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The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” Wilbert Awdry, who created Thomas the Tank Engine, disliked change, venerated order, and craved the administration of punishment.

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YouTube video by gaga stems Imogen Heap's Isolated vocals from Clean (Taylor's Version) + Taylor's Background Vocals

I had no clue Imogen Heap worked & sang on “Clean” with Taylor Swift, but now I love this song even more youtu.be/0OISjjOnnL4?...

Proof of (almost normal) life in Los Angeles. Please watch.

The thing about Rome is, before you go, you think, wow, Rome, so cool, I’ve heard so much about it. But then you go and it’s even better than you thought and you actually do wander around thinking about art and beauty and divinity and death and time

Two barn owls perched on a weathered wooden post during golden hour. One owl stands upright, looking forward with calm focus, while the other owl beside it has one eye closed in a playful wink. Their feathers glow with soft shades of cream, brown, and grey.

Barn Owls—known for their heart-shaped faces and ghostly silence. 📸 cr: jake_brass

Sue Sylvester who???

Puppets…

I gotta say, it’s only been 3 days without @maddow.msnbc.com and I am seriously mourning her commentary!

Cory Booker breaks the record
Crawford wins
Weil and Valimont slash the margin

Elon Musk is poison.

Good day for democracy.

yellowjackets/severance/the white lotus weekends will singlehandedly carry my mental health through the winter

We highly recommend y’all crack open a copy of the U.S. Constitution before you break anymore laws…

Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.

The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’ Every day, the world seems to get stupider and stupider and our leaders seem to get nastier and nastier. Nobody expects empathy or accuracy…

The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash

"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper.

Thank you, I’ll have plenty! I used to crochet a long time ago and just started knitting a few weeks ago.

It’s been a great way to stop doomscrolling and reflect 😌

I’ve finished a Sophie scarf and have started a sweater. (I’m waiting for more purple yarn & am casting on a new cardigan as I wait 🫣)

YouTube video by ONEST NETWORK Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appeals to President Trump to have mercy upon immigrants and minorities

If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...

A beautiful blue bird with a silver bill. He is perched on some green vegetation.

One of the most dazzling birds in North America is the Indigo Bunting. Blue coloring in birds is structural rather than pigment. The structure of the feathers themselves are what is reflecting blue light. #BlueMonday

Earth Explodes

Earth Explodes
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I can’t with consumerism. Who is buying this?

Indeed it is. To cast off gloom, and to channel all that rage!

A stylized collagelike representation of a figure, seen from behind - a representation of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. - arms outspreadd, between two groups of silhouetted figures at left and right. A hilly landscape is in the background, with the sun and some clouds in the sky above

Romare Bearden, Martin Luther King Jr.—Mountain Top, color screenprint, 1968