@realgailthomas.bsky.social
Writer, storytelling coach & strategist, actor, comic, lawyer. Help folks tell their stories. Dogs, biking, hiking, travel, yoga, empathy. Coaching = https://practicalstorytelling.com/ Dark comedy solo show = https://www.patient13show.com/
“I am SURE
that if the
MOTHERS of
various nations
could meet,
there would be
NO MORE
WARS…”
- E. M. Forster
Darn it. I'll be out of town. Hope to catch you another time!
If this was a Democratic nominee you would not be able to hear yourself think above the incessant screams of moral panic
Ask not what happens to the economy if billionaires are held accountable for their crimes.
Ask what happens next if they are not.
Minnesotans are very impressive. Let's grab a couple and head to Greenland to support those folks #minnesota #greenland #peace
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
The highest compliment from someone who disagrees with you is not “You were right.” It’s “You made me think.”
Good arguments help us recognize complexity where we once saw simplicity.
The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It’s to promote critical thinking.
I just know this cat walked a Roosevelt down, took no prisoners at the fall of an empire, and still owes money to a Pharaoh
I've always loved her.
I’m on it. Just want to see you happy.
This dark comedy solo show will make you laugh, cry and change the way you look at the world. 4 shows left in #LA & #NYC #psychedelic #magicmushrooms #cancer #love #ptsd #empowerment #mentalhealth #health #treatment @michaelpollan.bsky.social
Are there funny people on blue sky? Can I make jokes here? #comedy #funny #needalaugh
Amazing that happened to me once at LGA. I'll never forget it.
I wish you were running things
“If the Epstein scandal teaches us anything, it is that America needs a dedicated and decently funded group of people whose job is not just to ask questions, but to find answers,” @helenlewis.bsky.social writes. “Let’s call them journalists.”
America has the most corrupt political system in the Western world.
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
Corporations aren’t people, money isn’t free speech, and we need to End Citizens United.
Repost if you agree.
I was measured in what I said to my (former)Trumper sister earlier. I'm a lawyer/storyteller. I went to the USRR in the 90s. I said "I can't live in a country that doesn't have free speech. Getting off the phone she said "OK I'm gonna go find some positivity." I get it and she gets it. Good call.
You're awesome
"Jackson remains undaunted, unafraid, and unwilling to accept the contortions the current majority undertakes to further its partisan agenda and embolden a narcissistic autocrat with no regard for the rule of law."
I have spent the last 24 hours looking at media reports and social media posts about the Texas Hill County tragedy and being appalled by the level of misinformation I am seeing. I have tried to put together an updated, more reasoned summary I hope you'll read.
open.substack.com/pub/balanced...
IMHO, it was always going to be success. I don't know why people are so afraid of change ... shame it had to take so long, and seems to still be in jeopardy. Argh.
"To pay for these tax cuts for rich people, the bill destabilizes the American medical system, guts anti-hunger programs, hikes utility costs, and makes education more expensive."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Agree.
Spending the morning writing a new story. Sometimes the best way to deal with an increasingly messed up and hostile world is to spin new stories that point toward better days.