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LorenTripp

@l-a-tripp.bsky.social

American in London studying landscape architecture and trying to get through each day. This too shall pass

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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
~ Arthur Ashe

20.04.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strange Fruit

19.04.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon: a lynching tree. The ground beneath it is all churned up from a now-departed crowd. Four pairs of Black feet hang from the branches. They are labeled 'liberty, justice, equality, truth'.

It should be self-evident what this means. We're seeing the pillars of any democracy destroyed real-time in America... Which has a checkered history with those virtues to begin with.

Cartoon: a lynching tree. The ground beneath it is all churned up from a now-departed crowd. Four pairs of Black feet hang from the branches. They are labeled 'liberty, justice, equality, truth'. It should be self-evident what this means. We're seeing the pillars of any democracy destroyed real-time in America... Which has a checkered history with those virtues to begin with.

Mood

16.04.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Mid homework crisis (THANKS, ADHD!) naturally I went to the Garden Museum. In a 1,000 year old church with a cheerful cafe, it holds the tomb of Adm William Bligh, who facilitated the slave trade. It’s not all grim- there’s fun British garden history & lovely art #garden #museum #botanical

19.04.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Liz Cheney didn't write letter urging Democratic Party to fight Trump's 'authoritarian machine' A Facebook user claimed credit for the post and shared it in a group titled: "Liz Cheney/Adam Kinzinger Against Trump."

She did not write this, but it’s still a good plan!
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18.04.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't Elon Musk identify as autistic?

18.04.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Royal Standard is near a police stable and sometimes we get the benefit of a training parade! #horses #police#mountedpolice

18.04.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring in my back yard and Greenwich park. #camelias #spring #oldtrees #greenwich

30.03.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon: VP JD Vance plants an American flag on a frozen, shore whilst a large Viking looks on, bemused. The VP is saying "In the name of his excellency Donald Trump, I claim this green land..." This refers to Vance's recent trip to Greenland, which Trump intends to annex.

Cartoon: VP JD Vance plants an American flag on a frozen, shore whilst a large Viking looks on, bemused. The VP is saying "In the name of his excellency Donald Trump, I claim this green land..." This refers to Vance's recent trip to Greenland, which Trump intends to annex.

Mood

29.03.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful day in Greenwich! #beautiful #lovely #trees #sunnyday #greenwich #london

28.03.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what adhd feels like

I hate it very much

23.03.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 980    πŸ” 282    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 7
Abe Sapien: Is that a monkey?
Hellboy: He's got a gun!
Monkey: Fires gun Blam Blam sound effects

Abe Sapien: Is that a monkey? Hellboy: He's got a gun! Monkey: Fires gun Blam Blam sound effects

The Holy Trinity (of comic panels)

23.03.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9
Comic panel. Hellboy and Batman are leaping down into a group of Nazis. One Nazi says, "We must stop you." Hellboy is responding, "Good luck!"

Comic panel. Hellboy and Batman are leaping down into a group of Nazis. One Nazi says, "We must stop you." Hellboy is responding, "Good luck!"

What's better than Batman or Hellboy punching Nazis? Batman and Hellboy teaming up to punch Nazis together. This Nazi Punch of the Day comes from the 2010 "Hellboy: Masks and Monsters."

#NaziPunching #NPotD

23.03.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Dick, Annie, and her dog, Sandy, stand in the center, with headshots of three other characters on each side.

Dick, Annie, and her dog, Sandy, stand in the center, with headshots of three other characters on each side.

Today in random stuff from my collection, this Dick Tracy & Little Orphan Annie print by Joe Staton. From when Annie showed up in the Dick Tracy strip a few years ago while Joe was the artist.

23.09.2023 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cars don't belong in cities, says Top Gear's James May TV star has idea for Hammersmith bridge - and calls anti-cycling council β€˜tw*ts’

β€œPeople get very complacent driving cars, because it’s easy, and you are very protected and you’re very isolated inside your car.

It’s easy to forget that there’s a huge amount of energy inside a car, even when it’s only going 20 or 30mph."

25.03.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
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I just deactivated my old Twitter/X account and can delete it (so they say) in a month. Adorably, the X archive I downloaded all makes reference to to Twitter, not X, because I guess changing words on a computer is hard! De-Musking feels good! #X #Twitter #cleanse

25.03.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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English spring in London. Local flavor, local color, elephant (but not castle) and Prosecco as a harbinger of spring at a boutique in Blackheath #spring #england #prosecco #elephant

24.03.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Picturesque decay in Hastings. #rust #peelingpaint #sculpture #angels #churcharchitecture #streetphotography

20.03.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today my class was fortunate to have the run of Great Dixter as guests of Fergus the Mad Plantsman. Lutyens added to the Tudor original and the garden is glorious even now. #garden #daffodils #England #flowers #GreatDixter

19.03.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Sunday I put in a market order & sold some Tesla stock I had forgotten about. It has been satisfying to see its plunge. Meanwhile my Games Workshop stock is going gangbusters! I’m loving Fidelity’s ominous graphics. #Schadenfreude #warhammer

11.03.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daffs in Royal Standard #flowers #daffdils #spring

11.03.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My suggestion to Europe is to let not one single solitary thing slide. Apply the law, unlike the United States did. We just pointed and yelled, but did fucking nothing about it. And now look at this shit.

#Trump #America #PoliticalCartoon

10.03.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you help Loren support Ndiop Ndoffene Group? Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life.

Feeling like you have no power or control? You are in good company. If you want to get a smidgeon of your autonomy back, consider joining me on Kiva & invest in Ndiop Ndoffene Group’s success in Senegal! $25 will change lives for the better! #investment #love #autonomy www.kiva.org/invitedby/lo...

09.03.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Canada #InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2068    πŸ” 393    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 23
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a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling . ALT: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .

I forgot that I had some #tesla shares, and I just sold them. Losing money never felt so good! #swasticar #america #freedom

09.03.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Lions and #architecture in central #London

09.03.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œDo not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.”
The extraordinary will take care of itself.
William Martin,The Parent's Tao Te Ching

β€œDo not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make the ordinary come alive for them.” The extraordinary will take care of itself. William Martin,The Parent's Tao Te Ching

William Martin,The Parent's Tao Te Ching

08.03.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2418    πŸ” 446    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 16
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β€œWe should measure the prosperity of the nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty; the prevalence of health; the efficiency of the public schools; and the number of people who can, do read worthwhile books.”
~ W.E.B. Dubois

09.03.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This has been the thinking for decades…

08.03.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blackheath and environs

08.03.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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