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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero #stoic #philosophy #wisdom

"Officials who pretended to care about freedom in other countries have demonstrated that they’re willing to trample it at home. The problem isn’t just that we’re ruled by a thug. It’s that we’re ruled by men who will do and defend whatever the thug says."

"The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen—but are, if one will, to be lived." ~ Søren Kierkegaard The Woodland Glade (1883) 🎨 Peder Mørk Mønsted

Denmark is trolling Trump.

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The truth is simple: our communities need art. It should be part of everyday life in our communities — and Illinoisans should come together and be inspired by the creativity in our state. Arts Alliance Illinois is doing just that by supporting our artists and institutions.

Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...

Perspective.

Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social

Folks, they've been doing this for about 100 years now. And they still think the word 'socialism' is still going to scare you. But what they don't realize is that everyone has had enough of their tax breaks for the rich. #ResistTrump

Here is the full video from Congressman Max Miller's live this morning—in the event he decides to delete it. Watch it. Share it. Help make sure as many people as possible see him expose himself with his own words.

Jimothy is life.

We are witnessing a tipping point. Boreal forests that stored carbon for 1000s of years are now CARBON EMITTERS. Heatwaves make wildfires. Wildfires make more heat. More heat makes more fires. This feedback loop is what scientists warned you about.

A late night of writing and planning the way forward. If you want to help me, please spread the word about Democracy Docket. Subscribe for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

"It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living." ~ Guy de Maupassant Boulevard Montmartre in Spring 🎨 Camille Pissarro (1897)

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.” (Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)

What happens when cruelty isn’t a byproduct of politics but the point itself? Enter Trump’s sadopopulism. Check out Jay Kuo's breakdown of this terrible ideology.

@jenmercieca.bsky.social regarding your post yesterday about fascism…

www.bbc.com/news/article.... @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @altnps.bsky.social @acyn.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @libradunn1.bsky.social

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No wonder Trump wants to defund public broadcasting www.threads.com/@simfidel/po...

"It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good." ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder June (1876) 🎨 Fidelia Bridges

If you could retweet my tweet below linking to my Etsy shop (2025 half calendars, July-Dec) it would put my shop in front of more eyes and would help more than you know. I'd appreciate it so much. Thankyou 🌿

“It’s true that narcissism is associated with more impulsive, error-prone decision-making. But … [w]hether consciously or not, narcissists hold power by keeping others in a state of psychological whiplash.“ www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...

I have a toddler who is of course obsessed with Elmo, and this is radicalizing me in ways I cannot express

"Dismiss whatever insults your soul." ~ Walt Whitman Morning: The Dance of the Nymphs (1850) 🎨 Camille Corot

🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy H/T @violadavis.bsky.social

Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Believe in God?

Chuck Schumer makes it to the New Yorker cartoon section. And not in a good way. Chuck, this is your legacy unless you seriously step up. @schumer.senate.gov

What would encourage you to add to the baby supply?

"My own experience and development deepen every day my conviction that our moral progress may be measured by the degree in which we sympathise with individual suffering and individual joy." ~ George Eliot

A word to be thankful for...

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The Words of April 🙂 Day 1:

"Do not divert your love from visible things. But go on loving what is good, simple, and ordinary: animals and things and flowers, and keep the balance true." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke 🎨 Charlotte Strawbridge @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social

Mary Oliver 🖎

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"You need not leave your room. Remain seated at your table and listen. You need not even listen; simply wait; just be quiet, still, solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked." ~ Franz Kafka The Blossoming Almond Branch 🎨 Vincent Van Gogh (1888)