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sacredcivicpause.bsky.social
Working together to clarify what we want creates more than a vision—it restores personal agency.
#SacredCivicPause #PersonalImpact #EnergyShift #NewBeginning #CivicImagination #PersonalAgency #CollectiveCare #StepOne
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
randallwhite.bsky.social
What if the people who believe in equity, dignity, science, education and pluralism created a new civic framework, a parallel America, designed for this moment in history?

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#newAmerica #parallelAmerica #civicimagination #politicaldivide #Americanidentity
A canoe on a calm lake with beautiful sunset and the text 'Come Sit By Me, I Thought Life Would Be Calmer Than This.' Also in text: the name Randall White and randallwhite.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:31 PM
randallwhite.bsky.social
Democracy is not failing because we lack ideals. It is failing because we lack practice.

We can practice democracy now ... with the arts: randallwhite.substack.com/p/the-arts-a...

#PrefigurativePolitics #DemocraticPractice #ArtAsActivism #CreativeCollaboration #CivicImagination
A crowded art gallery with the text 'Where can democracy be practiced?' and the text link for https://randallwhite.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
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#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
September 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
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#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
August 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
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#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
August 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
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#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
August 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
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#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
August 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
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#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
August 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
markezrastokes.bsky.social
Tired of feeling powerless in a world of corruption?

Start here:
– Name what’s wrong
– Dream of what could be
– Build a table of trust
– Tell a story where the oppressors fall

Then… go live it.

#TTRPGToRealLife #CivicImagination #GamingAsActivism #TabletopPower
July 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
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#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
July 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
lenispooner.bsky.social
🇨🇦 “It’s not money holding us back from Nordic-style policy. It’s culture.”

A sharp post from Canadian Returnee on why we need to stop looking south—and start imagining a better Canada.

#NordicNotions #TaxIsNotABadWord #CivicImagination #cdnpoli #Canada

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Canadian Returnee (@candianreturnee)
Canada has long prided itself on being a gentler, more humane alternative to the United States. With “universal” healthcare and some basic social protections, we often assure ourselves that we’re doin...
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July 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Publicness (κοινωνία) . To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
zurl.co/sGM3E
#Publicness #Koinonia #SharedMeaning #CivicImagination #SocialReflection #CommonGround
To be public is to be in relation — exposed, responsible, alive.
July 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
zavaletas.bsky.social
MAGA didn’t rise out of nowhere. This essay traces how real anger became political fuel—and how Trump turned pain into blame, leaving the system that caused it untouched. #Neoliberalism #DebtPolitics #Trumpism #Scapegoating #Anthropology #PublicGoods #SubstackWriters #CivicImagination
Buried in Blame: How Debt and Dispossession Fueled American Fury
Why Trump’s Blame Game Works—and What It Hides About Community Collapse, Debt, and Real American Anger
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July 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
sacredcivicpause.bsky.social
According to research from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, humor can help manage stress and maintain a healthy mindset. Drop your Civic Pause superpower in the comments. The more imaginative, the better.
#PauseSuperpowers #SacredCivicPause #CivicImagination #PauseWithJoy
July 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
rhymeswithnow.bsky.social
Executive order threatening to defund NPR and PBS. Public media isn’t being cut because it’s loud or biased, but because it holds a kind of integrity that power finds inconvenient.

#PBS #NPR #MediaCuts #PublicTrust #FirstAmendment #CivicImagination #InstitutionalDecay #VoicesMatter
Cut the Feed, Cut the Thread
RE: Executive order threatening to defund NPR and PBS. Public media isn’t being cut because it’s loud or biased, but because it holds a kind of integrity that power finds inconvenient.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
inkgypsy.bsky.social
This idea, though still imperfect, is more in line w/successful democracies, and would retain US' unique identity.
We need to understand the current system began as an idea. Once we realize this, we can also begin to see it can be replaced with a different - better - idea.
#resist #CivicImagination
darkdementus.bsky.social Lord Guardian of Gastown @darkdementus.bsky.social · Apr 3
This is a great piece for those who care about this topic

We would live in s wildly different and better country if we can manage anything like this:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem (Gift Article)
Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
inkgypsy.bsky.social
We have GOT to think/act differently, jumpstart #civicimagination, galvanize folks. But how? Think wild. Barring Deus Ex Machina how would our best storytellers write us out of this? What would Ukraine citizens do? South Korean? Could we model action on any part of ANY of these ideas? #resist
altnps.bsky.social Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 3
It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.

Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
February 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
markdilley.bsky.social
Why the Media Refuses to Understand Antifa http://paper.li/kengillgren/civicimagination?read=https%3A%2F%2Fpsmag.com%2Fsocial-justice%2Funderstanding-antifa
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December 3, 2024 at 2:12 PM
markdilley.bsky.social
'Unacceptable': New Zealand's Labour leader asked about baby plans seven hours into job http://paper.li/kengillgren/civicimagination?read=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2017%2Faug%2F02%2Funacceptable-new-zealands-labour-leader-asked-about-baby-plans-six-hours-into-job
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December 3, 2024 at 2:33 PM
markdilley.bsky.social
Statement on the death of CC friend and colleague Bassel Khartabil - Creative Commons http://paper.li/kengillgren/civicimagination?read=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2F2017%2F08%2F01%2Fbassel%2F
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December 3, 2024 at 2:33 PM
markdilley.bsky.social
This Is How the Trump Administration Will Privatize Our Infrastructure http://paper.li/kengillgren/civicimagination?read=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenation.com%2Farticle%2Fthis-is-how-the-trump-administration-will-privatize-our-infrastructure%2F
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December 3, 2024 at 3:09 PM
markdilley.bsky.social
Tracking the Troubling Rise of State Preemption http://paper.li/kengillgren/civicimagination?read=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citylab.com%2Fpolitics%2F2017%2F06%2Fcity-vs-state-the-story-so-far%2F530049%2F
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December 3, 2024 at 3:14 PM