Ricardo Villarreal
@ricardovillarreal.bsky.social
"Art can’t save us from anything, but we need it as a reminder of something better — of a world that is the antithesis of what we inhale with the news." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This Poem About Monet’s “Water Lilies” Reflects on the Powers and Limits of Art
“Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Art can’t save us from anything, but we need it as a reminder of something better — of a world that is the antithesis of what we inhale with the news." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"...if late-night hosts can be punished for their jokes, it won’t be long before atheists, dissenters and defenders of secular government are punished simply for telling the truth.
The First Amendment is not a privilege doled out by those in power."
freethoughtnow.org/first-they-c...
The First Amendment is not a privilege doled out by those in power."
freethoughtnow.org/first-they-c...
First they came for the late-night hosts… - Freethought Now
As an attorney at the Freedom From Religion Foundation, I spend most of my time working to keep government and religion separate. But today, I’m compelled to speak to a broader constitutional crisis h...
freethoughtnow.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"...if late-night hosts can be punished for their jokes, it won’t be long before atheists, dissenters and defenders of secular government are punished simply for telling the truth.
The First Amendment is not a privilege doled out by those in power."
freethoughtnow.org/first-they-c...
The First Amendment is not a privilege doled out by those in power."
freethoughtnow.org/first-they-c...
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just leaving this right here for no reason at all
September 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
just leaving this right here for no reason at all
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If you're represented by a Republican in the House, call their offices to demand they join this.
Be sure to tell them you know it just needs one more signature and it should be theirs.
Be sure to tell them you know it just needs one more signature and it should be theirs.
September 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you're represented by a Republican in the House, call their offices to demand they join this.
Be sure to tell them you know it just needs one more signature and it should be theirs.
Be sure to tell them you know it just needs one more signature and it should be theirs.
Reposted by Ricardo Villarreal
Reposted by Ricardo Villarreal
Trump: "An old fashioned term that we use -- groceries. I used it on the campaign. It's such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It says a bag with different things in it."
April 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Trump: "An old fashioned term that we use -- groceries. I used it on the campaign. It's such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It says a bag with different things in it."
"Reading and discussing fiction, especially literary fiction, improves well-being, increases empathy and can decrease depressive symptoms for years. Deep reading literally reshapes the brain..." Great article on the power of focused attention, from the @latimes.com... www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: The woes of 'attention capitalism' are new, but the cure is ancient
Attention is a muscle that requires building. This could be seen as the central task of education.
www.latimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Reading and discussing fiction, especially literary fiction, improves well-being, increases empathy and can decrease depressive symptoms for years. Deep reading literally reshapes the brain..." Great article on the power of focused attention, from the @latimes.com... www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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Pete is right, as usual.
These people cannot keep America safe.
I’m embarrassed to be an American now more than ever.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
These people cannot keep America safe.
I’m embarrassed to be an American now more than ever.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Pete is right, as usual.
These people cannot keep America safe.
I’m embarrassed to be an American now more than ever.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
These people cannot keep America safe.
I’m embarrassed to be an American now more than ever.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
"More than 15 million people have provided 23andMe with DNA samples, representing a trove of genetic information that could be sold in bankruptcy proceedings." I believe the work they do is important and I hope they protect data privacy moving forward. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
23andMe shares tumble after bankruptcy filing and California attorney general's privacy warning
Shares in genetic testing firm 23andMe dropped Monday after the company declared bankruptcy and California reminded consumers of their right to have their data deleted.
www.latimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"More than 15 million people have provided 23andMe with DNA samples, representing a trove of genetic information that could be sold in bankruptcy proceedings." I believe the work they do is important and I hope they protect data privacy moving forward. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
"As línguas são essenciais na construção da identidade e, por isso, são uma forma de poder... Impedir alguém de falar a própria língua é uma violência extrema. Manter viva uma língua é uma forma de resistência." Artigo sobre o património linguístico da humanidade...
www.publico.pt/2025/03/05/c...
www.publico.pt/2025/03/05/c...
Para a cantora mexicana Lila Downs, “o idioma é uma arma de poder”
Há línguas a desaparecer – e com elas perdemos ideias, poéticas, formas de entender o mundo. Mas há outras que resistem e se reforçam. Manter viva uma língua é uma forma de resistência.
www.publico.pt
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"As línguas são essenciais na construção da identidade e, por isso, são uma forma de poder... Impedir alguém de falar a própria língua é uma violência extrema. Manter viva uma língua é uma forma de resistência." Artigo sobre o património linguístico da humanidade...
www.publico.pt/2025/03/05/c...
www.publico.pt/2025/03/05/c...
Without freedom of the press there is no functioning democracy and no free society. Protect the First Amendment. #1A
Raskin: "Trump is suing CBS for $20b in damages because, check this out, he believes an interview with Kamala Harris produced too favorable an impression of her. That means I could sue Fox News because I think their interview with Trump produce too favorable an impression. I mean, this is lunacy."
February 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Without freedom of the press there is no functioning democracy and no free society. Protect the First Amendment. #1A
So trump is offering refugee status to white privileged South Africans who didn't ask for it or need it, but rejects refugees from Middle East (and other) countries who have supported American interests in their region. I wonder if skin color plays a role here... 🤔 www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in U.S. They say no thanks
Groups representing some of South Africa’s white minority reject President Trump offer of refugee status and resettlement in the United States.
www.latimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
So trump is offering refugee status to white privileged South Africans who didn't ask for it or need it, but rejects refugees from Middle East (and other) countries who have supported American interests in their region. I wonder if skin color plays a role here... 🤔 www.latimes.com/world-nation...
"Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and above all, gambling, filled up the horizon in their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult." From George Orwell's 1984 regarding the proles. #Literature #SuperBowl
February 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and above all, gambling, filled up the horizon in their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult." From George Orwell's 1984 regarding the proles. #Literature #SuperBowl
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We rise and tomorrow there will be more of us! ✊
February 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We rise and tomorrow there will be more of us! ✊
"Waving a foreign flag at protests is good trouble — a sign for the brave to rally together and stand tall against a commander in chief who understands nothing but chaos." - @gustavoarellano.bsky.social for @latimes.com 🇲🇽👏 www.latimes.com/california/s...
Column: Why waving the Mexican flag at immigration rallies isn't wrong
Moderates have always feared that Latinos waving the flags of Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela and other ancestral countries is political suicide — that it taps into the part of the American psyche that...
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Waving a foreign flag at protests is good trouble — a sign for the brave to rally together and stand tall against a commander in chief who understands nothing but chaos." - @gustavoarellano.bsky.social for @latimes.com 🇲🇽👏 www.latimes.com/california/s...
El viaje de la lectura es sempiterno. Para mí el "tsundoku" es positivo, es saber que cuento con objetivos literarios y con una vida por delante para leerlos. Porque siempre habrá libros por leer. #BookSky #Literatura 📚 elpais.com/estilo-de-vi...
El fenómeno ‘tsundoku’ o cómo hemos normalizado acumular libros que no leeremos
Esta palabra japonesa describe un hábito que, sin saberlo, realizan muchos lectores cada vez que adquieren nuevos ejemplares cuando tienen títulos aún pendientes
elpais.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
El viaje de la lectura es sempiterno. Para mí el "tsundoku" es positivo, es saber que cuento con objetivos literarios y con una vida por delante para leerlos. Porque siempre habrá libros por leer. #BookSky #Literatura 📚 elpais.com/estilo-de-vi...
Pienso que sí, cuando los inmigrantes atacados directamente por trump son los mexicanos, ondear la bandera de México como acto de protesta es correcto. Y no, no quiere decir que no amen al país (de inmigrantes también) donde ahora residen. elpais.com/us/2025-02-0...
¿Debe la bandera mexicana ondear en las protestas contra Trump?
Una nueva generación de activistas debate en las redes sobre si la presencia del símbolo beneficia o no en la lucha contra las medidas del republicano
elpais.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Pienso que sí, cuando los inmigrantes atacados directamente por trump son los mexicanos, ondear la bandera de México como acto de protesta es correcto. Y no, no quiere decir que no amen al país (de inmigrantes también) donde ahora residen. elpais.com/us/2025-02-0...
"As livrarias convencionais vendem livros que são populares, com base em estatísticas de vendas, e excluem livros que não vendem bem... Nós ignoramos tais princípios. Aqui encontras livros que alguém recomenda apaixonadamente." Muito interessante livraria no Japão. 📚🇯🇵
www.publico.pt/2025/01/30/p...
www.publico.pt/2025/01/30/p...
Partilhar estantes é uma forma de salvar livrarias no Japão (e vender livros mais interessantes)
Pessoas e empresas vendem obras novas ou usadas em espaços alugados, que partilham. “É como se estivesses a ouvir vozes com recomendações.
www.publico.pt
February 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"As livrarias convencionais vendem livros que são populares, com base em estatísticas de vendas, e excluem livros que não vendem bem... Nós ignoramos tais princípios. Aqui encontras livros que alguém recomenda apaixonadamente." Muito interessante livraria no Japão. 📚🇯🇵
www.publico.pt/2025/01/30/p...
www.publico.pt/2025/01/30/p...
Para desarrollar el espíritu de la aventura hay que salir de uno mismo, de nuestras costumbres y territorio. Así descubriremos no solo lo que hay más allá de nuestro entorno, sino también entenderemos mejor nuestro origen y quiénes somos.
raiadiplomatica.info/2025/01/23/e... #Filosofía #Literatura 📚
raiadiplomatica.info/2025/01/23/e... #Filosofía #Literatura 📚
El Sentido de la Vida a través de la Aventura - Raia Diplomática
Uno de los efectos más fascinantes de la literatura es ese despertar que provoca en nuestra imaginación y que detona el deseo de la aventura
raiadiplomatica.info
February 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Para desarrollar el espíritu de la aventura hay que salir de uno mismo, de nuestras costumbres y territorio. Así descubriremos no solo lo que hay más allá de nuestro entorno, sino también entenderemos mejor nuestro origen y quiénes somos.
raiadiplomatica.info/2025/01/23/e... #Filosofía #Literatura 📚
raiadiplomatica.info/2025/01/23/e... #Filosofía #Literatura 📚
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«De niña me intrigaba la expresión “tu media naranja” y trataba de descubrir la relación de los cítricos con nuestros locos, atribulados, eufóricos amores».
#Milenio #México
www.milenio.com/cultura/labe...
#Milenio #México
www.milenio.com/cultura/labe...
Una luz que busca encenderse | Por Irene Vallejo
Amar no es la búsqueda de tu mitad extraviada, sino ese poderoso magnetismo que nos acerca a lo diferente.
www.milenio.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
«De niña me intrigaba la expresión “tu media naranja” y trataba de descubrir la relación de los cítricos con nuestros locos, atribulados, eufóricos amores».
#Milenio #México
www.milenio.com/cultura/labe...
#Milenio #México
www.milenio.com/cultura/labe...
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@ricardovillarreal.bsky.social, gracias por tus palabras. Agradecida también al club por elegir Papyrus.
February 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
@ricardovillarreal.bsky.social, gracias por tus palabras. Agradecida también al club por elegir Papyrus.
Un deleite sumergirme nuevamente en la lectura de esta joya de @irenevalmore.bsky.social ahora con el #EXATEC #BookClub en California. Un bookclub que comenzó durante la pandemia, generando enriquecedoras conversaciones y grandes amistades. Los libros unen. 📚
February 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Un deleite sumergirme nuevamente en la lectura de esta joya de @irenevalmore.bsky.social ahora con el #EXATEC #BookClub en California. Un bookclub que comenzó durante la pandemia, generando enriquecedoras conversaciones y grandes amistades. Los libros unen. 📚
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!