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Book Whisperer, Tarot Reader, Tea drinker. Sicilian-American, Tree-Hugging Animist. Here for Community Building. Talk to me about Music, Books, Art, Magick, Herbalism, Food, Geneaology, and Southern Italian Folkways.

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeareโ€™s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

05.02.2026 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32210    ๐Ÿ” 13839    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 590    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1603

Okay but hear me out:

A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.

23.10.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 547    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Old photograph of young Keanu Reeves with the sentence โ€œthey should invent a way out that isnโ€™t throughโ€ superimposed over it

Old photograph of young Keanu Reeves with the sentence โ€œthey should invent a way out that isnโ€™t throughโ€ superimposed over it

Mood

04.09.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kakistocracy (/หŒkรฆkษชหˆstษ’krษ™si/) n, government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people. The word, coined in the 17th century, derives from two Greek words, kรกkistos (ฮบฮฌฮบฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯ‚, 'worst') and krรกtos (ฮบฯฮฌฯ„ฮฟฯ‚, 'rule'), together meaning 'government by the worst people'

03.09.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My heart is full of gratitude for all the hearts and hands doing so much of the behind the scenes work that makes such a difference. Let us give them their due whenever possible and let us continue to insist on workers rights and fair compensation. (2/2)

02.09.2025 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As I sit in a hospital to advocate for and comfort my mom for the third day in a row, I am thinking about all the people who labor for the benefit of others, for which they may never receive any direct gratitude or thanks.(1/2)

02.09.2025 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PUMPKINS It's the first day of September and #autumn is creeping in. These wonderful #pumpkin scenes reflect those who are open to the magic of this time of year. ๐ŸŽจKate Greenaway; Valentine Cameron Prinsep

01.09.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Protesting over Gazaโ€™s starvation feels like screaming into a void โ€“ but we mustnโ€™t stop | Nesrine Malik Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid wonโ€™t save the children dying now. But they show leaders canโ€™t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Protesting over Gazaโ€™s starvation feels like screaming into a void โ€“ but we mustnโ€™t stop | Nesrine Malik

28.07.2025 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 460    ๐Ÿ” 159    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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democracy is failing us. free palestine (with love and blood)

24.07.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
An owl sits on the branch of a tree looking to the right.

An owl sits on the branch of a tree looking to the right.

'Owl' - Aoyama Masaharu, 1950.
#OwlishMonday #JapaneseArt

30.06.2025 07:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 143    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Finland proposes a very novel idea โ€” invest in the public library While Britain loses 40 libraries each year, they are thriving in the Scandinavian country, where they are designed by renowned architects and seen as โ€˜sanctuariesโ€™

Finland has topped the World Happiness Rankings for the eighth year running.

Wonder what theyโ€™re doing differently? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”

www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

22.06.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israel says Iran was racing toward a nuclear weapon. US intel says it was years away | CNN Politics When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the countryโ€™s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no retu...

โ€œUS intelligence assessments had reached a different conclusionโ€”not only was Iran not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon, it was also up to three years away from being able to produce and deliver oneโ€ฆaccording to four people familiar with the assessmentโ€ www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/p...

17.06.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Oakland! ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ

14.06.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you're not standing with LA right now, you're the problem "This is gaslighting of the most easily identifiable sort."

"This is gaslighting of the most easily identifiable sort."

14.06.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Umberto Ecoโ€™s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism Creative Commons imageย by Rob Bogaerts, viaย the National Archives in Holland One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is howย do we stay honest as euphemisms an...

Umberto Ecoโ€™s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism

13.06.2025 02:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor's race The former governor has topped every voter survey since entering the race, but the democratic socialist is gaining on him.

Get ready everyone.

The elite right leaning media in DC/NY's acela corridor are about to launch all out attacks on this man - just like they attacked Elizabeth Warren and before that - Howard Dean.

Time to make sure the progressives/left are fully unified behind him.

12.06.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 716    ๐Ÿ” 219    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

If seeing a Waymo tagged and on fire upsets you more than a teenager ripped out of his high school graduation by ICE your mind is no longer your own

09.06.2025 04:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 775    ๐Ÿ” 157    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching

09.06.2025 04:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27678    ๐Ÿ” 14235    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1834    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2109
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REMINDER - Los Angelesโ€”originally named El Pueblo de Nuestra Seรฑora la Reina de los รngeles del Rรญo Porciรบncula and was founded in 1781 by a group of 44 Mexican settlers, and 26 of them were of African descent.

#LosAngeles #History

09.06.2025 03:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Every accusation is a confession.

09.06.2025 01:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17908    ๐Ÿ” 5366    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 894    ๐Ÿ“Œ 359
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Mood

08.06.2025 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Beautiful bouquet of white, pink, and lavender flowers in a clear vase.

Beautiful bouquet of white, pink, and lavender flowers in a clear vase.

Some floral beauty to re-regulate your nervous system this Sunday afternoon. Because beauty and pleasure is resistance too.

08.06.2025 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This right here.

08.06.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Guard is walking behind cops. Cops are trying to push back at least a thousand people.

08.06.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Police are now dealing with what seems like two different problems. The people who feel threatened and are tired of it and whatever set the police off to come down in emergency formation.

08.06.2025 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 132    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Theyโ€™re looking for three different vehicles in the area. Something is wrong. Theyโ€™re not after the protesters.

08.06.2025 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 134    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Something went wrong and I think it had something to do with a man on a motorcycle. But more than that happened. The crowd was so large itโ€™s hard to tell what made the cops turn.

08.06.2025 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 112    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m not sure what changed. Police presence is massive now. People are running.

08.06.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 121    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With a massive amount of city and state officials and reps present as well as large media presence, ICE is acting very differently than they did the past two days. They are being watched by the entire world right now. They canโ€™t blame protesters and fire bombs like yesterday.

08.06.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 348    ๐Ÿ” 90    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

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