Dunno who needs to hear this, but pride month reminder about labels: labels on your sexuality, gender, etc should be seen as helpful quick references, not rigid boxes you have to stay inside! There's always room for nuance & exceptions and you're no less valid for it, sexuality is very complicated!!

What kind of bug is this?

Being a person with psychosis is a bit like being gay before being gay was legal. I was born this way and it’s beyond my control and I’ll probably be this way my whole life but it’s still socially acceptable to discriminate against me.

Trump’s name is officially coming down from the Kennedy Center.

"María" is harvesting strawberries in Oxnard CA. She earns CA min wage and works 7-8 hrs/day. She worries as the harvesting season is ending. It will be months until prep for the winter season begins and she has rent to pay. She'll have to look for work in other crops. #WeFeedYou

Celebrating Sylvia Earle on #WorldOceansDay! Earle--a marine biologist, oceanographer, and National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998--was: + The first female chief scientist of NOAA + Named by TIME magazine as its first Hero for the Planet 1998 #WomenInSTEM #oceanography #HerDeepness

On this day in 1953, the Supreme Court held that racially segregating restaurants in DC was illegal. The suit began when Mary Church Terrell and other civil rights activists attempted to eat at the whites-only Thompson’s Cafeteria in 1950. Terrell was 89 when she won at the Supreme Court. #WeTheMen

We share our extraordinary 🌎 with camouflaged green stonefish, able to yawn Amazing, isn't it? #WarOnNature #Metacrisis

Happy World Ocean Day 🌊🐋 wildvisuals131 Fonzy "Glassy conditions and a humpback whale blowing a rainbow as it comes up for air, ocean magic in Western Australia!"

Why is it socially acceptable to use slurs for mentally disabled people to casually insult anyone, like calling people “crazy” or “psychotic”? Mentally disabled people have been oppressed in pretty much every culture since the dawn of human civilization. It’s actually offensive.

The Portland City Council’s discussion to ban foie gras was a good one! It will reduce animal torture.

Reading about Hindu hell (Naraka) makes me wonder if Earth is also a hell realm and if we are here to work out karma from past lives.

Today on Memorial Day I remember my grandfather, who fought Nazis in World War Two.

Memorial Day was not created to honor living veterans. Its purpose is to remember those who paid the ultimate price in both necessary and unnecessary wars.

Many of us are enjoying #MemorialDay with family at picnics and barbecues, but many farm workers are laboring hard to put food on our tables. Let's give a big shout out to these hard-working people. #WeFeedYou

I don’t understand how pathological liars can live with themselves. When I lie I feel incredibly guilty, even if I am just mistaken and lie by accident. Some people must not have those feelings at all.

For a timeline cleanse, here’s a shot of a whale tail today in the ocean off of Provincetown. That green tint in the water is caused by phytoplankton, tiny microscopic plants with chlorophyll that reflect green light onto the whale’s white underside. I hope you are having a great day!

"Julio" is harvesting blueberries in the Delano CA area for minimum wage. "I managed to harvest 12-14 trays of berries a day. It gets very hot with all the layers of clothing we need to wear to protect ourselves from the sun and also from scratches." #WeFeedYou

“The most violent element in society is ignorance.” Emma Goldman, who died on this day in 1940

"everyone booed at me" ai: sounds like you struck a chord

Just found this review someone wrote of my book! www.schamballah.com/blog/y-bothe...

We may not want to think about another pandemic, but it’s a “when,” not “if,” scenario. Molly interviewed @science.org reporter Jon Cohen about our state of pandemic readiness and the likely source this week on @bipisci.bsky.social. 🧪 #podcast Listen here: bigpicturescience.org/episodes/pre...

I’m learning to code because I fear that in my lifetime it will become a necessary prerequisite to most kinds of well-paid employment.

Call your Mom!

Adriana is the farm worker mom who works in the wine grapes. She's proud that she gives her work 100%. "Today I want to wish all moms a Happy #MothersDay, especially my own, who's up in heaven." #WeFeedYou

Consumers still feel “buffeted” by rising costs brought on by the Iran war, including “soaring prices at the pump.”

Sunday is Mother's Day. Elena is a farm worker mother. She shares, "I want to congratulate all the mothers in the world, especially my coworkers, my mother, and all the women who work in the fields and in every line of work. Happy #MothersDay. #WeFeedYou

People worshipping a giant golden calf statue of Trump is exactly what I expected from this regime.

I still think that “oh long Johnson” is the funniest thing you can chant to make sure your friends get medical care in jail.

There is a guy named Michael Schocket who has been impersonating me online for several years. If you see an account or posts from an account that looks like it’s me it might not be. Michael knows that I have psychosis and don’t always remember the things I say while psychotic.

After a long battle with dementia my grandmother Donna Schenone passed away today. It’s a relief that she is no longer suffering. Rest in peace.

This checks..

Is the guy who caught Banksy proud of himself? I wouldn’t be.

Everyone lies, but some people care a great deal more about the truth than others. Knowing that the truth is important and when it’s important is what matters, and it’s what makes me respect people.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that mifepristone (the pill used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the United States) must once again be dispensed in person, ending the ability of patients nationwide to obtain it through telehealth and mail.

Happy Beltane!

You know what phrase I hate? “Shark-infested waters”. No, you dumb fucks. Sharks LIVE in the water. The waters are human-infested just like every other part of the planet. HUMANS are the problem, not animals.

My opinion with the data we have now is that the shooter is real but that he was likely let into the building on purpose. How else would he get a gun in there? Weak security.

No words spoken by a human being, no matter how offensive, will ever measure up in my mind to the harsh reality of actual physical violence. People who rage over the former don’t understand the latter.

You can tell who the dangerous people are because they will never admit to their own shortcomings, and will do ridiculous gymnastics of both the mind and body to try to escape facing their own shit. Honest people try to improve when called out, instead of getting angry.

The fact that Americans don’t view our current government as a totalitarian dictatorship boggles my fucking mind.

Very ironic that a room full of reporters can’t report on whatever the hell just happened.

I hear voices in my head and sometimes some of them identify themselves as aliens. Very curious to find out if they might actually be aliens, with the upcoming disclosure.

#CephalopodenSamstag Chromatophor

The administration that ended DEI became the best argument for needing it.

More elephants stomping on big game hunters please. 🐘

I knew it.

Great grey owl showing off its hide and seek skills for today’s #birdoftheday #camoorcontrast. #birds #owls #markcoupephotography

Spotted in Washington DC during White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend. Source MeidasTouch

“Serving in the military is a serious thing! If young people are automatically going to be signed up, maybe they should at least get some education about what it would mean to actually serve.” open.substack.com/pub/esoteric...