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It’s surprising this hasn’t received more attention, but a breathtaking 50ft sculpture, Dignity, was recently unveiled in South Dakota. Created by artist Dale Lamphere, this incredible piece honors the women of the Sioux Nation and their enduring strength, grace, and resilience.

As Frank would say “Jesus wept”.

Just don’t go to bed.

Very helpful to this novice writer. Thank you

Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you
- have never published anything
- have no readers
- didn't write anything this month
- didn't write anything this year
- can't articulate words anymore
- can only float and mournfully wail
- were murdered ten years ago on this very spot

A white cockatiel sits on the forehead of a 65 yr old woman contemplating his next act of tyranny. The woman reclines passively beneath his feet.

If you ever wonder if you can have an impact, I suggest getting a small bird and seeing how they quickly begin to run your home.

It’s exhausting isn’t it?

It’s the rightists accusing the centrists of being leftists. Unwinnable (obvs) sorry God

A meme shows the Mona Lisa holding a screaming Moo Deng

Felt cute

Only advantage to streaming is you can get the price down by dropping subscriptions. It’s time for another purge at my house!

Hi, I’m God.

Vaccines save lives.

Love,

God

👀

I feel better from reading this and glad to have found you here!

One More Vital Reason Why Community Gives Me Hope A week or so ago, I was the closing speaker at the final XOXO Fest in Portland, which was a huge honor. I was asked to come talk about reasons to have hope...

On echo chambers/preaching to the choir, cont'd: @charliejane.bsky.social: "But another huge reason I love community is because it helps us build a consensus reality, something that is sometimes dismissed as "filter bubbles" but is actually a powerful form of organizing and rallying."

"Where do you get the audacity to write?" A question, an answer.

For my newsletter wrote about a question from a recent Q&A that has stayed with me. Doesn’t happen so often, so I paid attention. open.substack.com/pub/querent/...

I feel seen

Remember, it’s okay for
radio, cable, local news, newspapers, podcasts, youtube, facebook, and twitter to be right wing echo chambers.

But IT IS NOT OKAY for a new app that’s starting to gain traction to be a left wing echo chamber.

NO NO NO NOT FAIR!
😠 😭

A depressed man says "well there goes the last of the dopamine." He sits on the coutch and says "maybe if I watch all my favourite TV shows again I can get it back." Months pass. His beard grow steadily. After finishing, he now has a ZZ Top beard. "It didn't work," he says.

Sharing to save. Looks yummy.

Alt: golden cat nestled into warm laundry at a dark before a dark window

Neighborhood night watch is slacking. In his defense the laundry is warm from the dryer!

Yes me also

Found it on Audible. Could use some warming of the 🫀

Thanks I found and blocked them. We just need to starve them out!

I think about that a lot and you’re right it does not feel good at all. We do know that the lives of undocumented immigrants are in peril though, as well as trans lives. We can support organizations that support them.

Sourdough Hokkaido Milk Bread with Tangzhong Japanese Hokkaido milk bread is pillowy soft with light buttery flavor and a hint of sweetness. It’s versatile enough to work as a dinner roll, for sandwiches, or as breakfast toast.

To clarify the kneading happened in one day but achieving this level took practice and a good recipe breadtopia.com/sourdough-ho...