John J Rain
@tenderleaf.bsky.social
Queer gardener - Ballard, Seattle
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
Flipped this egg like a real chef —
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Flipped this egg like a real chef —
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Randomly saw a vlog of a young woman moving from Los Angeles to a basement apartment in Seattle - in Summer of course. She has no idea what she is getting into sun-wise come January.
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Randomly saw a vlog of a young woman moving from Los Angeles to a basement apartment in Seattle - in Summer of course. She has no idea what she is getting into sun-wise come January.
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Yes. One of the most powerful drivers of elite political discourse right now is wishful thinking: We don't want what's happening to be happening, so we make up a story in which it in less bad and more fixable than it is.
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
I think we all know this but a lot of us desperately want to believe otherwise. We assume that most people are fundamentally decent and that we should be able to find common ground even if we disagree. It's shocking to find so many who genuinely have nothing but hate in their hearts.
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Yes. One of the most powerful drivers of elite political discourse right now is wishful thinking: We don't want what's happening to be happening, so we make up a story in which it in less bad and more fixable than it is.
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
All very understandable but it is false and not helping!
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Very Albert Speer vibes.
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Very Albert Speer vibes.
That’s NICE (seen in Ballard, Seattle)
October 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
That’s NICE (seen in Ballard, Seattle)
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Cis bi here and I actually did a queer homage to this a hot minute ago. There is no lgb without tq+; we gain equality together for all queers or we have not gained it at all for any of us.
October 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Cis bi here and I actually did a queer homage to this a hot minute ago. There is no lgb without tq+; we gain equality together for all queers or we have not gained it at all for any of us.
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Completed the Fall plant shift - cooler temps ahead. Rearranged the watering cans too
October 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Completed the Fall plant shift - cooler temps ahead. Rearranged the watering cans too
iPhone music glitch- but actually yes
October 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
iPhone music glitch- but actually yes
Check out this super tall Trachycarpus - Ballard, Seattle
October 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Check out this super tall Trachycarpus - Ballard, Seattle
Truly wild how many houses in Seattle are variations of grey and navy with white trim.
October 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Truly wild how many houses in Seattle are variations of grey and navy with white trim.
Final two Rose ‘Neil Diamond’, cut and brought inside
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Final two Rose ‘Neil Diamond’, cut and brought inside
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Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
As we used to say in the olden days, “Same”.
September 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
As we used to say in the olden days, “Same”.
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They are lying about our cities. They are lying about our immigrant neighbors. They are lying about our trans siblings.
September 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
They are lying about our cities. They are lying about our immigrant neighbors. They are lying about our trans siblings.
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Trump is launching an authoritarian takeover of Portland hoping to provoke conflict in my hometown. I urge Oregonians to reject Trump’s attempt to incite violence in what we know is a vibrant and peaceful city. I will do everything in my power to protect the people in our state.
BREAKING: Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, as he expands military deployments in U.S. cities.
Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle 'domestic terrorists'
President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Trump is launching an authoritarian takeover of Portland hoping to provoke conflict in my hometown. I urge Oregonians to reject Trump’s attempt to incite violence in what we know is a vibrant and peaceful city. I will do everything in my power to protect the people in our state.
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this would fix me
September 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
this would fix me
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i think one thing people have a hard time grasping is that the central figures of the trump administration are not bad as in "the worst republican blowhard you know," but bad as in "the worst people you have ever heard of." donald trump is a serial rapist whose best friend was a pedophile.
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
i think one thing people have a hard time grasping is that the central figures of the trump administration are not bad as in "the worst republican blowhard you know," but bad as in "the worst people you have ever heard of." donald trump is a serial rapist whose best friend was a pedophile.
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
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Not just that they're comedians but two wealthy white guys being told they can't say what they want has to be the biggest of red flags
September 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Not just that they're comedians but two wealthy white guys being told they can't say what they want has to be the biggest of red flags