Chynna

In the 90s, I genuinely thought the Internet would cure loneliness. But it turns out that for me anyway the Internet addresses loneliness the way alcohol addresses anxiety.

This is a great blog post on Whitewashing that not only goes over what it means, who it affects, and why it matters but also what we can do to instead!

Hey secular homeschoolers! If you haven't already, check out the Strictly Secular + Inclusive Homeschoolers Discord server. discord.gg/tKWBxyvTbt

Loving reminder to take a break once in a while.

Set your phone down. Talk to someone you love. Read a book. Bake some bread. The chaos is fully intentional meant to break us down.

Take a step away, get back into a good headspace, then come back refreshed & ready to fuck shit up. We've got this. 💙

Me, in January: "Here's hoping I can get more books finished in February."

Me, in February: "Lol nah." 🤣

Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—

Oh wait.

We'll definitely be diving into this list!

Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.

Summary graphic of books read in January 2025 with count of books, pages, and average rating at top. Highest rated reads are next with images of book covers with numerical star rating. Bottom half is various charts including a pie chart on left for fiction or nonfiction, a bar graph on right for genres of books, a line chart bottom left showing pages read per day of month, and a pie chart bottom right showing digital or print. StoryGraph logo at very bottom right.

Summary calendar graphic of books read in January 2025. The top part of the page is a calendar of January 2025 showing bars in various colors for the days each book was read. At the bottom of the graphic is the key. Each book cover is shown with a small colored text box underneath that relates to the colors on the calendar days. Inside each text box is either a rating or the status of the book. The key and calendar also show a book icon with a number inside the icon for pages read each day and a gold trophy icon for most pages read, which is only awarded to one day. At the bottom right is the StoryGraph logo.

Here's hoping I can get more books finished in February. Loving these monthly wrap ups from @thestorygraph.com 💕

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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Friendly reminder in these crazy times:
Joy is an act of resistance💗

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Gentle reminder that overwhelming & upsetting us right now is the goal. They want us to get tired & burnt out. Pick a few key issues to focus on & set boundaries for yourself on the rest. Work on building communities. Find some joy & make sure to rest but please don't give up, if you can help it.

Not all related necessarily but sort of? I'm unsure what exactly we're going to do with these yet but I want them on hand.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

I just ordered this one today too. Got a couple others to go with it.

My gut tells me we need to reject AI right now. It’s now the time and we don’t have the resources (aka water and power) to keep feeding the AI monstrosity it will become.

I was quite rusty but I lowkey agree. 🤣

Oh... Ya, that's accurate...

Currently in my "SIKE, think again" phase & feeling like a colossal failure. 👍 #cptsd

Imagine being so insecure that someone asking you to “have mercy” would trigger a downward spiral for you and your acolytes.

One year we left ours up until June. 😂 We had a small apartment & the living room got so little light that it was our lamp. I ALMOST started decorating it for each holiday, just because.

😭😭😭 I wish you the absolute best of luck for the upcoming weeks. I'll be sending strong "you've got this" vibes! (Our tree is still up. We were going to take it down 3 weekends ago.)

Oh gosh I feel being burnt out after one outing. I have friends that are out doing things every day & I'm over here like "but I like being home..." 😬

I should note that my kid has never seen or heard the Cha Cha Slide before so he was like MOM HWAT IS HAPPENING?! 😳😂

Thank you for mentioning iCivics because now I'm definitely looking into that for my 7yo who has had a lot of questions!

9am is far too early to whip out the Cha Cha Slide but Yoto Radio just played it so I HAD to, of course. 🤣 💃