Gillian Bailey

“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:
I love not Man the less, but Nature more.”
— George Gordon Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
#forreadingaddicts

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

I'm thinking about how tonight was probably the first time Kilmar Abrego Garcia learned that millions of people care about him - the first time he learned that the United States Supreme Court ruled 9-0 to bring him home. I'm thinking what it must mean for him to know, right now, that he isn't alone.

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The video I didn’t know I needed today. ❤️ Frogzwilliam Darcy! 🐸

Clara and Dr. Who talking about “legging it” to the Lake District.

Even Doctor Who wants to go to the Lake District! “We can eat scones”. 😋

Brilliant!

Today's disgusting scene Friends,

…”The rest of us must make it clear — to our fellow Americans, as to the remainder of the free world — that we believe in democracy, that we appreciate Zelensky’s courage and tenacity, and that Trump and Vance do not speak for us”

YouTube video by The DailyFAFO Les Misérables Epilogue Scene Performed at the White House Governors Ball by the US Army Chorus

I think the Army Choir had a message for the Trumpists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQh...

Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall Saturday’s protest sought to bring attention to the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration this month.

Good for these federal workers, concerned about the sabotage of a functioning, safe park, for us and for nature. www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

California: Tell Gov. Newsom now ys NOT the tyme to cut fundinge from the UC and CSU public higher ed communityes. Yn a tyme when higher ed ys at risk, California kan be a beacon and an ynspiration. Public higher ed ys hope for a bettir worlde and a bettir future. Governor Newsom: invest yn hope.

Turning away from empathy and curiosity makes the world into a grim, thin place populated by strangers, objects, and adversaries.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.

Image: A young Charlie Chaplin. Text: We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. —Charlie Chaplin

Image: A cloaked figure walking into a heavily wooded scene. Words: The Welsh phrase “dod yn ôl at fy nghoed” translates as “to return to a balanced state of mind” literally means “to return to my trees”.

I love this!

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

And… something fun to think about. Because I need the smile (thanks for that, Jarod).

They are rolling back Civil Rights bills that have been on the books for over 60 years. That’s project 2025 stuff right there.

Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

From ministry of utmost happiness
Arundahti Roy

Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.

Hey did you see Joel Osteen and the other mega-church pastors donating millions to help those suffering from the LA wildfires? Yeah, me neither.