silverseafoam
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I can't stress enough how much I agree with this. We need these kinds of stories, too.
I don’t think we need to be told that leaders lie and heroes fail. I think that’s obvious. I need some stories where there are honest people doing good things again. They don’t have to be edgy. They can just be good.
January 16, 2026 at 5:55 AM
I can't stress enough how much I agree with this. We need these kinds of stories, too.
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We must all have ways to hold, release, some of the devastation and fury in these times of terror and rage.
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
how to face the horrors of now
feel, then do
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
We must all have ways to hold, release, some of the devastation and fury in these times of terror and rage.
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
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You don’t realize HOW depressed you were until you realize how depressed you were. The realization is both astounding and sobering.
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
You don’t realize HOW depressed you were until you realize how depressed you were. The realization is both astounding and sobering.
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You're supposed to want to look up words you don't know the meaning of. It's all a part of learning.
January 15, 2026 at 12:38 AM
You're supposed to want to look up words you don't know the meaning of. It's all a part of learning.
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yeah and more generally to the just-world fallacy, the cognitive bias toward believing that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. it's fucking insidious
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
yeah and more generally to the just-world fallacy, the cognitive bias toward believing that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. it's fucking insidious
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This notion spreads far beyond the wellness industry - it goes back to America's puritan roots, to the plague that is Prosperity Gospel.
It's enmeshed with the thinking that the well off & successful are morally and spiritually superior to the impoverished & suffering; the fascist gospel of wealth.
It's enmeshed with the thinking that the well off & successful are morally and spiritually superior to the impoverished & suffering; the fascist gospel of wealth.
The idea that health equals virtue is extremely dangerous.
Who doesn’t like natural foods and clean water? But the idea that if you’re fat or sick or disabled, it’s your fault is dehumanizing and wrong.
We’re all only ever one serious illness or accident away from disability. And life is random.
Who doesn’t like natural foods and clean water? But the idea that if you’re fat or sick or disabled, it’s your fault is dehumanizing and wrong.
We’re all only ever one serious illness or accident away from disability. And life is random.
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This notion spreads far beyond the wellness industry - it goes back to America's puritan roots, to the plague that is Prosperity Gospel.
It's enmeshed with the thinking that the well off & successful are morally and spiritually superior to the impoverished & suffering; the fascist gospel of wealth.
It's enmeshed with the thinking that the well off & successful are morally and spiritually superior to the impoverished & suffering; the fascist gospel of wealth.
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As someone who represents victims of domestic violence, the parallels between it and authoritarianism never ceases to amaze.
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
As someone who represents victims of domestic violence, the parallels between it and authoritarianism never ceases to amaze.
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and guess who's in prisons, largely
Black, brown, poor, and mentally ill people. who'd have fucking thought
Black, brown, poor, and mentally ill people. who'd have fucking thought
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
and guess who's in prisons, largely
Black, brown, poor, and mentally ill people. who'd have fucking thought
Black, brown, poor, and mentally ill people. who'd have fucking thought
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another one is prisons in general, by the way. we never gave that shit up
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
another one is prisons in general, by the way. we never gave that shit up
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one of the earliest components of the eugenics movement in america was preventing mentally ill people *from immigrating or marrying.* one of the places where forced sterilization is still par for course today is in ICE detention centers. this is OUR legacy
It's vital that we acknowledge the racism and violence that has ALWAYS been integral to the USA: a settler colony built on genocide, land theft and the most horrendous chattel slavery ever known.
To treat current ICE/policing as exceptional ignores centuries of suffering and compounds the harm.
To treat current ICE/policing as exceptional ignores centuries of suffering and compounds the harm.
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
one of the earliest components of the eugenics movement in america was preventing mentally ill people *from immigrating or marrying.* one of the places where forced sterilization is still par for course today is in ICE detention centers. this is OUR legacy
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White USians are making SO MANY comparisons of this moment to Nazis and the Holocaust, without once mentioning that the Nazis modeled their genocidal programs on the USA's genocidal programs against indigenous Brown ppl and enslaved Black ppl.
It's vital that we acknowledge the racism and violence that has ALWAYS been integral to the USA: a settler colony built on genocide, land theft and the most horrendous chattel slavery ever known.
To treat current ICE/policing as exceptional ignores centuries of suffering and compounds the harm.
To treat current ICE/policing as exceptional ignores centuries of suffering and compounds the harm.
January 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
White USians are making SO MANY comparisons of this moment to Nazis and the Holocaust, without once mentioning that the Nazis modeled their genocidal programs on the USA's genocidal programs against indigenous Brown ppl and enslaved Black ppl.
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Whiteness is about pretending that evil is good and wrong is right.
Cops/state terrorism = security
Apartheid, segregation & racist discrimination = democracy
Slave labor = free market
Extraction, resource theft, destruction = big business
Apartheid, segregation & racist discrimination = democracy
Slave labor = free market
Extraction, resource theft, destruction = big business
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Whiteness is about pretending that evil is good and wrong is right.
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Just like me and I am also just here for the French fries. 🍟 🪶
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Just like me and I am also just here for the French fries. 🍟 🪶
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THIS.
I keep saying the cycle of abuse is getting shorter and shorter.
I keep saying the cycle of abuse is getting shorter and shorter.
Once again gender studies comes into play - most dangerous time for an abused spouse is when they are trying to leave.
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
THIS.
I keep saying the cycle of abuse is getting shorter and shorter.
I keep saying the cycle of abuse is getting shorter and shorter.
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As a gender studies scholar, I am glad that so many ppl keep pointing out the significance of gender (& specifically, white evangelical masculinity) to all these various strands of violence and hatred. EVERYTHING IS GENDER & RACE.
Once again gender studies comes into play - most dangerous time for an abused spouse is when they are trying to leave.
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
As a gender studies scholar, I am glad that so many ppl keep pointing out the significance of gender (& specifically, white evangelical masculinity) to all these various strands of violence and hatred. EVERYTHING IS GENDER & RACE.
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Once again gender studies comes into play - most dangerous time for an abused spouse is when they are trying to leave.
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Once again gender studies comes into play - most dangerous time for an abused spouse is when they are trying to leave.
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I always think of all the things we could accomplish if we weren't being effectively drained by people without conscience. The places we could explore with joy. The art we could make. Instead we have to constantly fight off leeches who think water & sunlight should be paid for.
Instead of ending the constitution and murdering people, we could have high speed trains and universal health care.
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I always think of all the things we could accomplish if we weren't being effectively drained by people without conscience. The places we could explore with joy. The art we could make. Instead we have to constantly fight off leeches who think water & sunlight should be paid for.
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It's depressing. There are so many things we could be doing instead of all this awfulness. The fact that so many people really believe we have to earn the right to be alive and pay someone else for it is just...yeah.
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
It's depressing. There are so many things we could be doing instead of all this awfulness. The fact that so many people really believe we have to earn the right to be alive and pay someone else for it is just...yeah.
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it drives them insane. it makes them go crazy. they cannot handle a society of free women who stand ready to oppose them. it makes them freak the fuck out. all they want to do is violence but violence especially against women.
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
it drives them insane. it makes them go crazy. they cannot handle a society of free women who stand ready to oppose them. it makes them freak the fuck out. all they want to do is violence but violence especially against women.
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Oh, "historically women-coded jobs" ... you mean beer brewer, computer programmer, codebreaker... like those?
January 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Oh, "historically women-coded jobs" ... you mean beer brewer, computer programmer, codebreaker... like those?
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someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
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Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
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let's make this houseostasis a homeostasis
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
let's make this houseostasis a homeostasis
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It's never seemed more shallow and fanciful, the myth that our participation in WWII drew from some kind of deep-rooted American opposition to fascist ideals.
January 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It's never seemed more shallow and fanciful, the myth that our participation in WWII drew from some kind of deep-rooted American opposition to fascist ideals.
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I was thinking the other day how weird it is to me that apparently people are supposed to smell different based on gender.
January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I was thinking the other day how weird it is to me that apparently people are supposed to smell different based on gender.