rayorkwis
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under the rain from a cloud of zen and always one step ahead of a ghost of doubt. Happy to be and always looking
How many poor people suffering will it take before elected "representatives" start doing more than just pushing back at town halls? How much pain and even perishing have to happen in the heartland (breadbasket, bible belt, etc.) before it becomes real enough for people to rise up?
February 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How many poor people suffering will it take before elected "representatives" start doing more than just pushing back at town halls? How much pain and even perishing have to happen in the heartland (breadbasket, bible belt, etc.) before it becomes real enough for people to rise up?
4/ The pattern is exactly that of the elite southern enslavers who in the 1850s first took over the Democratic Party and then, through it, captured the Senate, the Supreme Court, and the White House and tried to take over the country.
January 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
4/ The pattern is exactly that of the elite southern enslavers who in the 1850s first took over the Democratic Party and then, through it, captured the Senate, the Supreme Court, and the White House and tried to take over the country.
3/ Here is Richarson's summary paragraph from her post and its historical implications:
In the United States today, a political minority has used the mechanics of government to take power and is now using that power to impose its will on the majority.
In the United States today, a political minority has used the mechanics of government to take power and is now using that power to impose its will on the majority.
January 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
3/ Here is Richarson's summary paragraph from her post and its historical implications:
In the United States today, a political minority has used the mechanics of government to take power and is now using that power to impose its will on the majority.
In the United States today, a political minority has used the mechanics of government to take power and is now using that power to impose its will on the majority.
2/ Today's post by Heather Cox Richardson details how the super-majority GOP in North Carolina have manipulated laws to seize power over a Democratic governor. This is happening all over the country, where the devious and hateful reps and judges defeat anything they disagree with.
January 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
2/ Today's post by Heather Cox Richardson details how the super-majority GOP in North Carolina have manipulated laws to seize power over a Democratic governor. This is happening all over the country, where the devious and hateful reps and judges defeat anything they disagree with.
5/ ... but honors the breaking—and more so, the surviving—by highlighting those repaired seams with gold lacquer. Now the object is functional once again and dignified, not discarded. It’s stronger and even more valuable because of its reinforced, golden scars.”
January 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
5/ ... but honors the breaking—and more so, the surviving—by highlighting those repaired seams with gold lacquer. Now the object is functional once again and dignified, not discarded. It’s stronger and even more valuable because of its reinforced, golden scars.”
4/ “The story of kintsugi—this style of pottery—may be the most perfect embodiment of all our trauma-shattered lives... Instead of throwing away the broken beloved pottery, we’ll fix it in a way that doesn’t pretend it hasn’t been broken ...
January 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
4/ “The story of kintsugi—this style of pottery—may be the most perfect embodiment of all our trauma-shattered lives... Instead of throwing away the broken beloved pottery, we’ll fix it in a way that doesn’t pretend it hasn’t been broken ...
3/ In searching around, I found that there have been some texts that take the process as a metaphor for life. This quote from the book "Suffer Strong" by Katherine and Jay Wolf expresses this beautifully and emotionally...
January 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
3/ In searching around, I found that there have been some texts that take the process as a metaphor for life. This quote from the book "Suffer Strong" by Katherine and Jay Wolf expresses this beautifully and emotionally...
2/ Now, as someone who loves to see the rhetoric in a given situation, I immediately thought of poeticizing the process, especially since, as one in his "golden" years, I have many cracks that could attest to that designation.
January 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
2/ Now, as someone who loves to see the rhetoric in a given situation, I immediately thought of poeticizing the process, especially since, as one in his "golden" years, I have many cracks that could attest to that designation.
3/ Unless you're getting feeds from unaffiliated sites, we see and hear less and less about the genocide in Gaza, let alone the genocide in Sudan.
January 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
3/ Unless you're getting feeds from unaffiliated sites, we see and hear less and less about the genocide in Gaza, let alone the genocide in Sudan.
2/ Did it miraculously snap back to normal, were all the people who lost home and business suddenly able to continue with their lives. And this is only in our country.
January 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
2/ Did it miraculously snap back to normal, were all the people who lost home and business suddenly able to continue with their lives. And this is only in our country.