Stef from LA

Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️

Easily the best description of him I’ve ever read.

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If you don’t think this is exactly what we’re up against, then you haven’t been paying attention.

The meme I didn't know I needed

President Biden appointing 61 Black LIFETIME judges during his time in office is a serious flex.

He understood the damn assignment.

Read this

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Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.

Pass it on: Bluesky is fast becoming a powerhouse.

There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.

Yes, they are this stupid.

This is one of their memes... in support of a candidate who received 49% of the popular vote.

I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags.

#woke

Very glad people using #booksky introduced me to the Libby application. It’s been great listening to library books on my commutes to the city.

Truth.

How many of these do we have?

This incredible woman has more courage than any Republican member of Congress. Representative-Elect Sarah McBride responds to the pathetic transgender bathroom ban just announced by the coward Mike Johnson.

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, I’m reminded that many in our various communities feel scared, fearful &/or vulnerable right now. I also know many don’t trust police & for good reason

Please screenshot or save these resources who are there to help & DO NOT involve police

You are not alone🫂

Americans saw this amazing woman and decided to vote for a convicted felon who wants to give tax cuts to billionaires and will cut Medicare, Social Security, education funding, and housing assistance to pay for it.

LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
BLM 🖤
Free Palestine ☮︎
Indigenous People 🫶
Women’s Rights 💖
Pro-Choice ❤️‍🔥
Gender Identity 🤍
Mental Health Awareness 🎗
Autism Awareness ♾
Disability Awareness 🏥

You can 100% tell this brotha is not used to being called out for being misogynistic by the way “dear” rolls off his lips—and Abby Phillip shuts down the disrespect in the classiest way…

“Please do not address a grown woman as dear in a condescending tone. Do not do that at my table.”

EXACTLY THIS 📢

“How do democracies die? They die slowly because the masses aren’t paying attention… until, when they notice, it’s too late.”

“What is the first rule of not allowing authoritarianism? Do not obey in advance… do not acquiesce.” @tarasetmayer.bsky.social

With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.

At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.

A troll’s only purpose in life is to troll you. Your anger is like oxygen to them.

When you take that away from them, they shrivel up and die.

What’s up, Bluesky! 👋

A poem by Langston Hughes titled "Tired". It reads as the following: "I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife And cut the world in two -- And see what worms are eating At the rind."

I've been thinking about this poem by Langston Hughes recently and although it was published in 1931, it remains relevant as ever.

#books #reading #booksky #poetry