Stardust Personified
@plagedesreves.bsky.social
A galaxy, a black hole, a paradox, an enigma, a limitless soul. Presently occupying the form of an alchemist.
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"To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight."
A classic manifesto for the courage of being yourself: www.themarginalian.org/2017/09/25/e...
A classic manifesto for the courage of being yourself: www.themarginalian.org/2017/09/25/e...
The Courage to Be Yourself: E.E. Cummings on Art, Life, and Being Unafraid to Feel
“To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight.”
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October 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight."
A classic manifesto for the courage of being yourself: www.themarginalian.org/2017/09/25/e...
A classic manifesto for the courage of being yourself: www.themarginalian.org/2017/09/25/e...
True story: Did you know that a group of frogs is called an army?
October 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
True story: Did you know that a group of frogs is called an army?
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The hilarity continues, let's laugh the bastards out of power.
October 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The hilarity continues, let's laugh the bastards out of power.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
"Habea who? Sounds illegal. Better call ICE and deport her." - The Megalomaniac, probably
ARE YOU HABEAS CORPUS?
October 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Habea who? Sounds illegal. Better call ICE and deport her." - The Megalomaniac, probably
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“Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
The story behind the Dylan Thomas classic and a rare recording of the poet himself reading it www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/24/d...
The story behind the Dylan Thomas classic and a rare recording of the poet himself reading it www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/24/d...
The Story Behind Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” and the Poet’s Own Stirring Reading of His Masterpiece
“Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
www.themarginalian.org
June 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
The story behind the Dylan Thomas classic and a rare recording of the poet himself reading it www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/24/d...
The story behind the Dylan Thomas classic and a rare recording of the poet himself reading it www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/24/d...
Spring in the PNW.
April 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Spring in the PNW.
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Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!
April 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!
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Leaving a bookstore with your arms full of books has big "look at these cool rocks I found" energy
April 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Leaving a bookstore with your arms full of books has big "look at these cool rocks I found" energy
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Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotional intelligence really means www.themarginalian.org/2019/11/25/t...
Alain de Botton on Existential Maturity and What Emotional Intelligence Really Means
“The emotionally intelligent person knows that they will only ever be mentally healthy in a few areas and at certain moments, but is committed to fathoming their inadequacies and warning othe…
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April 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotional intelligence really means www.themarginalian.org/2019/11/25/t...
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You were not born to merely survive each day. You were born to create, to grow, to impact the world in a way only you can. Don’t shrink to fit places that were never meant to hold your greatness.
April 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
You were not born to merely survive each day. You were born to create, to grow, to impact the world in a way only you can. Don’t shrink to fit places that were never meant to hold your greatness.
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A favorite bit from Rawls...
April 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A favorite bit from Rawls...
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Imagine still buying from the enemy, but slapping stickers on it to make it "okay". It's giving, "I'm the cool mom."
April 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Imagine still buying from the enemy, but slapping stickers on it to make it "okay". It's giving, "I'm the cool mom."
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The dandelion and the meaning of life – G.K. Chesterton on how to contact wonder
The Dandelion and the Meaning of Life: G.K. Chesterton on How to Dig for the “Submerged Sunrise of Wonder”
Recovering the “forgotten blaze or burst of astonishment at our own existence” alive in the back of our modernity-deadened minds.
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April 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The dandelion and the meaning of life – G.K. Chesterton on how to contact wonder
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This is what happens when too many people would rather hurt others than help themselves. Literally nobody in America is benefitting from this.
April 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is what happens when too many people would rather hurt others than help themselves. Literally nobody in America is benefitting from this.
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Every time an app asks to synch my contacts I feel like I should go tell an adult or something
April 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Every time an app asks to synch my contacts I feel like I should go tell an adult or something
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Bird names continue to be completely unregulated
April 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Bird names continue to be completely unregulated
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There's no such thing as a self-made man or woman. No one succeeds without support.
"I did it on my own" is a sign of insecurity and entitlement. Acknowledging help is a mark of confidence and humility.
Giving credit to others doesn't undermine you. It elevates them.
"I did it on my own" is a sign of insecurity and entitlement. Acknowledging help is a mark of confidence and humility.
Giving credit to others doesn't undermine you. It elevates them.
April 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There's no such thing as a self-made man or woman. No one succeeds without support.
"I did it on my own" is a sign of insecurity and entitlement. Acknowledging help is a mark of confidence and humility.
Giving credit to others doesn't undermine you. It elevates them.
"I did it on my own" is a sign of insecurity and entitlement. Acknowledging help is a mark of confidence and humility.
Giving credit to others doesn't undermine you. It elevates them.
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$24 million just doesn't buy what it used to
April 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
$24 million just doesn't buy what it used to
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I refer to growing up in the acid rain/ quicksand/impending nuclear conflict era as being "classically trained" in generalized anxiety
April 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I refer to growing up in the acid rain/ quicksand/impending nuclear conflict era as being "classically trained" in generalized anxiety
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
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CAST IRON PAN: we demand to be cleaned by hand, you will dry me properly or we will rust all over you, and don’t even think about using that metal spatula because…
ME: of course, of course, nothing’s too good for my special little pan
MY BODY: can we have some water?
ME: shutup, coffee is water
ME: of course, of course, nothing’s too good for my special little pan
MY BODY: can we have some water?
ME: shutup, coffee is water
March 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
CAST IRON PAN: we demand to be cleaned by hand, you will dry me properly or we will rust all over you, and don’t even think about using that metal spatula because…
ME: of course, of course, nothing’s too good for my special little pan
MY BODY: can we have some water?
ME: shutup, coffee is water
ME: of course, of course, nothing’s too good for my special little pan
MY BODY: can we have some water?
ME: shutup, coffee is water
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What might our lives be like if we surrendered to "the recognition and the acceptance of the irrational element as the most vital part of human life"?
The Countercultural Sanity of the Irrational: Pioneering Psychiatrist Otto Rank on the Blind Spots of Reason
In one crucial respect at least, the human animal does not pass the mirror test of self-knowledge: We move through the world by impulse and emotion, then look back and rationalize our choices, decl…
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March 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What might our lives be like if we surrendered to "the recognition and the acceptance of the irrational element as the most vital part of human life"?
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suddenly curious how many of these are about top secret military operations
March 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
suddenly curious how many of these are about top secret military operations
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Collaborators with the fascists.
March 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Collaborators with the fascists.