Santa Erik Riese

The middle stanza of #61 from the Tao Te Ching. (Trans. by Stephen Mitchell Harper & Row 1988) Sounds like one of the truly great men!

I was illegal in many jurisdictions because I was born with four gonads and loved both boys and girls. Now, I'm not illegal. (At least for the time being.)

Example of my Daily Ops Hex: a sort of bullet list of things I want to accomplish each day.

Find out if he's donating to any races in your jurisdiction and vote for whoever is in opposition to him and his cruel greed.

This candidate for Governor of Ohio seems like a great choice. Authentic and vulnerable. Honest and forthright. I am certain these are in stark contrast to her opponent's demonstrated behaviours.

October 17 is a nationwide NO KINGS day of action ahead of the midterms. There are rallies taking place all over the country to promote early voting and make sure every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count. Find an event: https://www.nokings.org/

Find out if he is spending money in races in your state. Vote for the opponents of his chosen candidates or parties. This loser needs shunning in the worst way! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It is too late! Already seen it in bars with "Paid for by the US Government" pasted on it. You're a creepy rapist and fraudster with no shame. Quit now and perhaps you can salvage something of your legacy. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...

I'm performing with six other poets and three musicians in this paean to Walt Whitman and his writing. Sunday 11 October at ParkwayTheater. Free! Links to my poetry performance Sunday 11 October at Parkway website: theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/w... RSVP link www.eventbrite.com/e/2002071224...

Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys.

1969 Jefferson Junior High MPLS. We used one of these to connect to an IBM 360-50 on a multiplex phone line. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telex?w...

Lao-tzu speaking to us thru translator Stephen Mitchell (1988) in the fifth or sixth century B.C.E. #wisdom #hope #criticism

Why Not indeed. Just remember every voice matters. Let's vote these clowns out so our friends and families can continue living. Nice Thread🧵Jesse

This is a great addition to the DTH Family of podcasts. Made even better with Dan's voice. Jacks rules as the leader of their sweet dish-cast and news. [@deckthehallmark.bsky.social] Hallmark My Word #4 - Hallmark News with Jacks podcastaddict.com/deck-the-hal... via @PodcastAddict

With last year's capture & manipulation of these numbers, if you believe this report . . .🙈 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...

This was a beautiful episode. Highly recommend.

". .there is no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community."

BREAKING: Canadian municipalities across the country have unanimously agreed to rename their waste treatment ponds after the U.S. President. Officials say the decision follows Donald Trump’s recent efforts to rename Lake Ontario. Canada will now have over 1,300 Donald Trump Sewage Lagoons.

Murdered by the Feds for watching. And, just to protect a child rapist! Just makes me sick.

It's official! Starbucks Workers United, the 12,000 strong worker union is calling for a total boycott. I'm complying until the workers report victory in their fight against corporate greed!

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No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll (if you feel like it)

NEW: Minneapolis Once Again Thwarts White Supremacist Jake Lang [VIDEO] Police arrested white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang and some of his followers after hundreds in Minneapolis protested his second hate rally in front of city hall this year.

(From my 2024 journal) after Emily ( @emilydickinson.bsky.social ) To make a story it takes a plea and one Idea One Idea and a plea - And curiosity! The curiosity alone will do if pleas are few.

I'm looking to find an editor for a raft of poems I've written since February 2020. #poetry #editor #poems #english #literature

Slightly diminish a movie: Harold & Ma

Question for the #Phenomenologists and #Hydrologists out here: has it been very windy and dry in the upper Midwest this year? 'spose I should include #Meteorologists in my query too!

Question for the #Phenomenologists and #Hydrologists out here: has it been very windy and dry in the upper Midwest this year?

Our curiosity will trump their certainty every time. Change is afoot. Wonderment over abandonment.

First, @jessethorn.bsky.social mentions Strangers In Good Company on @jordanjessego.bsky.social and us geezers flipped out. But then @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social reviews Phantom of the Paradise and my young film experience is dredged up again. What next? Harold & Maude or Jeremy‽

For thirty years Aisha has spoken truth to power.

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Out on the Highland Disc Golf course in St. Paul this morning. #FungiFriends

I'm more convinced than ever that #USMNT should have sat Balogun and said "No!" to the corruption. The team would have rallied in a much different way. As a commenter on NYTAthletic said, "Now they've gone and squandered the corruption."

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.

Preamble: (before walking) We, the People of the United States in Order: to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty . . . My #1 is the hope that we all learn to walk.

I use @podcastaddict.bsky.social to listen to the Fascism Barometer. Listen, learn, and take action to create a reduction of fascism in America. [The Fascism Barometer] Building Governing Power with Sendolo Diaminah 🅴 podcastaddict.com/the-fascism-...

Priority today: do not surrender our flags and our beliefs to fascists. 2 July 1776 2nd Continental Congress approves a Declaration of Independence. As British NA subjects they felt compelled to explain their reasons to the world.

The fascists surrender the government to the fascists. This is perfect for a wholesale change in our "People's House. We vote they lose. Our curiosity and alignment on principles trumps their certainty and anger every time. www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/p...

Adjudicated by the Supreme Court of the United States, a convicted sex abuser liable for defaming his victim, E. Jean Carroll. Now we need accountability for his behaviour in 2020 plotting an insurrection and his years of raping children with Jeffery Epstein's facilitation.

The discrepancy between Barrack Obama's first election and what happening now a mere twenty years later should be graphed to highlight how much less the capitalist elite are paying to oppress and brainwash our society.

Will this be true if they have share the majority with DSA or Working Family Members of Congress who won't support Jeffries? What if they demand a different Speaker as condition for their support?

Vital, current information for all American voters. Your rights are in peril. Be informed and take action.