Jeff Oberlander
pnw-native.bsky.social
Jeff Oberlander
@pnw-native.bsky.social
On a universal quest to understand my authentic self, existence, energy, and our connection. ❤️

Blue and passionate about human rights

"Without music, life would be a mistake" ~ Nietzsche

Vashon Island, Washington State
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay I spent quiet time in the forests of Vashon Island — once the land of the sx̌ʷəbabš, the Swift Water People.
We can’t heal what we refuse to face.
Remember the truth.
Honor the people who were here first. 🌿

#Decolonize #LandBack
October 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Spent 4 days immersed in Fox News and I’m honestly still reeling. It’s not just spin—it’s an alternate reality, designed to keep viewers trapped. I have a new Substack all about it.

Read here: tinyurl.com/54sw4bww

#media #foxnews #disinformation
October 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New Substack:
American Fascism: How We Got Here — The Day the Guardrails Fell

I break down how we ended up in today’s outrage-driven, divided media world.

tinyurl.com/nh6xnfup

#MediaHistory #AmericanFascism #Substack #USPolitics #Journalism
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Launching my new Substack, Democracy Dispatch: Rights Unfiltered—a space for truth, real talk, and defending our rights. No spin, just facts and action.
Subscribe & join the conversation!

open.substack.com/pub/jeffober...
September 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way."

~ Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

#fullmoon #vashon #vashonisland #attitude
February 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Attorney General Bondi signed this memo, available on the DOJ website that legalizes the execution of any illegal immigrant with no crime. This is insane.
This will happen at Guantanamo where the world cannot see.

And WTF is the reference to "Indian Country"? I guess we are 1855 now.
February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In this time of democratic collapse, I wanted to take inventory of what I stand for. Its not an inclusive list, but this is what rolled off my fingers. These are some of my beliefs. We are in a fight. Looking away is not an option. I want to know what you stand for too.

#humanrights
January 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Its getting ugly fast.

Notes from within Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on their hostile takeover

#news #opm #fascism
January 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I bought this shirt two years ago - long before the election. These things have been percolating for decades and got legs in 2016. There is a full blown fascist regime present now trying to destroy everything the Constitution stands for.

#fascism #democracy #freedom #humanrights
January 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Thank you for your wisdom and words as always @marwilliamson.bsky.social

#stopfascism #fightfascism #mariannewilliamson
January 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The new Seattle waterfront is pretty spectacular. There used to be a two level freeway running on the waterfront dividing it from Pike Place Market. It was removed in 2019 and the results are amazing!

#seattle #waterfront #pacificnorthwest #pnw #pikeplacemarket #travel
January 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
She's majestic. She's tattooed on my arm. When the weather is good around here, we say "the mountain is out". Bluebird day that felt more like May than mid Jan. Along her side was Mt St Helen's and Mt Adams. Spectacular!

#mtrainier #mountrainier #pacificnorthwest
#paradise
#pnw #washingtonstate
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself" ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

#vashon #vashonisland #pnw #nature #pacificnorthwest #yogananda
January 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders" ~ Lao Tzu

#vashon #vashonisland #sunset #pacificnorthwest #pnw #sunsets
January 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I can't make a list long enough. Stop war. Stop hate. Stop global warming. Stop division. Stop racism. Stop greed. Stop ego.

Just LOVE.

#peace #prayers #love #silence
January 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"What have you been doing to stay busy?" I heard this American colloquialism during small talk over the holidays and it really struck me as so American and so wrong.
January 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Hi everybody, I'm Jeff from Seattle Wa, currently Vashon Island. Just putting this to pin so people who follow know who I am. I'm very blue, believe deeply in human rights and am here to fight fascist narcissistic dicks.

I am also really opening my world to understanding the universe & the real me.
November 20, 2024 at 3:48 AM
November 19, 2024 at 12:06 AM
November 16, 2024 at 7:32 PM
November 16, 2024 at 7:32 PM
May be hard to figure out...
November 16, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I haven't watched a more relevant documentary on humanity as "The Work" in a long time. It follows a group therapy program between hard core criminals and outside participants. What you witness is the story of humanity. Watching this movie reaffirmed my conviction that humanity is good at the core.
November 13, 2024 at 4:37 AM