Denielle Rose

I don’t believe that “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” I think it is more like, “what doesn’t kill you makes you tougher.” But, I want to be soft, not tough. Tender.

And I think it takes true strength to remain soft and open in a world that wants to make you tough.

When I returned to my birthplace
my father's house
and mother's voice
were gone.

—Abbas Kiarostami

#StopWarOnIran

*ugh. Typos.

Orien McNeill, Artist Who Made Mischief on the Water, Dies at 45

The New York Times wrote and article about a best friend from high school who died a few weeks ago. I’ve been feeling a lot of regret lately. Life is strange and beautiful. I’m glad our paths crossed. He changed my life.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/a...

Our first game of the season.

Tell your Republican Senator(s) You Don’t Want To Pay The Price For Their Billionaire Tax Breaks Republicans in Congress are trying to ram through the Trump Tax Scam, a bill that makes extreme cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential programs to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. Under ...

Tell your Republican Senator(s) You Don’t Want To Pay The Price For Their Billionaire Tax Breaks act.indivisible.org/petition/no-...

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This world is a terrible place. So much death and oppression.

A Government That Steals Children, A Church That Claps, And a Nation That Watches. PART 2: THE GATHERING

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CUNY Neurodiversity Conference 2025 Strengthening Neurodiverse Communities in College & Beyond Hosted by the CUNY Student Inclusion Initiatives team, Office of Student Affairs Virtual Session Day: Friday, April 25

My colleague and I will present at CUNY’s Virtual Neurodiversity Conference on Friday. It’s free to attend, and I’d love to see you there!

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Fuuuck. I am certainly in this database.

The elusive Garden Warbler sneaks into our #SpringArrivalSpotlight, arriving across April.

While they might look a little plain, their melodious, mellow song is captivating.

Preferring the secrecy of dense trees & bushes, listen for their song to know they've arrived! 🎵

A small, fluffy juvenile Wren perched on a moss-covered branch, with a background of green foliage. The bird has a mix of brown feathers and a bright yellow beak. It turns to look back at the camera with a grumpy, somewhat ruffled appearance, as though begrudging having to return to work.

Me, leaving my life of leisure behind and returning to work after the long weekend...

Can we still commit to bankrupting him? Pretty, pretty please?????

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival ~ 2025 Photo a Day Project ~ Apr 20 ~ flic.kr/p/2qYRdKE ~ #photography #tulipfestival #skagitvalleytulipfestival #SkagitValley #washingtonstate #photography

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

This is further evidence of Hegseth potentially endangering the lives of American soldiers. The appropriate response from the US government would be to open a counterintelligence investigation and possibly a criminal one www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

it is an intimate and vulnerable act to break out of what has been. Let’s do it. 4.20.25

Soul… but who know. Maybe I have a few.

Something is bubbling under the surface, and I sense shit’s about to get real, real. But maybe through it a new way will emerge. That’s my hope, in the midst of despair. No matter how hopeless I feel, my souls can’t lose hope. Even if it only lives in my breath… it has a home there.

Right?!? But we were in the streets screaming this twenty years ago, too. And every year subsequently. From war, to school shootings to the police on non-white and disabled bodies… money and power are the only baseline.

The situation in El Salvador is nauseating. And like so many things I feel powerless. No one cares about our letters or bodies in the street. I cant think of anything that will work other than a general strike. Or war. And the latter is terrifying to me. But I guess we are privileged to be so… ugh.

Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white.

by Stephen Miller

Careful before we head into the worcestershire of times...

Rainforest in Olympic national Park, Washington state

A beach shot with the sun setting on the right, creating a yellow path across the water. To the left are two gargantuan sea stacks. Location: Olympic National Park, WA

Good morning, beautiful people.
A shot I took in Olympic National Park. A place you immediately fall in love with 💛
#Photography #Nature #OlympicNationalPark #Washington #Beach