Steve Westby
@stevewestby.bsky.social
Psychologist (but not yours). Poet. Father of two. Progressive. Author of "By Way of Introduction" (https://a.co/d/dVigNQl)
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Steve Westby
@stevewestby.bsky.social
· Mar 7
we need them
need the hope of saplings
the steady growth of youthful trees
the reminder of vitality
and finitude
that we too will offer
what shade we can
return to earth
and be reborn
#vss365
Copse
need the hope of saplings
the steady growth of youthful trees
the reminder of vitality
and finitude
that we too will offer
what shade we can
return to earth
and be reborn
#vss365
Copse
Reposted by Steve Westby
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Steve Westby
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
please, join me
beyond escape,
beyond loathing
or mistrust
to find sacrament
in glial cells,
the divine whisper
buried deep
inside signals
we call emotion.
salvation is not dressed
in holiday ornament,
but in the discovery
of beauty
already inside us.
#poetry
beyond escape,
beyond loathing
or mistrust
to find sacrament
in glial cells,
the divine whisper
buried deep
inside signals
we call emotion.
salvation is not dressed
in holiday ornament,
but in the discovery
of beauty
already inside us.
#poetry
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
please, join me
beyond escape,
beyond loathing
or mistrust
to find sacrament
in glial cells,
the divine whisper
buried deep
inside signals
we call emotion.
salvation is not dressed
in holiday ornament,
but in the discovery
of beauty
already inside us.
#poetry
beyond escape,
beyond loathing
or mistrust
to find sacrament
in glial cells,
the divine whisper
buried deep
inside signals
we call emotion.
salvation is not dressed
in holiday ornament,
but in the discovery
of beauty
already inside us.
#poetry
#Occultism
I know it feels
the world has turned against you,
and along comes this man
in cartoonish orange
promising to get it back.
but listen, please
let me see your face.
there is no magic here,
only control and hate,
and history’s oldest lesson
about fear.
#retroartprompt
I know it feels
the world has turned against you,
and along comes this man
in cartoonish orange
promising to get it back.
but listen, please
let me see your face.
there is no magic here,
only control and hate,
and history’s oldest lesson
about fear.
#retroartprompt
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#Occultism
I know it feels
the world has turned against you,
and along comes this man
in cartoonish orange
promising to get it back.
but listen, please
let me see your face.
there is no magic here,
only control and hate,
and history’s oldest lesson
about fear.
#retroartprompt
I know it feels
the world has turned against you,
and along comes this man
in cartoonish orange
promising to get it back.
but listen, please
let me see your face.
there is no magic here,
only control and hate,
and history’s oldest lesson
about fear.
#retroartprompt
They kidnapped a baby.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
They kidnapped a baby.
Squalor
a friend told me
of someone being an ass,
and how strong
his impulse was
to hit him.
and I wondered
about the ghosts
inside the man
so threatened
by his genius
and the one
inside my friend,
so wounded
that no one saw.
#poetry
a friend told me
of someone being an ass,
and how strong
his impulse was
to hit him.
and I wondered
about the ghosts
inside the man
so threatened
by his genius
and the one
inside my friend,
so wounded
that no one saw.
#poetry
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Squalor
a friend told me
of someone being an ass,
and how strong
his impulse was
to hit him.
and I wondered
about the ghosts
inside the man
so threatened
by his genius
and the one
inside my friend,
so wounded
that no one saw.
#poetry
a friend told me
of someone being an ass,
and how strong
his impulse was
to hit him.
and I wondered
about the ghosts
inside the man
so threatened
by his genius
and the one
inside my friend,
so wounded
that no one saw.
#poetry
#Echo
each moment
a mix of echo and now,
the mind searching, anticipating,
making story
out of the uncertain
and the fear and longing
of ages past
linger
#retroartprompt
each moment
a mix of echo and now,
the mind searching, anticipating,
making story
out of the uncertain
and the fear and longing
of ages past
linger
#retroartprompt
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#Echo
each moment
a mix of echo and now,
the mind searching, anticipating,
making story
out of the uncertain
and the fear and longing
of ages past
linger
#retroartprompt
each moment
a mix of echo and now,
the mind searching, anticipating,
making story
out of the uncertain
and the fear and longing
of ages past
linger
#retroartprompt
Reposted by Steve Westby
This is Trump’s legacy, the unleashing his own secret (or not-so-secret) police in America. It’s horrifying and blatantly racist.
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is Trump’s legacy, the unleashing his own secret (or not-so-secret) police in America. It’s horrifying and blatantly racist.
Reposted by Steve Westby
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Reposted by Steve Westby
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
#Tremble
the heart quivers,
contraction a beat in the rhythm
that pulls us in,
letting air embrace flow
in the endless dance
of becoming.
and I wonder—
might we embrace fear
as moments of withdrawing,
surrendered into stillness,
embraced by possibility
before the next expansion?
#retroartprompt
the heart quivers,
contraction a beat in the rhythm
that pulls us in,
letting air embrace flow
in the endless dance
of becoming.
and I wonder—
might we embrace fear
as moments of withdrawing,
surrendered into stillness,
embraced by possibility
before the next expansion?
#retroartprompt
November 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#Tremble
the heart quivers,
contraction a beat in the rhythm
that pulls us in,
letting air embrace flow
in the endless dance
of becoming.
and I wonder—
might we embrace fear
as moments of withdrawing,
surrendered into stillness,
embraced by possibility
before the next expansion?
#retroartprompt
the heart quivers,
contraction a beat in the rhythm
that pulls us in,
letting air embrace flow
in the endless dance
of becoming.
and I wonder—
might we embrace fear
as moments of withdrawing,
surrendered into stillness,
embraced by possibility
before the next expansion?
#retroartprompt
Reposted by Steve Westby
G.
Tintas/ Paints .
Tubes of paint.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/tub... ]
#aquarela #watercolour #jamesfineart #jamesmccormackartist #tubesofpaint #ArtShop #ArtStore #BuyIntoArt
Tintas/ Paints .
Tubes of paint.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/tub... ]
#aquarela #watercolour #jamesfineart #jamesmccormackartist #tubesofpaint #ArtShop #ArtStore #BuyIntoArt
November 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
G.
Tintas/ Paints .
Tubes of paint.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/tub... ]
#aquarela #watercolour #jamesfineart #jamesmccormackartist #tubesofpaint #ArtShop #ArtStore #BuyIntoArt
Tintas/ Paints .
Tubes of paint.
[ Prints : james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/tub... ]
#aquarela #watercolour #jamesfineart #jamesmccormackartist #tubesofpaint #ArtShop #ArtStore #BuyIntoArt
#Light
so tiny when he was born,
when I held him
and the responsibility
fell so heavily
now he is taller than me,
yet still I hold him,
feel nothing but his presence,
and my heart
soars
#retroartprompt
so tiny when he was born,
when I held him
and the responsibility
fell so heavily
now he is taller than me,
yet still I hold him,
feel nothing but his presence,
and my heart
soars
#retroartprompt
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#Light
so tiny when he was born,
when I held him
and the responsibility
fell so heavily
now he is taller than me,
yet still I hold him,
feel nothing but his presence,
and my heart
soars
#retroartprompt
so tiny when he was born,
when I held him
and the responsibility
fell so heavily
now he is taller than me,
yet still I hold him,
feel nothing but his presence,
and my heart
soars
#retroartprompt
Echo
today
I decided to listen to silence
endured alarm,
waiting
until at last I could hear its ache,
sense its longing
to crawl into bed,
hide under covers,
in search
of safety’s facsimile
#poetry
today
I decided to listen to silence
endured alarm,
waiting
until at last I could hear its ache,
sense its longing
to crawl into bed,
hide under covers,
in search
of safety’s facsimile
#poetry
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Echo
today
I decided to listen to silence
endured alarm,
waiting
until at last I could hear its ache,
sense its longing
to crawl into bed,
hide under covers,
in search
of safety’s facsimile
#poetry
today
I decided to listen to silence
endured alarm,
waiting
until at last I could hear its ache,
sense its longing
to crawl into bed,
hide under covers,
in search
of safety’s facsimile
#poetry
#Transport
so long I yearned
to gather the emptiness,
take it elsewhere,
be rid of it.
now instead,
I hold the monster
softly in my arms
listen to its breath,
smile at its bristly fur
and goofy teeth,
as I walk
from here to there,
and it sleeps.
#vss365
so long I yearned
to gather the emptiness,
take it elsewhere,
be rid of it.
now instead,
I hold the monster
softly in my arms
listen to its breath,
smile at its bristly fur
and goofy teeth,
as I walk
from here to there,
and it sleeps.
#vss365
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#Transport
so long I yearned
to gather the emptiness,
take it elsewhere,
be rid of it.
now instead,
I hold the monster
softly in my arms
listen to its breath,
smile at its bristly fur
and goofy teeth,
as I walk
from here to there,
and it sleeps.
#vss365
so long I yearned
to gather the emptiness,
take it elsewhere,
be rid of it.
now instead,
I hold the monster
softly in my arms
listen to its breath,
smile at its bristly fur
and goofy teeth,
as I walk
from here to there,
and it sleeps.
#vss365
Reposted by Steve Westby
For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
#Natural
what remains
amidst subtraction?
when we finally
ask desire to pull back,
coax our many shaded armor
to withdraw,
how do we respond
to the surprising brilliance of soul?
#retroartprompt
what remains
amidst subtraction?
when we finally
ask desire to pull back,
coax our many shaded armor
to withdraw,
how do we respond
to the surprising brilliance of soul?
#retroartprompt
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#Natural
what remains
amidst subtraction?
when we finally
ask desire to pull back,
coax our many shaded armor
to withdraw,
how do we respond
to the surprising brilliance of soul?
#retroartprompt
what remains
amidst subtraction?
when we finally
ask desire to pull back,
coax our many shaded armor
to withdraw,
how do we respond
to the surprising brilliance of soul?
#retroartprompt