Raman Frey
@ramanfrey.bsky.social
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Raman Frey
@ramanfrey.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Tools to find the others.
Ways to build islands of #sanity.
A #refuge from the storm, a break from anxiety.
Open heart, eyes, ears, mind.
Shared #ethics.
Shared creative guardrails.
A shared vision, things to do.
Bridges between islands.
An actual transformative #movement.
#systemschange
Ways to build islands of #sanity.
A #refuge from the storm, a break from anxiety.
Open heart, eyes, ears, mind.
Shared #ethics.
Shared creative guardrails.
A shared vision, things to do.
Bridges between islands.
An actual transformative #movement.
#systemschange
A fascinating evening at The Lightning Society in Brooklyn, put together by our friends Benjamin Von Wong and featuring Michael Mezzatesta and myself, all about the present and future of leaning into regenerative economics.
Our movement is in the air! It was a packed house!
Our movement is in the air! It was a packed house!
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A fascinating evening at The Lightning Society in Brooklyn, put together by our friends Benjamin Von Wong and featuring Michael Mezzatesta and myself, all about the present and future of leaning into regenerative economics.
Our movement is in the air! It was a packed house!
Our movement is in the air! It was a packed house!
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our son is developing quite the vocabulary and so I'm offering small nuggets of dad advice I hope will serve him well.
Become competent, not expert, at everything you touch.
Become competent, not expert, at everything you touch.
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Our son is developing quite the vocabulary and so I'm offering small nuggets of dad advice I hope will serve him well.
Become competent, not expert, at everything you touch.
Become competent, not expert, at everything you touch.
Last night's sunset release of baby turtles on Playa La Ropa. The boy was immobilized and frankly concerned. We had to explain that they live in the ocean and are happy there.
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Last night's sunset release of baby turtles on Playa La Ropa. The boy was immobilized and frankly concerned. We had to explain that they live in the ocean and are happy there.
Perhaps the problem is the incentives of a representative republic dominated by a narrow Overton Window of only two corporatist parties?
I don't know.
What do you think?
I don't know.
What do you think?
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Perhaps the problem is the incentives of a representative republic dominated by a narrow Overton Window of only two corporatist parties?
I don't know.
What do you think?
I don't know.
What do you think?
The path to Zihuatenejo. And I feel this Mexican graffiti artist. We haven't been the best of neighbors.
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The path to Zihuatenejo. And I feel this Mexican graffiti artist. We haven't been the best of neighbors.
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“Snap is one of our nation’s most effective tools to fight hunger, and the USDA has the money to keep it running...There is no excuse for this administration to abandon families who rely on Snap as a lifeline.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Two dozen states sue White House over food stamps suspension amid shutdown
Federal food assistance benefits for low-income families set to expire on 1 November due to government shutdown
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
“Snap is one of our nation’s most effective tools to fight hunger, and the USDA has the money to keep it running...There is no excuse for this administration to abandon families who rely on Snap as a lifeline.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More of autumn. Thanks Benjamin Von Wong for this shot of me co-hosting the Warm Data Lab at the Denizen retreat.
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
More of autumn. Thanks Benjamin Von Wong for this shot of me co-hosting the Warm Data Lab at the Denizen retreat.
Apropos our recent GP Dinner with dark retreat advocate Nick Jankel.
"I wanted to boil existence down, see what remained."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/m...
"I wanted to boil existence down, see what remained."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/m...
‘You’re Going to Lose Your Mind’: My Three-Day Retreat in Total Darkness
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Apropos our recent GP Dinner with dark retreat advocate Nick Jankel.
"I wanted to boil existence down, see what remained."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/m...
"I wanted to boil existence down, see what remained."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/m...
When will we make ecocide a crime?
When will the laws reflect the values that most of us already carry, that a flourishing natural world, clean air and water, is a child's birthright?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
When will the laws reflect the values that most of us already carry, that a flourishing natural world, clean air and water, is a child's birthright?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Should we treat environmental crime more like murder?
Serial killers and violent criminals dominate the headlines. What if we covered ecocide and pollution in the same way?
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
When will we make ecocide a crime?
When will the laws reflect the values that most of us already carry, that a flourishing natural world, clean air and water, is a child's birthright?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
When will the laws reflect the values that most of us already carry, that a flourishing natural world, clean air and water, is a child's birthright?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
@nickjankel.bsky.social thanks again for popping up to SF from LA after your trip to Amsterdam.
Going into The Dark together was a transformative conversation for our community, reflecting on courage, introspection and the kind of initiations and medicine needed by so many right now in our society.
Going into The Dark together was a transformative conversation for our community, reflecting on courage, introspection and the kind of initiations and medicine needed by so many right now in our society.
October 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@nickjankel.bsky.social thanks again for popping up to SF from LA after your trip to Amsterdam.
Going into The Dark together was a transformative conversation for our community, reflecting on courage, introspection and the kind of initiations and medicine needed by so many right now in our society.
Going into The Dark together was a transformative conversation for our community, reflecting on courage, introspection and the kind of initiations and medicine needed by so many right now in our society.
On Saturday night we hosted about 60 Good People at TinkerTendo for a dinner to celebrate David Gelles and his new book Dirtbag Billionaire, about Yvon Chouinnard and Patagonia.
Big thanks to Esther Yoon, Matt Mullenweg, Hanif Sadr and especially Karin Justine Johnson for making this all possible.
Big thanks to Esther Yoon, Matt Mullenweg, Hanif Sadr and especially Karin Justine Johnson for making this all possible.
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On Saturday night we hosted about 60 Good People at TinkerTendo for a dinner to celebrate David Gelles and his new book Dirtbag Billionaire, about Yvon Chouinnard and Patagonia.
Big thanks to Esther Yoon, Matt Mullenweg, Hanif Sadr and especially Karin Justine Johnson for making this all possible.
Big thanks to Esther Yoon, Matt Mullenweg, Hanif Sadr and especially Karin Justine Johnson for making this all possible.
Last call for our 191st GP Dinner this Tuesday, October 7th in San Francisco. Chef, menu, speaker, venue and other details are all here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1429318051...
www.eventbrite.com/e/1429318051...
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Last call for our 191st GP Dinner this Tuesday, October 7th in San Francisco. Chef, menu, speaker, venue and other details are all here.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1429318051...
www.eventbrite.com/e/1429318051...
Good. An abrupt interruption might wake some people up.
I would join a general strike as well.
I would join a general strike as well.
Breaking News: The U.S. government has shut down, after Congress failed to pass a bill to keep federal funding flowing. Hundreds of thousands of workers are set to be sent home without pay, and a wide range of federal programs will be disrupted.
Follow live updates: nyti.ms/4nv9UrS
Follow live updates: nyti.ms/4nv9UrS
October 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Good. An abrupt interruption might wake some people up.
I would join a general strike as well.
I would join a general strike as well.
"A company that consistently prioritized things other than profit."
David Gelles
davidgelles.substack.com/p/is-this-di...
David Gelles
davidgelles.substack.com/p/is-this-di...
Is this “dirtbag billionaire” the exception that proves the rule?
A recording from David Gelles and Anand Giridharadas's live video
davidgelles.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"A company that consistently prioritized things other than profit."
David Gelles
davidgelles.substack.com/p/is-this-di...
David Gelles
davidgelles.substack.com/p/is-this-di...
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Eric Adams started with strong support among Black and working-class voters. By the time he dropped out Sunday, his re-election effort was polling below 10%. Here’s how a swirl of scandals and accusations of corruption led to his decline. nyti.ms/3IMncRE
September 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Eric Adams started with strong support among Black and working-class voters. By the time he dropped out Sunday, his re-election effort was polling below 10%. Here’s how a swirl of scandals and accusations of corruption led to his decline. nyti.ms/3IMncRE
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Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
We are building a little Cathedral of the Green Thumb over near the garden.
September 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We are building a little Cathedral of the Green Thumb over near the garden.
Good People,
Last call for our design for impact gathering, October 13 to 17 here at Camp Earnest.
An extraordinary list of compassionate and driven friends, leaders in a variety of industries has signed up. I’ll send out our first what to expect email soon.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1083481104...
Last call for our design for impact gathering, October 13 to 17 here at Camp Earnest.
An extraordinary list of compassionate and driven friends, leaders in a variety of industries has signed up. I’ll send out our first what to expect email soon.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1083481104...
Design for Exponential Impact at Camp Earnest
Learn how to apply your design superpowers for social and ecological impact from two of the world's most impactful design visionaries.
www.eventbrite.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Good People,
Last call for our design for impact gathering, October 13 to 17 here at Camp Earnest.
An extraordinary list of compassionate and driven friends, leaders in a variety of industries has signed up. I’ll send out our first what to expect email soon.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1083481104...
Last call for our design for impact gathering, October 13 to 17 here at Camp Earnest.
An extraordinary list of compassionate and driven friends, leaders in a variety of industries has signed up. I’ll send out our first what to expect email soon.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1083481104...
"If the medium is the message, the message is mass psychosis—and it will send us careening from one political emergency to the next."
samharris.substack.com/p/we-are-los...
samharris.substack.com/p/we-are-los...
We Are Losing the Information War with Ourselves
If the medium is the message, the message is mass psychosis.
samharris.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"If the medium is the message, the message is mass psychosis—and it will send us careening from one political emergency to the next."
samharris.substack.com/p/we-are-los...
samharris.substack.com/p/we-are-los...
Last night's sunset from the Panoramic Highway, looking west to the ocean.
September 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Last night's sunset from the Panoramic Highway, looking west to the ocean.
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Every day we spruce up. Every step improves the experience for Camp Earnest visitors.
More signs went up, to help guests navigate more easily.
The new ice-maker works great!
New solar lights went up on the mural across from the lodge, the Tuolumne sign and the sign at the Cedar Springs gate.
More signs went up, to help guests navigate more easily.
The new ice-maker works great!
New solar lights went up on the mural across from the lodge, the Tuolumne sign and the sign at the Cedar Springs gate.
September 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Every day we spruce up. Every step improves the experience for Camp Earnest visitors.
More signs went up, to help guests navigate more easily.
The new ice-maker works great!
New solar lights went up on the mural across from the lodge, the Tuolumne sign and the sign at the Cedar Springs gate.
More signs went up, to help guests navigate more easily.
The new ice-maker works great!
New solar lights went up on the mural across from the lodge, the Tuolumne sign and the sign at the Cedar Springs gate.