To all my fellow eldest daughters,

Feeling this in every fiber of my being lately. *sigh*

3-5 MILLION documents still not released and we’re told that we’re seeing the least offensive. This is collective trauma in real time.

January was the most difficult decade. Please February, have some empathy, we can’t take much more.

Why are we under-reacting?

“Never let the bastards get you down.” — Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose

WE ARE NOT ANGRY ENOUGH

Making sense of brown and black 🧊

It is completely normal to feel deeply exhausted and anxious on the 985th day of January, 2026.

It is near impossible right now to find a healthy balance between staying informed and not lose our ever-loving minds.

We need empathy immediately #USPolitics

Because our bodies and minds cannot absorb and process so much violence, loss and grief; expect communities, groups, families and nations to suffer from collective trauma for generations. #collectivetrauma #USPolitics

Our bodies and minds are not designed to absorb and process this much violence, loss and grief. —Min Jin Lee

"If America isn't breaking your heart right now, you don't love her enough." -a protester's sign, MN. #USPolitics

Why are the keys to our future in the hands of those with the shortest commutes from their heads to their hearts? —Andrea Gibson

This must be the reason my golden doodle is giving me the stink eye of late.

If you’re feeling tired & exhausted with all that is going on right now, please…AT LEAST KNOW, it is because you’re experiencing the most truest form of love. You’re living the teachings of the greatest healers, truth tellers and spiritual leaders in human history.

Protect all our children for they are ours and we are all one.

Empathy is the sign of a healthy society.

Protect our children #USsky

“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.” — Nelson Mandela

The monks continue thru the snow. So many lessons for us in their actions.

If you want: 1. Corporate accountability 2. Freedom from government overreach 3. Smart spending for safety 4. An end to corporate welfare 5. Opportunities for workers 6. Liberty for all 7. Patriots over profits I do too, so let’s be friends.

We can build walls or we can be more ambitious — and build something better, stronger, and more just. —Mark Carney.

The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. —George Orwell #BookSky

MLK Day, we each need to look for the small things we can do, even if you cannot do the big things rn. #USPolitics

The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism. ― Hannah Arendt #bookSky

and yes, this world is shattered, everywhere but there is glue and it is me and it is you picking up pieces of each other to get through. -Donna Ashworth #PoetrySky

American mathematician, Gladys Mae Brown’s expertise in mathematical modeling of the earth & dev. of satellite geodesy models were integral in our Global Positioning System (GPS). Her story reminds me of dancer Ginger Rogers who danced with her partner Fred Astaire but backwards & in heels.

The hardest part about descending into fascism is bearing the weight of those that don’t see it. —Austin Leigh #USPolitics

People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction. —James Baldwin #USPolitics

Who is Sascha Riley? Why is Sascha Riley trending? Is Sascha Riley connected to Epstein Files? 😭😭😭 #USAPolitics #EpsteinFiles #USPolitics

An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes. —Sun Tzu #BookSky #PoetrySky

Tired BY LANGSTON HUGHES 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. #poetrysky #booksky

2025 was an amazing year for reading historical fiction. There were just so many good books and having to choose my two favorites of these 13 was very hard: 1. James by Percival Everett 2. Nightingale by Kristin Hannah What were your favorite historical fictions this year? #booksky

He is ours and we are him and I hate what that says about us. WE are the bad guys! We are everything that democracy is against. If we all don’t stand up to him, we are ALL (MAGA and RLS) responsible. #USpolitics

Can’t remember last time I watched TV. Too busy finding new books on Libby in my comfy chair, slippers and green tea.🍵. #BookSky

📚Favorite Book Genres Historical fiction Science Micro history Public health Nonfiction Fiction #BookSky

GM to the Buddhist Monks who are “Walking for Peace and with Aloka their “Peace dog” . Our country so needs …Peace and Compassion. They are walking the Freedom Trail. 🌻🌻🌻

The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich. What leads a person to accumulate more money than they could possibly spend in a 100 lifetimes when we have people starving in this one? —James Talarico.

How lost are we?