis a vis the resistance. You don’t need to be a subscriber, although you do need to give them your email:

wapo.st/4aEGlP3

This drawing is by Anja Rozen, a 13 year old primary school student in Slovenia.

She was chosen from 600,000 children around the world to create a piece of art to show what peace looks like.

Her description in comments